DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (DBSA) VACANCIES - 22 JULY 2026

DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (DBSA)

LEAD INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE

Details

Closing Date

2026/07/31

Reference Number

DBS250922-2

Job Title

Lead Infrastructure Finance

Job Grade

Job Type Classification

Contract

Location - Town / City

Midrand

Location - Province

Gauteng

Location - Country

South Africa

Job Profile (Downloadable)

Lead_Infrastructure_Finance_Specialist_Job_Profile_May_2026_signed.pdf (307.69 kb) - 6/12/2026 3:59:33 PM

Job Description

To lead and guide the structuring, development, execution, and implementation of complex infrastructure finance transactions and sustainable financing solutions that support economic development and infrastructure delivery. The role drives innovative financing initiatives, mobilising public and private sector funding, supporting strategic infrastructure investments, and providing specialist advisory services to internal and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Key Performance Areas:

1. Infrastructure Finance Modelling and Transactions

Lead the preparation, structuring, negotiation, and execution of complex infrastructure finance transactions, investment operations, and financing solutions.
Direct financial analysis and advanced modelling within multidisciplinary project teams, supporting the design of complex financial structures and credit enhancement mechanisms to mobilise commercial capital for infrastructure and development finance purposes.
Provide strategic advisory services to internal and external stakeholders on the development and implementation of sustainable public and private sector infrastructure investments.
Work as an integral part of the project/programme team in conducting due diligence, feasibility assessments, commercial evaluations, and financial structuring activities for infrastructure finance projects.
Drive infrastructure projects are progressed to bankability through effective transaction structuring, risk mitigation, due diligence, and stakeholder engagement.
Lead the execution of credit approval processes and negotiate detailed transaction terms in collaboration with Treasury, Legal, Portfolio Management, and other stakeholders.
Support the expansion and management of IFISA’s infrastructure project pipeline and financing opportunities.

2. Financial Structuring and Financing Solutions

Develop and implement financial advisory solutions for the IFISA, including (amongst others)-mandated lead arranger (“MLA”) technical, financial, environmental, insurance bank services.
Lead the development and implementation of innovative and sustainable financing instruments and funding solutions to accelerate infrastructure delivery.
Design and deliver advanced sustainable financing structures for IFISA clients, including blended finance structures, Public Private Partnerships (PPPs), B-BBEE funding structures, local currency financing, guarantees, and derivative hedging instruments.
Develop and implement complex financing instruments, including project bonds, green bonds, CPI-linked debt, bridging finance facilities, working capital facilities, construction performance bonds, and project preparation facilities.
Conduct financial modelling, sensitivity analysis, scenario testing, and transaction analysis activities to support investment decisions and transaction execution.
Support funding mobilisation initiatives through engagement with financial markets, development finance institutions, commercial banks, investors, and strategic partners.
Provide financial advisory services relating to technical, financial, environmental, insurance, and banking solutions within infrastructure finance projects.
Access financial markets to fund IFISA investments and operations to foster sustainable economic development, create wealth and improve infrastructure in
South Africa by investing in infrastructure and other productive sectors.
Guidance and mentorship of Infrastructure Finance Specialists and project teams.

3. Stakeholder and Partnership Management

Develop and maintain strategic relationships with government institutions, development finance institutions, private sector investors, commercial banks, and infrastructure stakeholders.
Support public sector institutions in the development and financing of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) and strategic infrastructure programmes aligned to
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Represent IFISA in stakeholder engagements, negotiations, industry forums, and strategic partnership discussions.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to identify investment opportunities, unlock funding, and facilitate infrastructure development initiatives.

4. Governance and Compliance

Implement functions in compliance with governance frameworks, investment mandates, risk management requirements, and regulatory obligations throughout transaction lifecycles.
Prepare and review investment memoranda, transaction reports, governance submissions, Board papers, and Executive Committee reports.
Support long-term financial planning, portfolio strategy, and infrastructure financing initiatives in collaboration with Treasury and Finance teams.
Contribute to the development and implementation of strategic initiatives, financing frameworks, and infrastructure development programmes.
Perform additional strategic and operational duties as required by the Head of Division.

Key Measurements of Outputs:

Quality, accuracy, and robustness of financial models and financing solutions developed.
Value and number of project approvals, commitments, financial closes, and disbursements achieved.
Value of infrastructure investment and development catalysed through financing initiatives.
Value of public and private sector partnerships and funding mobilised.
Percentage of projects progressed to bankability and successful implementation.
Effectiveness of transaction structuring, due diligence, and risk mitigation processes.
Timeliness and quality of investment analysis, governance submissions, and transaction reporting.
Compliance with governance, regulatory, and credit approval requirements.
Stakeholder satisfaction with advisory support, financing solutions, and transaction execution.
Clean audit outcomes and effective resolution of audit findings.

INTERNAL LIAISON RELATIONSHIP (*The list is not exhaustive)

Head: Infrastructure Finance
Head: IFISA
CEO & Exco
DBSA Board & Committees
Relevant DBSA Divisions
IFISA Team

EXTERNAL LIAISON RELATIONSHIP (*The list is not exhaustive)

Infrastructure South Africa
National Treasury
Government Departments and SOCs
Public & Private Sector Stakeholders
External Service Providers
Development Finance Institutions
Capital Markets

Expertise & Technical Competencies

Qualifications and Experience:

Minimum Qualifications

A Post-graduate qualification in Development Finance, Finance, Business, Engineering or Economics.

Minimum Experience

A minimum of 10 years of proven experience in project finance, the financial and infrastructure finance environment at a senior professional level.
Experience in investing in infrastructure in emerging markets, ideally in a diversified portfolio in different sectors of infrastructure (energy, transport, etc.).
Experience with working on new or innovative projects and programmes, and proven ability to bring ideas from conception to completion.
Proven experience in project risk identification, management and mitigation.
In-depth knowledge of the banking sector and financial markets.
Comprehensive knowledge of the legal and regulatory environment for infrastructure procurement in SA.
Good understanding of infrastructure investments.
Demonstrable experience in assessing investment transaction opportunities and projects from early review to bankable debt financing deals.
Experience with working with deal teams and assigning resources to conclude transactions.
Proven ability to provide value to transactions for the benefit of and/or the client through knowledge of the subject, innovation and lateral thinking.
Sound experience in private and public sector investments.
Demonstrated knowledge of legislation, regulations, policies, processes and procedures governing the infrastructure planning and development in South Africa (e.g. PFMA).

Technical Competencies:

a) 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.

b) Business Development

Initiates, reviews, and interprets competitor environment reviews.
Formulates and modifies market approaches based on competitor analyses.
Generates new business opportunities in the public and private sector delivery of infrastructure.
Identifies and develops new markets, products and clients.
Builds capacity to conduct project origination exercises.

c) Business Acumen

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.

d) Deal Origination

Formulate and develop new and alternative financing mechanisms and concepts that can be replicated elsewhere within and outside SA.
Conceptualise and develop innovative funding instruments (equity, venture capital, mezzanine, debt, securitisation of projects, etc.) to finance infrastructure that would otherwise not be possible, relying on the market only to develop and propose these investment opportunities.
Proactively develop impact concepts to take to the market.
Formulate new products.

e) Deal Structuring

Uses credit enhancement techniques to structure deals and optimise pricing in terms of Basel principles.
Has a good and practical understanding of how to optimise the Capital Structure, collateral package, and debt repayment profile.
Builds and interrogates financial models, including those with a high degree of complexity, to develop an optimal structure.
Identifies complex structural issues that need escalation and proposes appropriate bankable structures.
Demonstrates knowledge on advanced structuring, including the use of derivatives, syndicated loans, synthetic loans, securitisations, inflation-linked debt, credit default swaps and subordinated debt.
Prepares specialised or tailored reports relating to new innovative instruments, gathers information from a variety of sources, analyses and includes in a report for new product approval committees.
Compiles comprehensive specialist reports as required for inclusion into credit committee submissions.

f) Financial modelling

Develop, build and maintain complex, integrated project finance models to support investment decision-making, transaction structuring and
execution.
Lead financial modelling for transactions, including scenario, sensitivity and stress testing to assess bankability, risk allocation and financial viability.
Translate technical, legal and commercial inputs into robust financial models that accurately reflect project risks, funding structures and cash flow dynamics.
Interrogate and validate financial models (internal and external) to ensure accuracy, consistency and alignment with transaction assumptions and market standards.
Apply advanced modelling techniques to optimise capital structures, funding strategies and pricing of financial instruments.
Support negotiations and Financial Close through real-time model updates, analysis and interpretation of key financial metrics (e.g. IRR, DSCR, LLCR).

g) Negotiation Skills

Has an appreciation of cultural sensitivities and differences.
Effectively employs a variety of advanced behavioural/interpersonal competencies to control the negotiation situation.
Can take the lead in a variety of sensitive negotiation situations requiring high levels of tact and diplomacy.
Can 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 the IF.

h) 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 resource and asset availability.
Can interpret management account reports in an operational/commercial context and take action as appropriate to maximise revenues and control costs.

i) Reporting

Designs, reviews and improves reporting processes and provides guidance.
Leads production of complex environment reports, takes an editorial role, determines content and level of detail, and ensures consistent messaging and branding.

j) 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.).
Knows various feedback mechanisms to check levels of audience understanding.

k) Problem Solving

While remaining guided by organisational values, identifies optimal solutions, thinking first in terms of possible approaches and flexibilities in the system vs. blind adherence to rules or procedures.
Implements solutions to complex problems, then evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of solutions and identifies needed changes.

Required Personal Attributes

Leadership/Behavioural Competencies:

a) Customer Service Orientation

Tries to understand the underlying needs of customers and matches these needs to available or customised products and services.
Adapts processes and procedures to meet ongoing customer needs.
Utilises the feedback received by customers to develop new and/or improve existing services/ products that relate to their ongoing 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.

*The KPA’s, competencies and relationships listed in this document are not exhaustive, and the incumbent will be expected to undertake additional duties within their capacity to meet the needs of business and/or the business unit.

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

HEAD: MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

Details

Closing Date

2026/07/27

Reference Number

DBS260710-1

Job Title

Head: Marketing and Communications

Job Type Classification

Contract

Location - Town / City

Midrand

Location - Province

Gauteng

Location - Country

South Africa

Job Profile (Downloadable)

IFISA Head Communication and Marketing.pdf (0.84 Mb) - 7/14/2026 10:19:26 AM

Job Description

The Head: Marketing and Communications is responsible for leading and managing the overall marketing and communications of IFISA through the implementation of strategies and plans that enable effective communication and marketing initiatives to enhance and maintain IFISA’s internal and external brand and reputation. This includes leading the implementation of digital marketing and communications solutions by managing and maintaining the website and other digital solutions that will enable effective communication to all stakeholders, as well as planning events that promote IFISA and allow for key stakeholder engagements.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic and Planning Functions

Develop the marketing and communications strategy and plans aligned to business objectives and priorities.
Develop and manage IFISA’s brand strategy and maintain consistent application of the corporate identity.
Align the communication and marketing annual operating and performance plans to support IFISA’s strategic direction.
Lead the preparation of the report from a brand, communication and marketing perspective.
Develop stakeholder communication strategies and policies (internal and external).
Manage media risk exposure through identification, implementation and maintenance of risk control measures to mitigate possible risks.

2. Marketing and Communication

Develop and implement marketing programs for target segments by understanding specific needs, gathering market intelligence and analysing internal/external data through research.
Conduct research and feasibility analysis and seize marketing opportunities on behalf of IFISA.
Identify and create key communication platforms and channels to be used internally and externally.
Drive understanding of IFISA vision, brand and business objectives internally and externally.
Oversee the management and implementation of all corporate events.
Provide brand marketing and communication guidance to management and units.
Drive the roll-out of communication to all employees in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
Promote IFISA’s programmes through various communication platforms, including print, video, audio, photography, graphics, and digital.
Manage the IFISA website by maintaining the content, brand and graphic design.
Manage and strengthen IFISA’s stakeholder engagement processes and interfaces both within IFISA and externally.
Serve as IFISA’s key media spokesperson and develop media articles, responses and presentations for media communication.
Manage the planning, designing and implementation of strategic communication campaigns.
Guide on all internal and external communication channels, web, print, etc.

3. Corporate Social Investment

Identify Corporate Social Investment initiatives that are aligned to IFISA and positioning as a good corporate citizen.
Guide IFISA in Corporate Social Investment efforts, ensuring sustainable benefits for beneficiaries.
Establish a framework to identify and manage community issues and communication activities, including community consultation.

4. People Management

Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning to maximise individual and collective potential.
Drive talent development initiatives, including coaching, performance management, and career pathing, to build and retain a skilled and motivated team.
Promote a culture of high performance through implementing performance management in line with the planned strategic objectives, goals, quality standards and agreed key performance measures using sound performance management principles.
Contribute to building synergies & cooperation across the public and private sector infrastructure ecosystem.

Key Measurements of Outputs

1. Successful implementation of integrated marketing and communications strategies aligned to organisational objectives.

2. Strengthened internal and external brand positioning, visibility, and reputation.

3. Management of digital marketing platforms, website content, and communication channels to enhance stakeholder engagement.

4. Delivery of high-quality marketing campaigns, communication materials, publications, and media content within agreed timelines.

5. Strong stakeholder engagement initiatives that enhance relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

6. Successful planning and execution of corporate events, campaigns, and promotional initiatives.

7. Proactive media relations and public relations management that support organisational messaging and reputation.

8. Management of communication risks, issues, and crisis communication responses.

9. Compliance with branding standards, governance requirements, and communication policies.

10. Management of team performance, budgets, service providers, and employee development.

11. Clean audit outcomes and effective resolution of audit findings.

Expertise & Technical Competencies

a) Communication (Written and Verbal)

Is relied on by others to help them write complex technical and non-technical documents and briefs.
Can determine which aspects of this knowledge area need to be transferred to others to achieve organisational goals.
Coaches others and transfers communication skills and knowledge to others.
Able to communicate complex problems or concepts by making them simple and understandable for others.
Adapts language to the level of the audience 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.

b) Marketing and Communications Skills

Strong understanding of Marketing and Communication principles and best practices, and of the full range of Marketing and Communication activities.
Ability to contribute to the development and implementation of a Marketing / Communication strategy.
Ability to take a lead role in Marketing and Communication activities, such as collecting and analysing market insights, user feedback, content creation, producing marketing collateral, planning.
Editorial planning and strategy experience.

c) Digital Marketing Skills

Digital channel strategy and management experience.
Keeps up with the latest trends as it relates to industrial sectors key to DBSA.
Aligning the brand to the changing needs and challenges of the organisation and economic environment.

d) 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 maximise the effectiveness of project teams.

e) Planning & Organising

Is relied on to help others plan and organise their workload.
Uses effective 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 promptly, despite obstacles encountered, by organising, reprioritising, and replanning.

f) 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 resource and asset availability.
Can interpret management account reports in an operational/commercial context and take action as appropriate to maximise revenues and control costs.

g) Reporting & Communication

Designs / customises 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.

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, etc.).
Knows various feedback mechanisms to check levels of audience understanding.

i) Negotiation

Has an appreciation of cultural sensitivities and differences.
Effectively employs a variety of advanced behavioural/interpersonal competencies to control the negotiation situation.
Can take the lead in a variety of sensitive negotiation situations requiring high levels of tact and diplomacy.
Can 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 Qualifications

A post-graduate qualification in Marketing and Communication Management qualification or an Executive
Development Programme.

Minimum Experience

A minimum of 12 years demonstrable experience in Public Relations, Marketing or Communications Management function, with a minimum of 5 years in a senior or leadership role.
Proven experience in conceptualising and implementing integrated marketing and communications strategies.
In-depth experience in brand management, media relations, digital marketing, and corporate communications.
Experience engaging with senior stakeholders, government institutions, partners, and external service providers.
Strong experience in managing communication campaigns, events, publications, and digital platforms.
Experience in people management, budgeting, and managing external agencies or suppliers.
Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Knowledge of governance, reputation management, and crisis communication practices.

Desirable Requirements

Experience in the Banking and or financial sectors, with experience in planning and managing large marketing activities at local and international levels.

*The KPA’s, competencies and relationships listed in this document are not exhaustive, and the incumbent will be expected to undertake

additional duties within their capacity to meet the needs of business and/or the business unit.*

Required Personal Attributes

a) Customer Service Orientation

Tries to understand the underlying needs of customers and matches these needs to available or customised products and services.
Adapts processes and procedures to meet ongoing customer needs.
Utilises the feedback received by customers to develop new and/or improve existing services/products that relate to their ongoing 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 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

RESEARCH SPECIALIST

Details

Closing Date

2026/07/27

Reference Number

DBS260709-2

Job Title

Research Specialist

Job Grade

Job Type Classification

Permanent

Location - Town / City

Midrand

Location - Province

Gauteng

Location - Country

South Africa

Job Profile (Downloadable)

Research Specialist_Job Profile June 2026 Final.docx.pdf (383.17 kb) - 7/9/2026 2:56:37 PM

Job Description

The purpose of the Research Specialist is to provide high quality applied research support that is directly aligned Bank’s strategy. The role advances the Bank's catalytic DFI positioning by generating evidence-based insights that inform investment decisions, deepen sector intelligence, and support capital mobilisation across the infrastructure value chain.

The Research Specialist further contributes to thought leadership on DFI financing tools, infrastructure, economics, climate and sustainable development, reinforcing DBSA’s reputation as a leading knowledge institution in development finance.

