South African Reserve Bank Jobs

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Associate Prudential Supervisory Framework Analyst 

Job Description

Brief description

The purpose of this position is to develop and refine supervisory frameworks through the scanning of the regulatory and supervisory framework environment against domestic policy and international best practices and standards to ensure the effective and consistent supervision of the Prudential Authority (PA)-regulated financial institutions.

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Conduct research relating to the latest changes in the regulatory frameworks within the PA-regulated financial sectors and conduct in-depth assessments on whether these frameworks are applicable to the PA supervisory framework.
• Develop new and refine existing PA supervisory guidelines in line with the PA regulatory framework and international supervisory best practices.
• Apply analytical tools for assessing the consistency and efficiency of the PA’s supervisory practices.
• Assist in planning, defining the scope and objectives of the quality assurance reviews and setting up of the quality assurance programme to address objectives.
• Execute the quality assurance programmes, including evaluating the results of quality assurance reviews and preparing recommendations.
• Assist with planning the annual environmental scanning/benchmarking projects for the team based on the changes to the local and international regulatory and supervisory frameworks and best practices.
• Engage with and present to PA stakeholders on the draft supervisory frameworks and guidelines, quality assurance reviews and other related documents. 
• Contribute towards the continuous improvement process within the PA supervisory framework team.
• Provide input into the development and implementation of the PA regulatory framework.
• Assist the team with other functions, as may be required from time to time, in line with the PA strategic and operational objectives. 

Qualifications

Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in the fields of Commerce, Compliance, Law or an equivalent qualification; and
• a minimum of five years’ experience in internal auditing, compliance, regulation, supervision, risk management or quality assurance.

Additional requirements include:

• regulatory and supervisory awareness;
• quality assurance;      
• continuous improvement;          
• data analysis and management information reporting;
• coaching skills;
• presentation and interpersonal skills;
• conceptual thinking;
• planning and organising skills;
• effective communication skills;
• developing and maintaining relationships;
• analytical and problem-solving skills;
• resilience;
• service and stakeholder focus;
• teamwork; and
• judgement and decision-making skills.

In line with the SARB’s commitment to diversifying its workforce, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups. People with disabilities are welcome to apply.

The SARB offers remuneration and benefits commensurate with the level of the position and in line with the market. The level at which the successful applicant will be appointed will depend on his/her competence and experience.

Business Analyst

Job Description

Brief description

The main purpose of this position is to provide end-to-end business analysis services to the various departments in the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) by identifying business problems and needs, determining solutions and enabling improvement in organisational processes.

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Take responsibility for driving business analysis initiatives from initiation to implementation on projects of low to medium risk with a cycle of up to 12 months.
• Facilitate workshops independently and consult with business owners and stakeholders with regard to problem definitions and the identification of business requirements and needs.
• Review business processes and procedures, analyse business needs and associated data, identify and assess possible solutions and define the associated requirements.
• Elaborate on the scope and feasibility of solutions and develop the supporting business case.
• Manage change requirements and supporting specifications. 
• Investigate problems and propose solutions by interacting with users, developers and other stakeholders.
• Develop manuals and plans and present training courses in support of implementation.
• Stay abreast of changes to analytical tools and methodologies, identify opportunities to improve and standardise work processes and apply these in the course of own work. 

Qualifications

Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• an Honours degree in Information Technology (IT) or an equivalent qualification;
• a relevant Business Analysis certification; and
• five to eight years’ experience within a business analysis environment. 

Additional requirements include:

• knowledge and skill in:
• industry, business and organisational awareness;
• continued learning and/or professional development;
• quality assurance; 
• continuous improvement;
• business transformation and optimisation;
• elicitation techniques;
• business analysis practices, methodology and tools;
• realisation and testing practices; and
• IT domain management; and
• behavioural competencies in:
• planning and organising;
• developing and growing others;
• judgement and decision making;
• resilience;
• impact and influence; and
• building and maintaining relationships.

In line with the SARB’s commitment to diversifying its workforce, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups. People with disabilities are welcome to apply.

The SARB offers remuneration and benefits commensurate with the level of the position and in line with the market. The level at which the successful applicant will be appointed will depend on his/her competence and experience.

