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Procurement Officer (X3)

Closing Date
2025/11/12
Reference Number
DBS251027-1
Job Title Procurement Officer (X3)
Job Grade 15
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location – Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) Job profile Procurement Officers.pdf (0.86 Mb) – 10/27/2025 2:08:07 PM
Job Description
The role is responsible for managing the procurement cycle through delivering effective and efficient procurement of goods and services (new requirements, contracted and non-contracted). Monitor and manage compliance with procurement policies, procedures and agreements in place. Facilitate the DBSA procurement objectives and targets through compliance with strategy and application of policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

Planning and Standards

Disseminate procurement policies, procedures, processes, templates, delegations, and performance metrics to build awareness and promote understanding.
Train and equip business units to effectively manage or participate in procurement processes, including quotation and tendering activities.
Engage Business Managers to identify upcoming work and determine support requirements from the Supply Chain Management (SCM) Unit.
Plan and coordinate work schedules and timelines to align with sourcing and business demands.
Collaborate with business units to identify and plan for non-contracted spend through the RFQ/RFP process.
Conduct detailed analysis of procurement transactions (spend data) to identify trends, off-contract spend, policy deviations, and compliance gaps for improved planning, risk management, and reporting.
Support the SCM Unit in contributing to the successful delivery of the Division’s financial strategy and operational objectives.

Technical Support and Value Management

Support the financial division in delivering on the key business imperatives pertaining to cost containment, innovation, productivity and business relevance.
Work with the appropriate business unit managers to understand their operational plans, sourcing requirements, budgets, service standards and targets (cost, transformation, etc.).
Develop and maintain the demand pipeline and sourcing plan for the business.
Conduct relevant research and maintain business intelligence to support effective solutions, advice and decision making for business.
Lead and guide decisions on consolidation, rationalisation and relevance of services in line with changing business requirements and alignment to strategic imperatives such as cost containment.
Support business units with drafting specifications/requirements for quotes and tenders.
Support the tender unit and business with analysis of quotes and tender documentation/submissions
Negotiate prices, terms and conditions with suppliers and deliver savings targets to the Bank.
Provide integration and support to internal business units, decentralised operations and related partners/agencies pertaining to supply chain activities.
Facilitate training and awareness sessions for staff involved in supply chain processes to ensure understanding, compliance, and effective participation.
Support the SCM team and division during peak demand periods, staff shortfalls and ad-hoc project-related requirements.
Support the Bank and the SCM team in delivering innovative solutions to improve productivity, service levels and contribute to cost containment.

Procurement Execution

Procure goods and services to meet user requirements as per agreed service levels.
Manage and administer Request for Quotation process in line with policy, delegations and SLA
Manage and administer end-to-end Request for Proposal process in line with policy, delegations and SLA.
Manage and administer the order process in line with policy, delegations and SLA.
Manage and administer Order expediting and fulfilment.
Communicate contract award and impact to BU (stakeholders and change management).
Liaise and support with Legal and other relevant officials for the purposes of negotiation and contracting.
Maintain accurate records and files (manual & electronic) of all the quotation/tender data.
Maintain full compliance with defined policies, procedures, regulations and standards.
Address transactional queries, gaps in information, incorrect postings, GL, Material Groups, etc., when review and releasing PR and PO’s.
Monitor transactional data for the purposes of identifying and expediently resolving deviations and risks to business and policy compliance.
Prepare analysis, comparative schedules and recommendations to RFQ/RFPs for business unit consideration and decision making.
Guide and assist business unit decision-making and solutions supported by credible market research and industry practices.
Prepare quality reports and documentation for SCM consolidation and reporting.
Support supplier performance management by tracking the level of compliance with orders placed with suppliers.
Monitor supplier performance data with business units.
Assess and resolution of supplier queries.
Resolve errors on requisitions and purchase orders as required.
Investigate and address supply non-conformances – administering product defects and recalls.
Review and action open Requisitions and Purchase Orders as per the SLA.
File/archive all source documents about each transaction (these must be complete, accurate and accessible).
Monitor price increases and communicate changes as necessary.
Contribute to items master development (catalogue and supplier).
Ensure compliance with Procurement policies and procedures.
Implement, monitor, report and manage attainment of procurement metrics / SLA.
Support the team and Division with accessing and making available information timeously to Auditors and management in the correct format, content, completeness and accuracy.

Reporting

Report process performance against SLA and on procurement lead times.
Open Requisition lead-time (weekly).
Open Order lead-time (weekly).
Open GRV’s (weekly).
Supplier payment lead times (weekly).
Report on deviations (weekly):
retrospective transactions.
deviations from the process.
single source.
Provide a monthly report on RFQ’s and closed tenders.
Maintain trend analysis on procurement transactions (spend information) – report on non-contract spend, spend off contract and include recommendations to inform sourcing pipeline.
Prepare reports (SCM dashboard) for discussion with Business Units (Divisions) – as per the SCM
Dashboard (monthly).
Key Measurement Outputs

Procurement of quality goods and services at the best possible price and with policies.
Timely and accurate reporting.
Effective and efficient procurement and expediting of goods and services as per the service level agreement.
Performance management as per the service level agreement.
Supporting the transformation strategy.
Effective compliance with all governance requirements.
Effective, accurate and complete records management for audit purposes.
Clean audit.
KEY INTERNAL LIAISON RELATIONSHIPS:

Other Professionals in the SCM Unit.
Internal Clients and their representatives.
Technical Specialists.
Legal Unit – contracting, contract administration.
Internal Audit – governance.
Finance Unit – financial risk analysis, supplier payments.
KEY EXTERNAL LIAISON RELATIONSHIPS:

DBSA Clients – management of SCM performance against MOU.
Office of the AG – audits and governance.
DBSA suppliers and service providers
National Treasury – reporting and governance.
Expertise & Technical Competencies
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering or Supply Chain Management related discipline with strong procurement/sourcing expertise.
A minimum of 5 years’ experience in tender management and/ or infrastructure procurement.
Experience in professional service providers’ procurement for construction and allied industries.
Exposure to supply chain management within the government environment is a minimum requirement, subject to the experience of the candidate.
A strong career track record in managing the supply chain management function within a large, complex organisation with multidimensional businesses for a minimum period of 3 to 5 years.
Strong understanding of and commitment to good corporate governance, supply chain management regulations and laws and other regulatory requirements, including the PFMA.
Working experience with the SAP Procurement module or a similar ERP system.
Detailed working knowledge of the PPPFA, supply chain regulations from the National Treasury, and BBBEE
MS Office proficient.
Desired Requirements:

Member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) Level 4.
Experience in Construction/Infrastructure procurement.
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

a) 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.
Review others’ documents for clarity and impact.
Has a solid mastery of writing principles such as grammar, sentence construction, etc.
b) Presentation skills

Can reinforce key presentation points with examples.
Is able to 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.
c) Problem Solving

Identifies complex problems based on a broad range of factors, many of which are ambiguous or difficult to define.
While remaining guided by 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.
Solution and deadline oriented with the ability to manage bottlenecks effectively.
Ability to ensure all governance and compliance requirements are met with the aim of eliminating potential inappropriate and corrupt practices.
d) Stakeholder Management

Actively engages partners and encourages others to build relationships that support DBSA objectives.
Understands and recognises the contributions that staff at all levels make to delivering priorities.
Proactively manages partner relationships, preventing or resolving any conflict.
Adapts style to work effectively with partners, building consensus, trust and respect.
Delivers objectives by bringing together diverse stakeholders to work effectively in partnership.
e) Data Collection and Analysis

Skilled in the use of advanced/complex analytical techniques.
Is able to use judgment 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 determines 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 concludes, relating these to operational circumstances.
Can model a range of scenarios covering all potential business circumstances and highlight potential risks/opportunities.
f) Reporting

Plans and manages multiple priorities and deadlines.
Is relied on to help others plan and organise their workload.
Uses advanced time management processes effectively 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 replanning
h) Financial Acumen

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.
Is able to interpret management account reports in an operational/commercial context and take action as appropriate to maximise revenues and control costs.
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/or obstacles in order to meet goals. Recognises and acts upon current opportunity.
Make 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.
Implies an intention to persuade, convince, influence, or impress others (individuals or groups) in order to get them to go along with or to support own agenda.
The ability to adapt to and work effectively within a variety of situations, and with various individuals or groups. Flexibility entails understanding and appreciating different and opposing perspectives on an issue, adapting one’s approach as the requirements of a situation change, and changing or easily accepting changes in the job requirements or DBSA as a whole.
b) Attention to details

