INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (IDC) VACANCIES

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SENIOR DEALMAKER
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Job number IDC00518
Contract Type Permanent
Posting End Date 10 Apr 2025
Region Gauteng
IDC Job Grade M Band
 
Synopsis
 
JOB PURPOSE
To evaluate and present applications for funding and structure deals that contribute
towards SBU objectives and industry development goals. This would include performing
the complex financial and/or technical and/or marketing due diligence functions, as well as leading a due diligence team and ensuring risk identification and mitigation.
 
Job Description
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Financial / Shareholder Returns

• Evaluate and effectively structure transactions with detailed application of the organization's financing instruments.
• Ensure financial soundness of all credit submissions.

Internal / Operational Processes

• Evaluate applications for finance (financial, technical and marketing disciplines)
• Deal structuring - Designing and negotiating the financial and legal relationship
  between the client and the organization for the specific deal.
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Leading of due diligence teams on high value / complex transactions
• Deal optimization - ensuring that the deal is aligned with the strategic objectives of the unit and will contribute to meeting industry development goals
• Support the development and implementation of strategies or action plans to drive the SBU’s strategic objectives.
• Account management function up to first draw
• Prepare well written and motivated reports for presentation to the relevant Credit and other committees as required.
• Conduct peer reviews on all due diligence disciplines.
• Training, mentoring and coaching of Business Analysts and Dealmakers
• Provide advice to Business Analysts and Dealmakers in the handling of enquiries and applications

Customer Focus & Stakeholder Management

• To effectively interact with different SBUs and departments in order to fulfil the
  process requirements related to any specific deal / transaction.
• Manage and enhance the levels of service and communication to ensure the provision
  of client service excellence

Learning, Leadership & People Growth

• Provide team leadership in transactions during due diligence
• Manage own development to enhance own competencies
• Participate in knowledge sharing in the team and cross functional
• Coaching and mentoring team members

 
Qualification and Experience
QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum qualification: relevant commercial or technical Honours Degree or
  equivalent qualification.

 
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• 8-10 years related experience of which 8 years should be in deal assessment as
  well as closing of transactions (i.e. management of approved deals up to first
  drawdown, including ensuring timely conclusion of legal agreements).
• Declared competent in three due diligence disciplines (Marketing, Technical or
  Financial)
• Grounded in all three disciplines
• Transaction leadership (complex deals)
• Knowledge in assessing all associated issues in a transaction (Legal, risks, etc.)
• Experience in peer review
• Experience in interpretation and analysis of financial statements
• Knowledge of the market environment and technology landscape
• Knowledge of financing instruments
• Understand and review models of proposed financial structures
• Competent in coaching and mentoring of team members.

 
TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Financial acumen
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Investment/Portfolio Management
• Stakeholder Management and customer focus
• Planning and organising
• Report writing skills

 
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Presentation and communication skills
• Negotiation skills
• Relationship Building and Networking skills
• Persuading and Influencing skills
• Coaching and Mentoring
• Leading and Co-ordinating

 
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​ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY SPECIALIST
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Job number IDC00516
Contract Type Permanent
Posting End Date 10 Apr 2025
Region Gauteng
IDC Job Grade P-Band
 
Synopsis
To ensure that the organization's exposure to Environmental and Social risks are avoided and/or maintained at an acceptable minimum level, and to promote sustainable industrial development. 
 
Job Description
Main duties and responsibilities:
Internal / Operational Processes

• Provide guidance on Environmental and Social issues to Business Units, clients and subsidiaries.
• Advise investment teams to promote sustainable and responsible investments, where possible to reduce the climate change impacts and environmental impact of investee industries.
• Advise investment teams to promote sustainable social benefits of investee industries.
• Develop and maintain a good working knowledge of relevant Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) legislation in South Africa and other countries where the Organization's operates (eg. EIA Regulations; all NEMA Acts; OHSA; Mining Charter; international environmental and labour regulations etc), and international best practice guidelines such as the IFC Environmental and Social Performance Standards.
• Remain abreast of developments in EHS thinking and practices locally and abroad (e.g. UNEPFI; CDP; Global Compact; Equator Principles; ISO14001 and ISO18001 etc).
• Ensure that the Organisation's Environmental and Social policies, standards and procedures remain aligned with current legislation and best practices locally and internationally.
• Participate in the review and update the Organisation's Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) framework to ensure alignment to changing circumstances on a regular basis.
• Monitor subsidiaries and existing clients’ compliance with the Organisation's Environmental and Social Policy and Responsible Investment Policy.
• Collect, monitor and analyse sustainability-related data of subsidiaries and clients.
  Manage and coordinate environmental impact assessments conducted by Organisation's or its Asses Environmental, Health and Safety risk profiles of existing business partners and new projects under consideration for financing by the IDC.
• Coordinate relevant capacity building interventions on environmental compliance.
  Provide support and input into Organisation’s Annual Integrated Report. In particular, support Organisation’s reporting obligations with respect to the Sustainability Bond, TCFD and Paris Agreement alignment, and SDG impacts.
• Provide support to SBUs on incorporating the SDGs into business plans and targets.
  Mentoring on basic aspects of the job.
• Customer Focus & Stakeholder Management.
• To effectively interact with different SBUs and departments in order to fulfil the process requirements.
• Manage and enhance the levels of service and communication to ensure the provision of client service excellence.

