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Job Summary

• To provide advice and support in practice formulation and associated best practice improvement tactics; enabling the provision of specialist change management expertise.

Job Description

Project Delivery:

• Liaise with the Change Council to gain approval on projects/change initiatives requested by the various business units (BUs) Assign the project/change initiative to the relevant portfolio manager in order for them to effectively resource the project.
• Vet the resources assigned to the project by the portfolio manager and approve or decline the proposal.
• Oversee the development of the project plan, funding approvals through regular discussions with the portfolio manager or project manager.
• Provide corrective guidance where needed and approve the final recommendations that the project manager will present to the business units.
• Hold weekly meetings with either the portfolio or project manager to discuss and review progress made, risks and issues identified and where needed, provide guidance and resolution on any relevant matters.
• Attend project governance meetings, for example, Steering Committees (SteerCo's), Change Councils, etc. to maintain oversight of and review the project with all the relevant stakeholders.
• Review the architectural design proposed for the project/change initiative to ensure that it complies with the principles of scalability, reuse, sustainability, financial feasibility and ensure that the business processes are pragmatic.
• Any non-compliance to these principles will need to be reworked with the necessary individuals.
• Where a vendor needs to be involved in the particular change initiative, work closely with the project managers to identify the most relevant vendor based on the desired change.
• Approve and manage the vendors' responsibilities and accountabilities on projects through regular reviews, meetings, steerco’s, and other general feedback sessions.
• Provide feedback on the various change initiatives currently in focus to the relevant Executive on agreed period basis through one on one interaction.
• Provide feedback on a monthly basis for Executive Committee (EXCO) by updating the monthly EXCO report.
• Attend other meetings to provide feedback as and when requested. Provide feedback to any other relevant stakeholders.
• To provide a holistic overview of all change projects by collating weekly and monthly progress and performance reports based on submissions from project managers.
• Develop executive summaries based on the key risks, issues and milestones for review by the Executive and all other key role players for each report pack.
• Timing of reports are dependent on project deadlines as determined by project managers and business process owners.
• Understand the business strategies and medium term plans (MTP) and ensure that new proposals for projects or initiatives are aligned to the elements before approving proposals.
• Prioritise the change portfolio by reviewing all new business cases against strategic priorities and negotiating with Head of the business area to finalise the priority lists.
• Mobilise executives within the business to support key programmes by communicating project intent and obtaining buy-in and resource allocation for delivery of key components.
• For all new project and system change requests, ensure that a thorough risk assessment is conducted to determine the interdependencies between this and other projects and the impact proposed changes may have on seemingly unrelated processes and systems.
• Review recommendations prepared by the team on how to address these and determine whether the risk and mitigation is adequate or the change should be altered or declined.

Solutions Development and Implementation: 

• Drive new thinking within the business by proactively identifying, incubating and packaging relevant concepts/solutions that can be applied to the BUs in such a way that they improve efficiencies, productivity and competitiveness, whilst reducing costs.
• Engage with the BU Heads on a regular basis, to understand the business drivers and areas in the business that compromise the business to deliver services efficiently and effectively and that are extremely expensive to operate or fulfil on.
• Creatively explore ideas that can help solve business problems identified above, by facilitating think tank session with staff to encourage the development of ideas that will lead to resolution.
• Provide specialised advice and direction to ensure that the team move these ideas from concept to action and that they prototype the ideas and test the effectiveness, feasibility and adoptability of the solution.
• Approve the packaged offering and ensure that it's presented by the relevant individual, to the business as an implementable solution.
• Support Change initiatives in which new concepts are being investigated or proposed and provide input, guidance and direction to these discussions.
• Contribute to the development of business unit strategy for the next 1-2 years by providing a view on potential improvements for product or services and an assessment of the existing situation and anticipated changes in the external environment.
• Review project closure documentation prior to giving the go-ahead to formally close a project. This includes reviewing the project deliverables against actual deliverables, the benefits realisation reports and the plans to move the processes or systems into business as usual.

Architecture: 

• Ensure that the business environment is appropriately architecture, so that the business as a whole can benefit from one holistic architecture, as opposed to individual silos which support each BU.
• In designing the architecture of business, specific focus needs to be placed on the Services Orientated Architecture (SOA).
• In conjunction with Group Technology, review, design, discuss and depict a single architecture for the business area.
• Give input to design architecture into discrete layers of functionality that support loose coupling and scalability from channel to back end applications.
• Conduct research on a frequent basis in order to remain up to date with trends in the industry and the extent to which they impact technology, processes and architecture and evaluate business position against these trends.