Governance Risk and Compliance Manager

Job Description

Brief description

The main purpose of this position is to facilitate the identification, profiling and management of strategic, operational and specialist risk in the Corporate Services Department (CSD).

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Develop a one- to three-year risk management plan/programme in keeping with the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) Risk Management Committee and Board Risk and Ethics Committee objectives and annual plans.
• Provide input into the group risk management, business continuity and compliance policies and related frameworks for infrastructure risks (real estate, construction and engineering).
• Develop and maintain comprehensive business continuity plans (BCP) for each project/programme, in conjunction with programme and project managers, and ensure that such plans are practicable and aligned to the SARB’s overall BCP principles. 
• Continuously scan the external environment to identify emerging risks within the construction (real estate, construction and engineering) industry and ensure that the SARB is aware of and taking the appropriate response. 
• Develop and implement reporting frameworks for management and governing forums that are aligned with frameworks developed by the Risk Management and Compliance Department.
• Identify changes in the applicable legislation/regulations and local/international standards relating to real estate, construction and engineering that may have an impact on the objectives of CSD. 
• Prepare, liaise with relevant departments and facilitate operational risk assessment workshops, business impact analysis and business continuity planning sessions, using the SARB’s risk management methodology.
• Track progress on the implementation of the department’s strategic, operational and specialised risk response strategies and compile reports.
• Brief and make presentations to departments, divisions and stakeholders on CSD’s real estate risk management, compliance and control processes. 
• Identify training needs for all CSD staff and project managers, and facilitate on-the-job training for junior analysts. 
• Log and report risk incidents on the SARB’s centralised risk incident tool and monitor action plans.
• Create risk, compliance and specialised risk (cyber, physical and data privacy) awareness within the department through campaigns and appropriate media.
• Plan, facilitate, execute, coordinate and report on the business continuity management (BCM) activities for the department (including projects) using the BCM system, and support the Head: CSD to facilitate the response to any incident at the SARB’s Joint Operations Centre and/or Crisis Preparedness Committee.

Qualifications

Job requirements 

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• an Honours degree (NQF8) in Risk Management; and
• eight to 10 years of job-related experience, specifically in a risk and compliance management environment.

Additional requirements include: 

• knowledge and skill in:
• strategy;
• legislation, governance, risk and compliance;
• service delivery ;
• information management;
• reporting;
• research; and 
• risk management.

End-User Computing Architect

Job Description

Brief description

The main purpose of this position is to research, plan, architect, design, maintain and oversee the deployment of end-user computing architectures within the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Group.

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Research and recommend emerging and fit-for-purpose end-user computing solutions and participate in the procurement of such solutions aligned to the business strategy.
• Define and evolve the SARB Group’s end-user computing in alignment with the to-be architecture.
• Plan and develop end-user computing architecture blueprints and roadmaps for end-user solutions in alignment with industry best practices and standards.
• Oversee the implementation of end-user computing solutions and ensure alignment with defined architecture.
• Provide expert guidance on the adoption of end-user computing solutions.
• Provide expert guidance on cost management strategies for end-user computing solutions.
• Oversee the management of the end-user computing solutions life cycle.
• Lead the design of end-user computing solutions to ensure alignment with defined architectures.
• Implement and maintain the governance and security model for end-user computing as developed by the Cyber and Information Security Unit.
• Develop, maintain and document technical standards, procedures, user guides, standard operating procedures and instructional documents relating to the end-user computing solutions.
• Collaborate and engage with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the functionality of the deployed end-user computing solutions and technologies.
• Identify, address and remediate risks in the end-user computing environment as identified by auditors and governance-related assessments.
• Stay abreast of new developments in end-user computing architectures and technologies.
• Provide end-user computing architectural expertise with respect to information and communication technology (ICT) projects and participate in other SARB Group projects to contribute towards business objectives.
• Manage capacity planning, disaster recovery and resource allocation to ensure optimal performance, continuity, and scalability as it relates to end-user computing.

Qualifications

Job requirements 

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• a minimum of an Honours degree (NQF 8) in Information Technology, Computer Science or an equivalent qualification;
• a minimum of 8 to 10 years’ experience in end-user computing architecture with a strong track record of designing and implementing end-user computing solutions in enterprise organisations;
• a TOGAF certification.

