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DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (DBSA) VACANCIES - 04 JUNE 2026
DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (DBSA)
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST (IDD)
Details
Closing Date
2026/06/16
Reference Number
DBS251127-2
Job Title
Project Development Specialist (IDD)
Job Grade
00
Job Type Classification
Permanent
Location - Town / City
Midrand
Location - Province
Gauteng
Location - Country
South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable)
Project Development Specialist_Job Profile 20251121 final.docx (2).pdf (258.93 kb) - 11/27/2025 8:01:59 PM
Job Description
The Project Development Specialist is responsible for conceptualising and packaging infrastructure projects from earlystage
ideation through feasibility and execution readiness. The role works closely with clients, internal teams, and
external partners to build a project pipeline through identifying innovative delivery and funding mechanisms and
supporting long-term infrastructure planning. The incumbent also drives product development and solution innovation to
strengthen the infrastructure pipeline and mandate delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Key Performance Areas:
Market Research and Planning
- Participate in the development of project origination strategies to unlock infrastructure.
- Develop project development strategies to promote the development of projects aligned with the development
- priorities of the DBSA.
- o Conduct market research and needs analysis to ascertain the gaps and requirements.
- o Understand legislation impacting infrastructure development, e.g., the Division of Revenue Act, conditional
- infrastructure grant guidelines, sector governance frameworks, etc.
- o Identify the gaps for infrastructure development for South Africa, SADC and select African countries.
- o Comprehensively map industry or sector opportunities to generate a list of potential programmes to be
- developed.
- Conduct in-depth macro-level feasibility assessments to provide insight into the programmes:
- o National, Provincial and Local landscape sector-specific challenges.
- o Environmental and regulatory assessments.
- o Community structures and needs.
Project Development
- Design and implement the IDD project development framework, guidelines, tools, and processes to ensure a
- consistent approach across all projects.
- Identify infrastructure project opportunities aligned to organisational and IDD strategy.
- Engage clients and stakeholders to understand development needs and translate them into viable project
- concepts.
- Develop and package programme and project concepts during the project development phase.
- Provide advice and input to create, refine, and evaluate project development ideas and concepts.
- Ensure technical consistency and adherence to quality benchmarks for all development-stage projects.
- Prepare new programme appraisals, feasibility assessments, and technical evaluation reports.
- Collect, analyse, and communicate technical data for identified or potential IDD project opportunities.
- Identify, define, coordinate, and manage external research required to enhance project development packages
- and proposals.
- Prepare cost and schedule estimates, incorporating relevant industry benchmarks to support project viability and
- planning.
- Support the preparation of funding applications, concept notes, and project pitches for internal and external
- financiers.
Planning, Execution Readiness & Project Packaging
- Develop project execution plans, statements of requirements, and project development reports that guide
- implementation.
- Coordinate multi-disciplinary inputs (technical, legal, financial, environmental) to prepare project packages.
- Support transaction teams during due diligence, structuring, and preparation for implementation.
- Promote technical innovations, new methodologies, and cost optimisation approaches to strengthen project
- design.
Reporting, Monitoring & Quality Assurance
- Prepare and deliver high-quality project development reports, appraisal documents, technical assessments, and
- progress updates.
- Monitor risks, timelines, and quality standards to ensure readiness for decision-making and next-stage
- approvals.
- Ensure alignment with institutional standards, regulatory requirements, and quality assurance processes.
Stakeholder Management
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients at global, regional, and local levels, including businesses,
- banking and multilateral partners and government officials to further develop specific project preparation
- opportunities.
- Manage expectations from programme owners and ensure third-party programme mandates are understood by
- the DBSA teams.
- Liaise with Investment divisions' peers to develop a pipeline for the DBSA market at large.
- Contribute to the development of the DBSA’s brand and reputation through positioning the bank as a partner of
- choice for end-to-end infrastructure development and financing across Africa.
Key Measurements of Outputs:
- Sector Strategies developed and maintained.
- Number of opportunities identified and developed for execution
- Number of opportunities developed through the project life cycles
- Management of client relationships and key stakeholders
Expertise & Technical Competencies
Qualifications and Experience:
Minimum Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or equivalent qualification.
- A postgraduate degree will be an added advantage.
- A minimum of 8 years of experience in project management, project planning, preparation and packaging, project
- finance, concept and proposal development, bid analysis and pricing, budgeting, writing scope of work, document
- interpretation and negotiated projects.
- In-depth experience in sourcing viable and bankable projects, structuring and closing investments in SA.
- Demonstrated experience in product development and innovative strategies to support infrastructure investment.
- Proficiency in planning, scheduling, and production.
- Demonstrated excellence in the field of business origination and development.
