Senior Manager_Projects Portfolio Management, D4 at Postbank (SOC) Ltd

Responsibilities

Analyze portfolio performance and recommend changes in investment mix to achieve goals:

• Assess impacts of Postbank strategic intend on portfolios / programs / projects
• Proactively identify opportunities not anticipated or requested by business that will provide a competitive advantage.
• Conduct quality assurance with the project managers during baseline stages to ensure that dependencies, sequencing, timelines, risks and benefit potential is realistically planned.
• Assist the General Manager, Postbank PMO as well as Senior and Business management in developing, executing and communicating Postbank Business vision, mission and goals and PMO specific policies and procedures. Maintain an understanding of enterprise business initiatives and objectives, various line portfolios; current trends and developments.
• Provide leadership, mentoring and coaching to Postbank Business units within the organization regarding Portfolio / Program / Project management.

Manage BU relationships inclusive of:

• respective business demand(s).
• forecasting and capacity planning [inclusive of resource requirements and levelling].
• drive the recruitment and selection process of all resource requirements of the PMO, including contract management of external contract resources.

Develop and manage Portfolio / Investment by means of

• Portfolio prioritization
• Portfolio optimization
• Portfolio alignment
• Portfolio monitor and control
• Risk evaluation and assessment on portfolio mix

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications and Experience:

• At least a BA Degree [Bachelor Atriums – NQF Level 7) in Project / Program / Portfolio Management / Business Administration or relevant field
• An MBA [master’s in business administration] OR M Degree (NQF Level 9) in Project / Program / Portfolio Management or equivalent relevant qualification will be an advantage
• 5 – 8 years’ (of which 5 years must be managerial) experience in corporate development and portfolio / program / project management, strategic planning / corporate finance, general management, new business opportunity evaluation / venture capital or value consulting
• At least 5 - 10 experience in multi-discipline change projects
• Knowledge /experience within the Banking (or in broader Financial Services industry)
• Understanding of ongoing perspective of the strategic issues facing the Financial Services industry