Head of Programmes: OMET at Old Mutual South Africa

The Head of Programmes will operate at both tactical and strategic levels, and be accountable for:

• Leading and integrating programmes to foster student success and career readiness.
• Championing innovative pathways to employment, internships, and alumni success.
• Managing comprehensive budgeting across all student support initiatives and programmes.
• Building professional relationships with Old Mutual senior leadership, related private sectors, and Higher Education Institutions.
• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to enhance programme delivery.
• Providing oversight, contributing to, and participating in all deliverables.
• Ensuring robust project management and implementation of monitoring and evaluation frameworks.
• Mentoring programme teams to foster innovation and a culture of excellence.
• Developing and delivering initiatives focused on student wellness, mentorship, and psychosocial support.
• Leveraging data-driven insights to drive continuous programme offering improvements through robust measurement of progress and impact, supported by efficient and high-integrity data collection and reporting.
• Leading implementation of career guidance offerings, job readiness workshops, and employment placement services.
• Skilled in delivering high-quality written, verbal, and presentation communications tailored for board and executive-level audiences.
• Strategic engagements with employers, alumni, and career service providers to unlock internship and job opportunities.
• Monitoring student progress and employment outcomes to ensure strategic objectives are achieved.
• Influence scholarship application data requirements through partnering with relevant function to inform and collect required information for in depth analysis and reporting.
• Managing staff performance and supporting a professional, supportive work environment that advances the business unit’s culture objectives.

Requirements:

• Relevant degree, preferably in Industrial Psychology.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant work experience, five of which needs to be in a corporate setting.
• Proven experience in programme design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation.
• Ability to operate both tactically and strategically.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management experience, including senior/executive-level interaction.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation business communication skills.
• Experience in working in corporate graduate development programmes, higher education sector, development sector. Ideally varied work experience in different settings.
• Familiarity with graduate employment ecosystems and support models.

Skills

• Budget Management, Communication, Program Designing, Program Evaluations, Program Implementation, Program Management, Program Monitoring, Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement

Competencies

• Communicates Effectively
• Cultivates Innovation
• Decision Quality
• Ensures Accountability
• Manages Complexity
• Optimizes Work Processes

Education

• NQF Level 7 - Degree, Advance Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate or equivalent: Industrial Psychology (Required)

Closing Date

• 18 August 2025