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DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (DBSA) VACANCIES
DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (DBSA)
HEAD: TECHNICAL
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Head: Technical (DBS230717-1) - IPPO
Closing Date: 2023/07/31
Reference Number: DBS230717-1
Job Title: Head: Technical
Job Grade: 22
Job Type Classification: Contract
Location - Town / City: Centurion
Location – Province: Gauteng
Location – Country: South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable): Head Technical FINAL AND GRADED.pdf (297.76 kb)
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
The Head: Technical will be responsible for:
Expertise & Technical Competencies
Required Personal Attributes
The successful incumbent should demonstrate the following:
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: TECHNICAL
Details
Head: Technical (DBS230717-1) - IPPO
Closing Date: 2023/07/31
Reference Number: DBS230717-1
Job Title: Head: Technical
Job Grade: 22
Job Type Classification: Contract
Location - Town / City: Centurion
Location – Province: Gauteng
Location – Country: South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable): Head Technical FINAL AND GRADED.pdf (297.76 kb)
Job Description
- The head: Technical role is a strategic leadership function located within the Independent Power Producer Office (IPPO).
- The IPPO was established in 2010 to provide rapid solutions to South Africa’s severe electricity supply constraints, by procuring new energy generation capacity from Independent Power Producers (IPPs). The IPPO was created as a project office hosted by the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) under a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE), National Treasury and the DBSA. The mandate of the IPP Office is to provide specialised services to government, including a) IPP Energy Procurement Management, b) Monitoring, Evaluation and Contract Management, and c) Professional Advisory Services. The IPPO’s skills, expertise and success in mobilising and delivering on time is recognised domestically and globally.
- The role has been necessitated firstly for the purpose of effectively developing and enabling the execution of the technical strategy for various power producing projects including, Renewable Energy, Battery Energy Storage, Gas to Power, Coal, and Hybrid energy facilities by aligning and integrating with the overall IPP Office Strategy through building and maintaining strategic partnerships and people enablement.
- Reporting to the Head: IPPO, the Head: Technical will be responsible for the delivery and alignment of the technical strategic objectives of the IPPO's procurement programmes as well providing the technical expertise advisory support for procurement and implementation
- The Head: Technical will further identify, mobilise and manage the appropriate strategic partnerships, personnel, programme resources, ensure appropriate governance is maintained throughout, and manage all stakeholder relation expectations.
Key Responsibilities
The Head: Technical will be responsible for:
- Develop the 5 year Strategic Technical Strategy for the IPP Office.
- Formulate broad goals and new ways of addressing technical challenges within the IPPO programmes, in collaboration with the all relevant functions and parties.
- Ensure Integration of multi-dimensional functions within the IPP Office.
- Manage the determination of the technical policies and tactical optimisation.
- Establish the annual Technical Strategic Plan (SP) and Technical Annual Performance Plan (APP)
- Interpret and align the technical strategy into overall business plans and budgets to achieve the IPP Office goals
- Provide technical advisory support to the IPP Procurement and Implementation Programmes and interventions as informed by various stakeholder mandates.
- Project manage technical strategic initiatives in the IPP Office at a high level.
- Plan and manage the recommended resource requirements (people, process and technology).
- Ensure internal controls and policies are implemented.
- Create and leverage relationships with key external and internal stakeholders to enable the success of the strategies.
- Develop partnerships with key IPP’s/transaction advisory firms/regulatory bodies / relevant government organisations and government officials etc. to build sustainable long term technical solutions for the IPP Office programmes.
- Support the DMRE and other stakeholders in respect of the IPP Procurement Programme and Interventions.
- Communicate a compelling vision to gain commitment to the overall objectives.
- Model high performance behaviour in line with the leadership principles internally and externally.
- Create the conditions that enable the team to perform (e.g. team spirit, providing the right structure, involving the team in decision making).
- Utilise all resources, optimally, effectively and efficiently.
- Identify and develop talent, and grow the IPP Office competence.
Expertise & Technical Competencies
- Relevant Bachelor’s technical and management Degrees.