Key Responsibilities

1. Research Agenda Design, Execution and Dissemination

Provide inputs into and execute the annual research agenda as approved by IDKC Board. in alignment with the DBSA's Corporate Strategy, responding to strategic priorities across all sectors in the DBSA, including energy transition, municipal finance, regional
integration, and climate resilience.
Translate strategic research priorities into concrete research projects supporting the Bank's Insights, Execution and Enablement (IEE) function and senior leadership decision-making (CEO, Exco, and Board).
Deliver short-turnaround research briefs, background papers, and Board Enrichment platform inputs that provide timely evidence Bank's investment pipeline, sector strategies, and policy positions.
Lead the peer review and editing of research outputs to ensure credibility, intellectual rigour, and alignment with DBSA quality standards.
Facilitate the dissemination of research outputs through Knowledge Sessions, publications, and other institutional platforms to build internal and external awareness.

2. Applied Research, Econometric Analysis

Apply econometric principles and a solid understanding of infrastructure development within the Bank’s operational sectors to support operations.
Strengthen research outputs by aligning with Insights, Execution & Enablement (IEE) and automation priorities.
Drive thought leadership by staying abreast of domestic, regional, and international research agendas.
Conduct applied econometric and quantitative research to inform operational decision-making across the Bank’s core sectors, including energy (renewables, just transition, and transmission infrastructure), transport and logistics, water and sanitation, ICT and social infrastructure, spanning South Africa, the SADC region, and the Rest of Africa (ROA).
Produce research and intelligence on finance instruments, including climate related financing such as green/sustainable bonds to support DBSA's climate finance mobilisation objectives and alignment with the South Africa Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP).
Apply advanced data analytics, geospatial analysis, and econometric modelling tools (R, Stata, SPSS, Eviews or equivalent) to large, multi-source datasets including administrative, financial, and spatial data.
Generate sector-specific intelligence on energy transition scenarios, infrastructure investment models, and regional economic integration to strengthen the Bank's strategic positioning and thought leadership.
Monitor and integrate emerging global research methodologies, DFI best practices, and innovation in infrastructure economics into the Bank's research approaches.

3. Stakeholder Engagement, Knowledge Leadership and Policy Influence

Develop and maintain relationships with sector specialists, as well as, among others, operational units, and strategic divisions (including IDD, Project Preparation, and Climate Finance) to ensure research relevance and uptake across the infrastructure value chain.
Initiate, develop, and manage research partnerships with other DFIs, multilateral development banks (MDBs), think tanks, academia, and government agencies — from conceptualisation through to publication and launch.
Engage regulators, government departments, the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Council (PICC), and industry bodies to align research with national policy priorities (such as NDP Vision 2030, National Infrastructure Plan 2050, Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan).
Contribute to DBSA's thought leadership outputs including sector reports, working papers, policy briefs, and opeds that advance evidence-based public discourse on infrastructure development, development finance and social and development impact.

4. Institutional Capacity Building, Knowledge Management and Research Integration

Design and deliver research training programmes that build institutional analytical and policy analysis capacity across DBSA business units.
Champion the integration of sustainability principles, and just transition frameworks into the Bank's research methodologies.
Drive knowledge-sharing initiatives including seminars, internal knowledge sessions, and cross-functional learning platforms to build a culture of evidence-based decision-making aligned to DBSA’s strategic priorities.

Key Measurements of Outputs

Delivery of a high-quality annual research agenda that is approved, on time, and aligned to DBSA's Corporate Strategic priorities.
Produce and publish at least 2 high-quality research articles in different accredited journals.
Production and timely dissemination of research outputs (reports, policy briefs, sector analyses, Board papers)
Successful completion of short-turnaround research projects and input into the Board Enrichment themes as requested by the Chief Economist.
Quality and rigour of applied econometric and quantitative analyses supporting operational decision-making across the sectors of the DBSA, including energy transition, municipal finance, regional integration, and climate finance.
Depth and impact of external partnerships and networks with DFIs, MDBs, think tanks, universities, and government research entities.
Demonstrated contribution to DBSA's positioning as a thought leader in infrastructure development finance — including publications, conference presentations, and contributions to national/continental policy discourse.
Effectiveness of knowledge dissemination through Knowledge Sessions, training programmes, and cross-functional capacity building initiatives.
Integration of ESG Sustainability, just transition, and climate finance considerations into research outputs and
institutional frameworks.

INTERNAL LIAISON RELATIONSHIP (*The list is not exhaustive)

Executives
All business units and other relevant divisions
DBSA Investment Committees and others

EXTERNAL LIAISON RELATIONSHIP (*The list is not exhaustive)

Third Parties/Service providers
DFIs, Knowledge partners, Think tanks, local/international organisations
Research houses and data providers
Government Stakeholders

Expertise & Technical Competencies

Minimum Qualification

A postgraduate qualification (Master’s degree) in Economics, Development Studies, Public Policy, Social Sciences, or closely related field.

Minimum Experience

A Minimum of 8 years’ experience in applied research in economics, infrastructure, development finance, or related fields.
Proven experience designing and executing research agendas, including short-turnaround projects aligned to institutional priorities.
Strong proficiency in econometric and quantitative methodologies, with hands-on experience in tools such as R, Stata, SPSS, or EViews.
Advanced capability in analysing and managing large, complex, multi-source datasets (administrative, financial, geospatial, and survey data).
Sound knowledge of infrastructure development and financing across key sectors (energy, transport, logistics, water and sanitation, ICT).
Strong policy analysis skills, with the ability to translate research into actionable recommendations for leadership and stakeholders.
Proven track record in producing high-quality research outputs (reports, policy briefs, investment papers, and publications).
Experience engaging senior stakeholders (executives, clients, regulators, and government) to align research with policy and investment objectives.
Strong project and partnership management skills, including budgeting, delivery of multiple initiatives, and collaboration with external partners.

Desirable Requirements

A PhD or Doctoral qualification in Economics, Development Studies, or a related discipline.
Direct experience working in a DFI, MDB, or development finance context (e.g., AfDB, World Bank Group, NDB, or similar).
Experience in research on municipal finance reform, local government infrastructure delivery.
Working knowledge of infrastructure project lifecycle origination, preparation, appraisal, financing, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
Exposure to continental and regional research agendas in Sub-Saharan Africa and the SADC region.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Research and Econometric Analysis

Expert command of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, econometric modelling, and policy analysis.
Advanced proficiency in R, Stata, SPSS, Eviews, or equivalent tools; experience with large multisource datasets.
Proactively identifies the need for, initiates, plans and manages research projects as necessary.
High level of skill in the use of advanced/complex analytical techniques, tools and models covering all potential business circumstances (such as GHG screening, resource utilisation and quantification) and highlighting potential risks/opportunities.
Translates research reports into lucid and valid summaries and gives effective presentations of the findings.
Able to translate findings into reports and present findings to key stakeholders and important meetings.
Advises on the formulation and revision of policy in the light of research findings.

Policy Analysis and Translation

• Translates complex research into concise, actionable policy briefs, sector strategies, and investment recommendations.

• Advises on policy formulation and revision in light of research evidence.

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 behaviour and motivation and responds appropriately and professionally, adapting communication style as appropriate.

Reporting

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

Planning and Organising

Plans and manages multiple priorities and deadlines.
Uses effective advanced 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, reprioritising, and re-planning.
Can model a range of scenarios covering all potential business circumstances and highlight potential risks/opportunities.

Written & Verbal Communication

Understands that different writing styles are required for different documents or audiences.
Writes effectively with clarity.
Reviews others’ documents for clarity and impact.
Able to understand topic switches and use vocabulary of attitude.
Reasonably fluent in speaking.
Able to communicate complex problems or concepts by making them understandable for others.

Stakeholder Management

Actively engages partners and encourages others to build relationships that support DBSA objectives.
Proactively manages partner relationships, preventing or resolving any conflict.
Adapts style to work effectively with partners, building consensus, trust and respect.
Delivers objectives by bringing together diverse stakeholders to work effectively in partnerships.

h) Project Management

Demonstrates a practical knowledge of project management principles and techniques.

i) Learning and Knowledge Sharing

Open to new ideas.
Shares own knowledge.
Applies knowledge in daily work.
Builds partnerships for learning and knowledge sharing.
Share findings and impact through approved DBSA channels.

Required Personal Attributes

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

a) Achievement Orientation

Ability to act on feedback and take/ use constructive criticism to revise the course of a deliverable or action, should this be required.
Flexibility and the ability to identify and work with different views and perspectives
Undertakes challenging assignments and strives to complete them.
Sets priorities and chooses goals on the basis of calculated costs, anticipated benefits and improvement of performance.
Aims at exceptional performance; setting out to achieve a unique standard.
Constantly analyses outcomes to ensure the achievement of business goals.
Identifies short-term opportunities or potential problems, aiming to achieve better outcomes.

b) Customer Service Orientation

Tries to understand the underlying needs of customers and matches these needs to available or customised products and services.
Adapts processes and procedures to meet ongoing customer needs.
Utilises the feedback received by customers to develop new and/or improve existing services/products that relate to their ongoing needs.
Thinks of new ways to align DBSA’s offerings with future customer needs.

c) Integrity

Is willing to end a business relationship because it was associated with unethical business practices.
Is capable of challenging senior management (appropriately and respectfully) in order to act on espoused values.

d) 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, obtaining needed resources).
Monitors performance against clear standards, 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.

e) 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.

f) 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 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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EQUITY VALUATIONS AND REPORTING SPECIALIST

Details

Closing Date

2026/08/01

Reference Number

DBS260410-1

Job Title

Equity Valuations and Reporting Specialist

Job Grade

Job Type Classification

Permanent

Location - Town / City

Midrand

Location - Province

Gauteng

Location - Country

South Africa

Job Profile (Downloadable)

Equity_Valuations_and_Reporting_Specialist_Job_Profile_March_2026_Final.docx.pdf (300.56 kb) - 4/10/2026 8:37:42 AM

Job Description

The Equity Valuations and Reporting Specialist is responsible for performing valuation, monitoring, and reporting of the

organisation’s equity and equity-related investment portfolio. The role monitors portfolio performance and provides

analytical insights and reporting to support financial decision-making, governance oversight, and compliance with applicable

accounting and valuation standards.

Key Responsibilities

Key Performance Areas:

Equity Valuation and Financial Modelling

Perform periodic valuations of equity and equity-related investments using appropriate valuation methodologies, including discounted cash flow (DCF), comparable company analysis, and other market-based techniques.
Develop, maintain, and update financial models used to assess equity investment portfolio.
Review financial statements, forecasts, and market data to support valuation assumptions and investment assessments.
Validate that equity valuations are performed in accordance with applicable accounting standards, valuation guidelines, and internal policies.
Identify potential financial and valuation risks within the equity portfolio and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies.
Recommend process improvements to maintain robust internal controls over portfolio valuation and reporting.

Portfolio Monitoring

Monitor the financial and operational performance of equity investments within the portfolio, including direct equity, equity-related instruments, and private equity fund investments.
Analyse trends, risks, and performance indicators affecting the value of investments.
Support the identification of potential impairment indicators and valuation adjustments where required.
Conduct periodic assessments of portfolio companies to ensure compliance with investment agreements.

Financial and Portfolio Reporting

Prepare regular monitoring and valuation reports for management and relevant governance committees.
Produce portfolio performance reports, dashboards, and analysis to support decision-making.
Provide inputs into quarterly and annual financial reporting processes.
Present valuation outcomes and portfolio analysis to internal stakeholders where required.
Maintain appropriate documentation supporting valuation assumptions, methodologies, and calculations.
Support internal and external audit processes relating to equity valuation and portfolio reporting.

Stakeholder Management and Finance Partnerships

Build and maintain strong relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders, including National Treasury, rating agencies, investors, and funders, to support equity portfolio oversight.
Work closely with Treasury, Risk and Investment teams to ensure alignment on valuation assumptions and reporting outputs.
Collaborate with investment teams and fund managers to obtain relevant financial and operational information for valuation and monitoring purposes.

Reporting and Analytics

Provide comprehensive analytics and high-quality reporting that support strategic decision-making and drive organisational improvement.
Analyse complex data and deliver accurate, stakeholder-focused reports with clear, actionable insights and visualisations.
Identify trends, anomalies, and key insights that influence strategic planning and operational adjustments.
Produce accurate, insightful reports and continuously monitor key metrics to assess progress against objectives.
Analyse data to identify trends, inform strategic decisions, and provide stakeholders with clear, actionable information that supports ongoing performance improvement and accountability.

Key Measurements of Outputs:

Accurate, complete, and timely preparation of quarterly, annual, and management financial reports, fully compliant with IFRS, PFMA, and JSE Debt Listing

Requirements.

Accurate and reliable equity valuation models and outputs.
Timely and high-quality portfolio monitoring and valuation reports.
Effective monitoring of equity and equity-related investment performance.
Compliance with accounting standards and valuation governance frameworks.
Contribution to effective management of the organisation’s equity investment portfolio.
High-quality analytics, insights, and presentations to Executive Committees.
Management of Client Relationships and key internal and external Stakeholders.

Expertise & Technical Competencies

Qualifications and Experience:

Minimum Qualification

A Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or a related field.

Minimum Experience

A minimum of 8 years’ experience in equity valuation, portfolio monitoring and financial reporting in a banking environment.
Working knowledge of financial modelling and equity valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow (DCF), comparable company analysis, and other market-based valuation approaches.
Demonstrated experience in preparing, analysing, and presenting financial reports to support organisational decisionmaking and governance oversight.
In-depth experience in compiling periodic financial statements, analysing financial performance and variances, ensuring compliance with applicable accounting standards, and producing management reports for internal stakeholders and oversight committees.
Experience in a treasury role in a complex banking environment.
Demonstrated experience in IFRS 9 & 13, among other standards.
Financial instruments valuation experience.
Working knowledge and understanding of key financial markets, both locally and globally and knowledge of market risk dynamics, knowledge of management of distressed assets, restructuring of assets and non-performing loans.
Demonstrated advanced Microsoft Excel modelling skills and PowerPoint presentation skills
Demonstrated knowledge of IFRS, PFMA and King IV and other applicable regulations and codes of good practice.
Proven understanding of internal control systems and the operations of front, middle, and back-office Treasury functions.

Desirable Requirements

Proven track record in equity deal structuring.
Postgraduate qualification such as MBA, CA(SA), CFA, or equivalent.
Exposure to African and global financial markets.

Technical Competencies:

Financial Analysis

Interprets, analyses and/or evaluates compliance with applicable legislation, sound regulatory practices and procedures, generally accepted accounting principles, and other such rules and regulations.
Analyses or interprets financial records and develops program procedures, financial models, and databases.
Demonstrates thorough knowledge and understanding of applicable regulations, rules, entity/company practices, concepts, and industry issues.
Demonstrates thorough knowledge or experience working with legal and regulatory issues in their subject area.
Develops and maintains effective working relationships with regulated industries, government officials, administrators, and civic leaders.
Demonstrates strong understanding of accounting standards and IFRS standards.

Business Acumen

Understanding of DBSA mandate and economic priorities of South Africa and Africa, and how they can be implemented to meet the organisation’s
strategic objectives. Takes actions to fit business strategy and assesses and links short-term tasks n the context of long-term business strategies or perspectives.
Anticipates possible responses to different initiatives and understands the projected direction of the industry and how changes might impact the organisation.
Actively develop short and long-term strategies and think and plan in future-oriented terms.
Uses methodical problem-solving approach as foundation for effective decision making, considering importance, urgency & risk and can obtain essential information, focus on key objectives and be able to recognise options available for solving strategic and operational problems.
Be able to select the right approach to overcome those obstacles and be able to set in motion the plan that gets things done.
Focus, understanding consequences and affinity for problem solving and making sound decisions by combining a lot of factors whilst balancing the various stakeholder needs and building relationships by doing the right thing.
Prepares annual business plans that consider longer-term activities, issues, problems, or opportunities.
Develops and establishes broad-scale, longerterm objectives, goals, or projects (e.g., affecting a business, department, or organisation).

Strategic Planning

Ability to analyse business trends, implications, and options to devise holistic and long-term strategic plans, as well as execute the required change, is essential to meet an organisation's objectives and future goals.
Looks to the future with a broad perspective.
Develops initiatives to achieve goals and objectives.

Financial Acumen

Makes sound financial decisions after having analysed their impacts on the organisation, partner agencies, and community.
Knows the internal and external factors that impact resource and asset availability.
Is able to interpret management account reports in an operational/commercial context and take action as appropriate to maximise sustainable development outcomes, revenues, and control costs

Reporting and Communication

Designs, reviews, and improves reporting processes and provides guidance.
Manages report preparation, takes an editorial role, determines content and level of detail, and ensures consistent messaging and branding.
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 to achieve organisational goals.
Coaches others and transfers communication skills and knowledge to others.
Able to communicate complex problems or concepts by making them simple and understandable for others.
Adapts language to the level of the audience 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.

IFRS and tax knowledge application

Review and analyse funding instruments and ensure they are correctly accounted for.
Assess IFRS implications of the various treasury transactions
Is able to review and understand, and engage in specialist reports in making approval/decline decisions for transactions.
Is able to review, understand the full implications of new products and be able to approve new products

Negotiation Skills

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.
Understands and can apply basic negotiating skills and techniques, e.g. obtaining a full understanding of the other party's agenda and needs before disclosing own perspectives.
Possesses an understanding of various unspoken communications from other parties and can decipher hidden agendas.
Is able to successfully conclude negotiations which require the development of an emotional as well as factual argument.
Is able to develop mutually beneficial potential solutions.

