DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (DBSA) VACANCIES

DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (DBSA)

SENIOR COUNTRY RISK OFFICER

Details

Closing Date

2026/11/17

Reference Number

DBS261101-1

Job Title

Senior Country Risk Officer

Job Grade

Job Type Classification

Permanent

Location - Town / City

Midrand

Location - Province

Gauteng

Location - Country

South Africa

Job Profile (Downloadable)

Senior Country Risk Officer_Job Profile September 2026 Final .docx.pdf (317.70 kb) - 11/1/2026 9:53:34 AM

Job Description

The purpose of the Senior Country Risk Officer is to provide country risk reports, including country risk ratings and Loss Given Default (LGD) assessments using market intelligence data and rating tools, supporting the DBSA’s mandate to deliver cross-border development assistance and lending. The role spans across all business transactions and programmes ensuring sustainable investment in economic infrastructure across the African region. The role is responsible for the assessment, measurement, monitoring, governance, reporting and strategic oversight of sovereign and country risks across the DBSA portfolio. This includes sovereign and country risk policy development, portfolio risk surveillance, transaction due diligence, country risk modelling, stress testing and strategic risk intelligence reporting.

Key Responsibilities

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

Strategic Risk Intelligence and Advisory

Provide technical risk advice on socio-economic, political, and infrastructure risk profiles at sovereign, country and regional levels.
Report on strategic risk and opportunity insights and key infrastructure initiatives and trends within a country and regional context and their impact on potential new investments.
Deliver macroeconomic, sovereign, country and market analysis to inform investment decisions.
Conduct debt sustainability and sovereign lending capacity assessments and present key findings and recommendations for decision-making.
Analyse risk factors and prepare country risk exposure profiles for potential investments in the South African and broader African region and present the DBSA with suitable risk mitigation solutions.
Build networks with clients, regulators, and international development finance institutions.
Provide strategic sovereign and country risk insights to support portfolio strategy, risk appetite setting and capital allocation decisions.
Analyse regional and global economic developments and assess implications for DBSA's country exposure profile.
Produce thematic country risk reports, outlook papers and strategic briefing notes for Executive Management and Board Committees.
Evaluate and provide insights on political, economic, policy, regulatory, legislative, and tariff developments, including reform initiatives, to determine potential impact on country risk, investor confidence, and investment appetite in priority sectors.

Risk Ratings & LGD Analysis

Generate country risk ratings and LGD assessments using approved rating tools.
Monitor sovereign exposures and ensure compliance with country lending limits.
Provide risk-informed inputs to support cross-border lending decisions.
Maintain updated databases of country risk profiles and exposures.
Develop and maintain country risk models, sovereign rating methodologies and country risk scorecards.
Perform country stress testing and scenario analysis to assess the impact of adverse macroeconomic, fiscal, political and market events on DBSA's portfolio.
Conduct thematic and forward-looking risk assessments to identify emerging sovereign and country risks.

Portfolio Monitoring & Risk Surveillance

Monitor country concentration limits and sovereign exposure levels against approved risk appetite thresholds.
Track watch listed countries and emerging risk indicators, identify early warning signals through rapid risk reports.
Assess portfolio vulnerabilities arising from sovereign, geopolitical, regulatory and macroeconomic developments.
Prepare portfolio-level country risk dashboards and exposure analytics.

Cross-Border Investment Support

Support the CIO Cluster and Risk Divisions with sovereign and country risk intelligence.
Deliver advisory services that enable sustainable cross-border infrastructure investments.
Provide oversight on regional risk exposures and recommend mitigation strategies.
Engage with international counterparts to source intelligence from development finance networks.
Provide independent country risk due diligence and country risk opinions on cross-border transactions, sovereign lending proposals and strategic investments.
Assess transaction-level country risks and recommend appropriate risk mitigants and structuring considerations.
Participate in transaction approval processes and relevant credit committees as the country risk subject matter expert.

Policy, Methodology and Governance

Develop, review, maintain and enforce Sovereign and Country Risk Policies, Methodologies, Frameworks and
Procedures.
Maintain country rating methodologies and related governance standards.
Support periodic validation, calibration and enhancement of sovereign and country risk models.
Ensure alignment of risk methodologies with regulatory requirements, international best practice and DBSA governance standards.
Provide secretariat and technical support to relevant risk governance forums where required.

Key Measurement of Outputs

Country and regional risk reports delivered within agreed policy timelines. Ratings reviewed before expiry dates. All rating actions supported by documented rationale and approved through governance processes.
Early warning alerts issued within agreed timeframes for material country risk events.
Quarterly publication of thematic or emerging risk analyses covering key markets.
Monthly monitoring and reporting of significant political, legislative and regulatory developments across assigned countries.
Positive stakeholder satisfaction rating from Coverage, Credit, Investment and Portfolio teams.
Compliance with approved report methodology and quality standards.
Country risk models updated according to approved review cycle
No material model deficiencies identified during validation or audit reviews.