Double-checks the accuracy of information or work.
Ensure that the work produced doesn’t contain any errors.
Reflects a concern for monitoring and checking work or information for correctness/quality.
c) Conceptual and Analytical thinking

Uses knowledge of theory or of different past situations to look at the current situation.
Applies learned concepts across various situations.
Understanding a situation, issue, problem, etc. by breaking it into smaller pieces, or tracing the implications of a situation in a step-by-step way.
d) Customer service orientation

Makes self fully available, especially when the customer is going through a critical period.
Requests ongoing feedback from customers and takes action in response to it; manages to retain and capitalise on existing customers.
Takes the ‘extra step” to resolve customer issues appropriately, even in cases where they do not fall under their own area of responsibility.
Is aware of the level of service offered by the competition and provides more for customers than they expect.
Anticipating, meeting and exceeding the needs and expectations of customers. This implies working together with customers to build long-term relationships and focusing one’s efforts on delivering increased customer value. A customer may be an external customer or an internal customer/colleague within DBSA.
e) Decisiveness

Acts promptly to address urgent needs, taking quick decisions which need to be taken.
Assesses available information to reach a clear view of key options and selects the best option at the time.
Thinks on their feet when necessary.
Has the confidence and ability to take timely and appropriate decisions to further business objectives. It includes investing a level of effort which is appropriate to the decision at hand and ranges from taking routine decisions promptly to making decisions which may be risky or unpopular and require the use of judgment.
f) Integrity

Publicly admits having made a mistake.
Speaks out when it may hurt a trust relationship.
Ability to ensure all governance and compliance requirements are met to eliminate potential inappropriate and corrupt practices.
g) Self-awareness and self-control

Feels an impulse to do something inappropriate and resists it.
Resists temptations to act immediately without thinking, but does not take positive action.
Feels strong emotions 9such as anger, extreme frustration, or high stress) and holds them back.
Does not do anything but restrain feelings (does not act to make things better).
h) Strategic and Innovative thinking

Feels an impulse to do something inappropriate and resists it.
Resists temptations to act immediately without thinking, but does not take positive action.
Feels strong emotions such as anger, extreme frustration, or high stress) and holds them back. Does not do anything but restrain feelings (does not act to make things better).
Does not do anything but restrain.

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Principal Credit Officer: Portfolio Management x2

Closing Date
2025/11/11
Reference Number
DBS251024-1
Job Title Principal Credit Officer: Portfolio Management x2
Job Grade 00
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 (293.71 kb) – 10/27/2025 12:38:17 PM
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 re-planning.
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

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.
d) Attention to detail

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

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.
g) Teamwork and Cooperation

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

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Senior Credit Officer: Credit Origination x6

Closing Date
2025/11/11
Reference Number
DBS251023-8
Job Title Senior Credit Officer: Credit Origination x6
Job Grade 00
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location – Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) Senior Credit Officer Origination.docx.pdf (290.54 kb) – 10/27/2025 11:42:00 AM
Job Description
The role is responsible for the origination and structuring of complex credit transactions across various sectors, e.g.
infrastructure, sovereign, sub-sovereign, public sector projects for investment considerations in South Africa, the Rest of
Africa and High Impact. This role is instrumental in ensuring that new transactions align with the DBSA’s mandate, risk
appetite and strategic objectives. Applying technical and commercial expertise, and legal knowledge, the role supports
decision-making by appraising new transactions, through conducting due diligence, credit assessment of financial and
non-financial risks, financial modelling and well-structured credit risk mitigation strategies. This role interacts closely with
the Business teams and various Sector and Country Specialists in the origination process.

Key Responsibilities
Key Performance Areas:

Deal Origination and Structuring

Appraise the origination of complex credit transactions from a pipeline of potential projects sourced by the
Business teams, assessing transactions against the Bank’s risk appetite.
Appraise, structure transactions to optimise risk-adjusted returns whilst achieving development impact.
In conjunction with the Business teams, engage internally with project teams and externally with borrowers,
government entities, project sponsors, and other key risk-transfer / credit enhancing stakeholders to assess
optimal financing needs and develop tailored solutions.
Provide credit advisory at inception, deal screening or early review stages for indicative quantification of credit.
Serve as a key member of the project team during appraisal stage, deal implementation and financial close
stages in pursuit of achieving the Bank’s key corporate and strategic objectives.
Serve as a key member of the project team to develop innovative risk mitigation structures (e.g. blended finance
instruments, sustainable finance instruments, credit enhanced structures).
Conduct market and industry research as needed to inform risk assessment and credit decision-making.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary sector experts and other teams to support client solutioning and the credit
application process.
Credit Assessment, Financial Analysis and Risk Mitigation

Undertake in-depth credit and financial analysis and due diligence on prospective transactions.
Identify, mitigate and manage key quantitative and qualitative risks facing a prospective transaction.
Apply credit rating methodologies aligned to underlying transaction structures to ensure that the credit profile is
adequately encapsulated the risk-adjusted returns per policies.
Contribute to due diligence activities, where required, including site visits, stakeholder interviews and due
diligence data collection and synthesis.
Collaborate with business, legal, technical and ESG teams to ensure comprehensive transaction evaluation.
Prepare investment memos for new appraisals that succinctly communicates the overall credit opinion and
recommended terms and conditions of the prospective transactions.
Undertake in-depth financial and cash-flow analysis of portfolio companies, evaluating performance against initial
projections and market benchmarks.
Review portfolio performance reports, incorporating peer comparisons, sectors developments, and
macroeconomic conditions affecting the Bank.
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 innovative solutioning of the prospective deal flow.
Financial Modelling and Analysis

Build and/or review and challenge model assumptions in financial models for prospective transactions.
Conduct cash flow analysis, stress testing, and scenario analysis to test financial viability and draw conclusions
/ make recommendations to mitigate financial risks identified.
Assess financial compliance of key financial terms and/or recommend and implement credit risk mitigants (e.g.
conditions, covenants, 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.
Portfolio Integration

Ensure seamless transition of approved transactions into portfolio management.
Monitor early-stage performance, facility and/or covenant compliance during onboarding of new clients.
Provide feedback to portfolio, origination and risk teams on original learnings and risk signals.
Maintain credit-related compliance with internal policies, regulatory standards, and investment mandates across
all geographies.
Maintain up-to-date credit ratings and internal loan classifications of new transactions, where required, prior to
transition into portfolio management.
Strategic Engagement and Governance

Liaise with teams to ensure seamless handover and continuous oversight of transactions post-disbursement.
Support governance reporting by contributing to reports for Board committees, EXCO, and relevant committees.
Participate in the maintenance and improvement of the credit value chain, identifying process inefficiencies and
supporting enhancements to credit systems.
Support audits by preparing necessary reports and documentation in line with best practice and standards.
Reporting and Monitoring

Produce accurate, insightful reports that express key financial and non-financial metrics and analysis to support
credit opinions for decision-making.
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 Measurements of Outputs:

Percentage and number of credit memos for appraisals completed on time and in line with internal standards.
Precision of internal credit ratings aligned with appropriate model methodologies and validated through backtesting
or audit reviews.
Timely identification of early warning indicators, escalating and actioned for new transactions in appraisal or deal
implementation stage.
Number of breaches identified and resolved and compliance rate for new facility agreements being onboarded.
Average time taken to complete normal 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 reports submitted on time with no material errors; percentage of submissions deferred as a result
of substandard quality.
Feedback from internal and external stakeholders on quality, communication, responsiveness, and problemsolving
support.
Expertise & Technical Competencies
Qualifications and Experience:

Qualifications

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

Minimum of 8 years’ experience in credit risk analysis, portfolio monitoring, or financial analysis within
wholesale/investment banking or a development finance environment.
Proven proficiency in credit analysis, financial modelling, and application of credit rating methodologies across similar
credit portfolios.
Strong capability in financial statement analysis, credit risk assessment, and the application of risk mitigation
principles.
Familiarity with development finance instruments and structured finance solutions is advantageous.
Sound understanding of the credit lifecycle and loan value chain processes.
Awareness of macroeconomic and political risk factors impacting country and credit risk is beneficial.
Experience in credit origination, investment analysis, or structured finance is a plus.
Demonstrated credit reasoning and credit writing skills.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex concepts clearly and effectively.
Demonstrated ability to build relationships, collaborate in teams, and manage stakeholder interactions effectively.
Desirable Requirements

