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Programme Manager: SADC Water Fund

Closing Date
2025/04/15
Reference Number
DBS250328-1
Job Title Programme Manager: SADC Water Fund
Job Grade 17
Job Type Classification Contract
Location – Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) Programme Manager SADC Water_Job Profile signed.pdf (343.35 kb) – 4/2/2025 10:26:18 AM
Job Description
This position is specific to the SADC Regional Fund for Water Infrastructure and Basic Sanitation, Fund Management Programme reporting to the Head Programme Management Services.

The Programme Manager’s responsibilities include a broad spectrum, covering all areas of project origination, investment evaluation administration and reporting. The purpose of this role is to manage project managers and monitor and report on all aspects of the programme while ensuring that the programme objectives are achieved.

Key Responsibilities
Strategic Functions and Business Development

Lead the planning, execution, monitoring, control and closure of programme/s.
Identify and implement expediting measures to prevent programme delays by actively engaging and managing project managers.
Lead the preparation of and oversee the implementation of the Fund strategy.
Oversee the operations and the institutionalisation of a functioning SADC Fund.
Lead the process of developing and implementing an effective marketing and fundraising strategy to grow the programme by broadening the mix of income streams and developing new streams of income including major donors.
Identify and explore expansion/ growth opportunities through screening potential projects/programmes by analysing the market strategies and engaging with strategic partners.
Oversee the team to prevent programme delays arising from project implementation.
Lead the development of innovative approaches to ensure the growth and sustainability of the Fund.
Programme Management Functions.

Lead the programme planning, execution, monitoring and control of the operations according to the client’s and funders’ agreements.
Ensure sound and efficient programme management in line with the agreed-upon objectives and indicators of the Fund.
Identify and mitigate risks to the programme (and the respective investment projects).
Provide a view of all projects underway concerning cost across the programme.
Consolidate expenditure progress into meaningful portfolio/ programme key performance indicators.
Implement project costing and cost control policy, practices, procedures and systems for the Programme.
Coordinate, prepare and validate the cash flow requirements for submission to the applicable Investment committees.
Develop and maintain a programme cost control system.
Plan, align, coordinate, control and implement changes to the approved programme plans.
Implement and maintain appropriate systems for best Project Management cost support.
Transfer all programmes/projects that are completed efficiently to the relevant project owners and conduct post-transfer reviews promptly.
Identify and implement expediting measures to prevent programme delays by actively engaging and managing the programme team.
Oversee compliance with ESG requirements and standards.
Project planning

Lead the investment project acquisition and a healthy project pipeline for the Fund.
Oversee tendering and contracting procedures for each investment project financed by the Fund.
Provide business with a view of all projects underway concerning time across the programme.
Consolidate time-related progress into meaningful asset creation key performance indicators.
Implement project planning and scheduling control policy, practice, procedures and system for the
Provide inputs during the feasibility and business case stages for projects in the programme.
Provide professional resources, through a matrix structure, to projects within the programme.
Programme communication and reporting

Ensure timely reporting and communication to the Board, ICPs, SADC and DBSA Divisional Management.
Lead the process to Identify, build and maintain stakeholder/ partner relations & partnerships, SADC member state relevant government authorities and utilities.
Oversee the development and implementation of a visibility plan.
Identify and pursue visibility opportunities including participation in regional, continental & international forums to promote the Fund and lead on behalf of SADC a proactive involvement.
Ensure sound communication with project sponsors.
Implement project administration policy, practices, procedures and system.
Oversee the maintenance of the documentation management system.
Create a centre point for accessing all project information.
Implement a resource balancing system.
Compile programme management reports and submit them to various stakeholders.
Project contract management

Implement adopted contract management policy, practices, procedures and system.
Conclude financing agreements with the government of the proposing country and the project sponsor in accordance with the Agency Agreement between SADC and the DBSA.
Oversee the conclusion of consultancy/contractor agreements for regional investment projects according to the requirements of the Fund.
Determine the appropriate execution and contract strategies in relation to known facts of the programme and the maturity level of the projects in the Programme ensuring minimum risks to the programme.
Keep contractors fully informed of all changes or modifications to requirements regarding contracting, both legislative and those of the Development Bank of South Africa and funders.
Follow up and ensure the resolving of contractual breaches / non-compliance.
Project management

Implement a project management discipline to ensure repeatable and consistent delivery of projects.
Implement a suitable methodology and process to achieve the required level of the project management maturity.
Ensure that programme execution staff have the necessary certification or alignment as applicable.
Financial Management Functions

In liaison with the program accountants, oversee consolidation of expenditure progress into meaningful portfolio / programme ley performance indicators.
Oversee Implementation & Compliance to project costing and cost control policy, practices, procedures and system for the programme.
Validate the cash flow requirements for submission to the applicable oversight committees.
Develop and maintain programme cost control system.
Plan, align, coordinate, control and implement changes to the approved rolling plans.
Oversee implementation and maintain appropriate systems for best Project Management cost support.
Transfer all programmes/projects that are completed efficiently to the relevant project owners and conducting post transfer reviews promptly.
Provide business overview all projects.
Consolidate time related progress into meaningful asset creation key performance indicators.
Identify, analyse and report to PMB on programme slippages and recommend corrective actions.
Management Functions

Provide mentorship and coaching to programme execution staff in line with Human Capital requirements and processes.
Identify and implement strategies to address the training requirements and gaps within the programme.
Manage consultants assigned to the programme.
Expertise & Technical Competencies
a. 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.
b. Business Acumen

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.
c. Business Development

Identifies lucrative market opportunities through an excellent understanding and interpretation of sector analyses, including market structure, supply and demand aspects, competitor environment, gap analysis.
Actively participates in formulating, developing and implementing the business development strategy/ies to generate new investment opportunities in public and private sector (delivery of infrastructure services).
Constructs business plans for bankable multi-dimensional projects, using standard and/or customised templates and processes.
Assesses Project/ Programme Feasibility through interrogation of resource requirements (including financing, capacity, capability and related issues).
Coordinates, controls and manages the activities and efforts required for the implementation of the plan.
d. 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 of their work.
Establishes processes to ensure accuracy and quality of services delivered by the team.
e. 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.
f. 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.
g. 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.
h. 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.
i. 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.