Project Management

Defines, plans, and manages large and/or strategic projects, including those with a high degree of technical complexity.
Assembles multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring maximum effective resource utilisation.
Successfully manages project budgets and reports directly to senior managers on the progress and results of projects.
Identifies complex issues that need escalation and proposes appropriate corrective actions.

Planning & Organising

Coaches others on advanced planning and organising skills.
Plays a role in transferring advanced planning and organising skills and knowledge to others.
Identifies and acts on opportunities to partner with other units in the department to achieve desired results.
Develops partnership agreements that ensure win-win outcomes for all parties.

Required Personal Attributes

Leadership/Behavioural Competencies:

Empowering Others

Sets a good example by personally exercising desired behaviour; acts on values and beliefs.
Inspiring teams to achieve results based on integrity, accountability, empathy, and humility.
Motivate and inspire others to work towards a common goal.

Managing Change

Re-engineers processes and practices to support and sustain the desired change.
Generates and implements new and innovative ideas/approaches to improve business outcomes.
Embraces manages change, providing guidance and support to teams during implementation.

Strategic & Innovative Thinking

Understands connections and trade-offs of strategic choices
Develops innovative business and/or customer solutions.
Ability to come up with new and novel approaches to problems
Problem solver to make the world a better place and inspire teams to get unstuck.

Teamwork & Cooperation

Acts to promote a friendly climate and good morale and resolves conflicts.
Encourages others to network outside of their own team/department and learn from their experience.
Communicates ideas, information, and business objectives effectively and persuasively, resulting in desired actions/ outcomes.
Promotes collaboration, information sharing and learning within and across business boundaries.
Focuses on ensuring stakeholder satisfaction by building mutually beneficial relationships with stakeholders. These include the Board, Executive team, Management team, staff, and other key stakeholders.
Inspiring teams to continue to perform at the highest level.

Driving delivery of results

Identifies and implements a business opportunity that will have a long-term impact on the business (which may include the organisation’s reputation or brand image).
Monitor progress and adapt the plan if necessary to ensure optimal benefit to the business.
Makes decisions, sets priorities, or chooses goals based on inputs and outputs, and makes explicit considerations of potential profit, return on investment, or cost-benefit analysis.
Based on the cost-benefit analysis, make decisions of an entrepreneurial risk nature.
Acts consistently with honesty and integrity and in accordance with the standards for right conduct
Works through teams to be able to deliver the required results consistently and efficiently. Translates business objectives into practical, prioritised & organised action plans, ensuring plans are safely & successfully implemented. Makes effective use of resources when executing, ensuring processes are in place to achieve outcomes aligned to operational excellence standards.

Decisiveness (High Performance, Service Orientation)

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.

Policy

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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HUMAN CAPITAL (HC) ADMINISTRATOR

Details

Closing Date

2026/07/29

Reference Number

DBS260713-2

Job Title

Human Capital (HC) Administrator

Job Grade

Job Type Classification

Permanent

Location - Town / City

Midrand

Location - Province

Gauteng

Location - Country

South Africa

Job Profile (Downloadable)

Human Capital Administrator_Job Profile July 2026.docx.pdf (283.23 kb) - 7/14/2026 11:36:53 AM

Job Description

PURPOSE OF THIS JOB

The HC Administrator is responsible for performing end to end HC administration, advisory services and support to the HC Team and the wider business across the Bank.

Key Responsibilities

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

1. Human Capital Administration

Provide HC administration support for a wide range of HC activities, amongst others:

Recruitment & Selection: Preparation of documents for recruitment approval, compiling and distributing interview packs, setting up interviews, co-ordination of employment risk checks, regret letters, queries, generation of offer documents, proforma payslips and other administration support.
Onboarding: Compile pre-hire packs and assist new hires to complete the required documents.
Off Boarding/Exits: Compile termination pack, communicate terminations to key stakeholders, draft acknowledgment of debt letters and obtain required approvals
Changes in employment information: Provide support with regards to changes in reporting lines, banking details, benefit administration, transfers and promotions
Generate HC letters for employees in terms of as contract expiration, probation periods, confirmation of employment, Visa’s, etc.
Submission to Payroll: Prepare all the required submissions for Payroll processing.
Records Management: Keep accurate employee records and submit all relevant documents to Records Management for record keeping.
Other HC Administrator support: Talent, Succession, Employee Benefits, Training & Development, etc.

2. Human Capital Advisory and Support

Conduct first-line advice and support to employees in respect of queries, information and on policies and procedures. Refer to the relevant HC personnel, where required.
Manage and respond to HC requests emanating from the Service Desk.
Prepare presentations, reports, information, trends, analysis and dashboards for the HC Team using the Service Desk, HC database and appropriate benchmarking.
Give first-level support on disciplinary and grievance procedural matters.
Conduct recruitment and selection for support and other jobs as required.
Take an active part in HC projects and provide support and/or coordination thereof.
Accountable for dealing with personal and sensitive information of employees that always necessitates confidentiality.

3. Perform any other HC administration and support as required.

Key measurements of outputs

Quality and accuracy of documents prepared
Quality and accuracy of presentations, reports and dashboards
Standard of advice and support provided to employees
Deadlines are met as per agreement
Contribution to recruitment and select of support staff
Contribution to HC projects
Accurate record keeping
Clean audit

INTERNAL LIAISON RELATIONSHIP (*The list is not exhaustive)

Heads: Human Capital
Human Capital Personnel
DBSA: Management & Employees

EXTERNAL LIAISON RELATIONSHIP (*The list is not exhaustive)

DBSA suppliers
External Auditors
Other relevant Stakeholders’

Expertise & Technical Competencies

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Minimum Qualification

A Bachelors Degree in Human Resources or a relevant field.

Minimum Experience

A minimum of 6 years’ experience in HC Administration (full employee life cycle from recruitment, onboarding to off-boarding).
Proven knowledge and ability to provide first-line advice and support to employees on HC matters.
Evidenced knowledge of the recruitment, onboarding, offboarding and other HC processes.
Evidenced ability to produce high quality documents with minimal to no errors.
Demonstrated ability to generate effective Human Capital Reports, Presentations, Dashboards using HC SAP SuccessFactors (SSF) and other sources of information.
Proven understanding of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, the Labour Relations Act and general HC Practices.
Demonstrated proficiency in SAP HC (currently SAP SuccessFactors - SSF), Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Proven ability to produce quality documents without supervision.
Evidenced ability to multitask and plan accordingly.

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) Policies and Procedures

Has specialist knowledge of Human Capital Legislation, Policies & Procedures.
Is capable of measuring consistency of policy application.
Knows how to conduct post-implementation analysis and recommend appropriate changes to policy and procedure.

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) Recruitment and Selection

Basic knowledge and understanding of recruitment and selection policies and procedures.
Ability to undertake recruitment and selection tasks and activities with guidance, e.g., drafting and placing advertisements, reviewing applications, arranging interviews, on boarding successful candidates etc.

e) Written and Verbal Communication

Writes clearly and concisely simple work-related documents.
Expresses simple ideas clearly in writing.
Understands enough to independently handle most tasks in this area most of the time but is supplied with direction for work objectives.
Able to explain simple procedures or instructions to others, in a clear way.
Uses limited range of words to meet simple spoken needs.

f) Employee Affairs

Able to apply basic understanding of employee's affairs processes and policies (e.g. work permits, benefits, pensions, insurance etc) and able to answer straightforward queries by managers / employees.

g) Computer Literacy

Consistently uses relevant office software products such as word-processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and email packages to an acceptable standard for the job.
Has the ability to use standard and/or program-specific the organisation databases, and merge / import data from one program to another.
Adapts method of working to accommodate changes in the technological developments.

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 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 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 and 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 endeavor 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 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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LEAD INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE

Details

Closing Date

2026/07/31

Reference Number

DBS250922-2

Job Title

Lead Infrastructure Finance

Job Grade

Job Type Classification

Contract

Location - Town / City

Midrand

Location - Province

Gauteng

Location - Country

South Africa

Job Profile (Downloadable)

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Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Key Performance Areas:

1. Infrastructure Finance Modelling and Transactions

Lead the preparation, structuring, negotiation, and execution of complex infrastructure finance transactions, investment operations, and financing solutions.
Direct financial analysis and advanced modelling within multidisciplinary project teams, supporting the design of complex financial structures and credit enhancement mechanisms to mobilise commercial capital for infrastructure and development finance purposes.
Provide strategic advisory services to internal and external stakeholders on the development and implementation of sustainable public and private sector infrastructure investments.
Work as an integral part of the project/programme team in conducting due diligence, feasibility assessments, commercial evaluations, and financial structuring activities for infrastructure finance projects.
Drive infrastructure projects are progressed to bankability through effective transaction structuring, risk mitigation, due diligence, and stakeholder engagement.
Lead the execution of credit approval processes and negotiate detailed transaction terms in collaboration with Treasury, Legal, Portfolio Management, and other stakeholders.
Support the expansion and management of IFISA’s infrastructure project pipeline and financing opportunities.

2. Financial Structuring and Financing Solutions

Develop and implement financial advisory solutions for the IFISA, including (amongst others)-mandated lead arranger (“MLA”) technical, financial, environmental, insurance bank services.
Lead the development and implementation of innovative and sustainable financing instruments and funding solutions to accelerate infrastructure delivery.
Design and deliver advanced sustainable financing structures for IFISA clients, including blended finance structures, Public Private Partnerships (PPPs), B-BBEE funding structures, local currency financing, guarantees, and derivative hedging instruments.
Develop and implement complex financing instruments, including project bonds, green bonds, CPI-linked debt, bridging finance facilities, working capital facilities, construction performance bonds, and project preparation facilities.
Conduct financial modelling, sensitivity analysis, scenario testing, and transaction analysis activities to support investment decisions and transaction execution.
Support funding mobilisation initiatives through engagement with financial markets, development finance institutions, commercial banks, investors, and strategic partners.
Provide financial advisory services relating to technical, financial, environmental, insurance, and banking solutions within infrastructure finance projects.
Access financial markets to fund IFISA investments and operations to foster sustainable economic development, create wealth and improve infrastructure in
South Africa by investing in infrastructure and other productive sectors.
Guidance and mentorship of Infrastructure Finance Specialists and project teams.

3. Stakeholder and Partnership Management

Develop and maintain strategic relationships with government institutions, development finance institutions, private sector investors, commercial banks, and infrastructure stakeholders.
Support public sector institutions in the development and financing of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) and strategic infrastructure programmes aligned to
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Represent IFISA in stakeholder engagements, negotiations, industry forums, and strategic partnership discussions.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to identify investment opportunities, unlock funding, and facilitate infrastructure development initiatives.

4. Governance and Compliance

Implement functions in compliance with governance frameworks, investment mandates, risk management requirements, and regulatory obligations throughout transaction lifecycles.
Prepare and review investment memoranda, transaction reports, governance submissions, Board papers, and Executive Committee reports.
Support long-term financial planning, portfolio strategy, and infrastructure financing initiatives in collaboration with Treasury and Finance teams.
Contribute to the development and implementation of strategic initiatives, financing frameworks, and infrastructure development programmes.
Perform additional strategic and operational duties as required by the Head of Division.

Key Measurements of Outputs:

Quality, accuracy, and robustness of financial models and financing solutions developed.
Value and number of project approvals, commitments, financial closes, and disbursements achieved.
Value of infrastructure investment and development catalysed through financing initiatives.
Value of public and private sector partnerships and funding mobilised.
Percentage of projects progressed to bankability and successful implementation.
Effectiveness of transaction structuring, due diligence, and risk mitigation processes.
Timeliness and quality of investment analysis, governance submissions, and transaction reporting.
Compliance with governance, regulatory, and credit approval requirements.
Stakeholder satisfaction with advisory support, financing solutions, and transaction execution.
Clean audit outcomes and effective resolution of audit findings.

INTERNAL LIAISON RELATIONSHIP (*The list is not exhaustive)

Head: Infrastructure Finance
Head: IFISA
CEO & Exco
DBSA Board & Committees
Relevant DBSA Divisions
IFISA Team

EXTERNAL LIAISON RELATIONSHIP (*The list is not exhaustive)

Infrastructure South Africa
National Treasury
Government Departments and SOCs
Public & Private Sector Stakeholders
External Service Providers
Development Finance Institutions
Capital Markets

Expertise & Technical Competencies

Qualifications and Experience:

Minimum Qualifications

A Post-graduate qualification in Development Finance, Finance, Business, Engineering or Economics.

Minimum Experience

A minimum of 10 years of proven experience in project finance, the financial and infrastructure finance environment at a senior professional level.
Experience in investing in infrastructure in emerging markets, ideally in a diversified portfolio in different sectors of infrastructure (energy, transport, etc.).
Experience with working on new or innovative projects and programmes, and proven ability to bring ideas from conception to completion.
Proven experience in project risk identification, management and mitigation.
In-depth knowledge of the banking sector and financial markets.
Comprehensive knowledge of the legal and regulatory environment for infrastructure procurement in SA.
Good understanding of infrastructure investments.
Demonstrable experience in assessing investment transaction opportunities and projects from early review to bankable debt financing deals.
Experience with working with deal teams and assigning resources to conclude transactions.
Proven ability to provide value to transactions for the benefit of and/or the client through knowledge of the subject, innovation and lateral thinking.
Sound experience in private and public sector investments.
Demonstrated knowledge of legislation, regulations, policies, processes and procedures governing the infrastructure planning and development in South Africa (e.g. PFMA).

Technical Competencies:

a) 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.

b) Business Development

Initiates, reviews, and interprets competitor environment reviews.
Formulates and modifies market approaches based on competitor analyses.
Generates new business opportunities in the public and private sector delivery of infrastructure.
Identifies and develops new markets, products and clients.
Builds capacity to conduct project origination exercises.

c) Business Acumen

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.

d) Deal Origination

Formulate and develop new and alternative financing mechanisms and concepts that can be replicated elsewhere within and outside SA.
Conceptualise and develop innovative funding instruments (equity, venture capital, mezzanine, debt, securitisation of projects, etc.) to finance infrastructure that would otherwise not be possible, relying on the market only to develop and propose these investment opportunities.
Proactively develop impact concepts to take to the market.
Formulate new products.

e) Deal Structuring

Uses credit enhancement techniques to structure deals and optimise pricing in terms of Basel principles.
Has a good and practical understanding of how to optimise the Capital Structure, collateral package, and debt repayment profile.
Builds and interrogates financial models, including those with a high degree of complexity, to develop an optimal structure.
Identifies complex structural issues that need escalation and proposes appropriate bankable structures.
Demonstrates knowledge on advanced structuring, including the use of derivatives, syndicated loans, synthetic loans, securitisations, inflation-linked debt, credit default swaps and subordinated debt.
Prepares specialised or tailored reports relating to new innovative instruments, gathers information from a variety of sources, analyses and includes in a report for new product approval committees.
Compiles comprehensive specialist reports as required for inclusion into credit committee submissions.

f) Financial modelling

Develop, build and maintain complex, integrated project finance models to support investment decision-making, transaction structuring and
execution.
Lead financial modelling for transactions, including scenario, sensitivity and stress testing to assess bankability, risk allocation and financial viability.
Translate technical, legal and commercial inputs into robust financial models that accurately reflect project risks, funding structures and cash flow dynamics.
Interrogate and validate financial models (internal and external) to ensure accuracy, consistency and alignment with transaction assumptions and market standards.
Apply advanced modelling techniques to optimise capital structures, funding strategies and pricing of financial instruments.
Support negotiations and Financial Close through real-time model updates, analysis and interpretation of key financial metrics (e.g. IRR, DSCR, LLCR).

g) Negotiation Skills

Has an appreciation of cultural sensitivities and differences.
Effectively employs a variety of advanced behavioural/interpersonal competencies to control the negotiation situation.
Can take the lead in a variety of sensitive negotiation situations requiring high levels of tact and diplomacy.
Can 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 the IF.

h) 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 resource and asset availability.
Can interpret management account reports in an operational/commercial context and take action as appropriate to maximise revenues and control costs.

i) Reporting

Designs, reviews and improves reporting processes and provides guidance.
Leads production of complex environment reports, takes an editorial role, determines content and level of detail, and ensures consistent messaging and branding.

j) 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.).
Knows various feedback mechanisms to check levels of audience understanding.

k) Problem Solving

While remaining guided by organisational values, identifies optimal solutions, thinking first in terms of possible approaches and flexibilities in the system vs. blind adherence to rules or procedures.
Implements solutions to complex problems, then evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of solutions and identifies needed changes.

Required Personal Attributes

Leadership/Behavioural Competencies:

a) Customer Service Orientation

Tries to understand the underlying needs of customers and matches these needs to available or customised products and services.
Adapts processes and procedures to meet ongoing customer needs.
Utilises the feedback received by customers to develop new and/or improve existing services/ products that relate to their ongoing 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 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

INVESTMENT OFFICER: MUNICIPALITIES

Details

Closing Date

2026/08/03

Reference Number

DBS260717-1

Job Title

Investment Officer: Municipalities

Job Grade

Job Type Classification

Permanent

Location - Town / City

Midrand

Location - Province

Gauteng

Location - Country

South Africa

Job Profile (Downloadable)

Investment Officer Municipalities_Job Profile June 2026 Final.docx.pdf (305.18 kb) - 7/17/2026 3:17:46 PM

Job Description

The purpose of the Investment Officer role is to support the generation of deal flow and build a strong pipeline of prospective projects for development financing. This role is also responsible for structuring deals, as well as appraising, negotiating, and closing transactions in a Municipal environment.

