Head : Programmes

Development Bank Of Southern Africa (Dbsa); Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent financial institution is seeking a Head : Programmes for its Independent Power Producer Office. This strategic leadership role requires managing a portfolio of energy procurement programmes including Renewable Energy and more. Responsibilities include directing project management initiatives, enhancing effectiveness, and managing strategic partnerships and stakeholder expectations. The candidate will report to the Head of IPP Office and play a crucial role in addressing South Africa's energy supply constraints.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct a significant portfolio of IPP Programmes.
• Implement project management frameworks to improve effectiveness.
• 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

a) IPP Energy Procurement Management,

b) Monitoring, Evaluation and Contract Management, and

c) 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.