DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (DBSA) VACANCIES

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DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (DBSA)
 

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SENIOR PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST: INFRASTRUCTURE FUND (FIXED TERM CONTRACT)
 
Details
Senior Procurement Specialist: Infrastructure Fund (Fixed Term Contract) (DBS241025-2)
Closing Date 2024/11/08
Reference Number DBS241025-2
Job Title Senior Procurement Specialist: Infrastructure Fund (Fixed Term Contract)
Job Grade 17
Job Type Classification Contract
Location - Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) Senior Procurement Specialist_Job Profile 20241011.docx (002).pdf (0.50 Mb) - 10/25/2024 3:40:13 PM
 
Job Description
The Infrastructure Fund (IF) announced by the President in September 2018 addresses the need for a dedicated blended financing facility for infrastructure programme projects. The IF aims to transform public infrastructure financial provisioning using “blended” finance - combining capital from the public and private sectors, and Development Finance Institutions (DFIs)/Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs). This will be dedicated to meeting the financing requirements for hybrid projects.
 
 
The mandate of the Infrastructure Fund has been captured in a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the National Treasury, Infrastructure South Africa (ISA), and the DBSA entered into on 17 August 2020.
The role of the Senior Procurement Specialist: IF is to provide procurement and regulatory support services that ensure effective contracting throughout the entire procurement chain of large-scale infrastructure projects and programmes implemented by the IF. The role will also be the primary interface with the Supply Chain Management unit (SCM) of the DBSA.
 
Key Responsibilities  
1.  Strategic Planning

• Contribute to the development of the procurement strategy and implementation.
• Conduct in-depth business needs analysis to understand and understand the business to enable fit-for-purpose delivery, addressing risks and demand planning.
• Conduct a periodic review of performance and provide recommendations to optimise supply chain management.
• Develop supporting systems, policies and procedures to enable effective SCM operations.
• Oversee compliance with the SCM Policy, SCM Procedures and all relevant laws and regulations as it relates to supply chain management.
• Conduct internal demand management planning sessions to inform sourcing pipeline, strategies and prioritisation.
• Profile the nature of transactions, specifications, suppliers, clients etc to inform category strategies and implementation of strategic agreements in the form of panels, framework agreements, and strategic supply agreements to improve the relevance and effectiveness of the procurement delivery model.
• Develop procurement strategies for specific commodity areas and draft expenditure budgets by ensuring alignment to overall procurement approach and practices.
• Track all the MOUs and their obligations from an SCM and procurement perspective to ensure compliance from a sourcing strategy and process perspective.

 
2. Contracts Management

• Implement contract management practices and lead the process of contract risk management concerning procurement documentation.
• Develop the contracting framework to support the structuring and development of programmes and advise on the (i) regulatory, (ii) governance and (iii) contractual components of the programme execution strategy.
• Draft procurement and contractual suite of documents, tools and processes to enable efficient project/ programme preparation, execution and implementation to enable an investment and financing-friendly environment for investors.
• Monitor compliance to contractual requirements ensuring all conditions are satisfied by all parties involved.
• Initiate and conduct meetings with service providers on contractual challenges and queries as requested by line management.

 
3. Procurement Management

• Oversee the procurement process and ensure coverage of legal and compliance requirements arising from all supply chain management processes.
• Perform effective demand management reviews and planning for related procurement requirements and oversee sourcing of such goods and services.
• Collaborate with SCM in developing infrastructure procurement documents to ensure that they adhere and align to compliance principles laid out in the following: National Treasury Supply Management Circulars, Directives and Guidelines; Supply Management policies; Public Finance Management Act (PFMA); Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA); Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act (BBBEE) and other applicable Procurement Laws and Public Law principles.
• Act as the primary interface with DBSA SCM for all procurement matters of the IF including from an AM&T, IFU, PMU and LU perspective.
• Provide procurement and regulatory guidance on material purchases, acquisitions, and engagement of vendors for new and complex services, complex business loans, and current and/or future business structures and legal entities.
• Support business units with drafting specifications/ requirements for quotes and tenders.
• Facilitate training and awareness-building initiatives on procurement policy, procedures, process, templates, delegations and performance metrics, including quotations and tenders.
• Understand the pipeline of work and support requirements and develop a demand plan and timelines to meet the sourcing and business demands.
• Conduct analysis and assessment of all procurement transactions (spend information) including once-off contract spending, spending without quotations, non-compliance to policy (deviations), single source, processing errors – to inform planning, risk management, gap closure and reporting.
• Manage panels of preferred service providers and negotiate prices, terms and conditions with suppliers to deliver savings targets to the IF.
• Keep abreast of the technical requirements and qualitative issues when facilitating the arrangement of supplier panels as well as the execution of transactions in the sourcing pipeline.
• Manage and resolve audit-related queries as a single point of reference and management of all such correspondence.