Experience working with municipalities, government programmes, or development finance institutions.
Understanding and experience of sovereign risk, infrastructure finance, and public sector lending.
Postgraduate degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or a related field.
Professional certification in Financial Risk Management, Chartered Financial Analysis or CA (SA) or equivalent.
Familiarity with ESG, blended finance, and development impact frameworks.
Technical Competencies:

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 problems, drive innovation, and contribute to strategic initiatives.
Continuously expanding skills to adapt to industry advancements and enhance organisational capabilities.
Maintain high standards of quality and reliability, contributing to the seamless achievement of objectives.
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 noncomplex
and business issues.
Data collection and analysis

Skilled in the use of 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.
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.
Financial acumen

Makes sound financial decisions after having analysed their impacts on the organisation, partner agencies,
and community.
Awareness of utilising department budgets must be done in the most cost-effective ways.
Understands management accounting reports and the processes by which financial resources are identified,
obtained, allocated, managed, and accounted for.
Is able to interpret management account reports in an operational/commercial context and take action as
appropriate to maximise revenues and control costs.
Financial Modelling

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

Prepares both standard and non-standard reports to time and quality standards.
Collate and analyses readily available data for inclusion in a report.
Designs / customises reports to meet user needs.
Required Personal Attributes
Leadership/Behavioural Competencies:

Achievement 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.
Self-awareness and Self-Control

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

Identifies the cause-and-effect relationship between two aspects of a situation.
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.
Teamwork and Cooperation

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Senior Credit Officer: Portfolio Management x3

Closing Date
2025/11/11
Reference Number
DBS251023-5
Job Title Senior Credit Officer: Portfolio Management x3
Job Grade 00
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location – Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
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Job Description
The purpose of the role is to support the credit risk management and portfolio oversight of the Bank’s investments across South Africa, the Rest of Africa and High Impact. The role involves conducting detailed credit assessments, financial analysis, credit monitoring of the portfolio; further contributing to early warning identification and risk mitigation strategies across the Bank’s investment activities. Applying technical and commercial expertise and legal knowledge, the role supports strategic decision-making, contributes to credit compliance, portfolio management and ensures that exposures remain aligned with the institutional risk appetite. The role interacts closely with the Credit Origination responsible for new transactions while maintaining dedicated focus on the post-approval performance of the existing portfolio.

Key Responsibilities
Credit Review and Monitoring

Undertake credit assessments of clients for annual credit reviews according to internal annual review cycle for sovereigns, public entities, infrastructure and high impact projects.
Prepare credit memos, with opinions and recommendations for clients in the portfolio.
Prioritise and manage the portfolio to ensure that annual reviews do not expire beyond the policy prescripts.
Prepare credit opinions for additional lines of credit for public sector clients, as part of the annual review.
Regularly engage other teams to obtain latest collateral values from the collateral register, as inputs into the credit assessment and risk rating process.
Monitor the adherence to credit conditions, loan covenants, and risk triggers; taking appropriate action.
Track, manage and report on credit amendments, waivers, and restructuring activities.
Initiate/review rapid risk reviews in response to emerging external or internal risk signals, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders for effective intervention.
Financial and Credit Analysis

Conduct financial statement analysis, cash flow modelling, and creditworthiness assessments.
Perform peer benchmarking and sectoral credit comparisons as part of the financial modelling assessment.
Build and/or challenge financial model assumptions for reasonableness based on financial, technical and market insights applied.
Conduct stress testing and scenario analysis to test financial viability and draw conclusions / make recommendations to mitigate risks identified.
Portfolio Reporting and Compliance

Maintain accurate records of credit decisions outcomes, risk ratings, loan classifications, and covenant compliance; store records in compliance with the Bank’s records management and specified electronic drives.
Contribute to the preparation of regular portfolio reports for management and stakeholders.
Support the development of enhancing portfolio monitoring reports and dashboards.
Validate and assess data for accuracy, reliability and completeness on all relevant credit and risk systems.
Uphold compliance with internal credit policies, investment mandates and regulatory requirements.
Liaise with teams 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.
Credit Mitigation and Restructuring Support

Monitor portfolios to identify early warning signals and potential credit deterioration and escalate potential risks in accordance with the policies and delegation of authority prescripts.
Execute light restructuring and rescheduling processes under supervision and in collaboration with other teams.
Review ongoing financial compliance of updated financial models and/or recommend and implement new credit risk mitigants (e.g. conditions, collateral, guarantees), as required.
Reporting

Produce accurate, insightful reports and continuously monitoring key financial and non-financial metrics to assess performance and credit migration risk.
Establish and adhere to deadlines to ensure management has up-to-date information for decision-making.
Maintain high standards of accuracy and timeliness to deliver reports that are timely and precise.
Utilise appropriate technologies and tools to enhance reporting efficiency and clarity, while also safeguarding the confidentiality and sensitivity of the information included.
Stakeholder Management and Problem-Solving

Percentage of credit review documentation prepared without errors / deferred.
Timeliness of credit review documentation submissions reviewed and approved (annual review % not expired).
Number of covenant breaches or risk triggers identified and escalated; compliance rate across the monitored portfolio.
Timely monitoring updates in accordance with facility and/or risk requirements; number of loan facility terms and conditions compliance checks completed and actioned (where appropriate).
Quality of financial analyses or models built / assessed and quality of inputs to credit assessments, stakeholder feedback on model accuracy and usefulness for decision-making.
Expertise & Technical Competencies
Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Accounting or a related field.
Experience

Minimum of 8 years’ experience in credit risk analysis, portfolio monitoring, or financial analysis within a wholesale, investment banking, or development finance environment.
Strong proficiency in credit analysis, financial modelling, credit rating methodologies, and monitoring of comparable credit portfolios.
Solid expertise in financial statement analysis, credit risk assessment, and the application of risk mitigation strategies.
Knowledge of development finance instruments and the end-to-end credit lifecycle and loan value chain.
Awareness of macroeconomic and political risk factors influencing country and credit risk, particularly in emerging markets.
Demonstrated strength in credit reasoning, with excellent credit writing and report development skills.
Strong verbal and written communication abilities, including effective presentation skills and the capacity to convey complex concepts in clear business terms.
Desirable Requirements

Risk Identification & Assessment

Diagnoses significant, unusual and emerging risks to which the business is exposed.
Proposes solutions on applicable aspects of risk identification and assessment.
Demonstrate high 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.
Maintain high standards of quality and reliability, contributing to the achievement of organisational objectives.
Risk Management Policies and Procedures

Applies relevant risk regulations, policies and procedures to non-complex business issues.
Understanding of the application of the organisation’s risk management policies.
Data Collection and Analysis

Based on knowledge of the reasons behind the analysis, is able to define the most appropriate means of data collection.
Is able to develop formats for data collection.
Is able to define the most appropriate internal and external data/information sources.
Identifies key facts in an array of data, recognises when pertinent facts are incorrect, missing, or require supplementation or verification.
Breaks down data into component parts to understand the nature and relationship of the parts.
Has a broad knowledge of statistical data-handling techniques.
Can undertake more comprehensive analysis of data / information and is required to draw conclusions.
Planning and Organising

Understands cost/revenue drivers within own area and is able to take actions to control resources and expenditure to meet financial targets.
Understands management accounting reports and the processes by which financial resources are identified, obtained, allocated, managed, and accounted for.
Is able to interpret management account reports in an operational/commercial context and take action as appropriate to maximise revenues and control costs.
Financial Modelling

Prepares both standard and non-standard reports to time and quality standards.
Collate and analyses readily available data for inclusion in a report.
Designs / customises reports 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.

Required Personal Attributes
LEADERSHIP / BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

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.
Driving Delivery of Results

Identifies and implements a business opportunity that will have a long-term impact on the business.
Monitors progress and adapts the plan if necessary to ensure optimal benefit to the business.
Makes decisions, sets priorities, or chooses goals on the basis of inputs and outputs: makes explicit considerations of potential profit, return on investment, or cost benefit analysis.
Based on the cost-benefit analysis, makes decisions of entrepreneurial risk nature.
Attention to Detail

Double-checks the accuracy of information or work.
Ensures that the work produced doesn’t contain any errors.
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 or/and obstacles in order to meet goals.
Recognises and acts upon current opportunities.
Self-Awareness and Self-Control

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Principal Credit Officer: Origination

Closing Date
2025/11/11
Reference Number
DBS251023-3
Job Title Principal Credit Officer: Origination
Job Grade 00
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location – Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
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Job Description
The role is responsible for the origination and structuring of complex credit transactions across various sectors, e.g. infrastructure, sovereign, sub-sovereign, public sector projects for investment considerations in South Africa, the Rest of Africa and High Impact. This role is instrumental in ensuring that new transactions align with the DBSA’s mandate, risk appetite and strategic objectives. Applying technical and commercial expertise, and legal knowledge, the role supports decision-making by appraising new transactions, through conducting due diligence, credit assessment of financial and non-financial risks, financial modelling and well-structured credit risk mitigation strategies. This role interacts closely with the Business teams and various Sector and Country Specialists in the origination process.

