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SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ROADS AGENCY (SANRAL)
 

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SENIOR COMMITTEE SECRETARY
National
Permanent     
 
POSITION OBJECTIVE:
The Senior Committee Secretary will be required to support the Board General Counsel and Company Secretary to ensure the integrity of SANRAL’s governance function and ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements. The Board General Counsel and Company Secretariat reports to the Chairperson of the Board functionally and to the CEO administratively.
 
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
  • A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Law or Business Management or a Governance Practitioner NQF7 Qualification
  • Chartered Secretary or Chartered Governance Professional or CGISA (Chartered Governance Institute of South Africa) (formerly CSSA) Associate or student member and studying towards becoming a Chartered Secretary or Chartered Governance Professional
  • Minimum of 8 years’ experience in a governance and compliance environment within a Secretariat.
  • Must have a valid driver’s license.
 
ADVANTAGEOUS:
  • Preferably has experience as a Company Secretariat.
 
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:
  • Reasonable knowledge of King IV, being able to apply this to ensuring good governance principles and practice at SANRAL.
  • Reasonable awareness of the governance-related legislation, including the SANRAL Act, PFMA, Companies Act, etc. and an understanding of the implications on SANRAL’s governance and compliance requirements.
  • General knowledge of business administration and overall knowledge of the mandate and functioning of SANRAL.
  • Demonstrates proficiency in using the Microsoft Office suite of applications.
 
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Committee Administrative Documentation
  • Ensure proper administrative support for the running of Board and/or Board committee meetings as required.
  • Assist with preparing Board/committee induction and training to ensure Board members have a common understanding of SANRAL’s mandate, strategy and operations according to the requirements defined by the Company Secretary.
  • Assist with the establishment and maintenance of the Board and Sub-Committees resolution register.
  • Ensure that meeting agendas, workplans, meeting packs and minutes/matters arising are taken care of.
  • Ensure that information for these meetings is collated properly and accurately for the relevant Board committees.
  • Assist with ad-hoc projects such as drafting policies, reviewing charters, researching topics etc as determined by the Company Secretary.
  • Draft all Committee documentation to ensure that meeting attendees and relevant members are provided with electronic and/or physical copies of appropriate documentation.
  • Provide support to the Company Secretary to ensure the integrity of SANRAL’s governance function and compliance to statutory and regulatory requirements.
  • Act as the Company Secretary when the Company Secretary is away or on leave.
  • Serve on operational committees that would be outside of the Company Secretariats role.
 
Schedule meetings to foster good Board and stakeholder relations (including with the shareholder)
  • Ensure that meetings are held effectively and ensure that the communication of the decisions of the committees happen seamlessly.
  • Assist with for the preparation for the AGM and other meetings with the Minister are held as required.
  • Ensure the organisation of meetings between the Board and provincial authorities as appropriate and as directed by the Company Secretary.
 
Keep up to date on governance and compliance requirements
  • Keep abreast of new developments within corporate governance in order to ensure administration and documentation requirements are in order and that potential audit findings are minimised.
 
Management of work effort and risk
  • Manage workload of administration and documentation requirements, as well as own capacity and that of the Committee Secretariat to ensure deadlines are met.
  • Provide necessary mentorship and oversight to the Committee Secretary to enable learning and growth.
  • Manage risk associated with the function and the drafting of administration and documentation, aiming for accuracy, completeness and zero audit findings.
 
Innovation
  • Suggest continuous improvement initiatives within the function, proactively identifying process improvements and digital/technology improvements towards a paper-free environment, improved efficiency and the implementation of an electronic board pack.
 
EMPLOYMENT REFERENCE CHECKS
Employment reference checks are a requirement as part of SANRAL’s recruitment and selection process. In order for SANRAL to conduct these checks, a consent form needs to be completed and signed by the applicant. As an applicant of this position, you authorize SANRAL to process all the information provided for the purpose of your application for the position as well as the verification and record keeping of such credentials.
 
Please note that this is a confidential document and is intended for internal use by SANRAL’s Human resources department only.
 
EMPLOYMENT EQUITY
Appointments will be made in accordance with SANRAL’s Employment Equity plan.
SANRAL reserves the right not to fill any position.
 
Link: https://career2.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=2382&company=southafr02
 
Closing date for applications: 19 February 2024
 
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will receive feedback. 
 
Employment Permanent
Location SANRAL Head Office, 48 Tambotie Avenue, Val de Grace, Pretoria
Closing Date 19/02/2024







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GENERAL MANAGER: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
National
Permanent
            
POSITION OBJECTIVE:
Provide strategic direction to the business through the development of an enterprise-wide medium-term strategy, including strategic initiatives; for assisting with developing business plans for SANRAL’s business functions and for guiding the execution of the business development capability.
 
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
•A relevant post graduate degree (NQF 8) or equivalent in Business Development, Economics or Finance or Marketing.
•10 years min relevant experience in a similar environment.
•Minimum 5 years Managerial experience or 3 Years Senior Managerial experience.
 