People Management: 

• Work with managers in the team to achieve excellent business results through continuous people development and mentoring activities.
• Ensure the development of a high-performing team through embedding formal Performance Development and informal coaching for the management team on how to conduct meaningful Performance Development discussions with their direct reports and ensure that they conduct the process effectively.
• Determine and analyse training and development needs for managers and ensure they do the same for their teams.
• Ensure that identified training is budgeted for and executed Establish and maintain succession plan for the management team in the area using the formal Talent Management process for identified talent and an informal process for remaining roles With the support from the HR Business Partner, interview and recruit direct reports and provide support to them during the recruitment of their teams on request.
• Ensure that managers create effective workforce plans and recruitment demand plans for their areas Review requests from managers in the team for headcount changes.
• Approve leave requests for direct reports and ensure that they manage the leave planning for their teams effectively.
• Act as second level escalation point for all grievances raised in the business unit.
• Ensure that all poor performance is addressed through the Absa Performance Accelerator (APA) Programme and that continued poor performance is adequately dealt with.
• Review APA reports to determine effectiveness of interventions Motivate employees in the department and ensure that their efforts are recognised.

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)
   

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Job Summary

• To provide a solution orientated service to customers in Short-term Insurance risk and give advice.  To provide solutions for the client's short-term insurance To provide a solution orientated service to customers in Short-term Insurance risk and give advice. 
• To provide solutions for the client's short-term insurance needs in Personal Lines. 
• To service customers on request and regularly reviewing the client's portfolio in order to build a sustainable client base

Job Description
Virtual Advisor (FAIS) : Short-Term Insurance : Wealth 

Join Our Wealth Insure Team!

• Absa’s Advice and Investment department is looking for experienced, dynamic, customer-focused Short-Term Insurance advisers to join the Wealth Insure Team (Personal Lines).

Role Overview

• To provide a solution orientated service to customers in Short-term Insurance risk and give advice.
• To provide solutions for the client's short-term insurance needs in Personal Lines.
• To service customers on request and regularly reviewing the client's portfolio in order to build a sustainable client base.

Job Description

• Establish and maintain a professional relationship with all stakeholders (Client, Bank personnel, Product providers, Virtual Advisers and Virtual Agents).
• Meet sales and/or growth targets.
• Personal Development: Manage own broker practice.

Qualifications & Experience

• FAIS Fit and Proper Requirements Applicable to this Role (Advice and Intermediary Service)
• FSCA Approved Qualification: Short-Term Insurance NQF 5
• Regulatory Exam for Representatives (RE5); advantage if you have RE 1
• Experience as per the FAIS Act (candidates under super vision will not be considered) - minimum 5 years.
• Must have experience and proven track record of working with high-net worth / wealth clients.
• In-Dept knowledge of tailor-made short-term insurance solutions specifically designed for the Wealth Market.  (Product Specific Training will be completed once onboarded).
• Class of business training completed.
• Continuous Professional Development up to date.
• Attest To Honesty, Integrity, and Good Standing.

Other requirements

• Own transport & Valid driver’s license (Role is both virtual and face to face).
• Bilingual : Fluent in both English and Afrikaans.
• Great communication & administration skills.

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

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Job Summary

• To administer day to day benefits of minor beneficiaries and process financial transactions accurately and timeously through the investment execution of predefined objectives as per agreed standard operating procedures.

Job Description

• Financial & General Administration: Attach supporting documentation, i.e. credit approval, authorisation & invoices, signed spread sheet and make copies of all mentioned documentation for audit purposes Provide regular management information update, i.e. invoices paid to Line Manager Attend to queries within 24 hours with regards to incomplete documents, not signed documents etc. and escalate to Line Manager in the event of non resolution Take ownership when dealing with customer requests, offer solutions and concludes complaint constructively
• Maintain financial files and records by safely and systemically storing source documents on files/system Address ad-hoc queries from internal and external stakeholders (e.g. Group Tax, Private Bank Management) by asking questions to ascertain customer needs and respond effectively, ensuring high quality work and by meeting the required deadline
• Perform general administration duties with regards finance duties | Reporting & Compliance: Prepare weekly/monthly/quarterly reports and report on variances
• Take accountability to ensure that accurate and timely financial reporting obligations are met for weekly/monthly reporting by accurately preparing reports, journals and reconciliations and working with the specified deadlines.
• Prepare the Business Unit Procure to Purchase monthly report and follow up on discrepancies Liaise with Group Sourcing regarding any procurement/sourcing queries raised by cost centre management.ie. non-compliance vendors with Master Service Agreement Assist in the preparation of the Annual Financial Statements for the SBU by collating and submitting information to the line manager.
• Obtain and keep abreast with all technical and specialist knowledge such as changes to Companies Act, Tax and other standards and legislation applicable.
• Prepare journal summaries for correct reporting in the financial statement Prepare Value Added Tax (VAT) pack monthly in accordance with applicable legislation, ensuring correctness of the packs and timeously submit the pack to Group Tax after review by the Finance manager. Comply with Risk Management principles and Model Risk Policy by understanding and keeping up-to-date with updates on these policies.
• Keep up to date with changes in accounting standards (IFRS) and other regulatory requirements.
• Prepare attestations for sign off by the Financial Manager, Chief Financial Officer 3 and Managing Executive for submission to Group Regulatory reporting on a monthly basis.
• Complete the section relating to recons when preparing the monthly Financial Director (FD) attestations indicating compliance with relevant legislation and Group requirements for all financial reporting activities |
• Reconciliation & Budgeting: Prepare monthly reconciliations for all accounts on the General Ledger Control Framework attaching valid supporting documents (e.g. signed off journals, general ledger printouts, etc.) for each recon (i.e. investigate transactions as required) in accordance with the Accounts and Reconciliation Policy (A&OR).
• Reconcile the SBU’s bank statement with the internal ledger accounts
• Reconcile Miscellaneous and other government services transactions Assist in preparation of the monthly/quarterly departmental budgets by collecting and preparing all the relevant information Conduct daily recons on control accounts and action any deviations found, for example when an incorrect GL Account has been debited and a recon has to be done to rectify it. Resolve all unreconciled items from prior month and discuss any long outstanding items with the FMR. | : | : | : | : | :

