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Lead Infrastructure Finance (Transacting)

Closing Date
2026/10/22
Reference Number
DBS261008-1
Job Title Lead Infrastructure Finance (Transacting)
Job Grade 19
Job Type Classification Contract
Location – Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) Lead_Infrastructure_Finance_Specialist_Job_Profile_May_2026_signed.pdf (307,69 kb) – 2026/06/12 15:59:33
Job Description
To lead and guide the structuring, development, execution, and implementation of complex infrastructure finance transactions and sustainable financing solutions that support economic development and infrastructure delivery. The role drives innovative financing initiatives, mobilising public and private sector funding, supporting strategic infrastructure investments, and providing specialist advisory services to internal and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities
Key Performance Areas:

Infrastructure Finance Modelling and Transactions

Lead the preparation, structuring, negotiation, and execution of complex infrastructure finance transactions, investment operations, and financing solutions.
Direct financial analysis and advanced modelling within multidisciplinary project teams, supporting the design of complex financial structures and credit enhancement mechanisms to mobilise commercial capital for infrastructure and development finance purposes.
Provide strategic advisory services to internal and external stakeholders on the development and implementation of sustainable public and private sector infrastructure investments.
Work as an integral part of the project/programme team in conducting due diligence, feasibility assessments, commercial evaluations, and financial structuring activities for infrastructure finance projects.
Drive infrastructure projects are progressed to bankability through effective transaction structuring, risk mitigation, due diligence, and stakeholder engagement.
Lead the execution of credit approval processes and negotiate detailed transaction terms in collaboration with Treasury, Legal, Portfolio Management, and other stakeholders.
Support the expansion and management of IFISA’s infrastructure project pipeline and financing opportunities.
2. Financial Structuring and Financing Solutions

Develop and implement financial advisory solutions for the IFISA, including (amongst others)-mandated lead arranger (“MLA”) technical, financial, environmental, insurance bank services.
Lead the development and implementation of innovative and sustainable financing instruments and funding solutions to accelerate infrastructure delivery.
Design and deliver advanced sustainable financing structures for IFISA clients, including blended finance structures, Public Private Partnerships (PPPs), B-BBEE funding structures, local currency financing, guarantees, and derivative hedging instruments.
Develop and implement complex financing instruments, including project bonds, green bonds, CPI-linked debt, bridging finance facilities, working capital facilities, construction performance bonds, and project preparation facilities.
Conduct financial modelling, sensitivity analysis, scenario testing, and transaction analysis activities to support investment decisions and transaction execution.
Support funding mobilisation initiatives through engagement with financial markets, development finance institutions, commercial banks, investors, and strategic partners.
Provide financial advisory services relating to technical, financial, environmental, insurance, and banking solutions within infrastructure finance projects.
Access financial markets to fund IFISA investments and operations to foster sustainable economic development, create wealth and improve infrastructure in
South Africa by investing in infrastructure and other productive sectors.
Guidance and mentorship of Infrastructure Finance Specialists and project teams.
3. Stakeholder and Partnership Management

Develop and maintain strategic relationships with government institutions, development finance institutions, private sector investors, commercial banks, and infrastructure stakeholders.
Support public sector institutions in the development and financing of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) and strategic infrastructure programmes aligned to
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Represent IFISA in stakeholder engagements, negotiations, industry forums, and strategic partnership discussions.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to identify investment opportunities, unlock funding, and facilitate infrastructure development initiatives.
4. Governance and Compliance

Implement functions in compliance with governance frameworks, investment mandates, risk management requirements, and regulatory obligations throughout transaction lifecycles.
Prepare and review investment memoranda, transaction reports, governance submissions, Board papers, and Executive Committee reports.
Support long-term financial planning, portfolio strategy, and infrastructure financing initiatives in collaboration with Treasury and Finance teams.
Contribute to the development and implementation of strategic initiatives, financing frameworks, and infrastructure development programmes.
Perform additional strategic and operational duties as required by the Head of Division.
Key Measurements of Outputs:

Quality, accuracy, and robustness of financial models and financing solutions developed.
Value and number of project approvals, commitments, financial closes, and disbursements achieved.
Value of infrastructure investment and development catalysed through financing initiatives.
Value of public and private sector partnerships and funding mobilised.
Percentage of projects progressed to bankability and successful implementation.
Effectiveness of transaction structuring, due diligence, and risk mitigation processes.
Timeliness and quality of investment analysis, governance submissions, and transaction reporting.
Compliance with governance, regulatory, and credit approval requirements.
Stakeholder satisfaction with advisory support, financing solutions, and transaction execution.
Clean audit outcomes and effective resolution of audit findings.
INTERNAL LIAISON RELATIONSHIP (*The list is not exhaustive)

Head: Infrastructure Finance
Head: IFISA
CEO & Exco
DBSA Board & Committees
Relevant DBSA Divisions
IFISA Team
EXTERNAL LIAISON RELATIONSHIP (*The list is not exhaustive)

Infrastructure South Africa
National Treasury
Government Departments and SOCs
Public & Private Sector Stakeholders
External Service Providers
Development Finance Institutions
Capital Markets
Expertise & Technical Competencies
Qualifications and Experience:

Minimum Qualifications

A Post-graduate qualification in Development Finance, Finance, Business, Engineering or Economics.
Minimum Experience

A minimum of 10 years of proven experience in project finance, the financial and infrastructure finance environment at a senior professional level.
Experience in investing in infrastructure in emerging markets, ideally in a diversified portfolio in different sectors of infrastructure (energy, transport, etc.).
Experience with working on new or innovative projects and programmes, and proven ability to bring ideas from conception to completion.
Proven experience in project risk identification, management and mitigation.
In-depth knowledge of the banking sector and financial markets.
Comprehensive knowledge of the legal and regulatory environment for infrastructure procurement in SA.
Good understanding of infrastructure investments.
Demonstrable experience in assessing investment transaction opportunities and projects from early review to bankable debt financing deals.
Experience with working with deal teams and assigning resources to conclude transactions.
Proven ability to provide value to transactions for the benefit of and/or the client through knowledge of the subject, innovation and lateral thinking.
Sound experience in private and public sector investments.
Demonstrated knowledge of legislation, regulations, policies, processes and procedures governing the infrastructure planning and development in South Africa (e.g. PFMA).
Technical Competencies:

a) Risk Identification & Assessment Skills

Advises on applicable aspects of risk identification and assessment.
Assesses and links short-term tasks in the context of long-term business strategies or perspectives.
b) Business Development

Initiates, reviews, and interprets competitor environment reviews.
Formulates and modifies market approaches based on competitor analyses.
Generates new business opportunities in the public and private sector delivery of infrastructure.
Identifies and develops new markets, products and clients.
Builds capacity to conduct project origination exercises.
c) 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.
d) Deal Origination

Formulate and develop new and alternative financing mechanisms and concepts that can be replicated elsewhere within and outside SA.
Conceptualise and develop innovative funding instruments (equity, venture capital, mezzanine, debt, securitisation of projects, etc.) to finance infrastructure that would otherwise not be possible, relying on the market only to develop and propose these investment opportunities.
Proactively develop impact concepts to take to the market.
Formulate new products.
e) Deal Structuring

Uses credit enhancement techniques to structure deals and optimise pricing in terms of Basel principles.
Has a good and practical understanding of how to optimise the Capital Structure, collateral package, and debt repayment profile.
Builds and interrogates financial models, including those with a high degree of complexity, to develop an optimal structure.
Identifies complex structural issues that need escalation and proposes appropriate bankable structures.
Demonstrates knowledge on advanced structuring, including the use of derivatives, syndicated loans, synthetic loans, securitisations, inflation-linked debt, credit default swaps and subordinated debt.
Prepares specialised or tailored reports relating to new innovative instruments, gathers information from a variety of sources, analyses and includes in a report for new product approval committees.
Compiles comprehensive specialist reports as required for inclusion into credit committee submissions.
f) Financial modelling

Develop, build and maintain complex, integrated project finance models to support investment decision-making, transaction structuring and
execution.
Lead financial modelling for transactions, including scenario, sensitivity and stress testing to assess bankability, risk allocation and financial viability.
Translate technical, legal and commercial inputs into robust financial models that accurately reflect project risks, funding structures and cash flow dynamics.
Interrogate and validate financial models (internal and external) to ensure accuracy, consistency and alignment with transaction assumptions and market standards.
Apply advanced modelling techniques to optimise capital structures, funding strategies and pricing of financial instruments.
Support negotiations and Financial Close through real-time model updates, analysis and interpretation of key financial metrics (e.g. IRR, DSCR, LLCR).
g) Negotiation Skills

Makes sound financial decisions after having analysed their impacts on the organisation, partner agencies, and community.
Effectively prepares budgetary submissions and forecasts for own department.
Knows the internal and external factors that impact resource and asset availability.
Can interpret management account reports in an operational/commercial context and take action as appropriate to maximise revenues and control costs.
i) Reporting

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.).
Knows various feedback mechanisms to check levels of audience understanding.
k) Problem Solving

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.
Implements solutions to complex problems, then evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of solutions and identifies needed changes.
Required Personal Attributes
Leadership/Behavioural Competencies:

a) Customer Service Orientation

Tries to understand the underlying needs of customers and matches these needs to available or customised products and services.
Adapts processes and procedures to meet ongoing customer needs.
Utilises the feedback received by customers to develop new and/or improve existing services/ products that relate to their ongoing needs.
Thinks of new ways to align DBSA’s 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 ahead 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 & 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.
*The KPA’s, competencies and relationships listed in this document are not exhaustive, and the incumbent will be expected to undertake additional duties within their capacity to meet the needs of business and/or the business unit.

