DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (DBSA) VACANCIES

DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (DBSA)

PROCUREMENT OFFICERS

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Procurement Officers (DBS241104-1)
Closing Date 2024/11/18
Reference Number DBS241104-1
Job Title Procurement Officers
Job Grade 15
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location - Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) Job Profile - Procurement Officers.pdf (0.80 Mb) - 11/4/2024 1:37:08 PM

Job Description
To deliver effective and efficient procurement of goods and services (new requirements; contracted and non-contracted). To ensure compliance to procurement policies, procedures and agreements in place. To support the DBSA procurement objectives and targets through compliance to strategy and application of policies and procedures

Key Responsibilities
Planning and Standards

Circulation and awareness building on procurement policy, procedures, process, templates, delegations and performance metrics etc.
Ensure business units understand and are trained in managing and/or participating in the procurement process, including quotations and tenders
Engage Business Managers to understand the pipeline of work and support requirement from SCM
Plan the work schedule and timelines to meet Sourcing and Business demands
Engage Business units to understand and plan for non-contracted spend through RFQ / RFP process
Accurate analysis on procurement transactions (spend information) for trends
Assessment on off contract spend, spend without quotations, non-compliance to policy (deviations), single source, processing errors etc. - for the purpose to inform planning, risk management, gap closure and reporting
Support the SCM Unit on making a positive contribution towards delivering on the financial strategy and operational plan of the Division

Value Management

Support the Financial Division and SCM Unit on delivering on the key business imperatives pertaining to cost containment; innovation, productivity and business relevance
Work with the appropriate Business Unit Managers to understand their operational plans, sourcing requirements, budgets, service standards and targets (cost, transformation etc.)
Development and maintenance of the demand pipeline and sourcing plan for business
Conduct relevant research and maintain business intelligence to support effective solutions, advice and decision making to business
Lead and guide decisions on consolidation, rationalisation and relevance of services in line with changing business requirements and alignment to strategic imperatives such as cost containment
Support business units with drafting specifications / requirements for quotes and tenders
Support Tender unit and Business with analysis of quote and tender documentation / submissions
Negotiate prices, terms and conditions with suppliers. Deliver savings targets to the bank
Support the SCM Manager and Procurement Lead when required
Providing integration and support to internal Business Units, decentralised operations and related partners / agencies pertaining to supply chain activities
To support with training / sensitisation of staff involved with supply chain processes
Support the SCM team and Division during peak demand periods, staff shortfalls and ad-hoc project related requirements
Support the Bank and the SCM team in delivering innovative solutions to improve productivity, service levels and contribute to cost containment

Execution

Procuring goods and services to meet user requirements as per agreed service levels
Manage and administer Request for Quotation process in line with policy, delegations and SLA
Manage and administer end to end Request for Proposal process in line with policy, delegations and SLA
Manage and administer Order process in line with policy, delegations and SLA
Manage and administer Order expediting and fulfilment
Sensitisation on contract award and impact to BU (stakeholder and change management)
Liaise and support with Legal and other relevant officials for the purposes of negotiation and contracting
Maintain accurate records and files (manual & electronic) of all the quotation/tender data
Ensure full compliance to defined policies, procedures, regulations and standards
Proactively addressing transactional queries, gaps in information, incorrect postings, GL, Material Groups, etc. when review and releasing PR and PO's
Proactively monitoring transactional data for the purposes of identifying and expediently resolving deviations and risks to business and policy compliance
Prepare analysis, comparative schedules and recommendations (on RFQ / RFP) for business unit consideration and decision making
Guide and assist business unit decision making and solutions supported by credible market research and industry practices
Prepare quality reports and documentation for SCM C consolidation and reporting.
Supporting supplier performance management by tracking level of compliance to orders placed with suppliers
Monitoring supplier performance data with business units
Assessment and resolution of Supplier queries
Resolving errors on requisitions and purchase orders as required.
Investigate and address supply non-conformances - administering product defects and recalls
Review and action open Requisitions and Purchase Orders as per the SLA
Filing / archiving of all source documents pertaining to each transaction (these must be complete, accurate and accessible)
Monitoring price increases and communicating changes as necessary
Contributing to items master development (catalogue and supplier)
Ensuring compliance to Procurement policies and procedures
Implement, monitor, report and manage attainment of procurement metrics / SLA
Support the team and Division with accessing and making available information timeously to Auditors and management in the correct format, content, completeness and accuracy

Reporting

Report process performance against SLA (weekly)
Reporting on Procurement lead times as per SLA
- Open Requisition lead-time (weekly)
- Open Order lead-time (weekly)
- Open GRV’s (weekly)
- Supplier payment lead-times (weekly)
Report on deviations (weekly):
- retrospective transaction’s,
- deviations from process,
- single source
Monthly report on RFQ,s
Monthly report on Closed tenders
Trend analysis on procurement transactions (spend information) – report on non-contract spend, spend off contract
To include recommendations to inform sourcing pipeline
Timeous preparation of reports (SCM dashboard) for discussion with Business Units (Divisions) - as per the SCM Dashboard (monthly)

Key Measures/KPIs

Procurement of quality goods and services at best possible price
Effective and efficient procurement and expediting goods and services as per service level agreement
Performance management as per service level agreement
Supporting the transformation strategy
Effective compliance to all governance requirements
Effective, accurate and complete records management for audit purposes
No audit issues in terms of policy and process compliance

Expertise & Technical Competencies
Minimum Requirements

Relevant Supply Chain Management qualification (minimum degree or NQF equivalent) with strong procurement / sourcing expertise
At least 5 to 8 years’ experience in procurement, specifically sourcing
Working experience with SAP Procurement module or a similar ERP system
Member of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) would be an added advantage
Strong understanding of and a strong commitment to good corporate governance, SCM regulations and laws and other regulatory requirements including the PFMA.