- Experience in engaging with high-level politicians, dignitaries and stakeholders in South Africa and the rest of Africa.
Desirable Requirements
- A postgraduate qualification, preferably a CA or CFA or MBA.
- Project finance experience.
Technical Competencies:
Business Acumen
- 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.
- Understands the projected direction of the industry and how changes might impact the organisation.
- 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.
Project Management
- Ability to plan, initiate, execute, control and close projects related to a relevant function as well as to track and
- manage resources, timelines, costs, deliverables and performance, and implement contingency plans, if
- necessary, to ensure projects are completed.
- 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 action by maintaining a
- respected profile with relevant external organisations and the research community in general.
Solutions Focused
- Identifies complex problems based on a broad range of factors, many of which are ambiguous or difficult to
- define.
- While remaining guided by organisational values, identifies optimal solutions, thinking first in terms of possible
- approaches and flexibilities in the system vs. blind adherence to rules or procedures.
- Evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of solutions after they have been implemented and identifies needed
- changes.
Planning and 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. Develops integrated plans for
- the work unit and others that interface with the function’s budget.
- Uses advanced time management processes to deal with a 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 re-planning
Detail-oriented
- 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.
Reporting & Communication
- 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.
- 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.
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
Leadership/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 offerings with future customer needs.
Self-Awareness and Self-Control
- Withholds the effects of strong emotions in difficult situations.
- Keeps functioning or responds constructively despite stress.
- May apply special techniques or a plan of time to manage emotions or stress.
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
- 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 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.
MANAGER: MONITORING AND EVALUATION
Details
Closing Date
2026/06/11
Reference Number
DBS260528-1
Job Title
Manager: Monitoring and Evaluation
Job Type Classification
Contract
Location - Town / City
Centurion
Location - Province
Gauteng
Location - Country
South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable)
Manager - Monitoring and Evaluation May 2026.doc.pdf (421.84 kb) - 5/28/2026 3:39:30 PM
Job Description
Role Overview
The Manager - Monitoring and Evaluation is a strategic leadership function located within the Independent Power Producer Office (IPPO). The incumbent will develop and implement robust systems to ensure compliance with the Implementation Agreements (IAs), minimizing risk and maximizing socio-economic impact.
About the IPP Office
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 operates as a project office hosted by the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) under a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between the Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE), National Treasury, and the DBSA. The mandate of the IPP Office is to provide specialised services to government, including IPP Energy Procurement Management, Monitoring, Evaluation and Contract Management, and Professional Advisory Services.
The Role
Reporting to the Senior Specialist: CM, ED, M&E, the successful candidate will design tracking frameworks, analyze Economic Development (ED) data, and establish reporting systems. This role requires a data-driven leader with strong analytical skills, people management capabilities, and a commitment to rigorous compliance.
Contract Term
This is a long-term contract linked to the MoA, running until March 2031.
Key Responsibilities
The Key responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to:
Develop the monitoring and evaluation framework, outcome requirements and systems of measurement.
•Develop a M&E framework detailing the method to measure and monitor the ED elements as outlined in the IA
•Develop the relevant compliance policies, systems, processes and frameworks to enable the achievement of the M&E Framework.
•Cascade and explain the requirements in relation to the method of measurement and monitoring to the Sellers.
•Update monitoring requirements as per changes to the IA between successive bidding widows and programmes.
Implement the method to analyse the relevant ED elements as outlined in the various IAs.
•Implement the M&E framework by Cascading the requirements in relation to the method of measurement and monitoring to the relevant teams.
•Measure, monitor and report on the implementation of the M&E framework
•Implement updated monitoring requirements as per changes to the IA between successive bidding widows and programmes.
Action the outcome requirements and systems of measurement for the reporting framework.
•Enable and ensure the receipt of timely submissions of the monthly construction reports by Sellers.
•Enable and ensure the receipt of timely submissions of the quarterly ED reports by Sellers.
•Analyse the monthly construction report and quarterly ED reports and compare to respective obligations where delays are noted ensure that an approved rectification plan is in place and construction obligations are realigned.
•Oversee the site visits conducted
•Implement and follow the format for reporting and reporting process and action accordingly
•Enable and ensure that projects performing below performance threshold submit a rectification plan if applicable on their IA.
•Enable and ensure receipt of annual rehabilitation trust information by Sellers
Analyse reports and implement remedial framework.
•Highlight areas of concern and submit remedial/mitigation plans to the Senior Specialist: ED, Contract Management and Monitoring & Evaluation
•Identify specific regional concerns or global trends.
•Collaborate with the SED manager to ensure future plans are sustainable and create impact
People Enablement
•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).
•Suggest appropriate development interventions that will be helpful for the future career advancement of subordinates.