Expertise & Technical Competencies

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Minimum Qualification

A Postgraduate Degree in Economics, Development Studies, Finance, Risk Management or related field.

Minimum Experience

A minimum of 10 years of experience in providing sovereign and country risk profiles/risk analysis within a development finance context.
Expertise in macroeconomic, political, and sovereign risk analysis
Strong knowledge of debt sustainability and credit risk frameworks. In-depth experience in conducting debt sustainability analysis and analysis of sovereign lending capacity.
Proficiency in PD scoring models, LGD modelling, quantitative and qualitative analysis
Extensive knowledge of the infrastructure, development and financing challenges and opportunities on the African continent.
Experience of country and regional policy, legal and regulatory frameworks, and the institutional dynamics in the African region.
Demonstrated research ability with proven experience in problem solving ability within a development finance context.
Extensive understanding of the lending process in the African region.
High level of competency required in MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint and related data analysis and modelling software packages.

Desirable Requirements

A Masters’ Degree in Economics, Development Studies, Finance, Risk Management or related field.
Fluent in French.
Familiarity with risk based economic models.
Experience of presenting Country Economics at National or International conferences.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Data Collection and Analysis

Through a mastery of advanced/complex analytical techniques, establishes high-level trends from processed data which may not be immediately apparent.
Moves beyond concrete analysis of information to develop abstract, conceptual understanding of the meaning of an array of information.
Integrates diverse themes and lines of reasoning to create new insights or levels of understanding.

Written communication

Understands that different writing styles are required for different documents or audiences.
Write effective correspondence, prepare 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.

Reporting

Designs / customises 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.

Risk Identification and Assessments

Diagnoses significant, unusual and emerging risks to which the business is exposed.

Risk Management Policies and Procedures

Develops innovative approaches to managing significant business risks effectively and efficiently.
Leads implementation, execution and monitoring activities.
Advises on best solutions and foresees the impact of changes in regulations, policies and procedures for non-complex and increasingly complex business issues.

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.

Risk Response and Reporting

Develop innovative and strategic approaches to managing significant business risks across the organisation.
Interpret risk reporting and make effective decisions based on high-level understanding and expertise.

Required Personal Attributes

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

Customer Service Orientation

Tries to understand the underlying needs of customers and matches these needs to available or customised products and services.
Adapts processes and procedures to meet ongoing customer needs.
Utilises the feedback received from customers to develop new and/or improve existing services/products that relate to their ongoing needs.
Thinks of new ways to align DBSA’s offerings with future customer needs.

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.

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.

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.

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.

*The KPA’s, competencies and relationships listed in this document are not exhaustive, and the incumbent will be expected to undertake additional duties within their capacity to meet the needs of business and/or the business unit.

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.

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SENIOR INVESTMENTS OFFICER

Details

Closing Date

2026/11/17

Reference Number

DBS261030-1

Job Title

Senior Investments Officer

Job Grade

Job Type Classification

Permanent

Location - Town / City

Midrand

Location - Province

Gauteng

Location - Country

South Africa

Job Profile (Downloadable)

Senior Investments Officer Generic_Job Profile.pdf (342.33 kb) - 10/30/2026 2:34:32 PM

Job Description

PURPOSE OF THIS JOB

The purpose of the Senior Investment Officer role is to generate deal flow and build a strong pipeline of prospective projects for development financing. This role is also responsible for structuring deals, as well as appraising, negotiating, and closing Project Finance, Corporate Finance, or Structured Finance transactions.

Key Responsibilities

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
Investment and Loan Transactions

Originate, identify, structure and execute infrastructure investment opportunities in key strategic sectors/investment themes.
Perform detailed analysis of investment opportunities, including commercial analysis, financial modelling and risk and institutional analysis.
Negotiate and review transaction agreements (including finance agreements) and project documents.
Facilitate deal closure by taking responsibility for optimal financial, institutional and legal structuring.
Provide innovative and flexible financial structures for complex transactions.
Prepare Investment Committee and Board papers on investment opportunities for consideration by management and committees (including the Board).
Manage relationships at various levels with the relevant project stakeholders, partners, and lead promoters, in accordance with the project’s development objectives.
Identify and report growth opportunities to enhance market presence and implement structured and targeted marketing strategies to promote services.

Transaction Execution and Credit Approval
Collaborate with the Treasury, Legal, and Loan Administration teams to structure and negotiate detailed term sheets, ensuring transaction approval.
Secure internal approvals and lead or participate actively in closing transactions through successful negotiations.
Manage the credit approval process from early review to final decision by the relevant committees.
Review proposals submitted to approval committees to ensure they are well-structured and documented for informed decision-making.
Resolve potential constraints in the lending value chain in collaboration with the Head of Transacting.
Implement risk management procedures across continent-wide financing functions, ensuring investment risks are appropriately structured and mitigated during operations.
Capture and apply learning opportunities post-transaction to drive continuous improvement and successful deal delivery.

