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FUND PROGRAMME SPECIALIST: JET-IP OFFICE
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Job number IDC00481
Contract Type Fixed Term Contract (24 months)
Posting End Date 7 Feb 2025
Region Gauteng
IDC Job Grade P-Band
 
Job Description
JOB PURPOSE:
• The Fund Programme Specialist is responsible to source funding, with a focus on Green funding, to develop financing programmes and to implement and manage funding mechanisms, such as grant funds and related programmes for the JET-IP NEV and GH office. 
 
Qualification and Experience
QUALIFICATION:
• Minimum qualification: relevant commercial or technical Honour’s Degree or equivalent 
qualification. 
• MBA or Master’s Degree would be an advantage
.
EXPERIENCE:
• 5 to 8 years of relevant experience within financial services preferably within a development finance institution. Additionally experience in venture capital and early-stage investment will be an added advantage. 
• Broad financial markets experience including, but not restricted to, appraising, negotiating and closing Project Finance, Corporate Finance or Structured Finance transactions or acting in a debt and/or equity instrument sales and distribution role in a financial institution.
• Experience in syndicating investment deals of appropriate sizes in relevant sectors/geographies in SA and/or Africa. 
• Experience with Tax issues/matters/implications associated with grant and official development assistance (ODA) funding. 
• Experience in repackaging assets and distributing risk to capital market investors. 
• Understanding of the Development Finance Environment and the Just Energy Transition.
• Grounded experience on development issues. 
• Strong networks and relationships with clients, global and regional private investors and banks in order to distribute viable projects/investments. 
• Experience in developing/reviewing and using corporate/project/structured finance financial models. 
• Experience with raising grant funding and managing grant programmes for investment in SMEs and Large projects, early -stage enterprises and technical assistance support. 
• Comprehensive knowledge of the complex financial and regulatory environments across Africa. 
• Strong customer focus and ability to engage effectively with senior officials of banks, corporates and governments. 
• Experience working in a high-level collaborative and culturally diverse environment. 
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities while building effective relationships. 
• Extremely organized and persistent, with drive and determination to achieve goals.
 
Roles and Responsibilities
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Financial/Shareholder Returns
• Analyse the existing pipeline of green funders, with a focus on NEVs and GH and create a database for the JET IP NEV and GH Office. Green funds are of particular importance to the JET-IP work. 
• Provide critical feedback on the suitability of all potential funding instruments
• Liaise with the JET PMU in the Presidency regarding funding and the JET Financing platform.
• Market the IDC’s JET IP NEV and GH office to the widest possible group of financiers that provide funding for JET/Impact-related programmes in NEVs and GH including Development Finance Institutions, Export Credit Agencies, commercial banks, African financial institutions, African multilaterals, insurers and other financial institutions. 
• Liaise with the IDC Partnership and Programmes Unit and Financial Management and other relevant internal departments for all matters related to green funds and disbursements thereof.
• Provide support to the JET-IP Office at the IDC and other relevant units to structure agreements optimally, based on sound business principles. 
• Set up new funds or financial instruments as required within the NEV and GH value chains in collaboration with other funders.
 