Minimum requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (e.g. BSC/BEng Civil Engineering) and or equivalent.
Master’s degree in Development Finance, Business Administration and/or equivalent.
A minimum of 12 years’ experience in a similar job function at a programme level as well as the skills to manage teams of professionals.
Professional Registration with a recognised engineering professional body.
Project management training and experience is required.
Experience working in the SADC countries.
Exposure to the senior management committees, reporting and attending board meetings is essential.
Experience in development project origination, proposal writing and fund mobilisation.
Demonstrable experience in identifying client challenges and playing an active part in finding innovative solutions.
Experienced communicator and negotiator.
Strong negotiation skills with the ability to close deals.
Experience in working with International Financial Institution (IFI) funded programmes in the SADC region.

Desirable Requirements

Experience working on water infrastructure projects.
Project management and delivery experience.
Fund Management experience
Required Personal Attributes
a) 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

b) Leading and empowering others

• Creates the conditions that enables the team to perform at its best (e.g., setting clear directions, 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.

c) 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.

d) Achievement orientation

• 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.
• Aim at exceptional performance, setting out to achieve a unique standard.
• Constantly analysis outcomes to ensure the achievements of business goal.
• Identifies short-term opportunities or potential problems aiming to achieve better outcomes.

e) Customer Orientation

• Tries to understand the underlying needs of customers and match these needs to available or customized products and services.
• Adapts 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.

f) 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.

g) 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.

Environmental & Social Governance Specialist

Closing Date
2025/04/08
Reference Number
DBS250318-1
Job Title Environmental & Social Governance Specialist
Job Grade 16
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location – Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) ESG Specialist role profile July 2023+SN.docx.pdf (415.07 kb) – 3/18/2025 4:26:47 PM
Job Description
The purpose of this job is to implement environmental, social, and socio institutional governance policies and procedures,
to appraise and monitor transactions to comply with the Banks Environmental and Social Safeguards Standards (ESSS)
and international best practices, and to work with the Banks partners to support the achievement of long-term
developmental impact and sustainability in the Banks development and financing interventions.

Key Responsibilities
Key Performance Areas:

1. Support the Bank in developing and implementing policy, strategy, products, and services which align with good
   International Industry Practice, the delivery of sustainable infrastructure solutions and the achievement of the
   Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
2. Support the application of DBSA environmental and social safeguard standards (ESSS) in all DBSA operations.
3. Assess and appraise the environmental, social and governance (ESG) impact of potential investments by identifying
   ESG development outcomes, key risks and proposing mitigation measures. Reporting on the outcomes of these
   assessments to bank investment decision making structures (Development Results Working Group, Investment
   Committee & Board Credit, and Investment Committee).
4. Support the embedding of gender considerations in the Banks operations through the implementation of the Gender
   Marker System in appraisal of the Banks investment and development projects.
5. Provide on-going ESG monitoring and reporting on the ESG outcomes of existing investments. Where deviations to
   loan conditions occur, recommend corrective measures.
6. Evaluate the environmental, social and governance impact of investment projects funded by the DBSA. Socioinstitutional
   expertise is required.
7. Support reporting to international partners including the IDFC on the ESG outcomes of the DBSA portfolio.
8. Build and maintain stakeholder networks and finance partnerships to promote ESG in the Banks operations.
9. Provide advice to clients to support sustainable infrastructure delivery and in building and maintaining Institutional
   Good Governance.
10. Represent DBSA at technical meetings, industry events and relevant fora.
11. Assist where required on any strategic ESG related projects within the DBSA
12. Mentor graduates when required.

Key Measurements of Outputs:

1. Number of policies, financing products and services developed and applied to promote sustainable financing and GIIP.
2. Quality and number of due diligence assignments and projects concluded to ensure the application of the Banks ESSS
   in investment decision making.
3. Quality and number of investment projects monitored to ensure application of conditions precedent.
4. Quality and number of corporate reports prepared to support transparent reporting on the Banks portfolio. enhance
   sustainable infrastructure investment decision making in the DBSA.

Expertise & Technical Competencies
Qualifications and Experience:

Minimum Requirements

1. An advanced degree in, Social and Environmental Sciences, or any other relevant degree.
2. A minimum of 8 in preparing and appraising projects for investment, quantifying development
   outcomes, identifying and mitigating environmental, social/governance risks.
3. At least 6 years relevant experience in the development and / or infrastructure sectors (sustainable infrastructure,
   social infrastructure, biodiversity, water, energy, transport or similar).
4. At least 4 years’ experience on assessing Socio institutional risks at a transaction/investment level.
5. Demonstrate experience/ understanding in the application of good international industry practice principles in ESG
   such as but not limited to the UN Principles for Responsible investment, UN Global Compact, the IFC Performance
   Standards, the Equator Principles, relevant national legislation such as the National Environmental Management Act
   107 of 1998.
6. Demonstrate knowledge of the rule of law, justice, applicable environmental and social legislative requirements, and
   its application to investment processes in Africa.
7. Demonstrate knowledge of corporate governance and its principles (particularly within a public sector, municipal and
   utilities context) ESG, and responsible investing.
8. Working knowledge of BBBEE and gender considerations.
9. Innovative approaches/experience on how to improve ESG sustainability within development finance institutions and
   the financial services sector.
10. Good knowledge of financial markets and ESG considerations in the development finance, financial services, and
    investment sector.
11. Proven ability to undertake research, analyze and synthesize diverse ESG related data (especially climate related)
    and information to deliver independent, high-quality professional reports.
12. Proven ability to communicate ideas clearly and confidently, and present ideas to clients and industry partners.
13. Must be able to travel for business purposes.
14. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
15. Understanding of ESG reporting requirements and frameworks such as TCFD, Green House Gas Protocol etc
16. Basic knowledge of carbon foot printing and carbon footprinting tools and the ability to apply the tools
17. An understanding of Climate risk integration into credit risk systems will be highly advantageous
18. Understanding of gender mainstreaming and grievance redress mechanisms.

