Open Positions at Transnet

Position Purpose

• To lead, plan, direct and control all activities related to ICT Operations including Infrastructure, Unified Collaboration & Communication (UCC), Service Management and End User Services by:
• Leading design, development, and deployment of integrated digital and insight driven innovative platforms following standards, manage solution delivery and manage demand / optimise resource capacity as well as ensure that processes and procedures focused on ensuring delivery, availability and performance of infrastructure backbone required to support and enable operations are in place
• Lead the all-ICT Operations and enforces all policies relating to performance evaluations and career development planning.

Position Outputs

• Support in the implementation of business process re-engineering strategy and frameworks to ensure business improvement and operational efficiencies.
• Support in driving tactical business strategy and technology/business process enablement within Transnet operational divisions.
• Execute the best practices for business process re-engineering management team and operational models to drive value across Transnet.
• Display and encourage an appreciation of teamwork and inclusivity and develop encourage and nurture collaborative relationships across area of specialisation.
• Support in the embedment of a business re-engineering culture through implementation of standard work and best practices.
• Execute in accordance to the budgeted resources for various strategic programs.
• Support in the alignment of systems, processes, people and measures to ensure effective implementation of technology/process projects overall business unit alignment.
• Utilise established lean management practises together with process experience to craft improved solutions with tangible benefits and work across functionality whilst influencing to gain consensus and commitment within teams in delivering practical solutions.
• Execute on the instrumental design process with appropriate delivery methods and post training evaluations.
• Suggest key iniatives that will improve key performance indicators within Transnet.
• Provide coaching and mentoring for business re-engineering managers and/or project leads on business re-engineering methodology during projects.
• Support in driving and facilitate business improvement workshops and monitor project implementation and benefits realisation.
• Support in driving business improvement project initiatives across the operating divisions and process re-engineering principles to improve efficiencies.
• Assist in the management and the development of project business cases, costing, project sizing and capacity resourcing.
• Contribute to providing innovation ideas into project initiatives across the operational divisions through agile methodology.
• Contribute to developing the latest training materials and best practices, as well as concepts in business enablement and embedding problem solving culture.
• Contribute to executing the training strategy and methodology for coaching and practical application for Business enablement tools which will ensure benefits realization tracking.
• Facilitate Business enablement workshops and monitoring change management implementation.
• Understanding of the new technology trends and benchmarking advanced solutions fit for Transnet.

Qualifications & Experience:

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent in Information Technology and/or Computer Science
• Relevant Post-Graduate Diploma/Degree an added advantage
• BSC IT Information Computer
• Software
• Engineering The following Certification is required:
• ITIL Foundation or ITIL Service Management
• COBIT 5 Certification

Experience:

• 10 – 12 years’ experience in Application and Operations, including Infrastructure and Service Management with at least 5 years’ experience at Senior Management level
• Requirement of trust and honesty in handling finances as per the national credit act amendment 19
• Must undergo Lifestyle audit

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Position Purpose

• Providing strategic direction on Change management activities within GICT at an organizational transformation level, projects and training.
• Provide a key input in strategy, management and facilitation of change management activities for all areas of ICT so as to ensure minimum resistance or disruption to implementation and maximum commitment and buy-in to the benefits of the project/initiatives and the implementation plans.  

Position Outputs

• Provide overall direction and strategy for Change Leadership and framework
• Provide thought leadership to the on Organizational Effectiveness. 
• Champion and drive the Change Leadership in the area to better support the requirements for MDS success
• To drive successful change and transformation to achieve organizational value in the environment to support MDS
• Conduct research in the department providing information and Trends affecting the people/culture in the finance department, and develop corrective interventions.
• To act as a coach for senior leaders, executives and GM’s in helping them fulfil the role of change leader.
• Provide direct support and coaching to leadership team to support them through the transition
• Develop Change management capability within the department 9. Guide and direct the implementation of the Change management and communication Strategies
• Apply a strategic and structured change management approach and methodology for the people side change caused by projects and change efforts
• Ensuring that the interests of the sponsoring group are met by ICT
• Obtaining assurance for the sponsoring group that the delivery of new capability is compatible with the realisation of benefits
• Working with the CIO/Management team to ensure that the work of the program/departments, including the scope of each project, covers the necessary aspects required to deliver the change management or services that will lead to operational benefit(s).
• Identify potential people-side risks and anticipated points of resistance, and develop specific plans to mitigate or address the concerns.
• Defining project training requirements and measuring the effectiveness of these training sessions.
• Identifying, defining and tracking the benefits and outcomes required of ICT change management activities
• Leading the activities associated with benefits realisation for change management and ensuring that continued accrual of benefits can be achieved and measured after the program has been completed  
• Establishing and implementing the mechanisms by which benefits can be delivered and measured
• Taking the lead on transition management for the project/departments; ensuring that business as usual is maintained during the transition and the changes are effectively integrated into the business
• Supervising the preparing the affected business areas for the transition to new ways of working
• Optimising the timing of the release of project deliverables into the business operations
• Develop effective working relationships with the various stakeholders involved in and affected by the change so that support is obtained for implementing project and department initiative.
• Designing and implementing and communication strategy and change initiatives to ensure commitment and buy-in to the change process and roles
• Ensuring new skills and mindsets required for the changed processes are learnt through capacity building where required in projects. Monitoring and evaluation of the capacity building activities.
• Develop a Training strategy and facilitate the execution
• Put in place a E learning Training platform for ICT projects across the enterprise
• Manage the effective execution of ICT project Training