Internal/Operational Processes
• Provide support to the JET-IP Office in identifying and facilitating investments through financial partnerships in the continent. 
• Develop and periodically update debt and equity investor as well as preferred transferee databases.
• Compile reports/submissions for internal approvals for IDC participation in third-party funds related to JET NEV or GH. 
• Collaborate with other IDC Divisions and/or Business Units, as appropriate, todevelop appropriate funding instruments and programmes to support JET Implementation plans.
• Compile and issue and/or collate client and/or investor Expressions of Interest (EOIs) and fund term sheet(s).
• Originate and manage the process and provide input and collaborate with other IDC Divisions and/or Business Units, as appropriate, in the drafting/negotiation/execution of programme/fund mandates. 
• Collaborate with other IDC Divisions and/or Business Units to perform fund/programme structuring, investment case development and documentation and internal investment 
case presentation at governance/approval committees as appropriate/required. 
• Collaborate with other IDC Divisions and/or Business Units during the programme/fund design Feasibility Study phase to provide input regarding the structuring and packaging of transactions for bankability.
• Develop and/or review and update transaction teasers/Information Memoranda and financial models for corporate/project/structured finance transactions in collaboration with the Coverage, Transacting, Credit and Sector Specialist Business Units. 
• Prepare and conduct pitch deck presentations to funders/grants providers and third parties, on request. 
• Arrange, schedule and facilitate debt and equity client/investor road shows. 
• Organise and coordinate signing ceremonies, as appropriate. 
• Identify, secure and assign senior/junior syndicate participants, including setting and making pro-rata debt. 
• Coordinate syndicate participants in all transactions where IDC is appointed Mandated Lead Arranger (MLA) (or co-MLA). 
• Create and populate physical or electronic transaction data room(s) and collaborate with other IDC Divisions and/or Business Units to manage information.
• Collaborate with other IDC Divisions and/or Business Units, as appropriate, to collect and publish Conditions Precedent documentation as required. 
• Collaborate with other IDC Divisions/Units in the execution of all pertinent documents to close funding/programme for implementation. 
• Ensure that work is carried out in accordance with the IDC’s systems and procedures.
Customer Focus & Stakeholder Management
• Build influential relationships and networks and collaborate with internal and external key stakeholders, including the JET PMU. 
• Manage relationships with local/international banks, Development Finance Institutions, Export Credit Agency, and non-bank financial institutions. Particularly institutional debt and /or equity syndication and distribution desks.
• Retain and manage relationships with a wide network of professional advisors, consultants and deal originators active in the syndicated loan markets.
• Manage and enhance the levels of service and communications to ensure the provision of client service excellence.
Learning, Leadership & People Growth
• Stay abreast of syndication and distribution market trends and developments. In particular new (structured products and services offered by competitors and associated deal flow in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Participate in knowledge sharing in the team and cross functional knowledge sharing. 
• Coaching and mentoring of team members.
 
Job Requirements
TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:
• Financial acumen 
• Data collection and analysis 
• Investment management 
• Risk identification and mitigation 
• Customer service orientation 
• Strategic and innovative thinking 
• Planning and organising 
• Results and solution orientated 
 
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:
• Resilience
• Decisiveness in execution
• People engagement
• Communication and engagement
• Diverse stakeholder management
• Teamwork
• Innovation
• Change leadership
• Strategic thinking
 
NB: Special Requirement: As our entity (IDC) provides financing and funding, the need to ensure Trust, Honesty and Integrity in all financial and non-financial activities must be above reproach.
 
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SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER - INDUSTRIAL ZONE PROGRAMME (IZP)
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Job number IDC00480
Contract Type Fixed Term Contract (36 months)
Posting End Date 7 Feb 2025
Region Limpopo
IDC Job Grade M Band
 
Job Description
 
JOB PURPOSE:
• To provide Project Management services in the implementation of the Musina Makhado Special Economic Zone (MMSEZ)
• The Senior Project Manager will manage the engineering planning; design coordination; procurement; construction monitoring and contract administration of bulk infrastructure and internal services for the development of the Musina-Makhado SEZ.
 
Qualification and Experience
QUALIFICATION:
• A Bachelor’s degree graduate qualification in Civil Engineering;
• Professional Registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA).
• Professional Registration as a Construction Project Manager with the South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP) will be an added advantage.  
 
EXPERIENCE:
• Minimum of eight (8) to 10 (ten) years’ experience in a management position undertaking similar work as outlined in the scope of work and deliverables;
• Extensive Municipal Infrastructure design and Construction Manager experience;
• Exceptional planning and organizational skills: the ability to handle several complex tasks simultaneously and managing key projects with multiple stakeholders is essential;
• Proven communication skills are essential - must possess great written and verbal skills to be able to work effectively with others;
• Ability to influence stakeholders and team members;
• Experience working in a high-level collaborative environment;
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities while building effective relationships;
• Extremely organized and persistent, with drive and determination to achieve goals;
• Ability to present and communicate technical information in a clear and concise manner;
• Must possess the ability to make deductions and meaning from rather complex and abstract situations and make sound decisions from these factors and provide direction to the team in these instances;
• Must have the ability to work under pressure and cope with stress including the ability to make rational decisions even under stressful/ high pressure situations;
• Negotiation and interpersonal skills essential to negotiate and influence people towards achieving a predetermined goal; and
• Require excellent computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, 
Word, PowerPoint) – proficiency in Project Management software will be an advantage.
 