 
4. Reporting

• Provide procurement statistical reports for executive decision-making by preparing and managing the monthly, quarterly and annual supply chain management information.
• Monitor and report on procurement governance, risk and compliance are aligned to internal policies and procedures and meet regulatory requirements of compliance to applicable legislation and regulations.
• Monitor and report on performance (quantitative and other) in line with the sourcing pipeline and tender register.
• Preparation of reports for Business Review meetings; SCM Committee, BEE Reporting and National Treasury requirements.
• Analysis of market research information, sourcing transactional data, demand planning information, Client insights and team performance for the preparation of management information to guide future operating models, planning, execution, sourcing and risk management strategies.
• Analysis of market research information, sourcing transactional data, demand planning information, Client insights and team performance for the preparation of management information to guide future operating models, planning, execution, sourcing and risk management strategies.
• Accurate and timely updates to the tender register.
• Implement and maintain a document management control system and ensure effective monitoring to ensure document management practices are in line with required standards.

 
Key Measurements of Outputs

• Time taken to prepare and or review procurement documentation, opinions and provide solutions.
• Quality of procurement documentation, opinions and solutions provided.
• Effective management and resolution of procurement-related complaints and concerns.
• Management of procurement spend.
• Clean

 
Expertise & Technical Competencies         
 
a) Detail Orientation 

• Reviews all relevant information or aspects of a situation before taking action or making a decision. 
• Pays close attention to details that are important to others to make sure they are right.
• Verifies that work has been completed according to the standards and procedures.

 
b) Negotiations Skills

• Is able to state own case, leaving some room for negotiation.
• Is well-versed with negotiation protocol and etiquette.
• Is able to successfully conclude simple negotiations on a factual basis.
• Knows when to seek advice/guidance during a negotiation.

 
c) Planning and Organising

• Uses time management procedures effectively. 
• Can exercise independent judgement regarding all planning and organising issues.
• Uses specialised software to plan and manage own time.
• Plans and manages multiple priorities and deadlines. 

 
d) Adaptability

• Is able to operate in a rapidly changing and increasingly unpredictable environment.
• Gives thought to scenarios impacting the world of work and the world of business.

 
e)  Written Communication

• Is relied on by others to help them write complex technical and non-technical documents and briefs.
• Is able to determine which aspects of this knowledge area need to be transferred to others in order to achieve organisational goals.
• Coaches’ others and transfers communication skills and knowledge to others.

 
f)  Commercial Business Acumen

• A good understanding of business and commercial drivers impacting operations.
• An understanding of general commercial strategy and the role of departmental strategy in the broader context of organisational objectives.
• Is comfortable with commercial discussions notwithstanding the absence of a readily identifiable legal component.
• Has the ability to structure or provide advice on legal instruments (e.g., contracts), based on strategic requirements.
• Has the ability to communicate complex legal principles in a clear language which demonstrates the practical application of the law to a business case.

 
g) Legal and Regulatory Policy Knowledge

• Knowledge of applicable legislation and the legal policies and procedures pertaining to the local, regional and relevant global laws.
• Directs and oversees the setting of organisational legal strategies, policies and guidelines of the most complex and important cases/legal objectives.
• Extensive knowledge of topics such as procurement laws, claims, agreements, and patents laws, intellectual property financial laws, labour laws, environmental laws, trade and economics laws etc.
• Knowledge and ability to enforce conditions and provisions of contracts, grants, agreements and leases.
• Awareness of all local regional and global legal developments.
• Ability to understand legal rights and responsibilities and the possession of authority to make legal decisions.
• Protects the organisation’s legal rights, utilizing a broad knowledge base of all major legal disciplines.