Desired Requirements

1. An Honours or Masters qualification in the Social / Environmental Sciences, relevant Engineering, Climate Risk
   management / mitigation/ adaptation, or Sustainable Development field
2. Professional registration with a relevant professional body such as:

• Institute of Directors
• Chartered Institute of Secretaries
• Chartered Institute of Development Finance (CIDEF)
• IAIA (SA) – International Association for Impact Assessments (South Africa)
• Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)
• SACNASP
• Or other relevant professional body

Required Personal Attributes
Leadership/Behavioural Competencies:

Behavioural

1. Achievement Orientation
   a. Undertakes challenging assignments and strives to complete them.
   b. Sets priorities and chooses goals based on calculated costs, anticipated benefits, and improvement of
   performance.
   c. Aims at exceptional performance; setting out to achieve a unique standard.
   d. Constantly analyses outcomes to ensure the achievement of business goals.
   e. Identifies short-term opportunities or potential problems aiming to achieve better outcomes.
2. Customer Service Orientation
   a. Tries to understand the underlying needs of customers and matches these needs to available or customized
   products and services.

b. Adapts processes and procedures to meet on-going customer needs.
c. Utilises the feedback received by customers, in order to develop new and/or improve existing services/ products
that relate to their on-going needs.
d. Thinks of new ways to align DBSA’s offerings with future customer needs.

3. Integrity
   a. Is willing to end a business relationship because it was associated with unethical business practice.
   b. Is capable of challenging senior management (in an appropriate and respectable manner) in order to act on
   espoused values.
4. Leading and Empowering Others
   a. 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).
   b. Monitors performance against clear standards, and addresses performance issues promptly and takes action to
   get performance back to desired levels.
   c. Proactively asks for feedback on own performance from team members, aiming to become more effective.
5. Self-awareness and Self Control
   a. Withholds effects of strong emotions in difficult situations.
   b. Keeps functioning or responds constructively despite stress.
   c. May apply special techniques or plan of time to manage emotions or stress.
6. Strategic and Innovative Thinking
   a. 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.
   b. Restates complex knowledge in a way that makes it easier for others to understand.
   c. Experiments with new approaches, tests scenarios, questions assumptions and challenges conventional thinking.
   d. Creates new concepts that are not obvious to others, leveraging internal and external sources of information, to
   build incremental revenue and growth opportunities.
7. Teamwork & Cooperation
   a. Acts to promote a friendly climate and good morale and resolves conflicts.
   b. Creates opportunities for cross-functional working.
   c. Encourages others to network outside of their own team/department and learn from their experience.
   TECHNICAL
8. Environmental, social & governance expertise
   a. Has an in-depth understanding of environmental and social science and law and can analyse reliable, relevant,
   and verifiable information, test hypotheses, and draw conclusions.
   b. Knowledge on how to approach socio -institutional risk at transactional/ investment level
   c. Ability to apply environmental, social and governance risk analysis to an investment scenario and propose
   mitigants to close investment deals.
   d. Knowledge of relevant environmental social and governance tools and operating models applicable to the
   infrastructure sector and uses that knowledge to identify best practices.
   e. Able to draw on environmental, social and governance knowledge to identify unique opportunities to enhance
   business performance for potential DBSA clients.
   f. Has some knowledge around the Task Force for Climate Related Disclosures and/ or the Green House Gas
   Protocol/ Carbon accounting/ carbon foot printing.

g. Understands the application of GIIP with the infrastructure sector and can communicate this to clients and position
the DBSA a leader in green infrastructure financing.
h. Ability to analyse and interpret financial information and unpack the ESG implications for transactions.

2. Research & Analysis
   a. Ability to propose investment solutions through analysis and solutioning.
   b. Proactively identifies the need for, initiates, plans and manages research projects as necessary.
   c. High level of skill in the use of advanced/complex analytical techniques, tools and models covering all potential
   business circumstances (such GHG screening, resource utilisation and quantification) and highlight potential
   risks/opportunities.
   d. Translates research reports into lucid and valid summaries and gives effective presentations of the findings.
   e. Able to translate findings into reports and present findings to key stakeholders and important meetings.
   f. Advises on the formulation and revision of policy in the light of research findings.
3. Business Acumen
   a. Uses a methodical problem-solving approach to support effective decision-making considering importance,
   urgency, and risk.
   b. Thorough and in-depth understanding of the business environment, reviews outputs of analysis to relate these to
   operational circumstances.
   c. Monitors the environment and continuously seeks opportunities to align DBSA operations with national, regional,
   and international GIIP and standards environment.
   d. Understands South African public and private stakeholder community issues/challenges and can build win-win
   relationships with them.
   e. Envisions, creates, and facilitates connections to develop and enhance partnerships, alliances and networks that
   advance shared interests.
4. Project Management
   a. 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.
   b. Assembles and leads diverse and multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring maximum effective resource utilisation.
   c. Successfully manages substantial project budgets, required SCM processes and reports directly to senior
   managers on the progress and results of projects.
   d. Identifies complex issues that need escalation and proposes appropriate corrective actions.
5. Risk Identification & Assessment skills – Level 4 check
   a. Advises on applicable aspects of risk identification and assessment.
   b. Assesses and links short-term tasks in the context of long-term business strategies or perspectives.
6. Planning & Organising
   a. Uses effectively advance time management processes to deal with high workload and tight deadlines.
   b. Organises, prioritizes, and schedules tasks so they can be performed within budget and with the efficient use of
   time and resources.
   c. Achieves goals in a timely manner, despite obstacles encountered, by organising, reprioritizing, and re-planning.
7. Reporting & Communication
   a. Designs / customizes reports to meet user needs.
   b. Prepares complex or tailored reports, gathers information from a variety of sources, analyses and includes in a
   report.
   c. Keeps standard reports under review and proposes improvements to meet user needs

