Job Description - Programme Executive



Job Purpose

To manage the strategy; planning; organising; negotiating; staffing; directing and controlling of all aspects of projects or programmes for a portfolio in ensuring the successful implementation of Projects to realize the business strategy

Job Responsibilities


  • Ensure best practice service delivery by ensuring that client needs are accurately captured in scope and signed off by stakeholders.

  • Proactively support stakeholders.

  • Manage stakeholder expectations across portfolio.

  • Ensure optimal project delivery to stakeholders.

  • Manage deviations to project plan and agreed with stakeholders timeously.

  • Mange projects.

  • Ensure effectiveness of stakeholder management across portfolio, and that deviations are managed properly.

  • Ensure transformational target are met.

  • Contribute to a culture of transformation by participating in Nedbank culture building initiatives, business strategy, and CSI.

  • Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise, ensuring personal and professional growth.

  • Understand and embrace the Nedbank vision and values, leading by example.

  • Ensure issues raised in culture survey are addressed and results are improved.

  • Deliver a world-class service by ensuring a client centric culture.

  • Identify areas of resource inefficiencies and promote optimization through multi-skilling and addressing capacity gaps.

  • Ensure projects are delivered on target within due date, budget and per scope and project governance.

  • Plan and prioritize the agreed project portfolio to deliver optimized business value in alignment with three-year plans.

  • Conduct capacity management across project.

  • Ensure the delivery of services.

  • Ensure projects are delivered in accordance to project governance.

  • Manage branch budget and the allocation of project resource costs appropriately across the portfolio.

  • Lead in the formation of the strategy planning for the project function and for the Business Units served by the function.

  • Ensure quality projects by making amendments to processes, structures, operating models and business plans to ensure optimal team delivery.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

  • Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
  • Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Preferred Qualification


  • SMP or equivalent

  • PMP or Prince certification or equivalent PM framework

Preferred Certifications


  • PMP or Prince certification.

  • Programme Management certification (PGMP)

Minimum Experience Level


  • 10 years experience working in a project environment of large project and or programmes of which 2-3 years management

Technical / Professional Knowledge

  • Management information and reporting principles, tools and mechanisms
  • Organisational behaviour theory
  • Capacity planning
  • Client Service Management
  • Talent management
  • Stakeholder management
  • Financial management
  • Microsoft Project
  • Project Tool Kit
  • Project Management


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Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566 


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