Skills & Ability

Detailed working knowledge of the PPPFA, supply chain regulations from National Treasury, BBBEE
Solution and deadline orientated with the ability to manage bottlenecks effectively
Working experience with SAP procurement module and other accounting tools
Ability to ensure all governance and compliance requirements are met with the aim to eliminate potential inappropriate and corrupt practices

Advantage

Member of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply would be an added advantage
Construction/Infrastructure procurement
MS Office proficient

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
Planning & Organizing

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

Negotiation Skills

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

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.

Presentation Skills

Understands how to present objectives in a compelling manner and maintain the interest of the audience
Knows how to deliver presentations appropriately (e.g. maintaining eye contact, the appropriate use of hand gestures etc.) and at the correct pace
Knows how to clarify and confirm people’s feelings, concerns and needs

Policies and Procedures

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

Required Personal Attributes
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
Flexibility

The ability to adapt to and work effectively within a variety of situations, and with various individuals or groups. Flexibility entails understanding and appreciating different and opposing perspectives on an issue, adapting one’s approach as the requirements of a situation change, and changing or easily accepting changes in the job requirements or DBSA as a whole.

Decisiveness

Is the confidence and ability to take timely and appropriate decisions to further business objectives. It includes investing a level of effort which is appropriate to the decision in hand and ranges from taking routine decisions promptly to making decisions which may be risky or unpopular, and requires the use of judgment.

Customer Service Orientation

Anticipating, meeting and exceeding the needs and expectations of customers. This implies working together with customers to build long-term relationships and focusing one’s efforts on delivering increased customer value. A customer may be an external customer, or an internal customer/colleague within DBSA

Attention to Detail

Reflects an concern for monitoring and checking work or information for correctness/quality.

Impact & Influence

Implies an intention to persuade, convince, influence, or impress others (individuals or groups) in order to get them to go along with or to support own agenda.

Analytical Thinking

Understanding a situation, issue, problem, etc. by breaking it into smaller pieces, or tracing the implications of a situation in a step-by-step way.

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

ANALYST INVESTMENTS

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Closing Date 2024/11/20
Reference Number DBS241105-1
Job Title Analyst Investments
Job Grade 13
Job Type Classification Contract
Location - Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) Analyst__Job_Profile_Investments_(IF)_October_2024.docx_(002).pdf (488.18 kb) - 11/5/2024 2:54:08 PM

Job Description
The purpose of this role is to provide an entry-level role for graduates who have completed the DBSA graduate programme, as a stepping-stone into other career opportunities. The incumbent will be provided with further practical on-the-job training and be expected to perform functions aligned to the requirements of the division. The Analyst is responsible for providing data and project administrative support to improve decision-making and conducting due diligence for potential and existing clients and projects.

Key Responsibilities

Key Performance Areas:

1. Deal Origination and Assessment

Support the expansion of IF’s project pipeline, especially in infrastructure that is being targeted to mobilise public and private sector financing.
Liaise with clients to provide or request information, to assist in the deal execution and/or gathering critical information for the bank.
Conduct an initial review to assess mandate fit and submit to committees for approval.
Compile and analyse information regarding business pipeline and support the development of client plans.
Keep abreast of developments, trends and investment opportunities in specific priority sectors and make recommendations to management regarding the competitive dynamics and landscape.
Assist in the development of new business opportunities in blended finance infrastructure projects in line with relevant country strategies.

2. Deal Appraisal and Approvals

Support Senior and Lead infrastructure/programme specialists during the preparation, structuring, negotiation, and closing of transactions of investment and policy operations.
Undertake the financial analysis and modelling tasks within project teams.
Develop an understanding of the financial, technical, legal and marketing due diligence aspects of the projects/programmes.
Research clients, their business, operations and performance, as well as trends in their specific industries.
Collaborate with the team to brainstorm and implement creative strategies to enhance the division's performance and provide input to the division’s initiatives.
Support Senior and Lead infrastructure/programme specialists in compiling and presenting proposals for funding approvals by the various steering committees, Exco and Board.
Conduct periodic reviews of the Bank’s investment portfolio performance trends and provide comprehensive analytical inputs and reports.
Capture learning opportunities post transaction conclusion for continuous improvement and ensuring successful delivery of deals.

3. Project/ Programme Administration

Prepare and update project plan documents and assist in the preparation of the project execution plan.
Develop feedback reports, presentations and performance dashboards per project/programme
Prepare various presentations and reports on project/programme performance updates for the various steering committees, Exco and Board.
Update scope change request register and applicable project documentation and registers.
Schedule meetings, consolidate information for meetings, maintain and disseminate minutes and ensure
Follow-up on the project action list by liaising with responsible parties to ensure delivery.
Review cost allocation to projects/programmes on the programme management system, follow up on possible omissions or incorrect allocations and process adjustments.
Monitor and track programme and/or project budget spending.

