Active Jobs at SA: Central Energy Fund

REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 6-8 years of Business Analytics with 3 to 5 years specific experience as a BI Developer and at Specialist/ supervisory level
•  Matric, Bachelor’s Degree (NQF Level 7) degree in qualification in Finance / Data science, Any additional qualification specific to energy sector is desirable
• Honours (NQF Level 8) or postgraduate diploma (NQF Level 8) as an added advantage.
• Experience with designing and developing BI reports based on needs analysis
• Experience with SQL, ETL processes and data warehousing concepts
• Experience integrating data from multiple sources (including financial databases, CRM systems and market research platforms)
• Experience with predictive modelling and statistical analysis techniques

DESIRED ADDITIONAL SKILLS/ COMPETENCIES

• Expert in BI tools
• Advanced Excel
• Critical Reasoning skills
• Process automation skills
• Basic statistical analysis skills
• Business Acumen
• Software and programming languages (Desirable)

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

 BI Report development

• Design, develop, and maintain comprehensive BI reports and dashboards that consolidate data from multiple internal and external sources.
• Integrate diverse datasets (e.g., financial, market, operational) to create a holistic view of market trends, investment performance, and portfolio analytics.
• Ensure data integrity and consistency across all reports, utilizing data cleansing and transformation processes where necessary.

Data Integration and Management

• Extract, load, and integrate data from multiple sources such as financial databases (e.g., Bloomberg, Capital IQ), internal CRM systems, and external market reports.
• Build data pipelines and automate data integration processes to streamline reporting and analysis.
• Maintain data storage systems and ensure the accuracy and availability of data for reporting and analysis purposes.

Advanced Analytics and Insights

• Perform advanced data analysis to provide insights into market trends, industry dynamics, and economic factors that influence investment decisions.
• Use data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) to present complex data in an easily understandable format for stakeholders.
• Develop key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics that track the performance of the firm’s investments and market positioning

Support to investment team

• Work closely with investment teams to understand their information needs and develop tailored BI solutions to support deal origination, due diligence, and portfolio management.
• Provide real-time data insights that help inform investment strategies and identify emerging opportunities or risks.
• Support decision-making by delivering ad-hoc analyses and customized BI reports as requested by senior leadership.

Data governance and quality assurance

• Implement data governance practices to ensure data accuracy, reliability, and security in all BI reports and dashboards.
• Perform regular quality checks on data and reports to maintain high standards of reporting integrity.
• Ensure continuous improvement through technology and tools optimisation

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REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 6-8 experience in the Energy sector with 3- 5 years specifically as an Energy analyst /specialist
•  Matric, Bachelor’s Degree (NQF Level 7) degree in qualification in in Finance / Economics, Any additional qualification specific to energy sector is desirable
• Honours (NQF Level 8) or postgraduate diploma (NQF Level 8) as an added advantage.
• Masters (NQF Level 9) qualification is desirable as an added advantage.
• Experience in tracking/analyzing market trends, technology innovation, regulatory developments & competitive dynamics
• Experience required with reviewing business cases
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Market research tools, scenario planning and analytics platforms

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

 Business case analysis

• Review and analyse business case proposals and provide insight and guidance in terms of moving forward based on latest research trends
• Conduct thorough market research and feasibility studies to assess risks and returns by comparing it to similar projects in similar contexts

 Market Analysis

• Monitor and report on energy markets, regulatory changes and technological advancements and its impact on the organisation’s portfolio
• Develop and maintain knowledge management system & Library specifically focused on energy research

Scenario Development 

• Conduct detailed scenario planning initiatives on the broad energy prospects and trends to support the group planning process
• Translate scenarios into Macro and Micro market variables by identifying appropriate energy drivers associated with the scenario planning exercise
• Provide support to various organisational work streams on understanding and analysing outputs from scenario development exercises

Reporting

• Responsible for integrating and consolidating the energy -related data for the division into a report
• Responsible for ensuring the submission of different reports by working collaboratively with the General Managers to meet the deadlines

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REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE 

• 6 years in Organisational Development of which 3 years as an OD Practitioner  
• Honours (NQF Level 8) or postgraduate diploma (NQF Level 8)  
• Registered with HPCSA  as a Psychometrist or Industrial Psychologist (Advantage) 
• MCOM Industrial and Organisational Psychology (Desirable)  

DESIRED ADDITIONAL SKILLS/ COMPETENCIES 

• Psychometric assessments  
• Critical reasoning skills (inductive and deductive)  
• Power BI (desirable)  
• Survey development skills  
• Verbal reasoning skills  
• Collaboration skills  
• Project management skills  
• Ability to integrate information  
• Interpersonal skills  
• Workflow Design and Mapping  

 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 

 Change Management  

• Apply the change management framework to develop change management plans  
• Obtain approval for change management plan by presenting proposed plan and costs to stakeholder  
• Implement the change management plan and monitor progress 

 Organisational Design 

• Assist with the review of divisional designs and identify opportunities for improvement based on research and benchmarking  
• Responsible for the development, review and updating of job profiles according to confirmed structure  
• Responsible for conducting job evaluations and making recommendations for job grading or re-grading requests  

Employee Engagement  

• Conduct employee engagement sessions and report on findings  
• Develop interventions to implement as a result of the findings  

Competency Framework 

• Identify and define key competencies based on the outcome of the organisational design process  
• Develop and maintain competency library  
• Identify tools or develop assessments to assess competencies  

Content development 

• Development of internal training content to develop identified competencies  
• Facilitation of internal training courses 

Metrics 

• Development of surveys and metrics to measure performance in corporate services.