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Parvana Strategic Sourcing

PMO Project Portfolio Manager at Parvana Recruitment

Parvana Strategic Sourcing

  • R Undisclosed
  • Permanent Senior position
  • Cape Town
  • Posted 10 Dec 2025 by Parvana Strategic Sourcing
  • Expires in 25 days
  • Job 2629273 - Ref 448937000112979
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About the position

About our client:

Our client is a global investment advisory firm focusing on long-term value creation through investment strategies. They work with a diverse group of institutional partners and pride themselves on their collaborative, sustainable, inclusive culture and performance.

 

What you will be doing:


  • Contributing to portfolio planning, prioritisation, resource allocation, financial management (budgeting/forecasting), and supporting governance reviews/assessments.
  • Applying predictive and diagnostic analytics, translating complex data into KPIs and trends (using tools like JIRA/Power BI), ensuring robust data quality/integrity, and promoting a data-driven performance culture.
  • Streamlining portfolio processes through automation, integration, standardisation, championing innovation, and continuously evolving the portfolio management framework.
  • Acting as a trusted partner to senior leaders, simplifying data into actionable information, providing portfolio-level recommendations to Executive/Investment Committees, and coaching PMO/project teams.
  • Achieving effective/transparent portfolio management, demonstrable improvements in delivery efficiency and value realisation, enhanced confidence in data integrity, and actionable insights driving better investment decisions.

 

What our client is looking for:

  • A relevant tertiary qualification would be beneficial (Business Analytics, Information Systems, Finance, etc.)
  • Certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, PMI-PBA, or equivalent would be ideal.
  • 4 - 6 years in portfolio management, PMO operations, or enterprise project governance.
  • Advanced skills in JIRA, Power BI, Tableau, Excel, and data tools (SQL/Python). Experience with enterprise PPM systems is a plus.
  • Proven ability to manage portfolio financials, resource allocations, performance metrics, and implement/maintain portfolio management frameworks.
  • Excellent communication and visualisation for executive-level presentations, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and comfort operating in a complex, matrixed environment.
  • Highly analytical, detail-oriented, continuous improvement focus, self-starter with a strong sense of ownership, and motivated by quality and business impact.

 

Job ID:

  • J107073

 

For a more comprehensive list of opportunities that we have on offer, do visit our website - [URL Removed]

Desired Skills:

  • Portfolio planning
  • resource allocation
  • financial management

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Parvana Strategic Sourcing

About the agency

We are a recruitment company specialising in IT, telco & Finance with offices in South Africa and the United Kingdom. We are a highly skilled team that endeavours to provide a personal, efficient and value add service. PARVANA is Persian for butterfly. An unusual name for a recruitment agency perhaps, but we like to think it will stick with you next time you think about new opportunities. At Parvana, we pride ourselves on our ability to not only assist our clients who are trying to find the best talent, but to guide and offer advice to our candidates who are looking for a new career. That’s why when any executive or high profile employee is looking for a new career, they head directly to Parvana - and so should you.

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