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Executive Coordinator

Closing Date
2026/10/26
Reference Number
DBS261007-1
Job Title Executive Coordinator
Job Grade 00
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location – Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) Executive_Coordinator_DBTO_Job_Profile_Sept_2026_NS_Final_v2.docx.pdf (342,61 kb) – 2026/10/07 15:26:12
Job Description
The Executive Coordinator provides operational, strategic and governance support to the Group Executive: Digital & Business Transformation. The role enables effective divisional execution by coordinating decadal strategy and annual priorities, consolidating performance and project progress reporting, preparing executive and governance packs, facilitating procurement documentation, and ensuring clear stakeholder communication on the digital programme and its progress. The incumbent must combine strong executive office discipline with deep technology understanding, sound judgement, confidentiality and the ability to translate complex digital and business transformation matters into concise, decision-ready outputs. Operating as the integration point of the Group Executive’s office, the incumbent provides a
consolidated view of the Bank’s digital transformation portfolio tracking delivery, investment, benefits realisation and change adoption, and ensuring that technology decisions are escalated, governed and communicated in line with the Bank’s strategy, risk appetite and regulatory obligations.

Key Responsibilities
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

Strategic and Operational Planning Alignment

Provide coordination to the Group Executive’s office, enabling disciplined execution of divisional priorities, governance commitments and executive deliverables.
Coordinate the development of the division’s short-, medium- and long-term plans, including decadal strategy priorities, planning sessions and final divisional plans aligned to the corporate plan and Bank strategy.
Coordinate and consolidate inputs for the Divisional Balanced Scorecard and annual priorities, ensuring alignment to DBSA’s strategy, the Digital & Business
Transformation roadmap, decadal strategy and priority outcomes.
Synthesize inputs from technology, data, business and operational streams into clear executive dashboards, decision notes, progress reports and narratives for the Group Executive, Exco, Board subcommittees and other stakeholders.
Track performance against the balanced scorecard, digital programme milestones, decadal priorities and key divisional projects; highlight risks, dependencies, decisions required and corrective actions.
Coordinate divisional budget planning, expenditure tracking and financial reporting inputs in consultation with the Group Executive and relevant finance stakeholders.
Conduct targeted research on digital, technology, regulatory and market developments affecting the division and convert insights into concise briefing notes for decision-making.
Drive disciplined executive-office operating rhythms, templates, action tracking and information flows that improve divisional efficiency, governance readiness and delivery focus.
2. Governance Support and Risk Management

Coordinate and quality assure the division’s Exco, Board, Board subcommittee and other stakeholder submissions, packs and reports by obtaining timely inputs from divisional management and subject matter experts.
Track governance resolutions, decisions and action items; follow up with accountable owners and provide concise progress updates to the Group Executive.
Coordinate the divisional risk register, risk matrix, audit feedback and assurance actions, ensuring risks, controls and mitigation actions are current and reported through appropriate governance forums.
Coordinate internal and external audit review processes and liaise with unit heads to consolidate feedback.
Ensure governance submissions reflect the division’s role in enterprise-wide digital enablement, compliance, cyber resilience, data governance and transformation delivery.
3. Administrative and Operational Efficiencies

Develop specific templates for the division for standardisation of reporting and administrative efficiency.
Administer the document management system to secure/ store data and provide a platform for sharing division information.
Work with the Group Executive to support the planning and execution of day-to-day work routines and key deliverables.
Management of the office with specific reference to the following:
Provide secretariat support in key meetings and interactions to ensure the recording of decisions and follow-up;
Draft and edit all communication (letters, routine correspondence) from the Office of the Group Executive for approval; and
Provide inputs, review and quality assurance of all documents and reports.
Prepare, coordinate and quality assure tender, procurement and contract-related documents on behalf of the Group Executive, ensuring compliance with procurement policy, delegations and governance requirements.
4. Stakeholder Engagements

Manage and coordinate the Group Executive’s engagements with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring consistent messaging, timely follow-up and executive readiness.
Prepare briefing packs, presentations, speaking notes and stakeholder reports for workshops, conferences, meetings and governance engagements in consultation with subject matter experts and divisional management.
Develop and maintain a stakeholder engagement framework for the division, including engagement plans, reporting cadence, decision logs and communication protocols.
Communicate the digital programme, progress, risks, benefits and priorities clearly and consistently to defined stakeholder groups.
Perform other executive coordination, strategic support and divisional operations duties as assigned by the Group Executive.
Key Measurements of Outputs

Executive, Exco, Board subcommittee and stakeholder packs are accurate, complete, decision-ready and submitted on time.
Divisional scorecard, decadal priorities and digital programme milestones are tracked with clear risks, dependencies and actions.
Progress reports on key divisional projects are timely, concise and insight led.
Governance decisions, audit actions, risks and procurement requirements are tracked and closed within agreed timeframes.
Digital programme messaging is accurate, consistent and tailored to stakeholders.
Executive office operations are confidential, well controlled, responsive and professionally managed.
Expertise & Technical Competencies
Minimum Qualification

A Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, Project Management, Governance, Finance or a related field.
Minimum Experience

A minimum of 8 years’ experience in executive coordination, Chief-of-Staff, executive office, strategic support or divisional operations roles, of which at least 5 years must have been within a technology, IT or digital transformation environment.
Proven experience supporting C-suite executives or senior leadership in a medium to large organisation, ideally within a CIO, CDO, CTO or Transformation Office, and preferably in banking, DFI or regulated financial services environments.
Demonstrated experience preparing Board, Exco, Board subcommittee and executive-level reports, packs, submissions, dashboards and presentations.
Strong understanding of digital technologies, enterprise systems, data platforms, cyber risk, technology governance and digital transformation delivery.
Hands-on exposure to at least one end-to-end digital transformation programme (e.g. core banking or ERP modernisation, CRM, cloud migration, intelligent process automation, data and analytics or AI initiatives), including coordination through a Transformation Office or PMO, tracking of milestones and dependencies, and reporting on benefits realisation and change adoption.
Experience supporting technology governance structures such as IT/Digital Steering Committees, Architecture Review Boards, Change Advisory Boards and Board IT or Risk subcommittees, including the preparation of technology investment cases, status reports and decision papers.
Experience coordinating strategic initiatives, cross-functional projects, stakeholder engagements, procurement documentation and governance actions.
Advanced writing, analytical, planning and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work under pressure and maintain confidentiality.
Desirable Requirements

Postgraduate qualification in Business Administration, Information Technology, Digital Transformation, Finance, Governance, Industrial Engineer or Project Management.
Certification in project management, governance, risk management, agile delivery, data governance, cyber risk or strategic planning.
Experience with enterprise technology environments such as ERP, CRM, workflow, automation, cloud, data and reporting platforms.
Familiarity with PFMA, King IV, procurement governance, audit requirements and regulated financial services environments.
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

a) Project Management

Coordinates complex cross-functional workplans, dependencies, risks, milestones and executive decisions across digital and business transformation initiatives.
Maintains action logs, delivery dashboards and escalation items to enable timely intervention by the Group Executive.
b) Data Collection and Analysis

Interprets divisional data, project updates and technology insights to identify trends, risks, dependencies and decisions required.
Consolidates data from divisional systems, project teams and governance forums into concise, reliable performance insights.
Uses dashboards, reporting tools and structured analysis to identify performance trends, risks and decisions required.
Understands key technology concepts, including enterprise architecture, cloud, automation, data, cyber resilience and digital platforms.
Distils complex digital, business and operational information into clear messages for executive decision-making.
c) Reporting

Prepares executive, Exco, Board subcommittee and stakeholder reports that are accurate, concise, insight-led and decision-ready.
Produces progress reports on key divisional projects, highlighting milestones, blockers, risks, dependencies and required decisions.
d) Computer Literacy

Demonstrates advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365, collaboration platforms, workflow tools, dashboards and digital reporting environments.
Uses enterprise systems and digital tools to manage information securely, improve workflow and support evidence-based reporting.
Applies information-security, confidentiality and document-control practices when handling executive and governance material.
e) Written Communication

Writes clear, concise and persuasive executive correspondence, governance submissions, briefing notes and stakeholder messages.
Adapts messaging for executives, management teams, governance forums and external stakeholders.
Translates complex technology and transformation matters into accessible narratives, actions and decision points.
f) Verbal Communication

Communicates clearly and confidently with executives, divisional management, governance stakeholders and external partners.
Facilitates discussions, follows up on commitments and escalates matters requiring executive attention.
g) Business Acumen

Understands the Bank’s mandate, strategic priorities, governance environment and digital transformation agenda.
Connects divisional priorities, technology initiatives, stakeholder expectations and enterprise risk considerations.
Uses commercial, public-sector and technology insight to support practical recommendations and trade-off decisions.
h) Financial Acumen

Understands divisional budgeting, procurement governance, cost management and value-formoney considerations.
Tracks budget, procurement and contract inputs accurately and escalates variances, delays or compliance risks.
Supports financial reporting inputs in line with delegations, controls and approved divisional priorities.
i) Planning and 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 in a timely manner, despite obstacles encountered, by organising, reprioritising and re-planning.
Required Personal Attributes
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

a) Achievement Orientation

Delivers work on time and quality and follows through on agreed commitments.
Views new work experiences as an opportunity for growth.
Reacts immediately to overcome setbacks and/or obstacles to meet goals.
Recognises and acts upon current opportunities.
b) Attention to Detail

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

Expresses what he/she is thinking even when the message may not be especially welcome.
Shares information or comments about the work when it would be easier to refrain from being open about the situation.
d) Teamwork and Cooperation

Shares information to keep other team members up-to-date and enables them to do their jobs.
Is considered a “team player,” putting team objectives ahead of one’s personal agenda when working within a group setting.
Is willing to undertake work that is outside their own accountability to help the team achieve its objectives.
e) Organisational Awareness

Recognises and/or uses the formal structure or hierarchy of an organisation (internal & external).
Understands chain of command, positional power, rules and regulations, policies and procedures, etc.
f) Analytical Thinking

Breaks problems into simple lists of tasks or activities without assigning values.
Makes a list of items with no particular order or set of priorities.
g) Information Seeking and Analysis

Asks direct questions to people who are directly involved in a situation/issue.
Uses available information.
*The KPA’s, competencies and relationships listed in this document, are not exhaustive, and the incumbent will be expected to undertake additional duties within their capacity to meet the needs of business and/or the business unit.

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Quantity Surveyor

Closing Date
2026/10/14
Reference Number
DBS261001-1
Job Title Quantity Surveyor
Job Grade 00
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location – Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) Quantity_Surveyor__IDD__Job_Profile_Infrastructure_Delivery.docx (003).pdf (302,96 kb) – 2026/10/01 14:34:32
Job Description
The Quantity Surveyor is responsible for managing and forecasting all costs associated with infrastructure projects, from planning through to completion, ensuring cost efficiency and value for money while maintaining quality and regulatory standards. The role involves monitoring project finances, adhering to statutory building regulations, and delivering professional Quantity Surveying services that meet the needs of the Infrastructure Delivery Division. Additionally, the Quantity Surveyor provides expert guidance and inputs for the development of infrastructure strategies, policies, systems, and technical standards.

Key Responsibilities
Quantity Surveying and Quality Assurance

Calculate and verify project costs to enhance value and cost efficiency for infrastructure projects in line with regulatory standards and quality.
Estimate and monitor all costs that relate to the infrastructure project from the planning stage until the final stage, when all actual costs are levied.
Verify the accuracy of deriving costs for project ancillaries, labour and material for each item or activity, especially for large volume, high value or high-risk services and works.
Advise contract custodians on bill of quantities and activity schedule composition for large volume, high-value or high-risk services and works.
Monitor execution and update of processes for site audits, where required, to verify quantities and claims for work executed.
Monitor and maintain adherence to local statutory building regulations and the applicable built environment standards and regulations.
Provide surveying inputs and guidance for the development of infrastructure strategies, policies, systems, functional / technical norms and standards.
Provide a professional quantity surveying service and continuous quality assurance to meet the needs of the Infrastructure Delivery division.
Vet bills of quantities and variation orders as received before payment and approve payments to contractors.
Advise on standards, practices and governance relevant to contractual documentation.
Prepare and conduct financial close-out and review project/programme close-out costs.
Compile and present special reports when required.
Prepare quantity surveying inputs for the preparation of the User Asset Management Plan, the final project lists, the budgets and the infrastructure Programme Management Plan.
Continuous Improvement of Estimating Services and Cost Engineering

Conduct research and keep abreast of new technologies and procedures, including interaction with professional Councils/ Boards.
Liaise with external quantity surveying firms and the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors regarding documentation, benchmarking rates and alternative procedures to ensure improvements and cost savings.
Contribute to Master Planning, Project Briefing documents, accommodation schedules and operational narratives.
Optimise standard guides, methods and techniques to evaluate the utilisation of available resources.
Evaluate and identify new initiatives or enhanced/ improved products for inclusion in programmes or projects.
Formulate standards and improved bills of quantities and activity schedules for large volume, high value or high-risk services and works.
Identify all risks and devise risk mitigation strategies.
Reporting and Analytics

Generate detailed and insightful reports and analyses that support strategic decision-making and drive organisational improvement.
Develop and deliver accurate, relevant, and stakeholder-focused reports, presenting data in a clear, concise, and actionable format using appropriate visualisations and analytical tools.
Identify trends, anomalies, and key insights that influence strategic planning and operational adjustments.
Stakeholder Management

Engage and collaborate with key stakeholders to align expectations, gather insights, and ensure successful outcomes.
Build strong relationships, communicating clearly and consistently, and addressing stakeholder needs and concerns with responsiveness and professionalism.
Facilitate cooperation and support for initiatives within the area of expertise, contributing to overall project and organisational success.
Compile and present technical reports, briefing notes, and special reports as required.
Key Measures of Performance

Accuracy in project costing and quality assurance
Adherence to applicable regulations and built environment protocols
Accuracy in the approval of bills of quantities and variation orders
Accuracy and completeness of cost estimates and financial planning documents
Number and quality of Bills of Quantities and Variation Orders vetted
Timeliness and accuracy of financial close-out reports and programme cost reviews
Compliance with statutory building regulations and internal standards
Mitigation and prevention of key cost-related risks
Stakeholder feedback on strategic cost advice and technical support
Clean audit
Expertise & Technical Competencies
Minimum Qualifications

A Bachelor’s degree or a B-Tech in Quantity Surveying.
Registration with the South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession (SACQSP).
Minimum Experience

A minimum of 8 years’ experience with quantity surveying in engineering and construction contracts, preferably in the public sector.
Experience in estimating and cost engineering of construction services and implementing cost control measures in projects.
Knowledge and understanding of the Quantity Surveying Professions Act of 2000, National Building Standards Act of 1977 and Regulations, Construction Industry Development Board Act of 2000 and Regulations, and Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1993.
Understand how to apply the Provincial Infrastructure Delivery Management System (PIDP) and the IDM Toolkit.
Understand how to prepare budgets, extract and interpret information from related information systems.
Understand the service delivery platform, indicators and service plan and how that links with Infrastructure.
Understand how to undertake a risk analysis and undertake a risk mitigation strategy.
Understand how to interpret existing and develop new Functional- and Technical Norms and Standards.
Ability to process and analyse new and complex information quickly and to prioritise issues for consideration.
Ability to build strategic alliances with key players for business.
Capacity to clarify the needs of others and work with them to develop and implement cost-effective and practical solutions.
Demonstrated experience in successfully managing projects within tight schedules.
Desirable Requirements

Postgraduate qualification in Quantity Surveying.
Qualifications in health and safety.
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Project Management

Defines, plans and manages large and/or strategic projects, including those with a high degree of technical complexity, with impacts across the organisation and/or with national implications.
Assembles and leads diverse and multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring maximum effective resource utilisation.
Successfully manages substantial project budgets and reports directly to senior managers on the progress and results of projects.
Identifies complex issues that need escalation and proposes appropriate corrective actions.
Detailed Oriented

Quickly identifies relevant and irrelevant information to support accurate decision making.
Maps out all the logistics and details of a situation to ensure smooth and flawless implementation.
Consistently identifies all relevant details that are not obvious in complex situations.
Requires the highest standards for accuracy and quality for their work.
Establishes processes to ensure accuracy and quality of services delivered by the team.
Planning & 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 interface with the function’s budget.
Reporting & Communication

Designs, reviews and improves reporting processes and provides guidance.
Leads production of complex environment reports, takes an editorial role, determines content and level of detail, and ensures consistent messaging and branding.
Is relied on by others to help them write complex technical and non-technical documents and briefs.
Can determine which aspects of this knowledge area need to be transferred to others to achieve organisational goals.
Coaches others and transfers communication skills and knowledge to others.
Able to communicate complex problems or concepts by making them simple and understandable for others.
Adapts language to the level of the audience to ensure that the message has a positive impact and is interesting to the audience.
Is articulate, demonstrates a wide range of vocabulary, and is confident when talking to large/high-level audiences.
Presentation Skills

Knows how to deliver arguments persuasively by employing a range of advanced presentation techniques (e.g., the appropriate use of body language, how to close a presentation so that the audience continues to think about the subject matter etc.).
Has knowledge of various feedback mechanisms to check levels of audience understanding.
Written communication

Understands that different writing styles are required for different documents or audiences.
Write effective correspondence, prepares questions and reports, statements of circumstance and briefing notes.
Reviews others’ documents for clarity and impact.
Has a solid mastery of writing principles such as grammar, sentence construction etc.
Verbal communication

Able to present a theme in writing in an ordered, intelligible manner with well-structured and relevant supporting detail.
Able to understand topic switches and use vocabulary of attitude.
Reasonably fluent in speaking
*The KPA’s, competencies and relationships listed in this document are not exhaustive, and the incumbent will be expected to undertake additional duties within their capacity to meet the needs of business and/or the business unit.