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in Change Management or related degree an Industrial Psychology, Industrial Psychologist is advantageous.
• At least 5 years’ experience in managing the people transformation and change management initiatives within a large organisation.
• Substantial experience in major transformation and change management initiatives.
• Substantial experience in Training and Adult learning education
• Business change techniques, such as business process re-engineering Experience in Leadership Development and Couching

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Position Purpose

• To develop and manage ICT Transnet wide project governance policies, standards, processes and leads teams that monitor implementation of such policies across the organization to ensure high quality and availability of intended solutions, services, products and their benefits.
• ICT Project governance specialists are responsible for monitoring IT systems to ensure they follow policies, practices and methodologies. They must evaluate best practices, manage staff, identify controls, and keep records. In addition to monitoring project management delivery capability, ICT Project governance specialists act as mentors so each IT staff team member has the proper expertise. They ensure that staff has a solid understanding of auditing procedures and necessary independence to conduct their own investigations. ICT Project governance specialists compile a vast array of Projects into a coherent report for the audit committee.

Position Outputs

• Provide a single point of contact between the PMO, Transnet Internal Audit and other relevant stakeholders.
• Develop and manage the relationship between ICT and other stakeholders, with the goal of ensuring understanding and adoption of the project governance control framework.
• Maintain relationships with project and programme delivery teams to ensure that the methodologies are constantly effective and fit for purpose
• Ensure compliance to project management templates that vendors must complete when responding to RFP’s (Vendors must apply the Transnet methodologies in delivering projects)
• Ensure compliance by vendors to Transnet Project management methodology and standards
• Ensure compliance to project management templates that vendors must complete when responding to RFP’s (Vendors must apply the Transnet methodologies in delivering projects)
• Ensure compliance by vendors to Transnet Project management methodology and standards

Qualifications and Experience

Qualifications, Experience & Inherent Job Requirements

• A degree is required with Prince 2 Practitioner qualification or PMBOK qualification
• 3- 5 years of experience in information management and business analysis or strategic project/ programme management.
• Minimum 4 Years Programme Management experience with a bias for methodology development.
• In-depth knowledge of COBIT, ITIL, ISO
• 9001 and others. Programme / project management: methodologies and processes and knowledge of industry standards, best practices.
• Matrix management. Skills Required: Solid project management and financial analysis skills Exceptional interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation. Strong leadership skills. Excellent analytical and project management skills. Excellent written and verbal communications skills. Excellent planning and organizational skills. Ability to balance the long-term (“big picture”) and short-term implications of individual decisions. Ability to translate business needs

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Position Purpose

• Direct the oversight, execution, and management of strategic initiatives, including change initiatives (from Transnet Group), PSPs (managed by Group Business Development), and capital initiatives (from Operating Divisions). 
• Lead key strategic initiatives to drive growth and ensure Transnet's long-term sustainability by enhancing the operational effectiveness of Operating Divisions and developing new capabilities needed to support the portfolio of initiatives.
• Responsible for delivering technical expertise and transaction advisory support on key strategic initiatives, including governance and gate reviews, change management, and capital investments to advance private sector participation (PSP) initiatives. This role is instrumental in developing and continuously refining Transnet's Strategy and Planning framework and overseeing the implementation of the Joint Investment and External Partner Selection (JIEPS) framework.
• Establish a PSP Integration and Portfolio Management Office to connect strategy to delivery by ensuring that strategic initiatives;
• align with strategic objectives and have clear performance measures,
• oversee the execution of key PSP transactions, and
• collaborate with key stakeholders, including the Presidency and the Department of Transport’s PSP Unit, to secure adequate resourcing and project management support.