Key Responsibilities

Investment and Loan Transactions

Originate, identify, structure and execute infrastructure investment opportunities in key strategic sectors/investment themes.
Perform detailed analysis of investment opportunities, including commercial analysis, financial modelling and risk and institutional analysis.
Negotiate and review transaction agreements (including finance agreements) and project documents.
Facilitate deal closure by taking responsibility for optimal financial, institutional and legal structuring.
Provide innovative and flexible financial structures for complex transactions.
Prepare Investment Committee and Board papers on investment opportunities for consideration by management and committees (including the Board).
Manage relationships at various levels with the relevant project stakeholders, partners, and lead promoters, in accordance with the project’s development objectives.
Identify and report growth opportunities to enhance market presence and implement structured and targeted marketing strategies to promote services.

Product Development

Conduct market research on financial products, industry benchmarks, and emerging macro- and micro-economic trends to strengthen market competitiveness and inform strategic decision-making.
Solicit inputs from legal and technical teams to ensure feasibility and compliance, and ensure alignment of products with regulatory and institutional frameworks.
Provide support in drafting presentations for structured solutions to internal committees and external partners.

Transaction Execution and Credit Approval

Collaborate with the Treasury, Legal, Credit and Loan Administration teams to structure and negotiate detailed term sheets, ensuring transaction approval.
Secure internal approvals and lead or participate actively in closing transactions through successful negotiations.
Manage the credit approval process from early review to final decision by the relevant committees.
Review proposals submitted to approval committees to ensure they are well-structured and documented for informed decision-making.
Resolve potential constraints in the lending value chain in collaboration with the Head of Transacting.
Implement risk management procedures across continent-wide financing functions, ensuring investment risks are appropriately structured and mitigated during operations.
Capture and apply learning opportunities post-transaction to drive continuous improvement and successful deal delivery.

Relationship Management and Business Development

Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, global and regional private businesses, banking and multilateral partners and government officials to further develop specific investment opportunities.
Undertake business development in South Africa and the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa and position DBSA as the preferred lender/investor/partner.
Ensure continuous communication with DBSA-funded project clients to support the division’s monitoring function.
Undertake other tasks as assigned by the line manager, from time to time.

Key Measurements of Outputs (The list is not exhaustive)

Number of transactions that are approved and committed for DBSA funding to municipalities, municipal entities, and water services authorities.
Quality of signed agreements/mandates.
Clients and Stakeholders' service rating.
Number and quality of early review reports (ERR’s) submitted.
Revenue performance in terms of interest income and fees generated.
Percentage of the loan book in priority geographies and sectors.
Annual disbursements, commitments and approvals.
Management of relationships with new/ existing clients.

Expertise & Technical Competencies

Minimum Requirements

A Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance or Engineering, Economics, Actuarial Science or related.

Minimum Qualification

A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in appraising, negotiating, undertaking due diligence and closing municipal finance, State Owned Enterprises finance, project finance, corporate finance, or structured finance transactions in a financial institution.
Knowledge of the public sector financial and regulatory environments, including PFMA and MFMA.
Proven experience in working with Government institutions in South Africa.
Experience in working on investment projects through an established approval process.
Demonstrable track record of originating, structuring and closing infrastructure transactions.
Understanding of the types of agreements/contracts typically used in corporate finance and/or limited recourse project finance.
Capacity to deal with conflicting priorities and deliver high-quality work on schedule; ability to work successfully in multicultural teams and across boundaries.
Commitment to ethical standards and to sustainable development with sensitivity to social and environmental challenges.
Good interpersonal, diplomatic and partnership skills required for building and maintaining collaborative relationships with key stakeholders.

Desirable Requirements

Experience in securing infrastructure investment deals in the public sector/municipalities.
Experience in developing new business strategies and opportunities to create a pipeline of development impact projects, ensuring deal flow and bankability.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Project Management

Defines, plans, and manages large and/or strategic projects, including those with a high degree of technical complexity, with impacts across the organisation and/or with national implications.
Assembles and leads diverse and multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring maximum effective resource utilisation.
Successfully manages substantial project budgets and reports directly to senior managers on the progress and results of projects.
Identifies complex issues that need escalation and proposes appropriate corrective actions.

Business Development

Takes overall lead for proactive business development at the national and international level.
Initiates, reviews, and interprets competitor environment reviews and takes actions accordingly.
Formulates and modifies market approaches based on 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 develops 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.

Solution Focus

Identifies broad, highly complex problems based on a multitude of factors, many of which are complex and sweeping in nature, difficult to define and often contradictory.
Creates procedures to articulate the nature of problems and to identify and weigh alternate solutions.
Evaluates the effectiveness of solutions using approaches tailored to the situation.

Deal Structuring

Uses credit enhancement techniques to structure deals and optimise pricing in terms of Basel principles.
Has an in-depth and practical understanding of how to optimise the Capital Structure, collateral package, and debt repayment profile.
Interrogates financial models, including those with a high degree of complexity, to develop an optimal structure.
Identifies complex structural issues that need escalation and proposes appropriate bankable structures.
Demonstrates knowledge of advanced structuring, including the use of derivatives, syndicated loans, synthetic loans, securitisations, inflation-linked debt, credit default swaps and subordinated debt.
Prepares specialised or tailored reports relating to new innovative instruments, gathers information from a variety of sources, analyse and includes in a report for new product approval committees.
Compiles comprehensive specialist reports as required for inclusion in credit committee submissions.

Financial Analysis

Serves as subject matter expert.
Evaluates and determines fiscal, operational, and service impacts; analyses and evaluates legislation; and implements and evaluates statistical models in their subject areas.
Demonstrates in-depth technical and administrative knowledge of the rules and regulations in the subject area and can defend analyses, testimony, and recommendations relating to a variety of issues before management and commissions.

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 resource and asset availability.
Can interpret management account reports in an operational/commercial context and take action as appropriate to maximise revenues and control costs.

Attention to detail

Quickly identifies relevant and irrelevant information to support accurate decision making.
Maps out all the logistics and details of a situation to ensure smooth and flawless implementation.
Consistently identifies all relevant details that are not obvious in complex situations.
Requires the highest standards for accuracy and quality for their work.
Establishes processes to ensure accuracy and quality of services delivered by the team.

Negotiation

Has an appreciation of cultural sensitivities and differences.
Effectively employs a variety of advanced behavioural/interpersonal competencies to control the negotiation situation.
Can take the lead in a variety of sensitive negotiation situations requiring high levels of tact and diplomacy.
Can 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.

Commercial Awareness

Deep understanding of commercial drivers and can make decisions based on an assessment of alternatives concerning complex business situations.
Deep understanding of DBSA economic priorities and how they can be implemented to meet DBSA's strategic objectives.
Deep understanding of DBSA's core sector role in achieving DBSA's strategic objectives.
Deep understanding of the need to coordinate efforts with many government entities, the 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.

Research

Demonstrates expert skill levels in strategic and operational research techniques, including process analysis, modelling, and forecasting.
Adapts, creates, and designs new research techniques to meet the organisation's requirements.
Provides specialist coaching and guidance to researchers and other organisation employees.
Promotes the professional reputation of the organisation by maintaining a respected profile with relevant external organisations and the research community in general.

Communication and Reporting

Able to communicate complex problems or concepts by making them simple and understandable for others.
Adapts language to the level of the audience 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.
Designs / customises 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.

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.).
Knows various feedback mechanisms to check levels of audience understanding.

Required Personal Attributes

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

Customer Service Orientation

Tries to understand the underlying needs of customers and matches these needs to available or customised products and services.
Adapts processes and procedures to meet ongoing customer needs.
Utilises the feedback received by customers to develop new and/or improve existing services/ products that relate to their ongoing needs.
Thinks of new ways to align DBSA’s offerings with future customer needs.

Integrity

Acts consistent with basic values of openness and honesty.
Acts consistent with values and beliefs.
Acts on values when it is not easy to do so.
Acts on values when a significant cost or risk is associated with doing so.

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.

Achievement Orientation

Undertakes challenging assignments and strives to complete them.
Sets priorities and chooses goals based on calculated costs, anticipated benefits and improvement of performance.
Aims at exceptional performance; setting out to achieve a unique standard.
Constantly analyses outcomes to ensure the achievement of business goals.
Identifies short-term opportunities or potential problems, aiming to achieve better outcomes.

Analytical Thinking

Identifies multiple elements of a problem and breaks down each of those elements in detail, showing causal relationships between them.
Uses several analytical techniques to identify several solutions and weighs the value of each.

Conceptual thinking

Creates new concepts that are not obvious to others and not learned from previous education or experience to explain situations or resolve problems.
Looks at things in a significantly novel way, breakthrough thinking.

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.
Recognises opportunities or problems emerging in patterns and trends, and their impact on the business and profitability drivers.
Applies learning from previous situations and experiences.
Sees underlying causality in the current situation. Applies business acumen to make sound decisions.
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.

Commercial Business Acumen

Understands business fundamentals.
Analyses and comprehends organisational goals and strategies.
Understands tactical business fundamentals in the public sector environment and incorporates them into decision-making.

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.

Teamwork

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 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

SENIOR CREDIT MODEL DEVELOPER

Details

Closing Date

2026/07/30

Reference Number

DBS260706-1

Job Title

Senior Credit Model Developer

Job Grade

Job Type Classification

Permanent

Location - Town / City

Midrand

Location - Province

Gauteng

Location - Country

South Africa

Job Profile (Downloadable)

Senior Credit Model Developer_Job Profile May 2026.docx.pdf (344.64 kb) - 7/6/2026 4:14:27 PM

Job Description

The Senior Credit Model Developer is responsible for developing, enhancing, validating and embedding credit risk measurement methodologies, models, and analytical tools that accurately measure, monitor, and forecast credit risk across the DBSA portfolio, while supporting risk management, regulatory compliance, capital management, pricing, and strategic decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

Credit Risk Model Development and Maintenance

Lead the design, development, enhancement, and maintenance of internally developed credit risk measurement tools and models for DBSA’s lending portfolios.
Develop and maintain Probability of Default (PD), Loss Given Default (LGD), Exposure at Default (EAD), expected loss, stress testing, and economic capital models across all DBSA asset classes, including Municipal, Balance Sheet Lending, Project Finance, and Higher Education portfolios.
Monitor that credit risk models are fit for purpose, technically robust, and aligned with DBSA business requirements, regulatory expectations, and industry best practice.
Review and enhance existing modelling methodologies, processes, and analytical frameworks to improve efficiency, accuracy, and predictive capability.
Support the development and maintenance of the SQL risk database and associated data structures required for model development, calibration, validation, and ratings performance monitoring.
Maintain accurate and comprehensive model documentation, methodology papers, validation reports, and governance records.
Contribute to knowledge sharing, technical capability development, and continuous improvement initiatives within the Credit Lab and broader Risk function.

Model Validation, Governance, and Regulatory Compliance

Perform back-testing, model performance analysis, sensitivity testing, and validation activities to assess the accuracy and effectiveness of internally developed credit risk models.
Validate technical rating calculations performed by Credit Analysts and Transaction Teams for new transactions, annual reviews, and Investment Committee submissions.
Adhere to model governance requirements that are maintained through preparation of model documentation, governance submissions, approval papers, and reporting to the Risk Models Technical Committee.
Confirm the accuracy of expected loss and impairment calculations developed in conjunction with Loan Management and Finance in accordance with IAS and IFRS 9 requirements.
Provide technical input into regulatory capital calculations, including Pillar I, Pillar II, stress testing, and economic capital assessments.
Comply with applicable governance, audit, regulatory, accounting, and risk management requirements relating to credit risk modelling activities.

Credit Risk Analytics and Advisory Support

Provide technical credit risk analytics and modelling support to Credit, Risk, Finance, Treasury, and Investment teams.
Support the Pricing Working Group through the provision and validation of credit risk inputs and pricing methodologies for lending transactions.
Provide loan portfolio risk data, model outputs, and analytical insights for credit portfolio reporting, capital management, and strategic decision-making purposes.
Consult and engage with external service providers, auditors, regulators, and technical specialists regarding modelling methodologies and model performance.
Contribute technical expertise to strategic and operational projects requiring advanced credit risk modelling and analytical support.

Governance and Reporting

Prepare submissions for the Technical Committee relating to model development, validation and maintenance.
Comply with scheduled model maintenance cycles and governance requirements.
Demonstrate model performance over time and highlight emerging issues or trends.
Provide well-reasoned responses to questions and challenges raised by the Committee.
Produce accurate and insightful analyses and reports that support credit and risk decision-making.
Maintain reliability and traceability of data used in all reporting.
Build and maintain effective relationships with management, business units, and key stakeholders to facilitate effective operational support.

People Management

Lead and develop team members by setting clear objectives, providing constructive feedback, and fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment.
Recognising individual strengths, facilitating professional growth, and aligning team efforts with organisational goals to enhance overall performance and engagement.
Support capability building and technical skills development within the Credit Lab team.
Mentor and guide junior team members on credit risk modelling methodologies, validation techniques, governance standards, and technical analysis.

Key Measurements of Outputs

Timeliness and quality of model development, validation, back-testing, and performance reporting activities.
Accuracy and compliance of impairment and expected loss calculations in accordance with IAS and IFRS 9 requirements.
Effectiveness of credit risk measurement tools across all DBSA asset classes and lending portfolios.
Quality and completeness of model governance documentation, committee submissions, and technical reports.
Effectiveness of stress testing, economic capital modelling, and regulatory capital calculations.
Quality and accuracy of technical support provided to Credit, Finance, Treasury, Pricing, and Investment teams.
Accuracy, robustness, and predictive performance of credit risk models, including PD, LGD, EAD, expected loss, and capital models.
Delivery against agreed credit model development and maintenance timelines.
User adoption and satisfaction with credit systems and tools.
Successful validation of credit risk data, ratings and metrics.
Compliance with internal model governance standards and audit requirements.

Expertise & Technical Competencies

Minimum Qualification

A Bachelor’s Degree in Informatics, Mathematics, Risk Management, Accounting, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Finance or a related field.

Minimum Experience

A minimum of 8 years’ experience in Credit risk model development, statistical modelling and validation in a credit risk management environment.
Proven experience developing, validating, and maintaining credit risk models, including PD, LGD, EAD, expected loss, and stress testing models.
Experience in credit management in the banking and/or financial services sectors.
Demonstrated experience in PD, LGD and EAD model development.
Solid experience in Basel compliance and IRB approach model development.
In-depth knowledge of Project Finance simulation modelling as well as scorecard models.
Solid understanding of IFRS 9 standards and regulatory risk modelling.
Detailed knowledge of Capital management. Experience in calculating Pillar I and Pillar II credit risk capital, stress testing scenarios and Economic Capital calculations.
Practical knowledge of Credit Risk Management.
Solid experience in Microsoft Office (MS-Word, MS Excel (at an expert level of proficiency), MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook).
Advanced data manipulation and management skills. Demonstrated experience in SAS and/or SQL for model development and data manipulation.
Solid experience in Stakeholder Management.

Desirable Requirements

A Postgraduate Degree in Informatics, Mathematics, Risk Management, Accounting, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Finance or a related field.
Knowledge of financial structuring and doing business in the Rest of Africa.
Experience in working with SOEs, DFIs and public finance institutions.
Experience in risk-based pricing models.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Data Collection and Analysis

Skilled in the use of advanced/complex analytical techniques.
Ability to use judgement to decide upon the most appropriate analytical techniques according to the situation.
Recognises underlying principles, patterns, or themes in an array of related information, and determines whether additional information would be useful or necessary.
Through an in-depth understanding of the business environment, reviews outputs of analysis to identify anomalies and concludes, relating these to operational circumstances.
Ability to model a range of scenarios covering all potential business circumstances and highlight potential risks/opportunities.

Detail Orientation

Identifies multiple sources/approaches of information to ensure that details are addressed.
Reviews the work of others for accuracy and thoroughness.
Follows up to ensure tasks are completed and commitments met by others.

Solution Focus

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 vs. blind adherence to rules or procedures.
Evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of solutions after they have been implemented and identifies needed changes.

Policies and Procedures

Has a detailed understanding of relevant policies and procedures and interprets these according to operational circumstances to ensure compliance.
Understands the business context sufficiently to recommend improvements and modifications to existing policy.
Is able to write new procedures.

Reporting

Designs / customises 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.

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 resource and asset availability.
Ability to interpret management account reports in an operational/commercial context and take action as appropriate to maximise revenues and control costs.

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

Required Personal Attributes

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

Analytical Thinking

Analyses and interprets multiple complex causal links: several potential causes of events, several consequences of actions, or multiple-part chains of events in order to prioritise and develop a plan of action.

Attention to Detail

Monitors the quality of others’ work.
Checks to see that procedures are followed by others.
Keeps clear, detailed records of own and/or others’ activities.

Integrity

Takes pride in being trustworthy, serves all equally, respects others and embraces diversity.
Is honest in all relations (internal/external relations).
Is capable of challenging senior management (appropriately and respectfully) in order to act on espoused values.

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.

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.

Teamwork and Cooperation

Openly praises others who have made contributions to the group’s efforts.
Empowers others, making them feel valued, strong and important.
Encourages others after a setback.