ICT Infrastructure Specialist

Closing Date
2025/04/07
Reference Number
DBS250326-1
Job Title ICT Infrastructure Specialist
Job Grade 16
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location – Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) ICT Infrastructure Specialist_Job Profile Updated Jan 2025.pdf (476.80 kb) – 3/26/2025 3:55:56 PM
Job Description
The role of the Infrastructure Specialist is to ensure that the Banks’ Information Communication and Technology (ICT) infrastructure services are available in line with the Service Level Agreements and requirements of the organisation.

Key Responsibilities
ICT Governance and Policies

Contribute to the formulation of Service Level Agreements (SLAs), Service Catalogue, ICT Policies, Architecture, and Strategy documents.
Provide inputs to the development and review of SLAs between the ICT Unit, business, and third parties.
Conduct research and provide recommendations to improve ICT security and infrastructure policies.
Implement ICT change management processes and policies.
Contribute to the formation and deployment of disaster recovery policies and guidelines.
IT Infrastructure Optimisation

Research tools that aid in maintaining efficient ICT infrastructure operations.
Design, review and deploy ICT infrastructure components.
Define tools that aid in monitoring infrastructure components.
Implement patch management solutions are designed, deployed, and managed.
Maximise the performance, availability, and capacity of ICT infrastructure.
Recommend ICT infrastructure service improvements and optimisation plans.
IT Service Management and Support

Plan and schedule for ICT infrastructure projects impacting the Bank.
Provide telephonic and remote assistance to ICT infrastructure and services team members.
Serve on standby and act as an escalation point for the ICT Unit.
Sign-off installation completion reports and service delivery completion notices, confirming actual delivery and value derived.
Identify and schedule appropriate downtime for maintenance and upgrades.
Project Execution and Collaboration

Provide technical input into projects across the project stages.
Utilise collaboration tools to execute and monitor projects and manage ICT infrastructure resources.
Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with team members, management, and service providers.
Engage in knowledge transfer initiatives with ICT Infrastructure staff members.
Procurement, Cost Management and Reporting

Provide technical inputs into the formulation of requests for proposals and procurement motivations.
Monitor services delivered against costs and compare amounts charged to delivered services.
Develop, promote and implement innovative cost-saving ICT solutions.
Prepare regular reports to management for the analysis and review of services.
Formulate and evaluate installation standards, methodologies, and processes.
Key Measures/KPIs

Technical support requests resolved within agreed Service Level Agreement (SLA) timeframes.
Customer support surveys evaluating user experience.
Average time taken to resolve support tickets.
Hardware and software deployment efficiency.
Expertise & Technical Competencies
Minimum Requirements:

A Bachelor’s Degree / Advanced Diploma in Information Technology or equivalent.
A minimum of 7 years in ICT infrastructure planning, design and implementation, and Microsoft Systems Administration environment.
Minimum 3 years’ experience deploying server and storage infrastructure components.
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Foundation certification.
Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Server Administrator.
Advanced knowledge of the design, implementation and management of Microsoft Active Directory environment, and Microsoft System Center environments.
Expert knowledge of voice over internet protocol (VoIP) infrastructures, virtualisation environments and wireless network environments.
Ability to map and provide complex Information Communication and Technology solutions and advice in relation to the Banks’ strategy.
Sound knowledge of Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) practices.
Experience of running a disaster recovery environment.
Sound knowledge of Backup/restore technologies such as Veeam.
Manage the MS WSUS environment for the deployment of patched and security fixes.
Working knowledge of MS Office Professional and a basic knowledge of financial processes.
Manage Microsoft Azure subscriptions and resources.
Implement and manage storage.
Deploy and manage virtual machines (VMs).
Configure and manage virtual networks.
Manage identities within the MS Azure environment.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

IT Security

Demonstrates a broad understanding or very detailed area of expertise in security subject(s).
Demonstrates a broad knowledge of security policies and interprets policies.
Understands a specific security application or tool and how it works.
Conducts risk assessments.
Assesses security safeguards.
Deals with threats and serious incidents proactively.
IT Strategy Planning

Has a deep knowledge of IT solutions and their short and long term benefits and able to make a business case for large IT initiatives to improve overall performance.
Closely involved in organisational decision making , developing the IT strategy as a cornerstone for the organisational strategy.
Able to carry out benchmarking exercises with similar sized organisations and report on the organisation efficiencies and deficiencies in addition to suggesting how to achieve “best of breed“ solutions.
IT Network and Securities

In depth knowledge, analyse and understand business processes and users’ needs in order to identify integrated IT solutions, provide a match with the work flows, recommending changes / improvements to infrastructure or systems and may also input from experience into the soundness of business processes.
Design and recommend IT network Infrastructure/system blueprints.
Undertake comprehensive analysis of networks / systems and provide recommendations on integrated IT solutions.
IT Support