Position Outputs

• Provide project delivery support to project sponsors responsible for implementing strategically aligned change, capital and PSP initiatives from Transnet Group, Operating Divisions and Business Development respectively.
• Provide transaction advisory support for PSP initiatives, ensuring alignment with Transnet's JIEPS framework to integrate PSP models, enhance project execution, and foster strategic partnerships aligned with Transnet’s long-term goals.
• Collaborate with the “Economic Strategy”, “Technical Oversight” and “Capital Development and Assurance” teams to;
• provide early insights to the potential commercial impact of expected costs and benefits; and
• ensure the case for change is still relevant.
• Conduct a prioritisation exercise to significantly cost save by identifying all projects and initiatives underway, in various parts of Transnet Group and Operating Divisions, and;
• consolidate similar cross-cutting initiatives,
• prioritise initiatives according to strategic fit, time, cost, complexity, risk,
• halt those with no strategic relevance and
• develop cost compression strategies.
• Establish a PSP Integration and Portfolio Management Office to ensure the collection of selected and prioritised initiatives, mapped to Transnet’s strategic objectives, manage and drive the PSP portfolio, and track benefits against Transnet goals.
• Provide technical input and commercial oversight of the transaction advisory support for key strategic PSP initiatives-including governance and gated review, change management, delivery of key private sector participation (PSP) initiatives-to drive the development and continuous updates of the Transnet Strategy and Planning framework, as well as to manage the implementation of the Joint Investment and External Partner Selection (JIEPS) framework.
• Work with the “Strategy and Performance Management” team to monitor the performance of the strategic initiatives with an interactive and integrated executive dashboard, understand inter-dependencies, resolve issues and determine whether the portfolio is still appropriate for delivering the strategic objectives.
• Monitor management activities and delivery to aid in programming decisions and identify measures to be tracked by the Strategy and Performance management team. Track and report on key initiatives regularly against cost, schedule dimensions and whether they are delivering the anticipated strategic benefits.
• Partner with the Economic Strategy and Technical Oversight teams to develop and implement strategies for design, management, and contracting of PSPs, in collaboration with Capital Development and Assurance, while directing oversight and control activities.
• Lead cross-functional teams in the development of Transnet-wide operational strategies and assure initiatives are delivered on time, per scope and within budget parameters.
• Develop a trusted partnership and act as the primary liaison with internal clients, addressing service needs, requests, and issues.
• Provides timely communication of status, issues and recommendations, including maintaining technical and administrative control of change, capital and PSP initiatives.
• Define Business Case commercial sustainability that ensures Capex and Copex alignment to the Transnet Strategy, and guide Operating Divisions on the Business case development of each segment, in partnership with the Capital Development and Assurance team.
• Ensure commercial sustainability of business cases by aligning Capex and Opex with Transnet’s Strategy and guide Operating Divisions on segment-specific business case development in collaboration with Technical Oversight and Capital Development and Assurance.
• Prepare and regularly submit project review reports for progress monitoring meetings, plan and prioritise workload effectively to ensure that critical project milestones are achieved and report where there is variance.

Qualifications and Experience

• Relevant Bachelor’s Degree (NQF 7) plus post graduate degree,
• Master’s qualification (technical, commercial, engineering) or equivalent is an added advantage,
• Minimum 15 years’ experience within a strategic project / portfolio management environment in a large enterprise with complex business processes, of which at least 7 years at a senior managerial level,
• Cross-functional industry experience with large-scale and complex responsibilities,
• Familiarity with project scheduling applications; analysing and interpretation of data pertaining to capital planning issues using appropriate methods and statistical techniques;
• Experienced and well-versed in customer relations with an excellent track record in implementation,
• Complexity of integration of information from many disciplines within the business for decision-making,
• Experience in implementing an effective capital project and program monitoring plan to ensure timely and cost-effective project delivery,
• Advanced knowledge of principles, practices, and techniques of project and program management for capital projects,
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills; ability to use hard data and metrics.
• Requirement of trust and honesty in the handling of finances as per the National Credit Act Amendment 19.

Standard Job Requirements:

• Driver’s license code 08
• Travel as required and approved