- Minimum 10 years of experience working in the public energy sector at a senior management level in infrastructure development is essential.
- Minimum 15 years of experience working within the electricity regulatory environment and establishing of project development teams managing multidisciplinary resources at a senior level.
- Management experience working without supervision or instruction is essential.
- Must have a sound working knowledge of OHSA, ORHVS and NEMA.
- Must be competent in using GIS, MS Office and MS Project.
- Must be competent in interpreting Power System, Energy and Financial modelling studies.
- Knowledge and Understanding of the energy sector and various related legislation
- Knowledge and understanding of ESKOM, other public sector bodies and relevant standardisation bodies
- Knowledge and understanding of the principles of business strategy
- In-depth knowledge of various legislations related to the IPP Office
Required Personal Attributes
The successful incumbent should demonstrate the following:
- Analysis and Judgement
- Numerical Reasoning
- Assertiveness
- Excellence Orientation
- Investigative Orientation
- Customer Responsiveness
- Business Acumen
- Planning and Prioritising
- Ability to Influence
- Motivational
- Strategic leadership
- Presentation skills
- Negotiation skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Networking skills
- Financial and business analytic skills
- Strong verbal and written skills
- Problem Solving skills
- Decision making skills
- Coaching and mentoring skills
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
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER
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Construction Project Manager (DBS230711-1) - DBSA Logo
Closing Date: 2023/07/21
Reference Number: DBS230711-1
Job Title: Construction Project Manager
Job Grade: 16
Job Type Classification: Permanent
Location - Town / City: Midrand
Location – Province: Gauteng
Location – Country: South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) Job Profile - Construction Project Manager - standard CMDI signed 29062023.pdf (467.11 kb)
Job Description
The Construction Project Manager’s responsibilities span a broad spectrum, covering all areas of project management including planning, cost and time management, quality management contract administration and safety management. The Project Manager will be required to ensure that the projects are technically sound, that all activities associated with managing the project work-flow and performance are met and to provide the necessary management and leadership skills to ensure the project team deliver.
Key Responsibilities
1. Strategic Functions
(a) Assist in the planning, execution, monitoring and control and closure of the project (with the relevant support from the Programme Support Office).
(b) Assist in identifying and implementing expediting measures to prevent project delays.
2. Project Management Functions
2.1 Project coordination and team management
(a) Oversee the construction project from start to finish;
(b) Serve as a key link with the Programme Manager and client’s representative and review the deliverable prepared by the team before passing onto the client;
(c) Co-ordinate the efforts of all parties involved in the project, including professional service providers (consultants), contractors, sub-contractors and labour;
(d) Develop team spirit and ensure that staff involved in the project are committed to the same goal
(e) Identify and negotiate assignment of resources; and
(f) Implement the project office framework with objectives and goals of the team members and assign individual responsibilities.
2.2 Project control on cost, time and quality
(a) Ensure that control measures for cost, time and quality are in place;
(b) Conduct regular status meetings with the principal agent teams;
(c) Conduct periodic inspection visits to project construction site(s);
(d) Ensure that construction activities follow the predetermined schedule and critically monitor project milestones;
(e) Oversee project accounting including budget management, approval of progress payments, tracking of team expenses and minimising the exposure to risk;
(f) Ensure invoices/claims submitted by contractors and/or professional service providers are timely checked, verified and forwarded to the Programme Manager; And
(g) Maintain strict adherence to the budgetary guidelines as well as project management, quality and safety standards.
(h) Complete projects within time, budget and quality
2.3 Project planning
(a) Devise project work plans and make revisions as and when need arises;
(b) Confirm project activities are scheduled;
(c) Prepare all programme/project cost activities; and
(d) Confirm milestones with stakeholders and customers.
(e) Ensure proper planning
2.4 Project communication and reporting
(a) Ensure an effective communication system is in place to provide timely feedback for management, client and customer;
(b) Issue site meeting minutes and action plans;
(c) Compile weekly project reports for stakeholders;
(d) Compile monthly progress reports; and
(e) Conduct project close out reviews.
