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| Closing Date | 2024/11/19 |
| Reference Number | DBS241031-1 |
| Job Title | Quantity Surveyor |
| Job Grade | 16 |
| Job Type Classification | Permanent |
| Location – Town / City | Midrand |
| Location – Province | Gauteng |
| Location – Country | South Africa |
| Job Profile (Downloadable) | Job_Profile_Quantity Surveyor.pdf (450.83 kb) – 10/31/2024 9:18:33 AM |
Job Description
The Quantity Surveyor is responsible for managing and forecasting all costs associated with infrastructure projects, from planning through to completion, ensuring cost efficiency and value for money while maintaining quality and regulatory standards. The role involves monitoring project finances, adhering to statutory building regulations, and delivering professional Quantity Surveying services that meet the needs of the Infrastructure Delivery Division. Additionally, the Quantity Surveyor provides expert guidance and inputs for the development of infrastructure strategies, policies, systems, and technical standards.
Key Responsibilities
Quantity Surveyance and Quality Assurance
Calculate and verify project costs to enhance value and cost efficiency for infrastructure projects in line with regulatory standards and quality.
Estimate and monitor all costs that relate to the infrastructure project from the planning stage until the final stage when all actual costs are levied.
Verify the accuracy of deriving costs for project ancillaries, labour and material for each item or activity, especially for large volume, high value or high-risk services and works.
Advise contract custodians on bill of quantities and activity schedule composition for large volume, high value or high-risk services and works.
Monitor execution and update of processes for site audits, where required, to verify quantities and claims for work executed.
Monitor and maintain adherence to local statutory building regulations and the applicable built environment standards and regulations.
Provide surveying inputs and guidance for the development of infrastructure strategies, policies systems, functional/technical norms and standards.
Provide a professional quantity surveying service and continuous quality assurance to meet the needs of the Infrastructure Delivery division.
Vet bills of quantities and variation orders as received before payment and approve payments to contractors.
Advise on standards, practices and governance relevant to contractual documentation.
Prepare and conduct financial close-out and review project/programme close-out costs.
Compile and present special reports when required.
Prepare quantity surveyance inputs for the preparation of the User Asset Management Plan, the final project lists, the budgets and the infrastructure Programme Management Plan.
Continuous Improvement of Estimating Services and Cost Engineering
Conduct research and keep abreast of new technologies and procedures including interaction with professional Councils/ Boards.
Liaise with external quantity surveying firms and the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors regarding documentation, benchmarking rates and alternative procedures to ensure improvements and cost savings.
Contribute to Master Planning, Project Briefing documents, accommodation schedules and operational narratives.
Optimise standard guides, methods and techniques to evaluate the utilisation of available resources.
Evaluate and identify new initiatives or enhanced/ improved products for inclusion in programmes or projects.
Formulate standards and improved bills of quantities and activity schedules for large volume, high value or high-risk services and works.
Identify all risks and devise risk mitigation strategies.
Provide support in conducting internal audits for assurance that standards and ensuring that procedures are being applied.
Key Measurements of Outputs
Accurate project costing and quality assurance
Adherence to applicable regulations and built environment protocols
Accurate approval of bills of quantities and variation orders
Clean audit
Expertise & Technical Competencies
Minimum Requirements
Bachelor’s degree or a B-Tech in Quantity Surveying. 2. Registration with the South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession (SACQSP).
A minimum of 8 years’ experience with quantity surveying in engineering and construction contracts, preferably in the public sector.
Experience in estimating and cost engineering of construction services and implementing cost control measures in projects.
Knowledge and understanding of Quantity Surveying Professions Act of 2000, National Building Standards Act. of 1977 and Regulations, Construction Industry Development Board Act of 2000 and Regulations, Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1993.
Understand how to apply the Provincial Infrastructure Delivery Management System (PIDP) and the IDM Toolkit.
Understand how to prepare budgets, extract and interpret information from related information systems.
Understand the service delivery platform, indicators and service plan and how that links with Infrastructure.
Understand how to undertake a risk analysis and undertake a risk mitigation strategy.
Understand how to interpret existing and develop new Functional- and Technical Norms and Standards.
Ability to process and analyse new and complex information quickly and to prioritise issues for consideration.
Ability to build strategic alliances with key players for business.