Roles and Responsibilities
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Develop and implement operational systems and quality standards for a project management office;
• Manage the delivery of professional service providers and contractors responsible for the design and construction of bulk infrastructure and internal services in the SEZ;
• Lead the design reviews and approvals of bulk infrastructure and internal services done by the appointed service providers;
• Capacitate and mentor junior staff and impart skills transfer in the development of the SEZ;
• Package and lead detailed investment led project applications for implementation of critical infrastructure planning and construction; 
• Develop and implement turnaround strategies to unlock impediments facing the infrastructure delivery programme and the delays experienced by the SEZ;
• Lead the procurement of service providers for capital infrastructure projects in the SEZ;
• Troubleshooting and contract administration to identify project risks as well as develop and implement risk mitigation measures on capital infrastructure projects in the SEZ;
• Lead and manage the process of Township Establishment and designation applications for the SEZ;
• Lead the master plan development process in alignment with spatial development framework and strategic plans of the SEZ;
• Ensure adequate community facilitation and stakeholder management in support of development of the SEZ;
• Provide technical input and project management for strategic planning as required for the development of the SEZ;
• Develop institutional management mechanisms to ensure the effective and ongoing 
management of the SEZ;
• Monitor and evaluate work done and sign off on payments due for work done by service providers;
• Oversee the contract administration of projects in execution;
• Oversee the monitoring of project progress and make detailed scheduled reports on measurable items, such as milestones and deliverables;
• Develop and manage project schedules and provide meaningful progress updates to stakeholders together with actionable feedback relating to costs and cost-benefit 
analysis;
• Use applicable best practices throughout each project's execution, monitor progress, and make adjustments as required based on sound technical input;
• Lead and monitor the creation, implementation, and management of project management policies, standards and procedures;
• Develop definitions and measurements of success to objectively quantify project success and report progress against agreed plans;
• Identify potential risks across a broad number of individual projects and programs and establish communications and mitigations to address these;
• Influence and manage the factors that create change and scope creep;
• Maintain accountability for the quality of deliverables;
• Follow through and close all the defined exceptions and milestones;
• Monthly reporting of progress and making necessary submissions to the Board of Directors of the SEZ as required from time to time; and
• Lead, guide and participate in project steering committees.
 
Job Requirements
TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:
• Planning and organising
• Cost Management
• Contract Administration
• Project Management/ Programme Leadership
• Risk identification and mitigation 
• Analytical and problem solving 
• Results and solution orientated
• Planning and organising
• Contractual Services Management
• Consulting skills
 
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:
• Decisiveness in Execution
• Communication and Engagement
• Diverse Stakeholder Management
• Collaboration and Influence
• Accountability
• Self-Initiative
• Intuitive driven
• Results orientated
 
NB: Special Requirement: As our entity (IDC) provides financing and funding, the need to ensure Trust, Honesty and Integrity in all financial and non-financial activities must be above reproach.
 
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SENIOR LEGAL ADVISOR
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Job number IDC00436
Contract Type Permanent
Posting End Date 6 Feb 2025
Region Gauteng
IDC Job Grade M Band
 
Job Description
 
JOB PURPOSE
To provide sound, clear and accurate legal advice to mitigate the legal risks that the IDC is exposed to in its daily activities.
 
Qualification and Experience
Qualifications

•  Law degree and Admission as an Attorney essential
•  Master’s degree such as LLM desirable

Knowledge and Experience

• A minimum of 5 years’ post-article experience in in a banking and finance/corporate finance/project finance environment.
• 8-10 years working experience in the banking and finance/SoE/DFI (restructuring, turnaround & business rescue) space is essential.
• Experience in the drafting, review, negotiation and re-negotiation of cross-border, project finance, corporate, commercial, structured and re-structured finance transactions. 
  
  

Roles and Responsibilities
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide general legal advice, including legal research
• Structure, restructure, negotiate and re-negotiate corporate and commercial transactions including project finance and cross-border financing transactions
• Identify, evaluate and structure import and export finance transactions
• Ensure compliance with internal legal and other IDC procedures and policies
• Identify and minimize potential legal risks
• Draft, review, negotiate and re-negotiate financing agreements and other legal documentation
• Make presentations and opine on legal and regulatory developments
• Conducting legal due diligence investigations
• Ensure efficiencies aimed at improving client satisfaction by providing efficient legal services
• Developing and maintaining relationships with providers of legal services (including, external legal counsels, business rescue practitioners and other key stakeholders)
• Develop and maintain client and institutional relationships, internally, locally and internationally

 
Job Requirements
TECHNICAL/FUCNTIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Sound corporate and commercial legal knowledge
• Ability to work independently and within a team
• Draft and negotiate loan agreements and other legal documentation
• Transactional negotiations at senior level
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Independent judgement and good analytical skills
• Capable of working in a high-pressured environment and can exercise independent judgement
• Ability to prioritize and plan
• Ability to independently provide guidance and timeous delivery on highly complex projects
• Ability to coach and mentor juniors on areas of specialization
• Good knowledge and understanding of international and local financing instruments

 
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
Collaboration and Influence: The successful candidate is a senior person who will be highly visible and credible with key internal and external stakeholders and proactive in aligning risk strategies to address the business.
Leadership: This individual will possess excellent personal communication skills that engender credibility and confidence both inside and outside the IDC and a team-first mentality. Resourceful and a self-starter, the candidate will know how to make things happen through his or her people, while also being hands-on. The ideal candidate must have natural leadership abilities and be capable of crafting the vision and creating support from within.
Teamwork: A true team player. Supportive of his or her team, peers and others across the organisation. Contributes to an atmosphere in which people work together, enthusiastically and effectively, in producing outstanding results.
Results Oriented: Energetic, resourceful, sophisticated and savvy, with strong service orientation and positive “can-do” attitude. Fully committed to the job and to delivering outstanding work. Never satisfied with status-quo, continually striving for excellence. Enjoys working “hands-on”. Strong attention to detail.
Judgment: Makes timely decisions while including necessary people in the decision-making process. Exhibits sound and rational judgment.
Communication: Possesses excellent written/oral communication skills as well as excellent persuasive and presentation skills. Able to deal effectively with a broad range of personalities and cultures.
Change agent and strategic thinker: An innovative thinker who is comfortable designing for the future, while managing day-to-day matters.
 
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SECTOR EXPERT- AGRICULTURE
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Job number IDC00479
Contract Type Permanent
Posting End Date 3 Feb 2025
Region Gauteng
IDC Job Grade M Band
 
Job Description

• Provide specialist strategic support and sector technical expert input in areas of specialization in the development and implementation of strategies and industry development goals and value creation plans that would add value to the turnaround of our Business Partner’s.
• Providing specialist sectoral advice on a range of matters including but not limited to sector value chains dynamics, sector competitiveness and sector revenue, asset and profit pools, business strategy, crisis and interim management, business restructuring and stabilization, performance improvement, debt restructuring, restarts/recapitalization and alternative capital raising mechanisms/sources.
• Utilizing sector specialist knowledge, assist with planning, executing, rapidly solving and ultimately transforming the performance of the organisation’s Business Partners, by building resilience, agility and commercial strength in financial and capital management, competitive advantage and organizational management.
• To ensure the content of turnaround strategies are commercial, practical and implementable to “stop the bleeding”, stabilize and start a growth path in struggling and distressed Business Partners.
• Building division capability by coaching; upskilling and knowledge transfer to, specialists and associates within each sector specific department.

 
Qualification and Experience
Qualifications:
Minimum qualification: relevant technical honours degree
 
Knowledge and Experience:

• 8-10 years relevant experience in Agriculture
• Previous experience analyzing technical aspects of a deal/project
• Due diligence experience would be an advantage
• Experience in peer review
• Proven experience in stakeholder management
• Competent in coaching and mentoring of team members
• Proven ability to negotiate successfully
• Ability to influence both team members and stakeholders
• Known as an expert/specialist within the industry of specialization