•Monitor the development progress of individuals and the organisation regularly.
•Coach and develop leaders/successors personally.
•Identify needs for skills and capacity, source and manage scarce specialist skills and resources.
•Establish and monitor performance standards with direct reports.
•Provide regular feedback regarding staff performance.
•Ensuring that staff are trained and fully conversant with the systems and the applications they use.
•Identify and develop talent, and grow the technical and leadership competence within the IPP Office
Expertise & Technical Competencies
The minimum qualifications required are:
Degree in Commerce/ Economics/ Business Management/ Business Administration with Post-Graduate Diploma in Monitoring & Evaluation
The knowledge and Skills required:
•Commercial and general business management principles
•Economic principles in a developing economy country
•Contract Management
•Electricity sector structure
•Structure of IPPO as a programme office
•Commercial structure of the IPPs
•Knowledge of IPP Office’s policies, practices, processes and systems
•Interpreting contractual obligations
•Assessing ED Plans & Projects
•Analysis of Reports and Records
•People management
Required Personal Attributes
The role requires a demonstrable histor of these behaviours:
•Analytical
•Insightful into reporting numbers / trends
•Solution - focused
•Leadership (Team, Exco and External engagement)
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.
INTERNAL AUDITOR
Details
Closing Date
2026/06/10
Reference Number
DBS260527-1
Job Title
Internal Auditor
Job Grade
00
Job Type Classification
Permanent
Location - Town / City
Midrand
Location - Province
Gauteng
Location - Country
South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable)
Internal Auditor_Job Profile May 2026 Final.docx.pdf (263.85 kb) - 5/27/2026 11:06:39 AM
Job Description
The Internal Auditor is accountable for executing internal audit engagements in accordance with approved audit plans and methodologies, providing assurance on the effectiveness of internal controls, risk management, and governance processes. The Internal Auditor supports the delivery of audit assignments through detailed fieldwork, documentation, and reporting, contributing to the identification of control weaknesses and process improvement opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
Audit Execution and Support
- Conduct background research, compile prior audit findings, compile relevant documentation, assist with audit planning, process mapping and provide input during engagement risk discussions.
- Perform audit fieldwork in accordance with the approved audit programmes and internal methodologies.
- Perform control testing, substantive procedures, and data analysis, ensuring sufficient and appropriate audit evidence is obtained.
- Document working papers in compliance with internal standards and IIA requirements, ensuring accuracy, completeness and proper referencing.
- Identify control deficiencies, root causes and associated risk implications and document audit findings.
- Develop and maintain process flow charts and analyse risk and controls within the business processes.
- Devise a detailed plan to assess risks and controls within a particular process for review by the Senior Internal Auditor
- Plan, develop and execute comprehensive audit programmes for all audit areas as requested by the Senior Internal Auditor and approved by the Internal Audit Head
- Interact with internal and external bodies such as Risk Management, External Audit, Legal Services, Regulators, and other relevant stakeholders.
- Execute audit procedures, including identifying and defining issues, developing criteria, reviewing, and analysing evidence and documenting client processes and procedures.
- Conduct audits on the annual audit plan professionally according to IIA’s International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (Standards).
- Conduct assigned audit projects from initiation to the issuance of final audit reports.
- Ensure engagements are undertaken and performed with proficiency and due professional care in accordance with IIA’s International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (Standards) and Internal Audit Methodology.
Reporting Findings and Follow-Up
- Evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls and provide insights and recommendations for process improvements where necessary.
- Prepare audit reports aligned with the work performed during the fieldwork, ensuring clarity and accuracy.
- Communicate audit and consulting engagement results through written reports and presentations to management.
- Present audit findings to relevant stakeholders and facilitate discussions to agree on corrective actions.
- Produce high-quality audit reports, ensuring recommendations are value-adding, practical, and implementable.
- Monitor and follow up on agreed management actions, tracking progress and updating audit systems.
- Produce periodic operational reports as required.
Stakeholder Management & Collaboration
- Build and maintain professional working relationships with internal stakeholders
- Interact with internal and external stakeholders such as Risk Management, External Audit, Legal Services, and Regulators during audit engagements.
- Share knowledge and insights gained from the audit activities with team members.
- Develop and maintain productive client, staff and management relationships through individual contacts and group meetings
Key Measurement of Outputs
- Timely and accurate execution of audit procedures in line with audit plans
- Quality and completeness of audit working papers and documentation
- Contribution to clear, accurate, and value-adding audit reports
- Effectiveness in identifying risks and control deficiencies
- Timely follow-up and tracking of audit findings, as well as updating the audit system.
- Professional stakeholder engagement and collaboration
- Adherence to audit methodology and professional standards
Expertise & Technical Competencies
Minimum Qualifications
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Internal Audit or Accounting.
