Programme Executive (Contract)

The Focus Group

Sandton, South Africa

06 October 2026

Senior

Contract

Cost To Company

On-site

12 - 15 years

Skills

Accounting

Budgeting

C

Change Management

Development

R

Stakeholder Management

Strategic Planning

Writing

Industries

Banking

Financial Services

Job Description

Job Purpose

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 to realize company strategy.

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.
• Support company strategy by driving corporate citizenship.
• 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
• Change management
• Employee training/development
• Financial Accounting Principles
• Organisational behaviour theory
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Stakeholder management
• Strategic planning
• Business writing skills

Behavioural Competencies:

• Focus Customer
• Business Savvy
• Building Talent
• Planning and supporting the development of individuals' knowledge, skills, and abilities so that they can fulfil current or future job responsibilities more effectively.
• Cultivating Networks and Partnerships
• Driving Execution
• Establishing Strategic Direction
• Establishing and committing to a long-term business direction based on an analysis of systemic information and consideration of resources, market drivers, organizational values, and emerging economic, technological, and regulatory conditions.
• Operational Decision-Making