Relationship Management and Business Development

Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, global and regional private businesses, banking and multilateral partners and government officials to further develop specific investment opportunities.
Undertake business development in South Africa and the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa and position DBSA as the preferred lender/investor/partner.
Ensure continuous communication with DBSA-funded project clients to support the division’s monitoring function.
Undertake other tasks as assigned by the line manager, from time to time.

Key Measurements of Outputs (*The list is not exhaustive)

Number of transactions that are committed for DBSA funding to black-owned entities (50% shareholding and above) and fund managers.
Quality of signed agreements/mandates.
Clients and Stakeholders' service rating.
Number and quality of early review reports (ERR’s) submitted.
Revenue performance in terms of interest income and fees generated.
Percentage of the loan book in priority geographies and sectors.
Annual disbursements, commitments and approvals.
Management of relationships with new/ existing clients.

Expertise & Technical Competencies

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Minimum Requirements

A postgraduate qualification or equivalent in Business (such as an MBA) or Finance (CA or CFA), or Engineering, or Economics or Actuarial Science.
A minimum of 8 years’ experience in appraising, negotiating and closing project finance, corporate finance, or structured finance transactions in a financial institution.
Experience in working on investment projects through an established approval process.
Experience in successful investment, appraisal, analysis and implementation is required.
Experience in executing infrastructure transactions in Africa is a requirement.
Demonstrable track record of originating, structuring and closing infrastructure transactions.
Understanding of the types of agreements/contracts typically used in corporate finance and/or limited recourse project finance.
Demonstrated ability to structure a variety of complex financial instruments (debt and equity) and analyse financial models.
Capacity to deal with conflicting priorities and deliver high-quality work on schedule; ability to work successfully in multicultural teams and across boundaries.
Commitment to ethical standards and to sustainable development with sensitivity to social and environmental challenges.
Outstanding interpersonal, diplomatic and partnership skills required for building and maintaining collaborative relationships with key stakeholders.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Project Management

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

Business Development

Takes overall lead for proactive business development at the national and international level.
Initiates, reviews, and interprets competitor environment reviews and takes actions accordingly.
Formulates and modifies market approaches based on competitor analyses.
Leads the formulation, development and implementation of the business development strategy to generate new business opportunities in public and private sector delivery of infrastructure.
Identifies and develops new markets, products and clients.
Leads the participation and presentation of an organisation at investment conferences and roundtable discussions.
Coordinates business activities to ensure that investment initiatives are in support of government BEE strategies, broader national and regional economic development strategies.

Solution Focus

Identifies broad, highly complex problems based on a multitude of factors, many of which are complex and sweeping in nature, difficult to define and often contradictory.
Creates procedures to articulate the nature of problems and to identify and weigh alternate solutions.
Evaluates the effectiveness of solutions using approaches tailored to the situation.

Deal Structuring

Uses credit enhancement techniques to structure deals and optimise pricing in terms of Basel principles.
Has an in-depth and practical understanding of how to optimise the Capital Structure, collateral package, and debt repayment profile.
Interrogates financial models, including those with a high degree of complexity, to develop an optimal structure.
Identifies complex structural issues that need escalation and proposes appropriate bankable structures.
Demonstrates knowledge on advanced structuring, including the use of derivatives, syndicated loans, synthetic loans, securitisations, inflation-linked debt, credit default swaps and subordinated debt.
Prepares specialised or tailored reports relating to new innovative instruments, gathers information from a variety of sources, analyse and include in a report for new product approval committees.
Compiles comprehensive specialist reports as required for inclusion in credit committee submissions.

Financial Analysis

Serves as subject matter expert.
Evaluates and determines fiscal, operational, and service impacts; analyses and evaluates legislation; and implements and evaluates statistical models in their subject areas.
Demonstrates in-depth technical and administrative knowledge of the rules and regulations in the subject area and to defend analyses, testimony, and recommendations relating to a variety of issues before management and commissions.

Financial Acumen

Makes sound financial decisions after having analysed their impacts on the organisation, partner agencies, and community.
Effectively prepares budgetary submissions and forecasts for own department.
Knows the internal and external factors that impact resource and asset availability.
Can interpret management account reports in an operational/commercial context and take action as appropriate to maximise revenues and control costs.

Attention to detail

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.

Negotiation

Has an appreciation of cultural sensitivities and differences.
Effectively employs a variety of advanced behavioural/interpersonal competencies to control the negotiation situation.
Can take the lead in a variety of sensitive negotiation situations requiring high levels of tact and diplomacy.
Can place a discrete negotiation situation within the context of a broader long-term relationship and is not threatened by conceding ground to protect the longer-term interests of DBSA.