The following would be an added advantage:

• ITIL v3/4 and COBIT 2019 certifications;
• certified AWS Certified Solutions Architect; and
• certified Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect.

Additional requirements include:

• industry, organisational and business awareness knowledge;
• quality assurance knowledge and skills;
• excellent technical knowledge of cloud services;
• continuous improvement of cloud services;
• comprehensive hands-on cloud services troubleshooting experience;
• continuous learning and/or professional development;
• ability to read and understand technical manuals, procedural documentation and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) guides;
• liaising with external services providers for purposes of product and technology review, and coordinating vendor presentations where relevant; and 
• an understanding of the department’s goals and objectives.

In line with the SARB’s commitment to diversifying its workforce, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups. People with disabilities are welcome to apply.

The SARB offers remuneration and benefits commensurate with the level of the position and in line with the market. The level at which the successful applicant will be appointed will depend on his/her competence and experience.

Accounts Clerk – Planning

Job Description

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Engage in short-term planning and perform tasks against work plans as defined in conjunction with the supervisor.
• Perform work independently within established practices as well as given processes, rules and regulations, ensuring compliance with standards, policies and other guidelines.
• Identify, evaluate and solve defined, routine and new problems within a familiar context.
• Perform general budgeting duties, including the compilation and consolidation of the annual SARB budget as well as tracking and reporting the SARB’s performance against the approved budget. 
• Assist with financial modelling and insights to help streamline the current budgeting process. 
• Perform general accounting duties and reconciliation in accordance with accounting and SARB polices, relevant accounting and banking standards, and Acts.
• Prepare and provide information related to transactions with a defined context to relevant stakeholders. 
• Engage with relevant stakeholders/clients within the SARB, displaying service orientation in own work and the ability to handle basic queries and explain information fluently.
• Proactively broaden knowledge of own functional area, displaying a willingness to make improvements in own work (including work methods and practices).
• Evaluate own performance against given criteria, and identify and address task-specific learning needs.

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• the minimum of a Bachelor’s degree/Advanced Diploma in Accounting (NQF 7) or an equivalent qualification; and
• the minimum of two years of experience in a financial services environment.

The following would be an added advantage:

• being a newly qualified Chartered Accountant.

Additional requirements include:

• knowledge of and skill in:
  • industry, organisational and business awareness;
  • quality assurance;
  • continuous improvement;
  • continued learning and/or professional development; 
  • financial modelling;
  • financial reconciliation; and
  • budgeting;
• conceptual thinking;
• effective communication;
• flexibility; 
• a drive for results;
• a learning focus;
• the ability to work in a team;
• a service and stakeholder focus;
• the ability to build and maintain relationships;
• judgement and decision making;
• impact and influence;
• analytical skills and problem solving;
• resilience; and
• the ability to manage complex issues.

Business Solutions Support Analyst

Job Description

Brief description

The main purpose of this position is to provide systems-related business support to users of critical business systems within the Supply Chain Division of the Currency Management Department (CMD) through facilitating the definition and documenting of system requirements, maintaining the integrity of data on the systems, and co-ordinating and communicating decisions during major system incidents.

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Work closely with business and the Business Solutions and Technology Department (BSTD) to define and interpret business needs and requirements as well as compile a business case for new and existing business solutions for CMD. 
• Coordinate, guide and oversee the implementation and change management of new solutions, enhancements and upgrades to existing systems, in consultation with business, BSTD and/or other stakeholders, to ensure alignment with business needs and requirements (business processes, reports, upgrades, patches and fixes). 
• Guide and manage business testing as well as verify testing results against the defined test-case criteria.
• Establish and maintain stakeholder relationships to ensure the efficient running of the business systems, identify future business requirements and opportunities for optimisation, and propose solutions.
• Manage the master data on CMD systems to ensure the integrity thereof, the accuracy in the processing of transactions end-to-end and the mitigation of systems-related risks.
• Provide ad hoc training as well as guide and oversee externally provided training and support on all functional system changes to internal and external users of the systems, including cash centre personnel.
• Manage the development, maintenance, updates and implementation of training material and the learner management system (LMS) platform through internal and external stakeholders and partners. 
• Monitor and facilitate the timely resolution of all systems-related issues reported by the cash centres and other Head Office users and manage the incident management process to ensure efficient service delivery. 
• Act as the central systems co-ordinator with the cash industry for systems-related matters, including invoking systems-related business continuity procedures. 
• Assess the impact on business due to systems changes initiated by external factors –from within or outside the South African Reserve Bank (SARB). 
• Provide reports and recommendations on the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC). 
• Establish and maintain relevant stakeholder relationships and represent the department at relevant industry forums. 
• Ensure governance principles are in place and implemented throughout all change processes.
• Maintain policy changes on the system.