Customer Service Orientation

Tries to understand the underlying needs of customers and matches these needs to available or customised products and services.
Adapts processes and procedures to meet ongoing customer needs.
Utilises the feedback received by customers to develop new and/or improve existing services/ products that relate to their ongoing needs.
Thinks of new ways to align DBSA’s offerings with future customer needs.

Policy

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

SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Details

Closing Date

2026/07/31

Reference Number

DBS260127-1

Job Title

Supplier Management Specialist

Job Grade

Job Type Classification

Permanent

Location - Town / City

Midrand

Location - Province

Gauteng

Location - Country

South Africa

Job Profile (Downloadable)

Specialist Supplier Management_Job Profile November 2025_Final.docx (004).pdf (297.28 kb) - 1/27/2026 12:55:41 PM

Job Description

The purpose of this role is to drive supplier management best practice and standardisation by leading initiatives focused on supplier risk, performance, and enterprise supplier development. This role contributes to enhanced procurement effectiveness, improved supplier relationships, and supports DBSA’s transformation and sustainability goals through proactive supplier development and sourcing practices.

Key Responsibilities

Supplier Risk Management

Conduct ongoing risk profiling and segmentation of the supplier base.
Development and manage a supplier risk assessment framework.
Monitor supplier risk exposure and escalate emerging risks.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to align supplier risk mitigation actions with business continuity requirements.

Supplier Performance Management Processes

Develop supplier performance frameworks and scorecards.
Monitor, evaluate, and report on supplier performance against contractual and service level expectations.
Facilitate supplier performance reviews with key stakeholders.
Identify underperformance trends and drive corrective action planning with suppliers.
Maintain supplier risk and performance data in appropriate systems.
Contribute to the development of supplier-related dashboards, reports, and presentations.
Participate in procurement audits and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) Initiatives

Design and implement ESD programmes aligned to the DBSA’s transformation strategy
Engage with suppliers to drive capability development
Collaborate with internal and external partners to unlock access to markets and funding for qualifying suppliers
Track and report ESD progress against targets and compliance frameworks

Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Transformation

Provide supplier insights and data to inform category strategies and sourcing decisions.
Partner with category managers and sourcing teams to identify value opportunities.
Champion supplier innovation and value-add through collaborative engagements.

Reporting and Monitoring

Produce accurate, insightful reports and continuously monitor key metrics to assess progress against objectives.
Analyse data to identify trends, inform strategic decisions, and provide stakeholders with clear, actionable information that supports ongoing performance improvement and accountability

Key Measurements of Outputs

Percentage of supplier performance compliance rate based on quality, delivery, pricing and responsiveness
Cost savings, quality improvements or efficiency gains achieved through strategic sourcing initiatives
Percentage of suppliers’ compliance with DBSA standards and traceability of DBSA compliance documentation
Number of supplier risks identified and mitigated, and reduction in supply chain vulnerabilities
Average time to resolve supplier disputes and number of disputes resolved without escalation
Number of supplier engagement activities conducted, and feedback received from suppliers on relationship quality
Percentage of supplier reports submitted on time and rate of errors in compliance and performance data
Percentage of suppliers passing internal or external compliance audits
Number of procurement or supplier management processes and efficiency improved
Average time taken to onboard new suppliers from verification to activation

Expertise & Technical Competencies

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business Administration or Logistics or Equivalent (NQF 7)

Desirable Requirements

Postgraduate qualification in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business Administration or Logistics or Equivalent.
Professional certification in Certification in Procurement or Supply Chain (e.g., Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply – CIPS, The Professional Body for Supply Chain Management – SAPICS or Equivalent).

Experience

Minimum Experience

A Minimum of 8 years of experience in supplier management, strategic sourcing and procurement.
Proven track record of managing supplier performance and compliance.
Understanding of PFMA, BBBEE Act, PPPFA and National Treasury Regulations.
Experience working across multiple supplier categories
Understanding of supplier management principles and practices.
Awareness of ESG (Environmental, Social, & Governance) standards and ethical sourcing practices. Familiarity with supplier verification processes.
Knowledge of public procurement in South Africa

Desirable Experience

Experience in procurement analytics, supplier performance scorecards, and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle).

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Strategic Planning

Establishes challenging, attainable goals and objectives based on a customer focus perspective.
Looks to the future with a broad perspective.
Ensures performance measures are in place to monitor progress and assess accomplishments and achievement of strategic goals and objectives.
Develops initiatives to achieve goals and objectives.
Articulates the vision and plans to others.

Procurement services

Based upon a thorough understanding of user requirements, can research alternative sources that will fulfil internal customer needs with favourable commercial terms.
Identifies the needs of the user departments and advises on appropriate sourcing and selection approaches and processes.
Articulates and prepares requirement 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 terms, and summarises bids/quotations.
Evaluates bids, including identifying and resolving mistakes, and awarding contracts.
Develops relationships by effectively resolving complaints and concerns.

Knowledge of contracts

Through a broad and deep understanding of contracting best practice, is able to define DBSA contracting policy.
Develops contract award documents ensuring DBSA's interests are protected.
Drafts, monitors and ensures performance of special terms of contract. Ability to apply remedy to protect DBSA’s rights. Ability to enforce compliance
Monitors contractor compliance to identify, document and resolve potential or actual problems. Determine which contractual remedy, if any, applies and employ that remedy.
Conducts post-award orientation, monitors contract performance and takes necessary action related to delays in contract performance.
Analyses and negotiates modification and termination of contracts.
Evaluates the impact of selected issues to determine the need for top management involvement.

Negotiation

Understands and can apply basic negotiating skills and techniques, e.g. obtaining a full understanding of the other party's agenda and needs before disclosing own perspectives.
Possesses an understanding of various unspoken communications from other parties and can decipher hidden agendas.
Is able to successfully conclude negotiations which require the development of an emotional as well as factual argument.
Is able to develop mutually beneficial potential solutions.

Business Acumen

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 longterm applications of current activities.
Anticipates possible responses to different initiatives.
Understands the projected direction of the industry and how changes might impact the organisation.

Project Management

Defines, plans, and manages large and/or strategic projects, including those with a high degree of technical complexity, with impacts across the organisation and/or with national implications.
Assembles and leads diverse and multidisciplinary teams, ensuring maximum effective resource utilisation.
Successfully manages substantial project budgets and reports directly to senior managers on the progress and results of projects.
Identifies complex issues that need escalation and proposes appropriate corrective actions.

Financial Acumen

Effectively provides financial management for programmes.
Can consolidate budgets from a variety of departments and sense-check to ensure their consistency with overall business objectives.
Skilled in the use of various financial modelling tools and techniques.
Can define long-term financial plans to ensure that various high-level business-wide financial targets (e.g. Economic Value Added, Return On Investment) are achieved.
Ensures framework is in place for sound financial planning, management, control, and reporting (spanning pay, capital, O&M costs, and revenues).

Required Personal Attributes

LEADERSHIP/BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

Strategic and Innovative Thinking

Recognises opportunities or problems emerging in patterns and trends, and their impact on the business and profitability drivers.
Creates new concepts that are not obvious to others, leveraging internal and external sources of information, to build incremental revenue and growth opportunities.
Develops innovative business and/or customer solutions that shape industry practices.

Integrity

Takes pride in being trustworthy, serves all equally, respects others and embraces diversity.
Acts on values when a significant cost or risk is associated with doing so.
Acts consistently with basic values of openness and honesty.

Analytical Thinking

Breaks problems into simple lists of tasks or activities without assigning values.
Analyses and interprets multiple complex causal links: several potential causes of events, several consequences of actions, or multiple-part chains of events in order to prioritise and develop a plan of action.
Identifies multiple elements of a problem and breaks down each of those elements in detail, showing causal relationships between them.

Driving Delivery of Results

Identifies a business opportunity or a barrier to performance and takes action to address it.
Sets challenging goals that will have a significant impact on the business or support the organisational strategy.
Identifies and implements a business opportunity that will have a long-term impact on the business (which may include the organisation’s reputation or brand image).
Monitors progress and adapts the plan if necessary to ensure optimal benefit to the business.

Policy

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

HEAD: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT OFFICE

Details

Closing Date

2026/08/03

Reference Number

DBS260720-1

Job Title

Head: Digital Transformation Programme Management Office

Job Grade

Job Type Classification

Permanent

Location - Town / City

Midrand

Location - Province

Gauteng

Location - Country

South Africa

Job Profile (Downloadable)

Head_of_Digital_Transformation_Job_Profile_May_2026.docx1.pdf (261.72 kb) - 7/20/2026 11:53:00 AM

Job Description

The Head: Digital Transformation is responsible for leading the Digital Transformation Office, driving portfolio management, project delivery, change management, and adoption of new ways of work to ensure DBSA’s transformation initiatives are strategically aligned, well-governed, and deliver measurable business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Delivery

Develop and execute a comprehensive digital transformation strategy aligned to the organisation’s overall business objectives and long-term vision.
Oversee the portfolio of transformation programmes, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities.
Translate strategic priorities into clear digitalisation goals, initiatives, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
Develop both long-term and short-term digitalisation strategies and implementation plans aligned to approved budgets and resource frameworks.
Drive enterprise-wide adoption of digital solutions through structured communication and stakeholder engagement internally and externally.

2. Digital Transformation

Provide thought leadership on emerging digital trends and their application to DBSA’s mandate.
Champion and drive digital transformation initiatives, leveraging technology to enhance operational efficiency, improve service delivery, and unlock new value streams within the DBSA.
Lead the adoption of digital tools and technologies to automate, streamline, and enhance facilities operations, including smart building systems, digital service portals, Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, and integrated workplace management systems.

3. Portfolio and Programme Management

Establish and manage a portfolio management framework to prioritise, track, and report on transformation initiatives.
Deliver transformation projects on time, within scope, and within budget, with measurable business outcomes.
Drive adoption of programme/project management methodologies (Agile, PRINCE2, PMP) across the transformation office.
Monitor programme risks, dependencies, and benefits realisation.

4. Innovation and Technology Enablement

Promote the adoption of digital tools, automation, and analytics to improve operational efficiency.
Identify opportunities for innovation and process optimisation across the Bank.
Benchmark DBSA’s transformation practices against global best practices.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance service delivery and client experience.
Identify, assess, and evaluate emerging technologies for strategic business value, operational efficiency, and competitive advantage.
Lead pilot initiatives, proofs-of-concept, and experimentation programmes to validate new technologies and solutions before enterprise-wide implementation.
Drive the identification and implementation of innovative technology solutions to enhance business processes and unlock new growth opportunities.
Foster a culture of innovation, digital adoption, and structured experimentation across the organisation.
Monitor industry trends and technological advancements to ensure the organisation remains forward-looking and digitally competitive.

5. Change Management and Adoption

Develop and execute comprehensive change management strategies and frameworks to enable successful digital adoption across the organisation.
Champion new ways of work, agile practices, and organisational change management.
Lead change initiatives to ensure seamless integration of new systems, processes, and digital solutions.
Build the transformation capability across teams through structured stakeholder engagement and training programmes to build digital capability and awareness.
Proactively identify and address resistance to change to ensure smooth transition and sustained adoption.
Collaborate with executive leadership to foster a digital-first mindset and strengthen future-fit skills and capabilities.

6. Stakeholder Management and Reporting

Build and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including leadership, government, partners, and service providers.
Develop and implement a structured stakeholder engagement framework for digital and transformation initiatives.
Influence stakeholder alignment and provide strategic advisory support to enable effective decision-making.
Establish partnerships with technology vendors, consultants, and academia, and represent the organisation in industry forums.
Leverage data to inform decisions and drive value creation.
Deliver clear, timely reporting and high-quality dashboards, presentations, and insights to executives, the Board, and stakeholders.

7. Governance, Risk Management, Compliance & Controls

Adhere to IT governance frameworks (COBIT, ITIL) and digital transformation governance standards.
Oversee compliance with relevant legislation, including POPIA, cybersecurity, and data protection laws.
Develop and maintain transformation risk registers, ensuring mitigation strategies are implemented.
Provide consolidated risk and compliance reporting to Executive Committees and the Board.
Drive compliance of digital initiatives with applicable legal, regulatory, and ethical standards.
Design and implement governance frameworks for data, technology, and digital assets.
Establish and enforce robust governance frameworks and reporting mechanisms to promote transparency, compliance, and effective decision-making across operations.

8. People Management

Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning to maximise individual and collective potential.
Lead the data analytics business unit and ensure effective execution of strategy.
Implement human capital strategies and workforce planning.
Foster a culture of performance, learning, and collaboration.
Drive talent development initiatives, including coaching, performance management, and career pathing, to build and retain a skilled and motivated team.
Contribute to building synergies & cooperation across functions in the DBSA.
Oversee day-to-day operations of the Digital Transformation Office to ensure efficiency and service excellence.
Coordinate performance scorecards (KPIs) aligned to transformation outcomes and IT service delivery.

Key Measurements of Outputs

% alignment of transformation initiatives to DBSA’s approved digital strategy and Decadal Strategy priorities.
Timely delivery of programmes and projects against approved timelines, scope, budget and achieving defined business outcomes.
Adoption rate of new ways of work (Agile practices, collaboration tools, automation) across business units.
Change management effectiveness through stakeholder engagement, training completion, and adoption indicators.
Accuracy of portfolio and budget forecasting (CAPEX and OPEX vs actuals) and adherence to cost optimisation targets.
Quality and timeliness of reporting to executives, Board, and external stakeholders.
Level of compliance with IT governance frameworks (COBIT, ITIL) and transformation governance standards, including audit outcomes.
Reduction in transformation risks, timely mitigation of dependencies, and assurance reviews.
Stakeholder satisfaction with transformation initiatives, measured through surveys, feedback, and engagement outcomes.
Number of process optimisation initiatives implemented and measurable efficiency gains.
Percentage of staff trained in digital tools, agile practices, and change management methodologies.

Expertise & Technical Competencies

a) Digital Literacy

Conduct research and have awareness of the latest trends in the digital space that affect the Organisation and the business unit.
Seek out new approaches and interventions to improve digital agility.
To identify technical problems when operating devices and using digital environments, and to solve them (from troubleshooting to solving more complex problems).
Stay abreast of the latest trends and incorporate them in driving change in the business.

b) Digitalisation

The ability to understand, contribute to, and drive the adoption of digital technologies and processes within an organisational context to improve efficiency, create new value, and transform operations.

c) Business Development

Takes overall lead for proactive business development at the national and regional level.
Initiates, reviews, and interprets competitor environment reviews and takes actions accordingly.
Formulates and modifies market approaches based on competitor analyses.
Leads the formulation, development, and implementation of the business development strategy to generate new business opportunities in the public and private sector delivery of infrastructure.
Identifies and develops new markets, products, and clients.
Positions the DBSA as the preferred development partner, lender, and advisor.
Leads the participation and presentation of the DBSA 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 DBSA 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.

d) Strategic Planning

Establishes challenging, attainable goals and objectives based on a customer focus perspective.
Looks to the future with a broad perspective.
Ensures performance measures are in place to monitor progress and assess accomplishments and achievement of strategic goals and objectives.
Develops initiatives to achieve goals and objectives.
Articulates the vision and plans to others.

e) Solution Focused

Identifies broad, highly complex problems based on a multitude of factors, many of which are complex and sweeping in nature, difficult to define and often contradictory.
Creates procedures to articulate the nature of problems and to identify and weigh alternate solutions.
Evaluates the effectiveness of solutions using approaches tailored to the situation.

Minimum Qualification

A Postgraduate Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Digital Transformation, or a related field.
Certification in project or change management (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2).

Minimum Experience

A minimum of 12 years’ experience in digital transformation, IT strategy, or enterprise change programmes, with at least 5 years in a senior management role leading enterprise-wide digital transformation initiatives in the banking or financial services environments.
Proven track record in leading large-scale, complex transformation initiatives within corporate, financial services, or public sector environments.
Demonstrated expertise in portfolio management, programme delivery, and benefits realisation.
Strong background in IT governance, risk management, and compliance frameworks.
Hands-on experience with enterprise systems, digital platforms, and analytics tools.
Experience in organisational change management, including embedding new ways of work and agile practices.
Demonstrated ability to engage and influence senior executives, boards, and external stakeholders.
Exposure to process optimisation, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex digital portfolios.

Desirable Requirements

Postgraduate qualification (MBA, Master’s in Digital Transformation, Enterprise Architecture, or Process Engineering).
Proficiency in change management tools (e.g, Prosci).
Data literacy and experience with business intelligence tools (e.g, Power BI, Tableau).

Required Personal Attributes

a) Information Seeking and Analysis

Analyses relationships among several parts of a problem or situation.
Anticipates obstacles and thinks ahead about next steps in detail.

b) Leading and Empowering Others

Identifies long-term goals for the team and communicates them to team members, ensuring their buy-in.
Sets a good example by personally exercising desired behaviour, acts on values and beliefs.
Communicates a vision for the team and future success that inspires team members.
After assessing others’ competence, one delegates full authority and responsibility to others to do a task in their own way.
Ensures that competent employees are given opportunities to further their careers.

c) Leading and Managing Change

Anticipates the need for change when not obvious and influences others to gain support.
Builds sustainable business and organisational capacity to embrace and thrive on change.
Re-engineers and aligns structures, processes, and practices to support and sustain the desired change.

d) Strategic and Innovative Thinking

Understands connections and trade-offs of strategic choices to evaluate which ideas are practical and
possible by considering business and/or scientific implications.
Develops innovative business and/or customer solutions that shape industry practices.

e) Impact and Influence

Uses chains of indirect influence or experts / third parties to influence.
Uses an in-depth understanding of the interactions within a group to move toward a specific agenda.