Minimum Experience
- A minimum of 8 years’ experience in an internal audit environment, specifically within financial services.
- Working knowledge and understanding of internal control and risk frameworks and regulations, e.g. COSO
- Demonstrated experience in internal audit processes and system analysis.
- Experience in the theory and practice of internal audit, risk identification and assessment.
- Proven ability i n performing all types of internal audits in accordance with the IIA’s International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (Standards)
- Proven ability to ensure all governance and compliance requirements are met to eliminate potential inappropriate and corrupt practices.
- Understanding of the governance framework of the public sector Supply Chain Management
- Strong understanding of capabilities required by the Bank to execute on strategy. Exposure to financial reporting standards (e.g. IFRS) and regulatory environments is advantageous.
- Experience in drafting audit findings and contributing to audit reports.
- Developing the ability to engage with stakeholders and support audit discussions at an operational level.
Desirable Experience
- Experience in auditing Supply chain management processes in the public sector.
- Understanding data modelling and database design fundamentals.
- Understanding Information Systems Fundamentals.
- Postgraduate qualification in Internal Audit or Accounting.
- Qualifications in Data Analytics
- Professional certification in internal auditing or equivalent (Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and/or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), CA(SA)).
- Knowledge of the relevant legislative framework, i.e. King IV, PFMA and other National Treasury and relevant legislation, etc.
- Experience in financial services and information technology audits.
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
Audit
- Understands internal audit standards and the procedures expected in conducting assignments.
- Contributes to the planning of specific audit assignments.
- Prepares medium-in-complexity audit reports to specified standards, including format, style and timelines with the need for minimal editorial changes.
- Provides advice and recommendations on the establishment of plans, training and/or manuals for ensuring compliance with regulations.
- Able to conduct audits in accordance with audit guidelines and departmental guidelines.
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.
Risk Management Policies and Procedures
- Develop 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.
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.
*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
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 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.
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.
Developing Others
- Gives directions or demonstrations with reasons or rationale as a training strategy.
- Gives practical support or assistance to make the job easier for the other individual.
- Asks questions, gives tests, or uses other methods to verify that others have understood the explanation or directions.
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.
INTERNAL AUDITOR
Details
Closing Date
2026/06/10
Reference Number
DBS260527-1
Job Title
Internal Auditor
Job Grade
00
Job Type Classification
Permanent
Location - Town / City
Midrand
Location - Province
Gauteng
Location - Country
South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable)
Internal Auditor_Job Profile May 2026 Final.docx.pdf (263.85 kb) - 5/27/2026 11:06:39 AM
Job Description
The Internal Auditor is accountable for executing internal audit engagements in accordance with approved audit plans and methodologies, providing assurance on the effectiveness of internal controls, risk management, and governance processes. The Internal Auditor supports the delivery of audit assignments through detailed fieldwork, documentation, and reporting, contributing to the identification of control weaknesses and process improvement opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
Audit Execution and Support
- Conduct background research, compile prior audit findings, compile relevant documentation, assist with audit planning, process mapping and provide input during engagement risk discussions.
- Perform audit fieldwork in accordance with the approved audit programmes and internal methodologies.
- Perform control testing, substantive procedures, and data analysis, ensuring sufficient and appropriate audit evidence is obtained.
- Document working papers in compliance with internal standards and IIA requirements, ensuring accuracy, completeness and proper referencing.
- Identify control deficiencies, root causes and associated risk implications and document audit findings.
- Develop and maintain process flow charts and analyse risk and controls within the business processes.
- Devise a detailed plan to assess risks and controls within a particular process for review by the Senior Internal Auditor
- Plan, develop and execute comprehensive audit programmes for all audit areas as requested by the Senior Internal Auditor and approved by the Internal Audit Head
- Interact with internal and external bodies such as Risk Management, External Audit, Legal Services, Regulators, and other relevant stakeholders.
- Execute audit procedures, including identifying and defining issues, developing criteria, reviewing, and analysing evidence and documenting client processes and procedures.
- Conduct audits on the annual audit plan professionally according to IIA’s International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (Standards).
- Conduct assigned audit projects from initiation to the issuance of final audit reports.
- Ensure engagements are undertaken and performed with proficiency and due professional care in accordance with IIA’s International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (Standards) and Internal Audit Methodology.
Reporting Findings and Follow-Up
- Evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls and provide insights and recommendations for process improvements where necessary.
- Prepare audit reports aligned with the work performed during the fieldwork, ensuring clarity and accuracy.
- Communicate audit and consulting engagement results through written reports and presentations to management.
- Present audit findings to relevant stakeholders and facilitate discussions to agree on corrective actions.