 
h)  Presentation Skills

• Knows how to deliver arguments persuasively by employing a range of advanced presentation techniques (e.g., the appropriate use of body language, how to close a presentation so that the audience continues to think about the subject matter).
• Has knowledge of various feedback mechanisms to check levels of audience understanding.

 
i) Procurement Services

• Articulates and prepares required documents and related elements of the procurement request including terms and conditions for the sourcing, selection and award process.
• Receives, safeguards, opens, records, tracks, assesses compliance with teams.
• Develops relationships by effective resolution of complaints and concerns.
• Prepares effective correspondence, questions and reports, statements of circumstance and briefing notes.

 
j) Risk Identification & Assessments

• Diagnoses significant and emerging risks to which the business is exposed.
• Advises on applicable aspects of legal risk identification and assessment.

 
k) Solution Focused

• Identifies complex problems based on a broad range of factors, many of which are ambiguous or difficult to define.
• While remaining guided by organisational values, identifies optimal solutions, thinking first in terms of possible approaches and flexibilities in the system blind adherence to rules or procedures.
• Evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of solutions after they have been implemented and identifies needed changes.

 
l) Knowledge of Contracts

• Advises business units on contractual issues related to procurement.
• Has an in-depth knowledge of the legal framework and appropriate Ability to apply this to develop appropriate contractual terms, conditions and documentation.
• Identifies and resolves risk and liability.

 
m) Reporting & Communication

• Provides input, reviews and improves reporting processes.

• Assists business units to help them write complex technical and non-technical documents and briefs.
• Assists to determine which aspects of their knowledge area needs to be transferred to others in order to achieve organisational goals.
• Coaches’ juniors and transfers communication skills and knowledge to juniors in the
• Able to communicate complex problems or concepts, by making them simple and understandable for others.
• Adapts language to the level of the audience in order to ensure that the message has a positive impact and is interesting to the audience.
• Is articulate, demonstrates a wide range of vocabulary, and is confident when talking to large/high level audiences.

 
Minimum Requirements:

• A post graduate qualification: Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) in Supply Chain Management or Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) or relevant.
• A minimum of 8 years experience in working with large-scale infrastructure procurement projects with a proven track record with successful large commercial deals.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of the PFMA, MFMA, PPPFA, BBBEE, Treasury Regulations and other SCM policies and procedures.
• Strong understanding of and a strong commitment to good corporate governance.
• Knowledge and understanding of supply chain disciplines & methodologies, public sector, regulatory environment across all spheres of government and international best practice of government infrastructure procurement.
• Knowledge and understanding of all legislation and regulations relevant to the business of a bank (i.e., Banks Act, NCA, FICA, FAIS, Reserve Bank Act, Competition Act, POPIA, ).
• Demonstrated experience in infrastructure and/or project finance and infrastructure development processes.
• Proven negotiating skills with the ability to close deals/transactions/agreements from a procurement perspective.
• Ability to interact professionally and confidently with members of the IT team, clients, employees as well as internal and external stakeholders.

 
Desirable Requirements:

• Admitted Attorney/ Advocate of the High Court of South Africa.
• International/cross-border experience.
• Additional business qualifications (Finance related).

 
Required Personal Attributes
 
a)  Teamwork and cooperation 

• Promotes a friendly climate and good morale, and resolves conflicts.
• Creates opportunities for cross-functional working.
• Encourages others to network outside of their own team/department and learn from their experience.

 
b) Decisiveness

• Makes timely decisions about complex issues even when some information is missing.
• Makes decisions and stands by them even when they are controversial or unpopular.
• Grasps critical business opportunities when they arise by making timely decisions.

 
c) Driving delivery of results

• Identifies and implements a business opportunity that will have long term impact on the business.
• Monitors progress and adapts plans if necessary to ensure optimal benefit to the programme.
• Makes decisions, sets priorities, or chooses goals on the basis of inputs and outputs makes explicit considerations of potential profit, return on investment, or cost benefit analysis.
• Based on cost benefit analysis, makes decisions of entrepreneurial risk nature.

 
d) Goal Oriented and Solution Driven

• Has an understanding of how immediate tasks contributed towards broader goals and structures activities accordingly.
• Focuses on solutions and goes beyond merely recognising a problem.

 
e)  Systems Thinking

• Views legal matters as an integral part of broader operations and avoids addressing matters in isolation.
• Is able to recognise patterns and interconnectivity between various matters which are seemingly disconnected.

 
f) Self-Awareness & Self Control

• Ignores angering actions and continues a conversation or May leave temporarily to withhold emotions, then return immediately to continue.
• Feels strong emotions in the course of a conversation or other task, such as anger, extreme frustration, or high stress; holds the emotions back, and continues to act calmly.
• Avoids egotistical behaviour.
• Welcomes positive confrontation as necessary; and avoids negative confrontation.

 
b)  Decisiveness

• Acts promptly to address urgent needs, quickly taking those decisions which need to be taken.
• Assesses available information to reach a clear view of key options and selects the best option at the time.
• Thinks on their feet when necessary.
• Changes his/her perception, ideas or alters normal procedures to fit a specific situation to get a job done and/or meet company goals.

 
c)  Impact and Influence

• Includes careful preparation of data for presentation.
• Makes two or more different arguments or points in a presentation or a discussion.

 
d) Achievement Orientation

• Focuses on new or more effective ways of improving own work and meeting targets.
• Focuses on raising quality, customer satisfaction and revenues.
• Makes specific changes to systems and processes in order to improve efficiency and quality.
• Formulates own objectives and action plans in order to achieve a measurable improvement in the future.

 
 
Policy

• The Development Bank of Southern Africa will endeavour to make appointments in line with its Employment Equity Policy and Plan. Applications from suitably qualified designated groups, especially people with disabilities, are encouraged.
• The DBSA corporate culture fit requires clear, logical and analytical thinking grounded in good interpersonal skills, a sense of urgency and results orientated execution of duties. The ability to work collaboratively and finding practical yet innovative solutions is critical to success in a work environment that demands emotional resilience, accountability and responsible risk taking and management.
• The DBSA reserves the right to amend or remove vacancies in line with organisational requirements.
• All vacancies can be viewed on the DBSA website (www.dbsa.org) under Careers.

 
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SENIOR DEAL ORIGINATOR: LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
 
Details
Closing Date 2024/10/29
Reference Number DBS240715-1
Job Title Senior Deal Originator: Local Government Support
Job Grade 16
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location - Town / City Midrand
Location - Province Gauteng
Location - Country South Africa

Job Profile (Downloadable)
Senior_Deal_Originator_Local_Government_Support_Feb_2023 Signed.pdf (359.08 kb) - 7/15/2024 11:43:27 AM

Job Description
The Senior Deal Originator is responsible for formulating and executing the strategic objectives of the business in collaboration with the Head Client Coverage whilst being accountable for deal origination, building and owning client and partnerships and developing projects for the DBSA ultimately leading to bankable deals.

Key Responsibilities
1. Contribute to the development of Divisional and Business unit strategies and implementation thereof.
2. Identify new, and prioritise existing key clients based on a set criteria (i.e. financial metrics, current and potential revenue and margin) and strategic factors.
3. Develop strong pipeline of good quality investments through proactive origination/business development and developing and employing sector/country knowledge.
4. Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, global and regional private businesses and facilitate the identification of opportunities to initiate viable projects.
5. Work closely with the project preparation team to facilitate project preparation, scoping, feasibility studies and business plans with the intention of closing investment deals.
6. Work closely with the Transactions team to take deals to bankability.
7. Remediate and eliminate partnership obstacles and inefficiencies, have knowledge of all new products, structured products and services offered by competitors.
8. Develop an in-depth knowledge of the political landscape of regions/sectors/clients and partners serviced and leverage such insights/knowledge across other regions/sectors and clients.
9. Build relationships, networks and collaborate with internal and external key stakeholders and clients to position DBSA as the ‘go-to’ Bank for infrastructure development opportunities.
10. Continuously research and analyze the clients’ business context, operations and financial performance in search of new opportunities
11. Leverage, engage and collaborate with the Bank’s internal network to ensure that the entire Bank’s relevant expertise is used to the optimum.
12. Develop strong pipeline of good quality investments through proactive origination/business development and developing and employing sector/country knowledge;
13. Compile and provide competitor analysis and understand the operating environment.
14. Lead, initiate and develop new business strategies and opportunities to create a pipeline of development impact projects ensuring deal flow and bankability.
15. Working closely with Financing Operations Division, initiate and develop new business strategies and opportunities to create a pipeline of fee income generating projects.
16. Prepare and provide documentation/reports for EXCO and Board(s) decision making where applicable.
17. Present at deal Committees where applicable as and when required.
 
