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  • Posted: Aug 10, 2023
    Deadline: Sep 6, 2023
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  • Secondments is a 100% black-owned Level 1 BBBEE organisation, we believe in creating synergy with our clients by building sound business relationships which enhance our understanding of their business and needs. Secondments places highly qualified candidates in executive, permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions.Using a managed, controlled rec...
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    IT Network Administrator (12Months) - Pretoria

    Job Advert Summary    

    • Install and support LANs, WANs, VLANs and wireless networks including servers, routers, and switches. 
    • Monitor and Optimize network performance by trouble shooting network performance issues and analyzing network traffic. 
    • Administer active directory and MS exchange server environment.
    • Ensure stability and integrity of voice and data network services. 

    Minimum Requirements    
    Required Qualifications and Experience:

     

    • Grade 12 matric 
    • A Bachelor’s Degree is preferred but not required. 
    • A minimum 5 years of college training and/or specialized technical training with courses applicable to duties
    • Any related technology certifications are a plus, such as Microsoft, Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA), Comptia + certifications.
    • Minimum 5 years' experience in a technical support role in a networking/security company or equivalent education 
    • Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time.
    • Ability to operate as a team player and independently. 
    • Strong communication, customer service, troubleshooting, and organizational skills. 
    • Strong technical knowledge with demonstrable hands-on knowledge of different types of networks: Local Area Networks (LANs), Wide Area Networks (WANs), Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), and sometimes Storage Area Networks (SANs) are each different types of networks. 
    • Though some jobs may call for more experience in one over another, having a foundational knowledge of what various networks are and how to configure them will be central to your work as a network administrator. 
    • Understanding of network security components: These might include firewalls, VPNs, and access control. 
    • Knowing what common attacks are and the appropriate response to them will be important as a network administrator. 
    • Familiarity with servers: Upgrading and configuring servers is a common ability sought after in network administrators. 
    • Windows and Linux 
    • Strong understanding of TCP/IP, routing protocols, L2/L3 switches 
    • Experience with security products firewalls, IPSec, IDS/IPS, Anti-Spam, virus scanning

    Key Competencies 

     

    • Self-Management.
    • Time Management.
    • Passionate about Technology
    • Organized.
    • Analytical.
    • Attention to detail.
    • Quality Conscious.
    • Good communication & interpersonal skills.
    • Good writing & presentation skills.
    • Ability to Multitask.

    Key Attributes

     

    • Honest
    • Leadership.
    • Problem solving
    • Team Player.
    • Able to handle Pressure.
    • Methodical.
    • Persuasive.
    • Flexible.
    • Self-motivated

    Duties and Responsibilities    
    Key Performance Arears
    Network Infrastructure and Windows server administration. 

    • Install and support LANs, WANs, VLANs and wireless networks including servers, routers, and switches. 
    • Monitor and Optimize network performance by trouble shooting network performance issues and analyzing network traffic. 
    • Administer active directory and MS exchange server environment.
    • Ensure stability and integrity of voice and data network services. 
    • Install Hardware and software.
    • Manage the day-to-day operations of network infrastructure, client-server, and virtualized environments. 
    • Document all network administration processes and installation procedures.

    Telephony 

     

    • Administer the VoIP / PABX communication system.
    • Configure users’ phones to their specifications.
    • Setup extensions and voice mail 
    • Upgrade equipment and manage repairs.
    • Train users on how to access and use the telephonic system features.

    Network Security

     

    • Maintain and monitor network security. 
    • Manage access permissions and privileges for IT infrastructure environment install, configure, administer, and support network equipment, servers, firewalls, Internet, and intranet systems

    Closing Date    
    2023/08/31

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    Web Developer - Centurion

    Required Qualifications and Experience

    • Day-to-day management of the Fund's web activities, reporting to the Senior Manager IT and or Head of company fund and coordinating all of the Fund's web operations. 
    • Provide day-to-day commerce platform and craetion, development and management of fund's web security.
    • Provide Fund’s delivery and support to the Senior Manager: IT to deliver the Fund’s web services.
    • 10 years experience in web and mobile applications development environment
    • 5 - 10 years experience in the Telecoms industry advantageous
    • Experience managing the operations of a fund or grant scheme 
    • Good knowledge of business application development methodologies in html, csx, java, ajax, 
    • C#.net, VB.net and ASP.net with SQL server, scripting, testing, preferably in developing eCommerce applications. 
    • Knowledge of Project Management (PMBOK, Prince II, Agile) principles would be advantageous 
    • Experience and understanding in development methodologies. 
    • Knowledge of informational technology disciplines; e.g., software applications, networks, servers and interfaces, production operations, quality assurance and systems management, testing, development methodologies etc. 

    Key Competencies 

    • Self-Management. 
    • Time Management. 
    • Passionate about Technology 
    • Organised. 
    • Analytical. 
    • Attention to detail. 
    • Quality Conscious
    • Communication & interpersonal skills.
    • Good writing & presentation skills.
    • Ability to Multitask.