4. Analyst Generic Functions

Participate in business-focused projects in the division and provide the team with technical support such as collating reports and presentations, preparing project dashboards, summarising project activities and proposing ideas and solutions.
Collate and generate reports from the system and management team, checking quality and engaging team on gaps identified and amend reports accordingly.
Assist in the maintenance of project-related documentation and systems information and data in line with specific project/deal execution plans.
Provide inputs in meetings and prepare presentations and reports in preparation for engagements.
Provide support for the procurement process by drafting the relevant procurement documents for review and approval in line with procurement requirements.
Participate in internal and external customer satisfaction surveys for the division by providing analysis of the results and providing ideas for customer satisfaction.
Liaise with the Specialist to support client/ business engagements to provide or request information and setting up engagement plans according to client needs.
Network internally within the sphere of functional responsibilities.
Undertaking tasks as determined by the Bank’s management from time to time.
Perform other strategic duties as assigned.

5. Key measurements of outputs

Understanding financial modelling and key financial bankability of the projects.
Quality reports with accurate assessments
Understanding of the financial, technical, legal and marketing due diligence aspects of the projects
Successful project administration of agreed projects, programmes and assignments
Support in the preparation of deal-specific documents and approval memos for funding approval committees in the bank and the broader ecosystem
Assist in executing deals and transactions to financial close

Key Internal Liaison Relationships:
1. Head: Infrastructure Finance
2. Chief Investment Officer: IF
3. CEO & Exco
4. DBSA Board & Committees
5. Relevant DBSA Divisions
6. IF Team

Key External Liaison Relationships:
1. Infrastructure South Africa
2. National Treasury
3. Government Departments and SOCs
4. Public & Private Sector Stakeholders
5. External Service Providers
6. Development Finance Institutions

Expertise & Technical Competencies
Qualifications and Experience:
Minimum Requirements:
1. Bachelor’s degree in Climate/ Environmental, Business, Finance, Economics, Project Management or a relevant field.
2. A minimum of 2 years’ experience in Infrastructure Investments and relevant blended financing transaction activities.
3. Solid experience in Microsoft Office (MS Word, MS Excel (at an advanced level of proficiency), MS PowerPoint, SharePoint/MS Teams, MS Outlook).
4. Strong verbal and written communication skills as well as effective presentation skills and the ability to express complex concepts in business terms.
5. Strong abilities in relationship management, teamwork and people skills.
6. Enthusiastic initiative-taker with an ability to provide innovative solutions and problem-solve
7. Client-driven, ensuring positive customer experience is at the core of all activities undertaken.
8. Knowledge and understanding of financial markets
9. Demonstrable problem-solving ability.
10. Strong collaborator but also able to work independently and use own initiative.

Desirable Requirements:
11. Knowledge of development economics; micro and macro-economic analysis of infrastructure and/or industrial sectors.

Technical Competencies:

Planning and Organising:

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

Computer Literacy

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

Written Communication

Technically experienced and fully competent writer: can write independently various technical and nontechnical documents.
Uses a clear and easily understood writing styles when communicating technical information to nontechnical employees or individuals

Verbal Communication

Able to explain procedures, or familiar concepts, adapting the words or explanation to suit the person or the situation.

Presentation Skills

Understands how to present objectives in a compelling manner and maintain the interest of the audience.
Knows how to deliver presentations appropriately (e.g., maintaining eye contact, the appropriate use of hand gestures etc.) and at the correct pace.
Knows how to clarify and confirm people’s feelings, concerns and needs.

Data Collection and Analysis

Based on knowledge of the reasons behind the analysis, is able to define the most appropriate means of data collection.
Is able to develop formats for data collection.
Is able to define the most appropriate internal and external data/information sources.
Identifies key facts in an array of data, recognises when pertinent facts are incorrect, missing, or require supplementation or verification.
Breaks down data into component parts to understand the nature and relationship of the parts.
Has a broad knowledge of statistical data-handling techniques.
Can undertake more comprehensive analysis of data/information but is not required to draw conclusions.

Detail Orientation

Identifies main concepts and ideas when reading simple, straightforward documents.
Reviews own work for accuracy and completeness.
Spots inconsistencies or discrepancies that indicate problem with quality of work.
Verifies assumptions and information before accepting the solutions, considering applicable precedents.
Risk Identification and Assessments
Participates in risk assessment and identification efforts.
Identifies and assesses the impact and likelihood of risks to achieving business objectives; monitors changes in risk environment.

Project Management

Demonstrates a practical knowledge of project management principles and techniques.
Plans, defines, and manages projects within a department or area.
Identifies resources required and their appropriate role and skills.
Assists in the management of projects where the objectives, milestones and time scales have been defined.

Project Preparation

Basic understanding of the project preparation stages and activities.
Basic understanding of project risks that have to be mitigated to develop bankable projects.

Deal Origination

Basic understanding of project identification, conceptualisation, structuring and value preposition for DBSA.
Basic understanding of project risk and various mechanisms available to mitigate such risk.
Demonstrates the basic skills in developing networks.
Prepares and presents internal motivations and appraisal reports with support from seasoned staff.

Required Personal Attributes
Behavioural Competencies:
Teamwork and cooperation

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

Decisiveness

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

Achievement Orientation

Pays attention to detail, quality assures information and deliverables for accuracy and presentation.
Delivers work on time and follows through on agreed commitments.
Views new work experiences as an opportunity for growth and strives to overcome setbacks or obstacles in order to meet goals.

Information Seeking & Analysis

Asks direct questions to people who are directly involved in a situation/issue.
Uses available information.
Identifies the cause-and-effect relationship between two aspects of a situation.
Separates situations into two parts: advantages and disadvantages.

