Programme Executive

Araxi Group; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Araxi Group seeks an experienced Senior Program Manager to lead end-to-end management of strategy, execution, planning, organising, negotiating, staffing, directing and controlling of projects to ensure successful implementation of programmes.

You will model capacity requirements, drive capacity planning, optimise budgets and participate in strategy planning to align with corporate priorities, while developing senior staff and delivering measurable results.

Qualifications

• 12-15 years in a project environment, with 3-5 years in senior management.
• PMP, Prince or PGMP certification is required.
• MBA or SMP is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Model capacity requirements across a full project portfolio.
• Drive capacity planning and align with strategic priorities.
• Set up and manage branch budgets against financial model.
• Lead strategy planning for the function and drive improvements.
• Recruit and develop senior staff; monitor team performance.
• Ensure delivery meets targets and drives competitive capability.
• Coordinate cross-functional solutions and stakeholder management.

Skills

Budgeting

Capacity planning

Change management

Employee training

Financial accounting

Organisational behaviour

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Business writing

Education

Matric / Grade 12

Honour’s degree

Job description

To conduct the end-to-end management of the strategy; execution; planning; organising; negotiating; staffing; directing and controlling of all aspects of projects or programmes for a project function in ensuring the successful implementation of Projects.

Job Responsibilities

• Model the capacity requirements across full portfolio of projects per requirements.
• Communicate the impact of capacity requirements and drive capacity planning.
• Ensure structures are in place that drive alignment of capacity requirements with strategic priority.
• Drive practices and business principles that achieve optimised capacity planning and resource allocation onto projects.
• Set up and enable the management of branch budgets against an agreed financial model that considers operations and growth strategies as these align to the company strategy.
• Participate in the strategy planning for the function.
• Ensure optimal team delivery.
• Consider the commercial relevance of the function to ensure a clear competitive capability, leveraging off leading industry benchmarks.
• Ensure value add cross pollinate successful solutions with other project management functional teams.
• Ensure that the leadership agenda has been embraced by the division/function.
• Manage performance of reports and hold them accountable for managing the performance of their reports.
• Actively build a culture of improvement.
• Contribute to team effectiveness by participating in the recruitment and selection of senior staff.
• Optimise performance and motivation.
• Empower team to make decisions and recommend tailored solutions to Business Unit specific problems.
• Drive practices and business principles that achieve optimised capacity planning and resource allocation onto projects.
• Ensure the achievement of targets by monitoring implemented Divisional EE and Transformation Plan, correcting any deviations.
• Develop, implement and measure the effectiveness of a strategy to build a differentiated culture.
• Ensure optimal team delivery
  

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level:

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
• Professional Qualifications/Honour’s Degree

Preferred Qualification:

• SMP/ MBA or equivalent

Essential Certifications:

• PMP or Prince certification. Programme Management certification (PGMP)

Minimum Experience Level:

• 12-15 years’ experience working in a project environment of large project and or programmes of which 3-5 years in Senior management roles

Technical / Professional Knowledge:

• Budgeting
• Capacity planning Capacity planning
• Change management Change management
• proficiency description of Employee training/development Employee training/development
• Financial Accounting Principles Financial Accounting Principles
• Organisational behaviour theory Organisational behaviour theory
• Relevant regulatory knowledge Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Stakeholder management Stakeholder management
• Strategic planning Strategic planning
• Business writing skills Business writing skills