(f) Ensure timeously, effective communication and adequate reporting
2.5 Project contract management
(a) Ensure contracts are managed in a way that is fair to all parties;
(b) Monitor performance by identifying and resolving areas of concern;
(c) Actively measure progress against the contract’s performance;
(d) Ensure adherence to the contract conditions and timelines; and
(e) Issue contract instructions in accordance with the conditions of the contract (in consultation with the Legal Expert).
2.6 Project commissioning
(a) Confirm the commissioning and transfer of new assets;
(b) Confirm the availability of all site handing over documentation;
(c) Ensure submission of as built drawings and user specifications where applicable; and
(d) Ensure commissioning, hand over and sign-off by client.
3 Programme health, safety and environmental quality
(a) Ensure the implementation of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act and any recommendations from audits carried out within the project environment;
(b) Assure compliance to the project Environmental Approval (EA) conditions develop a culture of safety and health within the project environment by promoting the aims and benefits of proactive safety and health interventions;
(c) Conduct effective control, management and follow up of incidents; and
(d) Advise and evaluate contractors on compliance to the approved safety plan.
4 Resources utilisation and stakeholders relations
(a) Adequate utilisation of resources.
(b) Management of relationships with key stakeholders (internal and external).
Expertise & Technical Competencies
Minimum Requirements
1. A four-year Bachelors degree or similar in the built environment (Civil Engineering, Construction Management, QS or Architectural).
2. Registered as professional with one of the professional bodies in built environment.
3. A Project Management professional registration is required. (e.g. with SACPCMP, PMI).
4. More than 7 years' experience in construction projects/built environment as a project manager.
5. Must be able to manage financial budgets
6. Proven track record in managing large scale construction projects/built environment in various different disciplines.
Skills & Ability
1. Project and contract management knowledge
2. Sound knowledge of the JBCC, NEC, GCC and other relevant building contracts
3. In depth understanding of the PMBOK knowledge areas
4. Knowledge of relevant Acts regarding infrastructure development
5. Understanding of infrastructure markets
6. Understanding of government priorities, systems and processes at national and provincial level
Desirable Requirements
1. Post graduate degree in Civil Engineering or built environment will be added advantage.
2. Post graduate certificate in Project Management.
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
1. Project Management
(a) Initiates project plans and secures resources for projects that span area or department boundaries.
(b) Uses estimating techniques and develops project risk management approaches.
(c) Has an in-depth and practical understanding of how to maximize the effectiveness of project teams.
2. Planning & Organizing
(a) Is relied on to helps other plan and organise their workload.
(b) Uses effectively advance time management processes to deal with high workload and tight deadlines.
(c) Organises, prioritises and schedules tasks so they can be performed within budget and with the efficient use of time and resources.
(d) Achieves goals in a timely manner, despite obstacles encountered, by organising, reprioritising and re-planning
3. Negotiation Skills
(a) 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.
(b) Possesses an understanding of various unspoken communications from other parties and can decipher hidden agendas.
(c) Can successfully conclude negotiations which require the development of an emotional as well as factual argument.
(d) Is able to develop mutually-beneficial potential solutions.
4. Written Communication
(a) Understands that different writing styles are required for different documents or audiences.
(b) Write effective correspondence, prepares questions and reports, statements of circumstance and briefing notes.
(c) Reviews others’ documents for clarity and impact.
(d) Has a solid mastery of writing principles such as grammar, sentence construction etc.
Required Personal Attributes
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
1. Achievement orientation
(a) Undertakes challenging assignment and strives to complete them.
(b) Sets priorities and chooses goals based on calculated costs, anticipated benefits, and improvement of performance.
(c) Aims at exceptional performance, setting out to achieve a unique standard.
(d) Constantly analysis outcomes to ensure the achievements of business goal.
(e) Identifies short-term opportunity or potential problems aiming to achieve better outcomes.
2. Customer Orientation
(a) Tries to understand the underlying needs of customers and match these needs to available or customized products and service.
(b) Adapts processes and procedures to meet on-going customer needs.