Policy
The Development Bank of Southern Africa will endeavor to make appointments in line with its Employment Equity Policy and Plan. Applications from suitably qualified designated groups, especially people with disabilities, are encouraged.
The DBSA 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

QUANTITY SURVEYOR

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Quantity Surveyor (DBS241031-1)
Closing Date 2024/11/19
Reference Number DBS241031-1
Job Title Quantity Surveyor
Job Grade 16
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location - Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) Job_Profile_Quantity Surveyor.pdf (450.83 kb) - 10/31/2024 9:18:33 AM

Job Description
The Quantity Surveyor is responsible for managing and forecasting all costs associated with infrastructure projects, from planning through to completion, ensuring cost efficiency and value for money while maintaining quality and regulatory standards. The role involves monitoring project finances, adhering to statutory building regulations, and delivering professional Quantity Surveying services that meet the needs of the Infrastructure Delivery Division. Additionally, the Quantity Surveyor provides expert guidance and inputs for the development of infrastructure strategies, policies, systems, and technical standards.

Key Responsibilities

Quantity Surveyance and Quality Assurance

Calculate and verify project costs to enhance value and cost efficiency for infrastructure projects in line with regulatory standards and quality.
Estimate and monitor all costs that relate to the infrastructure project from the planning stage until the final stage when all actual costs are levied.
Verify the accuracy of deriving costs for project ancillaries, labour and material for each item or activity, especially for large volume, high value or high-risk services and works.
Advise contract custodians on bill of quantities and activity schedule composition for large volume, high value or high-risk services and works.
Monitor execution and update of processes for site audits, where required, to verify quantities and claims for work executed.
Monitor and maintain adherence to local statutory building regulations and the applicable built environment standards and regulations.
Provide surveying inputs and guidance for the development of infrastructure strategies, policies systems, functional/technical norms and standards.
Provide a professional quantity surveying service and continuous quality assurance to meet the needs of the Infrastructure Delivery division.
Vet bills of quantities and variation orders as received before payment and approve payments to contractors.
Advise on standards, practices and governance relevant to contractual documentation.
Prepare and conduct financial close-out and review project/programme close-out costs.
Compile and present special reports when required.
Prepare quantity surveyance inputs for the preparation of the User Asset Management Plan, the final project lists, the budgets and the infrastructure Programme Management Plan.

Continuous Improvement of Estimating Services and Cost Engineering

Conduct research and keep abreast of new technologies and procedures including interaction with professional Councils/ Boards.
Liaise with external quantity surveying firms and the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors regarding documentation, benchmarking rates and alternative procedures to ensure improvements and cost savings.
Contribute to Master Planning, Project Briefing documents, accommodation schedules and operational narratives.
Optimise standard guides, methods and techniques to evaluate the utilisation of available resources.
Evaluate and identify new initiatives or enhanced/ improved products for inclusion in programmes or projects.
Formulate standards and improved bills of quantities and activity schedules for large volume, high value or high-risk services and works.
Identify all risks and devise risk mitigation strategies.
Provide support in conducting internal audits for assurance that standards and ensuring that procedures are being applied.

Key Measurements of Outputs

Accurate project costing and quality assurance
Adherence to applicable regulations and built environment protocols
Accurate approval of bills of quantities and variation orders
Clean audit

Expertise & Technical Competencies

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or a B-Tech in Quantity Surveying. 2. Registration with the South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession (SACQSP).
A minimum of 8 years’ experience with quantity surveying in engineering and construction contracts, preferably in the public sector.
Experience in estimating and cost engineering of construction services and implementing cost control measures in projects.
Knowledge and understanding of Quantity Surveying Professions Act of 2000, National Building Standards Act. of 1977 and Regulations, Construction Industry Development Board Act of 2000 and Regulations, Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1993.
Understand how to apply the Provincial Infrastructure Delivery Management System (PIDP) and the IDM Toolkit.
Understand how to prepare budgets, extract and interpret information from related information systems.
Understand the service delivery platform, indicators and service plan and how that links with Infrastructure.
Understand how to undertake a risk analysis and undertake a risk mitigation strategy.
Understand how to interpret existing and develop new Functional- and Technical Norms and Standards.
Ability to process and analyse new and complex information quickly and to prioritise issues for consideration.
Ability to build strategic alliances with key players for business.
Capacity to clarify needs of others and work with them to develop and implement cost-effective and practical solutions.
Demonstrated experience in successfully managing projects within tight schedules.

Desirable Requirements

Postgraduate qualification in Quantity Surveying.
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.

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 team/department and learn from their experience.

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.

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.

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.

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

PROGRAMME MANAGER: WASTEWATER TREATMENT (WATER PARTNERSHIPS OFFICE)

Details
Programme Manager: Wastewater Treatment (Water Partnerships Office) (DBS230920-4)
Closing Date 2024/11/19
Reference Number DBS230920-4
Job Title Programme Manager: Wastewater Treatment (Water Partnerships Office)
Job Grade 17
Job Type Classification Contract
Location - Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) WPO Programme Manager - Wastewater Treatment.pdf (432.98 kb) - 9/20/2023 2:37:53 PM

Job Description
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is mandated by the National Water Act, 1998 and Water Services Act 1997 to be responsible for national water resource infrastructure and supporting municipalities with the provision of water services. To support the implementation of the National Water & Sanitation Masterplan, DWS has designed and implemented the National Water Partnerships Programme (NWPP) comprising of several sub-programmes within the water sector that will address specific challenges facing the sector.

The DWS has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the South African Local Government (SALGA) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) to jointly implement the programme. To give effect to the NWPP, the parties have established the Water Partnerships Office (WPO) which includes the following:
• The development of a standardised programme for the preparation, funding and implementation of projects within the water sector.
• Providing support to municipalities and water boards to prepare, fund and implement projects according to a standardised approach.
• The development of innovative and blended finance funding solutions, that will unlock and enable private sector investment in the water sector.
• Facilitating partnerships with the private sector and other key stakeholders.

The role of the Programme Manager: Wastewater Treatment (WWT) is to manage the development of a pipeline of municipal WWT projects to be prepared, financed and implemented.

Key Responsibilities
1. Programme Development and Establishment
• Develop strategies and plans for the execution of the programme and to optimise the support provided to municipalities and water boards.
• Develop and establish the WWT Programme as a standardised programme within the WPO, to support municipalities to address to address their sanitation treatment challenges.
• Develop a “toolbox” of standardised documentation, best practice approaches, methodologies, models and mechanisms to support the preparation, funding and implementation of projects.
• Engage with municipalities and water boards to introduce the programme and the Unit/Team as the “centre of excellence” for municipal WWT interventions in the country.
• Conduct a needs analysis to identify project opportunities and develop a pipeline of projects to be prepared, financed and implemented.
• Identify sources of project preparation funding for WWT projects and work with the Head: WPO to secure the funding.
• Populate and run the WWT financial model to determine opportunities for applying the Private Sector Participation PSP Model to finance and implement wastewater treatment projects in under resourced municipalities in SA.
• Manage the preparation, design, development and structuring of projects according to the clients and funders agreements.
• Design and review the implementation of projects / programmes including:
o The preparation estimates and detailed programme plans for all phases of the programme.
o Implementation plans with outputs, activities, responsibilities and time frames.
o Programme budget and report against budget.
o Resource plan and allocate responsibilities.
• Manage, coordinate and monitor a portfolio of WWT infrastructure projects and programmes involving multiple stakeholders from cradle to completion in line with the overarching policies, frameworks and master plans in the Local Government structures and the Department of Water and Sanitation’s strategy.
• Facilitate project costing and cost control methodologies and procedures to ensure that projects are completed within budget.
• Map key programme dependencies and the interfaces between projects and facilitate cohesive project interfaces and collaboration.
• Manage challenges, risks and programme change requests and implement risk mitigating measures to prevent adverse impact on the project deliverables.
• Provide status reporting regarding programme milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership and identified stakeholders.
• Develop and support the implementation including improvement of project management methodologies, tools and standards.
• Provide inputs to contracts, agreements, MOA’s and other legal documents with partners/ service providers and manage the enforcement of agreements.
• Ensure implementation of safety, health and environmental standards by contractors in compliance to the requirements and guidelines of the DBSA.
• Prepare monthly progress reports that is required by the WPO (for purposes of reporting to the Oversight Committee as well as to the DBSA).

2. Procurement
• Establish and maintain service provider panels to ensure there are adequate resources to achieve programme objectives in planned timeframes.
• Procure, appoint and manage service providers for the preparation, funding and implementation of projects.
• Support the procurement of contractors and operators for the implementation and operation and maintenance of projects, potentially on a Performance Based Contracting model.
• Support the procurement of contractors and operators for the implementation and operation and maintenance of WWT projects, potentially using the Private Sector Participation (PSP) Model.

3. Stakeholder Management
• Establish parentships with private sector role players in the WWT environment.
• Build and manage relationships at various levels with the project stakeholders, partners in accordance with the NWPP and WWT Programme development objectives and stakeholder relations and communication strategy.
• Coordinate efforts and work with the WWT teams within the DWS, City Support Programme, SALGA, Water Research Commission) WRC, Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) and others.
• Participate in structures created to support the WWT Programme such as a WWT Programme committee, WWT Community of Practice, etc.
• Effectively providing key stakeholders/partners comfort that their investment on agreed projects / programmes will be successfully and timeously completed.

4. People Management
• Establish, lead and manage a team of specialist resources in the WWT Unit/Team.
• Provide direction and guidance to the direct reports to enable the execution and management of their portfolios and responsibilities effectively.
• Facilitate team development while holding teams accountable for their commitment to ensure strong team delivery.
• Conduct performance management for all direct reports, managing their performance in relation to quality standards and agreed benchmarks and objectives, in line with sound performance management principles.
• Provide transferable skills, frameworks and toolkits to promote empowerment of the team.
• Promote DBSA values and a culture of High Performance within the areas of responsibility.
• Manage, coach and mentor project management resources.
Perform other strategic, operational and other duties as assigned.

Key Measurements of Outputs
1. Successful establishment of the WWT Programme and Unit/Team within the WPO.
2. Approved WWT Programme short-, medium- and long-term plan/s.
3. Number of WWT projects identified, prepared/developed and implemented.
4. Value of funding sourced for the design, preparation and implementation of the WWT Programme from relevant and applicable local and international institutions.
5. Number of catalysed opportunities resulting in a robust pipeline of bankable projects.
6. Successful oversight, management and implementation of agreed WWT projects:
     a. Percentage of performance targets met as per business plan
     b. Quality of delivery of projects / programmes
7. Investor satisfaction of invested WWT projects / programmes.
8. Accuracy and quality of presentations and reports.
9. Effective performance management and strong culture of performance and delivery in WWT Unit/Team.
10. Good governance and ethical behaviour.
11. A clean audit.

Expertise & Technical Competencies

Minimum Requirements
1. A Degree in Engineering (preferably civil engineering).
2. A professional engineering registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa.
3. A minimum of 10 years’ demonstrated technical work experience (planning, design, implementation) in the field of municipal wastewater treatment, both Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) and Operation and Maintenance (O&M).
4. A minimum of 5 years’ post-accreditation experience in a similar job function as well as the skills and experience to manage teams of professionals.
5. Experience and understanding of the project preparation cycle and requirements to prepare bankable projects.
6. Knowledge and understanding of all legislation relevant to the business of DBSA/WPO as well as the water sector (i.e. PFMA, MFMA, PPPFA, NWA, WSA, etc.).
7. Strong knowledge and experience in working with local government planning cycle and processes.
8. A strong knowledge and experience in Public Private Partnerships (PPP) and funding models.
9. Knowledge and experience of climate change.
10. Demonstrable track record of working with high level government stakeholders.
11. Comprehensive knowledge of the complex regulatory environments of municipalities / metros, state-owned enterprises and other government entities in South Africa.
12. Demonstrated ability to lead complex strategic initiatives and projects to successful completion.

Desirable Requirements
1. A qualification in Project/Programme Management

2. TECHNICAL
a) 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 take decisions based on an assessment of alternatives concerning complex business situations.
• Deep understanding of DBSA/WPO economic priorities and how they can be implemented to meet DBSA's/WPO’s strategic objectives.
• Deep understanding of DBSA's/WPO’s core sector role in achieving DBSA's/WPO’s strategic objectives.
• Deep understanding of the need to coordinate efforts with many government entities, private sector, community groups and individuals to ensure effective implementation of new policies and regulations.
b) 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 successfully.
• 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.
c) 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.
d) 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 interfaces with the function’s budget.
• Uses effectively advance time management processes to deal with high workload and tight deadlines.
• Organises, prioritises and schedules tasks so they can be performed within budget and with the efficient use of time and resources.
• Achieves goals in a timely manner, despite obstacles encountered, by organising, reprioritising and re-planning.
e) 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.
f) 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 in order 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 in order to ensure that the message has a positive impact and is interesting to the audience.
• Is articulate, demonstrates a wide range of vocabulary, and is confident when talking to large/high level audiences.
g) 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.

Required Personal Attributes

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

b) Self-Awareness and Self Control
• Withholds effects of strong emotions in difficult situations.
• Keeps functioning or responds constructively despite stress.
• May apply special techniques or plan of time to manage emotions or stress.

c) Strategic and Innovative Thinking
• Experiments with new approaches, tests scenarios, questions assumptions and challenges conventional thinking.
• Creates new concepts that are not obvious to others, leveraging internal and external sources of information, to build incremental revenue and growth opportunities.

d) Driving Delivery of Results
• Sets challenging goals that will have a significant impact on the business or support the organisational strategy.
• Commits significant resources and/or time to ensure that challenging goals are achieved, while also taking action to mitigate risk.

e) Teamwork and Cooperation
• Acts to promote a friendly climate and good morale and resolves conflicts.
• Creates opportunities for cross-functional working.
• Encourages others to network outside of their own team/department and learn from their experience.

Policy
The Development Bank of Southern Africa will endeavor to make appointments in line with its Employment Equity Policy and Plan. Applications from suitably qualified designated groups, especially people with disabilities, are encouraged.
The DBSA 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

PROJECT PREPARATION SPECIALIST (WATER PARTNERSHIPS OFFICE)

Details
Project Preparation Specialist (Water Partnerships Office) (DBS230919-3)
Closing Date 2024/11/20
Reference Number DBS230919-3
Job Title Project Preparation Specialist (Water Partnerships Office)
Job Grade 16
Job Type Classification Contract
Location - Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) WPO Project Preparation Specialist.pdf (337.42 kb) - 9/19/2023 3:38:30 PM

Job Description
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is mandated by the National Water Act, 1998 and Water Services Act 1997 to be responsible for national water resource infrastructure and supporting municipalities with the provision of water services. To support the implementation of the National Water & Sanitation Masterplan, DWS has designed and implemented the National Water Partnerships Programme (NWPP) comprising of several sub-programmes within the water sector that will address specific challenges facing the sector.

The DWS has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the South African Local Government (SALGA) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) to jointly implement the programme. To give effect to the NWPP, the parties have established the Water Partnerships Office (WPO) which includes the following:
The development of a standardised programme for the preparation, funding and implementation of projects within the water sector
Providing support to municipalities and water boards to prepare, fund and implement projects according to a standardised approach
The development of innovative and blended finance funding solutions, that will unlock and enable private sector investment in the water sector
Facilitating partnerships with the private sector and other key stakeholders

The Project Preparation Specialist will be responsible for the preparation of projects accepted into the project preparation pipeline. This entails one or more of the following roles: scope or define a project that is in an early preparation phase, for projects scoped/defined facilitate public bidding for participating in the project and conduct feasibility studies.