Policy

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

PROCESS ENGINEER

Details

Closing Date

2026/08/03

Reference Number

DBS260715-1

Job Title

Process Engineer

Job Type Classification

Permanent

Location - Town / City

Midrand

Location - Province

Gauteng

Location - Country

South Africa

Job Profile (Downloadable)

Process_Engineer__Job_Profile_May_2026.docx.pdf (190.46 kb) - 7/15/2026 9:07:49 PM

Job Description

The Process Engineer will be responsible for analysing, modelling, digitising, and continuously improving DBSA’s business processes across the Bank’s value chain. This role supports the digital transformation strategy and initiatives through processes that are efficient, standardised, integrated and aligned to the digitalisation strategy and technology enablement objectives.

Key Responsibilities

1. Business Process Analysis & Modelling

Provide capacity building support to business units on the methodologies and principles of business process mapping.
Engage and collaborate with various business units to analyse, document, and redesign end-to-end business processes to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and business performance.
Facilitate workshops, interviews, and process review sessions with stakeholders.
Identify process bottlenecks, duplication and operational inefficiencies, and recommend process improvements.
Facilitate the application of approved process modelling methodologies and standards across the organisation to ensure a standardised approach.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives aligned to operational and digital transformation objectives.
Maintain a central repository of process guidelines, frameworks, process models and workflows and ensure process documentation remains current, accurate, and aligned to business and system changes.
Maintain alignment of process models with DBSA’s strategic objectives and transformation roadmap.
Provide advisory support on process improvement, operational efficiency, and best practices.
Collaborate with business analysts, solution architects, developers, and project teams on process-related initiatives.

2. Measurement & Performance Monitoring

Define metrics to measure process efficiency, effectiveness, and maturity.
Establish frameworks for ongoing monitoring and reporting of process performance.
Provide insights to executives on process gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities.
Benchmark DBSA’s processes against industry best practice.

3. Digitalisation & Automation

Support the digitalisation and automation of business processes through collaboration with IT and business stakeholders to design and implement digital workflows and automation solutions.
Identify opportunities for workflow automation, system integration, and process simplification.
Participate in system implementation and enhancement projects to ensure process alignment and optimisation.
Identify opportunities to digitise and automate processes using ERP, CRM, procurement, and treasury systems.
Promote adoption of digital tools, analytics, dashboards and technologies to improve operational efficiency.
Implement integration processes with enterprise platforms and data environments.

4. Continuous Improvement & Optimisation

Facilitate initiatives to engineer and optimise processes using Lean, Six Sigma, and Agile methodologies.
Ensure processes are resilient, scalable, and adaptable to future needs.
Support benefits realisation by linking process improvements to measurable outcomes.
Drive a culture of continuous improvement across business units.

5. Governance & Compliance

Verify and validate that processes comply with regulatory requirements, policies, and governance frameworks.
Collaborate with risk and compliance teams to embed controls into business processes.
Maintain documentation and audit trails for process changes and improvements.

6. Stakeholder Engagement & Capability Development

Build strong relationships with business units, executives, and technology partners.
Communicate process improvement strategies and decisions in clear, business-oriented language.
Mentor and coach teams to build process engineering capability within DBSA.
Facilitate training and workshops on process modelling and optimisation.

Key Measurement of Outputs

% alignment of process improvements to DBSA’s strategic objectives.
Timeliness and quality of process models, workflows, and documentation.
Adoption rate of digitised and automated processes across business units.
Measurable efficiency gains from process optimisation initiatives.
Accuracy and timeliness of performance reporting and dashboards.
Reduction in process bottlenecks, duplication, and manual interventions.
Stakeholder satisfaction with process engineering services and improvements.
Compliance with governance frameworks and regulatory requirements.
Capability maturity improvements in process engineering practices.
Benefits realisation linked to transformation initiatives.

Expertise & Technical Competencies

1. Process Modelling & Capability Mapping

Expertise in BPMN, Lean Six Sigma, and process optimisation methodologies.
Skilled in modelling business capabilities and aligning them with technology platforms.

2. Digitalisation & Automation

Hands-on experience with ERP, CRM, procurement, and treasury systems.
Skilled in workflow automation, RPA, and low-code/no-code platforms.
Ability to design and implement digital workflows that enhance efficiency and scalability.

3. Performance Measurement & Analytics

Skilled in defining KPIs, metrics, and dashboards to monitor process efficiency and maturity.
Ability to interpret performance data and provide actionable insights to executives.
Knowledge of business intelligence tools and reporting platforms.

4. Continuous Improvement Methodologies

Proficiency in Lean, Six Sigma, and Agile practices for process improvement.
Ability to lead re-engineering initiatives and embed continuous improvement culture.
Skilled in root cause analysis, problem solving, and benefits realisation.

5. Governance & Compliance Integration

Knowledge of regulatory frameworks and ability to embed compliance into business processes.
Skilled in developing and maintaining documentation, audit trails, and assurance reviews.

6. Enterprise Systems Integration

Experience in integrating processes with ERP, CRM, procurement, and treasury platforms.
Skilled in ensuring interoperability and scalability of process designs.

7. Data & Information Management

Knowledge of data governance and process analytics.
Ability to design processes that ensure data integrity and support decision-making.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Information Systems, or related field.

Minimum Experience

A minimum of 8 years’ experience in process engineering, business process management, or operations optimisation.
Proven track record in modelling, digitising, and improving processes across ERP, CRM, procurement, and treasury systems.
Strong background in performance measurement, KPIs, and continuous improvement methodologies.
Hands-on experience with workflow automation, RPA, and low-code platforms.
Demonstrated ability to engage and influence executives, boards, and cross-functional teams.

Desirable Requirements

Postgraduate qualification (MBA, Master’s in Process Engineering, Digital Transformation, or Operations Management).
Professional certifications such as Lean Six Sigma, BPMN, Agile/Scrum, or TOGAF Business Architecture.
Exposure to financial services, development finance, or public sector environments.

Required Personal Attributes

1. Analytical & Critical Thinking

Breaks down complex processes into clear, actionable models.
Identifies causal relationships between process design and business outcomes.
Uses multiple analytical techniques to evaluate trade-offs, risks, and opportunities.

2. Strategic & Innovative Thinking

Shapes and articulates a vision for process excellence that balances innovation with practicality.
Anticipates industry and organisational trends, positioning DBSA to leverage emerging opportunities.
Develops innovative solutions that enhance efficiency, resilience, and client experience.

3. Leading & Managing Change

Builds organisational capacity to embrace and thrive on process change.
Anticipates the need for re-engineering and gains stakeholder support.
Aligns structures, processes, and practices to sustain desired change.

4. Stakeholder Influence & Collaboration

Builds consensus across diverse stakeholders, including executives, business units, and external partners.
Inspires confidence in process engineering decisions and secures buy-in for transformation initiatives.
Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills, fostering collaboration across functions and geographies.

5. Empowering & Developing Others

Delegates effectively, empowering teams to take ownership of process improvements.
Coaches and mentors staff to build process engineering capability and technical depth.
Creates opportunities for career growth and professional development.

6. Results Orientation & Accountability

Sets ambitious yet attainable goals and drives teams to achieve them.
Holds self and others accountable for delivering measurable process improvements.
Demonstrates resilience and persistence in overcoming obstacles.

7. Communication & Presentation Skills

Communicates complex process concepts in clear, simple, and compelling language.
Adapts communication style to diverse audiences, from technical teams to executive boards.
Inspires and motivates through storytelling, vision-setting, and persuasive presentations.

Policy

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

SOLUTION (ICT) ARCHITECT

Details

Closing Date

2026/07/28

Reference Number

DBS260714-1

Job Title

Solution (ICT) Architect

Job Type Classification

Permanent

Location - Town / City

Midrand

Location - Province

Gauteng

Location - Country

South Africa

Job Profile (Downloadable)

ICT Architect_Job Profile January 2026 (002).docx.pdf (291.42 kb) - 7/14/2026 10:46:43 AM

Job Description

The Solution ICT Architect is responsible for designing and governing the Bank’s technical,technology and infrastructure solutions. The role translates business strategy into scalable, secure, and resilient technology solutions that enable current and future-state business capabilities and digital transformation.

Key Responsibilities

1. Technology Architecture & Strategy

• Develop and maintain the Bank’s technology roadmap aligned to the digitalisation strategy and enterprise architecture framework.

• Translate business objectives into robust, scalable, and secure architecture designs.

• Develop future-state technology architecture blueprints and actionable, iterative modernisation roadmaps.

• Facilitate priority setting, project selection, and integration by providing architecture principles and standards.

• Ensure solution designs are scalable, secure, and aligned with enterprise architecture principles.

2. Technology Architecture Design

• Define system behaviour, structure, and views through conceptual and logical architecture models.

• Design integrated architectures covering applications, data, infrastructure, cloud, integration, networks, and hardware platforms.

• Lead architecture design reviews and governance processes.

• Conduct interviews and requirements-gathering sessions (workshops, workflow storyboards, use cases, and scenarios).

• Manage interoperability and integration across technology platforms.

3. Technology Modernisation & Innovation

• Lead design and implementation of modern technology platforms (cloud, hybrid infrastructure, AI-enabled systems).

• Review and evaluate the current IT estate to identify gaps, risks, redundancies, and optimisation opportunities.

• Oversee lifecycle management, upgrades, and continuous improvement of IT platforms.

• Ensure alignment with emerging technologies and recommend innovative solutions.

• Support readiness and operationalisation of AI, cloud technologies, and security frameworks.

4. Security & Risk Management

• Conduct IT security risk assessments and monitor vulnerabilities across systems.

• Develop mitigation and response plans for identified security threats.

• Ensure compliance with internal policies, regulatory standards, and industry best practices.

• Lead disaster recovery (DR), business continuity planning (BCP), and resilience testing initiatives.

• Embed security-by-design principles into architecture solutions.

5. Governance & Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary bridge between business units and IT technical teams.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure IT solutions enable strategic and operational objectives.

• Provide architecture guidance during project initiation and delivery phases.

• Coordinate with the PMO for pipeline visibility and architectural compliance.

• Present architecture proposals, risk reports, and compliance updates to management committees and business units.

Key measurements of outputs

Successful roll-out and adoption of technology strategy across the organisation.
Number and quality of analytics solutions developed and implemented, business impact of D&A by linking use cases to business outcomes.
Time from insight to action by monitoring how long it takes before D&A insights are acted upon (e.g., projects delivered, platforms implemented and supported, number of D&A users, usage metrics).
Reduction of the number of reports generated across the bank.
Increase in business decisions made using data insights.
Improvement in data accuracy and completeness.
Reduction in costs related to data management and analytics operations.
Increase in return on investment from data initiatives.
Increase in user adoption of data tools and platforms.
Improvement in data literacy among employees.
Management of team performance, talent development, and succession planning using the performance management system.

Expertise & Technical Competencies

a) Digital Literacy

Conduct research and have awareness of the latest trends in the digital space that affect the Organisation and the business unit.
Seek out innovative approaches and interventions to improve digital agility.
To identify technical problems when operating devices and using digital environments, and to solve them (from troubleshooting to solving more complex problems).
Stay abreast of the latest trends and incorporate them in driving change in the business.

b) Data Collection and Analysis

Through a mastery of advanced/complex analytical techniques, establishes high-level trends from processed data which may not be immediately apparent.
Moves beyond concrete analysis of factual information to develop an abstract, conceptual understanding of the meaning of an array of information.
Integrates diverse themes and lines of reasoning to create new insights or levels of understanding.

c) Data Management

Defines a backup strategy in line with the disaster management strategy.
Monitors file storage policy compliance by users, identifies concern areas and addresses the same.
Defines parameters for backup testing and monitors the same. Conducts detailed backup tests to ensure data integrity.

d) Strategic Planning

Establishes challenging, attainable goals and objectives based on a customer focus perspective.
Looks to the future with a broad perspective.
Ensures performance measures are in place to monitor progress and assess accomplishments and achievement of strategic goals and objectives.
Develops initiatives to achieve goals and objectives.
Articulates the vision and plans to others.

e) Knowledge Management

Identifies, develops, and articulates knowledge management strategies that will add value to the organisation.
Engages with thought leaders within and outside the organisation to identify the value of knowledge and information to the organisation and develop a
knowledge-based vision.
Ensures that knowledge management strategies are embedded within corporate strategies and key business processes.
Fosters a knowledge and information-rich culture and ensures that knowledge management competencies are recognised as core competencies of the organisation to develop individual and organisational capability.
Fosters the development of appropriate knowledge and information assets and the adoption of effective knowledge management processes, tools, and standards.

f) Reporting

Designs, reviews, and improves reporting processes and provides guidance.
Leads production of complex environment reports, takes an editorial role, determines content and level of detail, and ensures consistent messaging and branding.

g) Data Collection and Analysis

Through a mastery of advanced/complex analytical techniques, establishes high-level trends from processed data which may not be immediately apparent.
Moves beyond concrete analysis of factual information to develop an abstract, conceptual understanding of the meaning of an array of information.
Integrates diverse themes and lines of reasoning to create new insights or levels of understanding.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Systems, Actuarial Science or Data Science.

Minimum Experience

A minimum of 8 years’ experience in IT architecture, infrastructure design, or platform modernisation.
Experience in at least two technical disciplines (infrastructure, cloud, security, AI/ML, data management).
Experience in IT governance, compliance, and risk management within DFI or banking preferred.
Certifications such as TOGAF, Zachman, ITIL, or relevant cloud certifications are an advantage.
Familiarity with COBIT, SDLC, SOA frameworks and finance systems knowledge.

Desirable Requirements

Deep knowledge of IT infrastructure, cloud platforms, networking, security frameworks, and emerging technologies.
Experience with performance engineering, disaster recovery, and compliance standards.
Ability to design and implement scalable, resilient, and secure IT solutions.

*The KPA’s, competencies and relationships listed in this document are not exhaustive, and the incumbent will be expected to undertake

additional duties within their capacity to meet the needs of business and/or the business unit.*

Required Personal Attributes

a) Analytical Thinking

Identifies multiple elements of a problem and breaks down each of those elements in detail, showing causal relationships between them.
Uses several analytical techniques to identify several solutions and weighs the value of each.

b) Information Seeking and Analysis

Analyses relationships among several parts of a problem or situation.
Anticipates obstacles and thinks ahead about next steps in detail.

c) Leading and Empowering Others

Identifies long-term goals for the team and communicates them to team members, ensuring their buy-in.
Sets a good example by personally exercising desired behaviour, acts on values and beliefs.
Communicates a vision for the team and future success that inspires team members.
After assessing others’ competence, one delegates full authority and responsibility to others to do a task in their own way.
Ensures that competent employees are given opportunities to further their careers.

d) Leading and Managing Change

Anticipates the need for change when not obvious and influences others to gain support.
Builds sustainable business and organisational capacity to embrace and thrive on change.
Re-engineers and aligns structures, processes, and practices to support and sustain the desired change.

e) Strategic and Innovative Thinking

Understands connections and trade-offs of strategic choices to evaluate which ideas are practical and possible by considering business and/or scientific implications.
Develops innovative business and/or customer solutions that shape industry practices.

Policy

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 ARCHITECT

Details

Closing Date

2026/07/28

Reference Number

DBS260713-1

Job Title

Enterprise Architect

Job Grade

Job Type Classification

Permanent

Location - Town / City

Midrand

Location - Province

Gauteng

Location - Country

South Africa

Job Profile (Downloadable)

Enterprise Architect_Job Profile January 2026 (002).docx.pdf (299.30 kb) - 7/13/2026 9:39:43 AM

Job Description

The Enterprise Architect will design, govern, and optimise DBSA’s enterprise architecture across business, data, application, and technology domains. This role ensures treasury, CRM, procurement, and ERP platforms are strategically aligned, integrated, and future-proof, enabling DBSA to modernise internal processes, deliver client-centric digital services, and achieve the digital transformation strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities

1. Enterprise Architecture Strategy

Develop and maintain DBSA’s enterprise architecture frameworks, standards, and roadmaps in alignment with the decadal strategy and growth objectives.
Translate the organisational and digitalisation strategy into integrated architecture domains, to ensure alignment of architecture with
DBSA’s strategic objectives, digital transformation priorities, and regulatory requirements.
Provide architectural oversight for Treasury, Customer Relationship (CRM), procurement, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Data,
Security, Automation and other enterprise systems.
Support the achievement of the digitalisation strategy and digital transformation initiatives across the organisation, and align the enterprise architecture function.
Establish and enforce architecture principles, standards, frameworks, and best practices.
Provide architecture governance and assurance across projects, programmes, and technology initiatives.
Identify opportunities for innovation across architecture, platforms, and processes and promote the use of emerging technologies to enhance performance.
Benchmark DBSA’s architecture practices against international standards to drive continuous improvement in architecture maturity, tools, and methodologies.

2. Enterprise Architecture Design and Implementation

Partner with business units to translate strategic objectives and business needs into architectural requirements.
Design the end-to-end enterprise architecture, ensuring alignment across systems, processes, and platforms.
Drive interoperability and integration across applications, data, and infrastructure environments...
Review and approve solution designs to ensure compliance with enterprise architecture standards.
Provide architectural guidance for major programmes and projects.
Manage dependencies across systems and transformation initiatives.
Support benefits realisation by ensuring architecture delivers measurable outcomes.
Provide strategic advisory on technology investments, innovation, and optimisation opportunities.
Support business case development through scenario planning and capability modelling.
Validate and implement alignment of data architecture, governance, and analytics capabilities with business needs.