Key Responsibilities
Deal Origination and Structuring

Take charge of the origination of complex credit transactions from a pipeline of potential projects sourced by the Business teams, assessing transactions against the Bank’s risk appetite.
Appraise, structure transactions to optimise risk-adjusted returns whilst achieving development impact.
In conjunction with the business teams, engage internally with project teams and externally with borrowers, government entities, project sponsors, and other key risk-transfer / credit enhancing stakeholders to assess optimal financing needs and develop tailored solutions.
Provide credit advisory at inception, deal screening or early review stages for indicative quantification of credit.
Serve as a key member of the project team during appraisal stage, deal implementation and financial close stages in pursuit of achieving the Bank’s key corporate and strategic objectives.
Serve as a key member of the project team to develop innovative risk mitigation structures (e.g. blended finance instruments, sustainable finance instruments, credit enhanced structures)
Serve as a subject matter expert on credit and credit-related matters for special projects or in pursuit of establishing new product lines and appropriate forms of credit risk mitigation strategies.
Credit Assessment, Financial Analysis and Risk Mitigation

Undertake in-depth credit and financial analysis and due diligence on prospective transactions.
Identify, mitigate and manage key quantitative and qualitative risks facing a prospective transaction.
Apply and/or review credit rating methodologies aligned to underlying transaction structures to ensure that the credit profile is adequately encapsulated the risk-adjusted returns per policies.
Contribute to due diligence activities, where required, including site visits, stakeholder interviews and due diligence data collection and synthesis.
Collaborate with business, legal, technical and ESG teams to ensure comprehensive transaction evaluation.
Prepare and/or review investment memos for new appraisals that succinctly communicates the overall credit opinion and recommended terms and conditions of the prospective transactions.
Undertake in-depth financial and cash-flow analysis of portfolio companies, evaluating performance against initial projections and market benchmarks
Review portfolio performance reports, incorporating peer comparisons, sectors developments, and macroeconomic conditions affecting the Bank
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 innovative solutioning of the prospective deal flow.
Portfolio Integration

Facilitate seamless transition of approved transactions into portfolio management.
Monitor early-stage performance, facility and/or covenant compliance during onboarding of new clients.
Provide feedback to portfolio, origination and risk teams on original learnings and risk signals.
Maintain credit-related compliance with internal policies, regulatory standards, and investment mandates across all geographies.
Maintain up-to-date credit ratings and internal loan classifications of new transactions, where required, prior to transition into portfolio management.
Participate in the maintenance and improvement of the credit value chain, identifying process inefficiencies and supporting enhancements to credit systems.
Strategic Engagement and Governance

Liaise with teams to ensure seamless handover and continuous oversight of transactions post-disbursement.
Support governance reporting by contributing to reports for Board committees, EXCO, and relevant committees.
Contribute to policy development and implementation of credit related frameworks and guidelines.
Participate in the refinement of origination frameworks, credit templates and investment guidelines.
Assist with audits by preparing necessary reports and documentation in line with best practice and standards.
Financial Modelling and Analysis

Build and/or review and challenge model assumptions in financial models for prospective transactions.
Conduct cash flow analysis, stress testing, and scenario analysis to test financial viability and draw conclusions / make recommendations to mitigate financial risks identified.
Review financial compliance of key financial terms and/or recommend and implement credit risk mitigants (e.g. conditions, covenants, 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.
Stakeholder Management and Problem-Solving

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 credit analysts.
Facilitate training and capacity building within the team on origination, quantitative and qualitative credit assessments, credit tools, and evolving credit practices.
Reporting and Monitoring

Stay abreast of sector and country intelligence relevant to credit origination activities.
Produce accurate, insightful reports that express key financial and non-financial metrics and analysis to support credit opinions for decision-making.
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 and number of credit memos for appraisals completed on time and in line with internal standards.
Precision of internal credit ratings aligned with appropriate model methodologies and validated through backtesting or audit reviews.
Timely identification of early warning indicators, escalated and actioned for new transactions in appraisal or deal implementation stage.
Number of breaches identified and resolved and compliance rate for new facility agreements being onboarded.
Average time taken to complete normal 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 reports submitted on time with no material errors; percentage of submissions deferred as a result of substandard quality.
Feedback from internal and external stakeholders on quality, communication, responsiveness, and problemsolving support.
Expertise & Technical Competencies
Qualifications

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

Minimum 10 years of experience in credit risk analysis, portfolio monitoring, or financial analysis within a wholesale/investment banking or development finance environment.
Demonstrated in credit assessments, financial modelling and analysis across South Africa and the African markets.
Strong capabilities in financial modelling and transaction structuring.
Proven ability in negotiations and stakeholder management.
Strategic thinker with a strong ability to assess and interpret complex transactions.
Understanding of ESG principles, sustainable finance and blended finance frameworks.
Advanced credit analysis, reasoning and credit writing skills.
High proficiency in using credit systems, risk management tools and financial analysis platforms.
Sound knowledge of credit risk management principles and frameworks.
Demonstrated knowledge of loan lifecycle and credit value chain processes.
Desirable Requirements

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.
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Risk identification and assessment

Diagnoses significant, unusual and emerging risks to which the business is exposed.
Advises on applicable aspects of risk identification and assessment.
Demonstrates advanced proficiency and current knowledge in specialised credit and financial domains, applying this expertise to solve complex challenges, drive innovation, and support strategic objectives.
Continuously updates skills to keep pace with industry developments and enhance organisational effectiveness.
Delivers tasks and projects efficiently by optimising workflows, managing resources effectively, and adhering to defined timelines.
Maintains high standards of quality, consistency, and reliability in outputs, contributing to the organisation’s goals and performance excellence.
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 noncomplex and increasingly complex business issues
Data collection and analysis

Required Personal Attributes
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

Achievement 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.
Self-awareness and Self-Control

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

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

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Head Data and Analytics

Closing Date
2025/11/03
Reference Number
DBS251020-1
Job Title Head Data and Analytics
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location – Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
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Job Description
The Head Data and Analytics is responsible for leading the strategic direction, development, and implementation of data
analytics initiatives across the organisation. This role ensures that data-driven insights align with business needs,
enhance operational efficiency, and support the organisation’s strategic objectives. This role’s primary purpose is to
establish and drive a data-driven culture, transforming raw data into actionable insights that inform critical business
decisions, optimise operations, and identify new opportunities for growth and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities
Key Performance Areas:

Data Governance and Risk

Define and execute the enterprise data strategy.
Build and mature advanced analytics capabilities (including business intelligence, predictive modelling, and
potentially AI/ML applications).
Ensure robust data governance and quality.
Lead data compliance with regulatory frameworks and internal governance.
Implement data risk reporting and mitigation strategies.
Maintain data security and business continuity plans.
Data Operations and Service Delivery

Partner closely with business units and technology teams to translate complex data findings into clear, impactful
strategies and measurable outcomes.
Alongside the IT team, lead data-driven innovation for the enterprise, including investigation, adoption, and
exploitation of artificial intelligence.
Oversee the delivery of reliable, cost-effective, and innovative data services.
Manage data infrastructure, software licensing, and refresh cycles.
Ensure high-quality data systems and services across the organisation.
Strategic Focus

Set and communicate the strategic direction for data analytics in collaboration with the other executives to all
internal and external stakeholders.
Develop the long terms and short-term strategy and plan, aligned to budgets.
Develop and maintain enterprise-wide data architecture and operational plans.
Ensure alignment of data initiatives with the organisation’s strategic goals, priorities, and deliverables.
Offer direction on implementing the strategy to effectively show commitment to it.
Lead and advances digital transformation initiatives by harnessing data-driven technologies to boost operational
efficiency, enhance service delivery, and create new avenues of value within the DBSA.
Expand the organisation’s research and analytics capabilities, prioritising emerging analytical methods, skills,
and technologies to accelerate digital business innovation and transformation.
Discover opportunities to enhance and refine data capabilities, proactively monitoring industry trends and
integrating new technologies as applicable.
Identify novel types, forms, and sources of trustworthy data to foster business value innovation across the
organisation.
Cultivate a culture of innovation, continually seeking emerging technologies and best practices to modernise
operations and deliver impactful data-driven solutions.
Advocate for customer-focused and future-oriented data solutions.
Champion the advancement of data literacy throughout the organisation.
Stakeholder Management