Required Personal Attributes
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

Teamwork & Cooperation

Acts to promote a friendly climate and good morale and resolves conflicts.
Creates opportunities for cross-functional working.
Encourages others to network outside of their team/department and learn from their experience.
Driving delivery of results

Identifies and implements a business opportunity that will have a long-term impact on the business (which may include the organisation’s reputation or brand image). Monitors progress and adapts the plan, if necessary, to ensure optimal benefit to the business.
Makes decisions, sets priorities, or chooses goals based on inputs and outputs: makes explicit considerations of potential profit, return on investment, or cost-benefit analysis.
Based on the cost-benefit analysis, make decisions of an entrepreneurial risk nature.
Achievement orientation

Undertakes challenging assignments and strives to complete them.
Sets priorities and chooses goals based on calculated costs, anticipated benefits and improvement of performance.
Aim at exceptional performance, setting out to achieve a unique standard.
Constantly analyse outcomes to ensure the achievement of business goals.
Identifies short-term opportunities or potential problems, aiming to achieve better outcomes.
Customer Orientation

Tries to understand the underlying needs of customers and match these needs to available or customized products and services.
Adapt processes and procedures to meet on-going customer needs.
Utilises the feedback received from customers, in order to develop new and / or improving existing services / products that relates to their on-going needs.
Thinks of new ways to align DBSA’s offering with future customer needs.
Integrity

Is willing to end a business relationship because it was associated with unethical business practices.
Is capable of challenging senior management (in an appropriate and respectable manner) in order to act on espoused values.
Self-awareness & self-control

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Programme Manager (Partner-A-District)

Closing Date
2026/10/14
Reference Number
DBS260929-2
Job Title Programme Manager (Partner-A-District)
Job Grade 00
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location – Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) Programme Manager PAD_Job Profile September 2026 Final.pdf (309,11 kb) – 2026/09/29 15:46:44
Job Description
The Partner-A-District (PAD) Programme operationalises the Bank’s municipal strategy, focusing on transforming the M2/M3 municipal segment through an integrated, programmatic, and partnership-driven approach. It positions districts as strategic entry points for the DBSA to elevate the development impact in alignment with government policies and the District Development Model (DDM).

The Programme Manager leads and coordinates the implementation of multiple projects in the PAD programme to advance the Bank’s strategic objectives. The role collaborates with municipalities, government departments, the public and private sector, manages resources, partnerships, and cross-functional teams, to deliver sustainable development outcomes in local government.

Key Responsibilities
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

Programme Management

Develop sector-specific programmes for financing, including scope definition and success criteria.
Prepare programme execution plans aligned to partnership frameworks and strategic objectives.
Compile technically sound reports that establish the basis for projects to inform investment decisions.
Oversee programme implementation, track milestones, deliverables, costs, dependencies, risks and issues.
Maintain strong data-capture and reporting capability to support analysis and decision making.
Manage programme inter-dependencies and interfaces to ensure coherent and on-time delivery.
Provide technical status reports for milestone payments, assess service-provider claims, prepare payment instructions and oversee disbursements.
Collaborate with municipal finance team and provide relevant module information to support due diligence.
Manage procurement and contract activities, including dispute resolution, in line with contract policies.
Prepare programme management reports and presentations for EXCO, Board, internal and external stakeholders for progress reporting and decision making.
Provide leadership, mentorship, and technical guidance to junior team members.
Implement appropriate project management methodologies to strengthen organisational maturity and ensure consistent delivery outcomes.
Transfer completed projects to clients and partners and conduct post-implementation and transfer reviews to ensure sustainability and lessons-learned integration.
2. Deal Origination

Lead the execution of origination strategies and municipal sector initiatives to drive infrastructure investment.
Identify market opportunities through comprehensive sector analysis, including demand and supply dynamics and gap assessments, to inform strategic decision-making and maintain competitive advantage.
Navigate political, sectoral, and institutional insights to shape origination strategies and broaden business opportunities.
Build and maintain a robust pipeline of high-quality, bankable investment opportunities through proactive business development and in-depth municipal sector expertise.
Originate financing and non-financing initiatives that strengthen municipal institutions and enhance development impact.
Lead the identification, preparation, and development of viable infrastructure projects by coordinating scoping exercises, feasibility studies, business cases, and other pre-investment activities to ensure project bankability and enable successful deal closure.
Drive consistent deal flow and ensure bankability across all originated opportunities.
Collaborate with planning, project preparation and municipal finance teams to ensure successful deal structuring and closure.
Present transactions at deal and investment committees, providing strategic and technical insights.
Foster strong networks with internal and external stakeholders to position the bank as a leader in infrastructure finance.
Strengthen relationships across municipalities, sector departments, and strategic partners to support origination success.
3. Business Development

Drive business development to position DBSA as the preferred lender, investor, and development partner.
Lead the creation and execution of strategies to build a strong pipeline of development impact projects.
Develop approaches with municipal finance teams to secure concessional funding for infrastructure projects.
Expand municipal client base and secure sustainable revenue streams through relationship building.
Design and implement targeted marketing strategies to capture growth opportunities for DBSA’s services.
4. Stakeholder Management

Collaborate with internal and external stakeholder on integration relating to project prioritisation, resources, scope, cost, commissioning, operational readiness and handover.
Build and maintain strong relations at local, provincial and national IGR structures, including sector and transferring departments.
Foster good working relations with heads of functionaries at municipalities to support programme delivery.
Establish and maintain strategic partnerships, networks, and alliances that enhance the Bank’s development support role in strengthening municipal institutions.
Key Measurements of Outputs

Successful execution of the programme and assigned strategic projects, in line with the key performance targets of the programme.
Value and number of new business deals originated (financing and non-financing).
Value and number of project approvals, commitments, and disbursements achieved.
Value of projects prepared and committed for DBSA approval.
Effective management and oversight of programme management units and deliverables across provinces, districts and municipalities.
High levels of stakeholder and partner satisfaction with programme outputs.
Clean audits across district and municipal partnership environments.
Expertise & Technical Competencies
Minimum Qualifications

A Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Civil Engineering.
Postgraduate qualification in Engineering, Project Management, Business Management, or Economics.
Registration as a Project Management Professional (PMP) with the Project Management Institute (PMI).
Minimum Experience

A minimum of 10 years demonstrated work experience in infrastructure programme development and programme management managing mega or multidisciplinary projects concurrently.
In-depth understanding of the end-to-end infrastructure programme development process including feasibility studies and deal structuring.
Extensive experience in business development/ deal origination and client relationship skills, and ability to focus on client’s needs effectively.
Proven ability to lead complex strategic initiatives and projects successfully.
Comprehensive knowledge of regulatory environments across municipalities/ metros, SOEs, and government entities in South Africa.
Strong understanding of government planning cycle and demonstrated experience engaging high-level
government stakeholders.
Advanced technical proficiency with Project Management tools such as Microsoft Project and Planner.
Solid understanding of SCM processes and relevant legislation, including PFMA, MFMA, and PPPFA.
Desirable Requirements

A relevant master’s degree.
Registered with ECSA as a Professional Engineer or Professional Engineering Technologist.
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

a) Digital Acumen

The ability to understand, contribute to, and drive the adoption of digital technologies and processes within an organisational context to improve
efficiency, create new value, and transform operations.
b) Data Management

Studies the organisational data management requirements and plans accordingly.
Recommends policies, procedures, and standards relating to the organisation’s data management.
Defines an overall file management policy with file storage procedure and policy.
Defines a backup strategy and related policies.
Ensures compliance by users with file storage procedures.
Ensures regular data backup and storage.
Tests the backed-up data and assures backup quality.
c) Reporting

Designs / customises 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.
d) Project Management

Initiates project plans and secures resources for projects that span area or department boundaries.
Uses estimating techniques and develops project risk management approaches.
Has an in-depth and practical understanding of how to maximise the effectiveness of project teams.
e) Planning and Organising

Is relied on to help others plan and organise their workload.
Uses effective advanced 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.
f) Quality Management

Ability to develop quality management plans and inspection protocols. Implements systems and processes to ensure quality is built into the design
and planning stages and conducts audits and reviews to verify compliance with standards.
g) Continuous Improvement in Technical Processes

The capability to identify, implement, and monitor process and technology enhancements that improve design quality, efficiency, and value for money in infrastructure delivery.
h) Innovation

The skills, knowledge, and abilities necessary to foster, develop, and implement new ideas, processes, products, or services that create value and drive organisational growth. This is critical for adapting to market changes, improving competitiveness, and responding to evolving customer needs.
Required Personal Attributes
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

a) Teamwork & Cooperation

Acts to promote a friendly climate and good morale and resolves conflicts.
Facilitate collaborative cross-functional team working.
Encourages others to network outside of their own 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 feedback of 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, make decisions of an entrepreneurial risk nature.
d) 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 analyse outcomes to ensure the achievements of business goal.
Identifies short-term opportunity 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 ongoing 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

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Principal Credit Officer: Portfolio Management

Closing Date
2026/10/16
Reference Number
DBS260923-2
Job Title Principal Credit Officer: Portfolio Management
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location – Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) Principal Credit Officer Portfolio Mngt.docx.pdf (336,62 kb) – 2026/09/23 12:49:03
Job Description
The role is responsible for the ongoing assessment, monitoring, and optimisation of credit risk within the existing portfolio of investments across South Africa, the Rest of Africa and High Impact. The role is critical to maintaining portfolio health through in-depth credit reviews, financial analysis, and proactive risk mitigation strategies. Applying technical and commercial expertise and legal knowledge, the role supports strategic decision-making, contributes to the credit compliance, and ensures that exposures remain aligned with institutional risk appetite. This role interacts closely with the Credit Origination team responsible for new transactions while maintaining dedicated focus on the post-approval performance of the existing portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

Credit Portfolio Monitoring and Risk Reviews

Conduct structured, periodic credit reviews on all existing transactions, ensuring timely identification of deterioration of risks.
Initiate/review rapid risk reviews in response to emerging external or internal risk signals, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders for effective intervention.
Track financial and non-financial covenants, monitoring borrower compliance and reporting anomalies.
Review credit quality across sectors and regions, flagging trends and proposing remedial strategies.
Provide early warning indicators and analysis to credit committees and forums to support pre-emptive action.
Perform quick-turnaround risk assessments for urgent or material changes.
Evaluate and recommend credit amendments, waivers, or restructures.
2. Credit Assessment and Financial Analysis