3. Risk, Compliance & Security Integration

Embed information security, data privacy, and resilience principles into architecture frameworks.
Collaborate with Information Security & GRC to ensure secure and compliant designs.
Maintain risk registers for architecture decisions and monitor mitigation strategies.

4. Stakeholder Management

Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders such as EXCO and the Board, as well as government entities, commercial banks, development partners, and community representatives, to drive shared objectives.
Build and manage strategic partnerships with national, provincial, and local government stakeholders.
Manage external vendors and negotiate data acquisition contracts.
Represent the organisation in data-related engagements with external partners.
Communicate architecture strategies and decisions in clear, business-oriented language.
Mentor and coach teams to build architecture capability within DBSA.
Represent DBSA in external forums to benchmark against global best practices.

5. Reporting and Governance

Establish and enforce governance frameworks and reporting mechanisms to ensure transparency, compliance, and effective decision-making across all operations.
Establish and enforce architecture principles, standards, frameworks, and best practices.
Provide architecture governance and assurance across projects, programmes, and technology initiatives.
Review and approve solution designs to ensure compliance with enterprise architecture standards.
Ensure timely and accurate reporting of key performance indicators, risks, and progress against strategic objectives to relevant internal and external bodies.

6. People Management

Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning to maximise individual and collective potential.
Drive talent development initiatives, including coaching, performance management, and career pathing, to build and retain a skilled and motivated team.
Provide direction and management to the Division, to enable strategy execution.
Attract, retain, develop talent and ensure succession planning and sufficient capacity and capability in all critical functions, supporting diversity strategies and initiatives as well.
Promote DBSA values and a culture of high performance through implementing performance management in line with the planned strategic objectives, goals, quality standards and agreed key performance measures using sound performance management principles.
Contribute to building synergies & cooperation across functions in the DBSA.

Key measurements of outputs:

Percentage alignment of enterprise architecture to DBSA’s strategic objectives and transformation roadmap.
Timeliness and quality of architecture artefacts (frameworks, roadmaps, standards, solution designs).
% of projects and solutions are compliant with enterprise architecture principles.
Reduction in duplication, complexity, and cost through architecture optimisation.
Adoption rate of architecture standards across treasury, CRM, procurement, and ERP systems.
Effectiveness of architecture governance (measured by audit outcomes and compliance reviews).
Stakeholder satisfaction with architecture services and decision-making processes.
Measurable improvements in scalability, interoperability, and resilience of systems.
Risk mitigation effectiveness in architecture decisions.
Capability maturity improvements in enterprise architecture practices.

INTERNAL LIAISON RELATIONSHIP (*The list is not exhaustive)

Digital & Business Transformation Division
Senior Management
Technology experts
All internal stakeholders

EXTERNAL LIAISON RELATIONSHIP (*The list is not exhaustive)

Third-party/Service providers

Expertise & Technical Competencies

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or Business Administration.

Minimum Experience

A minimum of 10 years’ experience in enterprise architecture, IT strategy, or business process optimisation. This experience must include a minimum of 3 years of supervisory/leading a team experience.
Proven track record in designing and implementing architecture frameworks within financial services or development finance institutions.
Strong background in treasury systems, CRM platforms, procurement solutions, cloud and ERP technologies.
Experience in business process modelling, capability mapping, and solution design.
Hands-on experience with integration technologies and data platforms.
Demonstrated ability to engage and influence executives, boards, and external stakeholders.
Exposure to regulatory compliance, risk management, and governance frameworks.

Desirable Requirements

Postgraduate qualification (MBA, Master’s in Enterprise Architecture, Digital Transformation, or Process Engineering).
Professional certifications such as TOGAF, COBIT, ITIL, PMP, or Agile/Scrum.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

a) Digital Literacy

Conduct research and have awareness of the latest trends in the digital space that affect the Organisation and the business unit.
Seek out innovative approaches and interventions to improve digital agility.
To identify technical problems when operating devices and using digital environments, and to solve them (from troubleshooting to solving more complex problems).
Stay abreast of the latest trends and incorporate them in driving change in the business.

b) Data Collection and Analysis

Through a mastery of advanced/complex analytical techniques, establishes high-level trends from processed data which may not be immediately apparent.
Moves beyond concrete analysis of factual information to develop an abstract, conceptual understanding of the meaning of an array of
information.
Integrates diverse themes and lines of reasoning to create new insights or levels of understanding.

c) Data Management

Defines a backup strategy in line with the disaster management strategy.
Monitors file storage policy compliance by users, identifies concern areas and addresses the same.
Defines parameters for backup testing and monitors the same. Conducts detailed backup tests to ensure data integrity.

d) Strategic Planning

Establishes challenging, attainable goals and objectives based on a customer focus perspective.
Looks to the future with a broad perspective.
Ensures performance measures are in place to monitor progress and assess accomplishments and achievement of strategic goals and objectives.
Develops initiatives to achieve goals and objectives.
Articulates the vision and plans to others.

e) Knowledge Management

Identifies, develops, and articulates knowledge management strategies that will add value to the organisation.
Engages with thought leaders within and outside the organisation to identify the value of knowledge and information to the organisation and develop a knowledge-based vision.
Ensures that knowledge management strategies are embedded within corporate strategies and key business processes.
Fosters a knowledge and information-rich culture and ensures that knowledge management competencies are recognised as core competencies of the organisation to develop individual and organisational capability.
Fosters the development of appropriate knowledge and information assets and the adoption of effective knowledge management processes, tools, and standards.

f) Reporting

Designs, reviews, and improves reporting processes and provides guidance.
Leads production of complex environment reports, takes an editorial role, determines content and level of detail, and ensures consistent messaging and branding.

g) Data Collection and Analysis

Through a mastery of advanced/complex analytical techniques, establishes high-level trends from processed data which may not be immediately apparent.
Moves beyond concrete analysis of factual information to develop an abstract, conceptual understanding of the meaning of an array of information.
Integrates diverse themes and lines of reasoning to create new insights or levels of understanding.

Required Personal Attributes

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

a) Analytical Thinking

Identifies multiple elements of a problem and breaks down each of those elements in detail, showing causal relationships between them.
Uses several analytical techniques to identify several solutions and weighs the value of each.

b) Information Seeking and Analysis

Analyses relationships among several parts of a problem or situation.
Anticipates obstacles and thinks ahead about next steps in detail.

c) Leading and Empowering Others

Identifies long-term goals for the team and communicates them to team members, ensuring their buy-in.
Sets a good example by personally exercising desired behaviour, acts on values and beliefs.
Communicates a vision for the team and future success that inspires team members.
After assessing others’ competence, one delegates full authority and responsibility to others to do a task in their own way.
Ensures that competent employees are given opportunities to further their careers.

d) Leading and Managing Change

Anticipates the need for change when not obvious and influences others to gain support.
Builds sustainable business and organisational capacity to embrace and thrive on change.
Re-engineers and aligns structures, processes, and practices to support and sustain the desired change.

e) Strategic and Innovative Thinking

Understands connections and trade-offs of strategic choices to evaluate which ideas are practical and possible by considering business and/or scientific implications.
Develops innovative business and/or customer solutions that shape industry practices.

Policy

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

HEAD: DIGITAL PRODUCT INNOVATION

Details

Closing Date

2026/07/28

Reference Number

DBS260710-3

Job Title

Head: Digital Product Innovation

Job Grade

Job Type Classification

Permanent

Location - Town / City

Midrand

Location - Province

Gauteng

Location - Country

South Africa

Job Profile (Downloadable)

Head Digital Product Innovation_Job Profile October 2025 (002).docx.pdf (300.04 kb) - 7/10/2026 2:26:38 PM

Job Description

The Head of Innovation role is pivotal in driving innovation across the DBSA by identifying new opportunities, fostering a culture of creativity, and leading the development and implementation of innovative ideas. The role will drive DBSA’s innovation agenda by collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to design, prototype, and deliver strategic digital solutions. This role focuses on experimentation, rapid delivery, and scaling of innovative products and services that enhance DBSA’s client experience, operational efficiency, and strategic impact.

Key Responsibilities

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

1. Strategic Focus

Develop the long-term and short-term digital product innovation strategy and plan, aligned to budgets to ensure there is a clear, actionable roadmap that balances ambition with financial discipline.
Identify strategic priorities and deliverables based on the strategy and plan to focus efforts on high-impact areas that drive measurable outcomes.

2. Digital Product Lifecycle Management

Oversee the lifecycle of digital products from ideation to scaling.
Ensure seamless integration of Mode 2 innovations with Mode 1 systems (ERP, CRM, treasury, procurement).
Monitor product performance and continuously refine solutions.

3. Digital Product Innovation

Create an innovation portfolio and roadmap to drive growth and spur investment, to align initiatives with strategic priorities and unlock new value streams.
Lead the identification, evaluation, and prioritisation of innovation projects across the organisation to ensure resource optimisation, strategic alignment, and measurable impact.
Coordinate financial products and services innovation for the Bank to enhance competitiveness, meet evolving market needs, and expand customer reach.
Facilitate ideation workshops with business units, clients, and external partners.
Establish frameworks for rapid prototyping, testing, and iteration of digital products.
Translate business needs into innovative product concepts, prototypes, and minimum viable products (MVPs).
Develop solutions that are client-centric, scalable, and aligned with DBSA’s digital transformation roadmap.
Establish and manage an innovation pipeline, from ideation to implementation, to accelerate delivery, reduce time-to-market, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
Monitor project progress, manage risks, and ensure delivery of measurable outcomes to drive accountability, ensure return on investment, and support strategic decision-making.
Lead research and development and explore new markets and customer segments to identify growth opportunities, diversify offerings, and future-proof the organisation.
Facilitate support from business stakeholders, such as fellow C-level executives, employees, customers, and other stakeholders, to build momentum, secure buy-in, and ensure the successful execution of innovation initiatives.

4. Innovation Governance and Frameworks

Foster a mindset of innovation, identifying opportunities to adopt emerging technologies and best practices to modernise processes and deliver impactful solutions.
Establish comprehensive governance structures, policies, and processes that provide strategic direction, operational clarity, and accountability. This includes forming dedicated innovation committees or leadership forums to oversee innovation initiatives, setting clear roles and responsibilities across departments, and embedding innovation into the DBSA strategic planning cycle.
Develop policies to define how ideas are sourced, evaluated, funded, and scaled and ensure processes enable agility, transparency, and accountability throughout the innovation lifecycle.
Ensure alignment with regulatory requirements, ethical standards, and risk management frameworks. This involves proactively integrating compliance considerations into the innovation lifecycle, from ideation to deployment.
Embed risk management practices to help identify potential threats early, assess impact, and implement mitigation strategies.

5. Benefits Realisation and Measurement

Establish clear success criteria and impact indicators for evaluating the effectiveness of innovation initiatives.
Implement systems to track innovation metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) consistently.
Define and track KPIs and metrics to enable the DBSA to monitor progress, identify trends, and assess the contribution of innovation to overall business performance.
Analyse data collected from innovation metrics to generate actionable insights that inform strategic decisions.
By leveraging analytics and feedback loops, the DBSA can refine its innovation strategies, optimise resource allocation, and enhance the effectiveness of future initiatives.

6. People Management

Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning to maximise individual and collective potential.
Drive talent development initiatives, including coaching, performance management, and career pathing, to build and retain a skilled and motivated team.
Drive a culture of innovation and continuous improvement across the agency to support strategic agility.
Contribute to building synergies & cooperation across functions in the DBSA.
Live the DBSA values.

7. Stakeholder Management and Reporting

Build and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including leadership, government, partners, and service providers.
Develop and implement a structured stakeholder engagement framework for digital and transformation initiatives.
Influence stakeholder alignment and provide strategic advisory support to enable effective decision-making.
Establish partnerships with technology vendors, consultants, and academia, and represent the organisation in industry forums.
Leverage data to inform decisions and drive value creation.
Deliver clear, timely reporting and high-quality dashboards, presentations, and insights to executives, the Board, and stakeholders.

8. Culture and Capability Building

Foster a culture of creativity, experimentation, and continuous improvement across all levels of the organisation.
Create a thriving innovation culture which requires intentional efforts to embed creativity, experimentation, and continuous learning into the DBSA.
Design and implement programs to build innovation capabilities, such as training, workshops, and innovation labs.
Promote cross-functional collaboration and knowledge sharing to break down silos and enable teams to leverage varied expertise, experiences, and insights.
Facilitate training on design thinking, agile practices, and digital product development.

Key Measurements of Outputs

Management of team performance, talent development, and succession planning using the performance management system.
Number and quality of innovative digital products delivered annually.
% of innovation initiatives aligned to DBSA’s strategic objectives.
Time to market for prototypes, MVPs, and scaled solutions.
Adoption rate of new digital products by clients and business units.
Measurable business impact (efficiency gains, revenue growth, client satisfaction).
Stakeholder satisfaction with innovation services and outcomes.
Strength of external partnerships and ecosystem collaborations.
Continuous improvement in innovation maturity and capability.

INTERNAL LIAISON RELATIONSHIP (*The list is not exhaustive)

Digital & Business Transformation Division
Functional Heads
Business Executives
Architects
All internal stakeholders
External Service Providers

EXTERNAL LIAISON RELATIONSHIP (*The list is not exhaustive)

External Service Providers

Expertise & Technical Competencies

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Minimum Qualification

Postgraduate degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Innovation Management, or related field.

Minimum Experience

A minimum of 12 years of experience in digital product innovation, product management, or transformation, with a minimum of 5 years in a management role.
Proven track record in designing, prototyping, and delivering innovative digital products at speed.
Experience in Mode 2 innovation environments (Agile, Lean Startup, rapid experimentation).
Strong background in ecosystem collaboration with fintechs, startups, and technology vendors.
Hands-on experience with digital platforms, cloud-native solutions, and emerging technologies (AI, data analytics, mobile apps).
Demonstrated ability to engage and influence executives, boards, and external stakeholders.
Experience in Lean and Agile methodologies to manage large-scale projects.

Desirable Experience

Postgraduate qualification (MBA, Master’s in Digital Innovation, Design Thinking, or Entrepreneurship).
Professional certifications in Agile, Scrum, Design Thinking, or Lean Startup.
Exposure to financial services, development finance, or public sector environments.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

a) Strategic Planning

Establishes challenging, attainable goals and objectives based on a customer focus perspective.
Looks to the future with a broad perspective.
Ensures performance measures are in place to monitor progress and assess accomplishments and achievement of strategic goals and objectives.
Develops initiatives to achieve goals and objectives.
Articulates the vision and plans to others.

b) Business Acumen

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.

c) Project Management

Defines, plans, and manages large and/or strategic projects, including those with a high degree of technical complexity, with impacts across the organisation and/or with national implications.
Assembles and leads diverse and multidisciplinary teams, ensuring maximum effective resource utilisation.
Successfully manages substantial project budgets and reports directly to senior managers on the progress and results of projects.
Identifies complex issues that need escalation and proposes appropriate corrective actions.

d) Solution Focus

Identifies broad, highly complex problems based on a multitude of factors, many of which are complex and sweeping in nature, difficult to define and often contradictory.
Creates procedures to articulate the nature of problems and to identify and weigh alternate solutions.
Evaluates the effectiveness of solutions using approaches tailored to the situation.

e) Digitalisation

The ability to understand, contribute to, and drive the adoption of digital technologies and processes within an organisational context to improve efficiency, create new value, and transform operations.

Required Personal Attributes

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

a) Strategic and Innovative Thinking

Recognises opportunities or problems emerging in patterns and trends, and their impact on the business and profitability drivers.
Creates new concepts that are not obvious to others, leveraging internal and external sources of information, to build incremental revenue and growth opportunities.
Develops innovative business and/or customer solutions that shape industry practices.

b) 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, and
obtaining needed resources).
Monitors performance against clear standards, addresses performance issues promptly and takes action to get performance back to desired levels.
Supports the team publicly by demonstrating confidence in the team to others; recognises and rewards superior individual effort and does not take personal credit for the team’s success.
Identifies long-term goals for the team and communicates them to team members, ensuring their buy-in.

c) Integrity

Takes pride in being trustworthy, serves all equally, respects others and embraces diversity.
Acts on values when a high cost or risk is associated with doing so.
Acts consistently with basic values of openness and honesty.

d) Analytical Thinking

Breaks problems into simple lists of tasks or activities without assigning values.
Analyses and interprets multiple complex causal links: several potential causes of events, several consequences of actions, or multiple-part chains of events to prioritise and develop a plan of action.
Identifies multiple elements of a problem and breaks down each of those elements in detail, showing causal relationships between them.

e) Driving Delivery of Results

Identifies a business opportunity or a barrier to performance and takes action to address it.
Sets challenging goals that will have a significant impact on the business or support the organisational strategy.
Identifies and implements a business opportunity that will have a long-term impact on the business (which may include the organisation’s reputation or brand
image).
Monitors progress and adapts the plan if necessary to ensure optimal benefit to the business.

Policy

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

BUSINESS ARCHITECT

Details

Closing Date

2026/07/28

Reference Number

DBS260709-4

Job Title

Business Architect

Job Grade

Job Type Classification

Permanent

Location - Town / City

Midrand

Location - Province

Gauteng

Location - Country

South Africa

Job Profile (Downloadable)

Business Architect_Job Profile May 2026.docx.pdf (259.19 kb) - 7/9/2026 3:21:57 PM

Job Description

The Business Architect is responsible for the enterprise-wide process mapping and optimisation across the organisational value chain to improve performance and value creation. This role ensures that DBSA’s operating model, business capabilities, value streams and business processes are clearly defined, digitised, and continuously optimised to support strategic objectives, enhance efficiency, and deliver modern, client-centric services.