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• at least a bachelor’s degree (i.e. BComm, BSc in Information Systems, and so forth), or an information technology (IT) or equivalent qualification; and
• a minimum of five to seven years’ experience in a financial business support and analysis environment.

Additional requirements include:

• an understanding of the banking ecosystem;
• knowledge of financial payment systems; 
• project management skills; and
• knowledge of cash management systems.

Project Coordinator (Contract)

Job Description

Brief description

The main purpose of this position is to coordinate all the programmes and projects related deliverables of the construction programmes and projects in support of the Corporate Services Department (CSD).

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Compile documentation and provide project technical co-ordination in order to optimise programme and project capital scope, costs and execution schedule. 
• Collate and coordinate project compliance documentation (eg. Scope, Quality, Cost, SHE and Schedule) for programmes and project plans and to liaise with various stakeholders (internal and external) throughout the project life cycle in order to maintain effective communication on all matters relating to the project.
• Coordinate the development and review of the project charter, scope of Work (SoW) and cost estimate.
• Collate risk management information and provide evidence of mitigation plans to the Compliance and Records Coordinator within CSD.
• Collate and co-ordinate the project execution plan documentation tailored for each programme and project to ensure effective and efficient execution.
• Collate documentation and compile governance requirements on all aspects of project management framework.
• Co-ordinate estimates and cost control measures
• Co-ordinate and report on the programme and project schedules on the project performance and progress to the sponsor on a monthly basis. Including To maintain the procurement spreadsheet in order to keep track of contract status and to follow up as required with the Procurement Division and internal and external stakeholders.
• Co-ordinate appropriate handover of the programmes and projects to the Programme Managers as per the PMO framework. 
• Contain and follow up on project activities in the absence of the project manager in order to ensure project continuity 
• Coordinate all lessons learnt documentation and workshops in order to implement best practices gained from past experiences into Project Management systems, tools and guidelines for use in future projects to improve overall project management effectiveness and efficiencies.
• Maintain a project repository in order to ensure that project information is accessible to all stakeholders and available for audit purposes.

Qualifications

Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• a minimum of a National Diploma (NQF 6) OR equivalent in project management; and
• a minimum of 3-5 years of broad cross functional experience in construction project management and process management.

Additional requirements include:

• project compliance management knowledge and skill
• project planning knowledge and skill
• project legislation and governance, risk and compliance knowledge and skill
• project risk management knowledge and skill
• project information management knowledge and skill
• project reporting knowledge and skill;
• communication skills in English (i.e. written and verbal);
• building & maintaining relationships
• impact & Influence
• interpersonal sensitivity
• analysing & problem solving
• planning & organising and
• team player.

Senior Analyst Developer – 1FinSurv Programme

Job Description

Brief description

The main purpose of this position is to lead, as a senior developer, a team of developers/technical specialists, and design/architect, develop, maintain and support information technology (IT) solutions to meet the business needs for the Financial Surveillance Transformation Programme (1FinSurv Programme) within the South African Reserve Bank (SARB).

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Define own and others’ work plans using own discretion and in alignment with departmental and functional work plans.
• Conduct analysis and design/architect quality IT solutions according to approved business requirements and in line with governance frameworks.
• Develop and deliver quality IT solutions through development, integration, testing and deployment according to the approved design specification and within agreed timelines.
• Ensure total quality of an IT solution by contributing to the compilation of standards and improved process, and by ensuring that the approved processes and standards are followed.
• Consistently provide IT solution maintenance and support in the designated area, thereby ensuring business continuity in line with the agreed service standards.
• Keep abreast of developments of information communications and technology (ICT) trends and within your specialised area of technology in order to develop and design the most appropriate IT solution within the area of responsibility.
• Set the functional discipline standards for the work area and hold others to account in complying with the expected standards and procedures for the completion of the tasks/activities performed.
• Actively participate as a team member and drive the team towards the completion of goals.
• Engage with the internal and external user community to ensure that business benefits are realised.