Build and maintains strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders such as EXCO, and the Board
as well as government entities, commercial banks, development partners, and community representatives, to
drive shared objectives.
Build and manage strategic partnerships with national, provincial, and local government stakeholders.
Manage external vendors and negotiate data acquisition contracts.
Represent the organisation in data-related engagements with external partners.
Navigate complex stakeholder landscapes, influencing outcomes and fostering consensus to achieve strategic
goals.
People Management

Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and
continuous learning to maximise individual and collective potential.
Lead the data analytics business unit and ensure effective execution of strategy.
Implement human capital strategies and workforce planning.
Foster a culture of performance, learning, and collaboration.
Drive talent development initiatives, including coaching, performance management, and career pathing, to build
and retain a skilled and motivated team.
Contribute to building synergies & cooperation across functions in the DBSA.
Living the DBSA values.
Reporting and Governance

Establish and enforces robust governance frameworks and reporting mechanisms to ensure transparency,
compliance, and effective decision-making across all operations.
Ensure timely and accurate reporting of key performance indicators, risks, and progress against strategic
objectives to relevant internal and external bodies.
Key measurements of outputs:

Successful roll-out and adoption of data strategy across the organisation
Number and quality of analytics solutions developed and implemented, business impact of D&A by linking use cases
to business outcomes.
Time from insight to action by monitoring how long it takes before D&A insights are acted upon (e.g., projects
delivered, platforms implemented and supported, number of D&A users, usage metrics).
Reduction of number of reports generated across the bank.
Increase in business decisions made using data insights.
Improvement in data accuracy and completeness
Reduction in costs related to data management and analytics operations
Increase in return on investment from data initiatives
Increase in user adoption of data tools and platforms
Improvement in data literacy among employees
Management of team performance, talent development, and succession planning using the performance
management system.
Expertise & Technical Competencies
Qualifications and Experience:

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Systems,
Actuarial Science or Data Science.
Postgraduate qualification in Data Analytics or Business Administration, and certifications in data governance, project
management, or enterprise architecture.
Experience:

Minimum 12 years of experience with 5+ years in a management role.
Extensive experience in data management, analytics, and business intelligence, with a proven track record of leading
successful data-driven projects.
Experience with modern data tools and platforms, such as big data technologies, machine learning frameworks, and
data visualisation tools.
Strong track record in aligning data initiatives with business strategy.
Strategic data planning and enterprise data architecture and integration.
Data strategy development aligned with corporate vision.
Data governance, compliance, and risk management.
Project and programme management (including multi-million-rand data projects).
Systems integration, infrastructure, and data centre operations.
Knowledge of data security, virtualisation, and green technologies.
Budgeting and cost-benefit analysis for data investments.
Strong understanding of software, hardware, and telecommunications systems.
Regulatory frameworks (e.g., King III, data governance).
Data procurement and vendor management.
Disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
Technical Competencies:
Digital Literacy:

Conduct research and has awareness of the latest trends in the digital space that affects the Organisation and the business
unit.
Seek out innovative approaches and interventions to improve digital agility.
To identify technical problems when operating devices and using digital environments, and to solve them (from
troubleshooting to solving more complex problems). Stay abreast of latest trends and incorporate it in driving change in the
business.
Data Collection and Analysis:

Through a mastery of advanced/complex analytical techniques, establishes highlevel trends from processed data which may not be immediately apparent.
Moves beyond concrete analysis of factual information to develop abstract, conceptual understanding of the meaning
of an array of information.
Integrates diverse themes and lines of reasoning to create new insights or levels of understanding.
Data Management:

Defines a backup strategy in line with the disaster management strategy.
Monitors file storage policy compliance by users, identify concern areas and address the same.
Defines parameters for backup testing and monitors the same. Conducts detailed backup tests to assure data integrity.
Strategic Planning:

Establishes challenging, attainable goals and objectives based on a customer focus perspective.
Looks to the future with a broad perspective.
Ensures performances measures are in place to monitor progress and assess accomplishments and achievement of strategic goals and objectives.
Develops initiatives to achieve goals and objectives.
Articulates the vision and plans to others.
Knowledge Management:

Identifies, develops, and articulates knowledge management strategies that will add value to the organisation.
Engages with thought leaders within and outside the organisation to identify the value of knowledge and information to the organisation and develop a knowledgebased vision.
Ensures that knowledge management strategies are embedded within corporate strategies and key business processes.
Fosters a knowledge and information rich culture and ensures that knowledge management competencies are recognised as core competencies of the organisation in order to develop individual and organisational capability.
Fosters the development of appropriate knowledge and information assets and the adoption of effective knowledge management processes, tools, and standards.
Reporting:

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.
Data Collection and Analysis:

Through a mastery of advanced/complex analytical techniques, establishes highlevel trends from processed data which may not be immediately apparent.
Moves beyond concrete analysis of factual information to develop abstract, conceptual understanding of the meaning of an array of information.
Integrates diverse themes and lines of reasoning to create new insights or levels of understanding.

Required Personal Attributes
Leadership/Behavioural Competencies:

Analytical Thinking:

Analyses relationships among several parts of a problem or situation.
Anticipates obstacles and thinks ahead about next steps in detail.
Leading and Empowering Others:

Identifies long-term goals for the team and communicates them to team members, ensuring their buy in.
Sets a good example by personally exercising desired behaviour, acts on
values and beliefs.
Communicates a vision for the team and future success that inspires team members.
After assessing others’ competence, one delegates full authority and responsibility to others to do a task in their own way.
Ensures that competent employees are given opportunities to further their careers.
Leading and Managing Change:

Anticipates the need for change when not obvious and influences others to gain support.
Builds sustainable business and organisational capacity to embrace and thrive on change.
Re-engineers and aligns structures, processes, and practices to support and sustain the desired change.
Strategic and Innovative Thinking:

Understands connections and trade-offs of strategic choices to evaluate which ideas are practical and possible by considering business and/or scientific implications.
Develops innovative business and/or customer solutions that shape industry practices.

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Head: ICT Solution Delivery

Closing Date
2025/11/03
Reference Number
DBS251016-1
Job Title Head: ICT Solution Delivery
Job Grade 18
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location – Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
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Job Description
The purpose of the role is to provide innovative ICT and service delivery and contribute to the overall ICT strategy and direction of the business unit. Manage the ICT development functions, with a focus on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and solutions, ensuring the design, development, and implementation of critical applications and systems. Oversee system integration and automation and maintain oversight of the system development lifecycle, optimisation of processes and data management to support business objectives.

Key Responsibilities
Strategic Focus and Technology Implementation

Create alignment between the business strategy and the ICT strategy to enable the delivery of service and relevance of the service delivered.
Deliver ICT technology to business by providing technology guidance in line with the DBSA Group ICT architecture framework, strategy and roadmaps.
Develop a technology road map and architecture for the bank and cascade it to the business unit/s.
Ensure maximisation of the utilisation of applications and infrastructure by keeping the client updated on the benefits of such utilisation.
Drive adherence to the approval process of all technology decisions through group ICT governance processes / committees in line with the technology architecture roadmap and strategy.
Manage risk in system development and application management, implementing robust controls to safeguard IT assets.
Ensure that there is an agreed service level agreement (SLA) between the business unit/s and ICT to measure and agree and elicit feedback about performance.
Develop and implement a dashboard to track ICT performance against:
Strategic alignment with the business
Delivery across projects
SLA for services and technology support
Foster strategic collaboration with the Head ICT Infrastructure, Head Service Management & Governance, other Heads within the Digital & Business Transformation and business Heads to ensure cohesive delivery of integrated solutions, data-driven innovation, resilient infrastructure, and service excellence that supports enterprise-wide transformation.
Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement across teams.
Align solution delivery initiatives with enterprise digital transformation strategies, ensuring technology investments support long-term business goals.
Collaborate with data, infrastructure, and governance teams to ensure digital solutions are secure, compliant, and optimized for performance.
ICT Solutions