Key Responsibilities
1. Technical Outputs.
• Prepare projects in partnership with the Head: WPO, Programme Leads and other relevant stakeholders, government, project owners/sponsors by:
o Conducting feasibility studies (economic, technical, financial, social, environmental, legal etc.)
o Manage and guide service providers procured to do the preparation of projects to ensure bankable projects are developed
o Economic cost-benefit analysis if required
o Confirm the development impact of the project and structure accordingly
o Provide innovative and flexible financial structures for (complex) transactions
o Appropriate structuring of the project (project finance or corporate finance) to own, operate and maintain the project
• Provide support in the selection of WPO project preparation pipeline of priority infrastructure projects by:
o Advising on legal, regulatory and policy compliance requirements
o Providing information on the “products” and programmes the WPO is offering and communicate to prospective WPO clients in the public and private sectors
o Working with the relevant Programme Leads and consult with municipalities, water boards, SA Government departments, regional institutions and SOEs (where relevant) and other WPO clients to review master plans/development plans and present potential bankable projects
o Perform project gap analyses of projects selected to determine level of project preparation required as per DBSA Project Assessment Tool (PAT).
• Identify sectoral and product experts and specialists required in line with determined project preparation work required.
• Prepare project appraisal reports for preparation facility and present to the DBSA/WPO decision making structure for approval.
• Provide terms of reference on outstanding preparation work required to prepare the project for bankability, and the implementation agreement and monitoring plan.
• Negotiate with sponsors the preparation facility agreement and oversee the implementation of the facility in accordance with the implementation plan of the preparation facility.
• Oversee disbursements to approved facility agreements.
• Present regular monitor and progress reports as per implementation plan.
• Provide technical support in the procurement of service providers to execute the preparation activities on projects.
• Provide support to Programme Leads to establish and maintain panels of service providers.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients at global, regional, local levels including businesses, financial institutions, multilateral partners, and government officials to further develop specific project preparation opportunities.
• Manage relationships at various levels with the relevant project stakeholders, service providers, partners and lead promoters, in accordance with the project’s preparation objectives and products.
• Provide feedback on the status of clients’ application timeously and advise them on the WPO’s processes and procedures.
• Communicate continuously with clients/ projects that the WPO has funded with a view to adequately support the office’s monitoring function

Key measurement of outputs
1. Number and quality of Project Preparation Appraisal Reports (PAR) submitted, approved and committed
2. Number of projects successfully prepared and committed for implementation
3. Disbursements on project preparation facilities
4. Management of relationships with new/existing clients and service providers.
5. Team behavioural KPI’s.

Expertise & Technical Competencies
Minimum Requirements
1. A bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, or Finance.
2. A minimum of 5 years’ experience in appraising, negotiating and committing project preparation in support of corporate finance or structured finance transactions in a financial institution.
3. Experience in doing business in South Africa with Municipalities is a requirement.
4. Demonstrated experience and understanding of the water sector as well as the project preparation cycle and requirements to prepare bankable projects
5. Knowledge and understanding of all legislation relevant to the business of DBSA/WPO as well as the water sector (i.e., PFMA, MFMA, PPPFA, NWA, WSA, etc.)
6. Strong knowledge and experience in working with local government planning cycle and processes
7. Knowledge and experience in Public Private Partnerships (PPP)
8. Knowledge and experience in Climate Change
9. Demonstrable track record of working with high level government stakeholders
10. Comprehensive knowledge of the complex regulatory environments of municipalities / metros, state-owned enterprises and other government entities in South Africa
11. Demonstrated sound understanding of limited recourse and balance sheet funding, the process required to prepare projects, and financing documentation required to present projects for investment decision
12. Experience in leading an internal team of sector specialists and analysts to appraise and present transaction to internal committees
13. Experience in appointing and managing a team of external consultants/advisors (technical, environmental, financial and legal) to prepare and present the Project Information Memorandum (PIM) to prospective financiers
14. Experience in analysing sponsors’ financial statements, understands and reviews financial models
15. Demonstrated understanding of the water sector to identify potential fatal flaws generally associated in this sector in projects presented and key risks to be mitigated

Desirable Requirements
1. A post-graduate qualification in Business, Economics, Engineering or Finance
2. CA, CFA or MBA qualification
3. Development finance expertise would be an advantage
4. Experience in using financial models and project finance / investment banking experience would be advantageous

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
a) 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 take decisions based on an assessment of alternatives concerning complex business situations.
• Deep understanding of DBSA/WPO economic priorities and how they can be implemented to meet DBSA's/WPO’s strategic objectives.
• Deep understanding of DBSA's/WPO’s core sector role in achieving DBSA's/WPO’s strategic objectives.
• Deep understanding of the need to coordinate efforts with many government entities, private sector, community groups and individuals to ensure effective implementation of new policies and regulations.

b) 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 successfully.
• 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.
c) 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.
d) 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 interfaces with the function’s budget.
• Uses effectively advance time management processes to deal with high workload and tight deadlines.
• Organises, prioritises and schedules tasks so they can be performed within budget and with the efficient use of time and resources.
• Achieves goals in a timely manner, despite obstacles encountered, by organising, reprioritising and re-planning
e) 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.
f) 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 in order 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 in order to ensure that the message has a positive impact and is interesting to the audience.
• Is articulate, demonstrates a wide range of vocabulary, and is confident when talking to large/high level audiences.
g) 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

Required Personal Attributes

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

Policy
The Development Bank of Southern Africa will endeavor to make appointments in line with its Employment Equity Policy and Plan. Applications from suitably qualified designated groups, especially people with disabilities, are encouraged.
The DBSA 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

SENIOR CREDIT DATA ANALYST

Details
Senior Credit Data Analyst (DBS240627-1)
Closing Date 2024/11/14
Reference Number DBS240627-1
Job Title Senior Credit Data Analyst
Job Grade 16
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location - Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) Senior_Credit_Data_Analyst_Job_Profile_June_2024.docx.pdf (240.30 kb) - 6/27/2024 3:56:12 AM