(c) Utilises the feedback received from customers, to develop new and / or improving existing services / products that relates to their on-going needs.
(d) Thinks of new ways to align DBSA’s offering with future customer needs.
3. Integrity
(a) Is willing to end a business relationship because it was associated with unethical business practice.
(b) Is capable of challenging senior management (in an appropriate and respectable manner) in order to act on espoused values.
4. Leading and empowering others
(a) Creates the conditions that enables the team to perform at its best (e.g., setting clear directions, providing appropriate structure, getting the right people, obtain needed resources).
(b) Monitors performance against clear standards, and addresses performance issues promptly and takes action to get performance back to desired levels.
(c) Proactively asks for feedback on own performance from team members, aiming to become more effective.
5. Teamwork and cooperation
(a) Acts to promote a friendly climate and good morale and resolves conflicts.
(b) Creates opportunities for cross-functional work.
(c) Encourages others to network outside of their own team / department and learn from their experience.
6. Self-awareness & self-control
(a) Withholds effects of strong emotions in difficult situations.
(b) Keeps functioning or responds constructively despite stress.
(c) May apply special techniques or plan ahead of time to manage emotions or stress
7. Strategic and Innovative thinking
(a) 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.
(b) Restates complex knowledge in a way that makes it easier for others to understand.
(c) Experiments with new approaches, tests scenarios, questions assumptions and challenges conventional thinking.
(d) Creates new concepts that are not obvious to others, leveraging internal and external sources of information, to build incremental revenue and growth opportunities.
8. Teamwork and cooperation
(a) Acts to promote a friendly climate and good morale and resolve conflicts.
(b) Creates opportunities for cross-functional work.
(c) Encourages others to network outside of their own team / department and learn from their experience.
Policy
The Development Bank of Southern Africa will endeavour to make appointments in line with its Employment Equity Policy and Plan. Applications from suitably qualified designated groups, especially people with disabilities, are encouraged.
The DBSA corporate culture fit requires clear, logical and analytical thinking grounded in good interpersonal skills, a sense of urgency and results orientated execution of duties. The ability to work collaboratively and finding practical yet innovative solutions is critical to success in a work environment that demands emotional resilience, accountability and responsible risk taking and management.
The DBSA reserves the right to amend or remove vacancies in line with organisational requirements.
All vacancies can be viewed on the DBSA website (www.dbsa.org) under Careers.
PLEASE APPLY HERE
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER
Details
Construction Project Manager (DBS230711-1) - DBSA Logo
Closing Date: 2023/07/21
Reference Number: DBS230711-1
Job Title: Construction Project Manager
Job Grade: 16
Job Type Classification: Permanent
Location - Town / City: Midrand
Location – Province: Gauteng
Location – Country: South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) Job Profile - Construction Project Manager - standard CMDI signed 29062023.pdf (467.11 kb)
Job Description
The Construction Project Manager’s responsibilities span a broad spectrum, covering all areas of project management including planning, cost and time management, quality management contract administration and safety management. The Project Manager will be required to ensure that the projects are technically sound, that all activities associated with managing the project work-flow and performance are met and to provide the necessary management and leadership skills to ensure the project team deliver.
Key Responsibilities
1. Strategic Functions
(a) Assist in the planning, execution, monitoring and control and closure of the project (with the relevant support from the Programme Support Office).
(b) Assist in identifying and implementing expediting measures to prevent project delays.
2. Project Management Functions
2.1 Project coordination and team management
(a) Oversee the construction project from start to finish;
(b) Serve as a key link with the Programme Manager and client’s representative and review the deliverable prepared by the team before passing onto the client;
(c) Co-ordinate the efforts of all parties involved in the project, including professional service providers (consultants), contractors, sub-contractors and labour;
(d) Develop team spirit and ensure that staff involved in the project are committed to the same goal
(e) Identify and negotiate assignment of resources; and
(f) Implement the project office framework with objectives and goals of the team members and assign individual responsibilities.