Undertake in-depth financial and cash-flow analysis of portfolio companies, evaluating performance against initial projections and market benchmarks.
Review credit opinions for additional lines of credit for public sector clients, as part of the annual review.
Review accuracy and appropriateness of credit assessments, rating model methodologies applied to ensure correctness and quality of credit assessments to enable decision-making.
Prepare portfolio performance reports, incorporating peer comparisons, geographic and sectors developments, and macroeconomic conditions affecting the Bank portfolio.
Assess amendments to credit terms and provides recommendations for restructuring, covenant waivers, or rescheduling proposals as required.
Conduct scenario analysis and stress testing on key exposures, feeding insights into credit risk appetite and capital allocation decisions.
Support efforts to enhance risk-adjusted return through active management of the credit book.
3. Portfolio Management and Compliance

Adherence to credit-related compliance with internal policies, regulatory standards, and investment mandates across all geographies.
Liaise with team members to ensure seamless handover and continuous oversight of transactions post disbursement.
Support the disbursement process, post-handover, to ensure facility conditions are met as required.
Maintains up-to-date credit ratings and internal loan classifications of all transactions, supporting ongoing monitoring and reporting functions.
Participate in the maintenance and improvement of the credit value chain, identifying process inefficiencies and supporting enhancements to credit systems and processes. Serve as a subject matter expert on portfolio management and credit-related matters for special projects or in pursuit of identifying lessons learnt that can be adopted in origination as well as appropriate forms of credit risk mitigation strategies.
4. Strategic Engagement

Support governance reporting by contributing to reports for Board committees, EXCO, and relevant committees post disbursements.
Support the periodic IFRS 9 provisioning and ECL measurement forum.
Support internal portfolio management committees and forums for early warning identification and intervention.
Contribute to policy development and implementation of portfolio related frameworks and guidelines.
Support audits by preparing necessary reports and documentation in line with best practice and standards.
5. Financial Modelling and Analysis

Build and/or review and challenge model assumptions in financial models for a portfolio of companies.
Conduct cash flow analysis, stress testing, and scenario analysis to test financial viability and draw conclusions / make recommendations to mitigate financial risks identified.
Review ongoing financial compliance of updated financial models and/or recommend and implement new credit risk mitigants (e.g. conditions, collateral, guarantees), as required.
Perform peer benchmarking and sectoral credit comparisons in order to provide valuable insights for the review of the financial modelling assessment.
Support light restructuring and re-scheduling of distressed exposures.
6. Stakeholder Management and Problem-Solving

Collaborate effectively with stakeholders to achieve common goals, facilitating open and clear communication.
Actively listen, share information, and foster a cooperative environment that encourages diverse perspectives and collective problem-solving.
7. People Management

Lead and develop team members by setting clear objectives, providing constructive feedback, and fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment.
Recognising individual strengths, facilitating professional growth, and aligning team efforts with organisational goals to enhance overall performance and engagement.
Provide technical assistance and mentorship to portfolio analysts.
Facilitate training and capacity building within the team on portfolio management, credit tools, and evolving credit practices.
8. Reporting and Monitoring

Stay abreast of sector and country intelligence relevant to portfolio management activities.
Produce accurate, insightful reports and continuously monitoring key financial and non-financial metrics to assess performance and credit migration risk.
Analyse data to identify trends, inform strategic decisions, and provide stakeholders with clear, actionable information that supports ongoing performance improvement and accountability.
Utilise appropriate technologies and tools to enhance reporting efficiency and clarity, while also safeguarding the confidentiality and sensitivity of the information included.
Maintain high standards of accuracy and timeliness to deliver reports that are timely, relevant and precise.
Key measurement of output:

Percentage of scheduled and ad hoc credit reviews completed on time and in line with internal standards.
Precision of internal credit ratings aligned with appropriate model methodologies and validated through back-testing or audit reviews.
Timely detection of early warning indicators and escalated through appropriate channels.
Number of covenant breaches identified and resolved and compliance rate across the monitored portfolio.
Average time taken to complete normal and urgent risk assessment and recommend amendments or waivers.
Quality of financial models built or reviewed, stakeholder feedback on model accuracy and usefulness for decision-making.
Percentage of distressed exposures stabilised or improved through active and appropriate credit intervention strategies.
Percentage of reports submitted on time with no material errors; frequency of actionable insights derived from reports; percentage of submissions deferred as a result of substandard quality.
Feedback from internal and external stakeholders on quality, communication, responsiveness, and problem-solving support.
Expertise & Technical Competencies
a) Risk Identification & Assessment / Technical

Diagnoses significant, unusual and emerging risks to which the business is exposed.
Advises on applicable aspects of risk identification and assessment.
Demonstrate advanced proficiency and up-to-date knowledge in specialised areas, applying this expertise to solve complex problems, drive innovation, and contribute to strategic initiatives.
Continuously expand skills to adapt to industry advancements and enhance organisational capabilities.
Manage effective and efficient execution of tasks and projects by optimising processes, managing resources, and adhering to timelines.
b) Risk management policies and procedures

Develops innovative approaches to managing significant business risks effectively and efficiently.
Leads implementation, execution and monitoring activities.
Advises on best solutions and foresees the impact of changes in regulations, policies and procedures for non-complex and increasingly complex business issues.
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) Planning and organising

Is relied on to helps others plan and organise their workload.
Uses effectively advance time management processes to deal with high workload and tight deadlines.
Organises, prioritises and schedules tasks so they can be performed within budget and with the efficient use of time and resources.
Achieves goals in a timely manner, despite obstacles encountered, by organising, reprioritising and replanning.
e) Financial acumen

Makes sound financial decisions after having analysed their impacts on the organisation, partner agencies, and community.
Effectively supports the preparation of budgetary submissions and forecasts for own department.
Knows the internal and external factors that impact on resource and asset availability.
Is able to interpret management account reports in an operational/commercial context and take action as appropriate to maximise revenues and control costs.
f) Financial Modelling

Demonstrating expertise in developing, analysing, and interpreting complex financial models to support strategic decision-making and business objectives. This involves creating accurate and reliable models that forecast financial performance, assess business scenarios, and evaluate investments or projects.
g) Reporting

Designs / customises 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.
The KPA’s, competencies and relationships listed in this document, is not exhaustive and the incumbent will be expected to undertake additional duties within their capacity to meet the needs of business and/or the business unit.

Qualifications

Postgraduate degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or Risk Management or related field.
Experience

Minimum of 10 years’ experience in credit risk analysis, portfolio monitoring, or financial analysis within a wholesale, investment banking, or development finance environment.
Proven track record in conducting credit reviews and portfolio monitoring across South Africa and broader African markets.
Extensive experience in credit assessments, financial modelling, and risk analysis for both new and existing investments.
Strong capabilities in financial structuring, with exposure to complex lending instruments, including bilateral and syndicated facilities.
Skilled in negotiating and managing stakeholders, with the ability to assess and structure complex transactions.
Familiarity with ESG, sustainable finance, and blended finance frameworks.
Proficient in credit systems, risk reporting tools, and core credit risk management principles.
Demonstrated ability to prepare high-quality credit analysis and investment write-ups, supported by advanced credit reasoning.
Solid understanding of the loan lifecycle and the end-to-end credit value chain.
Experience in evaluating facility amendments, restructurings, and covenant waivers.
Desirable Requirements

Master’s degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting or related field is advantageous.
Professional certification in Financial Risk Management, Chartered Financial Analysis or CA (SA) or equivalent.
Strong understanding and experience of sovereign risk, infrastructure finance, and public sector lending.
Experience in working on bilateral, club or syndicated transactions with multilateral institutions, investment banks, government agencies and private sector sponsors in infrastructure.
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 in order to improve efficiency and quality.
Formulates own objectives and action plans in order to achieve a measurable improvement in the future.
b) Customer Service Orientation

Tries to understand the underlying needs of customers and matches these needs to available or customised 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 DBSA’s offerings with future customer needs.
c) Self-awareness and Self-Control

Double-checks the accuracy of information or work.
Ensures that the work produced doesn’t contain any errors.
e) Analytical thinking

Identifies the cause-and-effect relationship between two aspects of a situation.
f) Strategic and Innovative Thinking

Acts to promote a friendly climate and good morale and resolves conflicts.
Creates opportunities for cross-functional working.

