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DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (DBSA)

PROJECT FINANCE SPECIALIST

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Project Finance Specialist (DBS240410-3) - IPPO
Closing Date 2025/03/14
Reference Number DBS240410-3
Job Title Project Finance Specialist
Job Grade 17
Job Type Classification Contract
Location - Town / City Centurion
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) Project Finance Specialist - March 2025.pdf (189.85 kb) - 2/28/2025 4:50:59 PM

Job Description
The Project Finance Specialist role is a project finance 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 Project Finance Specialist will effectively advise on, assess, monitor and report on all the financial and funding aspects required for bankable project financed based procurement documentation. These will involve different power producing projects that will include Renewable Energy, Battery Energy Storage, Gas to Power, Coal, and Hybrid energy facilities.
The role will report to the Head of Infrastructure Finance and will collaborate effectively with all other departments within the IPPO to deliver timeously on the IPPO's mandates and strategy.

Key Responsibilities
These include but are not limited to:

1. Project finance management

Assess conceptual foundations of model specifications, limitations, underlying assumptions, variable selection, developmental evidence, underlying data and documentation
Monitor efforts to ensure the model meets business objectives and adheres to regulatory standards, verifying quality and accuracy by back testing and benchmarking
Confer with validators and developers to ensure the modeling process is efficient, recommending solutions to reduce expense, increase revenue and maximize efficiency when needed
Create detailed reports and budgets in written and verbal form for presentation to stakeholders, senior management and internal audit staff, maintaining records with risk management
Perform risk assessments and quantify results to influence strategic business decisions by management and key stakeholders

2. Reporting and administration

Report on analysis of risk allocation, bankability issues, optimisation & tax structuring of projects
Clearly articulate the risk and rewards of potential transactions to the executive management team and provide recommendations for mitigation
Generate the financial analysis, investment appraisal, economic evaluation and risk analysis of projects during and at end of bidding phase
The development, assessment and documentation of various project finance components (including request for proposal documents)

3. Financial Modelling & Analysis

Prepare or assist with financial models; financial analyses or reviewing; audit financial models as well as financial analyses of financial models prepared by other team members
Responsible for preparing or assisting with financing, accounting and tax-related inputs in financial models
The creation, operation and maintenance of complex models to analyse, value and price potential project-level and corporate-level investments

4. Financial & Risk Management

Assist with the preparation of the budget for the Bid Window in regards to the Financial Advisor requirements
Assist with the preparation of the annual departmental budget
Ensure all weaknesses are identified around project finance processes and remedial or risk mitigation measures are put in place
Follow up and implement recommendations of internal and external audit findings

5. Effective self-management and team work.

Apply knowledge and organisation systems, structures, policies and procedures to achieve results.
Demonstrate initiative in follow through to ensure that personal quality and productivity standards are consistently and accurately maintained.
Provide appropriate resolution for tasks or deadlines not met.
Support and drive the business core values.
Act in a customer centric manner.
Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback.

Expertise & Technical Competencies

The successful incumbent should have:

CA, CFA or CIMA or any other Hons Degree qualification which demonstrates high level of numeracy and analysis of numerical data.

Knowledge and understanding of financial business case management
Knowledge and understanding of the public sector
Knowledge and understanding of the principles of business strategy
Knowledge of the macro – economic environment of the county.

In-depth knowledge of various legislations related to the IPP Office

Presentation skills
Interpersonal & Networking skills
Financial and business analytic skills
Strong verbal and written skills
Problem Solving skills
Decision making skills
Coaching and mentoring skills
Attention to Detail

Required Personal Attributes
•Analysis and Judgement
•Numerical Reasoning
•Assertiveness
•Excellence Orientation
•Investigative Orientation
•Customer Responsiveness
•Business Acumen
•Planning and Prioritising
•Ability to Influence
•Leadership

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 X3

Details
Construction Project Manager x3 (DBS250225-2
Closing Date 2025/03/13
Reference Number DBS250225-2
Job Title Construction Project Manager x3
Job Grade 16
Job Type Classification Contract
Location - Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) Job Profile_Construction Project Manager.pdf (1.23 Mb) - 2/27/2025 7:49:09 AM

Job Description
The Construction Project Manager is responsible for a broad span of construction functions, covering all areas of project management including planning, cost and time management, quality management contract administration and safety management in accordance with best practise project management methodologies.