Contacts end-user / customer to follow up on services and/or solutions to ensure that their needs have been correctly and effectively met.
Understands issues from the end-user/customer’s perspective.
Keeps end-user/customer up-to-date with information and decisions that affect him/her.
Monitors services provided to end-user / customer and makes timely adjustments as required.
Proposes new, creative and sound alternatives to improve technical services.
Uses advanced techniques in solving technical problems.
Planning & 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 promptly, despite obstacles encountered, by organising, reprioritising and re-planning.
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.
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.
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.
Customer Service Orientation

Views others, including colleagues, as customers and wants to meet their needs.
Keeps the customer informed of relevant developments or changes.
Gains the trust of customers by maintaining clear, two-way communication regarding mutual expectations and satisfaction with service.
Admits possible errors or mistakes to customers.
Attention to Detail

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

Changes his/her perception, and ideas or alters normal procedures to fit a specific situation to get a job done and/or meet company goals.
Teamwork & Cooperation

Values and utilises the expertise of colleagues, asking for ideas and input and collaborates to form decisions and plans.
Willingly learns from others.
Creates opportunities for knowledge and expertise sharing between all members of the team.
Analytical Thinking

Identifies the cause-and-effect relationship between two aspects of a situation
Integrity

Takes pride in being trustworthy, serves all equally, respects others and embraces diversity.
Is honest in all relations (internal/external relations).

Lead Programme Management Specialist

Closing Date
2025/04/07
Reference Number
DBS250325-1
Job Title Lead Programme Management Specialist
Job Grade 19
Job Type Classification Contract
Location – Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) Lead Programme Management Specialist_Job Profile March 2025.pdf (0.57 Mb) – 3/25/2025 12:41:33 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 aim of the IF is 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 Lead Programme Management Specialist will be responsible for designing and implementing multiple programmes leading to funding opportunities for the IF. These programmes, amongst others, are large-scale infrastructure projects and programmes that involve public-private partnerships.

Key Responsibilities
Strategic Outputs

Support the IF’s strategic intent and progressively contribute to its annual disbursement through project and programme management activities.
Enable IF to participate in a robust portfolio of projects, leading to improved funding and implementation opportunities.
Work with other business units to promote IF’s role as the project developer or sponsor in selected priority sectors and programmes.
Work with other business units to prepare investment proposals and feasibility studies for consideration by management, governance structures and key stakeholders.
Participate in the processes of leveraging local, international and regional partners to provide capital for new business investments.
Provide project preparation support to projects/initiatives that require further enhancement or de-risking to achieve bankability. This includes assisting project owners in refining project structures, addressing risks, and ensuring readiness for financing and implementation.
Enhance the IF’s financial sustainability by preparing projects to be bankable through the project preparation fund, ensuring a return on investment, crowding in financers and securing rights of first refusal for IF to participate as a lender.
Contribute to a steady flow of deals and efficiently execute and manage deals within the financing division’s pipeline by:
Supporting other business units in identifying and structuring project opportunities from a project developer / sponsorship perspective.
Defining project concept and scope.
Developing deal execution implementation plans.
Technical Responsibilities

Support efficient risk management of programmes, provide opportunities for investments in projects and improve the quality of the IF loan book by:
Mitigating the technical and commercial risk associated with projects.
Facilitating a better understanding, evaluation and valuation of project risks.
Collaborating with the Head of Strategic Partnership and Origination, perform initial technical reviews and appraisals of projects or initiatives for potential inclusion in the IF pipeline.
Prepare projects to ensure that they are bankable by mitigating the technical and commercial risks associated with projects.
Overseeing the implementation of technical aspects and coordination of programme oversight functions.
Engaging with multidisciplinary teams within IF and with project owners/sponsors, including technical, legal and financial experts, to facilitate projects reaching financial closure.
Examining and authorising all technical documentation to ensure solutions are viable, investment ready, and sustainable.
Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of proposed solutions and analysing alternative approaches to determine the most efficient solution that supports the national socio-economic priorities.
Providing technical inputs into financing agreements, negotiations, and closure-related activities while ensuring that all technical prerequisites are met.
Providing technical input to support the development of contractual and regulatory frameworks, ensuring alignment with project design, structuring, execution, and governance requirements.
Defining the technical parameters, criteria, and specifications necessary for inclusion in the procurement strategy outlined in the Project Information Memorandum.
Preparing investment proposals and feasibility studies for management and the Board of Directors to consider.
Programme Management

Monitor a portfolio of large-scale infrastructure projects and programmes involving multiple stakeholders from cradle to completion.
Engage project stakeholders and align roles of key players.
Manage the procurement of resources to achieve programme objectives within planned timeframes and manage the respective contracts.
Design, develop and implement complex project/programme plans, budgets, resources and dynamic scope and deliverables according to the clients and funders’ agreements. Effectively providing investor with the assurance that their investment in agreed projects/programmes will be successfully and timeously completed.
Identify and implement measures to prevent project/programme delays by actively engaging and managing multiple project/programme offices.
Prepare/develop project costing and cost control methodologies and procedures to ensure that projects/programmes are completed within budget and time.
Design and review the implementation of projects/programmes as agreed. These would include:
The preparation estimates and detailed programme plans for all phases of the programme.
Implementation plans with outputs, activities, responsibilities and time frames.
Programme budget and report against budget.
Resource plan and allocation of responsibilities.
Supporting and aligning if programmes and work plans.
Provide status reporting regarding programme milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership and identified stakeholders.
Perform other strategic duties as assigned.
Oversight & Compliance Monitoring