Education

• Further Education and Training Certificate (FETC): Financial Sciences (Required)

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Job Summary

• Optimise the profit and economic value of portfolios of Growth Business key account clients requiring medium to high complexity commercial banking requirements by focusing: 
• a) origination efforts to quire new clients; 
• b) cross-sell to existing client base; 
• c) coverage efforts to service clients in accordance to the segment CVP

Job Description

• Drive Financial Targets: Maintain primary ownership of a portfolio of Growth Account clients, differentiated by the level of complexity of the client base
• Relationship and Service Management: Actively develop strong client relationships. Conduct regular client visits in accordance with the Commercial Growth Account Value Proposition and initiate changes to ABB Product by providing input into product development to better service our clients
• Manage Risk Assessment: Adhere to the bank's policies and procedures and ensure compliance. Take ultimate ownership of the portfolio's risk management by ensuring a good understanding of both the Bank's and the clients regulatory and compliance environments.
• Collaboration: Constantly seek to improve ways of working by challenging the status quo and supporting an empowering climate within the team, sharing knowledge, experience, best practice and providing constructive feedback as required.

Specific requirement:

• Must have at least 10 years Commercial Relationship Banking experience.
• Strong understanding of Commercial business with annual turnover of R20m to R150m
• Primary Agri and Franchise experience will be an advantage.
• Must have a NQF 7 qualification- accounting and or formal degree in Agri-Economics
• Must have high level understanding of Commercial financial statements.
• Must have strong ability of reading and analyzing financial statements & cash flow projections

Education

• Bachelors Degree and Professional Qualifications: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

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Job Summary

• Optimise the profit and economic value of portfolios of Growth Business key account clients requiring medium to high complexity commercial banking requirements by focusing: 
• a) origination efforts to quire new clients; 
• b) cross-sell to existing client base; 
• c) coverage efforts to service clients in accordance to the segment CVP

Job Description

• Drive Financial Targets: Maintain primary ownership of a portfolio of Growth Account clients, differentiated by the level of complexity of the client base
• Relationship and Service Management: Actively develop strong client relationships. Conduct regular client visits in accordance with the Commercial Growth Account Value Proposition and initiate changes to ABB Product by providing input into product development to better service our clients
• Manage Risk Assessment: Adhere to the bank's policies and procedures and ensure compliance. Take ultimate ownership of the portfolio's risk management by ensuring a good understanding of both the Bank's and the clients regulatory and compliance environments.
• Collaboration: Constantly seek to improve ways of working by challenging the status quo and supporting an empowering climate within the team, sharing knowledge, experience, best practice and providing constructive feedback as required.

Education

• Bachelors Degree and Professional Qualifications: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)
   

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Job Summary

• Work embedded as a member of squad OR; across multiple squads to produce, test, document and review algorithms & data specific source code that supports the deployment & optimisation of data retrieval, processing, storage and distribution for a business area.