Capacity to clarify needs of others and work with them to develop and implement cost-effective and practical solutions.
Demonstrated experience in successfully managing projects within tight schedules.
Desirable Requirements
Postgraduate qualification in Quantity Surveying.
Qualifications in health and safety.
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.
Detailed Oriented
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.
Planning & Organizing
Coaches’ others on advanced planning and organising skills.
Plays a role in transferring advanced planning and organising skills and knowledge to others.
Identifies and acts on opportunities to partner with other units in the department to achieve desired results.
Develops partnership agreements that ensure win-win outcomes for all parties. Develops integrated plans for the work unit and others that interfaces with the function’s budget.
Reporting & Communication
Designs, reviews and improves reporting processes and provides guidance.
Leads production of complex environment reports, takes an editorial role, determines content and level of detail, and ensures consistent messaging and branding.
Is relied on by others to help them write complex technical and non-technical documents and briefs.
Can determine which aspects of this knowledge area need to be transferred to others to achieve organisational goals.
Coaches’ others and transfers communication skills and knowledge to others.
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.
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.
Written communication
Understands that different writing styles are required for different documents or audiences.
Write effective correspondence, prepares 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.
Verbal communication
Able to present a theme in writing in an ordered, intelligible manner with well-structured and relevant supporting detail.
Able to understand topic switches and use vocabulary of attitude.
Reasonably fluent in speaking.
Required Personal Attributes
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
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 team/department and learn from their experience.
Driving delivery of results
Identifies and implements a business opportunity that will have a long-term impact on the business (which may include the organisation’s reputation or brand image). Monitors progress and adapts the plan, if necessary, to ensure optimal benefit to the business.
Makes decisions, sets priorities, or chooses goals based on inputs and outputs: makes explicit considerations of potential profit, return on investment, or cost-benefit analysis.
Based on the cost-benefit analysis, makes decisions of an entrepreneurial risk nature.
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.
Aim at exceptional performance, setting out to achieve a unique standard.
Constantly analyse outcomes to ensure the achievement of business goals.
Identifies short-term opportunities or potential problems aiming to achieve better outcomes.
Customer Orientation
Tries to understand the underlying needs of customers and match these needs to available or customized products and services.
Adapt processes and procedures to meet on-going customer needs.
Utilises the feedback received from customers, in order to develop new and / or improving existing services / products that relates to their on-going needs.
Thinks of new ways to align DBSA’s offering with future customer needs.
Integrity
Is willing to end a business relationship because it was associated with unethical business practice.
Is capable of challenging senior management (in an appropriate and respectable manner) in order to act on espoused values.
Self-awareness & 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
| Closing Date | 2024/11/08 |
| Reference Number | DBS241025-2 |
| Job Title | Senior Procurement Specialist: Infrastructure Fund (Fixed Term Contract) |
| Job Grade | 17 |
| Job Type Classification | Contract |
| Location – Town / City | Midrand |
| Location – Province | Gauteng |
| Location – Country | South Africa |
| Job Profile (Downloadable) | Senior Procurement Specialist_Job Profile 20241011.docx (002).pdf (0.50 Mb) – 10/25/2024 3:40:13 PM |
Job Description
The Infrastructure Fund (IF) announced by the President in September 2018 addresses the need for a dedicated blended financing facility for infrastructure programme projects. The IF aims to transform public infrastructure financial provisioning using “blended” finance – combining capital from the public and private sectors, and Development Finance Institutions (DFIs)/Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs). This will be dedicated to meeting the financing requirements for hybrid projects.
The mandate of the Infrastructure Fund has been captured in a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the National Treasury, Infrastructure South Africa (ISA), and the DBSA entered into on 17 August 2020.
The role of the Senior Procurement Specialist: IF is to provide procurement and regulatory support services that ensure effective contracting throughout the entire procurement chain of large-scale infrastructure projects and programmes implemented by the IF. The role will also be the primary interface with the Supply Chain Management unit (SCM) of the DBSA.
Key Responsibilities
Key Measurements of Outputs
Time taken to prepare and or review procurement documentation, opinions and provide solutions.
Quality of procurement documentation, opinions and solutions provided.
Effective management and resolution of procurement-related complaints and concerns.
Management of procurement spend.