Key Responsibilities

Business Process & Capability Modelling

Develop and maintain DBSA’s business capability maps and end-to-end process models.
Align business processes with strategic objectives and digital transformation priorities.
Facilitate workshops with business units and service providers to capture, validate, and refine process models.
Support the achievement of the digitalisation strategy and digital transformation initiatives across the organisation, and align the business architecture function.
Maintain a central repository of business architecture artefacts.

Capability & Process Optimisation

Develop and maintain the enterprise value streams, business capability model and architecture repository.
Identify capability gaps and recommend solutions to enhance organisational effectiveness.
Drive standardisation and optimisation of business processes and systems.
Lead end-to-end business process mapping, modelling, and standardisation.
Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce duplication, and enhance performance.
Establish process frameworks, methodologies, and continuous improvement practices.

Measurement & Performance Management

Define KPIs and metrics to measure process efficiency, effectiveness, and maturity.
Establish frameworks for ongoing monitoring and reporting of business process performance.
Provide insights to executives on capability gaps, bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities.
Benchmark DBSA’s business processes against industry best practices.

Digitalisation & Automation

Identify opportunities to digitise and automate business processes for efficiency and scalability.
Partner with IT and transformation teams to design digital workflows and solutions.
Integrate business processes with ERP, CRM, procurement, treasury systems and others.
Promote adoption of digital tools and analytics to support decision-making.

Continuous Improvement & Optimisation

Lead initiatives to re-engineer and optimise business processes.
Drive adoption of Lean, Six Sigma, and Agile practices for process improvement.
Define processes that are resilient, scalable, and adaptable to future needs.
Support benefits realisation by linking process improvements to measurable outcomes.

Governance & Compliance

Verify that business processes comply with regulatory requirements, policies, and governance frameworks.
Collaborate with risk and compliance teams to embed controls into business processes.
Maintain documentation and audit trails for process changes and improvements.

Stakeholder Engagement & Capability Development

Build strong relationships with executives, business units, and technology partners.
Communicate business architecture strategies and decisions in clear, business-oriented language.
Mentor and coach teams to build business architecture capability within DBSA.
Facilitate training and knowledge transfer on process modelling and optimisation.

People Management

Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning to maximise individual and collective potential.
Drive talent development initiatives, including coaching, performance management, and career pathing, to build and retain a skilled and motivated team.
Provide direction and management to the Division, to enable strategy execution.
Attract, retain, develop talent and ensure succession planning and sufficient capacity and capability in all critical functions, supporting diversity strategies and initiatives as well.
Promote DBSA values and a culture of high performance through implementing performance management in line with the planned strategic objectives, goals, quality standards and agreed key performance measures using sound performance management principles.
Contribute to building synergies & cooperation across functions in the DBSA.

Key measures and outputs

% alignment of business processes and capabilities to DBSA’s strategic objectives.
Timeliness and quality of business architecture artefacts (capability maps, process models, frameworks).
Adoption rate of digitised and automated processes across business units.
Measurable efficiency gains from process optimisation initiatives.
Accuracy and timeliness of performance reporting and dashboards.
Reduction in process bottlenecks, duplication, and manual interventions.
Stakeholder satisfaction with business architecture services and process improvements.
Compliance with governance frameworks and regulatory requirements.
Capability maturity improvements in business architecture practices.
Benefits realisation linked to transformation initiatives.

Expertise & Technical Competencies

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
Professional certifications such as TOGAF Business Architecture, Lean Six Sigma, BPMN, BABOK or Agile/Scrum are highly desirable.

Minimum Experience

A minimum of 10 years’ experience in business architecture, process modelling, or business process management. This experience must include a minimum of 3 years of supervisory/leading a team experience.
Proven track record in designing and implementing business capability maps and process frameworks.
Experience in digitising and automating business processes using ERP, CRM, procurement, and treasury systems.
Strong background in performance measurement, KPIs, and continuous improvement methodologies.
Demonstrated ability to engage and influence executives, boards, and cross-functional teams.

Desirable Requirements

Exposure to financial services, development finance, or public sector environments.
Postgraduate qualification (MBA, Master’s in Business Architecture, Digital Transformation, or Process Engineering).

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Business Architecture Frameworks

Mastery of TOGAF Business Architecture, BPMN, BABOK or similar methodologies.
Skilled in developing and maintaining capability maps, process models, and frameworks.

Process Modelling & Capability Mapping

Expertise in process optimisation, re-engineering, and modelling business capabilities.
Ability to align business processes with technology platforms for efficiency and scalability.

Digitalisation & Automation

Skilled in designing workflows and automation solutions using ERP, CRM, procurement, and treasury systems.
Experience in leveraging RPA (Robotic Process Automation), workflow engines, and low-code platforms.
Ability to integrate digital tools to support decision-making and enhance client experience.

Performance Measurement & Analytics

Skilled in defining KPIs, metrics, and dashboards to monitor process efficiency and maturity.
Ability to interpret performance data and provide actionable insights to executives.
Knowledge of business intelligence tools and reporting platforms.

Continuous Improvement Methodologies

Proficiency in Lean, Six Sigma, and Agile practices for process improvement.
Ability to lead re-engineering initiatives and embed a continuous improvement culture.
Skilled in root cause analysis, problem solving, and benefits realisation.

Governance & Compliance Integration

Knowledge of regulatory frameworks and ability to embed compliance into business processes.
Skilled in developing and maintaining documentation, audit trails, and assurance reviews.

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

Ability to translate technical process concepts into clear, business-oriented language.
Skilled in preparing executive-level reports, presentations, and process improvement narratives.
Strong facilitation skills for workshops and stakeholder engagements.

Required Personal Attributes

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES

Strategic & Innovative Thinking

Shapes and articulates a long-term business architecture vision that balances innovation with practicality.
Anticipates industry and organisational trends, positioning DBSA to leverage emerging opportunities.
Develops innovative solutions that enhance efficiency, resilience, and client experience.

Analytical & Critical Thinking

Breaks down complex processes into clear, actionable models.
Identifies causal relationships between process design and business outcomes.
Uses multiple analytical techniques to evaluate trade-offs, risks, and opportunities.

Leading & Managing Change

Builds organisational capacity to embrace and thrive on change.
Anticipates the need for process re-engineering and gains stakeholder support.
Aligns structures, processes, and practices to sustain desired change.

Stakeholder Influence & Collaboration

Builds consensus across diverse stakeholders, including executives, business units, and external partners.
Inspires confidence in business architecture decisions and secures buy-in for transformation initiatives.
Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills, fostering collaboration across functions and geographies.

Empowering & Developing Others

Delegates effectively, empowering teams to take ownership of process improvements.
Coaches and mentors staff to build business architecture capability and technical depth.
Creates opportunities for career growth and professional development.

Results Orientation & Accountability

Sets ambitious yet attainable goals and drives teams to achieve them.
Holds self and others accountable for delivering measurable process improvements.
Demonstrates resilience and persistence in overcoming obstacles.
Communication & Presentation Skills
Communicates complex process and capability concepts in clear, simple, and compelling language.
Adapts communication style to diverse audiences, from technical teams to executive boards.
Inspires and motivates through storytelling, vision-setting, and persuasive presentations.

Policy

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

HEAD: ENTERPRISE AND BUSINESS ARCHITECTURE

Details

Closing Date

2026/07/28

Reference Number

DBS260709-3

Job Title

Head: Enterprise and Business Architecture

Job Grade

Job Type Classification

Permanent

Location - Town / City

Midrand

Location - Province

Gauteng

Location - Country

South Africa

Job Profile (Downloadable)

Head Enterprise and Business Architecture_Job Profile February 2026.pdf (303.18 kb) - 7/9/2026 2:38:19 PM

Job Description

The Head: Enterprise and Business Architecture is responsible for leading the design, governance, and evolution of DBSA’s enterprise architecture framework, ensuring technology investments, digital platforms, and business processes are strategically aligned to organisational objectives. This role provides architectural leadership across business, information, application, and technology domains, enabling integrated planning, innovation, and delivery of modern digital capabilities that support DBSA’s transformation agenda.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Architecture Leadership

Define and maintain DBSA’s enterprise and business architecture vision, frameworks, and roadmap.
Champion architecture as a strategic enabler of innovation, efficiency, and resilience.
Develop the strategy and long-term objectives for the Enterprise and Business Architecture portfolio.
Translate organisational strategy and strategic priorities into integrated execution plans, target operating models, and transformation roadmaps.
Align technology solutions with business capabilities, value streams, and operational priorities.
Define strategic roadmaps, milestones, and timelines to guide business transformation and operational evolution.

Enterprise Architecture Governance

Establish and oversee architecture governance processes, standards, and principles.
Maintain compliance with IT governance frameworks (TOGAF, COBIT, ITIL) and regulatory requirements.
Chair architecture review boards and ensure decisions are documented, transparent, and aligned to strategy.
Monitor adherence to architecture standards across projects and programmes.

Business Analysis and Architecture

Partner with business leaders to translate strategy into architectural requirements and scalable solutions.
Design and maintain business architecture frameworks, capability models, and process standards aligned to organisational goals.
Facilitate integration and adoption of modular, future-fit solutions across platforms.
Lead enterprise-wide business analysis, process modelling, and capability mapping to identify gaps and optimise operations.
Establish and govern architecture principles, standards, and methodologies to drive consistency, efficiency, and alignment.
Guide solution design and delivery to ensure business requirements are translated into functional and technical specifications.
Support strategic decision-making through scenario planning, capability modelling, and data-driven insights.

Portfolio and Solution Architecture Oversight

Provide architectural oversight for major programmes and projects.
Ensure solution designs are consistent with enterprise architecture principles.
Manage dependencies across business units, platforms, and transformation initiatives.
Support benefits realisation by ensuring architecture delivers measurable outcomes.

Risk, Compliance & Security Integration

Embed information security, data privacy, and resilience principles into architecture frameworks.
Collaborate with the Head of Information Security & GRC to ensure secure, compliant, and resilient designs.
Maintain risk registers for architecture decisions and monitor mitigation strategies.

Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement

Oversee the full lifecycle of operational excellence initiatives, from process design and implementation to monitoring and optimisation.
Monitor key performance indicators and operational metrics to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.
Benchmark performance against internal standards and industry best practices to adopt proven methods and improve results.
Oversee and refine service delivery models to drive quality, efficiency, and stakeholder satisfaction.
Evaluate business and operational outcomes to identify trends, gaps, risks, and growth opportunities.
Create and sustain an environment that enables continuous business process improvement across the organisation.
Drive operational excellence initiatives focused on efficiency, quality, customer experience, and value realisation.
Establish performance measurement frameworks to assess process effectiveness, efficiency, and outcomes.
Lead benchmarking and best practice adoption to uplift organisational performance continuously.
Identify and eliminate inefficiencies in business processes through structured analysis and stakeholder engagement.
Establish and promote best practices in operational performance and continuous improvement.
Monitor and evaluate the impact of operational changes on business outcomes and strategic objectives.

Reporting and Governance

Collect, process, and analyse data to generate actionable insights and management reports that support strategic and operational decision-making.
Define and track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for operational performance and transformation success.
Provide insights and recommendations based on data analysis.
Support decision-making with business intelligence tools and performance dashboards.
Develop and maintain reporting frameworks that support transparency and accountability.
Conduct performance analysis and generate insights to inform strategic decisions.
Optimise operational reporting to support continuous improvement.
Establish and enforce robust governance frameworks and reporting mechanisms to ensure transparency, compliance, and effective decision-making across all operations.

Stakeholder Management

Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders such as EXCO, the Board, as well as government entities, commercial banks, development partners, and community representatives, to drive shared objectives.
Manage external vendors and negotiate data acquisition contracts.
Represent the organisation in data-related engagements with external partners.
Navigate complex stakeholder landscapes, influencing outcomes and fostering consensus to achieve strategic goals.

People Management

Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning to maximise individual and collective potential.
Lead the data analytics business unit and ensure effective execution of strategy.
Implement human capital strategies and workforce planning.
Foster a culture of performance, learning, and collaboration.
Drive talent development initiatives, including coaching, performance management, and career pathing, to build and retain a skilled and motivated team.
Contribute to building synergies & cooperation across functions in the DBSA.

Key Measurements of Outputs

Quality and integration of business architecture frameworks across the organisation.
Implementation of business process mapping across the organisation.
Timeliness and effectiveness of process optimisation initiatives from design to implementation, including measurable improvements in cost, cycle time, and service quality
Clarity and impact of operational reports and insights submitted to governance bodies.
Number and quality of strategic transformation programmes delivered and embedded across functions.
Effectiveness of technology enablement in improving workflow efficiency and service delivery.
Management of stakeholder relationships and collaboration in driving operational improvements.
Compliance with governance frameworks and consistency in performance reporting outputs.
Management of team performance, talent development, and succession planning using the performance management system.

Expertise & Technical Competencies

Minimum Qualification

A Postgraduate degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or Business Administration or related field.

Minimum Experience

A minimum of 12 years’ experience in enterprise architecture, IT strategy, or business process optimisation, with at least 5 years in a senior management capacity leading enterprise-wide transformation initiatives and business architecture and analysis in IT environments.
Proven track record in leading architecture functions within large, complex organisations.
Experience in developing and implementing enterprise architecture frameworks and governance structures.
Strong background in business process modelling, capability mapping, and solution design.
Hands-on experience with ERP, CRM, data platforms, and integration technologies.
Demonstrated ability to engage and influence executives, boards, and external stakeholders.
Extensive experience in business architecture, enterprise process management, operational excellence, or largescale business transformation.
Experience in stakeholder engagement and change leadership across diverse business units.

Desirable Requirements

Postgraduate qualification (MBA, Master’s in Enterprise Architecture, Digital Transformation, or Process Engineering).
Professional certifications such as TOGAF, COBIT, ITIL, PMP, or Agile/Scrum.
Exposure to financial services, development finance, or public sector environments.
A strong understanding of emerging technologies and the ability to leverage them for operational improvements.
Experience in financial services, development finance, or complex public-sector organisations.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Business Architecture

The skills, knowledge, and abilities necessary to create a structured framework that aligns an organisation's strategic objectives with its operations, processes, information, and technology. This is essential for understanding and improving how a business functions, ensuring that all elements work together efficiently to achieve organisational goals.

Business Acumen

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 longterm applications of current activities.
Anticipates possible responses to different initiatives.
Understands the projected direction of the industry and how changes might impact the organisation.

Negotiation

Has an appreciation of cultural sensitivities and differences.
Effectively employs a variety of advanced behavioural/interpersonal competencies to control the negotiation situation.
Can take the lead in a variety of sensitive negotiation situations requiring high levels of tact and diplomacy.
Can 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.

Reporting

Designs, reviews and improves reporting processes and provides guidance.
Leads production of complex environment reports, takes an editorial role, determines content and level of detail, and ensures consistent messaging and branding.

Digitalisation

The ability to understand, contribute to, and drive the adoption of digital technologies and processes within an organisational context to improve efficiency, create new value, and transform operations.

Project Management

Defines, plans and manages large and/or strategic projects, including those with a high degree of technical complexity, with impacts across the organisation and/or with national implications.
Assembles and leads diverse and multidisciplinary teams, ensuring maximum effective resource utilisation.
Successfully manages substantial project budgets and reports directly to senior managers on the progress and results of projects.
Identifies complex issues that need escalation and proposes appropriate corrective actions.

* The KPA’s, competencies and relationships listed in this document are not exhaustive, and the incumbent will be expected to undertake additional duties within their capacity to meet the needs of business and/or the business unit.

Required Personal Attributes

LEADERSHIP/BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

Strategic & Innovative Thinking

Understands connections and trade-offs of strategic choices to evaluate which ideas are practical and possible by considering business and/or scientific implications.
Develops innovative business and/or customer solutions that shape industry practices.

Leading and Empowering Others

Identifies long-term goals for the team and communicates them to team members, ensuring their buy-in.
Sets a good example by personally exercising desired behaviour, acts on values and beliefs.
Communicates a vision for the team and future success that inspires team members.
After assessing others’ competence, one delegates full authority and responsibility to others to do a task in their own way.
Ensures that competent employees are given opportunities to further their careers.

Leading and Managing Change

Anticipates the need for change when not obvious and influences others to gain support.
Builds sustainable business and organisational capacity to embrace and thrive on change.
Re-engineers and aligns structures, processes, and practices to support and sustain the desired change.

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.

Decisiveness

Makes timely decisions about complex issues even when 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.

Developing Others

Gives specific positive or mixed feedback for developmental purposes.
Gives negative feedback in behavioural rather than personal terms.
Reassures and/or expresses positive expectations for future performance when giving corrective feedback.
Gives individualised suggestions to individuals for their improvement.

Driving Delivery of Results

Identifies and implements a business opportunity that will have a long-term impact on the business (which may include the organisation’s reputation or brand image).
Monitors progress and adapts the plan if necessary to ensure optimal benefit to the business.
Makes decisions, sets priorities, or chooses goals based on inputs and outputs: makes explicit considerations of potential profit, return on investment, or cost-benefit analysis.
Based on the cost-benefit analysis, make decisions of an entrepreneurial risk nature.

Policy

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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DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (DBSA) VACANCIES - 22 JULY 2026

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