Job Description

Data Architecture & Data Engineering

• Understand the technical landscape and bank wide architecture that is connected to or dependent on the business area supported in order to effectively design & deliver data solutions (architecture, pipeline etc.)
• Translate / interpret the data architecture direction and associated business requirements & leverage expertise in analytical & creative problem solving to synthesise data solution designs (build a solution from its components) beyond the analysis of the problem
• Participate in design thinking processes to successfully deliver data solution blueprints
• Leverage state of the art relational and No-SQL databases as well integration and streaming platforms do deliver sustainable business specific data solutions.
• Design data retrieval, storage & distribution solutions (and OR components thereof) including contributing to all phases of the development lifecycle e.g. design process
• Develop high quality data processing, retrieval, storage & distribution design in a test driven & domain driven / cross domain environment
• Build analytics tools that utilize the data pipeline by quickly producing well-organised, optimized, and documented source code & algorithms to deliver technical data solutions
• Create & Maintain Sophisticated CI / CD Pipelines (authoring & supporting CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins or similar tools and deploy to multi-site environments – supporting and managing your applications all the way to production)
• Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting technologies e.g. Ansible, Chef
• Debug existing source code and polish feature sets.
• Assemble large, complex data sets that meet business requirements & manage the data pipeline
• Build infrastructure to automate extremely high volumes of data delivery
• Create data tools for analytics and data science teams that assist them in building and optimizing data sets for the benefit of the business
• Ensure designs & solutions support the technical organisation principles of self-service, repeatability, testability, scalability & resilience
• Apply general design patterns and paradigms to deliver technical solutions
• Inform & support the infrastructure build required for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from a wide variety of data sources
• Support the continuous optimisation, improvement & automation of data processing, retrieval, storage & distribution processes
• Ensure the quality assurance and testing of all data solutions aligned to the QA Engineering & broader architectural guidelines and standards of the organisation
• Implement & align to the Group Security standards and practices to ensure the undisputable separation, security & quality of the organisation’s data
• Meaningfully contribute to & ensure solutions align to the design & direction of the Group Architecture & in particular data standards, principles, preferences & practices. Short term deployment must align to strategic long term delivery.
• Meaningfully contribute to & ensure solutions align to the design and direction of the Group Infrastructure standards and practices e.g. OLA’s, IAAS, PAAS, SAAS, Containerisation etc.
• Monitor the performance of data solutions designs & ensure ongoing optimization of data solutions
• Stay ahead of the curve on data processing, retrieval, storage & distribution technologies & processes (global best practices & trends) to ensure best practice

People

• Coach & mentor other engineers
• Conduct peer reviews, testing, problem solving within and across the broader team
• Build data science team capability in the use of data solutions

Risk & Governance

• Identify technical risks and mitigate these (pre, during & post deployment)
• Update / Design all application documentation aligned to the organization technical standards and risk / governance frameworks
• Create business cases & solution specifications for various governance processes (e.g. CTO approvals)
• Participate in incident management & DR activity – applying critical thinking, problem solving & technical expertise to get to the bottom of major incidents
• Deliver on time & on budget (always)

Education

• Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology

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Job Summary

• To plan, manage and monitor the implementation of Claims management activities and processes in order to deliver on approved operational plans in an effective and efficient manner

Job Description

Claims assessment:

• Assess and/or process claims following standard operating procedures

Customer Experience:

• Handle all customer interactions professionally and efficiently

Ad Hoc duties:

• Provide support to customers and team as required to ensure team performance on an ongoing basis

Compliance and Risk Management:

• Ensure that all team activities are in adherence to relevant control and compliance requirements, and quality standards
• Experience in Funeral Claims with at least 2 years' experience is required for this role
• Appropriate qualification is required for this role

Education

• Further Education and Training Certificate (FETC): Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

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Job Summary

• To develop tactical strategy and delivery plans, formulate associated practice/s and to ensure operational implementation and adaption i.t.o. compliance management methodology, governance and delivery objectives.

Job Description

• Reporting: Prepare presentations and reviews and collaborate with Compliance Heads to meet reporting requirements as well as prepare quarterly conduct risk reports.
• Conduct / Reputational Risk: Ensure the Conduct and Reputational Risk frameworks are embedded in business and that all conduct risks are managed and mitigated
• New Regulatory Requirements: Create awareness of regulatory developments, publish newsletters, and escalate potential risks.
• Stakeholder Engagement: The ability to build strong relationships as well as engage internally to ensure effective communication and collaboration.
• Project Management: Manage and oversee compliance-related projects to ensure timely and successful completion.

Qualifications:

• B-degree with Honours; LLB qualification preferred.
• 5-10 years experience in Board and Exco level reporting, compliance, risk, or company secretarial positions.
• Strong communication, leadership, and analytical skills.
• Understanding of FAIS knowledge, Compliance methodology, Data Analytics, and AI skills.

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

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Job Summary

• Drive the design and delivery of complex fit for purpose, business strategy-aligned, high impact, cross domain technology solution blueprints & associated solutions & build architectural capability in Dev teams across an estate.