Support the Asset Management and Treasury (AMT) Unit in monitoring the projects’ implementation to ensure compliance with facility agreements and contractual obligations (Construction, O&M, etc.) by conducting technical reviews and risk assessments to identify and mitigate potential project execution issues.
Provide regular technical and programme management reports to AMT on project progress, potential risks with mitigation strategies, and compliance gaps to assist in tracking project milestones, disbursements, and performance indicators to ensure timely execution.
Engage with project owners, contractors, and other stakeholders to address technical and programme-related challenges.
Resolving contractual disputes or deviations related to project execution.
Managing change requests and ensure alignment with financial and contractual commitments.
Provide technical insights to enhance project monitoring frameworks and contribute to the development of best practices for programme and asset management within the IF.
Key Measurements of Outputs

Value of bankable projects.
Successful management and implementation of agreed projects / programmes:
Percentage of performance targets met as per business plan
Quality of delivery of projects / programmes
Investor satisfaction of invested projects / programmes
Clean audit
Expertise & Technical Competencies
Minimum Requirements:

Postgraduate qualification in Engineering.
A minimum of 10 years’ experience in infrastructure projects/programmes funding and financing with a proven track record.
A track record in sourcing viable and bankable projects, structuring and closing investments in SA.
Proven ability to oversee and manage large-scale infrastructure projects and programmes and PPPs.
Demonstrated ability to work on new or innovative projects/programmes and the ability to bring ideas from conception to completion.
Managing projects and programmes involving multiple stakeholders.
Comprehensive knowledge of the complex legal and regulatory environment for infrastructure and infrastructure procurement in SA.
Proven track record of leading and preparing good quality reports, documents and presentations for Executive Management, the Board and high-level stakeholders.
Sound knowledge and good grasp of the infrastructure landscape, financial markets, political economics, macroeconomics as well as socio-economic development issues, challenges and opportunities in South Africa and the rest of Africa.
Comprehensive knowledge of the complex regulatory environments of municipalities/metros, state-owned enterprises and other government entities in South Africa including a good understanding of the PFMA.
Proven ability to put yourself in the client’s / funders shoes and understand the motivations that underlies behaviours of interest.
Demonstrated ability to lead complex strategic initiatives and projects to successful execution.
Desirable Requirements:

Qualification in Project / Programme Management and certification with Project Management Institute (PMI) or South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP).
A project/programme management experience in the public infrastructure sector.
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Detail Orientation
Planning and Organising
Adaptability
Written Communication
Project Management
Commercial Business Acumen
Legal and Regulatory Policy Knowledge
Presentation Skills
Procurement Services
Risk Identification & Assessments
Solution Focused
Knowledge of Contracts
Business Development
Deal Origination
Negotiation Skills
Financial Acumen
Reporting & Communication
Required Personal Attributes
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
Avoids egotistical behaviour
Welcomes positive confrontation as necessary; and avoids negative confrontation.
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.
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.
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.

Programme Manager: Water Reuse (Water Partnerships Office)

Closing Date
2025/04/09
Reference Number
DBS230920-3
Job Title Programme Manager: Water Reuse (Water Partnerships Office)
Job Grade 17
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location – Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) WPO Programme Manager – Water Reuse.pdf (396.45 kb) – 9/20/2023 12:02:29 PM
Job Description
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is mandated by the National Water Act, 1998 and Water Services Act
1997 to be responsible for national water resource infrastructure and supporting municipalities with the provision of water
services. To support the implementation of the National Water & Sanitation Masterplan, DWS has designed and
implemented the National Water Partnerships Programme (NWPP) comprising of several sub-programmes within the
water sector that will address specific challenges facing the sector.
The DWS has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the South African Local Government (SALGA) and the
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) to jointly implement the programme. To give effect to the NWPP, the
parties have established the Water Partnerships Office (WPO) which includes the following:

• The development of a standardised programme for the preparation, funding and implementation of projects within the water sector.
• Providing support to municipalities and water boards to prepare, fund and implement projects according to a standardised approach.
• The development of innovative and blended finance funding solutions, that will unlock and enable private sector investment in the water sector.
• Facilitating partnerships with the private sector and other key stakeholders

The role of the Programme Manager: Water Reuse (WR) is to manage the development of a pipeline of municipal WR projects to be prepared, financed and implemented.

Key Responsibilities
Programme Development and Establishment

• Develop strategies and plans for the execution of the programme and to optimise the support provided to municipalities and water boards.
• Develop and establish the WR Programme as a standardised programme within the WPO, to support municipalities to address water reuse challenges.
• Develop a “toolbox” of standardised documentation, best practice approaches, methodologies, models and mechanisms to support the preparation, funding and implementation of projects.
• Engage with municipalities and water boards to introduce the programme and the Unit/Team as the “centre of excellence” for municipal WR interventions in the country.
• Conduct a needs analysis to identify project opportunities and develop a pipeline of projects to be prepared, financed and implemented.
• Identify sources of project preparation funding for WR projects and work with the Head: WPO to secure the funding.
• Manage the preparation, design, development and structuring of projects according to the clients and funders agreements.
• Design and review the implementation of projects / programmes including:

o the preparation estimates and detailed programme plans for all phases of the programme.
o implementation plans with outputs, activities, responsibilities and time frames.
o programme budget and report against budget.
o resource plan and allocate responsibilities.

• Manage, coordinate and monitor a portfolio of WR infrastructure projects and programmes involving multiple stakeholders from cradle to completion in line with the overarching policies, frameworks and master plans in the
  Local Government structures and the Department of Water and Sanitation’s strategy.
• Facilitate project costing and cost control methodologies and procedures to ensure that projects are completed within budget.
• Map key programme dependencies and the interfaces between projects and facilitate cohesive project interfaces and collaboration.
• Manage challenges, risks and programme change requests and implement risk mitigating measures to prevent adverse impact on the project deliverables.
• Provide status reporting regarding programme milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership and identified stakeholders.
• Develop and support the implementation including improvement of project management methodologies, tools and standards.
• Provide inputs to contracts, agreements, MOA’s and other legal documents with partners/ service providers and manage the enforcement of agreements.
• Ensure implementation of safety, health and environmental standards by contractors in compliance to the requirements and guidelines of the DBSA.
• Prepare monthly progress reports that is required by the WPO (for purposes of reporting to the Oversight Committee as well as to the DBSA.

