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DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

Senior Portfolio & Headcount Steering Specialist at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

  • R Undisclosed
  • Contract Senior position
  • Pretoria
  • Posted 06 Jul 2026 by DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment
  • Expires in 30 days
  • Job 2641879 - Ref 878000021339560
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About the position

Ready to shape the future of talent and technology?


We're looking for a highly organised, strategic thinker who enjoys working with people, data, and business leaders to make a real impact. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy solving complex challenges, and have a passion for workforce planning and talent development, we'd love to hear from you.
What you'll be doing
You'll play a key role in ensuring the right people are in the right place at the right time by driving headcount planning, supporting portfolio management, and partnering with senior stakeholders across the business.


You'll also take ownership of our Graduate Tech Academy, helping to attract, develop, and mentor the next generation of technology professionals.



Headcount & Portfolio Management


  • Administer headcount planning related to the sourcing process.
  • Collaborate with senior leadership to provide insights and recommendations on workforce planning and portfolio prioritisation.
  • Develop and enhance frameworks, tools, and dashboards to support data-driven decision-making.
  • Identify and mitigate risks related to capacity, budget, and portfolio delivery.
  • Lead cross-functional meetings and workshops to align headcount demand, supply, and portfolio progress.
  • Drive process improvements and automation to improve efficiency and accuracy in headcount and portfolio tracking.

Graduate Programme Management


  • Manage the strategic direction and day-to-day operations of the Graduate Tech Academy.
  • Partner with business stakeholders and external partners to develop and enhance graduate development programmes.
  • Lead graduate recruitment, onboarding, and engagement activities.
  • Monitor programme performance, graduate progress, and retention metrics.
  • Mentor graduates, providing career guidance and supporting their development.
  • Promote talent development initiatives across the organisation.


Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or a related field.
  • Minimum of 5 years' relevant experience.
  • Experience in workforce planning, portfolio management, business administration, or related functions.
  • Experience managing or leading graduate or early talent programmes is advantageous.
  • Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.
 


Essential Skills


  • Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Teams).
  • End-to-end business administration experience (offers, resource planning, sourcing processes, etc.).
  • Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • Ability to understand and interpret business needs and requirements.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong problem-solving abilities.
  • High stress tolerance and adaptability.
  • Ability to guide, mentor, and train colleagues when required.
  • Willingness to take on additional responsibilities within an Agile working environment.

Advantageous Skills


  • Strategic and analytical thinking.
  • Strong business acumen.
  • Stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
  • Advanced decision-making capabilities.
  • Talent development and coaching experience.
  • Resilience, adaptability, and a collaborative approach.


Desired Skills:

  • microsoft office
  • business administration
  • portfolio management
  • workforce planning
  • stakeholder engagement

Desired Qualification Level:

  • Degree

About The Employer:


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DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

About the agency

Dedicated to the recruitment of IT professionals Sabenza iT is a South African registered business focusing on Finance, Engineering, SAP and general iT recruitment. We have over 18 years' experience in recruiting in South Africa, Australia, Europe, South America and Asia and have worked with a number of large companies offering the best service. We at Sabenza iT understands the changing market and we mold our services around each of our client's needs to offer a personal service. Sabenza iT has forged strong relationships with both Clients and Consultants by ensuring both parties get the most out of every placement. Our Head Office is based in South Africa and we have a satellite office in the UK so that we can keep in contact with expats who may consider returning to South Africa and so that we can offer our services globally for Consultants looking to go to South Africa and Consultants who are looking for opportunities abroad. We at Sabenza recognize the difference it makes to maintain good client relationships and we are keeping our client base niche and manageable in order to give the best service possible. We have gained a good reputation in the market place and have built a very large network and database of consultants that we draw from for each role. We are able to send applications within 24 hours of receiving a role profile or spec. We use one of the best Database software tools available to keep our database up to date and very fast to search. Sabenza iT does not only use job-sites, we headhunt and we use our network to find our clients the right Candidates. We have a strong Facebook presence and we have over 12,000 LinkedIn connections. For further information, please visit our website www.sabenzait.co.za or call me at any time on Tel: 0330040131.

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