 
Qualification and Experience
Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree recognised by SACNASP or in a technical discipline, preferably in an environmental management practice and/or engineering field, augmented by certificates for further development courses in environmental management practice.
• Honours degree in the field will be advantageous.

 
Roles and Responsibilities
Knowledge and experience requirements:

• 5 - 8 years’ relevant experience in the field
• Extensive knowledge in environmental management practice and/ or health and safety management Practice.
• Formulation and implementation of EHS Strategies and related concepts.

 
Job Requirements
Technical/Functional Competencies:

• Risk identification and mitigation
• Environmental Awareness & Insights
• Process Improvement & Efficiency
• Analytical and problem solving
• Customer insights and focus
• Planning and organizing
• Business acumen
• Results and solution orientated
  
  

Behaviour Competencies

• Presentation and communication skills
• Relationship building and networking
• Negotiation skills
• Critical thinking

 
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​SENIOR DEALMAKER
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Job number IDC00515
Contract Type Permanent
Posting End Date 6 Apr 2025
Region Gauteng
IDC Job Grade M Band
 
Synopsis
 
JOB PURPOSE
To evaluate and present applications for funding and structure deals that contribute towards SBU objectives and industry development goals. This would include performing the complex financial and/or technical and/or marketing due diligence functions, as well as leading a due diligence team and ensuring risk identification and mitigation.
 
Job Description
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Financial / Shareholder Returns

• Evaluate and effectively structure transactions with detailed application of the organisations financing instruments.
• Ensure financial soundness of all credit submissions.

Internal / Operational Processes

• Evaluate applications for finance (financial, technical and marketing disciplines)
• Deal structuring - Designing and negotiating the financial and legal relationship between the client and the organisation for the specific deal.
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Leading of due diligence teams on high value / complex transactions
• Deal optimization - ensuring that the deal is aligned with the strategic objectives of the unit and will contribute to meeting industry development goals
• Support the development and implementation of strategies or action plans to drive the SBU’s strategic objectives.
• Account management function up to first draw
• Prepare well written and motivated reports for presentation to the relevant Credit and other committees as required.
• Conduct peer reviews on all due diligence disciplines.
• Training, mentoring and coaching of Business Analysts and Dealmakers
• Provide advice to Business Analysts and Dealmakers in the handling of enquiries and applications

Customer Focus & Stakeholder Management

• To effectively interact with different SBUs and departments in order to fulfil the process requirements related to any specific deal / transaction.
• Manage and enhance the levels of service and communication to ensure the provision of client service excellence.

Learning, Leadership & People Growth

• Provide team leadership and management in transactions during due diligence
• Manage own development to enhance own competencies
• Participate in knowledge sharing in the team and cross functional
• Coaching and mentoring of team members
• Assist in developing and input into the SBU business plan.
• Implementing the SBU business plan

 
Qualification and Experience
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum qualification: relevant commercial or technical Honours degree
 
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• 8-10 years related experience of which 8 years should be in deal assessment as well as closing of transactions (i.e. management of approved deals up to first drawdown, including ensuring timely conclusion of legal agreements).
• Declared competent in three due diligence disciplines (Marketing, Technical or Financial)
• Grounded in all three disciplines
• Transaction leadership (complex deals)
• Knowledge in assessing all associated issues in a transaction (Legal, risks, etc.)
• Experience in peer review
• Experience in interpretation and analysis of financial statements
• Knowledge of the market environment and technology landscape
• Knowledge of financing instruments
• Understand and review models of proposed financial structures
• Competent in coaching and mentoring of team members.

 
TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Financial acumen
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Investment/Portfolio Management
• Stakeholder Management and customer focus
• Planning and organising
• Report writing skills

 
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Presentation and communication skills
• Negotiation skills
• Relationship Building and Networking skills
• Persuading and Influencing skills
• Coaching and Mentoring
• Leading and Co-ordinating

 
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