Key Responsibilities
Construction Project Management Functions
Responsible for the project management of assigned Infrastructure Delivery projects which include the following:
a. Project initiation, planning, monitoring

Develop project charters and execution plans in line with the project requirements.
Coordinate and manage deliverables from key role players in including professional service providers and consultants.
Draft, review and update the project schedule and work plans incorporating the project milestones, activities, and deliverables.
Manage the planning, execution, monitoring and control and closure of the project.
Identify and implement expediting measures to prevent and mitigate project delays.

b. Project coordination and team management

Serve as a key link with the Programme Manager and client’s representative and review the deliverables prepared by the team before submission to the client.
Co-ordinate the efforts of all parties involved in the project, including professional service providers (consultants), contractors, sub-contractors and labour.
Develop team spirit and ensure that staff involved in the project are committed to the same goal.
Identify and negotiate assignment of resources to ensure efficient utilisation of resources.
Implement the project office framework with objectives and goals of the team members and assign individual responsibilities.

c. Project control on cost, time and quality

Ensure that control measures for cost, time and quality are in place.
Conduct regular status meetings with the principal agent teams.
Conduct periodic inspection visits at project construction site(s).
Ensure that construction activities follow the predetermined schedule and critically monitor project milestones.
Oversee project accounting including budget management, approval of progress payments, tracking of team expenses and minimising the exposure to risk.
Ensure invoices/claims submitted by contractors and/or professional service providers are checked, verified and forwarded to the Programme Manager.
Maintain strict adherence to the budgetary guidelines as well as project management, quality and safety standards.
Complete projects within time, budget and quality.

d. Project communication and reporting

Ensure an effective communication system is in place to provide timely feedback for management, client and customer.
Issue site meeting minutes and action plans.
Compile monthly and weekly project progress reports for stakeholders.
Conduct projects close out reviews.
Manage project communication in line with agreed communication channels and timelines.

e. Contract management

Manage contracts in accordance with the provisions of the agreement, including monitoring and tracking of performance and timelines.
Identify areas of concern, escalate with legal, technical and finance and provide resolutions in line with contractual obligations.
Measure progress against the contract’s performance and ensure adherence to the contract conditions and timelines.
Issue contracts instructions in accordance with the conditions of the contract (in consultation with the Legal expert)

f. Project commissioning

Confirm the commissioning and transfer of new assets.
Confirm the availability of all site handover documentation.
Facilitate the submission of as built drawings and user specifications where applicable.
Manage the commissioning, hand over and sign-off by client.

g. Programme health, safety and environment quality

Ensure the implementation of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act and any recommendations from audits carried out within the project environment.
Monitor and enforce compliance to the project Environmental Approval (EA) conditions.
Instil a culture of health and safety within the project environment by promoting the aims and benefits of proactive safety and health interventions.
Conduct effective control, management and follow up of incidents.
Advise and evaluate contractors on compliance to the approved safety

h. Stakeholder Management

Develop project stakeholder management plans and map critical stakeholders that are instrument / critical to achieving project plans and objectives.
Manage relationships at various levels with the relevant project stakeholders and partners, in accordance with the project’s development objectives.
Manage stakeholder expectations for project deliverables, communications and implementing effective systems of project governance, within the team and with strategic partners, both internally and externally.

Key Measurement of Outputs

Successful project finalisation within the project quality standard, budget and timelines.
Projects completed within specified costs.
Compliance to Health & Safety legislation and protocols.
Implementation of effective project management governance and compliance structures.
Quality of presentations and reports.
Clean audit.

Expertise & Technical Competencies
a. Project Management

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

b. Detailed 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.

c. Planning & Organizing

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 interfaces with the function’s budget.

d. 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.

e. 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.

f. Written communication

Understands that different writing styles are required for different documents or audiences.
Write effective correspondence, prepares questions and reports, statements of circumstance and briefing notes.
Reviews others’ documents for clarity and impact.
Has a solid mastery of writing principles such as grammar, sentence construction etc.

g. Verbal communication

Able to present a theme in writing in an ordered, intelligible manner with well-structured and relevant supporting detail.
Able to understand topic switches and use vocabulary of attitude.
Reasonably fluent in speaking.

