SARB Vacancies

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Pensions Administrator – Operations

Job Description

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

• Perform pension administration duties, including retirement benefits counselling, processing of claims, in accordance with retirement fund legislation, regulations, rules and relevant policies.
• Prepare and provide information within a defined context to enable effective decision-making by trustees and other relevant stakeholders.
• Perform general administration, including preparation of payment instructions, data capturing and record-keeping, ensuring the smooth running of the section’s operations.
• Engage with members of the SARB Retirement Fund and other stakeholders, demonstrating a service- oriented approach and the ability to gather, communicate and explain information fluently.
• Proactively broaden knowledge of pension administration, displaying willingness to make improvements in own work (including methods and practices).
• Evaluate own performance against given criteria, identify and address task specific learning needs.
• Perform work independently within established practices, given processes, rules and regulations, ensuring compliance with standards, policies and other guidelines in executing own tasks.

Qualifications

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

• a National Diploma or an Advanced Certificate (NQF 6) in Financial Management or an equivalent qualification in a related field; and 
• one to two years’ experience in a financial services environment, specifically in pensions administration.

Additional requirements include:

• industry, organisational and business awareness;
• quality assurance; 
• continuous improvement;
• continuous learning and/or professional development; 
• taxation;
• pension administration;
• function-specific performance management;
• function-specific information systems;
• effective communication;
• flexibility;
• drive for results;
• teamwork;
• service and stakeholder;
• building and maintaining relationships;
• analysis and problem-solving;
• resilience;
• client orientation; and
• attention to detail.

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Senior Financial Markets Specialist

Job Description

Detailed description

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

• Benchmark administration, monitoring and analysis
• Monitor and analyse the performance, representativeness and robustness of designated benchmarks and reference rates.
• Contribute to the administration of SARB benchmarks and ensure the timely calculation and publication of designated benchmarks and reference rates.
• Design, review, and maintain benchmark governance frameworks, including methodologies, controls, and accountability arrangements
• Ensures that methodologies applied comply with local and international standards
• Collaborate with other specialists across the SARB to implement technological infrastructure solutions for benchmarks and analytics.
• Prepare analytical notes, charts, dashboards and briefing material for senior management and the Reference Rate Oversight Committee.
• Financial market structure reforms
• Contribute to working groups and committees focused on market structure reforms, including market transitions to alternative reference rates.
• Coordinate with relevant regulators and industry bodies to facilitate market transitions.
• Prepare SARB position papers, presentations, speeches and industry papers on issues related to market structure and functioning.

• Market functioning – research, analyses and innovation
• Monitor and assess the functioning of money, bond, foreign exchange markets and related derivatives.
• Analyse liquidity conditions, pricing anomalies, market fragmentation and transmission of monetary policy.
• Identify market frictions, stress signals and structural changes affecting market efficiency.
• Work with large financial datasets to develop indicators of market conditions, market stress, and market dysfunction. 
• Support automation, data visualisation and analytics initiatives to improve market monitoring and operational efficiency.
• Engage market participants, infrastructure providers, industry bodies and other relevant stakeholders to gather market intelligence

• Contribute to the learning and development of junior specialists.
• Quality assures and integrates analysis and reports submitted by other Financial Market Specialists
• Assist with committee administration. 
• Leads initiatives in support of department’s objectives and perform ad hoc tasks.

Qualifications

Job requirements

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

• an Honours degree (NQF8) in Economics, Finance, Statistics, Data Science or an equivalent combination of education and job-related experience; and 
• at least 8 to 10 years’ work experience in financial markets. 

The following will be an added advantage:

• knowledge of financial markets products and the pricing thereof;
• knowledge of quantitative finance;
• proficient in Microsoft Office, R and/or Python; and
• proficient in data analysis.  

Additional requirements include:

• analytical and conceptual thinking abilities;
• written and verbal communication skills; 
• availability to work irregular hours on an ad hoc basis; 
• report writing skills;
• planning and organising skills;
• interpersonal skills; and
• being a team player.  
• In line with the SARB’s commitment to diversifying its workforce, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups. People with disabilities are welcome to apply.
• The SARB offers remuneration and benefits commensurate with the level of the position and in line with the market. The level at which the successful applicant will be appointed will depend on his/her competence and experience.