Clean
Expertise & Technical Competencies
a) Detail Orientation
Reviews all relevant information or aspects of a situation before taking action or making a decision.
Pays close attention to details that are important to others to make sure they are right.
Verifies that work has been completed according to the standards and procedures.
b) Negotiations Skills
Is able to state own case, leaving some room for negotiaton.
Is well-versed with negotiation protocol and etiquette.
Is able to successfully conclude simple negotiations on a factual basis.
Knows when to seek advice/guidance during a negotiation.
c) Planning and Organising
Uses time management procedures effectively.
Can exercise independent judgement regarding all planning and organising issues.
Uses specialised software to plan and manage own time.
Plans and manages multiple priorities and deadlines.
d) Adaptability
Is able to operate in a rapidly changing and increasingly unpredictable environment.
Gives thought to scenarios impacting the world of work and the world of business.
e) Written Communication
Is relied on by others to help them write complex technical and non-technical documents and briefs.
Is able to determine which aspects of this knowledge area need to be transferred to others in order to achieve organisational goals.
Coaches’ others and transfers communication skills and knowledge to others.
f) Commercial Business Acumen
A good understanding of business and commercial drivers impacting operations.
An understanding of general commercial strategy and the role of departmental strategy in the broader context of organisational objectives.
Is comfortable with commercial discussions notwithstanding the absence of a readily identifiable legal component.
Has the ability to structure or provide advice on legal instruments (e.g., contracts), based on strategic requirements.
Has the ability to communicate complex legal principles in a clear language which demonstrates the practical application of the law to a business case.
g) Legal and Regulatory Policy Knowledge
Knowledge of applicable legislation and the legal policies and procedures pertaining to the local, regional and relevant global laws.
Directs and oversees the setting of organisational legal strategies, policies and guidelines of the most complex and important cases/legal objectives.
Extensive knowledge of topics such as procurement laws, claims, agreements, and patents laws, intellectual property financial laws, labour laws, environmental laws, trade and economics laws etc.
Knowledge and ability to enforce conditions and provisions of contracts, grants, agreements and leases.
Awareness of all local regional and global legal developments.
Ability to understand legal rights and responsibilities and the possession of authority to make legal decisions.
Protects the organisation’s legal rights, utilizing a broad knowledge base of all major legal disciplines.
h) 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 ).
Has knowledge of various feedback mechanisms to check levels of audience understanding.
i) Procurement Services
Articulates and prepares required documents and related elements of the procurement request including terms and conditions for the sourcing, selection and award process.
Receives, safeguards, opens, records, tracks, assesses compliance with teams.
Develops relationships by effective resolution of complaints and concerns.
Prepares effective correspondence, questions and reports, statements of circumstance and briefing notes.
j) Risk Identification & Assessments
Diagnoses significant and emerging risks to which the business is exposed.
Advises on applicable aspects of legal risk identification and assessment.
k) Solution Focused
Identifies complex problems based on a broad range of factors, many of which are ambiguous or difficult to to define.
While remaining guided by organisational values, identifies optimal solutions, thinking first in terms of possible approaches and flexibilities in the system blind adherence to rules or procedures.
Evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of solutions after they have been implemented and identifies needed changes.
l) Knowledge of Contracts
Advises business units on contractual issues related to procurement.
Has an in-depth knowledge of the legal framework and appropriate Ability to apply this to develop appropriate contractual terms, conditions and documentation.
Identifies and resolves risk and liability.
m) Reporting & Communication
Provides input, reviews and improves reporting processes.
Assists business units to help them write complex technical and non-technical documents and briefs.
Assists to determine which aspects of their knowledge area needs to be transferred to others in order to achieve organisational goals.
Coaches’ juniors and transfers communication skills and knowledge to juniors in the
Able to communicate complex problems or concepts, by making them simple and understandable for others.
Adapts language to the level of the audience in order 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.
Minimum Requirements:
A post graduate qualification: Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) in Supply Chain Management or Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) or relevant.
A minimum of 8 years experience in working with large-scale infrastructure procurement projects with a proven track record with successful large commercial deals.
In-depth knowledge and understanding of the PFMA, MFMA, PPPFA, BBBEE, Treasury Regulations and other SCM policies and procedures.
Strong understanding of and a strong commitment to good corporate governance.