Minimum Requirements

A Bachelor’s Degree in the built environment (Engineering, Civil, Structural, Water, Building Science; Construction Management or Quantity Surveying).
A minimum of 8 years’ experience in infrastructure project management or advisory service or consulting experience working within a project management environment.
Professional Registration with the Built Environment professional bodies such as Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), South African Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP). Registration as a Pr.CPM with South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP) is a pre-requisite.
Proven track record in construction monitoring and evaluation of civil engineering and building infrastructure projects in high value and performance environments.
Sound knowledge of the Joint Building Contracts Committee (JBCC), New Engineering Contracts (NEC), Government Certificate of Competency (GCC) and other relevant building contracts.
In depth understanding of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
Knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations regarding infrastructure development.
Understanding of infrastructure markets.
Understanding of government priorities, systems and processes at national and provincial level.

Desirable Requirements

Post graduate degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Architecture or Construction Management will be added advantage.
Professional Registration with Project Management Institute (PMI) or Projects in Controlled Environments (PRINCE).
Post graduate qualification in Project Management.
Qualifications in health and safety.

Required Personal Attributes
a. 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 team/department and learn from their experience.

b. Driving delivery of results

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

c. Achievement orientation

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

d. Customer Orientation

Tries to understand the underlying needs of customers and match these needs to available or customized products and services.
Adapt processes and procedures to meet on-going customer needs.
Utilises the feedback received from customers, in order to develop new and / or improving existing services / products that relates to their on-going needs.
Thinks of new ways to align DBSA’s offering with future customer needs.

e. Integrity

Is willing to end a business relationship because it was associated with unethical business practice.
Is capable of challenging senior management (in an appropriate and respectable manner) in order to act on espoused values.

f. Self-awareness & 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.

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 X2 – KZN

Details
Construction Project Manager x2 - KZN (DBS250225-1) - DBSA Logo
Closing Date 2025/03/13
Reference Number DBS250225-1
Job Title Construction Project Manager x2 - KZN
Job Grade 16
Job Type Classification Contract
Location - Town / City Umhlanga
Location – Province KwaZulu-Natal
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) Job Profile_Construction Project Manager.pdf (1.23 Mb) - 2/27/2025 7:25:45 AM

Job Description
The Construction Project Manager is responsible for a broad span of construction functions, covering all areas of project management including planning, cost and time management, quality management contract administration and safety management in accordance with best practise project management methodologies.

Key Responsibilities

Construction Project Management Functions

Responsible for the project management of assigned Infrastructure Delivery projects which include the following:
a. Project initiation, planning, monitoring

Develop project charters and execution plans in line with the project requirements.
Coordinate and manage deliverables from key role players in including professional service providers and consultants.
Draft, review and update the project schedule and work plans incorporating the project milestones, activities, and deliverables.
Manage the planning, execution, monitoring and control and closure of the project.
Identify and implement expediting measures to prevent and mitigate project delays.

b. Project coordination and team management

Serve as a key link with the Programme Manager and client’s representative and review the deliverables prepared by the team before submission to the client.
Co-ordinate the efforts of all parties involved in the project, including professional service providers (consultants), contractors, sub-contractors and labour.
Develop team spirit and ensure that staff involved in the project are committed to the same goal.
Identify and negotiate assignment of resources to ensure efficient utilisation of resources.
Implement the project office framework with objectives and goals of the team members and assign individual responsibilities.

c. Project control on cost, time and quality

Ensure that control measures for cost, time and quality are in place.
Conduct regular status meetings with the principal agent teams.
Conduct periodic inspection visits at project construction site(s).
Ensure that construction activities follow the predetermined schedule and critically monitor project milestones.
Oversee project accounting including budget management, approval of progress payments, tracking of team expenses and minimising the exposure to risk.
Ensure invoices/claims submitted by contractors and/or professional service providers are checked, verified and forwarded to the Programme Manager.
Maintain strict adherence to the budgetary guidelines as well as project management, quality and safety standards.
Complete projects within time, budget and quality.

d. Project communication and reporting

Ensure an effective communication system is in place to provide timely feedback for management, client and customer.
Issue site meeting minutes and action plans.
Compile monthly and weekly project progress reports for stakeholders.
Conduct projects close out reviews.
Manage project communication in line with agreed communication channels and timelines.

e. Contract management

Manage contracts in accordance with the provisions of the agreement, including monitoring and tracking of performance and timelines.
Identify areas of concern, escalate with legal, technical and finance and provide resolutions in line with contractual obligations.
Measure progress against the contract’s performance and ensure adherence to the contract conditions and timelines.
Issue contracts instructions in accordance with the conditions of the contract (in consultation with the Legal expert)

f. Project commissioning

Confirm the commissioning and transfer of new assets.
Confirm the availability of all site handover documentation.
Facilitate the submission of as built drawings and user specifications where applicable.
Manage the commissioning, hand over and sign-off by client.

