Programme Coordinator

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Job Description

Job Description Summary
You will form part of RMM within Mass Foundation which is one of the largest customer-facing business segments in Old Mutual. Our vision is to be our customers' most trusted financial partner, passionate about helping them achieve their lifetime goals. Our mission is to enable positive futures for our customers, by bridging the gap between their resources and their financial service’s needs. Our primary goal is to facilitate access to financial solutions for our customers and to keep pace with their changing needs. Our target market is the low and emerging-middle income segment.

The Programme Coordinator provides portfolio level coordination, reporting, and governance support across multiple initiatives. The role owns first line portfolio reporting, financial tracking, and coordination of key governance forums, including the Business Case Committee. By ensuring accurate, well structured information and consistent oversight, the role supports effective portfolio governance and informed decision making.

• Provide dedicated programme co‑ordination support at a portfolio level, ensuring consistent administration, tracking, and oversight across multiple initiatives.

• Own first-line portfolio reporting, including the collection, validation, structuring, and consolidation of data to support accurate, timely, and decision‑ready outputs.

• Ensure strong adherence to governance standards, processes, and reporting requirements across all initiatives within the portfolio.

• Maintain consistent oversight of portfolio artefacts, including plans, RAID logs, milestones, and status updates, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and alignment.

• Act as the central coordination point for portfolio-level cadence activities, such as reporting cycles, updates, reviews, and governance forums.

• Provide first‑line financial tracking and coordination across the portfolio, ensuring accurate visibility of budgets, forecasts, actuals, and variances.

• Work closely with the Programme Management Competency Lead to enable a clear separation between coordination/reporting execution and strategic oversight.

• Provide end‑to‑end coordination and administrative support for the Business Case Committee forum, including agenda management, pack preparation, and action tracking.

• Support the day‑to‑day operation and administration of the Programme Management tool (Fluid), ensuring accurate and up‑to‑date portfolio information.

Requirements:

• Project Administration Certificate / Project Management Certificate.

• Is familiar with various project methodologies such as Waterfall and Agile/Scrum.

• 5 years of Project Administration experience or 3 Years of Programme Coordination experience.

• MS Office: Experience in Word, Excel, MS Outlook and proficiency in PowerPoint, MS Project, and MS Teams.

• Other: Oracle, SharePoint, MS Teams, Jira, Fluid.

Skills

Project Administration, Project Governance, Project Management, Project Management Process, Project Report Writing, Reporting, Scrum (Agile), Waterfall Model

Competencies

Action Oriented

Balances Stakeholders

Communicates Effectively

Drives Results

Ensures Accountability

Manages Complexity

Optimizes Work Processes

Organizational Savvy

Education

NQF Level 5 - Higher, Advance or Occupational Certificate or equivalent: Project Management (Required)

Closing Date

13 April 2026 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

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