Portfolio Manager - Bellville at Santam Insurance

JOB DESCRIPTION

• The Portfolio Manager oversees Portfolios of Business Demand (across the Group) as well as governance and delivery management using the PMC (Portfolio Management Centre) methodology framework.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• The role works across the Business Facing Units (Client Solutions, Broker Solutions, Partner Solutions, Specialist Solutions, Santam Re & International and Shared and Enabling services)

The scope includes:

• Managing a portfolio of products aligning with the organisations strategic objectives
• Monitor portfolio items progress and raise impediments impacting on delivery
• Enable portfolio oversight
• Governance definition & support
• Govern stage gates as per delivery framework
• Monitor & ensure quality of project execution
• Facilitate benefit case definition & review
• Enable benefit tracking
• Facilitate the creation of the 3-year portfolio view aligned to the corporate and IT strategic roadmap
• Identify Portfolio Risks 
• Enhance & maintain portfolio and project risk management framework
• Risk appetite and tolerance framework
• Define and track key risk indicators
• Define Project Management and Project Co-ordination resource demand and supply
• Monitor and balance capacity & allocation
• Contract management
• Team leadership and management including but not limited to performance management, recruitment & career development
• Facilitate Project Management and Project Co-ordination community of practice

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Overall 10 + Years of experience in a Project Delivery Environment
• 5 years of experience as a Snr Project Manager
• 1- 3 of experience in the role of Portfolio Manager

SKILLS

• Lean Portfolio Management Knowledge 
• Agile Delivery
• Project Management 
• IT acumen 
• Business acumen 
• Portfolio Analysis
• Atlassian suite of tools (Confluence, Jira etc).
• Conceptual (big picture thinking) with a strong focus on execution
• Analytical 
• Appropriate communication at all levels (verbal and written)
• Attention to detail 
• Solution oriented

COMPETENCIES

• Collaborates 
• Drives results  
• Flexibility and adaptability 
• Cultivates Innovation 
• Client Focus
• Business Acumen
• Portfolio Management
• Reporting and Administration
• Balances Stakeholders