g. Programme health, safety and environment quality

Ensure the implementation of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act and any recommendations from audits carried out within the project environment.
Monitor and enforce compliance to the project Environmental Approval (EA) conditions.
Instil a culture of health and safety within the project environment by promoting the aims and benefits of proactive safety and health interventions.
Conduct effective control, management and follow up of incidents.
Advise and evaluate contractors on compliance to the approved safety

h. Stakeholder Management

Develop project stakeholder management plans and map critical stakeholders that are instrument / critical to achieving project plans and objectives.
Manage relationships at various levels with the relevant project stakeholders and partners, in accordance with the project’s development objectives.
Manage stakeholder expectations for project deliverables, communications and implementing effective systems of project governance, within the team and with strategic partners, both internally and externally.

Key Measurement of Outputs

Successful project finalisation within the project quality standard, budget and timelines.
Projects completed within specified costs.
Compliance to Health & Safety legislation and protocols.
Implementation of effective project management governance and compliance structures.
Quality of presentations and reports.
Clean audit.

Expertise & Technical Competencies
a. Project Management

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

b. Detailed 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.

c. Planning & Organizing

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 interfaces with the function’s budget.

d. 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.

e. 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.

f. Written communication

Understands that different writing styles are required for different documents or audiences.
Write effective correspondence, prepares questions and reports, statements of circumstance and briefing notes.
Reviews others’ documents for clarity and impact.
Has a solid mastery of writing principles such as grammar, sentence construction etc.

g. Verbal communication

Able to present a theme in writing in an ordered, intelligible manner with well-structured and relevant supporting detail.
Able to understand topic switches and use vocabulary of attitude.
Reasonably fluent in speaking.

Minimum Requirements

A Bachelor’s Degree in the built environment (Engineering, Civil, Structural, Water, Building Science; Construction Management or Quantity Surveying).
A minimum of 8 years’ experience in infrastructure project management or advisory service or consulting experience working within a project management environment.
Professional Registration with the Built Environment professional bodies such as Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), South African Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP). Registration as a Pr.CPM with South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP) is a pre-requisite.
Proven track record in construction monitoring and evaluation of civil engineering and building infrastructure projects in high value and performance environments.
Sound knowledge of the Joint Building Contracts Committee (JBCC), New Engineering Contracts (NEC), Government Certificate of Competency (GCC) and other relevant building contracts.
In depth understanding of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
Knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations regarding infrastructure development.
Understanding of infrastructure markets.
Understanding of government priorities, systems and processes at national and provincial level.

Desirable Requirements

Post graduate degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Architecture or Construction Management will be added advantage.
Professional Registration with Project Management Institute (PMI) or Projects in Controlled Environments (PRINCE).
Post graduate qualification in Project Management.
Qualifications in health and safety.

Required Personal Attributes
a. 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 team/department and learn from their experience.

b. Driving delivery of results

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

c. Achievement orientation

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

d. Customer Orientation

Tries to understand the underlying needs of customers and match these needs to available or customized products and services.
Adapt processes and procedures to meet on-going customer needs.
Utilises the feedback received from customers, in order to develop new and / or improving existing services / products that relates to their on-going needs.
Thinks of new ways to align DBSA’s offering with future customer needs.

e. Integrity

Is willing to end a business relationship because it was associated with unethical business practice.
Is capable of challenging senior management (in an appropriate and respectable manner) in order to act on espoused values.

f. Self-awareness & 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.

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER – CPT

Details
Construction Project Manager - CPT (DBS250224-1) - DBSA Logo
Closing Date 2025/03/13
Reference Number DBS250224-1
Job Title Construction Project Manager - CPT
Job Grade 16
Job Type Classification Contract
Location - Town / City Cape Town
Location – Province Western Cape
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) Job Profile_Construction Project Manager.pdf (1.23 Mb) - 2/27/2025 7:51:36 AM

Job Description
The Construction Project Manager is responsible for a broad span of construction functions, covering all areas of project management including planning, cost and time management, quality management contract administration and safety management in accordance with best practise project management methodologies.