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Senior Legal Advisor: Transacting (SA)

Closing Date
2026/10/16
Reference Number
DBS260922-2
Job Title Senior Legal Advisor: Transacting (SA)
Job Grade 00
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location – Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) Senior Legal Advisor Transacting_Job Profile May 2026 Final – SA.docx.pdf (317,18 kb) – 2026/09/22 16:00:58
Job Description
The Senior Legal Advisor is responsible for providing legal advice and support to clients on the financing activities of DBSA, ensuring that all actions, initiatives, and investments are legally sound and protect the investment portfolio. Mitigate legal risks and prevent adverse reputational or other negative consequences for DBSA. Provide guidance and leadership to junior professionals in the legal team, fostering their development and ensuring consistency in legal counsel across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities
Legal Transaction Structuring, Execution & Advisory

Provide strategic legal leadership across the full transaction lifecycle, including high-value and complex transactions.
Lead, from a legal perspective, the structuring and execution of transactions across project finance, blended and structured finance, equity investments, and public-private partnerships (PPPs), ensuring alignment with institutional mandates, legal frameworks, and risk appetite.
Act as a strategic legal partner to Investment Division and multidisciplinary teams, driving the development of innovative, commercially sound financing structures and solutions, while providing expert legal oversight throughout the transaction lifecycle.
Conduct comprehensive legal due diligence and risk assessments, identifying legal, regulatory, and structuring risks and implementing appropriate mitigation strategies.
Draft, review, and negotiate complex legal documentation, including term sheets, mandates, facility agreements, shareholder agreements, security packages, and intercreditor/co-funding arrangements.
Lead, in support of the Investment Division, Business Support and Recovery and/or Credit Risk and Portfolio management, as the case may be, negotiations with sponsors, borrowers, lenders, co-funders, and counterparties to achieve optimal commercial and legal outcomes.
Provide expert legal input into appraisal reports, credit papers, and committee submissions, and actively contribute to credit committee deliberations.
Provide expert legal support and input in transaction execution through approval to financial close, ensuring legal integrity, enforceability, and compliance.
Manage external legal counsel, including appointment, briefing, performance oversight, and cost control, to ensure efficient delivery of specialised legal services.
Provide ongoing legal advisory support across corporate, operational, and investment functions.
Compliance and Regulatory Support

Promote adherence to applicable legislation, regulatory requirements, and internal governance frameworks across all legal and transactional activities.
Monitor and interpret legal and regulatory developments, providing proactive, strategic guidance to the organisation.
Support and strengthen institutional compliance and governance frameworks in collaboration with Compliance and Risk functions.
Review legal documentation, decisions, and processes to ensure alignment with regulatory and policy requirements.
Dispute Resolution and Litigation

Manage litigation and dispute resolution processes, safeguarding the organisation’s legal, financial, and reputational interests.
Lead the appointment and oversight of external counsel in disputes, ensuring high-quality representation and cost-effectiveness.
Advise management on litigation risk exposure and recommend appropriate dispute resolution strategies, including alternative dispute mechanisms.
Facilitate timely and commercially sound resolution of disputes.
Stakeholder Management & Capacity Building

Collaborate with internal stakeholders to provide practical and commercially sound legal solutions.
Build effective working relationships with business units to support informed decision-making.
Provide legal training and awareness on legal and regulatory developments to internal stakeholders.
Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, providing practical, solution-oriented legal advice.
Engage effectively with external stakeholders, including clients, co-funders, regulators, and legal advisors.
Provide legal training and guidance to enhance organisational awareness of legal, regulatory, and transactional risks.
Key Measurements of Outputs

Achievement of favourable or commercially acceptable outcomes in investment transactions, aligned with the organisation’s legal strategy and risk appetite.
Quality, accuracy and timeliness of legal advice, documentation and transaction support.
Effective handling of disputes to minimise adverse reputational impact on the organisation.
Minimisation of financial losses, penalties, and contingent liabilities arising from disputes and litigation.
Time taken to prepare and or review contracts, agreements and legal opinions.
Quality and accuracy of agreements, opinions and solutions provided.
Effective management of legal claims and litigation risks.
Management of total case/agreement/opinion / other legal costs.
No litigation due to contractual errors and or omissions.
Effective monitoring of the contracts and agreements.
Strong compliance outcomes, including clean audit results
Expertise & Technical Competencies
Minimum Qualification

A Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) or Legal postgraduate qualification.
Admitted Attorney/Advocate of the High Court of South Africa.
Minimum Experience

A minimum of 8-10 years’ post-qualification experience in a commercial/finance/banking or corporate law environment, providing legal support on investment transactions such as project finance, structured and corporate finance.
Proven experience in complex contract drafting, legal risk management, and regulatory compliance.
Strong track record in drafting and negotiating transaction documentation, including term sheets, facility agreements, shareholder agreements, security documents, and intercreditor agreements.
Demonstrated experience in leading legal due diligence processes and advising on transaction risks, mitigants, and structuring solutions.
In-depth understanding of banking and finance law, corporate law, security structures, and regulatory frameworks, particularly within a development finance or infrastructure investment environment.
Experience working on multi-stakeholder transactions, including engagements with sponsors, lenders, DFIs, regulators, and external counsel.
Desirable Requirements:

A postgraduate qualification in development finance or investment banking.
Experience in the financial services or banking industry.
Demonstrated experience dealing with cross-border transactions and multi-jurisdictional legal considerations.
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

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.
Presentation skills

Can reinforce key presentation points with examples.
Can translate technical terminology into language understandable to the audience.
Has insight into the audience’s behaviour and motivation and responds appropriately and professionally, adapting communication style as appropriate.
Reporting

Extensive knowledge and understanding of the principles of DBSA.
Wide-ranging knowledge of industry best practice, and keeps abreast of, interprets and informs on developments in the area of new laws and regulations relevant to DBSA.
Legal Policy Knowledge

Ability to represent DBSA in the court of law when required.
Ability to draft non-standard legal documents per procedures.
Ability to draft more sensitive policy and legal procedures to be followed by stakeholders of DBSA, and review and refine in response to inputs from relevant stakeholders, for approval.
Ability to understand legal rights and responsibilities and the possession of authority to make legal decisions.
Protects the organisation’s legal rights, utilising a broad knowledge base of all major legal disciplines.
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.
Business Acumen

Has an appreciation of cultural sensitivities and differences.
Effectively employs a variety of advanced behavioural/interpersonal competencies to control the negotiation situation.
Is able to take the lead in a variety of sensitive negotiation situations requiring high levels of tact and diplomacy.
Is able to place a discrete negotiation situation within the context of a broader long-term relationship and is not threatened by conceding ground to protect the longer-term interests of DBSA.
*The KPA’s, competencies and relationships listed in this document are not exhaustive, and the incumbent will be expected to undertake additional duties within their capacity to meet the needs of business and/or the business unit.

Required Personal Attributes
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

Customer Service Orientation

Tries to understand the underlying needs of customers and matches these needs to available or customised products and services.
Adapts processes and procedures to meet ongoing customer needs.
Utilises the feedback received by customers to develop new and/or improve existing services/products that relate to their ongoing needs.
Thinks of new ways to align DBSA’s offerings with future customer needs.
Self-awareness and Self Control

Acts to promote a friendly climate and good morale and resolves conflicts.
Creates opportunities for cross-functional working.

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Head: Legal (IPPO) (Fixed Term Contract Appointment until 31 March 2031)

Closing Date
2026/10/15
Reference Number
DBS260820-1
Job Title Head: Legal (IPPO) (Fixed Term Contract Appointment until 31 March 2031)
Job Type Classification Contract
Location – Town / City Centurion
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) Head Legal IPPO Final Aug 2026.docx.pdf (196,78 kb) – 2026/08/20 12:59:59
Job Description
The Head: Legal, a member of the IPPO Executive Management Committee (Exco), serves as the IPPO’s General Counsel and legal authority, leading the Legal function and providing independent, commercially informed legal advice across the full lifecycle of energy and transmission programmes. The role develops and executes the Legal Strategy in alignment with the IPPO Strategy, DEE priorities, the Integrated Resource Plan, the Gas Master Plan and relevant stakeholder mandates.
The role safeguards the legality, integrity, bankability and defensibility of procurement and implementation programmes across renewable energy, battery storage, gas-to-power, hybrid and flexible generation, transmission and emerging technologies. It enables procurement, financial close, legal assurance, risk management and dispute resolution while supporting security of supply, investment mobilisation, transformation, localisation and a just energy transition.

Key Responsibilities
Develop and execute the Legal Strategy aligned with the IPPO and DEE strategic mandate

Develop and maintain the Legal Strategy, annual plan, budget, workforce plan, policies, systems and service standards aligned to IPPO and DEE priorities.
Integrate legal priorities across procurement, implementation, monitoring, contract management, advisory services and transmission programmes.
Maintain regulatory horizon scanning and ensure legal advice supports security of supply, affordability, investment mobilisation, transformation and a just transition.
Lead legal governance, assurance, compliance and enterprise legal risk

Maintain risk-based legal-assurance frameworks, review gates, policies, controls and the enterprise legal-risk register.
Provide independent advice, protect privilege, manage conflicts and escalate material legal, regulatory, procurement, contractual and litigation risks.
Oversee legal clearances, external legal service providers, budgets, records, technology and service-delivery standards.
Provide transaction structuring, project-finance and financial-close legal leadership

Lead legal due diligence, transaction structuring, risk allocation and bankability advice for generation, storage, gas, transmission and other energy-infrastructure programmes.
Draft, review, negotiate and clear procurement, project, financing, security, direct agreement and government-support documents.
Track legal issues and conditions precedent, support preferred-bidder milestones and financial close, and update standard documentation and precedents.
Ensure procurement integrity, legality and administrative-law defensibility

Provide legal assurance that procurement is lawful, fair, transparent, competitive, cost-effective and compliant with applicable requirements.
Advise on procurement documents, evaluation governance, bidder communications, probity, conflicts, confidentiality, complaints and administrative records.
Manage legal strategies for bidder challenges, judicial reviews and procurement disputes, and update procurement controls for legislative changes.
Lead contract lifecycle management, claims, disputes and enforcement

Provide post-financial-close legal oversight of amendments, waivers, refinancing, change in law, force majeure, defaults, lender consents, step-in, termination and other material events.
Maintain registers for obligations, claims, disputes and legal decisions, with clear ownership, escalation and reporting.
Lead dispute strategies and external counsel management, using lessons learned to strengthen future documentation and controls.
Provide legal leadership for electricity-market reform, transmission and grid-access programmes

