Programme Manager

RINA is seeking for a Programme Manager for a new multi-year project in South Africa

Qualification and skills: 
• University degree in engineering, economics, business administration, project 
management or equivalent;  
• Proficiency in oral and written English language; 
• Certification in Programme Management or Project Management (PgMP or PMP from PMI 
or equivalent);  
• Proficiency in the use of project management IT tools/systems; 

General professional experience: 
• Minimum of fifteen (15) years of working experience, with at least five (5) years working in 
Sub-Saharan African countries and ten (10) years managing large scale infrastructure 
programmes; 
• Working experience in South Africa would be an advantage; 
• Focused experience in managing port and railway projects; 
• Proven experience in setting up and managing day to day activities of a PgMO or PMO; 

Specific professional experience: 
• Team leader in a minimum of one (1) large-scale infrastructure project in the past ten (10) 
years (CAPEX > EUR 100m). Demonstrated experience in the in the rail and/or ports 
sector(s) will be considered an advantage;  
• At least five (5) years project (and/or programme) management experience, leading 
diverse multi-cultural teams, implementing infrastructure projects; 
• At least five (5) years knowledge of the green energy, decarbonisation policy dialogues; 
• Involvement in a minimum of four (4) infrastructure projects in developing countries, 
involved in preparation studies for two (2) of them (i.e. feasibility studies, detailed design, 
tender documentation) and involved in implementation support for the other two (2) (i.e. 
technical assistance to the asset owner), preferably in the rail and/or port sectors, in the 
past fifteen (15) years;  
• Proven experience in working with EIB, the EU and/or other IFI’s (e.g. AfDB, WB, 
AFD/Proparco, FMO, KfW) on similar assignments. 

The Programme Manager must demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and a record of successful 
project experience with multi-sector teams. S/he will also need to possess excellent drafting skills 
and be a good communicator and a facilitator of contacts among different stakeholders.