Programme Executive

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

Job summary

Araxi Group seeks an experienced senior project leader to manage end-to-end strategy, execution, planning and staffing for major programmes. You will drive capacity planning, budgeting and alignment with strategic priorities, while ensuring high-performance delivery across teams.

The role requires 12–15 years in project environments with 3–5 years in senior management, and professional certifications such as PMP/PGMP. Strong business writing and risk management skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Senior project management experience in large programmes or projects.
• 12–15 years in a project environment with 3–5 years in senior management.
• PMP or Prince certification; Programme Management certification (PGMP).

Responsibilities

• Model capacity requirements across the full portfolio of projects.
• Drive capacity planning and align with strategic priorities.
• Set up budgets and financial models for the division.
• Participate in strategy planning and improve team delivery.
• Ensure optimal team performance and accountability.
• Recruit and develop senior staff; foster improvement culture.
• Coordinate with other PM functions to share best practices.

Skills

Capacity planning

Budgeting

Change management

Strategic planning

Organisational behaviour

Business writing

Employee development

Education

Matric / Grade 12

Honours Degree

SMP / MBA or equivalent

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