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Benefits Realisation Manager

Job Description

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

• Design and develop the SARB Benefits Realisation Framework, including benefits classification, definition, attribution logic, measurement approaches, templates and evidence rules.
• Refine and update the benefits model as institutional maturity, strategic priorities, and governance expectations evolve.
• Ensure the framework is fully integrated with the SARB governance, quality gates and institutional performance cycles.
• Provide clear guidance to the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO), Portfolio and Programme teams on applying the framework.
• Review and assure the credibility and measurability of benefit definitions, baselines, key performance indicators (KPIs), dependency maps and evidence plans.
• Ensure benefits are clearly linked to the SARB strategic outcomes and institutional value streams.
• Confirm that benefit profiles submitted by EPMO and portfolios meet the SARB framework expectations.
• Independently validate benefit-progress evidence submitted by EPMO, Portfolio and Programme teams.
• Confirm accuracy, completeness and integrity of measurement methods, actuals and evidence trails.
• Ensure benefit reporting meets regulatory, audit and institutional performance requirements.
• Produce verified benefit insights for Strategy Management Office (SMO) performance dashboards, institutional scorecards and enterprise decision-making.
• Work with the SMO analytics and reporting specialist to translate verified evidence into actionable institutional insight and to identify and communicate systemic trends, risks and value-realisation constraints across portfolios.
• Build benefits-realisation capability across the EPMO and delivery teams by providing training, guidance, tools and templates aligned to the enterprise benefits realisation model.

Qualifications

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

• an NQF Level 8 qualification in Business Management, Industrial Engineering, Project/Programme Management  or an equivalent qualification; and
• 8−10 years’ job-related experience.

Additional requirements include:

• industry, organisational and business awareness knowledge and skill, including understanding of the SARB strategic context and institutional performance environment;
• project benefits realisation knowledge, including benefits frameworks, modelling approaches, measurement methods and attribution logic and skills including designing and maintaining benefits models and measurement standards;
• strategic project governance and project compliance management knowledge, including governance,  assurance and audit standards;
• business engagement management and stakeholder management knowledge, including cross-functional dependencies influencing value realisation;
• quality assurance knowledge and skill, applied to benefits definitions, baselines and evidence;
• continuous improvement knowledge and skill, including improving value measurement and realisation practices;
• continued learning and/or professional development knowledge and skill;
• project quality management and project performance management skills, including assessment of benefit definitions, baselines and supporting evidence;
• communications management skill, including explanation of benefit concepts, assumptions and findings; and
• training and continuous improvement skills, including supporting capability-building through guidance, tools and standards.

This position will be advertised internally and externally. 

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Governance and Standard Specialist

Job Description

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

• Design and maintain the SARB’s enterprise delivery-governance frameworks, standards, quality gates, escalation routes and compliance expectations.
• Conduct independent governance reviews to verify adherence to the SARB’s delivery-governance standards.
• Update frameworks proactively as institutional maturity, assurance expectations or regulatory obligations evolve.
• Identify systemic governance gaps or repeated non-compliance and escalate through Strategy Management Office (SMO) leadership.
• Develop and maintain governance templates, checklists, quality-gate criteria and escalation pathways.
• Works with the systems and tooling specialist to embed governance requirements into delivery systems and tooling.
• Consolidate governance-assurance findings into enterprise insights, highlighting control gaps, regulatory-related governance risks and emerging compliance themes.
• Advise the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO), senior portfolio managers, programme managers and delivery assurance on governance requirements, quality gates, templates and compliance expectations.
• Provide guidance to delivery teams to support consistent and accurate application of governance standards.
• Support governance-related capability uplift in collaboration with SMO and EPMO leaders. 

Qualifications

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

• an NQF Level 7 qualification in Business Management, Governance, Project/Programme Management, Risk Management, Compliance, Audit or an equivalent qualification; and
• five to eight years’ job-related experience.

Additional requirements include:

• industry, organisational and business awareness knowledge;
• quality assurance knowledge and skill;
• continuous improvement knowledge and skill;
• continued learning and/or professional development knowledge and skill;
• understanding of how governance practices support assurance, audit readiness and consistent delivery;
• knowledge on the way portfolios, EPMO and enabling functions interact within the delivery ecosystem;
• knowledge of governance frameworks, quality-gate standards and delivery-governance expectations; and
• knowledge of institutional policies and documentation requirements used to support governance.  
• All interested parties are invited to apply.
• Internal applicants MUST apply through the HCM Cloud Solutions system. 
• External applicants MUST apply online, via www.resbank.co.za
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• Shortlisted applicants will be subjected to a psychometric assessment, an appropriate reference check and a security clearance as part of the selection process.
• The closing date for applications is 5 June 2026. Late applications will not be considered.