Qualifications

Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• An Honours degree in Computer Science, or an equivalent NQF8 qualification; and
• eight years’ working experience as a senior developer or technical resource in a project and support environment.

Technical requirements

• Working experience in building and maintain Continuous Integration and Continuous Development (CI&CD) pipelines;
• exposure to Gitlab or any other CI tools;
• exposure to building and maintain Angular/Blazor applications;
• experience utilizing Application Performance Monitoring (APM) tools (such as AppDynamics, New Relic, or similar) to monitor application performance metrics, including response times, throughput, and resource utilization;
• experience in troubleshooting issues related to networking, storage, and application deployments in OpenShift/Kubernetes;
• strong technical experience with programming languages including Java, C#, XML, YAML, JSON in an enterprise project or support environment;
• experience in design, deployment, configuration, and maintaining RedHat Openshift clusters and OpenShift environments.
• exposure to design, deployment and management of containerized cloud native applications, and Java and C# microservices/rest API’s using Openshift, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance.
• experience using an Agile software development methodology with a project or support environments;
• experience in managing development teams to onboard applications onto OpenShift/Kubernetes clusters and integrate with 3Scale and or similar gateways; or
• experience in Linux Operating Systems.

The following would be an added advantage:

• Experience in Financial Surveillance sector for central banking.

Additional requirements include:

• industry, organisational and business awareness; and
• knowledge and skill in:
  • continued learning and/or professional development;
  • analysis and problem-solving;
  • judgement and decision-making;
  • team management;
  • building and maintaining relationships;
  • developing and growing others;
  • resilience;
  • planning and organising;
  • quality assurance;
  • stakeholder management; and
  • continuous improvement.

Counter-Terrorist and Counter-Proliferation Financing (TF/PF) Analyst

Job Description

Brief description

The main purpose of this position is to drive the off-site supervision of terrorist financing (TF) and proliferation financing (PF) controls to ensure alignment with the Financial Intelligence Centre Act 38 of 2001 (FIC Act) and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) international standards, and to supervise compliance by accountable institutions.

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Conduct research and keep abreast of TF and PF threats and vulnerabilities, trends and typologies, providing specialist reports to management for review and making recommendations on guidance to be issued to accountable institutions.
• Continuously update the Prudential Authority’s (PA) risk-based tool with relevant data from a domestic and an international TF and PF perspective and assess the impact of TF and PF risks to South Africa from foreign jurisdictions.
• Provide inputs to the preparatory work/scoping documents of inspection teams prior to anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) meetings and inspections.
• Assess the TF and PF financing controls of supervised institutions, including the activities and operations of supervised entities outside of South Africa.
• Provide insight and guidance to ensure the development of the risk-based matrix and the furtherance of a risk-based approach to supervision.
• Regularly inform and train the supervisory teams on key TF and PF developments.
• Ensure that the AML/CFT supervisory function adequately caters for the consideration of TF and PF risks in its risk-based approach to supervision, which should be reflected in the risk-based tool and supervisory activities of the division.
• Supervise accountable institutions to ensure compliance with the FIC Act, the Financial Action Task Force international standards, national legislation and best practice relating to TF and PF, including targeted financial sanctions related to terrorism and TF.
• Plan and drive workshops and engagement sessions with the relevant AML/CFT analysts and supervised institutions (banks and life insurers) to raise awareness of and provide guidance relating to TF/PF risks.
• Contribute to the drafting of banking and life insurance sector risk assessments, specifically with regard to TF/PF risks.
• Provide inputs to national risk assessments and contribute to the work of the national risk assessment committee.
• Contribute to the supervisory manual and training material of the division where it relates to TF/PF risks.
• Engage with external stakeholders to acquire information with regard to TF/PF risk assessments and obtain TF/PF risk information for incorporation into the enhancement of the risk-based tool. 
• Provide input into off-site reviews which are TF/PF risk focused.
• Provide management information relating to TF/PF risk analysis.