Key Measurements of Outputs
1. Value of project approvals, commitments and disbursements.
2. Value of projects prepared and committed for DBSA approval.
3. Value of funds under management secured (Infrastructure Delivery business).
4. NPL targets.
5. Client service rating.

Expertise & Technical Competencies
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
1. Risk Identification & Assessment skills

• Advises on applicable aspects of risk identification and assessment.
• Assesses and links short-term tasks in the context of long-term business strategies or perspectives.

2. Business Development

• Takes overall lead for pro-active business development at national and international level.
• Initiates, reviews and interprets competitor environment reviews and take actions accordingly.
• Formulates and modify market approaches on the basis of competitor analyses.
• Leads the formulation, development and implementation of the business development strategy to generate new business opportunities in public and private sector delivery of infrastructure.
• Identifies and develop new markets, products and clients.
• Leads the participation and presentation of an organisation at investment conferences and roundtable discussions.
• Coordinates business activities to ensure that investment initiatives are in support of government BEE strategies, broader national and regional economic development strategies.
• Promote compliance and alignment with the strategic imperatives of both individual clients and the organisation of investment and development interventions.
• Builds capacity to coordinate, control and manage the activities and efforts required for the implementation of the plan.
• Builds capacity to conduct project origination exercises.

3. Business Acumen

• Deep understanding of commercial drivers and is able to take decisions based on an assessment of alternatives concerning complex business situations.
• Deep understanding of economic priorities of South Africa and Africa and how they can be implemented to meet an organisations strategic objectives.
• Deep understanding of the need to coordinate efforts with many government entities, private sector, community groups and individuals to ensure effective implementation of new policies and regulations.
• Takes actions to fit business strategy.
• Assesses and links short-term tasks in the context of long-term business strategies or perspectives.
• Reviews own actions against the organisation's strategic plan; includes the big picture when considering possible opportunities or projects or thinks about long-term applications of current activities.
• Anticipates possible responses to different initiatives.
• Understands the projected direction of the industry and how changes might impact the organisation.

4. Deal Origination

• Utilises extensive networks with developers, sponsors and consultants in DBSA-mandated sectors to identify project preparation opportunities.
• Conducts project identification, conceptualisation and preliminary structuring of projects structuring and value preposition for DBSA.
• Applies analytical skills to understand the technical, environmental, institutional, financial and legal components of projects to present a structure to prepare the project.
• Understands the regulatory and policy environments and offers advice in preparing/structuring of projects.
• Conducts market research, business analysis and profiling to identify opportunities for infrastructure development in SA, SADC and selected African countries.
• Provides and grows the opportunity for DBSA equity investments.
• Independently structures and negotiates and concludes engagement letters, term sheets and facility agreements.

5. Project Management

• Initiates project plans and secures resources for projects that span area or department boundaries.
• Uses estimating techniques and develops project risk management approaches.
• Has an in-depth and practical understanding of how to maximize the effectiveness of project teams.

6. Planning & Organizing

• Is relied on to helps other plan and organise their workload.
• Uses effectively advance time management processes to deal with high workload and tight deadlines.
• Organises, prioritises and schedules tasks so they can be performed within budget and with the efficient use of time and resources.
• Achieves goals in a timely manner, despite obstacles encountered, by organising, reprioritizing and re-planning

7. Financial Acumen

• Makes sound financial decisions after having analysed their impacts on the organisation, partner agencies, and community.
• Effectively prepares budgetary submissions and forecasts for own department.
• Knows the internal and external factors that impact on resource and asset availability.
• Is able to interpret management account reports in an operational/commercial context and take action as appropriate to maximize revenues and control costs.

8. Reporting & Communication

• Designs / customizes reports to meet user needs.
• Prepares complex or tailored reports, gathers information from a variety of sources, analyses and includes in a report.
• Keeps standard reports under review and proposes improvements to meet user needs

9. Presentation Skills

• Knows how to deliver arguments persuasively by employing a range of advanced presentation techniques (e.g. the appropriate use of body language, how to close a presentation so that the audience continues to think about the subject matter etc.).
• Has knowledge of various feedback mechanisms to check levels of audience understanding.