Key Responsibilities

Construction Project Management Functions

Responsible for the project management of assigned Infrastructure Delivery projects which include the following:
a. Project initiation, planning, monitoring

Develop project charters and execution plans in line with the project requirements.
Coordinate and manage deliverables from key role players in including professional service providers and consultants.
Draft, review and update the project schedule and work plans incorporating the project milestones, activities, and deliverables.
Manage the planning, execution, monitoring and control and closure of the project.
Identify and implement expediting measures to prevent and mitigate project delays.

b. Project coordination and team management

Serve as a key link with the Programme Manager and client’s representative and review the deliverables prepared by the team before submission to the client.
Co-ordinate the efforts of all parties involved in the project, including professional service providers (consultants), contractors, sub-contractors and labour.
Develop team spirit and ensure that staff involved in the project are committed to the same goal.
Identify and negotiate assignment of resources to ensure efficient utilisation of resources.
Implement the project office framework with objectives and goals of the team members and assign individual responsibilities.

c. Project control on cost, time and quality

Ensure that control measures for cost, time and quality are in place.
Conduct regular status meetings with the principal agent teams.
Conduct periodic inspection visits at project construction site(s).
Ensure that construction activities follow the predetermined schedule and critically monitor project milestones.
Oversee project accounting including budget management, approval of progress payments, tracking of team expenses and minimising the exposure to risk.
Ensure invoices/claims submitted by contractors and/or professional service providers are checked, verified and forwarded to the Programme Manager.
Maintain strict adherence to the budgetary guidelines as well as project management, quality and safety standards.
Complete projects within time, budget and quality.

d. Project communication and reporting

Ensure an effective communication system is in place to provide timely feedback for management, client and customer.
Issue site meeting minutes and action plans.
Compile monthly and weekly project progress reports for stakeholders.
Conduct projects close out reviews.
Manage project communication in line with agreed communication channels and timelines.

e. Contract management

Manage contracts in accordance with the provisions of the agreement, including monitoring and tracking of performance and timelines.
Identify areas of concern, escalate with legal, technical and finance and provide resolutions in line with contractual obligations.
Measure progress against the contract’s performance and ensure adherence to the contract conditions and timelines.
Issue contracts instructions in accordance with the conditions of the contract (in consultation with the Legal expert)

f. Project commissioning

Confirm the commissioning and transfer of new assets.
Confirm the availability of all site handover documentation.
Facilitate the submission of as built drawings and user specifications where applicable.
Manage the commissioning, hand over and sign-off by client.

g. Programme health, safety and environment quality

Ensure the implementation of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act and any recommendations from audits carried out within the project environment.
Monitor and enforce compliance to the project Environmental Approval (EA) conditions.
Instil a culture of health and safety within the project environment by promoting the aims and benefits of proactive safety and health interventions.
Conduct effective control, management and follow up of incidents.
Advise and evaluate contractors on compliance to the approved safety

h. Stakeholder Management

Develop project stakeholder management plans and map critical stakeholders that are instrument / critical to achieving project plans and objectives.
Manage relationships at various levels with the relevant project stakeholders and partners, in accordance with the project’s development objectives.
Manage stakeholder expectations for project deliverables, communications and implementing effective systems of project governance, within the team and with strategic partners, both internally and externally.

Key Measurement of Outputs

Successful project finalisation within the project quality standard, budget and timelines.
Projects completed within specified costs.
Compliance to Health & Safety legislation and protocols.
Implementation of effective project management governance and compliance structures.
Quality of presentations and reports.
Clean audit.

Expertise & Technical Competencies

a. Project Management

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

b. Detailed 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.

c. Planning & Organizing

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 interfaces with the function’s budget.

d. 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.

e. 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.

f. Written communication

Understands that different writing styles are required for different documents or audiences.
Write effective correspondence, prepares questions and reports, statements of circumstance and briefing notes.
Reviews others’ documents for clarity and impact.
Has a solid mastery of writing principles such as grammar, sentence construction etc.

g. Verbal communication

Able to present a theme in writing in an ordered, intelligible manner with well-structured and relevant supporting detail.
Able to understand topic switches and use vocabulary of attitude.
Reasonably fluent in speaking.