Facilitate the development and maintenance of enterprise systems architecture, defining standards and protocols for data exchange, communications and software (includes defining standards and protocols for data exchange, communications, software and interconnection of DBSA network information systems).
Provide advice on evaluation, selection, implementation and maintenance of systems and applications, ensuring appropriate investment in strategic and operational systems.
Implement the communication strategy for ICT plans, policies and technology trends throughout the organisation.
Responsible for daily operations and effectiveness of production systems, including maintenance and software upgrades.
Manage the testing and quality standards through the application and development management technologies and methodologies such as Application Life Cycle Management (ALM).
Collaborate with internal teams and third-party providers to ensure seamless integration of services and timely delivery of required solutions.
Oversee the management of enterprise applications, ensuring they align with evolving business needs.
Design and maintain the application landscape, ensuring effective systems operability with a focus on data governance, integration, and accessibility.
Project Management

Document and incorporate all current and future business requirements and needs into the ICT planning process for projects.
Implement effective project progress reporting mechanisms to provide feedback and information to the key project stakeholders.
Deliver all projects in adherence to ICT project management methodologies and governance frameworks.
Manage project delivery throughout the entire lifecycle, from strategic alignment, business case development, data gathering to testing, implementation, and operationalisation whilst ensuring deviations, change requests, risks, or issues are escalated appropriately.
Financial Management

Review and advise on budget per project, service and contract.
Monitor service delivered against the cost value and confirm charged/billed costs against delivered services.
Maintain contact with suppliers and maintain knowledge of current technology, equipment, prices and terms of agreements to minimize the investment required to meet established service levels.
Evaluate alternatives, perform appropriate cost-benefit analysis, and recommend solutions that minimize costs commensurate with acceptable risks.
Track and report team hours and expenses on a weekly basis.
Monitor and manage the project budget.
Client & Stakeholder Relationship Management

Manage external vendors and negotiate data acquisition contracts.
Navigate complex stakeholder landscapes, influencing outcomes and fostering consensus to achieve strategic goals.
Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders such as Business Heads, Exco, and the Board as well as external partners to ensure solution delivery aligns with strategic objectives and stakeholder expectations.
Collaborate with governance and service management teams to ensure compliance with service-level agreements and regulatory requirements.
Champion a customer-centric culture within the solution delivery team, ensuring that solutions are designed and delivered with end-user experience and business impact in mind.
Governance, Reporting & Compliance

Collaborate and provide input for the preparation and presentation of high-quality submissions and reports for Executive Committees, Board, and governance forums, ensuring strategic and regulatory alignment.
Ensure timely and accurate reporting on solution delivery performance, risks, and milestones to executive leadership and governance forums.
Establish and maintain governance frameworks that align solution delivery with enterprise architecture, ICT policies, and strategic objectives.
Monitor compliance with internal controls, regulatory requirements, and contractual obligations across all solution delivery initiatives.
Lead periodic audits and reviews of solution delivery processes to identify gaps, enforce standards, and drive continuous improvement.
Collaborate with risk, legal, and governance teams to proactively manage ICT-related risks and ensure mitigation plans are in place.
People Management

Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning to maximise individual and collective potential.
Lead the data analytics business unit and ensure effective execution of strategy.
Implement human capital strategies and workforce planning.
Foster a culture of performance, learning, and collaboration.
Drive talent development initiatives, including coaching, performance management, and career pathing, to build and retain a skilled and motivated team.
Contribute to building synergies & cooperation across functions in the DBSA.
Living the DBSA values.
Key Measurement Outputs

Ability to lead the ICT solutions function efficiently and effectively.
Quality and efficiency of ICT solutions & services provided.
Development and integration of applications and systems.
Uptime and adoption of systems and applications.
Successful completion of project according to project deliverables and targets.
Adherence to service level agreements.
Management of client relationships and key stakeholders.
Management of budget including operational expenses.
Quality of ICT contracts in place including cost efficiencies
Expertise & Technical Competencies
Qualification

A postgraduate degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Commerce or Engineering.
Experience

Minimum of 12 years’ experience in ICT solution delivery, with at least 5 years in senior management or leadership role.
A Minimum of 5 years in managing medium to large-sized projects in an ICT environment.
Extensive knowledge and capability experience of SAP ERP systems (on-premise and cloud).
In-depth understanding of System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies.
Experience in developing and implementing both ERP and non-ERP (i.e. DevOps) applications.
Demonstrated exposure to formulation and implementation of ICT Strategy.
Understands Internet, Intranet, Extranet and client/server architectures.
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Negotiation

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.
IT Strategy and Planning

Has a deep knowledge of IT solutions and their short and long term benefits and able to make a business case for large IT initiatives to improve overall performance.
Closely involved in organisational decision making, developing the IT strategy as a cornerstone for the organisational strategy.
Able to carry out benchmarking exercises with similar sized organisations and report on the organisation efficiencies and deficiencies in addition to suggesting how to achieve “best of breed“ solutions.
Sound knowledge and understanding of business strategies of own customers and development opportunities and potentials
Provide leadership that encourages cultural diversity and the management style required for managing across cultures
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.
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.
Costing and Budgeting

Able to prepare and input budget information for various departments.
Able to produce standard monthly cost/variance reports for distribution to line management.
Provides analytical support to the Finance function in the preparation of financial proposals, submissions and projected costs to be included in budgets and allocations.
Understands DBSA monthly close/trial balance procedures.
Understands DBSA cost/revenue centre structure.
Service Focus

Maintains focus on the whole life of service delivery – designs, develops, delivers and operates.
Ensures that a set of IT solutions, suppliers and vendors come together to deliver an IT service.
IT Support

Tracks trends and developments that will affect own department’s / section’s ability to meet current and future end user’s needs.

Seeks out and involves end-user / customer in assessing the provided services, solutions to identify ways to improve.
Required Personal Attributes
LEADERSHIP/BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

Leading & Empowering Others

Identifies long-term goals for the team and communicates them to team members, ensuring their buy-in.
Sets a good example by personally exercising desired behaviour; acts on values and beliefs.
Communicates a vision for the team and future success that inspires team members.
After assessing others’ competence, one delegates full authority and responsibility to others to do a task in their own way.
Ensures that competent employees are given opportunities to further their careers.
Leading & Managing Change

Anticipates the need for change when not obvious and influences others to gain support.
Builds sustainable business and organisational capacity to embrace and thrive on change.
Re-engineers and aligns structures, processes and practices to support and sustain the desired change.
Strategic & Innovative Thinking

Gives specific positive or mixed feedback for developmental purposes.
Gives negative feedback in behavioural rather than personal terms.
Reassures and/or expresses positive expectations for future performance when giving corrective feedback.
Gives individualised suggestions to individuals for their improvement.
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 on the basis of inputs and outputs makes explicit considerations of potential profit, return on investment, or cost benefit analysis.
Based on the cost-benefit analysis, makes decisions of entrepreneurial risk nature.
Decisiveness (High Performance, Service Orientation)

Makes timely decisions about complex issues even when some information is missing.
Makes decisions and stands by them even when they are controversial or unpopular.
Grasps critical business opportunities when they arise by making timely decisions

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Project Administrator – IF

Closing Date
2025/11/03
Reference Number
DBS251009-7
Job Title Project Administrator – IF
Job Grade 12
Job Type Classification Contract
Location – Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) Job Profile Project Administrator IF (1).pdf (0.55 Mb) – 10/27/2025 2:26:55 PM
Job Description
The Infrastructure Fund (IF) announced by the President in September 2018 addresses the need for a dedicated blended financing facility for infrastructure programme projects. The aim of the IF is to transform public infrastructure financial provisioning using “blended” finance – combining capital from the public and private sectors and Development Finance
Institutions (DFIs)/Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs). This will be dedicated to meeting the financing requirements for hybrid projects.

The mandate of the Infrastructure Fund has been captured in a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the NationalTreasury, Infrastructure South Africa (ISA), and the DBSA entered into on 17 August 2020.

The purpose of the Project Administrator is to provide the Infrastructure Fund Division with project and team administration support.