- Produce high-quality audit reports, ensuring recommendations are value-adding, practical, and implementable.
- Monitor and follow up on agreed management actions, tracking progress and updating audit systems.
- Produce periodic operational reports as required.
Stakeholder Management & Collaboration
- Build and maintain professional working relationships with internal stakeholders
- Interact with internal and external stakeholders such as Risk Management, External Audit, Legal Services, and Regulators during audit engagements.
- Share knowledge and insights gained from the audit activities with team members.
- Develop and maintain productive client, staff and management relationships through individual contacts and group meetings
Key Measurement of Outputs
- Timely and accurate execution of audit procedures in line with audit plans
- Quality and completeness of audit working papers and documentation
- Contribution to clear, accurate, and value-adding audit reports
- Effectiveness in identifying risks and control deficiencies
- Timely follow-up and tracking of audit findings, as well as updating the audit system.
- Professional stakeholder engagement and collaboration
- Adherence to audit methodology and professional standards
Expertise & Technical Competencies
Minimum Qualifications
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Internal Audit or Accounting.
Minimum Experience
- A minimum of 8 years’ experience in an internal audit environment, specifically within financial services.
- Working knowledge and understanding of internal control and risk frameworks and regulations, e.g. COSO
- Demonstrated experience in internal audit processes and system analysis.
- Experience in the theory and practice of internal audit, risk identification and assessment.
- Proven ability i n performing all types of internal audits in accordance with the IIA’s International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (Standards)
- Proven ability to ensure all governance and compliance requirements are met to eliminate potential inappropriate and corrupt practices.
- Understanding of the governance framework of the public sector Supply Chain Management
- Strong understanding of capabilities required by the Bank to execute on strategy. Exposure to financial reporting standards (e.g. IFRS) and regulatory environments is advantageous.
- Experience in drafting audit findings and contributing to audit reports.
- Developing the ability to engage with stakeholders and support audit discussions at an operational level.
Desirable Experience
- Experience in auditing Supply chain management processes in the public sector.
- Understanding data modelling and database design fundamentals.
- Understanding Information Systems Fundamentals.
- Postgraduate qualification in Internal Audit or Accounting.
- Qualifications in Data Analytics
- Professional certification in internal auditing or equivalent (Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and/or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), CA(SA)).
- Knowledge of the relevant legislative framework, i.e. King IV, PFMA and other National Treasury and relevant legislation, etc.
- Experience in financial services and information technology audits.
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
Audit
- Understands internal audit standards and the procedures expected in conducting assignments.
- Contributes to the planning of specific audit assignments.
- Prepares medium-in-complexity audit reports to specified standards, including format, style and timelines with the need for minimal editorial changes.
- Provides advice and recommendations on the establishment of plans, training and/or manuals for ensuring compliance with regulations.
- Able to conduct audits in accordance with audit guidelines and departmental guidelines.
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.
Risk Management Policies and Procedures
- Develop 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.
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.
*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
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 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.
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.
Developing Others
- Gives directions or demonstrations with reasons or rationale as a training strategy.
- Gives practical support or assistance to make the job easier for the other individual.
- Asks questions, gives tests, or uses other methods to verify that others have understood the explanation or directions.
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.
SENIOR LEGAL ADVISOR: TRANSACTING (INTERNATIONAL) X2
Details
Closing Date
2026/06/09
Reference Number
DBS260525-1
Job Title
Senior Legal Advisor: Transacting (International) X2
Job Grade
00
Job Type Classification
Permanent
Location - Town / City
Midrand
Location - Province
Gauteng
Location - Country
South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable)
Senior Legal Advisor Transacting_Job Profile May 2026 Final 003.docx.pdf (298.50 kb) - 5/25/2026 4:09:06 PM
Job Description
PURPOSE OF THIS JOB:
The Senior Legal Advisor is responsible for providing legal advice and support to clients on the financing activities of DBSA, ensuring that all actions, initiatives, and investments are legally sound and protect the investment portfolio. Mitigate legal risks and prevent adverse reputational or other negative consequences for DBSA. Provide guidance and leadership to junior professionals in the legal team, fostering their development and ensuring consistency in legal counsel across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
1. Legal Transaction Structuring, Execution & Advisory
- Provide strategic legal leadership across the full transaction lifecycle, including high-value and complex transactions.
- Lead, from a legal perspective, the structuring and execution of transactions across project finance, blended and structured finance, equity investments, and public-private partnerships (PPPs), ensuring alignment with institutional mandates, legal frameworks, and risk appetite.
- Act as a strategic legal partner to Investment Division and multidisciplinary teams, driving the development of innovative, commercially sound financing structures and solutions, while providing expert legal oversight throughout the transaction lifecycle.