10. Negotiation

• Has an appreciation of cultural sensitivities and differences.
• Effectively employs a variety of advanced behavioural/interpersonal competencies to control the negotiation situation.
• Is able to take the lead in a variety of sensitive negotiation situations requiring high levels of tact and diplomacy.
• Is able to place a discrete negotiation situation within the context of a broader long-term relationship and is not threatened by conceding ground to protect the longer-term interests of DBSA.

 
Minimum Requirements

• An Honours degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, Engineering or Economics;
• 8-10 years’ experience in appraising, negotiating and closing Project Finance, Corporate Finance, or Structured Finance transactions in a financial institution;
• Experience in securing infrastructure investment deals in relevant sectors/geographies in SA and/or Africa (where applicable).
• Experience in leading, initiating and developing new business strategies and opportunities to create a pipeline of development impact projects ensuring deal flow and bankability.
• Experience in securing deals of appropriate size for sectors and geographies in question.
• Strong networks and relations with clients, global and regional private investors and banks in order to identify and source viable projects/investments.
• Successful track record in leading project teams with high level stakeholders and qualified professionals;
• Experience in using Financial models;
• Comprehensive knowledge of the complex financial and regulatory environments across Africa (where applicable).
• In depth knowledge and understanding of infrastructure market, financial markets and the macro landscape.
• Demonstrable experience in identifying client challenges and playing an active part in finding innovative solutions.
• Experienced communicator and negotiator (expertise at senior level).
• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to close deals.
• Proven experience in working with snr stakeholders in highly political environments in South Africa and the rest of Africa (where applicable)
• Role requires flexibility to be redeployed if required
• Ability to mentor jnr members of the team

 
Desirable Requirements

1. A post-graduate qualification such as a CA, CFA or MBA

Required Personal Attributes
 
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
1. Achievement Orientation

• Delivers work on time and quality and follows through on agreed commitments.
• Views new work experiences as an opportunity for growth.
• Reacts immediately to overcome setbacks or/and obstacles in order to meet goals.
• Recognises and acts upon current opportunities.

2. Customer Service Orientation

• Makes self fully available, especially when the customer is going through a critical period.
• Requests on-going feedback from customers and takes action in response to it; manages to retain and capitalize on existing customers.
• Takes the “extra step” to resolve customer issues appropriately, even in the case where they do not fall under own area of responsibility.
• Is aware of the level of service offered by the competition and provides more for customers than they expect.

3. Attention to Detail

• Double-checks the accuracy of information or work.
• Ensures that the work produced doesn’t contain any errors.

4. Leading and Empowering Others

• Creates the conditions that enable the team to perform at its best (e.g., setting clear direction, providing appropriate structure, getting the right people, obtain needed resources).
• Monitors performance against clear standards, and addresses performance issues promptly and takes action to get performance back to desired levels.
• Proactively asks for feedback on own performance from team members, aiming to become more effective.
• Ensures tasks are delegated so that team members are empowered to deliver results and develop their capabilities.

5. Self-awareness and Self Control

• Feels strong emotions in the course of a conversation or other task, such as anger, extreme frustration, or high stress;
• Holds the emotions back, and continues to act calmly.
• Ignores angering actions and continues a conversation or task.
• May leave temporarily to withhold emotions, then return immediately to continue.

6. Strategic and Innovative Thinking

• Recognises opportunities or potential problems, before they become obvious, by seeing the connections in a range of sources of information, including insights from outside DBSA.
• Restates complex knowledge in a way that makes it easier for others to understand.
• Experiments with new approaches, tests scenarios, questions assumptions and challenges conventional thinking.
• Creates new concepts that are not obvious to others, leveraging internal and external sources of information, to build incremental revenue and growth opportunities.

7. Teamwork & Cooperation

• Values and utilises the expertise of colleagues, asking for ideas and input and collaborates to form decisions and plans.
• Willingly learns from others.
• Creates opportunities for knowledge and expertise sharing between all members of the team.

