Head: Programme Management - Infrastructure Fund at Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Direction and Outputs

• Collaborate with the Chief Investment Officer: Infrastructure Fund, to set the strategic direction for the provision of Programme Management Services in alignment with the mandate and value chain of the Infrastructure Fund.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of the programme management strategy and execution plan in alignment with the overall business objectives and strategy.
• Cascade the execution plan to ensure direct reports manage their portfolios in line with the division's vision, strategy, and goals.

Stakeholder Management and Reporting

• Implement effective measures in the identification and management of key stakeholders.
• Ensure that mandatory periodic and/or ad-hoc reports are prepared and timely communicated to stakeholders.

Programme Management Activities and Outputs

• Coordinate and manage a portfolio/pipeline of large-scale infrastructure projects and programmes involving multiple stakeholders from cradle to completion.
• Oversee the design, development and management of complex project/programme plans, budgets, resources and dynamic scope and deliverables according to the clients' and funders' agreements. Effectively providing investor comfort that their investment in agreed projects/programmes will be successfully and timeously completed.
• Identify and implement measures to prevent project/programme delays by actively engaging and managing multiple project/programme offices.
• Facilitate project costing and cost control methodologies and procedures to ensure that projects/programmes are completed within budget and time.

Design and review the implementation of projects/programmes including:

• the preparation estimates and detailed programme plans for all phases of the programme;
• implementation plans with outputs, activities, responsibilities and time frames;
• programme budget and report against budget;
• resource plan and allocate responsibilities; and
• supporting and aligning IF programmes and work plans.
• Monitor project/programme progress.
• Manage issues, risks and programme change requests to ensure successful and on-time program delivery.
• Procure adequate resources to achieve programme objectives in planned timeframes.
• Provide status reporting regarding programme milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership and identified stakeholders.
• Manage programme scope and changes. Identify and implement expediting measures to prevent project delays by actively engaging and managing contractors/architects/service providers.
• Build a database to record all projects/programmes. System to have the ability to collect data from various sources from internal and external to the DBSA. System to provide the capability to provide full data analysis and reports.
• Where applicable manage and oversee the project programme contract management:
• Implement contract management policy, practices, procedures and system.
• Determine the appropriate execution and contract strategies in relation to known facts of the project and the maturity level of the projects in the Programme ensuring minimum risks to the programme.
• Ensure implementation of safety, health and environmental standards by contractors in compliance with the requirements and guidelines of the DBSA.
• Keep contractors fully informed of all changes or modifications to requirements regarding contracting, both legislative and those of the DBSA.
• Follow up and ensure the resolution of contractual breaches / non-compliance.

Governance, Systems and Tools

• Develop and facilitate the implementation of governance policies of the Programme Management Unit, practices and systems and the continuous improvement in governance.
• Ensure business practices and policies/procedures meet regulatory requirements to enable the Infrastructure Fund to achieve material compliance with international, national, and local laws and regulations.
• Develop and support the implementation including improvement of project management methodologies, tools and standards. Ensure utilisation of project management methodologies and information systems.

People Management

• Provide direction and management to the direct reports to enable the execution of the strategy and manage their portfolios effectively.
• Attract, retain, and develop top-calibre talent. Develop and maintain sufficient depth in all critical functions, minimizing "key-man" risk.
• Optimise skills usage within the unit and Division.
• Accountable for performance management of all direct reports, managing their performance in relation to quality standards and agreed benchmarks and objectives, focusing on all aspects of sound people management.
• Develop the skills and abilities of all team members, with the result that they perform to at their highest potential and optimize their current and future job performance.
• Proactively support diversity strategies and initiatives.
• Contribute to building synergies and cooperation across functions in the IF.
• Promote Teamwork values and a culture of High Performance within the Unit and IF.

Minimum Requirements

• Post-graduate qualification in Engineering, Finance, Business, or Economics.
• Qualification in Project / Programme Management: Project Management Institute (PMI), Projects in Controlled Environments (PRINCE) and South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP).
• A minimum of 10 years project/programme management experience in the public infrastructure sector.
• The experience must include a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a management position within a legal environment.
• Extensive work experience across multiple areas of Government and comprehensive knowledge of the government system in South Africa.
• Extensive experience in managing projects and programmes involving multiple stakeholders.
• Proven ability to oversee and manage large-scale infrastructure projects and programmes, including Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs).
• Demonstrated ability to work on new or innovative projects/programmes and the ability to bring ideas from conception to completion.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the complex legal and regulatory environment for infrastructure and infrastructure procurement in South Africa including the PFMA.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the complex regulatory environments of municipalities/metros, state-owned enterprises and other government entities in South Africa.
• Proven track record of leading and preparing good quality reports, documents and presentations for Executive Management, Board and high-level stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to manage teams with a proven track record of mentoring and developing direct reports.
• Sound knowledge and a good grasp of the infrastructure landscape, financial markets political economics, macroeconomics as well as socio-economic, development issues, challenges and opportunities in South Africa and the rest of Africa.
• Proven ability to put yourself in the client’s / funders' shoes and understand the motivations that underlie behaviours of interest.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex strategic initiatives and projects to successful execution.