Job Description

Architecture

• Leverage a solid & deep understanding of the organization strategy to identify, design & deliver relevant, scalable, testable, re-usable technology solutions
• Work in collaboration with delivery teams to independently analyse customer requirements & varying business capabilities & leverage analysis to identify & accurately spec / frame ‘the complex business problems we are aiming to solve’ with each solution design or solution evolution
• Through the above processes, leverage emotional, social & business / commercial quotient to understand consumers and the broader range of stakeholders, their opinions & perspectives and reconcile these within the solution designs (negotiation skills and dealing with complex and divergent stakeholder opinions are a must)
• Leverage expertise in analytical & creative problem solving to synthesise a solution design (build a solution from its components) beyond the analysis of the problem
• Lead design thinking processes to successfully deliver solution blueprints & associated roadmaps
• Create end to end solution blueprints & ensure these can be implemented across all phases of the initiative life-cycle (ideation through to product launch & commercialization)
• Design & or contribute to the design & implementation of detailed feasibilities & business cases
• Leverage a strong engineering background to make the right choices in solution design – this knowledge includes but is not limited to: domain driven design, loosely coupled integration, microservices and other modern software design practices
• The above extends to identifying the best fit tools to be used for a particular solution, understanding those that would not be a good choice and leveraging researching skills to pivot towards something better
• Assume ‘one stop’ shop accountability for solution blueprint design & delivery decisions within an organization based on the above
• Work with project / program management teams to design solution roadmaps aligned to the strategic requirements of an organization and through which the solution can be implemented across all phases of the initiative life-cycle (ideation through to product launch and commercialization)
• Work embedded, as part of a delivery team, to ensure the successful design & implementation of solution blueprints
• Ensure that the detail of the solution (across all architecture domains) is accurate to the implementation of the initiative, true to the bank’s architectural principles/preferences, implementable by the different teams involved in the solution
• Work as part of embedded delivery teams to conduct solution reviews, code reviews, testing and other disciplines associated with solution design & delivery
• Attend various Group & Business specific architectural design forums and present solution designs and detailed business cases for approval
• Leverage synthesis & creative problem skills to identify risk (impending danger & challenges) and work with a cross functional group of stakeholders across the value chain for support & direction
• Conduct solution reviews against defined customer metrics and ensure the ongoing achievement of business results through solution implementation
• Ensure a solid understanding of emerging & evolving architectural principles and hold one stop shop accountability for the evolution of solutions in alignment with these principles (where it makes sense to do so)
• Build architectural capability across delivery teams in a business to ensure ongoing evolution of skills in solution delivery
• Contribute to the architecture body of knowledge
• Contribute to the design & evolution of architectural principles and preferences

People

• Participate in peer reviews (code, solution, testing etc.) and transfer knowledge and capability across delivery teams for improved solutioning & evolving architectural practices
• Set & Cascade solution direction across technology delivery teams
• Build & evolve the architectural capability of Delivery teams across the business – through active coaching & information / knowledge sharing
• As an SME, support the proactive attraction, recruitment, development, & retention of strong technology teams across an estate
• Leverage and embed agile practices in delivery teams and work to build strong self-directed, high performance teams through agile working practices (including daily, weekly, etc. sprint routines, regular & honest feedback etc.)

Financial & Vendor Management, Risk & Governance

• Carry the ‘one stop shop’ accountability for all risk associated with solution design (from ideation to deployment)
• Apply the organization risk & governance frameworks
• Ensure solution design alignment to Group guidelines & ensure solutions are sustainable for the enterprise
• Proactively involve / engage chapter & guild leads in solution decision making, applying an enterprise wide lens to product & service development
• Ensure solution design alignment to regulatory requirements and continuously update knowledge on regulatory requirements for the successful design of new & evolution of existing solutions
• Deliver on time & on budget (always)

Education

• Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology

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Job Summary

• To deliver customer support services to enhance the customer experience through the execution of predefined objectives as per agreed standard operating procedures (SOPs). Selecting this role has a compensation & benefit impact in Seychelles. Please contact Reward for details.

Job Description

• Customer Service: Respond efficiently, accurately and courteously to all customer service matters, complaints, requests | Support the development and maintenance of processes in Customer Services Centre: Adhere to all processes in the CMP Customer Services centre and identify opportunities to improve Client Servicing processes | Monitor and control risk associated with the Customer: Ensure that all activities performed in providing Customer Services comply in all respects with Absa's risk and compliance policies and procedures as well as legal and regulatory requirements | Stakeholder Management: Establish and maintain good professional relationships with relevant stakeholders so as to remain abreast of their needs and issues and respond rapidly and effectively | Self-development: Owning and being proactive about own training and development | : | : | :

Education

• Further Education and Training Certificate (FETC): Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

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Job Summary

• Deliver projects successfully within approved budget, timelines and meeting quality.
• Ensure alignment of projects and project outcomes to the business, IT strategies and objectives.
• Achieve desired outcomes through best practices in project management and to manage and grow relationship with business and solution providers.
• Manage the business change management enablement life-cycle. (NB. this responsibility will be shared with the Organizational Change Manager in larger projects with broader impact).