 
Roles and Responsibilities

• The SE will need to provide amongst others, expertise on future best practices to upskill the capability of employees within the Division.
• Focused and have the tenacity of providing the organisation's clients with sector appropriate actionable strategies
• Experienced in practical methods that have been honed, perfected over years of practicing strategy in large and medium size business alike and are effective in closing the strategy-to-execution gap.
• Proven sector level knowledge – competitive dynamics including key competitors and their performance metrics
• Perform sector technical risk analysis on turnaround plans and provide expert insights to possible risk mitigates when developing and/reviewing value creation and strategic turnaround BP plans
• Assisting BPs with evaluating capital options and enterprise economic valuations leading to establishing capital requirements, additional sources external to IDC from which to raise new capital required to fund the implementation of BPs’ restructuring and turnaround strategies.
• Provide specialist/expert inputs to pro-active strategies, assessment of turnaround and value creation plans and other initiatives that might arise.
• Provide specialist input and advice to industry forums and policy debates.
• Identify possible risk within turnaround/value creation plans and define mitigation plans to minimize these risks
• Provide specialist inputs into the technical aspect of report for presentation to the relevant credit and other committees as required
• Participate in industry research in conjunction with R & I, and other external sources and agencies.
• Assisting with turbocharging the current set of activities on distressed BPs by contributing to the rapid assessment of the extent of the current situations in the distressed BPs and determine the future business viability and with urgency, implementation plan emergency measures to stop further bleeding.
• Providing fresh thinking, quick pace and an objective view via infusion of “business rules of the game” that are applicable within the specialized sector.
• Research, in collaboration with R&I, and create awareness of the unique challenges inherent in globalization, technological advancement, and economic interconnections at sectoral level and how this impacts IDC clients
• Provide sector level insights for creating BP competitive advantages in IDC investee companies.
• Base recommendations and decisions on researched sector data and information, rigorous analysis, (including feasibility and viability analysis) external perspectives, root causes, and explicit logic to identify and take advantage of strategic opportunities for clients
• Provide superior stakeholder management - to manage and instill confidence in all stakeholders, from the boardroom to suppliers and in the management of the people.
• Through the provision of best practice research, influence and assist IDC portfolio clients identify the best actionable paths and new ways of addressing their business and technology
• Review the situation and identify areas requiring negotiations, and as a key differentiator, negotiate with critical stakeholders to the benefit of the IDC and their Business Partners.
• Build and deliver business transformation through the focus on core growth to ensure long-term sustainability
• Focus on implementation of new operational strategies to provide high levels of performance, productivity and efficiency within the specific industries/sectors.

 
Customer Focus and Stakeholder Management

• To build and maintain a specialized network with the client's business partners and focus groups in technical aspects (both existing and expanded)
• Represent CSG Division on steering committees, client-based committees and other task teams as required
• Manage and enhance the levels of service and communication to ensure the provision of client service excellence.

Learning, Leadership and People Growth

• Keep up to date with latest industry developments (conferences and sector forums)
• Participate and lead knowledge sharing in the team and cross functional
• Coaching and mentoring of team members

 
Job Requirements
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

• Resilience
• Decisiveness in Execution
• People Engagement
• Communication and Engagement
• Diverse Stakeholder Management
• Teamwork
• Innovation
• Change leadership
• Strategic Thinking
• Business Mindset

 
TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Sector expertise & networking
• Research & Best Practices
• Commercial Acumen
• Risk identification and mitigation

 
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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SECTOR EXPERT- MANUFACTURING
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Job number IDC00478
Contract Type Permanent
Posting End Date 3 Feb 2025
Region Gauteng
IDC Job Grade M Band
 
Job Description

• The Sector Expert will need to provide amongst others, expertise on future best practices to up skill the capability of employees within the Division.
• Provide specialist strategic support and sector technical expert input in areas of specialization in the development and implementation of strategies and industry development goals and value creation plans that would add value to the turnaround of our Business Partner’s.
• Providing specialist sectoral advice on a range of matters including but not limited to sector value chains dynamics, sector competitiveness and sector revenue, asset and profit pools, business strategy, crisis and interim management, business restructuring and stabilization, performance improvement, debt restructuring, restarts/recapitalization and alternative capital raising mechanisms/sources.
• Utilizing sector specialist knowledge, assist with planning, executing, rapidly solving and ultimately transforming the performance of IDC’s Business Partners, by building resilience, agility and commercial strength in financial and capital management, competitive advantage and organizational management.
• To ensure the content of turnaround strategies are commercial, practical and implementable to “stop the bleeding”, stabilize and start a growth path in struggling and distressed Business Partners.
• Building division capability by coaching; upskilling and knowledge transfer to, specialists and associates within each sector specific department.