Commercial Awareness

Deep understanding of commercial drivers and can make decisions based on an assessment of alternatives concerning complex business situations.
Deep understanding of DBSA economic priorities and how they can be implemented to meet DBSA's strategic objectives.
Deep understanding of DBSA's core sector role in achieving DBSA's strategic objectives.
Deep understanding of the need to coordinate efforts with many government entities, the private sector, community groups and individuals to ensure effective implementation of new policies and regulations.
Takes actions to fit business strategy.
Assesses and links short-term tasks in the context of long-term business strategies or perspectives.
Reviews own actions against the organisation's strategic plan; includes the big picture when considering possible opportunities or projects, or thinks about long-term applications of current activities.
Anticipates possible responses to different initiatives.
Understands the projected direction of the industry and how changes might impact the organisation.

Research

Demonstrates expert skill levels in strategic and operational research techniques, including process analysis, modelling, and forecasting.
Adapts, creates, and designs new research techniques to meet the organisation's requirements.
Provides specialist coaching and guidance to researchers and other organisation employees.
Promotes the professional reputation of the organisation by maintaining a respected profile with relevant external organisations and the research community in general.

Communication and Reporting

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.
Designs / customises 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.

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.).
Knows various feedback mechanisms to check levels of audience understanding.

Required Personal Attributes

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

Customer Service Orientation

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

Integrity

Acts consistent with basic values of openness and honesty.
Acts consistent with values and beliefs.
Acts on values when it is not easy to do so.
Acts on values when a significant cost or risk is associated with doing so.

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.

Achievement Orientation

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

Analytical Thinking

Identifies multiple elements of a problem and breaks down each of those elements in detail, showing causal relationships between them.
Uses several analytical techniques to identify several solutions and weighs the value of each.

Conceptual thinking

Creates new concepts that are not obvious to others and not learned from previous education or experience to explain situations or resolve problems.
Looks at things in a significantly novel way, breakthrough thinking.

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.
Recognises opportunities or problems emerging in patterns and trends, and their impact on the business and profitability drivers.
Applies learning from previous situations and experiences.
Sees underlying causality in the current situation.
Applies business acumen to make sound decisions.
Recognises opportunities or potential problems, before they become obvious, by seeing the connections in a range of sources of information, including insights from outside DBSA.
Restates complex knowledge in a way that makes it easier for others to understand.

Commercial Business Acumen

Understands business fundamentals.
Analyses and comprehends organisational goals and strategies.
Understands tactical business fundamentals in the public sector environment and incorporates them into decision-making.

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.

Teamwork

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 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.

CLICK TO APPLY

MONITORING SPECIALIST

Details

Closing Date

2026/11/17

Reference Number

DBS261102-2

Job Title

Monitoring Specialist

Job Grade

Job Type Classification

Permanent

Location - Town / City

Midrand

Location - Province

Gauteng

Location - Country

South Africa

Job Profile (Downloadable)

Monitoring Specialist_Job Profile October 2026 Final 002_.pdf (350.15 kb) - 11/2/2026 2:46:54 PM

Job Description

The Monitoring Specialist is responsible for providing monitoring, development results, and socio-economic analysis support to the Bank by designing, implementing, and managing monitoring frameworks, systems, tools, and methodologies that measure and report on the developmental results of DBSA investments, programmes, and projects. The role is responsible for implementing the Development Results Reporting Framework, supporting project appraisals through economic analysis, monitoring development results, ensuring compliance with development reporting standards, and providing strategic insights to support evidence-based decision-making and sustainable development outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Development Results Monitoring and Coordination

Coordinate the monitoring and reporting of development results across the Bank's investments, programmes, and initiatives.
Support the design, implementation, and continuous enhancement of the Development Results Framework (DRF) and associated monitoring systems.
Develop and maintain development indicators, methodologies, and measurement frameworks to assess project outputs, outcomes, and impacts.
Define indicators and targets for all projects and programmes within the approved Development Results Templates (DRTs).
Facilitate the integration of development indicators into project appraisal, approval, implementation, and reporting processes.
Monitor achievement of development outcomes and recommend corrective interventions where required.
Maintain and improve databases, monitoring tools, and information management systems used for development results tracking.

Economic Analysis and Research

Conduct socio-economic analysis to support project appraisals, country risk assessments, and investment decision-making.
Develop and maintain country risk profiles and economic reports that inform infrastructure investment decisions.
Undertake economic impact assessments of DBSA investments in relation to approvals, commitments, and disbursements.
Apply and maintain economic modelling methodologies and databases, including Quantec and Conningarth economic models.
Produce economic reports and analytical insights that support strategic planning, investment evaluation, and development reporting.