Qualifications

Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• A Postgraduate qualification in Political Science, International Law, Law, International Relations, International Security or another field related to non-proliferation and financial sanctions, or an equivalent qualification; and
• at least five to eight years of professional experience, including research and analysis experience in the area of preventing the financing of terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and/or targeted financial sanctions.

Additional requirements include:

• industry, organisational and business awareness, knowledge and skill;
• data analysis and reporting knowledge and skill;
• in-depth technical knowledge;
• experience in money laundering (ML)/TF/PF risk assessment tool design, implementation and analytics; 
• extensive experience in conducting ML/TF/PF risk assessments; 
• excellent drafting skills; and
• comprehensive research and analysis experience in the area of preventing the financing of terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

In line with the SARB’s commitment to diversifying its workforce, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups. People with disabilities are welcome to apply.

The SARB offers remuneration and benefits commensurate with the level of the position and in line with the market. The level at which the successful applicant will be appointed will depend on his/her competence and experience.

Commis Chef

Job Description

Brief description

The main purpose of this position is to provide food preparation services in all sections of the kitchen under the guidance and supervision of the Chef de Partie.

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Engage in short-term planning and perform tasks against work plans as defined by the team leader or nature of work. 
• Identify, evaluate and solve defined, routine and new problems within a familiar context, applying solutions based on relevant evidence and procedures, and demonstrating an understanding of the consequences. 
• Prepare high-quality food items (salads, baked foods, refreshments, etc.) as per the approved menu.
• Provide support to the Chef de Partie where required (including, but not limited to, ordering ingredients required for food preparation, cleaning and scullery duties).
• Assist with serving lunch to members and charging clients at pay points.
• Adhere to hygiene, health and safety standards in own environment.
• Engage positively with stakeholders and customers (including handling customers’ complaints and compliments).
• Willingly address any gaps in own performance of tasks and activities against the required standard.

Qualifications

Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• a Diploma in Hospitality Management or an equivalent qualification; and
• one to three years’ experience in a culinary, restaurant or hotel and catering environment.

Additional requirements include:

• hospitality services legislation and governance, risk and compliance knowledge and skill;     
• health and safety knowledge and skill;
• hospitality service delivery knowledge and skill;
• verbal and written communication skills;
• flexibility;
• the ability to drive for results;
• focus on learning;
• the ability to work in a team;
• focus on service and stakeholder relations;
• problem-solving skills; and

Senior Manager – Enterprise Systems

Job Description

Brief description

The main purpose of this position is to provide managerial leadership to the Enterprise Systems (Applications) Division of the Business Solutions and Technology Department (BSTD) by overseeing the coordination of resources for the delivery of new information technology (IT) solutions and the maintenance and support of existing solutions for a designated area. Enterprise Systems covers, inter alia, the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Oracle Solutions (i.e. Human Resource Cloud, finance and procurement, on-premises, core banking, the Corporation for Deposit Insurance (CODI) and all the supporting solutions, such as Oracle Integration.

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Provide input into the departmental strategy and operational plan as well as communicate and clarify the vision and strategic goals of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) and department within the division.
• Develop strategic and operational plans for the division that are aligned with the BSTD strategy and manage the implementation thereof, including the building of capacity and capability for the division.
• Develop and oversee the implementation of divisional policies, procedures and systems requirements as well as ensure alignment with related functions and the organisational value chain.
• Manage the function with set, achievable objectives and targets.
• Oversee the timely delivery of projects and the readiness of solutions to transition into operations.
• Oversee the management and maintenance of a risk register and the implementation of mitigating actions within agreed timelines.
• Oversee the management and implementation of corrective actions for audit findings as identified by the SARB’s internal and external audit functions.
• Prioritise work, manage resource utilisation and the quality of deliverables as well as control costs to ensure alignment with related functions and the organisational value chain.
• Manage stakeholder and service provider relationships for the effective delivery of services.
• Create a performance culture in the division, define performance expectations and conduct effective performance management of direct reports.
• Drive priority development for employees by promoting career management and the application of newly acquired knowledge and skills.