Advise on electricity market reform, SAWEM, Market Code, TSO/NTCSA interfaces, open network access, licensing, grid access, connection, curtailment and wheeling.
Provide legal leadership for independent transmission and grid-expansion procurement, financing, construction, operation, concession and availability-payment models.
Coordinate complex legal issues with government, regulators, utilities, DFIs, lenders, investors and advisers, and update legal positions as reforms evolve.
Embed transformation, localisation, socio-economic development and just-transition outcomes in legal frameworks

Translate transformation, localisation, industrialisation, socio-economic development and just-transition priorities into enforceable procurement and contractual obligations.
Balance developmental outcomes with procurement law, competition considerations, affordability, value for money, deliverability and bankability.
Advise on community participation, benefit-sharing, grievance mechanisms, blended finance and development safeguards.
Build and maintain strategic stakeholder partnerships

Build relationships with DEE, National Treasury, DBSA, regulators, NTCSA, Eskom, government entities, IPPs, sponsors, lenders, DFIs, investors, advisers and affected stakeholders.
Represent the Legal function in executive, governance, industry and stakeholder forums while protecting the IPPO’s legal and institutional interests.
Use stakeholder engagement to resolve cross-institutional issues, identify emerging risks and strengthen market confidence.
Enable people and build capability within the Legal function

Lead a high-performance, collaborative, ethical and professionally independent Legal function.
Develop workforce, succession, scarce-skills and continuing-legal-education plans aligned to the IPPO portfolio.
Set performance expectations, coach and mentor staff, manage resources and maintain knowledge-management, precedent and lessons-learned systems.
Expertise & Technical Competencies
Minimum qualification and experience

LLB degree at NQF Level 8, or equivalent legal qualification recognised for admission as a legal practitioner in South Africa.
Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, in good standing.
Minimum 12 years’ post-admission experience, including infrastructure, public-sector procurement, commercial transactions or large-capital projects, preferably in energy.
Minimum 5 years at senior management or executive level, leading a legal or transaction-advisory function in energy, project finance or investment.
Mandatory: at least 5 years’ cumulative embedded DFI or government-owned institutional-investor experience with direct responsibility for infrastructure or energy transactions, legal due diligence, approvals, structuring, financing, risk allocation, financial close, monitoring or restructuring.
Demonstrated experience in utility-scale energy or infrastructure projects, project finance, procurement law, regulatory compliance, contract management, claims, disputes and managing external legal advisers.
Relevant postgraduate qualification in project finance, commercial law, energy law, public law, infrastructure finance, business administration or a related field will be advantageous.
Professional registration

Admission as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, in good standing.
Knowledge

IPPO mandate, operating model and programme lifecycle across procurement, financial close, implementation, monitoring, contract management and advisory services.
South African energy policy, market reform, transmission, grid access and regulatory frameworks, including DEE priorities, IRP, Gas Master Plan, SAWEM, TSO and NTCSA reforms.
Public-sector governance, constitutional procurement, administrative law, project finance, bankability, risk allocation and infrastructure contracting.
Contract lifecycle, financing and security documentation, regulatory compliance, claims, disputes, transformation, localisation and socio-economic development requirements.
Skills

Strategic legal strategy, governance, assurance and enterprise legal-risk leadership.
Strategic commercial, project-finance, procurement, regulatory and transaction advisory capability.
Advanced drafting, negotiation, due diligence, risk allocation, bankability assessment and dispute management.
Senior communication, stakeholder influence, people leadership, planning and external legal-service management.
Strategic, policy, legislative and regulatory knowledge applicable to the IPPO, including:

Constitutional, public-finance, procurement, administrative-justice, access-to-information and supply-chain-management requirements.
Electricity, energy, environmental, climate, competition, companies, privacy, financial-sector and anti-money-laundering legislation relevant to infrastructure and project finance.
Energy-market, grid, licensing, connection, curtailment, transmission, gas, renewable-energy, storage and just-transition policy frameworks.
IPP procurement and contracting frameworks, including PPAs, implementation agreements, direct agreements, government-support instruments and standardised programme documentation.
Development-finance, blended-finance, credit-enhancement, guarantee, environmental and social safeguard, and development-impact requirements.
Required Personal Attributes
Behaviours

Independent judgement, integrity, ethics and accountability.
Commercial pragmatism, solution orientation and delivery focus.
Analytical rigour, resilience, discretion and sound judgement.
Collaborative, inclusive and stakeholder-oriented leadership.

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Principal Deal Originator ICT X2

Closing Date
2026/10/15
Reference Number
DBS260625-1
Job Title Principal Deal Originator ICT X2
Job Grade 17
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location – Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) Principal Deal Originator Generic _Job Profile September 2025 NS 001.docx.pdf (260,62 kb) – 2025/10/03 13:11:59
Job Description
The Principal Deal Originator is responsible for formulating and executing the strategic objectives of the business in collaboration with the Head Coverage, whilst being accountable for deal origination, building and owning client and partnerships and developing projects for the DBSA, ultimately leading to bankable deals.

Key Responsibilities
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Minimum Requirements

A postgraduate qualification or equivalent in Business (such as an MBA) or Finance (CA or CFA), or Engineering, or Economics.
A minimum of 10 years of experience in infrastructure project financing, structured finance or corporate lending, preferably in a development bank, commercial bank or financial institution focusing on infrastructure.
Experience in securing infrastructure investment deals in relevant sectors/geographies in SA and/or Africa.
Experience in leading, initiating and developing new business strategies and opportunities to create a pipeline of development impact projects, ensuring deal flow and bankability.
Proven track record in originating, structuring and closing large-scale infrastructure deals.
Experience in securing deals of appropriate size for the sectors and geographies in question.
Strong networks and relations with clients, global and regional private investors and banks to identify and source viable projects/investments.
Successful track record in leading project teams with high-level stakeholders and qualified professionals.
Comprehensive knowledge of the complex financial and regulatory environments across Africa.
In-depth knowledge and understanding of the infrastructure market, financial markets and the macro landscape.
Demonstrable experience in identifying client challenges and playing an active part in developing/structuring innovative solutions.
Experienced communicator and negotiator (expertise at senior level).
Strong negotiation skills with the ability to close deals.
Proven experience in working with senior stakeholders in highly political environments in South Africa and the rest of Africa.
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

Deal Origination

Lead the development and execution of origination strategies and sector initiatives to drive infrastructure investment.
Identify, prioritise, and manage key client relationships to maximise revenue and strategic impact.
Build and maintain a robust pipeline of high-quality investment opportunities through proactive business development and deep sector expertise.
Collaborate with project preparation and transaction teams to ensure successful deal structuring and closure.
Navigate and resolve partnership challenges, staying informed on market products and competitor offerings.
Leverage political, sectoral, and regional insights to inform strategies and broaden business opportunities.
Foster strong networks with internal and external stakeholders to position the bank as a leader in infrastructure finance.
Lead competitor and market analysis to inform strategic decision-making and maintain competitive advantage.
Drive new business development, including fee-generating projects, ensuring consistent deal flow and bankability.
Provide leadership, mentorship, and expert guidance to junior team members and represent deals at Investment committees and boards.
Prepare and provide documentation/reports for EXCO and Board(s) decision-making where applicable.
Present at deal screen reports at Investment Committees where applicable, as and when required.
2. Business Development

Drive business development to establish DBSA as the preferred lender, investor, and partner.
Lead the drafting, approval and execution of strategies to build a strong pipeline of projects.
Identify and originate viable projects by facilitating preparation, scoping, feasibility studies, and business plans to close deals.
Develop approaches to secure concessional funding for infrastructure projects across Africa.
Expand client base in target countries, fostering long-term relationships.
Design and implement targeted marketing strategies to capitalise on growth opportunities for DBSA.
3. Relationship Management and Stakeholder Relations

Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, global and regional private businesses, banking and multilateral partners and government officials to further develop specific investment opportunities.
Facilitate continuous communication with clients/ projects that the DBSA has funded to adequately support the Division’s monitoring function.
Network and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to develop specific investment opportunities further.
Identify clients’ pain points and coordinate DBSA’s solution offerings to address them.
Undertake other tasks as assigned by the line manager, from time to time.
Key Measurements of Outputs (The list is not exhaustive)

Value and number of new business deals originated
Value and number of project approvals, commitments, and disbursements.
Value of infrastructure catalysed.
Value of projects prepared and committed for DBSA approval.
Value of funds under management secured (Infrastructure Delivery business).
Quality of investment book (e.g., NPL ratio).
Number of transactions that are committed for DBSA funding to black-owned entities.
Number of jobs created or “to be created” by projects – Direct and Indirect jobs.
Quality of signed agreements/mandates.
Clean Audit.
KEY INTERNAL LIAISON RELATIONSHIPS (The list is not exhaustive)

Divisional Executives and Unit Heads
DBSA Committees, e.g., Deal screen, Investment Committees, Asset/Liability Committee
Origination, Transacting, IDD, Project Preparation, Risk, Treasury & Finance
KEY EXTERNAL LIAISON RELATIONSHIPS (The list is not exhaustive)

National Government
Provincial Government
Local Government
Knowledge partners – Universities, think tanks, local/international organisations
Investment partners – commercial, DFIs
SMMEs
Sovereigns
Service providers – e.g. EPCs, advisors, O&Ms