Monitoring Systems and Performance Management

Design and implement monitoring tools, data collection methodologies, reporting frameworks, and performance measurement systems.
Establish mechanisms to track project adherence to governance, compliance, environmental, social, and developmental standards.
Conduct periodic reviews of monitoring systems to improve effectiveness, efficiency, and data quality.
Validate that the monitoring processes support accurate measurement of developmental outcomes and institutional objectives.
Drive continuous improvement of monitoring practices in line with industry standards and best practices.
Development Results Working Group Coordination
Coordinate Development Results Working Group (DRWG) meetings and activities.
Review project documentation to ensure compliance with development results requirements.
Verify completeness and quality of DRTs, specialist reports, and appraisal documentation.
Perform secretariat responsibilities, including agenda management, minutes, Record of Decisions (RoDs), and action tracking.
Monitor implementation of DRWG decisions and recommendations.

Stakeholder Support and Capacity Building

Train project teams and stakeholders on development results frameworks, indicators, monitoring methodologies, and reporting requirements.
Build internal capacity to strengthen development results management and reporting practices.
Provide technical support to project teams during project design, implementation, and monitoring phases.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams on initiatives such as Green Climate Mapping, Catalysation, and other development impact initiatives.
Support development partners and evaluation teams by providing specialist monitoring and development results inputs.

Reporting and Performance Information

Prepare technical reports on project appraisals, economic assessments, development results, and country risk profiles.
Produce periodic monitoring and development results reports for management, EXCO, Board Committees, and external stakeholders.
Contribute to the DBSA Annual Report, Integrated Report, and other corporate publications relating to development impact and poverty reduction.
Provide timely ad-hoc reports, analysis, and information requested by management.
Present findings and recommendations to senior management and governance structures.

Key Measurements of Outputs:

Quality of socio-economic information provided to the Bank.
Quality of the development activities/projects/programmes coordinated and monitored.
Effective utilisation of indicators that are Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic (SMART) and Time-bound
Effectiveness of the Data collection, Monitoring systems, tools and frameworks put in place.
Quality contribution to investment deals/programmes/projects/assignments in respect of DRT’s.
Regular attendance and active participation at the DRWG.
Produce development results reports for approval within the agreed timeframes
Implementation, and management of standards/ guidelines / toolkits developed to support development results reporting, monitoring and evaluation.
Capacity development of key stakeholders on all processes related to the DRT.

Expertise & Technical Competencies

Minimum Qualification

A Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Econometrics, Development/Social Sciences or a related qualification.

Minimum Experience

A minimum of 8 years’ experience in monitoring within development or public sectors and the application of monitoring concepts, tools and methodologies.
Demonstrable experience in economic analysis, and generating monitoring reports on development results
Understanding the global, regional and local economic development.
Proven experience in stakeholder management/networking/relationship building in terms of monitoring of projects and programmes.
Solid knowledge and understanding of sustainable development, relevant legislation, regulations, policies, systems and procedures governing infrastructure planning and development finance environment.
Demonstrated understanding of the corporate lending process.
High level of competency required in MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint and MS Projects
Proven experience in implementing economic and monitoring systems and tools for an organisation
Experience in preparing comprehensive monitoring and management reports.
Demonstrated experience in independently leading evaluations, while also collaborating effectively in multidisciplinary teams.

Desirable Requirements

Certification in Monitoring and Evaluation,
Experience and training in indicator development and understanding.
Experience working in development finance institutions, municipal environment or multilateral development banks.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Written Communication

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

Presentation Skills

Can reinforce key presentation points with examples.
Is able to translate technical terminology into language understandable to the audience.
Has insight into the audience’s behaviour and motivation and responds appropriately and professionally, adapting communication style as appropriate.

Reporting

Designs / customises 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.

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.

Planning and Organising

Plans and manages multiple priorities and deadlines.
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

Data Collection and Analysis

Skilled in the use of advanced/complex analytical techniques.
Is able 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 determines 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.

Research

Has a thorough understanding of research methods and can utilise these for a range of research projects.
Analyses reports and data produced by other individuals or organisations and extracts relevant details to support the project at hand.
Produces a range of options for consideration and understands the implications of the various options.
Able to use computerised research methods and mathematical techniques to support research requirements.
Recognises and highlights the risks to the organisation, based on his/her analysis of research results.

Required Personal Attributes

LEADERSHIP/BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

Achievement Orientation

Ability to act on feedback and take/ use constructive criticism to revise the course of a deliverable or action, should this be required.
Flexibility and the ability to identify and work with different views and perspectives
Undertakes challenging assignments and strives to complete them.
Sets priorities and chooses goals on the basis of calculated costs, anticipated benefits and improvement of performance.
Aims at exceptional performance; setting out to achieve a unique standard.
Constantly analyses outcomes to ensure the achievement of business goals.
Identifies short-term opportunities or potential problems, aiming to achieve better outcomes.

Customer Service Orientation

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

Integrity

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

Leading and Empowering Others

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

Strategic and Innovative Thinking

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

Teamwork & Cooperation

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

Policy

The DBSA reserves the right to amend or remove vacancies in line with organisational requirements.