Job Description

The Project Manager is accountable for ­

• Managing relationships with the project stakeholders and customers ­
• Creating and maintaining a consistent, coherent project plan that can be used to guide project execution and project control ­
• Planning, defining the scope of the project and controlling changes ­ Formalising acceptance of the scope by stakeholders
• Planning, defining the schedule of the project and controlling changes ­
• Planning resources, estimating cost, allocating project budget and controlling changes to the budget ­
• Maintain quality planning, quality assurance and quality control for the project ­
• Identifying, documenting and assigning project roles, responsibilities and reporting relationships ­ Ensuring timely and appropriate generation and dissemination of project information ­ Identifying , analysing and managing project risks

Acquire & Implement ­

• Effectively conduct research into and make use of appropriate existing intellectual property as relevant to assigned project tasks ­ Serve as primary interface with
• Procurement and Vendor Managers, for acquisition of necessary technology and services; provide input as to expected SLAs for inclusion in contracts

Deliver & Support ­

• Deliver projects in keeping with cost, quality, schedule and agreed criteria. ­
• Identify, assess and manage project risks, which could result in time or cost overruns or failure to deliver products which are fit for purpose. ­
• Optimise total utilisation for all project resources. ­
• Ensure the participation and commitment of project stakeholders to project activities / reviews as required. ­
• Ensure timely dissemination of appropriate project information to stakeholders. ­
• Control changes to project scope, schedule and budget. ­
• Collect and disseminate performance information - status reporting, progress measurement and forecasting. ­
• Manage responses to risks and changes to risks over the course of the project. ­
• Generate, gather and disseminate information to formalize project completion. ­
• Ensure that projects are formally closed and, where appropriate, subsequently reviewed, and that lessons learned are captured and published. ­
• Surface and escalate issues which may become impediments to delivery of projects on time, on-budget, and in keeping with business and technical guidance documents. ­
• Work effectively with Solution Delivery Manager to build a PM and technical team which delivers project on time, on-budget, and in keeping with business and technical guidance documents. ­
• Complete and file all required reports - especially those required by the PMO. ­ Work with Line Managers to ensure that the skills of individuals (and of the team overall) are fit to the needs of the project. ­ Provide effective leadership to the project team ensuring that team members are motivated and develop their skills and experience. ­ Ensure completion and filing of all required reports - especially those required by the PMO. ­ Act as an escalation point to ensure that projects can proceed according to plan, and that potential impediments are addressed as early as possible.

Monitor & Evaluate ­

• Monitor costs, timescales and resources used, and take appropriate action where these deviate from agreed tolerances. ­
• Evaluate overall project performance on a regular basis to ensure that the project will satisfy relevant quality requirements. ­
• Monitor specific project results to ensure compliance with relevant quality standards and identify ways to eliminate unsatisfactory performance. ­
• Participate in post-implementation reviews of projects; document and institutionalise lessons learnt for continuous improvement. ­
• Provide feedback on performance of all team members. ­
• Conduct post-implementation reviews of projects; document and institutionalise lessons learnt for continuous improvement. ­
• Embed lessons learned into project management approach for the team(s) and 3 reflect to PMO leadership for general use. ­
• Provide feedback on performance of all team members, and work with relevant team leads to identify necessary development activities for individual(s), if necessary

Plan & Organise ­

• Define, communicate and gain agreement on the project scope. ­
• Estimate costs, schedule and resource requirements for the successful delivery of the project to an agreed scope. ­
• Assist the Business Analyst, as necessary, in the development of a Business Case for the project. ­
• Work with the Solution Architect, System Analyst, and Solution Delivery Manager to ensure that the project adheres to enterprise Architectural standards. ­
• Divide the major project deliverables into smaller, more manageable components. ­
• Identify the specific activities that must be performed to produce the project deliverables. ­
• Identify and document dependencies between activities. ­ Analyse activity sequences, activity durations and resource requirements to prepare the project schedule. ­
• Allocate the overall cost to individual work items. ­
• Prepare a consistent and coherent project plan document. ­
• Identify which quality standards are relevant to the project and determine how to satisfy them. ­
• Identify, document and assign project roles, responsibilities and reporting relationships of both internal and external resources. ­
• Determine the information and communication requirements of the stakeholders. ­
• Identify and document the risks that are likely to affect the project. ­
• Evaluate risks and risk interactions to assess the range of possible project outcomes. ­
• Identify procurement requirements. ­ Build and manage project charters, schedules, quality plans, budgets, and communication and risk management plans for projects. ­
• Clearly specify the needs of individuals and of the team overall to meet the needs of the project. ­
• Identify and implement best practices/methodologies in areas of people, process, tools and organisation. ­
• Establish project management approach for the team of PMs under his/her control; maintain lead relationship with PMO ­
• Validate project charters, schedules, quality plans, budgets, and communication and risk management plans for projects.
• ­ Work with Solution Architect(s), System Analyst(s),and Solution Delivery Manager(s) to ensure that all team projects adhere to enterprise Architectural standards. ­
• Develop risk responses - steps to enhance opportunities and mitigate threats. ­
• Validate costs, schedule and resource requirements for the successful delivery of the projects to agreed scope(s) ­ Serve as the lead interface between project team(s) and business stakeholders.