Job Description
To source, aggregate and collate credit and other data for credit modelling, reporting and analysis. The key accountabilities, interfaces and measures of this role are elaborated below:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  .                                                                  .
Key Responsibilities
1. Sourcing of Data
• Mine Data from Data Warehouses / Data Lakes within the institution.
• Acquire Data from public sources, other financial institutions, and service providers.
• Extract Data from the operating Systems of the Bank (e.g. SAP).
2. Credit Lab Data Warehouse
• Aggregate and organise Data from sources into usable formats for storage and usage in the development of
• Credit Risk models and Credit portfolio reporting.
• Build a library of monthly snapshots of the relevant data sources.
• Integrate the Data Warehouse with Credit Risk Model systems.
3. Credit Portfolio Reporting
• Design, construct and maintain templates providing numeric and graphical output for credit portfolio reporting.
• Provide accurate and timely updates of completed templates for divisional and consolidated portfolio reporting.
• Provide data and numeric support to credit report composers to accurately complete portfolio reports.
• Ensure the accuracy of credit measures and representations in credit portfolio reports.
• Maintain checklists for the governance of credit portfolio report content.
4. Credit Risk Pricing
• Provide support to the Credit Lab Manager for Credit Risk margin pricing and inputs to the Pricing Working Committee.
• Source and confirm Risk inputs to the Pricing Model from Credit Risk Model systems. Ensure the accuracy of inputs to the pricing model.
5. Country Risk
• Source country and Sovereign Risk ratings from independent service providers.
• Maintain relationships with service providers.
• Confirm country Risk inputs to the Pricing Model.
• Calculate and maintain country Risk limits as per country Risk policy.
• Maintain Country and Sovereign risk Policy for approval by the Board.
6. Ad-Hoc Reporting
• Source, aggregate and analyse data for ad-hoc reporting requests.
• Ensure the accuracy of ad-hoc reporting analysis and findings.
7. Key Measures
• Performance against agreed targets.
• Performance outputs as per the performance management system.
• Quality and accuracy data.
• Timely provision of data and analyses.
• Management of relationships with key stakeholders.
• Reporting effectiveness and efficiency measures.

Key Internal Liaison Relationships
1. Credit Lab Manager
2. Credit Systems Technician
3. Credit Model Technicians
4. Credit Risk Analysts
5. Contracts and Administrations Department
6. Investment Officers
7. Portfolio Management Officers

Key External Liaison Relationships
1. Service Providers
2. Other DFI’s
3. Other Financiers
4. DBSA stakeholders (as required)
5. Credit Risk Committees
6. Rating Agencies

Expertise & Technical Competencies
Minimum Requirements
• BCom Computer Science, BSc Actuarial Science / Data Science or similar.
• A minimum of 6-8 years’ experience in Credit Data Management in Financial services.
• Experience within an Analytical team / Credit Lab.
• Experience as the team lead for the provision of Data.
• Experience in a Banking and/or financial sectors.
• Experience in the development of Policies, Credit Models (PD, LGD, EAD and Scorecards)
• Good knowledge of Data Management Systems (DBMS, RDMS), Analytical Tools like but not limited to Power BI, SAS, SSAS.
• Experience in designing and drafting detailed Reports and Templates.

Desired Requirements
• Experience in a Development Finance environment will be a distinct advantage.
• Experience in Python and Microsoft R will be an advantage.
• Experience in Microsoft SQL Server tools will be an advantage.

TECHNICAL
a) 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.
b) Planning and Organising
• Is relied on to helps other plan and organise their workload.
• Uses effectively advance time management processes to deal with high workload and tight deadlines.
• Organises, prioritises and schedules tasks so they can be performed within budget and with the efficient use of time and resources.
• Achieves goals in a timely manner, despite obstacles encountered, by organising, reprioritising and re-planning.
c) Data Collection and Analysis
• Skilled in the use of advanced/complex analytical techniques.
• Ability to use judgement to decide upon the most appropriate analytical techniques according to the situation.
• Recognises underlying principles, patterns, or themes in an array of related information, and determine whether additional information would be useful or necessary.
• Through an in-depth understanding of the business environment, reviews outputs of analysis to identify anomalies and draws conclusions, relating these to operational circumstances.
• Can model a range of scenarios covering all potential business circumstances and highlight potential risks/opportunities.
d) Reporting & Communication
• Designs / customizes reports to meet user needs.
• Prepares complex or tailored reports, gathers information from a variety of sources, analyses and includes in a report.
• Keeps standard reports under review and proposes improvements to meet user needs.
e) Analytical Ability
• Ability to propose solutions to support investment through analysis and solutioning.
• Thorough and in-depth understanding of the business environment, reviews outputs of analysis to identify anomalies and draw conclusions, and able to relate these to operational circumstances.
• High level of skill in the use of advanced/complex analytical techniques and able to use judgement to decide upon the most appropriate analytical techniques to solution according to the situation.
• Proven ability to apply relevant estimating techniques, tools and models covering all potential business  circumstances (such as cost benefit analysis) and highlight potential risks/opportunities.
• Able to translate findings into reports and present findings to key stakeholders.

Required Personal Attributes

BEHAVIOURAL
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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
5. Teamwork & Cooperation
• Acts to promote a friendly climate and good morale, and resolves conflicts.
• Creates opportunities for cross-functional working.
• Encourages others to network outside of their own team/department and learn from their experience.

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

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