2.2 Project control on cost, time and quality
(a) Ensure that control measures for cost, time and quality are in place;
(b) Conduct regular status meetings with the principal agent teams;
(c) Conduct periodic inspection visits to project construction site(s);
(d) Ensure that construction activities follow the predetermined schedule and critically monitor project milestones;
(e) Oversee project accounting including budget management, approval of progress payments, tracking of team expenses and minimising the exposure to risk;
(f) Ensure invoices/claims submitted by contractors and/or professional service providers are timely checked, verified and forwarded to the Programme Manager; And
(g) Maintain strict adherence to the budgetary guidelines as well as project management, quality and safety standards.
(h) Complete projects within time, budget and quality
2.3 Project planning
(a) Devise project work plans and make revisions as and when need arises;
(b) Confirm project activities are scheduled;
(c) Prepare all programme/project cost activities; and
(d) Confirm milestones with stakeholders and customers.
(e) Ensure proper planning
2.4 Project communication and reporting
(a) Ensure an effective communication system is in place to provide timely feedback for management, client and customer;
(b) Issue site meeting minutes and action plans;
(c) Compile weekly project reports for stakeholders;
(d) Compile monthly progress reports; and
(e) Conduct project close out reviews.
(f) Ensure timeously, effective communication and adequate reporting
2.5 Project contract management
(a) Ensure contracts are managed in a way that is fair to all parties;
(b) Monitor performance by identifying and resolving areas of concern;
(c) Actively measure progress against the contract’s performance;
(d) Ensure adherence to the contract conditions and timelines; and
(e) Issue contract instructions in accordance with the conditions of the contract (in consultation with the Legal Expert).
2.6 Project commissioning
(a) Confirm the commissioning and transfer of new assets;
(b) Confirm the availability of all site handing over documentation;
(c) Ensure submission of as built drawings and user specifications where applicable; and
(d) Ensure commissioning, hand over and sign-off by client.
3 Programme health, safety and environmental quality
(a) Ensure the implementation of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act and any recommendations from audits carried out within the project environment;
(b) Assure compliance to the project Environmental Approval (EA) conditions develop a culture of safety and health within the project environment by promoting the aims and benefits of proactive safety and health interventions;
(c) Conduct effective control, management and follow up of incidents; and
(d) Advise and evaluate contractors on compliance to the approved safety plan.
4 Resources utilisation and stakeholders relations
(a) Adequate utilisation of resources.
(b) Management of relationships with key stakeholders (internal and external).
Expertise & Technical Competencies
Minimum Requirements
1. A four-year Bachelors degree or similar in the built environment (Civil Engineering, Construction Management, QS or Architectural).
2. Registered as professional with one of the professional bodies in built environment.
3. A Project Management professional registration is required. (e.g. with SACPCMP, PMI).
4. More than 7 years' experience in construction projects/built environment as a project manager.
5. Must be able to manage financial budgets
6. Proven track record in managing large scale construction projects/built environment in various different disciplines.
Skills & Ability
1. Project and contract management knowledge
2. Sound knowledge of the JBCC, NEC, GCC and other relevant building contracts
3. In depth understanding of the PMBOK knowledge areas
4. Knowledge of relevant Acts regarding infrastructure development
5. Understanding of infrastructure markets
6. Understanding of government priorities, systems and processes at national and provincial level
Desirable Requirements
1. Post graduate degree in Civil Engineering or built environment will be added advantage.
2. Post graduate certificate in Project Management.
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
1. Project Management
(a) Initiates project plans and secures resources for projects that span area or department boundaries.
(b) Uses estimating techniques and develops project risk management approaches.
(c) Has an in-depth and practical understanding of how to maximize the effectiveness of project teams.
2. Planning & Organizing
(a) Is relied on to helps other plan and organise their workload.
(b) Uses effectively advance time management processes to deal with high workload and tight deadlines.
(c) Organises, prioritises and schedules tasks so they can be performed within budget and with the efficient use of time and resources.
(d) Achieves goals in a timely manner, despite obstacles encountered, by organising, reprioritising and re-planning
3. Negotiation Skills
(a) 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.
(b) Possesses an understanding of various unspoken communications from other parties and can decipher hidden agendas.