 
Qualification and Experience
Qualifications
Minimum qualification: relevant technical honours degree
 
Knowledge and Experience:

• 8-10 years relevant experience in Manufacturing
• Previous experience analysing technical aspects of a deal/project
• Due diligence experience would be an advantage
• Experience in peer review
• Proven experience in stakeholder management
• Competent in coaching and mentoring of team members
• Proven ability to negotiate successfully
• Ability to influence both team members and stakeholders
• Known as an expert/specialist within the industry of specialization
• Focused and have the tenacity of providing IDC clients with sector appropriate actionable strategies
• Experienced in practical methods that have been honed, perfected over years of practicing strategy in large and medium size business alike and are effective in closing the strategy-to-execution gap.
• Proven sector level knowledge – competitive dynamics including key competitors and their performance metrics

 
Roles and Responsibilities

• These SE will need to provide amongst others, expertise on future best practices to up skill the capability of employees within the Division.
• Perform sector technical risk analysis on turnaround plans and provide expert insights to possible risk mitigates when developing and/reviewing value creation and strategic turnaround BP plans
• Assisting BPs with evaluating capital options and enterprise economic valuations leading to establishing capital requirements, additional sources external to IDC from which to raise new capital required to fund the implementation of BPs’ restructuring and turnaround strategies.
• Provide specialist/expert inputs to pro-active strategies, assessment of turnaround and value creation plans and other initiatives that might arise.
• Provide specialist input and advice to industry forums and policy debates.
• Identify possible risk within turnaround/value creation plans and define mitigation plans to minimize these risks
• Provide specialist inputs into the technical aspect of report for presentation to the relevant credit and other committees as required
• Participate in industry research in conjunction with R & I, and other external sources and agencies.
• Assisting with turbocharging the current set of activities on distressed BPs by contributing to the rapid assessment of the extent of the current situations in the distressed BPs and determine the future business viability and with urgency, implementation plan emergency measures to stop further bleeding.
• Providing fresh thinking, quick pace and an objective view via infusion of “business rules of the game” that are applicable within the specialized sector.
• Research, in collaboration with R&I, and create awareness of the unique challenges inherent in globalization, technological advancement, and economic interconnections at sectoral level and how this impacts IDC clients
• Provide sector level insights for creating BP competitive advantages in IDC investee companies.
• Base recommendations and decisions on researched sector data and information, rigorous analysis, (including feasibility and viability analysis) external perspectives, root causes, and explicit logic to identify and take advantage of strategic opportunities for clients
• Provide superior stakeholder management - to manage and instill confidence in all stakeholders, from the boardroom to suppliers and in the management of the people.
• Through the provision of best practice research, influence and assist IDC portfolio clients identify the best actionable paths and new ways of addressing their business and technology
• Review the situation and identify areas requiring negotiations, and as a key differentiator, negotiate with critical stakeholders to the benefit of the IDC and their Business Partners.
• Build and deliver business transformation through the focus on core growth to ensure long-term sustainability
• Focus on implementation of new operational strategies to provide high levels of performance, productivity and efficiency within the specific industries/sectors.

 
Customer Focus and Stakeholder Management

• To build and maintain a specialized network with IDC business partners and focus groups in technical aspects (both existing and expanded)
• Represent CSG Division on steering committees, client-based committees and other task teams as required
• Manage and enhance the levels of service and communication to ensure the provision of client service excellence.

Learning, Leadership and People Growth

• Keep up to date with latest industry developments (conferences and sector forums)
• Participate and lead knowledge sharing in the team and cross functional
• Coaching and mentoring of team member

 
Job Requirements
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

• Resilience
• Decisiveness in Execution
• People Engagement
• Communication and Engagement
• Diverse Stakeholder Management
• Teamwork
• Innovation
• Change leadership
• Strategic Thinking
• Business Mindset

 
TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Sector expertise & networking
• Research & Best Practices
• Commercial Acumen
• Risk identification and mitigation

 
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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​SECTOR EXPERT-MINING, METALS, INFRASTRUCTURE & ENERGY
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Job number IDC00477
Contract Type Permanent
Posting End Date 3 Feb 2025
Region Gauteng
IDC Job Grade M Band
 