- Conduct comprehensive legal due diligence and risk assessments, identifying legal, regulatory, and structuring risks and implementing appropriate mitigation strategies.
- Draft, review, and negotiate complex legal documentation, including term sheets, mandates, facility agreements, shareholder agreements, security packages, and intercreditor/co-funding arrangements.
- Lead, in support of the Investment Division, Business Support and Recovery and/or Credit Risk and Portfolio management, as the case may be, negotiations with sponsors, borrowers, lenders, co-funders, and counterparties to achieve optimal commercial and legal outcomes.
- Provide expert legal input into appraisal reports, credit papers, and committee submissions, and actively contribute to credit committee deliberations.
- Provide expert legal support and input in transaction execution through approval to financial close, ensuring legal integrity, enforceability, and compliance.
- Manage external legal counsel, including appointment, briefing, performance oversight, and cost control, to ensure efficient delivery of specialised legal services.
- Provide ongoing legal advisory support across corporate, operational, and investment functions.
2. Compliance and Regulatory Support
- Promote adherence to applicable legislation, regulatory requirements, and internal governance frameworks across all legal and transactional activities.
- Monitor and interpret legal and regulatory developments, providing proactive, strategic guidance to the organisation.
- Support and strengthen institutional compliance and governance frameworks in collaboration with Compliance and Risk functions.
- Review legal documentation, decisions, and processes to ensure alignment with regulatory and policy requirements.
3. Dispute Resolution and Litigation
- Manage litigation and dispute resolution processes, safeguarding the organisation’s legal, financial, and reputational interests.
- Lead the appointment and oversight of external counsel in disputes, ensuring high-quality representation and cost-effectiveness.
- Advise management on litigation risk exposure and recommend appropriate dispute resolution strategies, including alternative dispute mechanisms.
- Facilitate timely and commercially sound resolution of disputes.
4. Stakeholder Management & Capacity Building
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to provide practical and commercially sound legal solutions.
- Build effective working relationships with business units to support informed decision-making.
- Provide legal training and awareness on legal and regulatory developments to internal stakeholders.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, providing practical, solution-oriented legal advice.
- Engage effectively with external stakeholders, including clients, co-funders, regulators, and legal advisors.
- Provide legal training and guidance to enhance organisational awareness of legal, regulatory, and transactional risks.
Key Measurements of Outputs
- Achievement of favourable or commercially acceptable outcomes in investment transactions, aligned with the organisation’s legal strategy and risk appetite.
- Quality, accuracy and timeliness of legal advice, documentation and transaction support.
- Effective handling of disputes to minimise adverse reputational impact on the organisation.
- Minimisation of financial losses, penalties, and contingent liabilities arising from disputes and litigation.
- Time taken to prepare and or review contracts, agreements and legal opinions.
- Quality and accuracy of agreements, opinions and solutions provided.
- Effective management of legal claims and litigation risks.
- Management of total case/agreement/opinion / other legal costs.
- No litigation due to contractual errors and or omissions.
- Effective monitoring of the contracts and agreements.
- Strong compliance outcomes, including clean audit results
INTERNAL LIAISON RELATIONSHIP (*The list is not exhaustive)
- DBSA committees
- All divisions and staff
- Other Professionals in the Legal Unit
EXTERNAL LIAISON RELATIONSHIP (*The list is not exhaustive)
- Third-party/Service providers
- External Counsel / Attorneys
Expertise & Technical Competencies
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
Minimum Qualification
- A Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) or Legal postgraduate qualification.
- Admitted Attorney/Advocate of the High Court of South Africa.
Minimum Experience
- A minimum of 8-10 years’ post-qualification experience in a commercial/finance/banking or corporate law environment, providing legal support on investment transactions such as project finance, structured and corporate finance
- Proven experience in complex contract drafting, legal risk management, and regulatory compliance.
- Strong track record in drafting and negotiating transaction documentation, including term sheets, facility agreements, shareholder agreements, security documents, and intercreditor agreements.
- Demonstrated experience in leading legal due diligence processes and advising on transaction risks, mitigants, and structuring solutions.
- In-depth understanding of banking and finance law, corporate law, security structures, and regulatory frameworks, particularly within a development finance or infrastructure investment environment.
- Experience working on multi-stakeholder transactions, including engagements with sponsors, lenders, DFIs, regulators, and external counsel.
Desirable Requirements:
- A postgraduate qualification in development finance or investment banking.
- Experience in the financial services or banking industry.
- Demonstrated experience dealing with cross-border transactions and multi-jurisdictional legal considerations.
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
a) Written communication
- Understands that different writing styles are required for different documents or audiences.
- Write effective correspondence, prepare questions and reports, statements of circumstance and briefing notes.