Education and Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or related field, compulsory.
• Recognised project management qualification (PMP/ PRINCE2), compulsory.
• Minimum 7 years’ Project Management experience.
• Minimum 5 years’ Financial Services Industry experience.
• Minimum 7 years’ IT/ IT Consulting experience.
• Minimum 5 years’ Consulting/ Change Management experience, advantageous.
• Business Case Management experience, compulsory.
• Expertise in Benefits Management.
• Expertise in Change Management.
• Expertise in Project Management.
• xpertise in Stakeholder Management.
• Expertise and Knowledge of Banking and Financial Services business.

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

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Job Summary

• To plan, manage and monitor the implementation of business intelligence activities and processes in order to deliver on approved operational plans in an effective and efficient manner.

Job Description

• Business Intelligence: Responsible for the analysis of market trends, quantitative analysis, financial modelling and integration of financial, credit and statistical analytics across products and segments.
• Undertakes specialist feasibility analysis, evaluations or business projects and advises on the optimisation of resources and profitability of projects.  |
• Pricing: Builds pricing models for new products.  Understands underlying theoretical stochastic models and the variety of numerical schemes required to develop, implement and maintain pricing models.  
• Researches new models and numerical schemes.  |
• Management Information (MI) and Reporting: Engage with internal business and technical stakeholders to understand requirements and ensure objectives, priorities and key requirements are agreed and understood.
• Interpret data and identify issues, risks and opportunities and relate results and insights to Business users. | Governance and Control: Ensure compliance to policies, legislation and regulations |
• People Management: Oversee the activities of the BU's team to ensure effective delivery of strategic objectives.

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Computer and Information Science (Required)

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Job Summary

• CIB Corporate Technology is looking for a Full stack Developer to apply critical thinking & problem solving skills to contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle & quickly produce well-organised, optimized, and documented source code to deliver high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities:

• A solid understanding of OOP and FP principles Outputs – What are the key performance areas and daily responsibilities?
• Apply your experience, critical thinking and problem solving skills to developing a product with maximum value for the business
• Be an active member of a scrum team, mentor junior developers, build good team dynamics and ways of working
• Design, code, test, debug and document your application
• Build reusable software components and libraries for future use across multiple projects
• Analyse, diagnose and resolve errors related to your applications
• Ability to partner with senior stakeholders and articulate tech value in commercial language

Skills and experience required:

• Tertiary education in Computer Science/IT or related field
• 4 - 6 years hands on software development experience with exposure to a wide range of tools and technologies (essential)
• Strong .Net background
• Languages: JavaScript, Angular, C#, ASP.Net MVC
• JavaScript Tech: TypeScript
• Databases: MsSQL
• Tools:  Git, VS Studio, VS Code, Hangfire, Azure DevOps
• Technology: Hands-on experience with AWS services essential. AWS Lambda, AWS EC2, AWS Cloudwatch, AWS CDK, AWS CDK Azure, REST API
• Experience with AWS serverless applications
• Platforms: Windows
• Strong C# and Typescript skills
• Experience with modern SPA frameworks (We’re using Angular 9) Angular 4 - 9 will be considered 
• Experience working on databases (PostgrSQL and/or MongoDB experience advantageous)
• Experience working as part of an agile team
• Experience with the tools and techniques of software development: TDD, CI/CD, version control, code reviews etc.
• Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail

Beneficial skills:

• Knowledge of Fixed Income modelling and Corporate Banking pricing principals
• Comfortable with Investment Banking vocabulary and jargon
• Ability to demonstrate lateral thinking and problem solving capability
• Ability to demystify technology of own team and other tech partners when communicating with Senior business stakeholders and project sponsors

What you can look forward to:

• Hybrid ways of work (one selected day in the office mandatory)
• Free access to Enterprise grade training and certifications
• Access to innovative technology and tools
• Come as You Are, bring your whole self to work with a sense of belonging

Education

• Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology

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Job Summary

• Build high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications & build capability in others to do the same. This includes but is not limited to applying critical thinking, design thinking and problem solving skills in an agile team environment to solve complex technical problems (Front End, Back End and Integration) with high quality solutions & leading all phases of the development lifecycle to deliver.