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TEAM ADMINISTRATOR

Details

Closing Date

2026/11/17

Reference Number

DBS261102-1

Job Title

Team Administrator

Job Grade

Job Type Classification

Permanent

Location - Town / City

Midrand

Location - Province

Gauteng

Location - Country

South Africa

Job Profile (Downloadable)

Team Administrator (Corporate Lending & Finance RSA)_Job Profile.pdf (356.67 kb) - 11/2/2026 12:55:10 PM

Job Description

PURPOSE OF THIS JOB

Provide end-to-end administrative support, consolidate reports and maintain the records management system for the unit.

Key Responsibilities

General Administration

Provide administrative support to the units:
Manage day-to-day administrative activities
Manage diaries and arrange meetings
Organise refreshments when required for meetings
Make logistics arrangements for internal and external engagements
Take minutes, distribute for inputs and follow up on actions required
Perform administrative duties including preparing and editing of reports, confidential correspondence and general documentation, filling, faxing, photocopying, and administrative work.
Perform secretariat functions for the internal committees that are part of the unit structures, ensuring compliance with governance prescripts.
Draft, format, and proofread correspondence, reports, presentations, and other documents.
Coordinate and assist in the preparation of cluster/unit submissions to the board, business review, management committees, and ad-hoc resolutions from division-specific committees (secretariat).
Administer the local and international travelling arrangements and the processing of claims for the units.
Attend to general queries made to the Head and team members, answer and screen incoming calls.
Support ongoing team projects by updating trackers, following up on deadlines, and organising documentation.
Administer procurement processes and facilitate the submission and processing of invoices and claims.
Coordinate, collate and assist in the preparation of reports and presentations for unit submissions.
Coordinate internal audit and monitoring activities, including periodic review of the division and units.
Manage office supplies, stationery, and equipment, ensuring stock availability.
Collaborate with the events unit to coordinate plans for external stakeholders’ events.
Assist with processing invoices, purchase orders, travel requests, and claims.

Reporting and Database Administration

Assist in the coordination/preparation and alignment of unit/s balanced scorecard (BSC), and track and monitor plans to provide reports to the team.
Coordinate the preparation of the divisional/unit budgets and monitor the spending together with the budget owner.
Undertake project management tasks and provide project administration support on allocated projects.
Prepare and present reports concerning activities, expenses, budgets and other items affecting the division/unit.
Develop and maintain an advanced record-keeping (manual/electronic) and filing system to ensure an updated central repository and database for unit documents.
Coordinate service providers’ database administration to ensure a central repository of information on service providers.
Maintain updated contact lists, distribution lists, and team databases.
Capture and update project information for the unit on SAP and other related systems.
Coordinate and engage with related business units (such as loan management unit) regarding captured project information on SAP and other related systems.
Undertake other administrative duties as assigned, from time to time.

Key Measurements of Outputs

Timeous and efficient team administration support.
Effective support with travel arrangements and administration thereof
Effective management of SCM submissions, invoice processing, etc.
Quality of presentations and reports.
Management of budget, including operational expenses.
Documents generated accurately.
Minimal errors with regard to administration.
Effective record-keeping management and retrieval systems.
Clean audit

Expertise & Technical Competencies

Minimum Qualification

A Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Office Administration, Project Management or Business Administration

Minimum Experience

A minimum of 5 years’ experience in providing administrative support to Teams in a medium to large-size organisation.
Proven experience in managing team calendars, scheduling meetings and taking and distributing meeting minutes
Demonstrated experience in preparing reports, presentations, and correspondence for the Teams, Unit Heads, etc.
Maintaining filing systems and records.
Experience in coordinating travel arrangements, logistics and administration thereof.
Proven experience in supporting procurement or expense administration
Experience in communicating (verbal and written) and drafting reports and presentations for Executives and Board level.
Experience in coordinating, consolidating and tracking cross-functional projects and stakeholder engagements.
High proficiency with Microsoft Office (MS-Word, MS Excel (at an advanced level of proficiency), MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook).

Desirable Requirements

Experience in the banking and/or financial services sector.
SAP Procurement

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Project Management

Demonstrates an understanding of the key principles of project management and carries out some aspects, such as defining objectives.
Assists project management teams in an administrative capacity.

Data Collection and Analysis

Understands where to locate internal data/information.
Is able to collect and collate simple/readily available internal data.
Can perform routine analyses according to protocols developed by others.
Basic knowledge of statistical theories and methods.
Distinguishes information that is not pertinent to a decision or solution.

Reporting

Prepares standard reports on relevant subjects with guidance.
Collates and conducts simple analyses of data for inclusion in a report.

Computer Literacy

Is aware of the organisation's policies related to the use of computers and other technology.
Applies the basic functionality of common software, such as word processing systems, to complete assigned tasks.
Generally knows how to use and maintain own office/workplace equipment.

Written Communication

Writes clearly and concisely simple work-related documents.
Expresses simple ideas clearly in writing.
Understands enough to independently handle most tasks in this area most of the time, but is supplied with direction for work objectives.

