Head : Programmes

Neptune; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy organization is seeking a Head: Programmes to provide strategic leadership within the Independent Power Producer Office. This role involves managing a portfolio of energy programmes, including Renewable Energy and Gas to Power projects. The successful candidate will lead the delivery of procurement programmes and maintain governance throughout, ensuring effective management of partnerships and stakeholder expectations. A deep understanding of project management and energy procurement is crucial for success in this role.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct a significant portfolio of IPP Programmes.
• Implement project management frameworks to enhance project delivery.
• Manage strategic partnerships and stakeholder expectations.

Job description

The Head : Programmes role is a strategic leadership function located within the Independent Power Producer Office (IPPO).

The IPPO was established in

• to provide rapid solutions to South Africa's severe electricity supply constraints, by procuring new energy generation capacity from Independent Power Producers (IPPs).

The IPPO was created as a project office hosted by the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) under a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between the then Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) now Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE), National Treasury and the DBSA.

The mandate of the IPP Office is to provide specialised services to government, including

• IPP Energy Procurement Management
• Monitoring, Evaluation and Contract Management
• Professional Advisory Services

The IPPO's skills, expertise and success in mobilising and delivering on time is recognised domestically and globally.

The role has been necessitated firstly for the purpose of leading and directing a significant portfolio of IPP Programmes, implementing appropriate project management frameworks, tools and protocols to improve the consistency and effectiveness of the IPP Office's project delivery and project outcomes.

The portfolio of Programmes include, but are not limited to, Renewable Energy, Battery Energy Storage, Gas to Power, Coal, and Hybrid energy facilities.

Reporting to the Head : IPPO, the Head : Programmes will be responsible for leading the delivery and management of the overall strategic objectives of the IPPO's procurement programmes portfolio.

The Head : Programmes will further identify, mobilise and manage the appropriate strategic partnerships, personnel, programme resources, ensure appropriate governance is maintained throughout, and manage all strategic partnership and stakeholders expectations.