Chief Specialist: Lean Portfolio Management at Liberty Group South Africa

Purpose

• Provide complex advice and support in the development of strategy and programme management in a broadly defined group functional strategy; enabling operating model, strategy and value chain formulation and alignment.

Minimum Experience

• 8 - 10 years experience in a similar environment, of which 2 - 3 years at senior specialist level

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas [NQF Level 07] in Generic Management

Additional Minimum Qualifications

Outputs

Process

• Communicate a meaningful strategic context that articulates functional purpose, vision and mission in support of overall strategic objectives.
• Advise on the development, alignment and implementation of area specific programmes across various functions.
• Ensure effective management and delivery of specialized projects in support of the business unit's operating model.
• Ensure adherence to Programme and Project Management methodology and governance structures.
• Manages business transformation in order to effectively implement projects and change within the Liberty Corporate environment.
• Integrates change with existing programmes and ensures that new developments and adaptations are aligned with existing ones.
• Accountable for advising on and contribute to the formulation of functional operating models related to an area of specialisation, ensuring functional value-chain integration.
• Proactively identify cross-functional problems, determine the impact, patterns and trends to identify optimal alternatives and optimal solutions, anticipating future challenges.
• Plan for effective area of specialisation implementation across the value-chain in alignment with strategic objectives and priorities and specify the required measurements to monitor performance effectiveness.
• Consolidate accurate and timely reporting of project and programme status throughout its life cycle.
• Assess the challenges linked to planning, programme and project management and execution.
• Implement the data strategy by co-ordinating and facilitating data programmes to enable consistent and effective data driven business decisions.
• Manages a complex multidisciplinary transformation programme including multiple workstreams and overall accountability for cost management and resource planning.
• Accountable for the full programme management outcomes across the business and aligned with the business's strategic intent. Includes full value chain ownership across the Corporate Benefit's business.
• Develop and refine the business strategy to ensure market relevance and profitability, driving effective implementation to realise results through a well-articulated execution framework and a focus on strategic planning.
• Establish a Lean Portfolio Management Office with all it's related functions.

Customer

• Promote a customer-centric view of the organisation and promote the organisation with other thought leaders and stakeholders, related to area of specialisation.
• Develops and implements strategic plans in conjunction with Head of the business to realise overall strategic and profitability objectives.

Finance

• Direct budgeting for efficient and effective operations by translating strategic objectives into goals with specific output and targets associated with the area of specialisation.

Learning and Growth

• Contribute to the effective implementation of fit-for-purpose human capability across disciplines in support of effective people management strategies related to the area of specialisation.

Governance

• Translate the organisational risk and governance management model into a compliance framework and policies that apply to an area of specialisation across value chains, enabling the management of critical risks.
• Develops and aligns to overarching programme management governance structures, working closely and co-ordinating efforts with, central IT teams.
• Ensures consistent and rigorous alignment to Group programme methodology and governance.

Competencies

Liberty Values

Technical Competencies

• Project financial control and reporting (Advanced)
• Research and Information Gathering (Advanced)
• Business Interaction (Advanced)
• Efficiency improvement (Advanced)
• Reporting and Interpretation (Advanced)
• Strategic Planning (Advanced)
• Business Acumen (Advanced)
• Programme And Project Management (Advanced)

Behavioural Competencies

• Strategic Thinking (Advanced)
• Partnership Relations (Advanced)
• Professional/Technical learning (Advanced)
• People Management and Empowerment (Advanced)
• Strategic Insight and Capability (Advanced)
• Relationship Management and Networking (Advanced)