Key Responsibilities

Project Administration

Provide project administration and management support to the Infrastructure Fund Team.
Support the project sponsor/owner/lead with the following tasks:
Developing a project plan from concept to completion using an appropriate project methodology (PMBOK,
Prince2).
Preparing and updating project plan documents.
Ensuring project activities and meetings are scheduled.
Taking minutes and drafting action lists for each project.
Following up on action lists to ensure delivery.
Confirming commissioning, handover, and sign-off of the projects.
Monitoring project progress in liaison with the project sponsor/owner/lead.
Validating invoices/claims submitted by contractors/vendors for payment.
Administering project accounting from the start to the finish of the project.
Developing weekly and monthly feedback reports or as required.
Creating and maintaining performance dashboards per project/programme.
Preparing various presentations and reports on project/programme performance updates for the various
Steering Committees, Exco, and Board.
Updating the scope change request register and applicable project documentation and registers.
Scheduling meetings, consolidating information for meetings, maintaining and disseminating minutes, and
ensuring follow-up of actions as per the minutes.
Liaise with the project sponsor/owner/lead and manage programme budgets and costs.
Provide the project sponsor/owner/lead with monthly project cost reports, including project variances of actuals
versus budgets, and update forecasts.
Prepare project files for all projects according to best practice project management methodologies.
Provide administrative support for supply chain requirements, i.e., preparing requests for tender, sole source
motivations, quotes, etc. Process invoices through the supply chain processes and systems.
Facilitate compliance with relevant standards, policies, and procedures for the relevant projects.
Create a project information library and manage both ad-hoc and standard project information.
Monitor the library to ensure required information and/or documentation are archived according to project
requirements.
Administer contracts under the guidance of the project sponsor/owner/lead (scheduling, project meetings,
progress reporting).
Assist with any project administration duties as assigned.

Team Administration

Maintain and manage the diaries of the Chief Investment Officer Infrastructure Fund (CIO IF), Heads and
Specialists. This would include scheduling appointments, arranging meetings, collecting visitors from reception
and organizing refreshments.
Attend to general queries made to the CIO (IF) / Heads and answer and screen incoming calls.
Responsible for document flow in and out of the CIO (IF) and business unit offices.
Develop and maintain advanced record-keeping (manual/electronic) and filing systems.
Perform payment and disburemebts in line with internal control sand requirements.
Performs high-level administrative and secretarial duties including typing, editing of reports and preparing
presentations.
Compile confidential correspondence and general documentation on behalf of the CIO (IF) and Heads.
Undertakes all administrative duties (i.e. filing, photocopying and minute-taking).
Arrange local and international travelling arrangements and the processing of claims.
Arrange various events for the Infrastructure Fund Division (strategy sessions, functions, etc.)
Undertake procurement administration on behalf of the CIO (IF) and Heads.
Assist in the coordination/preparation and alignment of performance scorecard/s, track and monitor
implementation thereof.
Coordinate the preparation of the Infrastructure Fund budgets and monitor spending together with the CIO (IF)
and relevant Head.
Participate in meetings and interactions to ensure the recording of decisions and follow-up.
Coordinate Infrastructure Fund Audits and follow up on action items.
Coordinate Risk Management requests and follow up on action items.
Coordinate and assist in the preparation of reports and submissions to Project Committees, Steering Committees,
Business Reviews, Management Committees, and Ad hoc Resolutions from specific committees (secretariat).

Stakeholder Engagement

Manage secretarial function for advisory boards ensuring agendas are prepared and timeously shared, concise
minutes are noted timeously shared, action logs prepared and manged.
Establish relation with advisory board members and manage their meeting logistics as required.
Assist the IF to maintain relationships, and networks with external stakeholders, partners, and clients.
Build and maintain a stakeholder database and develop strong relationships with clients, and private businesses
to facilitate the identification of opportunities to initiate viable projects.
Develop annual client plans for key clients in a business unit, including business development forecasts and key
initiatives.
Develop and present IF reports in various forums governance and committees.
Support the implementation of initiatives to increase the blended finance bankable programmes and projects to
drive the highest impact development financing, whilst achieving financial sustainability.
Provide administrative support to project pipeline acceptance and approval process by relevant governance
structures.
Engage with high-profile clients internally and externally.
Perform any other project administration duties as assigned.

Key Measurements of Outputs

Successful project administration of agreed projects, programmes and assignments.
Management of diaries and schedules.
Effectively administered advisory board.
Management of office administration (budget, payments, procurement, presentations, etc.)
Accuracy and quality of minutes. Effective follow-up of action lists.
Accurate record keeping.
Quality of documents, presentations and reports.
Clean audit.
Expertise & Technical Competencies
a) Project Management

Demonstrates a practical knowledge of project management principles and techniques.
Plans, defines and manages projects within a department or area.
Identifies resources required and their appropriate role and skills.
Assists in the management of projects where the objectives, milestones and time scales have been defined.

b) Solutions Focused

Identifies standard problems based on a range of factors, most of which are clear.
Identifies alternate solutions, considering applicable precedents.
Identifies optimal solutions based on weighing the advantages and disadvantages of alternative approaches.
After implementation, evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of solutions.
c) Planning and Organising

Uses time management procedures effectively.
Can exercise independent judgement regarding all planning and organising issues.
Uses specialised software to plan and manage own time.
Plans and manages multiple priorities and deadlines.
Uses effectively advance time management processes to deal with high workload and tight deadlines.
Organises, prioritises and schedules tasks so they can be performed within budget and with the efficient use of
time and resources.
Achieves goals in a timely manner, despite obstacles encountered, by organising, reprioritising and re-planning.

d) Detailed Oriented

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

e) Reporting & Communication

Prepares both standard and non-standard reports to time and quality standards.
Collate and analyses readily available data for inclusion in a report.
Designs / customizes reports to meet user needs.
Prepares complex or tailored reports, gathers information from a variety of sources, analyses and includes in a
report.
Keeps standard reports under review and proposes improvements to meet user needs.

f) Presentation Skills

Can reinforce key presentation points with examples.
Is able to translate technical terminology into language understandable to the audience.
Has insight into the audience’s behavior and motivation and responds appropriately and professionally, adapting
communication style as appropriate.
Has knowledge of various feedback mechanisms to check levels of audience understanding.

g) Computer Skills

Consistently uses relevant office software products such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Projects, Excel,
Powerpoint presentations and email packages to an acceptable standard for the job.
Has the ability to use standard and/or programme-specific the organisation databases, and merge / import data
from one program to another.
Adapts method of working to accommodate changes in the technological developments.

Minimum Requirements:

A National Diploma in Administration/Project Management or an equivalent qualification with relevant experience in
project administration and management support.
A minimum of 5 years of experience in project administration and management support as well as supporting senior
managers and executives.
Considerable knowledge of standard administration practices and procedures is a necessity for this position.
Excellent knowledge of protocol and etiquette.
Demonstrated experience in working in a multi-disciplinary team.
An understanding of organisational processes and group dynamics.
Experience in supply chain management processes (preparing project tender documents, etc.).
Demonstrated knowledge and use of project methodology such as Project Management Body of Knowledge
(PMBOK), Prince2 or similar.
Demonstrable ability to use Microsoft Office (MS Projects, Excel, PowerPoint, Word & MS Outlook).
Proven track record of preparing project/programme progress reports and presentations for various stakeholders
(Programme Managers, Steering Committees, Exco and Board).
Desirable Requirements

A Bachelors Degree in Commerce or Project Management disciplines.
Required Personal Attributes
a) Customer Service Orientation

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

b) Self-Awareness and Self Control

Withholds effects of strong emotions in difficult situations.
Keeps functioning or responds constructively despite stress.
May apply special techniques or plan of time to manage emotions or stress.

c) Strategic and Innovative Thinking

Experiments with new approaches, tests scenarios, questions assumptions and challenges conventional thinking.
Creates new concepts that are not obvious to others, leveraging internal and external sources of information, to
build incremental revenue and growth opportunities.

d) Driving Delivery of Results

Sets challenging goals that will have a significant impact on the business or support the organisational strategy.
Commits significant resources and/or time to ensure that challenging goals are achieved, while also taking action
to mitigate risk.

e) Teamwork and Cooperation

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Lead Fund Specialist

Closing Date
2025/11/07
Reference Number
DBS250604-2
Job Title Lead Fund Specialist
Job Grade 19
Job Type Classification Contract
Location – Town / City Midrand
Location – Province Gauteng
Location – Country South Africa
Job Profile (Downloadable) Job Profile Lead Fund Speciaist signed (1).pdf (443.62 kb) – 6/4/2025 4:20:36 PM
Job Description
The Infrastructure Fund (IF) announced by the President in September 2018 addresses the need for a dedicated blended
financing facility for infrastructure programme projects. The aim of the IF is to transform public infrastructure financial
provisioning using “blended” finance – combining capital from the public and private sectors and Development Finance
Institutions (DFIs)/Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs). This will be dedicated to meeting the financing requirements
for hybrid projects.
The mandate of the Infrastructure Fund has been captured in a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the National
Treasury, Infrastructure South Africa (ISA), and the DBSA entered into on 17 August 2020.
The Lead: Fund Specialist (IF) is responsible for leading the execution of the asset management and treasury functions,
which include physical asset management, monitoring and evaluation of financing instruments, facilitating the
mobilisation and crowding-in of capital through the structuring, distribution, and syndication of financial instruments in
both primary and secondary capital markets.