(c) Can successfully conclude negotiations which require the development of an emotional as well as factual argument.
(d) Is able to develop mutually-beneficial potential solutions.
4. Written Communication
(a) Understands that different writing styles are required for different documents or audiences.
(b) Write effective correspondence, prepares questions and reports, statements of circumstance and briefing notes.
(c) Reviews others’ documents for clarity and impact.
(d) Has a solid mastery of writing principles such as grammar, sentence construction etc.
Required Personal Attributes
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
1. Achievement orientation
(a) Undertakes challenging assignment and strives to complete them.
(b) Sets priorities and chooses goals based on calculated costs, anticipated benefits, and improvement of performance.
(c) Aims at exceptional performance, setting out to achieve a unique standard.
(d) Constantly analysis outcomes to ensure the achievements of business goal.
(e) Identifies short-term opportunity or potential problems aiming to achieve better outcomes.
2. Customer Orientation
(a) Tries to understand the underlying needs of customers and match these needs to available or customized products and service.
(b) Adapts processes and procedures to meet on-going customer needs.
(c) Utilises the feedback received from customers, to develop new and / or improving existing services / products that relates to their on-going needs.
(d) Thinks of new ways to align DBSA’s offering with future customer needs.
3. Integrity
(a) Is willing to end a business relationship because it was associated with unethical business practice.
(b) Is capable of challenging senior management (in an appropriate and respectable manner) in order to act on espoused values.
4. Leading and empowering others
(a) Creates the conditions that enables the team to perform at its best (e.g., setting clear directions, providing appropriate structure, getting the right people, obtain needed resources).
(b) Monitors performance against clear standards, and addresses performance issues promptly and takes action to get performance back to desired levels.
(c) Proactively asks for feedback on own performance from team members, aiming to become more effective.
5. Teamwork and cooperation
(a) Acts to promote a friendly climate and good morale and resolves conflicts.
(b) Creates opportunities for cross-functional work.
(c) Encourages others to network outside of their own team / department and learn from their experience.
6. Self-awareness & self-control
(a) Withholds effects of strong emotions in difficult situations.
(b) Keeps functioning or responds constructively despite stress.
(c) May apply special techniques or plan ahead of time to manage emotions or stress
7. Strategic and Innovative thinking
(a) 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.
(b) Restates complex knowledge in a way that makes it easier for others to understand.
(c) Experiments with new approaches, tests scenarios, questions assumptions and challenges conventional thinking.
(d) Creates new concepts that are not obvious to others, leveraging internal and external sources of information, to build incremental revenue and growth opportunities.
8. Teamwork and cooperation
(a) Acts to promote a friendly climate and good morale and resolve conflicts.
(b) Creates opportunities for cross-functional work.
(c) Encourages others to network outside of their own team / department and learn from their experience.
Policy
The Development Bank of Southern Africa will endeavour to make appointments in line with its Employment Equity Policy and Plan. Applications from suitably qualified designated groups, especially people with disabilities, are encouraged.
The DBSA corporate culture fit requires clear, logical and analytical thinking grounded in good interpersonal skills, a sense of urgency and results orientated execution of duties. The ability to work collaboratively and finding practical yet innovative solutions is critical to success in a work environment that demands emotional resilience, accountability and responsible risk taking and management.
The DBSA reserves the right to amend or remove vacancies in line with organisational requirements.
All vacancies can be viewed on the DBSA website (www.dbsa.org) under Careers.
PLEASE APPLY HERE
PROGRAMME SPECIALIST (FIXED TERM CONTRACT)
Details
Programme Specialist (Fixed Term Contract) (DBS230703-1) - AWHF
Closing Date: 2023/07/21
Reference Number: DBS230703-1
Job Title: Programme Specialist (Fixed Term Contract)
Job Type Classification: Contract
Location - Town / City: Midrand
Location – Province: Gauteng
Location – Country: South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) Job Profile - Programme Specialist (AWHF)_20230531.pdf (292.00 kb)
Job Description
- Design the development and implementation of the programmes and activities of the African World Heritage Fund.