- Reviews others’ documents for clarity and impact.
- Has a solid mastery of writing principles such as grammar, sentence construction, etc.
b) Presentation skills
- Can reinforce key presentation points with examples.
- Can 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.
c) 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.
d) Legal Knowledge
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of the principles of DBSA.
- Wide-ranging knowledge of industry best practice, and keeps abreast of, interprets and informs on developments in the area of new laws and regulations relevant to DBSA.
e) Legal Policy Knowledge
- Ability to represent DBSA in the court of law when required.
- Ability to draft non-standard legal documents per procedures.
- Ability to draft more sensitive policy and legal procedures to be followed by stakeholders of DBSA, and review and refine in response to inputs from relevant stakeholders, for approval.
- Ability to understand legal rights and responsibilities and the possession of authority to make legal decisions.
- Protects the organisation’s legal rights, utilising a broad knowledge base of all major legal disciplines.
f) Presentation Skills
- Knows how to deliver arguments persuasively by employing a range of advanced presentation techniques (e.g., the appropriate use of body language, how to close a presentation so that the audience continues to think about the subject matter, etc.).
- Has knowledge of various feedback mechanisms to check levels of audience understanding.
g) 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.
h) Negotiations
- 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.
Required Personal Attributes
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.
SENIOR INTERNAL AUDITOR X2
Details
Closing Date
2026/06/09
Reference Number
DBS260518-1
Job Title
Senior Internal Auditor X2
Job Grade
00
Job Type Classification
Permanent
Location - Town / City
Midrand
Location - Province
Gauteng
Location - Country
South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable)
Senior Internal Auditor_Job Profile May 2026 Final (2).docx.pdf (265.39 kb) - 5/18/2026 12:55:50 PM
Job Description
The Senior Internal Auditor is to lead and deliver complex, risk-based internal audit engagements across the organisation,
providing independent assurance on governance, risk management, and control effectiveness. The Senior Internal Auditor contributes to strengthening institutional performance, safeguarding development finance assets, and ensuring alignment with regulatory, fiduciary, and developmental mandates. The Senior Auditor is expected
to operate with a high degree of autonomy, exercise professional judgement, and provide strategic insights beyond compliance.
Key Responsibilities
Key Performance Areas:
Audit Planning and Execution
- Provide strategic input into the development and execution of a risk-based internal audit plan aligned with IIA Standards, the IPPF, DFI specific risks (e.g., credit risk, project finance, ESG and infrastructure delivery and organisational priorities.
- Analyse and provide insights from prior audits, identify recurring findings, control weaknesses and highlight emerging risk trends.
- Proactively identify emerging risks and recommend plan adjustments where necessary.
- Drive execution of the audit plan within assigned portfolios, including allocation of audits to Internal Auditors. Align audit planning and execution with organisational risks, regulatory expectations, and best-practice audit methodologies.
- Lead engagement initiation activities, including issuing of audit notifications to management, facilitating scope confirmation meetings with management and conducting engagement-level risk assessments.
- Prepare the Audit Planning Memorandum (APM), setting out the background and context, risk assessment, objectives and scope, methodology, resourcing and timelines.
- Facilitate effective utilisation of the audit system and tools.
- Contribute to the continuous enhancement of internal audit methodologies, templates, governance documentation, and processes.
- Keep abreast of developments to IIA Standards, IPPF guidance, emerging risks, audit technologies, and industry best practices.
- Identify opportunities for process optimisation, system enhancements and improvements in organisational controls.
Engagement Leadership and Quality Assurance
- Lead and manage internal audit engagements from initiation through to final reporting, ensuring compliance with the IIA Standards, IPPF and internal methodologies
- Conduct in-depth assessments of processes, risks, and controls to determine control adequacy, effectiveness, and efficiency.
- Review process flowcharts, identify control gaps, assess operating effectiveness, and evaluate risk exposure.
- Guide Internal Auditors in performing root-cause analysis and developing actionable, sustainable recommendations.
- Prepare high-quality audit reports detailing audit findings, conclusions, and recommendations for management and governance structures.
- Manage audits to completion within agreed timelines, scope, and quality standards.
- Review work performed by Internal Auditors to ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to professional standards.
- Provide coaching, mentoring and on-the-job development to Internal Auditors and Interns.
- Support capability building within the Internal Audit unit by contributing to training, methodology improvements, and knowledge sharing.
- Ensure compliance with IIA Standards and the Internal Audit Charter.
- Contribute to internal quality assurance and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Lead internal quality assurance programmes and preparation for External Quality Assessments (EQA).
Risk Management and Control Evaluation
- Evaluate risk exposures across financial, operational, credit and development activities.
