Programme Manager at Discovery Limited

Key Purpose

• Taking a portfolio view, the Portfolio Programme Manager will manage business transformation programmes, as per defined methodology to ensure that the Programme goals and objectives are achieved within the overall scope, that overall delivery takes place within time and budget and ensure that product value is provided to the Health business to meets its objectives.
• They will be a key member of the PMO Management team that actively drives strategy definition and implementation, including measurement of projects and monthly\bi-annual reporting on all project deliverables in the department.  
• Mentoring and coaching of PMO staff with the view to grow and development the team. May include direct line management responsibilities.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

PORTFOLIO

• Responsible for successful management of business portfolio against business objectives (based on portfolio metrics that are pre-defined)
• Producing reports and artefacts on Portfolio initiatives 

PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT

• Facilitate in defining the product and programme objectives for business case approval
• Responsible for successful implementation of programme against business objective
• Planning and Management of interdependencies between projects and features (includes project and product roadmap) 
• Manage programme progress. Manage and drive at epic and sprint level goals being achieved
• Manage the delivery backlog
• Reporting and presenting showcases of programme progress 
• Leadership & stakeholder engagement
• Resource management and allocation on the programme
• Management of programme risks, quality 
• Programme budget management
• Programme closure & learnings
• Programme Benefit Management and returns tracking

Leadership & Line Management role in the PMO, including: 

• Manage a team of project managers on the Programme
• Line Management responsibilities of PMO staff
• Mentor & guide the programme team and PMO colleagues where required
• Participate in PMO Peer Reviews
• Contribute to PMO Strategy & Objectives

Personal Attributes and Skills

• Tenacity
• Manage Ambiguity
• Cultivate Innovation
• Drives results
• Excellent facilitation and presentation skills 
• Solid understanding of systems development life cycle
• Knowledge of Discovery Products and legacy systems environment
• Evangelist for progressive and fit for purpose Programme and Project Management and governance 

Education and Experience

• BSc. IT/Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent from a recognized University
• OR BCom Information Systems
• Software project management/delivery experience
• At least 5-7 years’ experience managing projects in a systems development environment
• User interface analysis and/or Usability experience advantageous
• Agile solution delivery experience
• Good communication skills (written/oral and presentation).
• Solid understanding of SDLC (traditional and agile), including phases, technical jargon, and artefacts (input and output).