{"id":36781,"date":"2026-05-29T16:04:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T16:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/project-programme-manager-africa-delivery-contract\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T16:04:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T16:04:55","slug":"project-programme-manager-africa-delivery-contract","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/project-programme-manager-africa-delivery-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Project \/ Programme Manager (Africa Delivery) | Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Role Summary<\/p>\n<p>\tiqbusiness is seeking experienced Project and\/or Programme Management professionals for\u00a0contract\u00a0opportunities.<br \/>\n\tThis role is suited to hands\u2011on delivery leaders with proven experience\u00a0delivering projects across Africa, who are open to travel.<br \/>\n\tSuccessful candidates will bring strong\u00a0digital transformation\u00a0delivery experience,\u00a0ideally within banking and payments environments, and will be comfortable operating in complex, fast-paced settings.<\/p>\n<p>Core project \/ programme delivery experience should include:<\/p>\n<p>\tCross Border \/ international based project delivery and rollouts<br \/>\n\tDigital transformation initiatives (e.g. mobile apps, digital platforms, customer-facing solutions)<br \/>\n\tExposure to digital payments or card platforms<\/p>\n<p>Key Responsibilities:<\/p>\n<p>\tLead initiatives from initiation through execution and close\u2011out<br \/>\n\tEngage executives, delivery teams, and key stakeholders throughout the lifecycle<br \/>\n\tDefine business value, delivery approach, governance, and success metrics<br \/>\n\tEstablish integrated plans covering scope, teams, capacity, budget, procurement, and dependencies<br \/>\n\tCoordinate and prioritise work across multiple project and shared\u2011service teams<br \/>\n\tManage risks, financials, releases, and inter\u2011project dependencies<br \/>\n\tMonitor delivery progress, team health, and performance against agreed outcomes<br \/>\n\tProvide clear reporting on project and overall programme performance<br \/>\n\tEnsure structured close\u2011out, including documentation, procurement closure, and team off\u2011boarding<\/p>\n<p>Education:<\/p>\n<p>\tMatric (essential)<br \/>\n\tPRINCE2 Practitioner and\/or PMP certification (required)<br \/>\n\tDegree or Diploma in Business Management, Computer Science, Business Science, or Engineering (advantageous)<br \/>\n\tAgile certifications (e.g. Scrum Master, SAFe, SAFe RTE) 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. Since 1998, we have helped our clients solve their problems by providing innovative, fast and cost-effective solutions. Our methods and frameworks, drawn from our 20 years of international and local experience, allow u... read mores to deliver client value early and continuously","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[11],"job-types":[12],"class_list":{"0":"post-36781","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-publish","4":"hentry","5":"job_listing_region-gauteng","7":"job-type-full-time"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/36781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=36781"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=36781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}