Policy

• The Development Bank of Southern Africa will endeavour to make appointments in line with its Employment Equity Policy and Plan. Applications from suitably qualified designated groups, especially people with disabilities, are encouraged.
• The DBSA corporate culture fit requires clear, logical and analytical thinking grounded in good interpersonal skills, a sense of urgency and results orientated execution of duties. The ability to work collaboratively and finding practical yet innovative solutions is critical to success in a work environment that demands emotional resilience, accountability and responsible risk taking and management.
• The DBSA reserves the right to amend or remove vacancies in line with organisational requirements.
• All vacancies can be viewed on the DBSA website (www.dbsa.org) under Careers.

 
PLEASE APPLY HERE

ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL
 
Details
Closing Date 2024/10/31
Reference Number DBS241014-1
Job Title Enterprise Risk Management Professional
Job Grade 16
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location - Town / City Midrand
Location - Province Gauteng
Location - Country South Africa

Job Profile (Downloadable)
ERM Professional _Job Profile September 2024.docx.pdf (397.30 kb) - 10/14/2024 9:33:39 AM

Job Description
The ERM Professional is responsible for managing the Bank's risk levels, ensuring that risk profiles align with the Bank's risk tolerance. Working closely with the principal, this role involves strategising, developing and implementing processes to identify, assess, manage, and report on risks across the organisation, while ensuring effective coordination between risk management structures.

 
Key Responsibilities
Key Performance Areas: 
1. ERM Operational Functions

• Support the Principal ERM in developing and implementing the strategic direction for the ERM function.
• Establish the ERM risk universe and ensure there are no gaps in the management of specific risks and risk categories.
  Establish functional methods and processes to implement the ERM strategy.
• Prepare and submit the Annual ERM Risk Plan and all other reports as per the requirements.
• Develop, implement and oversee the Risk Appetite Framework and Risk Tolerance levels for the group and per division.
• Facilitate the drafting and maintaining of divisional risk registers for divisions as requested by the Principal ERM.
• Provide support to Management in integrating risk management with the strategy development processes.
• Develop, implement and communicate ERM policies and procedures to business.
• Facilitate the development of risk management strategies for the organisation’s critical operational risks and find appropriate solutions to mitigate and manage identified risks (inclusive of Basel requirements).
• Facilitate ERM assessments and monitor priority operational risks across the organisation.
• Align the ERM process with Internal Audit, Credit and Investment risk processes and all other Risk and Control Functions across the Group.
• Build project risk management capabilities across various project types.
• Work closely with the risk team and other monitoring functions in ensuring effective combined effort and assurance of risk management.
• Assist in developing the ERM Cluster’s strategy and execution plan in line with the divisions and organisational vision, strategy, and goals.
• Determine cluster objectives and targets for inclusion in the division’s balanced scorecard.
• Monitor, evaluate and integrate risk activities across the Bank.
• Facilitate the strategic risk process and related reporting.
  
  

2. ERM Best Practice

• Elevate and evolve the status of ERM within the Group to at least best practice.
• Play a trusted advisor role to Management and the Executives concerning leading risk practices and consulting activities.
• Determine emerging risks on a timely basis.

3. Divisional ERM Advisory Services, Monitoring & Reporting

• Provide a professional ERM advisory service to Business.
• Ensure that group-wide risk projects are managed and implemented in the Business (excludes credit and investment risk).
• Communicate and facilitate the use of appropriate ERM methodologies, tools and techniques.
• Work with divisions to establish, maintain and continuously improve risk management capabilities and implement appropriate risk reporting standards.
• Provide an independent view regarding proposed business plans and transactions.
• Develop, monitor and report on corporate key indications.
• Conduct risk investigations as required.
• Assess the status of corporate mitigation actions.
• Participate in special project risk reviews as required.

 
Key Measurements of Outputs:
1. Established ERM plans and frameworks.
2. Accurate reporting and monitoring of enterprise risk.
3. Quality and accuracy of reports and risk mitigation plans.
4. Clean audit.
Key Internal Liaison Relationships:
1. Risk Division
2. All Divisions
3. Group and Divisional Risk Committees
4. Corporate Committees
Key External Liaison Relationships:
5. Service Providers
6. DBSA stakeholders (as required)
7. External benchmarking sources.