Knowledge and understanding of supply chain disciplines & methodologies, public sector, regulatory environment across all spheres of government and international best practice of government infrastructure procurement.
Knowledge and understanding of all legislation and regulations relevant to the business of a bank (i.e., Banks Act, NCA, FICA, FAIS, Reserve Bank Act, Competition Act, POPIA, ).
Demonstrated experience in infrastructure and/or project finance and infrastructure development processes.
Proven negotiating skills with the ability to close deals/transactions/agreements from a procurement perspective.
Ability to interact professionally and confidently with members of the IT team, clients, employees as well as internal and external stakeholders.
Desirable Requirements:
Admitted Attorney/ Advocate of the High Court of South Africa.
International/cross-border experience.
Additional business qualifications (Finance related).
Required Personal Attributes
a) Teamwork and cooperation
Promotes 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.
b) Decisiveness
Makes timely decisions about complex issues even when some information is missing.
Makes decisions and stands by them even when they are controversial or unpopular.
Grasps critical business opportunities when they arise by making timely decisions.
c) Driving delivery of results
Identifies and implements a business opportunity that will have long term impact on the business.
Monitors progress and adapts plans if necessary to ensure optimal benefit to the programme.
Makes decisions, sets priorities, or chooses goals on the basis of inputs and outputs makes explicit considerations of potential profit, return on investment, or cost benefit analysis.
Based on cost benefit analysis, makes decisions of entrepreneurial risk nature.
d) Goal Oriented and Solution Driven
Has an understanding of how immediate tasks contributed towards broader goals and structures activities accordingly.
Focuses on solutions and goes beyond merely recognising a problem.
e) Systems Thinking
Views legal matters as an integral part of broader operations and avoids addressing matters in isolation.
Is able to recognise patterns and interconnectivity between various matters which are seemingly disconnected.
f) Self-Awareness & Self Control
Ignores angering actions and continues a conversation or May leave temporarily to withhold emotions, then return immediately to continue.
Feels strong emotions in the course of a conversation or other task, such as anger, extreme frustration, or high stress; holds the emotions back, and continues to act calmly.
Avoids egotistical behaviour.
Welcomes positive confrontation as necessary; and avoids negative confrontation.
b) Decisiveness
Acts promptly to address urgent needs, quickly taking those decisions which need to be taken.
Assesses available information to reach a clear view of key options and selects the best option at the time.
Thinks on their feet when necessary.
Changes his/her perception, ideas or alters normal procedures to fit a specific situation to get a job done and/or meet company goals.
c) Impact and Influence
Includes careful preparation of data for presentation.
Makes two or more different arguments or points in a presentation or a discussion.
d) Achievement Orientation
Focuses on new or more effective ways of improving own work and meeting targets.
Focuses on raising quality, customer satisfaction and revenues.
Makes specific changes to systems and processes in order to improve efficiency and quality.
Formulates own objectives and action plans in order to achieve a measurable improvement in the future.
| Closing Date | 2024/11/14 |
| Reference Number | DBS240627-1 |
| Job Title | Senior Credit Data Analyst |
| Job Grade | 16 |
| Job Type Classification | Permanent |
| Location – Town / City | Midrand |
| Location – Province | Gauteng |
| Location – Country | South Africa |
| Job Profile (Downloadable) | Senior_Credit_Data_Analyst_Job_Profile_June_2024.docx.pdf (240.30 kb) – 6/27/2024 3:56:12 AM |
Job Description
To source, aggregate and collate credit and other data for credit modelling, reporting and analysis. The key
accountabilities, interfaces and measures of this role are elaborated below: . .
