{"id":20794,"date":"2025-10-06T12:02:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T12:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/project-programme-manager-i-contracting\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T15:10:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T15:10:52","slug":"project-programme-manager-i-contracting","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/?post_type=job_listing&p=20794","title":{"rendered":"Project\/ Programme Manager I Contracting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Job Description<\/p>\n<p>\tiqbusiness is seeking experienced Project and\/or Programme Management contracting professionals. We require professionals who can lead projects from inception to launch across various industries, including Banking\/Financial Services, Technology, and Mining.<br \/>\n\tYou will need to lead and manage projects from idea inception to activation and launch. Make informed decisions considering People, Process, and Technology and manage multiple teams across various projects.<\/p>\n<p>Experience and Skills:<\/p>\n<p>\tMinimum 4 years of solid Project Management experience across industries (Financial Services, Mining, Technology, etc.).<br \/>\n\tMust have relevant project experience in Financial Services, with other industry experience being high advantageous. Example of experience in the following areas:<br \/>\n\tFinancial Services:\u00a0Payments, card, compliance, Popia, AML, strategic and optimisation projects, etc.<br \/>\n\tTechnology:\u00a0Integrations, data, business projects.<br \/>\n\tMining and other:\u00a0Business scalability, systems, processes, IT, finance.<br \/>\n\t3 or more years\u2019 experience managing multiple teams across multiple projects advantageous<br \/>\n\tMust have a strong handle on various project frameworks and methodologies.\u00a0<br \/>\n\tAdvanced budget management and stakeholder management skills<br \/>\n\tEffective communication skills<br \/>\n\tExposure to Agile and alternative delivery methodologies<br \/>\n\tExposure to Business and Process Analysis<br \/>\n\tHybrid way of work (Client, iqbusiness, Home)<\/p>\n<p>Key Responsibilities and\/or output areas include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n<p>Program Initiation:<\/p>\n<p>\tIdentify stakeholders<br \/>\n\tConsult broadly with clients (executives and delivery teams) and other stakeholders<br \/>\n\tAnalyse business value<br \/>\n\tIdentify delivery cadences<br \/>\n\tProgram planning<br \/>\n\tIdentify and plan teams (project and shared resource teams) and teams\u2019 capacity<br \/>\n\tPlan procurement<br \/>\n\tEstimate costs and determine budget<br \/>\n\tIdentify functional and non-function dependencies<br \/>\n\tIdentify program risks<br \/>\n\tPerform qualitative and qualitative risk analysis<br \/>\n\tIdentify program metrics<br \/>\n\tDevelop program guidance<\/p>\n<p>Program Management and Execution:<\/p>\n<p>\tOrganisation and coordination of teams across the program<br \/>\n\tBuild relationships across project teams and shared resource teams<br \/>\n\tBuild relationships with key stakeholders<br \/>\n\tCommunicate program guidance and establish support team<br \/>\n\tPrioritisation and coordination of work<br \/>\n\tBalance priorities<br \/>\n\tAttend to administration and reporting relating to procurement<br \/>\n\tSchedule and manage releases<br \/>\n\tNegotiate and manage dependencies<br \/>\n\tManage program finances<br \/>\n\tMonitor and control risks<br \/>\n\tCoordinate and monitor schedules<br \/>\n\tMonitor and manage teams\u2019 health and performance<br \/>\n\tMonitor and measure projects\u2019 performance<br \/>\n\tReport on projects\u2019 performance and overall program metrics<\/p>\n<p>Program Close-out:<\/p>\n<p>\tClose program or phase<br \/>\n\tEnsure that all relevant documentation and reports have been disseminated<br \/>\n\tClose procurement arrangements<br \/>\n\tOff-board program team members and complete close-out<\/p>\n<p>Education:<\/p>\n<p>\tMatric<br \/>\n\tQualification in Project \/ Program Management<br \/>\n\tDegree or Diploma in Business Management, Computer Science, Business Science or Engineering would be advantageous<br \/>\n\tMust be certified in PRINCE2 Practitioner and\/or PMP<br \/>\n\tCertified Scrum Master, Certified in SAFe, Certified SAFe Release Train Engineer highly advantageous<\/p>\n<p>Apply via company website ( N \/ A ) or<\/p>\n<p>iqbusinesscareers.simplify.hr<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"http:\/\/iqbusinesscareers.simplify.hr","_company_name":"IQbusiness","_company_website":"http:\/\/N%20\/%20A","_company_tagline":"IQbusiness is the largest independent management consulting firm in South Africa. 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