Expertise & Technical Competencies

Qualifications and Experience:
Minimum Requirements:
1. A postgraduate qualification in Risk Management or equivalent.
2. A minimum of 5 years’ experience in Enterprise Risk Management.
3. In-depth knowledge of development finance, risk management philosophies, practices, etc.
4. Knowledge of the relevant legislative framework, i.e., Basel II, GAMAP, GAAP, IFRIS, etc.
5. Experience in Project/Programme Management.
6. Expert knowledge of risk and financial management principals, philosophy and methodologies to participate in the most complex risk assignments undertaken in the DBSA.
7. Good understanding of Finance, Treasury, Credit and other risk-related matters affecting the Bank and the Divisions.
8. Ability to quantify and aggregate risk for management and reporting purposes.

Desirable Requirements:
1. A postgraduate qualification specialising in Risk Management.

Technical Competencies:
a) Written communication
• Understands that different writing styles are required for different documents or audiences.
• Write effective correspondence, prepares questions and reports, statements of circumstance and briefing notes.
• Reviews others’ documents for clarity and impact.
• Has a solid mastery of writing principles such as grammar, sentence construction etc.
b) Presentation skills
• Can reinforce key presentation points with examples.
• Is able to translate technical terminology into language understandable to the audience.
• Has insight into the audience’s behavior and motivation and responds appropriately and professionally,adapting communication style as appropriate.
c) Reporting
• Designs / customizes reports to meet user needs.
• Prepares complex or tailored reports, gathers information from a variety of sources, analyses and includes in a report.
• Keeps standard reports under review and proposes improvements to meet user needs.
d) Risk Identification and Assessments
• Diagnoses significant, unusual and emerging risks to which the business is exposed.
e) Risk Management Policies and Procedures
• Develops innovative approaches to managing significant business risks effectively and efficiently.
• Leads implementation, execution and monitoring activities.
• Advises on best solutions and foresees the impact of changes in regulations, policies and procedures for non-complex and increasingly complex business issues.
f) Presentation Skills
• Knows how to deliver arguments persuasively by employing a range of advanced presentation techniques (e.g., the appropriate use of body language, how to close a presentation so that the audience continues to think about the subject matter etc.).
• Has knowledge of various feedback mechanisms to check levels of audience understanding. .
g) Risk Response and Reporting
• Develop and implement appropriate risk mitigation for significant and unusual risks to which the business is exposed.
• Provide advice on business continuity management mechanisms, define appropriate risk responses for reasonably foreseeable emergency scenarios and events.
• Design and implement risk reporting systems and communicate to executive management risk processes and results including recommendations for improvement.

Required Personal Attributes
Behavioural Competencies:
a) Customer Service Orientation
• Tries to understand the underlying needs of customers and matches these needs to available or
• customized products and services.
• Adapts processes and procedures to meet on-going customer needs.
• Utilises the feedback received by customers, in order to develop new and/or improve existing services/products that relate to their on-going needs.
• Thinks of new ways to align DBSA’s offerings with future customer needs.
b) Self-awareness and Self Control
• Withholds effects of strong emotions in difficult situations.
• Keeps functioning or responds constructively despite stress.
• May apply special techniques or plan ahead of time to manage emotions or stress.
c) Strategic and Innovative Thinking
• Experiments with new approaches, tests scenarios, questions assumptions and challenges conventional thinking.
• Creates new concepts that are not obvious to others, leveraging internal and external sources of information, to build incremental revenue and growth opportunities.
d) Driving delivery of results
• Sets challenging goals that will have a significant impact on the business or support the organisational strategy.
• Commits significant resources and/or time to ensure that challenging goals are achieved, while also taking action to mitigate risk.
e) Teamwork & Cooperation
• Acts to promote a friendly climate and good morale and resolves conflicts.
• Creates opportunities for cross-functional working.
• Encourages others to network outside of their own team/department and learn from their experience.

 
Policy

• The Development Bank of Southern Africa will endeavour to make appointments in line with its Employment Equity Policy and Plan. Applications from suitably qualified designated groups, especially people with disabilities, are encouraged.
• The DBSA corporate culture fit requires clear, logical and analytical thinking grounded in good interpersonal skills, a sense of urgency and results orientated execution of duties. The ability to work collaboratively and finding practical yet innovative solutions is critical to success in a work environment that demands emotional resilience, accountability and responsible risk taking and management.
• The DBSA reserves the right to amend or remove vacancies in line with organisational requirements.
• All vacancies can be viewed on the DBSA website (www.dbsa.org) under Careers.

 
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