- Assess the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls, identifying weaknesses and root causes.
- Provide value-adding recommendations to strengthen risk management, governance and operational efficiency.
- Leverage expert knowledge of internal auditing standards, risk frameworks, and financial reporting requirements in the execution of audit engagements.
- Maintain advanced proficiency in auditing methodologies, financial reporting standards (e.g. International Financial Reporting Standards), and applicable regulatory requirements, while continuously monitoring and integrating emerging risk areas, including ESG and climate finance, infrastructure delivery, and blended finance and partnership risks, into audit planning and execution.
- Share technical insights and advisory input with the audit team and stakeholders to strengthen audit quality and
- impact.
Reporting and Governance
- Consolidate audit findings into clear, concise, and impactful reports, and prepare and present these to management, executive structures (e.g. EXCO), and Board committees (e.g. Audit & Risk Committee).
- Maintain complete, accurate, and well-documented audit working papers in line with internal standards and audit trail requirements.
- Finalise audit reports by incorporating management responses and agreed action plans, ensuring clarity, accountability, and practicality of recommendations.
- Provide timely and high-quality inputs into quarterly and bi-annual governance reporting, while maintaining data integrity within audit management systems.
- Oversee the review, sign-off, quality assurance, and archiving of audit files, and monitor adherence to governance
- frameworks, recommending enhancements where required.
Combined Assurance and Stakeholder Management
- Build and sustain trusted, professional relationships with senior management and key stakeholders, maintaining independence while constructively influencing outcomes.
- Engage proactively with Risk Management, Legal, External Audit, regulators, and other assurance providers to align assurance efforts and share insights on key risk areas.
- Contribute to and maintain the Combined Assurance Framework, including the Combined Assurance Map, ensuring appropriate coverage of material risks and minimising duplication of effort.
- Represent Internal Audit in combined assurance forums, promoting a coordinated, risk-based, and collaborative assurance approach while upholding objectivity.
Team Management
- Supervise, review, and quality assure work performed by Internal Auditors and Interns.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing audit team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning to maximise individual and collective potential.
- Provide direction and management to enable audit execution.
- 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.
Key Measurements of Outputs:
- Delivery of audit assessments/engagements within planned timelines and scope.
- Quality, clarity and impact of audit reports.
- Number and quality of value-adding reports, insights and recommendations
- Coverage of key risk areas in audit planning and execution.
- Effectiveness of audit recommendations in mitigating identified risks.
- Stakeholder satisfaction and engagement effectiveness
- Contribution to audit methodology improvements
- Team development and mentoring outcomes of Internal Auditors and Graduates
Expertise & Technical Competencies
Qualifications and Experience:
Minimum Qualifications
- A Postgraduate qualification in Internal Audit, Accounting or Finance.
- Professional certification in internal auditing or equivalent (CIA, CA(SA), CISA).
Minimum Experience
- A minimum of 10 years’ experience in internal auditing within a banking, development finance institution (DFI), or regulated environment.
- Demonstrated experience in conducting complex and high-risk audits.
- Strong working knowledge and understanding of internal control and risk frameworks, e.g., BASEL III, COSO, and IIA standards, with the ability to apply these in diverse audit contexts.
- Technically qualified and experienced in the theory and practice of internal auditing and financial reporting standards, e.g. IFRS.
- Proven ability to independently plan, lead, and execute a broad range of internal audits in accordance with the IIA’s International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.
- Strong experience in conducting risk assessments, evaluating internal controls, and identifying root causes, with the ability to translate findings into actionable recommendations.
- Proven track record of engaging with and presenting audit outcomes to senior management and governance structures
- (e.g. EXCO, Audit and Risk Committees).
Desirable Requirements
- Experience working with integrated assurance functions (e.g., Risk, Compliance).
- Exposure to regulatory audits and reporting requirements.
- Familiarity with enterprise risk management and governance frameworks.
- Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA).
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).
- IIA Quality Assessment Validator (QAR/QIAL-related training).
Technical Competencies:
Audit
- Understands internal audit standards and the procedures expected in conducting assignments.
- Contributes to the planning of specific audit assignments.
- Prepares medium-in-complexity audit reports to specified standards, including format, style and timelines with the need for minimal editorial changes.
- Provides advice and recommendations on the establishment of plans, training and/or manuals for ensuring compliance with regulations. Able to conduct audits in accordance with audit guidelines and departmental guidelines.
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.
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.
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.
Required Personal Attributes
Leadership/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 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.
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.
Developing Others
- Gives directions or demonstrations with reasons or rationale as a training strategy.
- Gives practical support or assistance to make the job easier for the other individual.
- Asks questions, gives tests, or uses other methods to verify that others have understood the explanation or directions.
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.