1. Procurement

• Establish and maintain service provider panels to ensure there are adequate resources to achieve programme objectives in planned timeframes.
• Procure, appoint and manage service providers for the preparation, funding and implementation of projects.
• Support the procurement of contractors and operators for the implementation and operation and maintenance of projects, potentially on a Performance Based Contracting model.

1. Stakeholder Management

• Establish parentships with private sector role players in the WR environment.
• Build and manage relationships at various levels with the project stakeholders, partners in accordance with the NWPP and WR development objectives and stakeholder relations and communication strategy.
• Establish and maintain strategic partnerships, networks and alliances aimed at enhancing the WPO’s mandate and role.
• Coordinate efforts and work with the WR teams within the DWS, City Support Programme, SALGA, Water Research Commission) WRC and others.
• Participate in structures created to support the WR such as a Water Reuse committee, Water Reuse Community of Practice, etc.

1. People Management

• Establish, lead and manage a team of specialist resources in the Water Reuse Unit/Team.
• Provide direction and guidance to the direct reports to enable the execution and management of their portfolios and responsibilities effectively.
• Facilitate team development while holding teams accountable for their commitment to ensure strong team delivery.
• Conduct performance management for all direct reports, managing their performance in relation to quality standards and agreed benchmarks and objectives, in line with sound performance management principles.
• Provide transferable skills, frameworks and toolkits to promote empowerment of the team.
• Promote DBSA values and a culture of High Performance within the areas of responsibility.
• Manage, coach and mentor project management resources.

Perform other strategic, operational and other duties as assigned.

Key Measurements of Outputs:

1. Successful establishment of the Water Reuse Programme and Unit/Team within the WPO.
2. Approved WR short-, medium- and long-term plan/s.
3. Number of water reuse projects identified, prepared/developed and implemented.
4. Value of funding sourced for the design, preparation and implementation of the WR from relevant and applicable local and international institutions.
5. Number of catalysed opportunities resulting in a robust pipeline of bankable projects.
6. Successful oversight, management and implementation of agreed water reuse projects: a. Percentage of performance targets met as per business plan. b. Quality of delivery of projects / programmes.
7. Investor satisfaction of invested water reuse projects / programmes.
8. Accuracy and quality of presentations and reports.
9. Effective performance management and strong culture of performance and delivery in WWT Unit/Team.
10. Good governance and ethical behaviour.
11. A clean audit.

Expertise & Technical Competencies
Minimum Requirements

1. A Degree in Engineering (preferably civil engineering).
2. A professional engineering registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ESA).
3. A minimum of 10 years demonstrated technical work experience (planning, design, implementation) in the field of water reuse (reuse from municipal sewerage effluent), both Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC)
   and Operation and Maintenance (O&M).
4. A minimum of 5 years’ post-accreditation experience in a similar job function as well as the skills and experience to manage teams of professionals.
5. Experience and understanding of the project preparation cycle and requirements to prepare bankable projects.
6. Knowledge and understanding of all legislation relevant to the business of DBSA/WPO as well as the water sector (i.e., PFMA, MFMA, PPPFA, NWA, WSA, etc.).
7. Strong knowledge and experience in working with local government planning cycle and processes.
8. A strong knowledge and experience in Public Private Partnerships (PPP).
9. A strong knowledge and experience of climate change.
10. Demonstrable track record of working with high level government stakeholders.
11. Comprehensive knowledge of the complex regulatory environments of municipalities / metros, state-owned enterprises and other government entities in South Africa.
12. Demonstrated ability to lead complex strategic initiatives and projects to successful completion.

Desirable Requirements

1. A qualification in Project/Programme Management.
2. Experience in the related fields of full resource recovery (energy generation from biogas and sludge beneficiation)
   will be an added advantage.
3. TECHNICAL
   a) Business Acumen

• 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.
• Understands the projected direction of the industry and how changes might impact the organisation.
• Deep understanding of commercial drivers and can take decisions based on an assessment of alternatives concerning complex business situations.
• Deep understanding of DBSA/WPO economic priorities and how they can be implemented to meet DBSA’s/WPO’s strategic objectives.
• Deep understanding of DBSA’s/WPO’s core sector role in achieving DBSA’s/WPO’s strategic objectives.
• Deep understanding of the need to coordinate efforts with many government entities, private sector, community groups and individuals to ensure effective implementation of new policies and regulations.

b) Project Management

• Ability to plan, initiate, execute, control and close projects related to a relevant function as well as to track and manage resources, timelines, costs, deliverables and performance, and implement contingency plans, if
  necessary, to ensure projects are successfully.
• 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 action by maintaining a respected profile with relevant external organisations and the research community in general.

c) Solutions Focused

• 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.
• Evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of solutions after they have been implemented and identifies needed changes.

d) Planning and Organising

• 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.
• 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.

e) 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.

f) 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 in order 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 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.

g) 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.

Required Personal Attributes

1. BEHAVIOURAL

a) Customer Service Orientation

• Tries to understand the underlying needs of customers and matches these needs to available or customized products and services.
• Adapts processes and procedures to meet on-going customer needs.
• Utilises the feedback received by customers, in order to develop new and/or improve existing services/ products that relate to their on-going needs.
• Thinks of new ways to align offerings with future customer needs.

b) 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 of time to manage emotions or stress.

c) 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.

d) 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.

e) Teamwork and 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.

Senior Investment Officer (Green Fund) – 3 Years Fixed Term Contract

Closing Date
2025/04/14
Reference Number
DBS240906-2
Job Title Senior Investment Officer (Green Fund) – 3 Years Fixed Term Contract
Job Grade 16
Job Type Classification Contract
Location – Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) Job_Profile_Senior_Investment_Officer_Green_Fund_(AUG2024).pdf (381.07 kb) – 9/6/2024 11:11:49 AM
Job Description
Reporting to the Head Climate and Environmental Finance, the role of the Senior Investment Officer will be the
screening, appraisal, analysis and assessment of all Green Fund project proposals. The role also includes post
investment management of projects, which includes re-scoping of projects that are not performing according to
expectations.

Key Responsibilities
Technical outputs.

1. Appraisal of the investment and non-investment proposals (early stage screening and due diligence.
2. Preparing and appraising reports for submission to the investment manager.
3. Credit risk analysis (for loans) and performing detailed analysis of investment opportunities including
   commercial analysis, financial modelling and analysis and institutional analysis.
4. Negotiating term sheets with clients
5. Overseeing disbursements to projects as well as monitoring the progress of post-investment
6. Ensuring deal closure by taking responsibility for optimal financial, institutional and legal structuring
7. Advise the fund on project screening and assessment criteria
8. Liaise with DBSA stakeholders
9. Undertake tasks as determined by the investment manager from time to time.

Key Measures of Outputs

1. Quality of input into project appraisal reports
2. Optimal financial, institutional and legal structuring
3. Consistency in monitoring the progress of post-investment activities

Key Internal Liaison Relationships

1. Project Preparation
2. IDKC Manco and Board
3. Green Fund ManCom

Key External Liaison Relationships

1. Green Fund Clients
2. Department of Environmental Affairs
3. Various Government Departments

Expertise & Technical Competencies
Minimum Requirements:

1. An Honours degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, Engineering, or Economics.
2. A post-graduate qualification such as a CA, CFA or MBA would be a strong advantage.
3. Previous Investment management experience in green or climate related environment will be an advantage.
4. Minimum of 5 to 7 years’ experience in appraising, negotiating and closing Project Finance, Corporate Finance, or Structured Finance transactions in a financial institution.
5. Experience in successful investment, appraisal, analysis and implementation is required.
6. Experience in using Financial models.

Technical Competencies:

1. Written & Verbal Communication
   a. Is relied on by others to help them write complex technical and non-technical documents and briefs.
   b. Is able to determine which aspects of this knowledge area need to be transferred to others in order to
   achieve organisational goals.
   c. Able to communicate complex problems or concepts, by making them simple and understandable for
   others.
   d. 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.
2. Financial Analysis
   a. Develops and maintains effective working relationships with regulated industries, government officials,
   administrators, and civic leaders.
   b. Serves as subject matter expert and leads work teams for more complex issues.
   c. Evaluates and determines fiscal, operational, and service impacts; analyzes and evaluates legislation; and
   implements and evaluates statistical models in their subject areas.
3. Business Acumen
   a. Develops and establishes broad scale, longer-term objectives, goals or projects (e.g., affecting a business,
   department, or organisation).
   b. Takes actions to fit business strategy.
   c. Assesses and links short-term tasks in the context of long-term business strategies or perspectives.
4. Strategic Planning
   a. Establishes challenging, attainable goals and objectives based on a customer focus perspective.
   b. Looks to the future with a broad perspective.
   c. Ensures performances measures are in place to monitor progress and assess accomplishments and
   achievement of strategic goals and objectives.
   d. Develops initiatives to achieve goals and objectives.
5. Investment / Deal Screening
   a. Conducts project identification, conceptualisation and preliminary structuring of projects structuring and
   value preposition for DBSA.
   b. Applies analytical skills to understand the technical, environmental, institutional, financial and legal
   components of projects to present a structure to prepare the project.
   c. Understands the regulatory and policy environments and offers advice in preparing/structuring of
   projects.
   d. Ability to analyse financial statements and conduct financial modelling.
   e. Must be familiar with, and have the ability to negotiate complex financial transactions.
   f. Strong credit and risk analysis skills.

Required Personal Attributes
Behavioural Competencies:

1. Teamwork and cooperation
   a. Acts to promote a friendly climate and good morale, and resolves conflicts
   b. Creates opportunities for cross-functional working.
   c. Encourages others to network outside of their own team/department and learn from their experience.
2. Decisiveness
   a. Makes timely decisions about complex issues even when some information is missing.
   b. Makes decisions and stands by them even when they are controversial or unpopular.
   c. Grasps critical business opportunities when they arise by making timely decisions.
3. Driving delivery of results
   a. Identifies and implements a business opportunity that will have long term impact on the business.
   Monitors progress and adapts the plan if necessary to ensure optimal benefit to the business.
   b. 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.
   c. Based on cost benefit analysis, makes decisions of entrepreneurial risk nature
4. Leading and Empowering Others
   a. Identifies long-term goals for the team and communicates them to team members, ensuring their buy in.
   b. Sets a good example by personally exercising desired behavior; acts on values and beliefs.
   c. Communicates a vision for the team and future success that inspires team members.
   d. After assessing others competence, one delegates full authority and responsibility to others to do the
   task in their own way.
   e. Ensures that competent employees are given opportunities to further their careers.
5. Leading & Managing Change
   a. Gives teams responsibility to analyse, impact and execute change and to sustain it independently
   b. Anticipates the need for change when not obvious and influences others to gain support.
   c. Builds sustainable business capacity to embrace and thrive change.
6. Strategic and Innovative Thinking
   a. Creates new concepts that are not obvious to others, leveraging internal and external sources of information, to build incremental revenue and growth opportunities.
   b. Understands connections and trade-offs of strategic choices to evaluate which ideas are practical and possible by considering business and/or scientific implications.
   c. Develops innovative business and/or customer solutions that shape industry practices.

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