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Performance Monitoring and Analytics Specialist 

Job Description

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

• Design, maintain and update the SARB’s institutional performance scorecards, indicators, definitions and evidence rules.
• Ensure scorecards reflect strategic priorities, governance requirements and verified benefits and delivery evidence.
• Consolidate performance information across portfolios using governance-verified inputs from the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO), Benefits Realisation and Governance and Standards Unit.
• Track institutional indicators, trends and emerging issues across delivery, benefits and governance signals.
• Ensure that all performance reporting is grounded in governance-aligned, benefits-verified, audit-ready and compliance-supporting evidence.
• Collaborate with Governance and Standards and Benefits Realisation to maintain accuracy, completeness and consistency in performance inputs.
• Maintain institutional performance-reporting templates, definitions and reporting schedules.
• Align SMO reporting standards with EPMO reporting structures and governance requirements.
• Engage with Finance, Risk and Audit departments, SMO, EPMO as well as other enabling functions to align indicators, reporting standards and performance expectations.
• Support governance forums by responding to analytical queries and ensuring shared understanding of performance signals.
• Maintain institutional performance-reporting templates, taxonomies, definitions and reporting schedules.
• Align SMO reporting standards with EPMO reporting structures and governance requirements.

Qualifications

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

• an NQF Level 7 qualification in Business Management, Information Systems, Analytics or related field; 
• five to eight years’ experience in performance, institutional and governance reporting as well as structured analysis in a regulated or formal organisational environment; and
• experience consolidating information from multiple functions and producing concise reports or dashboards for management or governance forums. 

Additional requirements include:

• industry, organisational and business awareness knowledge and skill;
• understanding of project performance management and project benefits realisation; 
• knowledge of project portfolio management and institutional performance frameworks used for enterprise and portfolio-level monitoring;
• knowledge of strategic project governance and project compliance management, including governance-aligned reporting and quality-gate expectations;
• knowledge of project management, programme management and project portfolio management delivery processes;
• knowledge of project information management, including data structures, dashboard concepts and analysis methods;
• quality assurance knowledge and skill, applied to performance data integrity and reporting credibility;
• continuous improvement knowledge and skill, including improving performance monitoring and reporting practices;
• project performance management skill, including consolidating and interpreting structured performance data from multiple sources;
• project risk management and project performance management skills, including identification of trends and systemic performance risks;
• project quality management skills, including accuracy, documentation discipline and structured analysis; and
• business engagement management and stakeholder management skills, including constructive cross-functional collaboration.

All interested parties are invited to apply.

Internal applicants MUST apply through the HCM Cloud Solutions system. 

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Core Banking Technical Specialist –

Job Description

The main purpose of this position is to provide technical solutions and support to the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) financial cluster to ensure an effective and efficient banking services system.

Detailed description

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

• Provide technical solutions to the SARB’s financial cluster through the analysis of requirements and enhancements to the current banking services solution.
• Monitor infrastructure and optimise the Flexcube system to ensure the stability and availability of the application.
• Provide daily technical support through troubleshooting and problem-solving.
• Work closely with the Enterprise Integration Centre of Excellence (EICOE) to ensure that all integrations to and from the Flexcube application are monitored and are available and secured.
• Monitor and execute end-of-cycle runs to ensure payment settlements and general ledger reconciliations are completed timeously and accurately.
• Engage with the Oracle support team to ensure the quality of implementations through testing and code reviews.
• Ensure compliance with the Business Solutions and Technology Department’s (BSTD) backup, recovery, restore, change-control, release-management and continuity procedures and policies.
• Perform periodic systems maintenance to ensure systems availability.

Qualifications

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

• a Bachelors degree (NQF 7) in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) or an equivalent qualification; 
• two to five years’ experience in PL/SQL programming and application server/WebLogic administration; and 
• experience in Java programming.

Additional requirements include:

• an ability to work under pressure and deliver against deadlines; and
• knowledge and skill in:
• analysis and problem-solving;
• planning and organising;
• service and stakeholder focus; 
• effective communication;
• judgement and decision-making skills; and
• conceptual thinking.

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

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

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