Minimum Requirements

A Bachelor’s Degree in the built environment (Engineering, Civil, Structural, Water, Building Science; Construction Management or Quantity Surveying).
A minimum of 8 years’ experience in infrastructure project management or advisory service or consulting experience working within a project management environment.
Professional Registration with the Built Environment professional bodies such as Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), South African Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP). Registration as a Pr.CPM with South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP) is a pre-requisite.
Proven track record in construction monitoring and evaluation of civil engineering and building infrastructure projects in high value and performance environments.
Sound knowledge of the Joint Building Contracts Committee (JBCC), New Engineering Contracts (NEC), Government Certificate of Competency (GCC) and other relevant building contracts.
In depth understanding of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
Knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations regarding infrastructure development.
Understanding of infrastructure markets.
Understanding of government priorities, systems and processes at national and provincial level.

Desirable Requirements

Post graduate degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Architecture or Construction Management will be added advantage.
Professional Registration with Project Management Institute (PMI) or Projects in Controlled Environments (PRINCE).
Post graduate qualification in Project Management.
Qualifications in health and safety.

Required Personal Attributes

a. 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 team/department and learn from their experience.

b. Driving delivery of results

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

c. Achievement orientation

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

d. Customer Orientation

Tries to understand the underlying needs of customers and match these needs to available or customized products and services.
Adapt processes and procedures to meet on-going customer needs.
Utilises the feedback received from customers, in order to develop new and / or improving existing services / products that relates to their on-going needs.
Thinks of new ways to align DBSA’s offering with future customer needs.

e. Integrity

Is willing to end a business relationship because it was associated with unethical business practice.
Is capable of challenging senior management (in an appropriate and respectable manner) in order to act on espoused values.

f. Self-awareness & 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.

LOAN MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST X2

Details
Loan Management Specialist X2 (DBS240425-1)
Closing Date 2025/03/07
Reference Number DBS240425-1
Job Title Loan Management Specialist X2
Job Grade 16
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location - Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) Loan Management Specialist April 2024.pdf (211.09 kb) - 4/25/2024 2:40:48 PM

Job Description
The purpose of this job is to implement, maintain and enhance the administration of credit provided financial assets. Maintain SAP CML system according to finance agreement and interact with clients during administration process.

Key Responsibilities

Portfolio Management

Manage the deal administration process from implementation to account closure, by capturing, verifying information on system.
Control the disbursement process to clients.
Manage waivers and consent requests from clients.
Maintain and monitor client deal records both physical records and on the reporting system.
Maintain and monitor securities and covenants, and the safeguard of documents and records.
Monitor that system processing for client transactions are adequate and timeous.
Ensure the effective collection and recording of payments and actioning the necessary consequential adjustments to client’s records.

Governance

Facilitate the sign-off of all documents since implementation.
Identify high-risk clients and ensure the applicable risk mitigation processes are in place.
Provide support and verify compliance with policies and procedures regarding the bank’s financial assets.
Facilitate the closure of deal accounts.

End User Support

Resolve and answer queries from internal and external clients in a timely manner.
Ensure information is correct and up to date on the system regarding: disbursements, repayments, defaulters/staging, securities and any other ad hoc information to inform reports for information and decision-making purposes.
Minimise operational and transactional costs.

Key measurements of outputs

Adhering to timeliness of transaction management policies and procedures.
Correctness of management information system.
Overall management and quality of portfolio information as per financing agreements.

Key Internal Liaison Relationships
1. Executives & Heads
2. All DBSA Divisions and Units participating in the lending process                                                                        3. Finance
4. Internal Audit

Key External Liaison Relationships
1. External Clients, Advisors, Agent Banks                                                                                                                2. External Auditors

Expertise & Technical Competencies
Minimum Requirements

A Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics or Risk Management
A minimum of 7 years’ experience in wholesale transactional banking environment
Extensive knowledge in MS Office with specific focus on excel

Desired Requirements

Understanding of legislative frameworks Companies Act, PFMA, MFMA, King IV
Knowledge of credit and investment risk dynamics
Experience in the financial services industry
Experience using a loan management system

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Planning & Organizing

Is relied on to help others plan and organise their workload.
Effectively uses advanced time management processes to deal with high workload and tight deadlines.
Organises, prioritises and schedules tasks so they can be performed within budget and with the efficient use of time and resources.
Achieves goals in a timely manner, despite obstacles encountered, by organising, reprioritising and re-planning

Written Communication

Understands that different writing styles are required for different documents or audiences.
Write effective correspondence, prepares questions and reports, statements of circumstance and briefing notes.
Reviews others’ documents for clarity and impact.
Has a solid mastery of writing principles such as grammar, sentence construction etc.