ADVANTAGEOUS:
•Extensive experience in business development, business growth or sales environment will be an added advantage.
 
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Business strategy development, management, and planning
•Develop and implement Business Development Strategy and revenue generation models/options.
•Oversee the expansion of business opportunities that will allow SANRAL to achieve its strategic objectives.
•Develop and articulate a comprehensive tactical business development plans to accomplish SANRAL’s business goals.
•Develop and implement business growth initiatives and ensure that they support the long-term business strategic objectives.
•Plan and manage allocated budget to ensure that value and impact are maximised. 
•Maintain transparency of spend through accurate and regular reporting.
 
Business development and sales management
•Facilitate the research and identification of revenue enhancing and growth opportunities.
•Develop and implement detailed execution plans for opportunities identified.
•Facilitate the development and management of sales strategies as well as supporting sales policies, objectives and initiatives.
•Facilitate the effective execution of sales strategies and support the Sales Specialist to improve sales performance.
•Identify inefficiencies and/ or opportunities in both business operations and business processes that can be addressed through targeted innovative interventions.
 
Market research and commercial analysis
•Identify, evaluate, and develop new business opportunities and feasibility reports supporting growth based on intelligence.
•Direct and oversee the execution of market research across various factors, including technological and economic factors, and determine the impact of the associated results. Use insights gathered to help evaluate and prioritise market opportunities.
•Develop recommendations aimed at realising potential benefits and/ or mitigating against potential risks identified through an understanding of the operational landscape, including technology, stakeholder, market, and regulatory drivers.
•Guide and provide input, where required, on the financial, commercial, and business analyses used to support the development of strategic initiatives that aim to drive business improvement and/ or support the realisation of the overarching business strategy.
 
Performance evaluation and implementation monitoring
•Establish clear and quantifiable measurement criteria to monitor implementation of initiatives and realisation of strategic objectives.
•Define and revise performance targets and metrics to monitor implementation of strategic initiatives across the organisation.
•Direct and oversee the central monitoring of performance and reporting on the execution of strategic initiatives across the business.
•Provide and report on performance improvement recommendations made to business functions to help achieve strategic objectives.
•Manage the relevant strategic and operational risks in terms of reporting and mitigation updates.
•Manage internal and external audit processes and ensure strategy and business development portfolio’s adherence to all SANRAL Service Level Agreements.
 
WORKPLACE COMPETENCIES:
KNOWLEDGE:
•Knowledge and understanding of best practice and commonly used strategy development tools and techniques.
•Knowledge and understanding of the local governmental landscape and the regulatory and legislative operating environment.
 
SKILLS:
•Strategy development: Ability to develop strategies and implement plans with realistic targets.
•Communication skills: Good interpersonal skills, people skills, organising and communication skills and ability to communicate and interact effectively with all levels of the organisation.
•Critical thinking: Ability to objectively analyse and evaluate issues and factual evidence in order to form judgements.
•Relationship building: Ability to build and manage meaningful relationships with employees, business leadership and external stakeholders.
•Influencing skills: Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
•People/ Team leadership: Manage teams of people for simple and complex co-located processes. Train, develop and coach team and assist them with activities as needed.
•Commercial and transaction advisory: Ability to understand commercial transactions, proposals, and innovative solutions to drive strategy implementation.
 
ATTRIBUTES:
•Emotional intelligence: Being aware of, having control over, and expressing emotions in a healthy and measured manner.
•Collaborative: Leveraging skills and capabilities across the organisation to solve problems and working effectively as a team by ensuring inclusiveness.
•Adaptable: Ability to adjust to align to different situations and new sets of information.
•Innovative: Introducing new and original ideas to solve problems and suggest new ways of working and engaging with stakeholders to achieve the desired outcome.
•Planner: The sequencing of activities, setting goals, and anticipating the future.
•Commercial and financial acuteness: An inclination towards the financial ramifications and impact of decisions as well as an appreciation for value maximisation.
 
 
EMPLOYMENT REFERENCE CHECKS
Employment reference checks are a requirement as part of SANRAL’s recruitment and selection process. In order for SANRAL to conduct these checks a consent form needs to be completed and signed by the applicant. As an applicant of this position, you authorize SANRAL to process all the information provided for the purpose of your application for the position as well as the verification and record keeping of such credentials.
 
Please note that this is a confidential document and is intended for internal use by SANRAL’s Human resources department only. 
 
EMPLOYMENT EQUITY
Appointments will be made in accordance with SANRAL’s Employment Equity plan.
SANRAL reserves the right not to fill any position.
 
Link: https://career2.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=2368&company=southafr02
 
Position Duration: Permanent
 
Closing Date: 11 February 2024
 
Employment Permanent
Location SANRAL Head Office, 48 Tambotie Ave, Val de Grace, Pretoria, Gauteng
Closing Date 11/02/2024