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Head: Programme Management (IF)
POSTED BY: Development Bank of Southern Africa
REF:DBSA 116
Date Published:Monday, October 19, 2020
Date of Expiration:Saturday, April 17, 2021 EXPIRED
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 South Africa | MIDRAND in South Africa |
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| DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTIONS
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| MAIN JOB DESCRIPTION |
Closing Date 2020/10/23
Reference Number DBS201009-3
Job Title Head: Programme Management (IF)
Job Type Classification Contract
Location - Town / City Midrand
Location - Province Gauteng
Location - Country South Africa
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Infrastructure Fund (IF) announced by the President in September 2018 addresses the need for a dedicated blended financing facility for infrastructure programmes projects. The aim of the IF is to transform public infrastructure financial provisioning using “blended” finance - combining capital from the public and private sectors, and Development Finance Institutions (DFI’s)/Multilateral Development Banks (MDB’s). This will be dedicated to meeting the financing requirements for hybrid projects.
The IF will be established within the parameters of the Infrastructure Development Act (IDA), under the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure. This includes alignment with the comprehensive infrastructure pipeline that will be put in place in terms of the IDA. The DBSA’s mandate for the Infrastructure Fund has been captured in a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between National Treasury, Infrastructure South Africa (ISA), and the DBSA. This is a Five (5) year Fixed Term Contract position.
The Head: Programme Management will be responsible for overseeing and / or designing multiple programmes and offices on behalf of the IF. These programmes, amongst others, are large scale infrastructure project and programmes that involve Public Private Partnerships.
1. Coordinate and manage a portfolio of large-scale infrastructure projects and programmes involving multiple stakeholders from cradle to completion.
2. 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 on agreed projects / programmes will be successfully and timeously completed.
3. Identify and implement measures to prevent project / programme delays by actively engaging and managing multiple project / programme offices.
4. Facilitate project costing and cost control methodologies and procedures to ensure that projects / programmes are completed within budget and time.
5. Design and review the implementation of projects / programmes including:
1) the preparation estimates and detailed programme plans for all phases of the programme
2) implementation plans with outputs, activities, responsibilities and time frames
3) programme budget and report against budget.
4) resource plan and allocate responsibilities
5) supporting and aligning IF programmes and work plans.
6. Monitor project / programme progress.
7. Manage issues, risks and programme change requests to ensure successful and on-time program delivery.
8. Procure adequate resources to achieve programme objectives in planned timeframes.
9. Provide status reporting regarding programme milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership and identified stakeholders.
10. Manage programme scope and changes. Identify and implement expediting measures to prevent project delays by actively engaging and managing contractors/architects/service providers.
11. Build 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.
12. Develop and support the implementation including improvement of project management methodologies, tools and standards. Ensure utilisation of project management methodologies and information systems.
13. Where applicable manage and oversee the project programme contract management:
1) Implement contract management policy, practices, procedures and system.
2) 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.
3) Ensure implementation of safety, health and environmental standards by contractors in compliance to the requirements and guidelines of the DBSA.
4) Keep contractors fully informed of all changes or modifications to requirements regarding contracting, both legislative and those of the DBSA.
5) Follow up and ensure the resolving of contractual breaches / non-compliance.
14. Perform other strategic and other duties as assigned.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
People Management
1. Provide direction and management to the direct reports to enable them to manage their portfolios effectively.
2. Fully resource the Infrastructure Finance Unit to ensure that there are adequate capacity/skills for successful delivery of work.
3. Develop and maintain sufficient depth in all critical functions, minimizing "key-man" risk.
4. Proactively support the bank's diversity strategies and initiatives.
5. Provide transferable skills, frameworks and guidance to promote empowerment of the team.
6. Promote DBSA values and a culture of High Performance in the IF.
Key Measurements of Outputs
1. Successful oversight, management and implementation of agreed projects / programmes:
1) Percentage of performance targets met as per business plan
2) Quality of delivery of projects / programmes
2. Investor satisfaction of invested projects / programmes
3. Quality of presentations and reports.
4. Clean audit.
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| REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS JOB |
EXPERTISE & TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
Minimum Requirements
1. Post graduate qualification in Finance, Business, Engineering or Economics
2. Qualification in Project / Programme Management
3. Extensive work experience-across multiple areas of Government (approximately 10-12 years) (Past experience operating at a senior management level).
4. A minimum of 8 to 10 years project / programme management experience in public infrastructure sector.
5. Proven ability to oversee and manage large scale infrastructure project and programmes and PPPs.
6. Demonstrated ability on working on new or innovative projects / programmes and the ability to bring ideas from conception to completion.
7. Managing projects and programmes involving multiple stakeholders.
8. Comprehensive knowledge of the complex legal and regulatory environment for infrastructure and infrastructure procurement in SA.
9. Comprehensive knowledge of the government system in SA
10. Proven track record of leading and preparing good quality reports, documents and presentations for Executive Management, Board and high-level stakeholders.
11. Demonstrated ability to manage teams with proven track record of mentoring developing direct reports.
12. Sound knowledge and good grasp of the infrastructure landscape, financial markets political economics, macroeconomics as well as socio-economic, development issues, challenges and opportunities in South African and the rest of Africa.
13. Good understanding of the PFMA.
14. Comprehensive knowledge of the complex regulatory environments of municipalities / metros, state-owned enterprises and other government entities in South Africa.
15. Proven ability to put yourself in the client’s / funders shoes and understand the motivations that underlies behaviors of interest.
16. Demonstrated ability to lead complex strategic initiatives and projects to successful execution.
LEADERSHIP/BEHAVIOURAL
Leading & Empowering Others
1. Identifies long-term goals for the team and communicates them to team members, ensuring their buy in.
2. Sets a good example by personally exercising desired behaviour; acts on values and beliefs.
3. Communicates a vision for the team and future success that inspires team members.
4. After assessing others’ competence, one delegates full authority and responsibility to others to do a task in their own way.
5. Ensures that competent employees are given opportunities to further their careers.
Leading & Managing Change
1. Anticipates the need for change when not obvious and influences others to gain support. Builds sustainable business and organisational capacity to embrace and thrive on change.
2. Re-engineers and aligns structures, processes and practices to support and sustain the desired change.
Strategic & Innovative Thinking
1. Understands connections and trade-offs of strategic choices to evaluate which ideas are practical and possible by considering business and/or scientific implications.
2. Develops innovative business and/or customer solutions that shape industry practices.
Teamwork & Cooperation
1. Acts to promote a friendly climate and good morale and resolves conflicts.
2. Creates opportunities for cross-functional working.
3. Encourages others to network outside of their own team/department and learn from their experience.
Developing Others
1. Gives specific positive or mixed feedback for developmental purposes.
2. Gives negative feedback in behavioural rather than personal terms.
3. Reassures and/or expresses positive expectations for future performance when giving corrective feedback.
4. Gives individualised suggestions to individuals for their improvement.
Driving delivery of results
1. Identifies and implements a business opportunity that will have a long-term impact on the business (which may include the organisation’s reputation or brand image). Monitors progress and adapts the plan if necessary to ensure optimal benefit to the business.
2. Makes decisions, sets priorities, or chooses goals on the basis of inputs and outputs: makes explicit considerations of potential profit, return on investment, or cost benefit analysis.
3. Based on the cost-benefit analysis, makes decisions of entrepreneurial risk nature.
Decisiveness (High Performance, Service Orientation)
1. Makes timely decisions about complex issues even when some information is missing.
2. Makes decisions and stands by them even when they are controversial or unpopular. Grasps critical business opportunities when they arise by making timely decisions.
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