Senior Manager: Programme Management

Absa Group; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services group in South Africa seeks a Project Manager to oversee multiple complex projects. The role demands strong leadership in project execution, stakeholder relationship management, and expert knowledge in project management methodologies. Candidates should have significant experience in a banking environment with relevant qualifications. This opportunity promotes growth while adhering to quality and governance standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (NQF 7) in project management or commerce required.
• 8+ years of experience in financial services projects.
• Appropriate professional accreditation in programme and project management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Management of moderate to highly complex programmes consisting of multiple related projects.
• Oversee major projects, providing strategic context, direction, and leadership.
• Monitor project execution plans, resource deployment, and overall coordination efforts.

Skills

Project management methodologies

Change management skills

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Financial business case skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in project management

Professional accreditation (SAFe Agile, Certified PMP)

Tools

SAFe Agile

PMBOK

Job description

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.

With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.

Job Summary

Responsible for management of moderate to highly complex programmes consisting of multiple related projects. oversee major projects, providing strategic context, direction and leadership to the teams involved. monitor project execution plans, resource deployment and overall coordination efforts to ensure projects are completed on schedule, within budget and scope whilst adhering to the quality and governance standards defined with the project delivery framework.

Job Description

Job Purpose

Responsible for management of moderate to highly complex programmes consisting of multiple related projects. oversee major projects, providing strategic context, direction and leadership to the teams involved. monitor project execution plans, resource deployment and overall coordination efforts to ensure projects are completed on schedule, within budget and scope whilst adhering to the quality and governance standards defined with the project delivery framework.

Key Accountabilities

Project management

The management of projects, typically (but not exclusively) involving the development and implementation of business processes to meet identified business needs, acquiring and utilising the necessary resources and skills, within agreed parameters of cost, timescales and quality.

Change implementation, planning & management

Apply the highest standards in project and programme governance and management and apply this consistently in initiating, planning, executing, and closing of projects whilst applying Agile methodologies to effectively manage the full lifecycle of the project

Stakeholder relationship management

the coordination of relationships with and between key stakeholders, during the design, management and implementation of business change.

Listen and support teams in problem identification and decision-making

Create an environment of mutual influence

Education and experience required

• Bachelor’s degree (NQF 7) in project management or commerce.

• Appropriate professional accreditation in programme and or project management (SAFe Agile, Certified PMP)

• at least 8 years’ experience in implementing and working on complex projects in financial services (banking environment preferred).

Knowledge and skills:

• solid direct knowledge of project management methodologies

• proven project management and change management skills and expertise

• experience of managing activity across the whole of a project lifecycle, using current technology, structured methods and a quality process (SAFe Agile, PMBOK)

• exposure to governance, control and risk management

• proven ability to effectively work across teams at all levels

• ability to negotiate⁄influence at senior level

• good verbal and written communication skills

• good workshop and meeting facilitation skills

• good financial business case skills.

Education

Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised