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Closing Date
2025/06/17
Reference Number
DBS250506-1
Job Title Lead: Socio-Economic Assessment and Impact Specialist
Job Grade 19
Job Type Classification Contract
Location – Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
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Job Description
Job Description
The Infrastructure Fund (IF) was announced by the President in September 2018 to address 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: Socio-Economic Assessment and Impact Specialist will be responsible for supporting the IF in its project
origination and coverage functions and formulation of strategic partnerships through various strategies in line with the
vision, strategy and goals of the IF; resulting in bankable projects and programmes and significant crowding in the
private sector. The role is geared toward conducting and managing the socio-economic impact studies for the IF in the
course of deal origination, pipeline development and investment. This involves conducting and managing the costbenefit
analysis requirements and producing dedicated infrastructure-related research that will enable the IF to make
scientific investment decisions.
Key Responsibilities
Key Performance Areas:
Strategic Outputs and Unit Management
Collaborate with the Head of Strategic Partnerships and Origination to formulate and implement the strategic
partnerships, coverage and origination strategy in line with the vision, strategy, and goals of the Infrastructure
Fund (IF).
Support the implementation of the plans and process improvements and initiatives for the unit.
Manage turnaround times and quality standards and resolve issues speedily with business to enhance service
delivery and implement business improvement processes.
Monitor, evaluate and drive compliance with the respective organisational policies and procedures.
Provide technical support and execute initiatives for the IF to achieve its contracted Key Performance Indicators.
Participate in the procurement process and management of advisors across the IF.
Strategic Partnerships and Origination
Support the implementation of initiatives to increase the blended finance bankable programmes and projects to
drive the highest impact development financing, whilst achieving financial sustainability.
Initiate and develop new business strategies and opportunities to build a pipeline of development impact projects
ensuring deal flow and bankability.
Lead project pipeline acceptance and approval process by relevant governance structures.
Collaborate with the Head of Strategic Partnerships and Origination to oversee client relationships across all
stages of IF involvement in the project lifecycle.
Drive sustainable advantage over competitors by deepening client relationships by providing innovative valueadded
services and strategic products to our key clients.
Work with the Head: Strategic Partnerships and Origination to collaborate with the key strategic partners within
the infrastructure delivery ecosystem.
Collaborate with the National Treasury (NT) and Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) to identify, develop, and
originate projects focused on infrastructure delivery and maintenance services.
Formulate and maintain strategic partnerships to enhance the mandate of the IF.
Collaborate with the Infrastructure Finance, Asset Management and Treasury, Legal and Project Management
Units to:
o Progress deals to financial close and disbursement.
o Formalise client relationships and contracts for deals originated for the IF.
o Monitor the progression of deals on an ongoing basis.
Work in tandem with the Project Preparation Division, ISA, NT and project owners to facilitate project preparation,
scoping, feasibility studies and business plans to close investment deals.
Undertake continuous infrastructure research and provide recommendations on significant developments,
emerging opportunities, and challenges in areas of responsibility.
Research and analyse the business context, operations and financial performance in search of new opportunities.
Stakeholder Relations and Partnerships
Build and maintain relationships, and networks with external stakeholders, partners, and clients to position IF’s
projects and value proposition.
Remediate and eliminate partnership obstacles and inefficiencies, through in-depth knowledge of all new
products, structured products and services offered by competitors.
Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, and private businesses to facilitate the identification of
opportunities to initiate viable projects.
Develop annual client plans for key clients in a business unit, including business development forecasts and key
initiatives.
Network and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to enhance the mandate of the
IF.
Develop and maintain IF’s Project database working closely with the Programme Management Unit.
Develop and present IF reports in various forums governance and committees.
Project Socio-Economic Impact Assessments
Lead and manage infrastructure research and development.
Collaborate with the knowledge management and economic research units of the DBSA to formulate timely
research to inform decision-making.
Partner with academic and other knowledge generators to enhance the IF infrastructure research capability.
Develop and maintain socio-economic impact or development impact indicators for IF projects.
Develop and maintain budget review infrastructure database information.
Collaborate with the DBSA Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) function to incorporate retrofit these
elements into the IF financing offering for compliance with relevant frameworks.
Conduct research and analyse the client’s business context, operations and financial performance in search of
new opportunities.
Conduct research and analyse the client’s business context, operations and financial performance in search of
new opportunities.
Lead the introduction approaches into infrastructure financing.
Incorporate important infrastructure-related reforms into IF’s project environment.
Manage cost-benefit analysis requirements in infrastructure financing.
Key Measurements of Outputs:
Expertise & Technical Competencies
Qualifications and Experience:
Minimum Requirements
Desirable Requirements
Key Internal Liaison Relationships
Head: Strategic Partnerships and Origination
Head: Programme Management Unit
Head: Legal
Head: Asset Management and Treasury
DBSA Board & Committees
DBSA Divisions
IF Team
Chief Investment Officer: IF
Key External Liaison Relationships
.Investment partners – commercial, DFIs
Service providers – e.g. EPCs, advisors, O&Ms
Knowledge partners – Universities, think tanks,local/international organizations
Infrastructure South Africa
National Treasury
Government Departments, Municipalities and SOCs
Public & Private Sector Stakeholders
Technical Competencies( See full job spec)
a) Business Development
b) Deal Origination
c) Planning and Organising
d) Written Communication
e) Project Management
f) Commercial Business Acumen
g) Presentation Skills
h) Risk Identification & Assessments
i) Solution Focused
j) Knowledge of Contracts
k) Negotiation Skills
l) Financial Acumen
m) Reporting & Communication
Required Personal Attributes
Leadership/Behavioural Competencies
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) 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.
c) 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.
d) 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
e) 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.
f) 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.
g) 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.
h) 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.
i) Impact and Influence
Includes careful preparation of data for presentation.
Makes two or more different arguments or points in a presentation or a discussion.
j) 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
2025/06/12
Reference Number
DBS250204-1
Job Title Economist Modelling
Job Grade 16
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location – Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
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Job Description
The role of the Economist is to develop, maintain and refine quantitative models to analyse the South African economy. Forecast key economic indicators, assess macroeconomic trends and simulate the potential impacts on the South African economy with a focus on gross fixed capital formation and infrastructure investment.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and update macroeconomic models to forecast key indicators such as GDP growth, inflation, unemployment, exchange rates, and fiscal balances.
Conduct trend forecasting for economic developments in South Africa and African economies, identifying new investment opportunities across industries.
Build long-term models to forecast investment/Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF)/infrastructure needs with a focus on sectors aligned with DBSA priorities.
Maintain robust, and accurate models to support DBSA leadership
Update, maintain, and provide inputs into the quarterly DBSA macro-econometric model in collaboration with the Senior Economist.
Integrate macroeconomic models with Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) models to guide investment, growth, and employment strategies.
Collect, clean, and analyse datasets from economic sources to inform models and
Identify emerging economic, industry, and investment trends to guide decision-making for South African and broader African economies.
Deliver analytical support and economic intelligence to the Chief Economist, Senior Economist, and DBSA
Design, prepare, and disseminate economic updates, macroeconomic models/forecasts, and analytical
Stay informed on regional development issues, research, and innovative solutions relevant to DBSA’s
Prepare detailed reports and presentations on model assumptions, results, and policy
Communicate economic findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior management and policymakers.
Produce data-driven analysis in the form of reports, memos, and presentations for DBSA leadership, including Board-level materials.
Deliver monthly and quarterly economic analysis reports and contribute to corporate planning, strategic documents, and annual reports.
Stay updated on economic theories, modelling techniques, and global economic
Produce high-quality economic outputs during peak periods in response to leadership
Publish a minimum of one special economic note quarterly and contribute to sectoral analysis supporting DBSA’s developmental agenda.
Work with economists, analysts, and stakeholders to provide economic insights that shape strategic
Contribute to developing industry forecasts and policy recommendations for
Undertake other tasks as assigned by the line manager, from time to time. Will also be expected to perform other tasks related to the economic function as required by the Bank.
Key Measures of Outputs
Produce quality analysis and inputs into the monthly and quarterly economic
Quality of presentations to
Quality of reports on Gross Fixed Capital Formation data and infrastructure
Trend forecasting for economic developments in South Africa and African
Number of identified potential investment opportunities across
Maintained DBSA economic
Quality inputs into the quarterly DBSA macro econometric model.
Contribution to special economic notes or policy briefs per year.
Turnaround times and high-quality outputs.
Contribute to the developmental agenda of the DBSA through sectoral and industry analysis.
Economic contributions to the corporate plan, CE reports, strategic planning and annual reports.
Clean Audit.
Expertise & Technical Competencies
a) Written & Verbal 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.
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.
b) Attention to detail
Quickly identifies relevant and irrelevant information to support accurate decision-making.
Maps out all the logistics and details of a situation to ensure smooth and flawless implementation.
Consistently identifies all relevant details that are not obvious in complex situations.
Requires the highest standards for accuracy and quality for their work.
Establishes processes to ensure accuracy and quality of services delivered by the team.
c) Data Collection and Analysis
Skilled in the use of advanced/complex analytical techniques.
Is able to use judgement to decide upon the most appropriate analytical techniques according to the situation.
Recognises underlying principles, patterns, or themes in an array of related information, and determine whether additional information would be useful or necessary.
Through an in-depth understanding of the business environment, reviews outputs of analysis to identify anomalies and draws conclusions, relating these to operational circumstances.
Can model a range of scenarios covering all potential business circumstances and highlight potential risks/opportunities.
d) Commercial Awareness
Deep understanding of commercial drivers and can take decisions based on an assessment of alternatives concerning complex business situations.
Deep understanding of DBSA’s economic priorities and how they can be implemented to meet DBSA’s strategic objectives.
Deep understanding of DBSA’s core sector role in achieving DBSA’s strategic objectives.
Deep understanding of the need to coordinate efforts with many government entities, private sector, community groups and individuals to ensure effective implementation of new policies and regulations.
e) Research
Demonstrates expert skill levels in strategic and operational research techniques, including process analysis, modelling, and forecasting.
Adapts, creates, and designs new research techniques to meet the organisation’s requirements.
Provides specialist coaching and guidance to researchers and other organisation employees.
Promotes the professional reputation of the organisation by maintaining a respected profile with relevant external organisations and the research community in general.
f) Communication and Reporting
Able to communicate complex problems or concepts, by making them simple and understandable for others.
Adapts language to the level of the audience to ensure that the message has a positive impact and is interesting to the audience.
Is articulate, demonstrates a wide range of vocabulary, and is confident when talking to large/high-level audiences.
Designs / customizes reports to meet user needs.
Prepares complex or tailored reports, gathers information from a variety of sources, analyses and includes in a report.
Keeps standard reports under review and proposes improvements to meet user needs.
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.
Minimum Requirements
A Master’s degree in macroeconomics, econometrics, development economics, applied statistics or related discipline.
A minimum of 5 years of experience in economics in a major financial, public or international institution.
Exceptional analytical skills, a deep understanding of economic theory, and proficiency in data modelling techniques.
Demonstrated knowledge of broad analytical techniques, statistics, and econometrics as well as mathematical and operations research tools, such as EViews and R.
Proven expertise in macroeconomic analysis and forecasting with a focus on empirical methods.
Experience and knowledge in sourcing, compiling, interrogating, testing and analysing statistical information amongst a broad domain of databases/statistical data sources for use in quantitative analyses.
Knowledge of the empirical application of different macroeconomic theories and the South African and African economic environment.
Experience with working with Gross Fixed Capital Formation data, investment data and construction-related data.
Understanding, knowledge and experience of the historical and current economic trends in the global and South African economy and factors influencing the economic environment.
Proven understanding, knowledge and experience of macroeconomics with a proven track record of leading and preparing good quality reports, documents and presentations.
Desired Requirements
Predictive analytics.
Required Personal Attributes
a) 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 to improve efficiency and quality.
Formulates own objectives and action plans to achieve a measurable improvement in the future.
b) Analytical Thinking
Identifies multiple elements of a problem and breaks down each of those elements in detail, showing causal relationships between them.
Uses several analytical techniques to identify several solutions and weighs the value of each.
c) Conceptual thinking
Creates new concepts that are not obvious to others and not learned from previous education or experience to explain situations or resolve problems.
Looks at things in a significantly novel way breakthrough thinking.
d) Strategic and Innovative thinking
Recognizes opportunities or problems emerging in patterns and trends, and their impact on the business and profitability drivers.
Applies learning from previous situations and experiences.
Sees underlying causality in the current situation. Applies business acumen to make sound decisions.
Recognizes opportunities or potential problems, before they become obvious, by seeing the connections in a range of sources of information, including insights from outside DBSA.
Restates complex knowledge in a way that makes it easier for others to understand.
e) Business Acumen
Understands business fundamentals.
Analyses and comprehends organisational goals and strategies.
Understands tactical business fundamentals in the public sector environment and incorporates them into decision-making.
f) Teamwork
Acts to promote a friendly climate and good morale and resolves conflicts.
Creates opportunities for cross-functional working.
Encourages others to network outside of their own team/department and learn from their experience.
g) 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.
h) Driving delivery of results
Identifies and implements a business opportunity that will have a long-term impact on the business. Monitors progress and adapts the plan if necessary to ensure optimal benefit to the business.
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.
Closing Date
2025/06/18
Reference Number
DBS250113-1
Job Title Project Preparation Specialist X2
Job Grade 16
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location – Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
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Job Description
The role is responsible for preparing and/or assisting with completing bankable feasibility studies. This entails, amongst other things, scope or defining a project that is in post pre-feasibility phase, and contributing to preparing, managing and completing feasibility studies required to present a bankable Project Information Memorandum (PIM). Provide support to the transaction advisor on commercial considerations relevant to lenders.
Key Responsibilities
Project Assessment and Preparation
Contribute to the development of the operational and strategic direction of preparing projects in partnership with the Head of the business unit in South Africa, SADC and selected countries in Africa.
Identify potential bankable projects in collaboration with government entities and project owners/sponsors by:
o Conducting comprehensive feasibility studies (covering economic, technical, financial, social,
environmental, and legal aspects);
o Performing economic cost-benefit analysis, if necessary;
o Confirming the project’s development impact and its structure;
o Offering innovative and flexible financial structures for transactions; and
o Structuring transactions as either project finance or corporate finance.
Provide input in selecting a DBSA project preparation pipeline of priority infrastructure projects. Typical preparation activities would include per project identified:
o Communicate the “products” that the Project Preparation Division offers to prospective DBSA clients
in the public and private sectors;
o Consult with SA Government departments, regional institutions, SOE and other DBSA clients by
reviewing master plans/development plans to present to DBSA potential bankable projects that are
eligible for preparation; and
o Perform a project gap analysis of projects selected to determine the level of project preparation
required as per DBSA tools.
Identify sectoral and product experts needed to analyse the project preparation requirements.
Appraise accepted projects (prepare an appraisal report) for the preparation facility and present it to the DBSA decision-making structures for approval. The appraisal includes the terms of reference for the outstanding preparation work required to make the project bankable, along with an implementation
agreement and monitoring plan.
Negotiate the preparation facility agreement with the sponsor and oversee the implementation of the facility
following the agreed-upon implementation plan.
Oversee disbursements under the approved facility agreements.
Project communication and stakeholder engagement
Build and maintain strong relationships with clients at global, regional, and local levels including businesses, banking and multilateral partners and government officials to further develop specific project preparation opportunities.
Manage relationships at various levels with the relevant project stakeholders, partners, and lead promoters, following the project’s preparation objectives and products.
Provide feedback on the status of clients’ applications timeously and advise them on the bank’s processes and procedures.
Ensure continuous communication with clients/ projects that the DBSA has funded to adequately support the division’s monitoring function.
Present regular monitoring and progress reports as per the implementation plan.
Build client portfolio to leverage the business needs of the Bank.
Monitor the maintenance of the documentation management system.
Key Measurements of Outputs
Expertise & Technical Competencies
Minimum requirements
Desirable Requirements
Technical Requirements
Project Preparation:
Demonstrates a sound understanding of limited recourse and balance sheet funding, the process required to prepare projects, and financing documentation required to present projects for investment decision.
Leads an internal team of sector specials and analysts to appraise and present transaction to internal committees.
Appoints and leads a team of external consultants/advisors (technical, environmental, financial and legal) to prepare and present the Project Information Memorandum (PIM) to prospective financiers.
Analyses sponsors’ financial statements, understands and reviews financial models.
Demonstrates a sound understanding of the water, transport and energy sectors to identify potential fatal flaws generally associated in these sectors in projects presented and key risks to be mitigated.
Financial Analysis:
Interprets, analyses and/or evaluates compliance with applicable legislation, sound regulatory practices and procedures, generally accepted accounting principles, and other such rules and regulations.
Analyses or interprets financial records and develops program procedures, financial models and databases.
Demonstrates a thorough knowledge and understanding of applicable regulations, rules, entity/company practices, concepts, and industry issues.
Demonstrates a thorough knowledge or experience working with legal and regulatory issues in their subject area.
Develops and maintains effective working relationships with regulated industries, government officials, administrators, and civic leaders.
Project Management:
Defines, plans and manages large and/or strategic projects, including those with a high degree of technical complexity, with impacts across the organisation and/or with national implications.
Assembles and leads diverse and multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring maximum effective resource utilisation.
Successfully manages substantial project budgets and reports directly to senior managers on the progress and results of projects.
Identifies complex issues that need escalation and proposes appropriate corrective actions.
Business 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.
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 plan of 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.
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.
Negotiation:
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.
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.
Problem Solving:
Identifies complex problems based on a broad range of factors, many of which are ambiguous or difficult to define.
While remaining guided by organizational values, identifies optimal solutions, thinking first in terms of possible approaches and flexibilities in the system vs. blind adherence to rules or procedures.
Implements solutions to complex problems, then evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of solutions and identifies needed changes.
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.
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, and 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.
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 entrepreneurial risk nature.
Achievement orientation:
Undertakes challenging assignment and strives to complete them.
Sets priorities and chooses goals on the basis of calculated costs, anticipated benefits and improvement of performance.
Aims at exceptional performance, setting out to achieve a unique standard.
Constantly analysis outcomes to ensure the achievements of business goal.
Identifies short-term opportunity 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 service.
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.
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
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