Key Responsibilities
Key Internal Liaison Relationships
Key External Liaison Relationships
Expertise & Technical Competencies
Minimum Requirements
Desired Requirements
TECHNICAL
a) Problem Solving
Required Personal Attributes
BEHAVIOURAL
| Closing Date | 2024/11/07 |
| Reference Number | DBS240614-2 |
| Job Title | Credit Review Analyst |
| Job Grade | 17 |
| Job Type Classification | Permanent |
| Location – Town / City | Midrand |
| Location – Province | Gauteng |
| Location – Country | South Africa |
| Job Profile (Downloadable) | Job Profile Credit Review Analyst Final.pdf (410.21 kb) – 6/14/2024 1:32:23 PM |
Job Description
The purpose of this position is to ensure that the credit quality of the portfolio is managed and maintained within the
Bank’s risk appetite. The Credit Review Analyst will manage a portfolio of high value and/or high-risk clients,
conducting high quality credit evaluation and financial assessment of the borrower’s credit worthiness and
disseminating these findings through high quality reports outlining key credit risks, credit mitigation and
recommendations. Additionally, the Credit Review Analyst will review the quality and detail of key credit assessment
deliverables of the Credit Analysts, ensuring that these are executed within in a diligent and timeous manner.
Key Responsibilities
Credit Risk & Advisory Services, Monitoring & Reporting
Review Oversight
Key Measures
Key Internal Liaison Relationships
Key External Liaison Relationships
Expertise & Technical Competencies
Minimum Requirements
Desirable Requirements
Technical Competencies
Required Personal Attributes
Behavioural Competencies
| Closing Date | 2024/11/19 |
| Reference Number | DBS240228-2 |
| Job Title | ICT Project Manager |
| Job Grade | 16 |
| Job Type Classification | Permanent |
| Location – Town / City | Midrand |
| Location – Province | Gauteng |
| Location – Country | South Africa |
| Job Profile (Downloadable) | ICT Project Manager_Job Profile Feb 2024.docx.pdf (450.81 kb) – 2/28/2024 8:51:16 AM |
Job Description
The ICT Project Manager (PM) will implement Information Technology (IT) initiatives that improve cost effectiveness,
service quality, and business efficiency in a constantly changing environment. The Project Manager will take lead in
the project management of information systems to support the organisation’s internal and external business
operations and models.
Key Responsibilities
ICT Project Initiation
Contribute to strategic and tactical planning, development, evaluation and coordination of the information and
technology systems for the DBSA group.
Determines appropriate revenue recognition, ensure timely and accurate invoicing, and monitors receivables
for project.
Contribute towards development and maintenance of enterprise systems architecture, defining standards and
protocols for data exchange, communications, software and interconnection of DBSA network information
systems.
Implement and maintain information systems, ensuring appropriate investment in strategic and operational
systems.
Negotiate Information Technology implementation contracts, soliciting involvement and participation of other
management team members as appropriate.
Communicate ICT implementation plans and policies to project sponsors.
Implement appropriate ICT project progress reporting to the project sponsor and project team
Approve, coordinate, and control all projects related to selection, acquisition and development of major
information systems for the DBSA group.
Negotiates Information Technology service level agreements with Service Providers and monitors Information
Technology systems performance to assure service levels are met.
Researches and evaluates alternatives for the enhancement or re-engineering of Information Technology
projects.
Implements an appropriate Information Technology Governance Framework and ensures compliance to this
framework.
Project Management
Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope.
Provides quality service to end users in needs analysis, solution recommendation, vendor selection,
implementation, training, and post-installation support.
Ensures that information systems operate according to internal standards, external accrediting agency
standards, and legal requirements.
Tracks and reports team hours and expenses on a weekly basis.
Responsible for monitoring managing project budget.
Analyses project profitability, revenue, margins and utilisation.
Responsible for Information Technology project activities and costs as related to the overall utilisation of
resources required to meet strategic and operational requirements.
Understands pricing model and billing procedures.
Assures project legal documents are completed and signed.
Accountable for leading and managing small to medium Information and Communication Technology projects
Implement divisional objectives and targets for inclusion in the organisational balanced scorecard
Implement project according to scope and budget. (Varies from project to project but not more than R5m per
project).
Reviews deliverables prepared by team.
Prepare monthly and weekly progress report to team and project sponsor.
Communicate to all team members.
Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope.
Prepare project related report and motivations.
Prepare Procurement Committee documents.
Prepare project Service Level Agreement in line with the overall Service Level Agreement of the group.
Facilitates team and client meetings effectively.
Holds regular status meetings with project team.
Key Measures/KPIs
Ability to negotiate Information Technology implementation contracts, soliciting involvement and participation of
other management team members as appropriate.
Ability to Determines appropriate revenue recognition, ensures timely and accurate invoicing, and monitors
receivables for project.