Problem solving

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.
Implements solutions to complex problems, then evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of solutions and identifies needed changes.

Stakeholder Management

Develops new professional relationships.
Understands the needs of others, the constraints they face and the levers to their engagement.
Identifies opportunities for joint working to minimise duplication and deliver shared goals.

Financial Analysis

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

Solution Focus

Identifies optimal solutions based on weighing the advantages and disadvantages of alternative approaches.
After implementation, evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of solutions.

Detail Orientation

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 to the team.

Financial Accounting

Thorough understanding of relevant accounting principles for DBSA and ability to guide others in their application.
Implements controls for and monitors accounting transactions to ensure legal/regulatory compliance, and accuracy and timeliness of accounting information.
Ability to apply credit/collection concepts independently, and able to adapt or develop new procedures as needed within DBSA and professional guidelines.
Identifies bottlenecks and areas for improvement within the organisation’s Financial Services with respect to efficiency and accuracy of the existing financial systems and processes.

Required Personal Attributes

BEHAVIOURAL

Achievement Orientation

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

Customer Service Orientation

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

Integrity

Is willing to end a business relationship because it was associated with unethical business practice.
Is capable of challenging senior management (in an appropriate and respectable manner) in order to act on espoused values.

Leading and Empowering Others

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

Self-awareness and Self Control

Withholds effects of strong emotions in difficult situations.
Keeps functioning or responds constructively despite stress.
May apply special techniques or plan of time to manage emotions or stress.

Strategic and Innovative Thinking

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

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.

PROGRAMME MANAGER (KWAZULU-NATAL)

Details
Programme Manager (KwaZulu-Natal) (DBS250214-1) - DBSA Logo
Closing Date 2025/03/06
Reference Number DBS250214-1
Job Title Programme Manager (KwaZulu-Natal)
Job Grade 17
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location - Town / City Umhlanga
Location – Province KwaZulu-Natal
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) Programme_Manager_IDD__Job_Profile_BPPR_Feb_2025_001.docx.pdf (0.55 Mb) - 2/14/2025 12:23:55 PM

Job Description
The purpose of this role is to manage project managers and monitor and report on all aspects of the programme, while ensuring that the programme objectives are achieved. Identify and implement expediting measures to prevent programme delays by actively engaging and managing project managers.

Key Responsibilities

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
Strategic Functions

Lead the planning, execution, monitoring and control and closure of programme/s.
Identify and implement expediting measures to prevent programme delays by actively engaging and managing project managers.

Programme Management Functions

Project control on cost, time and quality.
Provide view of all projects underway with reference to cost across the Programme.
Consolidate expenditure progress into meaningful Portfolio/ Programme Key Performance Indicators.
Implement project costing and cost control policy, practices, procedures and system for the Programme.
Coordinate, prepare and validate the cash flow requirements for submission to the applicable Investment committees.
Develop and maintain programme cost control system.
Plan, align, coordinate, control and implement changes to the approved rolling plans. Implement and maintain appropriate systems for best Project Management cost support.
Transfer all programmes/projects that are completed efficiently to operations and conducting post transfer reviews promptly.

Project planning

Provide business with a view of all projects underway with reference to time across the programme.
Consolidate time related progress into meaningful asset creation Key Performance Indicators.
Implement project planning and scheduling control policy, practice, procedures and system for the Programme.
Provide inputs during the feasibility and business case stages for projects in the programme.
Provide professional resources, through a matrix structure, to projects within the programme.

Programme communication and reporting

Implement project administration policy, practices, procedures and system.
Maintain a documentation management system.
Create centre point for accessing all projects information.
Implement resource balancing system.
Compile programme management reports and submit to all various stakeholders.

Contract management

Implement contract management policy, practices, procedures and system.
Determine the appropriate execution and contract strategies in relation to known facts of the project and the maturity level of the projects in the Programme ensuring minimum risks to the programme.
Ensure implementation of safety, health and environmental standards by contractors in compliance to the requirements and guidelines of the Development Bank of South Africa.
Keep contractors fully informed of all changes or modifications to requirements regarding contracting, both legislative and those of the Development Bank of South Africa.
Follow up and ensure the resolving of contractual breaches / non-compliance.

Project management

Implement a project management discipline to ensure repeatable and consistent delivery of projects.
Implement a suitable methodology and process to achieve the required level of the project management maturity.
Ensure that programme execution staff have the necessary certification or alignment as applicable.

