Active Jobs at Industrial Development Corporation

Synopsis

• To evaluate and present applications for funding and structure deals that contribute towards unit and IDC objectives as well as industry development goals. This would include performing the financial and/or technical and/or marketing due diligence functions and ensuring risk identification and mitigation.

Job Description

Financial / Shareholder Returns

• Evaluate and effectively structure transactions with detailed application of IDC financing instruments (where applicable/appropriate)

Internal / Operational Processes

• Evaluate applications for finance (financial, technical or marketing disciplines) through conducting due diligences/investigations
• Deal structuring - Designing and negotiating the financial, EHS, legal and other relationships between the client and IDC for the specific deal (where applicable)

Risk identification and mitigation

• Participate in due diligences
• Deal Optimisation - Ensuring that the deal is aligned with the strategic objectives of the unit and will contribute to meeting industry development goals
• Account management function up to first disbursement
• Prepare and submit basic assessments and comprehensive credit proposals that meets the IDC funding requirements.
• Ensuring accurate client data management

Customer Focus & Stakeholder Management

• Maintain meaningful relationships with enquirers, applicants and portfolio clients in conjunction with different support functions in the IDC.
• To effectively interact with different SBU’s and departments in order to fulfil the process requirements related to any specific business transaction.
• Manage and enhance the levels of service and communication to ensure the provision of client service excellence.
• Liaise, communicate and promote the unit externally
• Learning, Leadership & People Growth
• Drive and manage own development to enhance own competencies
• Participate in knowledge sharing in the team and cross functional
• Mentoring and acting as a coach to Business Analysts

Qualification and Experience

• Minimum qualification: relevant commercial or technical honours degree
• 5-8 years related experience of which 2-3 years should be in assessment as well as closing of transactions (i.e. management of approved deals up to first drawdown, including ensuring timely conclusion of legal agreements)
• Declared competent in two due diligence disciplines (Marketing, Technical or Financial)
• Grounded in one of the above due diligence disciplines
• Experience in interpretation of financial statements
• Sector-specific knowledge would be advantageous
• Knowledge of financial products as used by IDC

Posting End Date

• 10 Mar 2026

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Job Description

• Manage the production of a comprehensive infrastructure project pipeline to increase the rate and quality of infrastructure investment.
• Coordinate project preparation activities to ensure all infrastructure projects’ readiness for funding and financing.
• Work with different spheres of government to improve infrastructure coordination and reporting; including coordination of Priority Infrastructure Programme Steering Committees.
• Guide and coordinate the technical work of the Sector Specialist and Provincial Infrastructure Coordinators.
• Identify and implement expediting measures to prevent programme delays by actively engaging and managing project managers.
• Provide business plans with a view of all projects underway with reference to time across the programme.
• Consolidate time related progress into meaningful asset creation.
• Implement project planning and scheduling control policy, practice, procedures and system for the Programme.
• Provide inputs during the Early and Intermediate business case stages for projects in the programme & manage the output of the various Technical/ Sector Working Groups.
• Provide professional resources, through a matrix structure, to projects within the programme.
• Implement a project management discipline to ensure repeatable and consistent delivery of projects by project managers.
• Engage with stakeholders at all levels in government on a wide variety of infrastructure projects to be implemented.
• Knowledge and understanding of Government policies, the built environment industry; blended finance structure, applicable legislation, including the Public Finance Management Act, Treasury Instructions, provincial and local government; Infrastructure Development Act, amongst others.
• Stakeholder engagements and linkages with private sector, local, regional and international project preparation bodies and financiers.

Qualification and Experience

Qualification

• Post-graduate/NQF level 8 related to Business Management, Commerce, Economics, Investment or Development Finance.

Work Experience

• Minimum 10 years’ experience at a senior managerial and leadership level

Roles and Responsibilities

• International best practice in infrastructure project preparation, funding & financing models.
• Relevant Legislation such as PFMA/MFMA & Regulations, Donor Funds, PPP Framework.
• Strong analytical skills in assessing infrastructure project readiness, with experience in policy evaluation, business case development, and financing mechanism.
• Knowledge of infrastructure industry trends, financial markets, and regulatory frameworks.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure issues and the interrelated linkages.

Job Requirements

Job Related Knowledge 

• Ability to build and manage relationships
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent scheduling and time management skills
• Good analytical skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to liaise and engage with both internal and external stakeholders
• Good technical understanding of project preparation and packaging concepts
• Ability to multitask and thrive under work pressure
• Ability to delegate responsibly
• Solutions oriented
• Good presentation skills
• Proficiency in MS Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, MS Teams

Behavioural Competency

• Communication Skills
• Relationship Building
• Adaptability & Innovation
• Problem Solving
• Attention to Detail
• Teamwork
• Organizational Skills
• Resilience
• Ethical Conduct
• Continuous Learning

Posting End Date

• 15 Mar 2026

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Job Description

Talent Acquisition

• Lead and execute end-to-end recruitment for assigned portfolios, including advertising, shortlisting, interviewing, assessments, and offer management.
• Collaborate with HCBPs and line managers to understand role requirements, capability needs, department culture, and strategic objectives
• Conduct market analysis for competitive advantage including proactive sourcing (LinkedIn etc), and utilizing these insights to influence resourcing strategies
• Apply a commercial mind-set to ensure that recruitment is delivered in the most efficient and cost-effective way while achieving hiring excellence.
• Drive a consistent, engaging, and professional candidate experience throughout all recruitment stages
• Partner with HCBPs to interpret workforce plans, talent gaps, and organisational priorities.
• Proactively identify, develop and maintain a comprehensive talent database to support future hiring needs.
• Implement long‑term sourcing strategies such as talent mapping, headhunting, and networking, particularly for critical and scarce skills required across the organization.
• Transformation: Ensure diversity is supported appropriately at all levels of hiring in partnership with ine/hiring managers
• Support and co-ordinate competency-based interviews with line managers.
• Facilitate interview feedback with all stakeholders.
• Prepare required motivations to facilitate the appointment process
• Market the IDC as an employer of choice through engagements, sourcing, market searches etc.
• Ensure the position profile for the position to be advertised is up to date, signed and in the correct format.