- Design AWHF programmes.
- Co-ordinate, monitor and follow up the implementation of the programmes and activities of the AWHF.
- Assist in the development and monitoring of project proposals from State Parties
Key Responsibilities
- Establish and nurture technical and financial partnerships for programmes work
- Any other duties assigned by the Head of Programmes in line with the strategic objectives of AWHF.
Key Measurements of Outputs (at least 3)
- Number of Programmes and projects designed
- Number of programmes and projects implemented
- Number of technical and financial partnerships implemented for programmes and projects
Expertise & Technical Competencies
Minimum Requirements
- Relevant post graduate degree in Project Management preferably with specialization in nature/environment
- 3 - 5 years project management experience in heritage management in Africa.
- Able to communicate fluently in English. Ability to interact in French will be an advantage.
Technical Competencies:
Written & Verbal Communication
- Reviews others’ documents for clarity and impact.
- Has a solid mastery of writing principles such as grammar, sentence construction etc.
- Is relied on by others to help them write complex technical and non-technical documents and briefs.
- Able to communicate complex problems or concepts, by making them simple and understandable for others.
- Adapts language to the level of the audience in order to ensure that the message has a positive impact and is interesting to the audience.
- Is articulate, demonstrates a wide range of vocabulary, and is confident when talking to large/high level audiences.
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.
Business Acumen
- Takes actions to fit business strategy.
- Assesses and links short-term tasks in the context of long-term business strategies or perspectives.
Stakeholder Management
- Delivers objectives by bringing together diverse stakeholders to work effectively in partnership.
- Identifies and engages a diverse range of influential contacts within stakeholder and community groups, and partner organisations.
- Builds alliances to establish mutually beneficial working arrangements, openly sharing knowledge and insights.
Project Management
- Has an in-depth and practical understanding of how to maximize the effectiveness of project teams.
- 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.
Sector Expertise (Heritage)
- Able to demonstrate strong knowledge of integrated development planning and the legislative requirements regarding heritage management.
- Develops sector insights to serve as trusted advisor to African heritage stakeholders.
- Draws on knowledge in heritage and knowledge of the professional and institutional contexts in Africa to identify unique opportunities to enhance heritage protection and promotion for the benefit of African countries.
Required Personal Attributes
Behavioural Competencies:
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.
Decisiveness
- Makes timely decisions about complex issues even when some information is missing.
- Makes decisions and stands by them even when they are controversial or unpopular.
- Grasps critical business opportunities when they arise by making timely decisions.
Driving delivery of results
- Identifies and implements a business opportunity that will have long term impact on the business. Monitors progress and adapts the plan if necessary to ensure optimal benefit to the business.
- Makes decisions, sets priorities, or chooses goals on the basis of inputs and outputs: makes explicit considerations of potential profit, return on investment, or cost benefit analysis.
- Based on cost benefit analysis, makes decisions of entrepreneurial risk nature
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 behavior; 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 the task in their own way.
- Ensures that competent employees are given opportunities to further their careers.
Leading & Managing Change
- Gives teams responsibility to analyse, impact and execute change and to sustain it independently
- Anticipates the need for change when not obvious and influences others to gain support.
- Builds sustainable business capacity to embrace and thrive change.
Strategic and Innovative Thinking
- Creates new concepts that are not obvious to others, leveraging internal and external sources of information, to build incremental revenue and growth opportunities.
- 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 Development Bank of Southern Africa will endeavour to make appointments in line with its Employment Equity Policy and Plan. Applications from suitably qualified designated groups, especially people with disabilities, are encouraged.
The DBSA corporate culture fit requires clear, logical and analytical thinking grounded in good interpersonal skills, a sense of urgency and results orientated execution of duties. The ability to work collaboratively and finding practical yet innovative solutions is critical to success in a work environment that demands emotional resilience, accountability and responsible risk taking and management.
The DBSA reserves the right to amend or remove vacancies in line with organisational requirements.
All vacancies can be viewed on the DBSA website (www.dbsa.org) under Careers.
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