Key Responsibilities
Key Performance Areas:

Strategic Outputs

Support the IF’s strategic intent and progressively contribute a robust portfolio of projects, leading to improved
funding and implementation opportunities.
Lead monitoring and evaluation activities of physical infrastructure assets and financing instruments.
Participate in the processes of leveraging local, international and regional partners to provide capital for new
business investments.
Develop infrastructure investment strategies, tools, and products focused on core, stable cash-flow generating
infrastructure assets.
Ensure the financial sustainability, stability, and operational effectiveness of the Infrastructure Fund.
Lead treasury operations including payments, liquidity, and cash management for the Infrastructure Fund.
Execute additional strategic and functional responsibilities as delegated by the Head of Asset Management and
Treasury.

Investment and Portfolio Management

Implement, monitor, and evaluate infrastructure projects and associated assets to ensure effective execution
and performance tracking.
Manage the implementation and ongoing management of asset portfolios in line with IF’s strategic mandate.
Provide governance oversight for financing instruments and physical infrastructure assets executed through the
Infrastructure Fund.
Structure and coordinate financial instruments by engaging with capital markets to enable investment in
qualifying infrastructure projects.
Prepare investment memoranda and summaries including analysis of returns, investment case development,
and sensitivity/scenario analysis.
Perform asset valuation in line with market-standard valuation frameworks and guidelines.
Develop and utilise financial models, including capital market instrument tranching and scenario modelling.
Conduct post-execution monitoring of investments, including quarterly portfolio performance reporting.
Review and negotiate legal financing documents with working knowledge of inter-creditor arrangements.
Ensure compliance with relevant legislative frameworks including Capital Market Listing Rules, MFMA, PFMA,
Companies Act, and King III/IV.
Manage the monitoring of the projects’ implementation to ensure compliance with facility agreements and
contractual obligations by conducting technical reviews and risk assessments to identify and mitigate potential
project execution issues.
Engage project sponsors, advisors, and stakeholders to ensure project implementation aligns with transaction
documentation execution plans.
Prepare and submit project approval reports in line with internal governance and business plan eligibility criteria.
Develop and implement procurement plans for projects and provide procurement support to project owners as
required.
Manage a portfolio of investment instruments, including but not limited to debt, equities, bonds, debentures,
preference shares, and subordinated instruments.
Oversee the management of IF assets and liabilities to ensure adequate capital and liquidity for business
operations.
Procure and manage project advisors following procurement policies and approved procedures.
Prepare and present reports, memoranda, and strategic documents for executive committees, boards, and key
stakeholders.

Treasury, Liquidity and Fund Operations

Lead the design, implementation, and monitoring of blended financing mechanisms for identified infrastructure projects.
Maintain and build relationships with intermediaries, including rating agencies, global asset managers, and coinvestors.
Contribute to accounting reporting, budgeting processes, and financial systems such as SAP.
Drive the development and execution of the IF’s asset management strategy.
Advance research and enhance the identification of refinancing and capital mobilisation opportunities.
Manage liquidity, capital structure, and balance sheet health of the Infrastructure Fund.
Oversee funding operations, debt issuance processes, and related financial reporting.

Stakeholder Relations and Engagement

Build and maintain relationships, and networks with external stakeholders, partners, and clients to position IF’s projects and values.
Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, and private businesses to facilitate the identification of
opportunities to initiate viable projects.
Network and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to enhance the mandate of the
IF.

Key Measurements of Outputs:

Effective monitoring, evaluation and portfolio management
Adequate controls and implementation of the accounting and treasury function.
Effective syndication and distribution of IF assets.
Value of infrastructure catalysed.
Value of private & public sector partnerships and funding.
Crowding in of capital.
Effective liquidity and investment management.
Issuance of capital market instruments.
Clean Audit.

Expertise & Technical Competencies
Qualifications and Experience:

Minimum Requirements:

A Postgraduate Degree in Finance/CA(SA)/Engineering/Mathematics/ Statistics/Business Science/Actuarial/Law
A minimum of 10 years of proven experience across banking, transacting, accounting, risk management,
investments, and listed and/or unlisted capital market instruments.
Proven track record in managing finance, investments or assets on a portfolio basis.
Experience in senior-level stakeholder engagement, with a proven track record of building and managing strategic
relationships with executives, board members, and high-level public and private sector stakeholders.
Demonstrated excellence in the field of finance and structuring of financing instruments.
In-depth understanding and knowledge of finance and accounting, asset management, risk management and
portfolio strategy knowledge and skills,
Demonstrable understanding of transaction documentation and transaction implementation.

Desirable Requirements:

Actuary, CFA, LLB, MBA.
Professional Registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA).

Key Internal Liaison Relationships:

Chief Investment Officer: IF
Office of the CIO
DBSA Board & Committees
DBSA Divisions

Key External Liaison Relationships:

Infrastructure South Africa (ISA)
Government Departments and SOCs
DBSA Treasury and Finance
Infrastructure South Africa
National Treasury
Capital Market Investors 7. External Service Providers
Development Finance Institutions & Capital Markets
Public & Private Sector Stakeholders
Pension Funds and Asset Allocators
Institutional Investors.

Technical Competencies:

TECHNICAL

a) Detail Orientation

Reviews all relevant information or aspects of a situation before taking action or making a decision.
Pays close attention to details that are important to others to make sure they are right.
Verifies that work has been completed according to the standards and procedures.
b) Planning and Organising
Uses time management procedures effectively.
Can exercise independent judgement regarding all planning and organising issues.
Uses specialised software to plan and manage own time.
Plans and manages multiple priorities and deadlines.
c) Adaptability
Is able to operate in a rapidly changing and increasingly unpredictable environment.
Gives thought to scenarios impacting the world of work and the world of business.
d) Written Communication
Is relied on by others to help them write complex technical and non-technical documents and briefs in clear
concise language.
Is able to determine which aspects of this knowledge area need to be transferred to others in order to
achieve organisational goals.
Coaches’ others and transfers communication skills and knowledge to others.
e) Asset Management
Exceptional understanding of monitoring and evaluation, finance, structuring and innovation
Ability to function under pressure within a “start-up” environment handling multiple priorities
Accuracy and high attention to detail
f) Commercial Business Acumen
A good understanding of business and commercial drivers impacting operations.

Required Personal Attributes
Leadership/Behavioural Competencies:

a) Customer Service Orientation

Tries to understand the underlying needs of sponsors and matches these needs within the project risk
framework
Utilises the feedback received by sponsors, in order to manage 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.

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
Discipline and Rigor to ensure highest standards of governance are maintained

c) Teamwork and cooperation

Promotes a friendly climate and good morale, and resolves conflicts
Creates opportunities for cross-functional working.
Encourages others to network outside of their own team/department and learn from their experience.

d) Strategic and Innovative Thinking

Experiments with new approaches, tests scenarios, questions assumptions and challenges conventional
thinkingto build incremental revenue and growth opportunities.

e) Decisiveness

Makes timely decisions about complex issues even when some information is missing
Makes decisions and stands by them even when they are controversial or unpopular
Grasps critical business opportunities when they arise by making timely decisions

f) Driving delivery of results

Identifies and implements a business opportunity that will have a long-term impact on the business
Monitors progress and adapts plans if necessary to ensure optimal benefit to the programme
Makes decisions, sets priorities, or chooses goals on the basis of inputs and outputs and makes explicit
considerations of potential profit, return on investment, or cost-benefit analysis.
Based on cost-benefit analysis, makes decisions of entrepreneurial risk nature

g) Goal Oriented and Solution Driven

Has an understanding of how immediate tasks contributed towards broader goals and structures activities
accordingly.
Focuses on solutions and goes beyond merely recognising a problem.

h) Systems Thinking

Views legal matters as an integral part of broader operations and avoids addressing matters in isolation.
Is able to recognise patterns and interconnectivity between various matters which are seemingly
disconnected.

i) Decisiveness

Acts promptly to address urgent needs, quickly taking those decisions which need to be taken.
Assesses available information to reach a clear view of key options and select the best option at the time.
Thinks on their feet when necessary.
Changes his/her perception, ideas or alters normal procedures to fit a specific situation to get a job done
and/or meet company goals.

j) Impact and Influence

Includes careful preparation of data for presentation.
Makes two or more different arguments or points in a presentation or a discussion.

k) 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.
Creates new concepts that are not obvious to others, leveraging internal and external sources of information,

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