E-Recruitment System Management

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle through the e-recruitment platform, ensuring all candidates, requisitions, and workflows are accurately captured.
• Train hiring managers on system usage where required.
• Monitor system performance and ensure data integrity, compliance, and reporting accuracy

Reporting

• Compile and update the recruitment status report weekly/Monthly
• Draft and share recruitment dashboards for data insights, market trends and storytelling to guide hiring managers in the recruitment process.
• Maintain accurate and concise records regarding the recruitment and selection process

Bulk Recruitment-Youth Development Programmes

• Drive the end to end recruitment of the Youth Development Programmes (Graduate Interns/ Learnerships/CA- Trainees)-
• Support Youth Development initiatives to build and foster relationships for talent pipeline to business.

Operational efficiency & Governance

• Seek opportunities to enhance efficiencies in the recruitment process to enhance the filling of vacancies and improve the time to hire
• Ensure all recruitment processes comply with organisational policies and meet governance and/or regulatory requirements thereby safeguarding the IDC, current employees, prospective candidates and other stakeholders in the talent acquisition value chain
• Partner and collaborate to ensure delivery within the HC value chain i.e. Shared Services, Assessment teams etc.

Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources/Industrial Psychology or related qualification
• A post-graduate qualification will be advantageous
• Registration with relevant regulatory bodies e.g. HPCSA will be advantageous
• 5-8 years Talent Acquisition Specialist experience some of which is gained in a corporate environment (ideally Financial Services/Development Finance Institution)
• Proven track record of having successfully filled various roles across all levels (Administrative to Senior Management/Senior specialist level)
• Considerable skill in competency based interviewing techniques
• Experience in use and application of relevant psychometric assessments will be advantageous
• Experience managing significant portfolios of complex recruitment
• Experience developing and delivering recruitment strategies
• Experience in research, market mapping and stakeholder management
• Experience in working with an in-house Response Handling Recruitment team to foster collaboration and ensure recruitment efficiencies.
• Knowledge and understanding of Human Capital practices and principles
• Knowledge and understanding of various applicable legislation requirements (e.g. BCEA) and data privacy (e.g. POPIA)
• Well versed and experienced at an expert level in MS Office applications
• Ability to work strategically and collaboratively with diverse teams
• Effective, versatile and action-oriented

Job Requirements

• Practical knowledge of interacting with ATS systems/technology
• Recruitment marketing and employer branding fluency
• Operational Effectiveness
• Measurement and and analytics capability
• Planning and organizing
• Project Management
• Stakeholder management
• Analytical and problem solving
• Results and solution orientated
• Planning and organizing
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Research and analysis
• Writing and reporting

Posting End Date

• 8 Mar 2026

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Synopsis

• Procurement specialists are responsible for facilitating the procurement process which includes the evaluation of tenders for the supply of products and services, negotiation and administration of procurement contracts to ensure approved purchases are cost-effective, of high quality, compliant with contractual obligations i.e. transformation goals etc. and meet the requirements of the organization.

Job Description

• To facilitate the administration of the integrated procurement process and to conduct commercial evaluations i.e. cost evaluations, commercial evaluations, B-BBEE evaluations and other statutory compliance checks and to ensure follow-through of recommendations to contract management and contract close-out.
• To provide procurement advice to internal clients on procurement strategies to optimally serve business needs.
• To assist in the negotiations and finalization of supply and service contracts to achieve cost savings and other commercial targets.
• To effectively support B-BBEE imperatives and initiatives.
• To assist internal user departments / clients with the development of clear technical specifications and associated cost models.
• To provide support to the procurement manager with the implementation of procurement strategies.
• To effectively implement procurement policy-, systems- and procedures and to ensure compliance thereto in the execution of procurement duties.
• To ensure timely execution of procurement processes and to manage internal client expectations.
• To monitor supplier performance based on Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• To monitor supplier development plans for supplier growth and improved service delivery.

Qualification and Experience

• Minimum National Diploma in Purchasing / Logistics / Supply Chain Management or equivalent with commercial subjects.
• A bachelor’s degree would be desirable.
• Minimum 5-8 years procurement experience with at least 2 years dealing with integrated procurement processes to include tender management and contract management functions.
• Preferably 3 years’ experience in practicing Public Procurement Regulation as prescribed by the National Treasury/ PFMA/ PPPFA and B-BBEE.
• SAP experience in the Materials Management module (particularly SAP Materials Management module experience) would be an advantage.
• Computer literacy (Microsoft Office suite: Word/Excel/Power Point/MS Project).

Job Requirements

TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Business Acumen
• Report writing Skills
• Project Management Skills
• Strong Analytical Skills

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Deadline driven
• Good Communication Skills
• Good Interpersonal Skills
• Coping with Pressures and Setbacks
• Conflict resolution skills
• Negotiating and influencing
• Presentation Skills
• Decision Making Skills
• Interpersonal Skills

Posting End Date

• 5 Mar 2026