Ability to Implement project according to scope and budget. (Varies from project to project but not more than
R5m per project).
Ability to negotiates Information Technology service level agreements with Service Providers and monitors
Information Technology systems performance to assure service levels are met.
Expertise & Technical Competencies
Minimum Requirements
A post graduate degree in ICT, Commerce or Engineering.
Project Management qualification (PMBOK or Prince or Similar).
A minimum of 2 years’ experience in the management of Information and Communication Technology projects.
A minimum of 5 years in managing medium sized projects in an Information and Communication Technology
environment.
A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a specialist position/s in a comparable environment.
TECHNICAL
Project Management
Initiates project plans and secures resources for projects that span area or department boundaries.
Uses estimating techniques and develops project risk management approaches.
Has an in-depth and practical understanding of how to maximize the effectiveness of project teams.
Planning & Organizing
Is relied on to helps other plan and organise their workload.
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 replanning
Negotiation Skills
Understands and can apply basic negotiating skills and techniques, e.g., obtaining a full understanding of
the other party’s agenda and needs before disclosing own perspectives.
Possesses an understanding of various unspoken communications from other parties and can decipher
hidden agendas.
Is able to successfully conclude negotiations which require the development of an emotional as well as
factual argument.
Is able to develop mutually beneficial potential solutions.
Written Communication
Understands that different writing styles are required for different documents or audiences.
Write effective correspondence, prepares 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.
Required Personal Attributes
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
Information Seeking and Analysis
Breaks down problems into simple lists of tasks or activities
Investigates the problem or situation beyond routine questioning.
Impact and Influence
Includes careful preparation of data for presentation.
Makes two or more different arguments or points in a presentation or a discussion.
Achievement Orientation
Focuses on new or more effective ways of improving own work and meeting targets.
Focuses on raising quality, customer satisfaction and revenues.
Formulates own objectives and action plans in order to achieve a measurable improvement in the future.
Makes specific changes to systems and processes in order to improve efficiency and quality.
Self-Awareness & Self Control
Ignores angering actions and continues a conversation or task. May leave temporarily to withhold emotions,
then return immediately to continue
Feels strong emotions in the course of a conversation or other task, such as anger, extreme frustration, or
high stress; holds the emotions back, and continues to act calmly.
Decisiveness
Acts promptly to address urgent needs, taking quickly those decisions which need to be taken.
Thinks on their feet when necessary
Changes his/her perception, ideas or alters normal procedures to fit a specific situation to get a job done
and/or meet company goals
Assesses available information to reach a clear view of key options and selects the best option at the time.
| Closing Date | 2024/11/08 |
| Reference Number | DBS241025-1 |
| Job Title | Senior Legal Advisor: Equity Transactions |
| Job Grade | 18 |
| Job Type Classification | Permanent |
| Location – Town / City | Midrand |
| Location – Province | Gauteng |
| Location – Country | South Africa |
| Job Profile (Downloadable) | Senior Legal Advisor Equities Transactions_Job Profile October 2024.pdf (326.75 kb) – 10/25/2024 11:28:11 AM |
Job Description
To proactively provide specialised legal advice and support on equity transactions related to the DBSA’s financing activities. The role will focus on structuring and executing equity investments, ensuring that all actions are legally sound and compliant with regulatory standards, and protecting DBSA’s investment portfolio. This role also includes mitigating legal risks, preventing adverse consequences for the DBSA, and offering expert legal counsel across the organisation, particularly in equity-related matters.
Key Responsibilities
Key Performance Areas:
Legal Advisory Functions:
Key Measurements of Outputs:
Key Internal Liasion Relationships:
Key External Liasion Relationships:
Expertise & Technical Competencies
Qualifications and Experience:
Minimum Requirements:
Desired Requirements:
Technical Competencies:
a) Written communication
b) Presentation skills
c) Reporting
d) Legal Knowledge
e) Legal Policy Knowledge
f) Presentation Skills
g) Business Acumen
h) Negotiations
Required Personal Attributes
Behavioural Competencies:
a) Customer Service Orientation
b) Self-awareness and Self Control
c) Strategic and Innovative Thinking
d) Driving delivery of results
e) Teamwork & Cooperation
f) Decisiveness
g) Impact and Influence
h) Achievement Orientation
All the best with your applications.
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