Verbal Communication

Able to explain simple procedures or instructions to others in a clear way.
Uses a limited range of words to meet simple spoken needs.

Business Acumen

Understands business fundamentals.
Analyses and comprehends organisational goals and strategies.
Understands tactical business fundamentals in the public sector environment and incorporates them into decision-making.

Financial Acumen

Is aware of the cost implications of their own actions.
Able to use existing simple financial monitoring systems effectively to control revenues/costs of own area.
Maintains a broad understanding of DBSA budgeting processes and timescales.

Planning and Organising

Is relied on to help others plan and organise their workload.
Uses effectively advanced time management processes to deal with high workloads 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.

*The KPA’s, competencies and relationships listed in this document, are not exhaustive, and the incumbent will be expected to undertake additional duties within their capacity to meet the needs of business and/or the business unit.

Required Personal Attributes

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

Achievement Orientation

Delivers work on time and quality and follows through on agreed commitments.
Views new work experiences as an opportunity for growth.
Reacts immediately to overcome setbacks and/or obstacles to meet goals.
Recognises and acts upon current opportunities.

Attention to Detail

Double-checks the accuracy of information or work.
Ensures that the work produced doesn’t contain any errors.

Integrity

Expresses what he/she is thinking even when the message may not be especially welcome.
Shares information or comments about the work when it would be easier to refrain from being open about the situation.

Teamwork and Cooperation

Shares information to keep other team members up-to-date and enables them to do their jobs.
Is considered a “team player,” putting team objectives ahead of one’s personal agenda when working within a group setting.
Is willing to undertake work that is outside their own accountability to help the team achieve its objectives.

Organisational Awareness

Recognises and/or uses the formal structure or hierarchy of an organisation (internal & external).
Understands chain of command, positional power, rules and regulations, policies and procedures, etc.

Analytical Thinking

Breaks problems into simple lists of tasks or activities without assigning values.
Makes a list of items with no particular order or set of priorities.

Information Seeking and Analysis

Asks direct questions to people who are directly involved in a situation/issue.
Uses available information.

Policy

The DBSA reserves the right to amend or remove vacancies in line with organisational requirements.

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DATA GOVERNANCE SPECIALIST

Details

Closing Date

2026/11/16

Reference Number

DBS261021-3

Job Title

Data Governance Specialist

Job Type Classification

Permanent

Location - Town / City

Midrand

Location - Province

Gauteng

Location - Country

South Africa

Job Profile (Downloadable)

Data Governance Specialist_Job Profile September 2026 Final.docx.pdf (313.17 kb) - 10/22/2026 9:22:36 AM

Job Description

The Data Governance Specialist is responsible for managing the organisation’s master data and metadata management practices, ensuring data governance, quality, integrity, and accessibility across all data sources. The role is responsible for implementing and operationalising data governance practice, maintaining data catalogue platforms, supporting data acquisition strategies, and enabling trusted data usage across the organisation with clearly defined ownership and stewardship roles.

Key Responsibilities

1. Master and Metadata Management

Define and enforce standards for master data domains to ensure consistency and reduce duplication.
Develop and maintain metadata repositories, including data definitions, lineage, and classifications.
Ensure metadata is accessible and supports data discovery and literacy across the organisation.
Configure, maintain, and optimise MDM platforms and tools.
Support system integration between MDM and other enterprise systems (ERP, CRM, etc.).
Implement controls to prevent duplication, inconsistency, and outdated records.
Maintain data regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and effective decision-making.

2. Data Warehousing and Platform Maintenance

Maintain and update data warehousing platforms to ensure performance and scalability.
Implement data loss prevention and backup strategies to safeguard data integrity.
Monitor platform performance and proactively address issues to ensure availability and reliability.
Ensure consistent data flow across DBSA production systems and platforms.
Manage data migration and onboarding of new data sources into Data Lake environment.

3. Data Acquisition

Develop and implement data acquisition strategies aligned with business needs.
Ensure data is collected, validated, and integrated from various internal and external sources.
Monitor data ingestion pipelines to ensure timely and accurate data availability.
Evaluate and recommend enhancements or innovative technologies.

4. Data Quality Assurance

Monitor and improve the quality of master and metadata through profiling, validation, and cleansing.
Implement controls to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
Identify and resolve data quality issues proactively to support reliable analytics and operations.
Track and report on data quality metrics and improvements.

5. Data Governance and Compliance

Implement data governance practices aligned with internal policies and external regulations (e.g., POPIA, GDPR).
Support audits and compliance reporting by maintaining accurate and well- ocumented data practices.
Facilitate data governance forums and feedback sessions to promote accountability and transparency.
Ensure ethical handling of sensitive data and reduce legal and reputational risks.
Establish and maintain clear data ownership and stewardship structures.

