Programme Manager - Ref: Fasset/Pm/2026

Dante Personnel Recruitment (Pty) Ltd; Gauteng; Presencial; ZAR 900.000 - 1.400.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

FASSET is seeking a Programme Manager to provide leadership and oversight of the projects and quality assurance department, ensuring effective planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of FASSET-funded programmes and projects.

The role requires extensive experience in project management, financial oversight, and auditing, with a preference for exposure to the education, training and skills development environment and the public sector.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree NQF Level 7 in Finance / Accounting / Internal Auditing / Business Administration / Project Management preferred
• MBA or Honours degree will be an added advantage
• CA(SA) qualification or other relevant professional designation in accounting; experience in public sector preferred
• 7 years relevant project management experience with 5 years supervisory level

Responsabilidades

• Conduct and oversee project monitoring activities, including desktop reviews and site visits, and ensure issues are addressed and resolved.
• Review and analyse monthly, quarterly and annual programme and project reports and provide recommendations to improve performance.
• Manage service providers and implementing partners and monitor their performance against approved project plans, SLAs, deliverables and budgets.
• Ensure that project documentation, records and supporting evidence are maintained and audit-ready.
• Manage and monitor departmental budgets and commitment schedules, and financial forecasting.

Conocimientos

Project management

Financial management

Audit readiness

Educación

Bachelor's degree NQF 7 in Finance/Accounting/Internal Auditing/Business Admin/PM

MBA or Honours degree

CA(SA) qualification

Descripción del empleo

Our client FASSET is looking for a Programme Manager to provide overall, leadership and oversight of the projects and quality assurance department and to ensure the effective planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of FASSET-funded programmes and projects.

Minimum requirements

• Matric
• Bachelors'degree NQF Level 7 in Finance / Accounting / Internal Auditing / Business Administration / Project Management preferrable
• MBA or Honours Degree will be added advantage
• 7 years relevant in any project management environment with 5 years supervisory level
• Experience in finance, accounting internal/external auditing will be preferred
• Experience within the broader education, training and skills and development environment will be added as advantage
• Experience within the public sector
• A CA(SA) qualification or other relevant professional designation in accounting

Some of responsibilities

• Conduct and oversee project monitoring activities, including desktop reviews and site visits, and ensure that identified issues are appropriately addressed and followed through to resolution.
• Review and analyse monthly, quarterly and annual programme and project reports and provide recommendations to improve programme performance and implementation.
• Manage service providers and implementing partners and monitor their performance against approved project plans, contractual obligations, service level agreements, deliverables and budgets.
• Ensure that appropriate project documentation, records and supporting evidence are maintained and that programme and project files are complete, accurate and audit-ready.
• Manage and monitor the departmental and programme budgets and ensure effective financial management of allocated resources.
• Manage and maintain the departmental commitment schedule, ensuring that all approved programme and project commitments are accurately recorded, monitored, reconciled and supported by appropriate documentation.
• Monitor commitments, expenditure, accruals, available balances and projected expenditure against approved budgets and contracts.
• Undertake regular reconciliations of the commitment schedule and project expenditure in collaboration with the Finance Department and ensure that discrepancies are investigated and resolved timeously.
• Monitor expenditure trends and proactively identify and manage risks relating to over-commitment, over-expenditure, under-expenditure and delayed expenditure.
• Manage financial forecasting relating to programmes and projects and provide accurate financial information to support management decision-making and organisational reporting.
• Conduct and oversee project monitoring activities, including desktop reviews and site visits, and ensure that identified issues are appropriately addressed and followed through to resolution.
• Review and analyse monthly, quarterly and annual programme and project reports and provide recommendations to improve programme performance and implementation.
• Manage service providers and implementing partners and monitor their performance against approved project plans, contractual obligations, service level agreements, deliverables and budgets.
• Ensure that appropriate project documentation, records and supporting evidence are maintained and that programme and project files are complete, accurate and audit-ready.
• Manage and monitor the departmental and programme budgets and ensure effective financial management of allocated resources.
• Manage and maintain the departmental commitment schedule, ensuring that all approved programme and project commitments are accurately recorded, monitored, reconciled and supported by appropriate documentation.
• Monitor commitments, expenditure, accruals, available balances and projected expenditure against approved budgets and contracts.
• Undertake regular reconciliations of the commitment schedule and project expenditure in collaboration with the Finance Department and ensure that discrepancies are investigated and resolved timeously.
• Monitor expenditure trends and proactively identify and manage risks relating to over-commitment, over-expenditure, under-expenditure and delayed expenditure.
• Manage financial forecasting relating to programmes and projects and provide accurate financial information to support management decision-making and organisational reporting.