Qualifications

Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• an Honours degree in Business Management, IT or an equivalent qualification; 
• a minimum 10–12 years’ experience in an IT environment with expertise in managing critical financial applications (e.g. core banking, CODI, payment integrations) and/or ERP Cloud and on-premises solutions;
• at least five years’ experience in managing teams; and
• exposure to an Oracle environment would be an added advantage:

Additional requirements include:

• technical background in an appropriate area (e.g. software development, infrastructure, integration);
• project management skills;
• general management skills;
• leading change;
• critical thinking skills;
• a drive for results;
• developing and growing others;
• service and stakeholder focus;
• effective communication skills;
• building and maintaining relationships;
• analysing and problem-solving skills;
• planning and organising skills;
• judgement and decision-making skills;
• strategic thinking;
• conceptual thinking;
• managing complexity and ambiguity; and
• innovation and creativity.

In line with the SARB’s commitment to diversifying its workforce, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups. People with disabilities are welcome to apply.

The SARB offers remuneration and benefits commensurate with the level of the position and in line with the market. The level at which the successful applicant will be appointed will depend on his/her competence and experience.

Contractor – Team Leader: Learning and Development Administration

Job Description

Brief description

The main purpose of this position is to support, coordinate and direct suitable learning solutions and initiatives aligned to the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Academy’s strategy, ensuring consistent and repeatable programme excellence.

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Manage, coordinate and direct all logistical arrangements for learning programmes, including employee onboarding within the SARB.
• Liaise and engage proactively with internal and external stakeholders when coordinating learning programmes and events, displaying a service orientation and the ability to communicate effectively.
• Plan, allocate and coordinate work for self and others, ensuring quality and the timely delivery of specific outputs of the team.
• Manage the performance and development of team members. 
• Diagnose problems and choose and/or modify routines to deal with them, displaying the ability to provide solutions for problems within a defined context. 
• Continually seek to improve learning events management and coordination, virtually and in person, within the SARB.
• Drive engagements with learning and development consultants to ensure continuous alignment and improvement on learning delivery operations and support as well as demand management.
• Support learning and development consultant teams in driving and ensuring impact assessments of the identified learning programmes.
• Work collaboratively with the Digital Learning Change Lead and Digital Learning Manager to provide change management and support for digital learning initiatives within the SARB (i.e. digital learning platforms, learning management systems and tools). 
• Work collaboratively with learning and development consultants to plan, manage and implement talk sessions/webinars for future skills series (including digital dexterity and fluency), strategic workforce plan needs and critical skills within the SARB. 
• Direct the administrative support on programme delivery to ensure the availability of resources for learning and development programmes, events and other key areas of delivery for the SARB Academy.
• Provide guidance on the learning management system for the provision of accurate management information.
• Manage the post-course activity process to conclude learning programmes.
• Provide relevant information to facilitate management decision-making.
• Conduct research, benchmarking and knowledge sharing on new practice in the learning and development space.
• Proactively broaden own knowledge of functional area, displaying a willingness to make improvements in own work (including methods and practices).

Qualifications

Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must have:

• a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources or an equivalent NQF7 qualification; 
• three to five years’ experience in a corporate learning and development and/or administrative environment; 
• at least two years’ management experience; and
• knowledge of learning and development administration best practices and methodologies, risk management, change management and stakeholder engagement.
  • knowledge and skill in:

Additional requirements include:

• industry, organisational and business awareness;            
• quality assurance;
• continuous improvement;           
• human resources (HR) planning;
• HR project management;
• HR reporting;
• HR service delivery;
• stakeholder management;
• communication management; and 
• knowledge of change management.

Financial Reporting Technical Manager

Job Description

Brief description

The main purpose of this position is to provide and lead the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) technical accounting and statutory reporting outcomes within the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Group of companies (Group).