Job Description

• Provide specialist strategic support and sector technical expert input in areas of specialization in the development and implementation of strategies and industry development goals and value creation plans that would add value to the turnaround of our Business Partner’s.
• Providing specialist sectoral advice on a range of matters including but not limited to sector value chains dynamics, sector competitiveness and sector revenue, asset and profit pools, business strategy, crisis and interim management, business restructuring and stabilization, performance improvement, debt restructuring, restarts/recapitalization and alternative capital raising mechanisms/sources.
• Utilizing sector specialist knowledge, assist with planning, executing, rapidly solving and ultimately transforming the performance of IDC’s Business Partners, by building resilience, agility and commercial strength in financial and capital management, competitive advantage and organizational management.
• To ensure the content of turnaround strategies are commercial, practical and implementable to “stop the bleeding”, stabilize and start a growth path in struggling and distressed Business Partners.
• Building division capability by coaching; upskilling and knowledge transfer to, specialists and associates within each sector specific department.

 
Qualification and Experience
Qualifications:
Minimum qualification: relevant technical honours degree
 
Knowledge and Experience:

• 8-10 years relevant experience in Mining, Metals, Infrastructure & Energy
• Previous experience analyzing technical aspects of a deal/project 
• Due diligence experience would be an advantage
• Experience in peer review
• Proven experience in stakeholder management
• Competent in coaching and mentoring of team members
• Proven ability to negotiate successfully
• Ability to influence both team members and stakeholders
• Known as an expert/specialist within the industry of specialization
• Focused and have the tenacity of providing IDC clients with sector appropriate actionable strategies
• Experienced in practical methods that have been honed, perfected over years of practicing strategy in large and medium size business alike and are effective in closing the strategy-to-execution gap.
• Proven sector level knowledge – competitive dynamics including key competitors and their performance metrics

 
Roles and Responsibilities

• The SE will need to provide amongst others, expertise on future best practices to upskill the capability of employees within the Division.
• Perform sector technical risk analysis on turnaround plans and provide expert insights to possible risk mitigates when developing and/reviewing value creation and strategic turnaround BP plans
• Assisting BPs with evaluating capital options and enterprise economic valuations leading to establishing capital requirements, additional sources external to IDC from which to raise new capital required to fund the implementation of BPs’ restructuring and turnaround strategies.
• Provide specialist/expert inputs to pro-active strategies, assessment of turnaround and value creation plans and other initiatives that might arise.
• Provide specialist input and advice to industry forums and policy debates.
• Identify possible risk within turnaround/value creation plans and define mitigation plans to minimize these risks
• Provide specialist inputs into the technical aspect of report for presentation to the relevant credit and other committees as required
• Participate in industry research in conjunction with R & I, and other external sources and agencies.
• Assisting with turbocharging the current set of activities on distressed BPs by contributing to the rapid assessment of the extent of the current situations in the distressed BPs and determine the future business viability and with urgency, implementation plan emergency measures to stop further bleeding.
• Providing fresh thinking, quick pace and an objective view via infusion of “business rules of the game” that are applicable within the specialized sector.
• Research, in collaboration with R&I, and create awareness of the unique challenges inherent in globalization, technological advancement, and economic interconnections at sectoral level and how this impacts IDC clients
• Provide sector level insights for creating BP competitive advantages in IDC investee companies.
• Base recommendations and decisions on researched sector data and information, rigorous analysis, (including feasibility and viability analysis) external perspectives, root causes, and explicit logic to identify and take advantage of strategic opportunities for clients
• Provide superior stakeholder management - to manage and instil confidence in all stakeholders, from the boardroom to suppliers and in the management of the people.
• Through the provision of best practice research, influence and assist IDC portfolio clients identify the best actionable paths and new ways of addressing their business and technology
• Review the situation and identify areas requiring negotiations, and as a key differentiator, negotiate with critical stakeholders to the benefit of the IDC and their Business Partners.
• Build and deliver business transformation through the focus on core growth to ensure long-term sustainability
• Focus on implementation of new operational strategies to provide high levels of performance, productivity and efficiency within the specific industries/sectors.

 Customer Focus and Stakeholder Management

• To build and maintain a specialized network with IDC business partners and focus groups in technical aspects (both existing and expanded)
• Represent CSG Division on steering committees, client-based committees and other task teams as required
• Manage and enhance the levels of service and communication to ensure the provision of client service excellence.

