Latest Vacancies at Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of Divisional and Business unit strategies and implementation thereof.
• Identify new, and prioritise existing key clients based on a set criteria (i.e. financial metrics, current and potential revenue and margin) and strategic factors.
• Develop strong pipeline of good quality investments through proactive origination/business development and developing and employing sector/country knowledge.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, global and regional private businesses and facilitate the identification of opportunities to initiate viable projects.
• Work closely with the project preparation team to facilitate project preparation, scoping, feasibility studies and business plans with the intention of closing investment deals.
• Work closely with the Transactions team to take deals to bankability.
• Remediate and eliminate partnership obstacles and inefficiencies, have knowledge of all new products, structured products and services offered by competitors.
• Develop an in-depth knowledge of the political landscape of regions/sectors/clients and partners serviced and leverage such insights/knowledge across other regions/sectors and clients.
• Build relationships, networks and collaborate with internal and external key stakeholders and clients to position DBSA as the ‘go-to’ Bank for infrastructure development opportunities.
• Continuously research and analyse the clients’ business context, operations and financial performance in search of new opportunities
• Leverage, engage and collaborate with the Bank’s internal network to ensure that the entire Bank’s relevant ex-pertise is used to the optimum.
• Develop strong pipeline of good quality investments through proactive origination/business development and developing and employing sector/country knowledge;
• Compile and provide competitor analysis and understand the operating environment.
• Lead, initiate and develop new business strategies and opportunities to create a pipeline of development impact projects ensuring deal flow and bankability.
• Working closely with Financing Operations Division, initiate and develop new business strategies and opportunities to create a pipeline of fee income generating projects.
• Prepare and provide documentation/reports for EXCO and Board(s) decision making where applicable.
• Present at deal Committees where applicable as and when required.

Key Measurements of Outputs

• Value of project originated, approved, committed and disbursed.
• Value of projects catalysed by the DBSA.
• Value of projects originated with South African Inc.
• Value of projects originated for Project Preparation Division.
• Value of funds under management secured (Infrastructure Delivery business).
• NPL targets.
• Client service rating.

Expertise & Technical Competencies

Minimum Requirements

• An Honours degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, Engineering or Economics;
• 8-10 years’ experience in appraising, negotiating and closing Project Finance, Corporate Finance, or
• Structured Finance transactions in a financial institution;
• Experience in securing infrastructure investment deals in relevant sectors/geographies in SA and/or Africa
• (where applicable).
• Experience in leading, initiating and developing new business strategies and opportunities to create a pipeline
• of development impact projects ensuring deal flow and bankability.
• Experience in securing deals of appropriate size for sectors and geographies in question.
• Strong networks and relations with clients, global and regional private investors and banks in order to identify
• and source viable projects/investments.
• Successful track record in leading project teams with high level stakeholders and qualified professionals.
• Experience in using Financial models.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the complex financial and regulatory environments across Africa (where
• applicable).
• In depth knowledge and understanding of infrastructure market, financial markets and the macro landscape.
• Demonstrable experience in identifying client challenges and playing an active part in finding innovative
• solutions.
• Experienced communicator and negotiator (expertise at senior level).
• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to close deals.
• Proven experience in working with senior stakeholders in highly political environments in South Africa and
• the rest of Africa (where applicable).
• Role requires flexibility to be redeployed if required
• Ability to mentor jnr members of the team

Desirable Requirements

• A post-graduate qualification such as a CA, CFA or MBA

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Key Responsibilities

Portfolio Management

• Manage the deal administration process from implementation to account closure, by capturing, verifying information on system.
• Control the disbursement process to clients.
• Manage waivers and consent requests from clients.
• Maintain and monitor client deal records both physical records and on the reporting system.
• Maintain and monitor securities and covenants, and the safeguard of documents and records.
• Monitor that system processing for client transactions are adequate and timeous.
• Ensure the effective collection and recording of payments and actioning the necessary consequential adjustments to client’s records.

Governance

• Facilitate the sign-off of all documents since implementation.
• Identify high-risk clients and ensure the applicable risk mitigation processes are in place.
• Provide support and verify compliance with policies and procedures regarding the bank’s financial assets.
• Facilitate the closure of deal accounts.

End User Support

• Resolve and answer queries from internal and external clients in a timely manner.
• Ensure information is correct and up to date on the system regarding: disbursements, repayments, defaulters/staging, securities and any other ad hoc information to inform reports for information and decision-making purposes.
• Minimise operational and transactional costs.

Key measurements of outputs

• Adhering to timeliness of transaction management policies and procedures.
• Correctness of management information system.
• Overall management and quality of portfolio information as per financing agreements.

Key Internal Liaison Relationships

• Executives & Heads
• All DBSA Divisions and Units participating in the lending process                                                            
• Finance
• Internal Audit

Key External Liaison Relationships

• External Clients, Advisors, Agent Banks                                                                                    
• External Auditors 

Expertise & Technical Competencies

Minimum Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics or Risk Management
• A minimum of 7 years’ experience in wholesale transactional banking environment
• Extensive knowledge in MS Office with specific focus on excel

Desired Requirements

• Understanding of legislative frameworks Companies Act, PFMA, MFMA, King IV
• Knowledge of credit and investment risk dynamics
• Experience in the financial services industry
• Experience using a loan management system

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Key Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance of the Infrastructure Delivery Division with all relevant laws and regulations as it relates to supply chain management for the Infrastructure Delivery Division’s operations
• Ensure overall compliance of supply chain management and risk management of supply chain management
• Facilitate innovation and efficiency improvements across the Infrastructure Delivery Division’s supply chain
• Monitor and ensure consistent service delivery levels across the programme structures and the areas of improvement
• Manage lead times of procurement and maximise economies of scale
• Oversee all aspects of the tender process and ensure coverage of legal requirements for the Infrastructure Delivery Division arising from all supply chain management processes
• Conduct an ongoing review and provide recommendations on how to optimise supply chain management across the Infrastructure Delivery Division
• Conduct detailed training and workshops with programme teams to increase ease of operations and relationship management with all supply chain management
• Facilitate monthly demand planning meetings with programme teams to understand their procurement/tender requirements and feed into cash flow planning and working capital planning with the financial accounting team
• Provide input into contract management process and the monitoring of performance of suppliers and improve/increase the Infrastructure Delivery Division’s focus on value for money spent
• Support the SCM committees in line with supply chain management regulations
• Manage and control the risk register for supply chain management and the overall impact on the financial growth of the Infrastructure Delivery Division
• Promote sharing of information and on the job training to ensure all team members in the Infrastructure Delivery Division understand the financial controls they are responsible for executing and what can go wrong if they do not uphold the spirit and soundness of the financial control environment
• Conduct quarterly spend analysis to identify changes and opportunities
• Ensure spend is categorised into correct commodities
• Conduct market research
• Monitor and manage supplier performance
• Manage the list of preferred vendors and contractors across all the Infrastructure Delivery Division projects
• Conduct supplier relationship management activities

Expertise & Technical Competencies

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering or Supply Cain Management related discipline
• A minimum of 3 to 5 years’ experience in tender management and infrastructure procurement.
• Experience in professional service providers procurement for construction and allied industries.
• 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.
• Exposure to supply chain management within the government environment is a minimum requirement.
• Working experience with SAP Procurement module or a similar ERP system.

Advantageous

• Member of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply would be an added advantage
• Construction/Infrastructure procurement
• MS Office proficient