6. System Integration and Enablement

Support integration of master data across platforms to ensure consistent and accurate information flow.
Enable interoperability and data consistency across business processes and systems.
Collaborate with technical teams to ensure seamless data exchange and alignment.
Contribute to the development of scalable and sustainable data architecture.

7. Reporting and Monitoring

Produce accurate, insightful reports and continuously monitor key metrics to assess progress against objectives.
Analyse data to identify trends, inform strategic decisions, and provide stakeholders with clear, actionable information.
Ensure reporting supports ongoing performance improvement and accountability.
Maintain high standards of accuracy and confidentiality in all reporting activities.

8. Collaboration and Project Delivery

Collaborate with ICT teams to integrate analytics solutions into enterprise systems.
Support automation, digitalisation, and ICT portfolio management through data-driven approaches.
Work closely with business units to understand analytical needs and define project objectives.
Align data science initiatives with business goals, ensuring relevance and impact of analytical solutions.
Partner with various business units and Operations teams to deliver cross- functional data solutions.
Integrate data science into broader business projects, enhancing collaboration and accelerating delivery.
Ensure timely delivery of high-quality data science outputs aligned with business priorities. Meet deadlines and quality standards, driving measurable value through data-driven solutions that support strategic objectives.

Key Measurements of Outputs
1. Frequency and accuracy of metadata and master data updates.
2. Quality of data resolution within SLA.
3. Improvement in data quality and integrity scores over time.
4. Maturity improvement of Information Management capability.
5. Compliance with internal data governance frameworks and external regulations.
6. System uptime and performance of data platforms.
7. Timeliness and completeness of data acquisition and integration.
8. Stakeholder satisfaction with data accessibility and usability.
9. Timeliness and accuracy of governance and audit reporting.

Expertise & Technical Competencies

a) Digital Acumen

The ability to understand, contribute to, and drive the adoption of digital technologies and processes within an organisational context to improve efficiency, create new value, and transform operations.

b) Data Management

Defines a data management plan and drives this through respective function.
Defines policies for file storage.
Develops a backup plan and schedule and backs up data accordingly.
Ensures proper files are selected and backed up and stored off site and in proper storage conditions on site.
Defines backup test procedures and recovery on a regular basis.
Defines Cross checking procedures and policy.

c) 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.

d) Quality Management

Ability to develop quality management plans and inspection protocols. Implements systems and processes to ensure quality is built into the design and planning stages and conducts audits and reviews to verify compliance with standards.

e) Reporting

Prepares both standard and non-standard reports to time and quality standards.
Collate and analyses readily available data for inclusion in a report.

Minimum Qualification

A bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Informatics, or a related field.
Professional certification in data management (e.g. DAMA or equivalent).

Minimum Experience

A minimum of 8 years’ experience in data management, master data and metadata management across multiple domains and platforms.
Experience working with large datasets and deploying models into production environments.
Proven experience in master data and metadata management across multiple domains.
Strong understanding of data governance frameworks, data quality principles, and regulatory compliance.
Experience working with data warehousing platforms and data integration tools.

Desirable Requirements

Postgraduate qualification in Data Management or related fields.
Certifications in data management, data architecture, or database technologies.
Certifications in data privacy and compliance.
Experience in a development finance, public sector, or regulated environment.

*The KPA’s, competencies and relationships listed in this document, is not exhaustive and the incumbent will be expected to undertake additional duties within their capacity to meet the needs of business and/or the business unit.*

Required Personal Attributes

a) Analytical Thinking

Breaks problems into simple lists of tasks or activities without assigning values.
Identifies the cause-and-effect relationship between two aspects of a situation.
Analyses and interprets multiple complex causal links: several potential causes of events, several consequences of actions, or multiple-part chains of events in order to prioritise and develop a plan of action.
Identifies multiple elements of a problem and breaks down each of those elements in detail, showing causal relationships between them.

b) Information Seeking and Analysis

Asks direct questions to people who are directly involved in a situation/issue.
Breaks down problems into simple lists of tasks or activities.
Separates situations into two parts: advantages and disadvantages.
Anticipates obstacles and thinks ahead about next steps in detail.

c) Attention to Detail

Follows established guidelines, processes and policies when doing the work.
Double-checks the accuracy of information or work.
Keeps clear detailed records of own and/or others’ activities.
Establishes and implements new ways of working for the team with the purpose of improving quality.

d) Integrity

Shares information or comments about the work when it would be easier to refrain from being open about the situation.
Takes pride in being trustworthy, serves all equally, respects others and embraces diversity.
Publicly admits having made a mistake.
Is willing to end a business relationship because it was associated with unethical business practice.

e) Organisational Awareness

Recognises and/or uses the formal structure or hierarchy of an organisation (internal & external).
Recognises key actors, decision-influencers, etc. and applies this knowledge when formal structure does not work as well as desired.
Recognises and/or uses the corporate culture (language, etc.) that will produce the best response.
Recognises underlying problems, opportunities, or external political forces affecting the organisation.

Policy

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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