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Review and update the disclosures within the annual financial statements (AFS) for the SARB Group for compliance with IFRS and other relevant reporting frameworks.
• Lead technical accounting updates for the SARB and its subsidiaries, ensuring compliance with IFRS.
• Prepare position papers for technical accounting matters as and when required for submission to various committees and external auditors.
• Conduct impact analyses of new IFRS pronouncements and develop transition plans.
• Regularly review the AFS disclosures for IFRS impacts and communicate to various committees and external auditors.
• Prepare financial year-end submissions to various committees and external auditors.
• Oversee the management accounting and AFS for the Corporation for Public Deposits (CPD) and the Corporation for Deposit Insurance (CODI).
• Conduct impairment assessments for significant investments in compliance with International Accounting Standard (IAS) 36.
• Review and continuously monitor and update the IFRS 9 classification, measurement and disclosure in line with the business model objectives of the SARB Group.
• Perform the IFRS 9 expected credit loss assessment for the SARB and its subsidiaries.
• Lead all implemented projects related to IFRS compliance.
• Provide training on the practical application of IFRS and the SARB accounting policies.
• Fulfil the team leadership function pertaining to the development and performance of the team.
• Monitor and ensure adherence to processes and internal controls to ensure validity and accuracy of financial results.
• Stay current with developments in financial reporting and central banking and ensure the application thereof.

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, candidates must be have:

• a minimum of a Chartered Accountant (South Africa) qualification; and
• a minimum of five years’ post-articles experience in a technical accounting role.

Additional requirements include:

• knowledge of and skill in:
• industry, organisational and business awareness;
• quality assurance;         
• continuous improvement;           
• continuous learning and/or professional development;     
• financial strategy;          
• financial legislation and governance, risk and compliance;
• financial project management;    
• financial forecasting and budgeting;
• financial accounting;      
• cost accounting;            
• management accounting;           
• financial analysis and reporting; 
• financial reconciliation;
• asset management;       
• taxation;           
• function specific: performance management;      
• function specific: information systems;    
• business continuity planning;
• Microsoft (MS) Excel, Word, PowerPoint and other computer-related knowledge and skills;
• analytical and problem-solving skills;
• resilience;
• strategic thinking skills;
• conceptual thinking skills;
• effective communication skills;
• impact and influence;
• judgement and decision-making skills;
• building and maintaining relationships;
• results driven;
• flexibility/agility;
• professional report writing skills;
• managing complexity and ambiguity.

Senior Artisan/Technician: Mechanical

Job Description

Brief description

The main purpose of this position is to maintain and install mechanical sub-systems to optimise building systems at the South African Reserve Bank (SARB).

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Engage in short-term planning.
• Perform tasks independently against well-defined work instructions and in accordance with set standards and procedures. 
• Perform fault-finding for mechanical sub-systems by applying a set of modified techniques within a defined context.
• Conduct preventative and corrective maintenance in the mechanical sub-systems and/or equipment and determine possible component failure to enhance system capability.
• Test all work and close off the assigned job cards on maintenance and project work.
• Interpret the work instructions and drawings relating to construction, alterations modifications, enhancement maintenance and operational projects.
• Apply statutory principles to comply with the safety, health and environmental requirements.
• Perform quality assurance on the work done by external service providers for adherence to industry requirements and report to the supervisor.
• Prepare and submit weekly reports using standard templates (job cards and non-conformance reports), highlighting the work completed and problem areas.
• Engage positively with clients and other stakeholders, including dealing with complaints and compliments.
• Address any gaps in your own performance of tasks and activities against the required standard(s).
• Do maintenance standby duties as and when required

Qualifications

Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• a National Trade Test Certificate in Mechanical – Fitter &Turner, or Fitter;
• an N4 or NQF4 technical qualification or an equivalent qualification will be an advantage;
• Five to seven years’ experience in a technical trade environment

Additional requirements include:

• working experience in:
• the dynamics of a high-rise and/or high-tech commercial office environment;
• refrigeration and air conditioning; 
• maintaining water pressurised systems (pressure reducing valves, pilot valves, pipe work, and so forth).
• Basic welding and metal work.
• knowledge of:
• mechanised doors (roll-up, sliding);
• general mechanical maintenance procedures;
• the reading of mechanical and civil drawings;
• the Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 and its regulations; and
• risk management related to occupational health and safety.
• skills in:
• problem-solving;
• computer literacy (i.e. the Microsoft Office suite); and 
• verbal and written communication.

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