Financial Management Functions

Implement project estimation policies, practices, procedures and system.
Maintain a cost database for the programme.

Management Functions

Implement a project management discipline to ensure repeatable and consistent delivery of projects by project managers.
Implement a suitable methodology and process to achieve the required level of project management maturity.
Ensure that programme execution staff have the necessary certification or alignment as applicable.
Provide mentorship and coaching to programme execution staff in line with HR requirements and processes.
Identify and implement strategies to address the training requirements and gaps within the programme.

Key Measurements of Outputs
1. Successful programme completion within the project quality standard, budget and timelines.
2. Programmes completed within specified costs.
3. Compliance to Health & Safety legislation and protocols.
4. Implementation of effective project management governance and compliance structures.
5. Quality of presentations and reports.
6. Clean audit.

Expertise & Technical Competencies

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in the built environment (Engineering, Architecture; Building Science; Construction Management or Quantity Surveying).
A minimum of 10 years’ experience (post registration) in the built environment in advisory or consulting services experience working within a project management environment.
Registered as a Pr.CPM with South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP) is a pre-requisite.
Professional Registration with one of the following professional bodies: Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), South African Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP) and South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession (SACQSP).
Proven track record in the design, construction, monitoring and evaluation of civil and building engineering projects in high value and performance environments with specific focus on Health and Water Infrastructure.
Sound knowledge of the Joint Building Contracts Committee (JBCC), New Engineering Contracts (NEC), Government Certificate of Competency (GCC) and other relevant building contracts.
Knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations regarding infrastructure development.
Understanding of infrastructure markets.
Understanding of government priorities, systems and processes at national and provincial level.

Desirable Requirements
1. Post graduate degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Architecture or Construction Management will be added advantage.
2. Professional Registration with Project Management Institute (PMI) or Projects in Controlled Environments (PRINCE)
3. Post graduate qualification in Project Management.
4. Qualifications in health and safety.

Technical Competencies:

Project Management

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

Business 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.

Business Development

Identifies lucrative market opportunities through an excellent understanding and interpretation of sector analyses, including market structure, supply and demand aspects, competitor environment, gap analysis.
Actively participates in formulating, developing and implementing the business development strategy/ies to generate new investment opportunities in public Constructs business plan of bankable multi-dimensional projects, using standard and/or customised templates and processes and private sector (delivery of infrastructure services).
Constructs business plan of bankable multi-dimensional projects, using standard and/or customised templates and processes.
Assesses Project/ Programme Feasibility through interrogation of resource requirements (including financing, capacity, capability and related issues).
Coordinates, controls and manages the activities and efforts required for the implementation of the plan.

Detailed 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.

Planning & Organizing

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 interfaces with the function’s budget.

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.).
Has knowledge of various feedback mechanisms to check levels of audience understanding.

Written communication

Understands that different writing styles are required for different documents or audiences.
Write effective correspondence, prepares questions and reports, statements of circumstance and briefing notes.
Reviews others’ documents for clarity and impact.
Has a solid mastery of writing principles such as grammar, sentence construction etc.

Verbal communication

Able to present a theme in writing in an ordered, intelligible manner with well-structured and relevant supporting detail.
Able to understand topic switches and use vocabulary of attitude.
Reasonably fluent in speaking

Required Personal Attributes

Behavioural Competencies:

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.

Leading and empowering others

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).
Monitors performance against clear standards, and addresses performance issues promptly and takes action to get performance back to desired levels.
Proactively asks for feedback on own performance from team members, aiming to become more effective.

Driving delivery of results

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

Achievement orientation

Undertakes challenging assignment and strives to complete them.
Sets priorities and chooses goals on the basis of calculated costs, anticipated benefits and improvement of performance.
Aims at exceptional performance, setting out to achieve a unique standard.
Constantly analysis outcomes to ensure the achievements of business goal.
Identifies short-term opportunity or potential problems aiming to achieve better outcomes.

Customer Orientation

Tries to understand the underlying needs of customers and match these needs to available or customized products and service.
Adapts processes and procedures to meet on-going customer needs.
Utilises the feedback received from customers, in order to develop new and / or improving existing services, products that relates to their on-going needs.
Thinks of new ways to align DBSA’s offering with future customer needs.

Integrity

Is willing to end a business relationship because it was associated with unethical business practice.
Is capable of challenging senior management (in an appropriate and respectable manner) in order to act on espoused values.

Self-awareness & 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.

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