Expertise & Technical Competencies
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

a) Business Development

Takes overall lead for proactive business development at the national and international level.
Initiates, reviews, and interprets competitor environment reviews and takes actions accordingly.
Formulates and modifies market approaches based on competitor analyses.
Leads the formulation, development and implementation of the business development strategy to generate new business opportunities in public and private sector delivery of infrastructure.
Identifies and develops new markets, products and clients.
Leads the participation and presentation of an organisation at investment conferences and roundtable discussions.
Coordinates business activities to ensure that investment initiatives are in support of government BEE strategies, broader national and regional economic development strategies.
Promote compliance and alignment with the strategic imperatives of both individual clients and the organisation of investment and development interventions.
Builds capacity to coordinate, control and manage the activities and efforts required for the implementation of the plan.
Builds capacity to conduct project origination exercises.
b) Business Acumen

Deep understanding of commercial drivers and can make decisions based on an assessment of alternatives concerning complex business situations.
Deep understanding of economic priorities of South Africa and Africa and how they can be implemented to meet an organisation’s strategic objectives.
Deep understanding of the need to coordinate efforts with many government entities, the private sector, community groups and individuals to ensure effective implementation of new policies and regulations.
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) Deal Origination

Utilises extensive networks with developers, sponsors and consultants in DBSA-mandated sectors to identify project preparation opportunities.
Conducts project identification, conceptualisation and preliminary structuring of projects and value preposition for DBSA.
Applies analytical skills to understand the technical, environmental, institutional, financial and legal components of projects to present a structure to prepare the project.
Understands the regulatory and policy environments and offers advice in preparing/structuring projects.
Conducts market research, business analysis and profiling to identify opportunities for infrastructure development in SA, SADC and selected African countries.
Provides and grows the opportunity for DBSA equity investments.
Independently structures and negotiates, and concludes engagement letters, term sheets and facility agreements.
d) 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.
e) Solution Focus

Identifies broad, highly complex problems based on a multitude of factors, many of which are complex and sweeping in nature, difficult to define and often contradictory.
Creates procedures to articulate the nature of problems and to identify and weigh alternate solutions.
Evaluates the effectiveness of solutions using approaches tailored to the situation.
f) Financial Analysis

Serves as subject matter expert.
Evaluates and determines fiscal, operational, and service impacts; analyses and evaluates legislation; and implements and evaluates statistical models in their subject areas.
Demonstrates in-depth technical and administrative knowledge of the rules and regulations in the subject area and to defend analyses, testimony, and recommendations relating to a variety of issues before management and commissions.
g) Risk Management

Drives integration and standardisation of risk management processes across the organisation.
Advises on the application of the organisation’s risk management policies, industry best practices and constructs organisation guidelines.
Analyses trends in risk management and internal control, evaluates implications, defines, and implements organisation-wide response.
h) Attention to detail

Deep understanding of commercial drivers and can make decisions based on an assessment of alternatives concerning complex business situations.
Deep understanding of DBSA 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, the private sector, community groups and individuals to ensure effective implementation of new policies and regulations.
k) 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.
l) 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 / customises 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.
m) Innovation

Develops innovative business solutions that shape industry practices.
n) 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
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

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

Recognises 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.
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.
Restates complex knowledge in a way that makes it easier for others to understand.
e) Commercial 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.

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Financial Modelling & Structuring Specialist

Closing Date
2026/10/16
Reference Number
DBS251126-1
Job Title Financial Modelling & Structuring Specialist
Job Grade 00
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location – Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) Financial Modelling & Structuring Specialist _Job Profile November 2025 Final.docx.pdf (251,82 kb) – 2025/11/26 10:07:40
Job Description
The Financial Modelling & Structuring Specialist is responsible for providing expert financial modelling and structuring, and advisory support for investment projects. This role focuses on supporting high-impact projects through to project financial closure by designing innovative financing solutions.

Key Responsibilities
Key Performance Areas:

Financial Modelling

Build, update, and maintain complex, dynamic financial models for infrastructure and project finance transactions that are in different infrastructure project lifecycles/stages.
Lead the financial modelling component of Pre-feasibility and Bankable Feasibility Studies (BFS), ensuring alignment with project technical, environmental, social, regulatory, and commercial requirements.
Collaborate with technical engineers and sector specialists to assess project feasibility, risks, and development readiness.
Review, validate, and challenge technical and operational assumptions used within financial models.
Support preparation of technical and investment documentation for internal decision-making committees and external stakeholders.
Conduct scenario, sensitivity, and stress testing to evaluate project resilience and identify key value and risk drivers.
Assess financial performance indicators and recommend funding structures that align development impact with financial sustainability.
Present financial modelling outputs, results, and recommendations internally, to project sponsors, investors, and partners.
Financial Structuring

Develop and implement innovative and sustainable financial structuring solutions to unlock and accelerate development projects.
Collaborate with project teams in the Unit to recommend suitable funding structures or financing mechanisms.
Develop and implement innovative financing instruments, including blended finance, PPPs, guarantees, local currency funding, derivatives, and other financial solutions.
Conduct detailed due diligence and appraisal of proposed transactions, including commercial, financial, risk, and institutional analysis.
Provide input into the preparation and negotiation of contracts, with a focus on financial structuring and implications.
Review and provide input for financial structuring sections of agreements, progress reports, project planning management, project management, disbursements management, waivers and amendments and contract management.
Facilitate project closure and provide strategic support to senior management as required.
Test market readiness of the Projects with developers, investors, DFIs and OEMs.
Facilitate engagements with project developers and financiers.
Provide transaction structuring inputs to ensure bankability of Projects.
Design of project finance models/structures.
Map financing options across commercial, concessional, blended-finance and climate-finance sources.
Design blended finance structures, combining concessional debt, commercial financing, grants, equity, and guarantees to de-risk the projects.
Engage DFIs and climate funders, prepare concept notes and pitch materials, and support project sponsors in funder outreach.
Advisory Support

Engage emerging clients and project developers to understand project vision, context, constraints, and capabilities..
Facilitate capacity-building to help the clients progress toward independence in information preparation, documentation, and negotiation readiness.
Provide step-by-step guidance to shape project assumptions, cost structures, revenue models, and timelines into credible financial frameworks.
Develop and refine financial models that incorporate realistic inputs, risk adjustments, and sustainability parameters suitable for early-stage initiatives.
Identify funding gaps, affordability considerations, and feasible financial structuring options (e.g., grants, concessionary finance, blended finance).
Stakeholder Management

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 financing opportunities.
Manage relationships at various levels with the relevant project stakeholders, partners, and lead promoters, in accordance with the project’s preparation objectives and products.
Identify key stakeholders and develop a pipeline of potential funders, contributors and partners for programme development initiatives.
Key Measurements of Outputs

Number and quality of new innovative funding models and mechanisms designed
Quality and usability of financial models for screening, due diligence, and investment discussions
Quality and effective financial models and solutions
Financial structuring and capacity-building support provided on projects
Number of projects successfully prepared (structured) and that reach financial close for implementation
Value of infrastructure catalysed
Value of Private & Public Sector partnerships and funding
Management of relationships with new/existing clients and service providers
Expertise & Technical Competencies
Qualifications and Experience:

Minimum Qualification

A Bachelor’s Degree in Business Science, Actuarial Science, Finance, Economics or related field.
Minimum Experience

A minimum of 8 years’ experience in financial modelling within project finance, investment banking, infrastructure
development, or corporate finance.
Advanced financial modelling capability.
Experience in project finance and/or infrastructure finance, financial modelling and project finance/investment
banking experience.
Experience in working on investment projects through an established approval process.
Experience in successful investment, appraisal, analysis and implementation is required.
In-depth knowledge of the financing of Infrastructure and Industrial Sector projects.
Proven ability to negotiate and close infrastructure deals.
Experience in supporting the preparation of projects resulting in the implementation of projects on a Corporate
Finance, Project Finance or Structured Finance basis.
Demonstrated experience and understanding of the project preparation cycle and requirements to prepare bankable projects.
Desirable Requirements

A post-graduate qualification/ honours degree in Finance, Business, Accounting or Economics.
Development finance experience.

Technical Competencies:

Business Acumen

Deep understanding of commercial drivers and can make decisions based on an assessment of alternatives concerning complex business situations.
Deep understanding of the economic priorities of South Africa and Africa and how they can be implemented to meet an organisation’s strategic objectives.
Deep understanding of the need to coordinate efforts with many government entities, the private sector, community groups and individuals to ensure effective implementation of new policies and regulations.
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.
Deal Structuring

Uses credit enhancement techniques to structure deals and optimise pricing in terms of Basel principles.
Has an in-depth and practical understanding of how to optimise the Capital Structure, collateral package, and debt repayment profile.
Interrogates financial models, including those with a high degree of complexity, to develop an optimal structure.
Identifies complex structural issues that need escalation and proposes appropriate bankable structures.
Demonstrates knowledge on advanced structuring, including the use of derivatives, syndicated loans, synthetic loans, securitisations, inflation-linked debt, credit default swaps and subordinated debt.
Prepares specialised or tailored reports relating to new innovative instruments, gathers information from a variety of sources, analyses and includes in a report to new product approval committees.
Compiles comprehensive specialist reports as required for inclusion in credit committee submissions.
Financial Analysis

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 decisions.
Leads an internal team of sector specialists and analysts to appraise and present transactions 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 with these sectors in projects presented and key risks to be mitigated
Solution Focus

Risk Management

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 / customises 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.
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
Leadership/Behavioural Competencies:

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.
Analytical Thinking

Acts to promote a friendly climate and good morale and resolves conflicts.
Creates opportunities for cross-functional working.

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