Learning, Leadership and People Growth

• Keep up to date with latest industry developments (conferences and sector forums)
• Participate and lead knowledge sharing in the team and cross functional
• Coaching and mentoring of team members

 
Job Requirements
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

• Resilience
• Decisiveness in Execution
• People Engagement
• Communication and Engagement
• Diverse Stakeholder Management
• Teamwork
• Innovation
• Change leadership
• Strategic Thinking
• Business Mindset

 
TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Sector expertise & networking
• Research & Best Practices
• Commercial Acumen
• Risk identification and mitigation

 
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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​TECHNICAL ADVISORY EXPERT: FUNDS TRANSFER PRICING (6 MONTHS FIXED TERM CONTRACT)
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Job number IDC00452
Contract Type Fixed Term Contractor
Posting End Date 31 Jan 2025
Region Gauteng
IDC Job Grade M Band
 
Job Description
To advise, design, develop and deliver a Funds Transfer Pricing (FTP) Framework.
To assist with Technical Expert advice on the implementation of an FTP Framework, policies, methodology.
To coordinate the IDC wide implementation by liaising with the relevant Executives, Head of Departments and key technical experts for all stakeholders of the FTP framework.
 
Qualification and Experience
Qualifications
BCom Finance, Actuarial Science, Financial Economics, Accounting with post graduate degree e.g. BCom (Honours) or an Honours degree in the relevant fields or within the risk management space.
 
Knowledge and Experience

• The candidate should have at least 08-10 years of relevant local and international experience
• Knowledge and understanding of funds transfer pricing principles as it relates to commercial banks (Banks) and development funding institutions (DFIs) preferably a deep understanding of the fundamental FTP principles for a non-deposit taking institution.
• Practical experience with regards to Asset and Liability Management, Liquidity, Funds Transfer Pricing, Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book and Capital Allocation.
• A good understanding of the ALM Balance Sheet Manager system and the ability to use it to develop scenarios that can assist the IDC make decisions on its FTP framework.
• Knowledge and understanding of balance sheet optimisation in DFIs with knowledge of the working of a treasury function that does not rely on customer deposits for funding.
• Experience working in the treasury and ALM risk departments of banks and DFIs.
• Experience working in a high-level collaborative and challenging environment.
• Experienced and passionate about working with data to derive meaning and identify trends.

 
Roles and Responsibilities

• Perform the parallel run of results of current WAC methodology and IDC rate methodology vs the FTP proposed scenarios.
• Perform the parallel run of the scenario that compares the current long term pricing methodology based on 3m jibar to the one based on the swap curve.
• Designing and implementing solutions in a risk calculation engine to satisfy business requirements by ensuring that the ALM Balance Sheet Manager system is configured to price IDC deals
• Provide professional advisory and/or opinion and recommendation of the inclusion of dividend income with the capital adjustment for high NPLs and repo funding benefit as a funding mix in the FTP calculations. This will be supported by the parallel run results.
• In collaboration with ALM Balance Sheet Manager (and dependent on availability and system input/analysis):
  - Business analysis of parallel run results.
  - Overseeing the validity and quality data inputs into a risk calculation engine and managing the implementation of project.
  - Analysis of sample positions through the parallel run of the various business scenarios with guidance on the design of the business scenarios.
  - Oversight of technical training, documentation and maintenance of data in the FIS FTP module.
  - Recommendations on centralised or decentralised FTP structure.
  - Full impact analysis of the FTP on the IDC.
  - FTP governance framework.
  - FTP Policy. - Consensus building within the IDC for the FTP framework.
•  Leading and assisting with communicating the FTP framework within the IDC at all levels.
• Recommendations for future improvisation on the FTP framework and other ALM Policies.

 
Job Requirements
TECHNICAL & BEHAVIUORAL COMPETENCIES

• Extremely organized and persistent, with drive and determination to achieve goals.
• Excellent computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint).
• Exceptional planning and organizational skills: the ability to handle several complex tasks simultaneously is essential.
• Proven communication skills are essential - must possess good written and verbal skills to be able to work and communicate effectively with others.
• Ability to present and communicate technical information in a clear and concise manner.
• Extremely good writing and presentation skills, particularly to committees.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts to senior management and the board.

 
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