Job Description

• Absa CIB Corporate Technology is looking for skilled, senior developers and architects to join the Absa Access Platforms team based in Cape Town.  
• Absa Access is a Pan-African, single sign-on platform that gives clients standardised, secure, and near real-time access to their business portfolios and the banking services. This enables them to make informed decisions to drive the growth of their businesses, managing their finances with the speed and intelligence that the platform provides. 
• You will work on the award winning Absa Access Online platform, comprising of a core framework that offers services and an extensible application environment. The platform is underpinned primarily by .Net Core micro-services and open source technologies, deployed via Kubernetes, into a cloud-hosted environment. 
• We are currently in a significant phase of improvement and looking for strong, passionate software experts to join our team and make a real impact.   
• Our team builds primarily in .Net Core, on AWS, and with Agile approaches – our software needs to be fast, scalable, secure, and reliable. We want creative developers with this mindset to bring their experience and skills to this critical space within Absa!  

Competencies – What are the specific key competencies required?  

• Minimum 10 years development experience. 
• Strong C# .Net Core experience and understanding, both practical and theoretical. 
• Extensive practical experience of microservice architectures and containerization technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Rancher, ECS, EKS, etc. 
• Experience with various database paradigms, particularly relational. (PostgreSQL and MongoDB experience advantageous). Must have experience in and knowledge of appropriate data model design concepts. 
• Practical experience and knowledge of Cloud computing (current experience with AWS highly advantageous). 
• Proven track record of building for performance, scalability, resilience, and security is critical. Must be able to demonstrate proficiency (practice and theory) in all these concepts. 
• A pragmatic understanding and real-world experience of OOP, SOLID, and Clean Code principles, as well as modern architectural patterns (including CQRS+ES). 
• Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail.  
• Proven track record of being able to rapidly adapt to, and lead the way in, new technologies and patterns. 
• Passion for producing pragmatic software of the highest quality, in an extremely complex environment. 
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, for all audiences. 
• Critical: willingness to teach, and be taught. 

Advantageous: 

• Experience with Azure DevOps and Pipelines, Terraform / CloudFormation, Helm, AWS CodeDeploy / CodePipeline etc. 
• DevOps / DevSecOps, SRE concepts & exposure 
• Experience in caching technologies (e.g. Elasticache, Redis), as well as queuing and/or event streaming tools (e.g. Kafka) 
• Experience in Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript 
• Practical experience in various testing approaches and paradigms 
• Experience in Banking and FinTech industries very beneficial. 
• Outputs – What are the key performance areas and daily responsibilities?  
• Design, Build, and Run software systems according to Absa and industry best practices, across multiple projects, with a deep-seated focus on world-class performance, scalability, resilience, and security. 
• Document and present system and architectural designs to both technical and non-technical audiences, and engage in robust discussions on unfamiliar designs & technologies.  
• Analyse, diagnose and resolve errors related to their applications, often in high pressure situations. 
• Perform root cause analyses when required. 
• Proactively participate in the growth and Continuous Improvement of your team, through self-learning, team code reviews, mentoring juniors, and so on. 
• Keep abreast of technical and industry developments.  
• Work closely with and support our product stakeholders (which includes other Absa development teams as well as Absa’s clients and partners) to promote and educate, and thereby further the success of the Absa Access Platform. ​

Education

• Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology

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Job Summary

• Are you passionate about supply chain finance and product management? We are looking for a dynamic individual to join our team as a Supply Chain Finance Product Manager. In this role, you will be responsible for managing and building out key SCF product propositions for both South Africa and Africa Regional Operations (ARO) within our extensive product portfolio.

Job Description

Your Key Responsibilities will include;

• Managing all existing allocated products, including sub-products and country-specific product propositions.
• Designing and implementing both tactical and long-term strategic end-to-end product lifecycle roadmaps per product.
• Overseeing the management of the P&L for all allocated products and sub-products, including commercial reviews during their lifespan.

Strategy and Planning;

• Conducting market analysis to identify product/market share opportunities and niches for SCF products.
• Staying updated on competitor offerings to understand how our current products align and compare.
• Contributing to and execute on the SCF strategy across Pan Africa.
• Developing and contributing to the service model for the product set across various service providers, including but not limited to Channels, Operations, IT, Sales, and Client On-boarding.

Business Change;

• Contributing to the planning and management of ongoing product investment and activity in line with the required portfolio balance.
• Managing stakeholder expectations and ensure alignment with agreed objectives.
• If you have a strong background in supply chain finance, strategic planning, and stakeholder management, we want to hear from you. Join us in driving innovation and excellence in our product offerings across Africa.

Send us your CV if you have the above experience and meet the below criteria;

• B-degree or equivalent in Finance / Banking / Administration (NQF level 7)
• 3 - 5 years (Technical/Managerial) product experience
• Relevant experience in product management experience. Supply Chain Finance product management experience would be beneficial

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)