    Key Attributes

    • Honest
    • Leadership.
    • Problem solving
    • Team Player.
    • Able to handle Pressure.
    • Methodical.
    • Persuasive.
    • Flexible.
    • Self-motivated

    Minimum Requirements    
    Required Qualifications and Experience: 

    • Grade 12 matric 
    • BSc Computer Science Degree qualification. 
    • BSc Computer Science Hon or related Post Grad degree. 
    • HTML, CSX, JAVA, AJAX, C#.net, VB.net & ASP.net with SQL server, scripting related certification.

    Duties and Responsibilities    

    • Day-to-day management of the Fund's web activities, reporting to the Senior Manager IT and or Head of company and coordinating all of the Fund's web operations.
    • Provide day-to-day commerce platform and creation, development and management of Fund’s web security
    • Provide Fund’s delivery and support to the Senior Manager: IT to deliver the Fund’s web services.
    • Assesses business needs and Fund’s need to provide functional web solutions that meet specified requirements and including analysis of opportunities in order meet all the required needs.
    • Communicates related developmental needs within the department and collaborates with other teams and vendors on required development and enhancements needs.
    • Assists in managing testing scripts and identifies opportunities for improvement. 
    • Negotiates resolution of conflicting requirements across other business units, brokers and/or departments through business analysts or application manager 
    • Provides regular one-on-one feedback to all members of the team and to the Senior Manager IT or Head of Broadband Fund. 
    • Evaluates the contents of development requests on an ongoing basis and make recommendations on any developments. 
    • Manages delivery and SLAs by guiding change requests, problem management, maintenance, and enhancement tickets raised by the business or end users for assigned web applications. 
    • Develops relevant metrics, measures and publishes the performance of the services provided and enables continuous improvement activities in collaboration with peer groups.
    • Monitor and Optimise network performance by trouble shooting network performance issues and analysing network traffic. 
    • Administer active directory and MS exchange server environment. 
    • Ensure stability and integrity of voice and data network services. 
    • Install Hardware and software. 
    • Manage the day-to-day operations of network infrastructure, client-server, and virtualised environments. 
    • Document all network administration processes and installation procedures.

    Closing Date    
    2023/08/31

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    Project Coordinators(12 Months) - Centurion

    Job Advert Summary   

    • Coordinate site survey activities, applications for wayleaves and site space acquisitions for the USAASA Project
    • Arrange, review of the project scope, BOM, BOQ and the scope definition workshop, and follow up on outstanding items to conclusions.
    • Coordinate project management activities, resources and information throughout the project life cycle with all deliverables.

    Minimum Requirements    
    PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES 

     

    • Leadership 
    • Team Player 
    • Personal agility 
    • Persuasive 
    • Creative thinking 
    • Attention to detail 
    • Take Initiative

    QUALIFICATIONS 

    • Grade 12 Matric 
    • Project Management Certificate 
    • National Diploma Electrical Engineering or related technical qualification. 

    EXPERIENCE 

     

    • 5 years technical experience, with 3 of those in the Telecommunications industry 
    • Strong experience on fibre and radio network deployment. 
    • 3 year in Project Management environment 
    • Microsoft suite, strong in MS Project, PowerPoint and excel

    Duties and Responsibilities    

    • Coordinate site survey activities, applications for wayleaves and site space acquisitions for the USAASA Project
    • Arrange, review of the project scope, BOM, BOQ and the scope definition workshop, and follow up on outstanding items to conclusions.
    • Coordinate project management activities, resources and information throughout the project life cycle with all deliverables.
    • Strong experience and ability to implement fibre as radio network deployment, for both wholesale service provider and residential connectivity.
    • Ensure standards and requirements are met through conducting site visits, quality assurance and strict adherence to continuous management of Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental aspects of the project.
    • Manage the project schedule, implement good project management practice using project management tools, monitor project progress, eliminate blockages, handle issues and ensure
    • Coordinate the activities of the project team, key stakeholders and external suppliers/contractors by conducting regular meetings and demanding progress on daily basis and provide regular progress feedback according to the company standards.
    • Provide support on service provider queries, receiving and verifying payment, and ensuring the required level of support from company to prevent contract disputes and delays.
    • Coordinate project closure by conducting project hand-over to the operational area, finalise all outstanding service provider issues and payments, and assist with capitalization process.
    • Provide support within the CPM department including working on Tender documents and following up on outstanding items with other department including Network Engineering, SCM, Operations, Finance and Sales.
    • Ensure strict adherence company Capital Programme Management policies, governance, processes, and invoke escalation process according to Service Level  Agreements (SLA) and escalation matrix.
    • Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, plans and reports, and ensure that there is a detailed audit trail of documents

    Closing Date: 2023/09/02

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    Account Executive Trade and Debtor Finance(Durban)

    Job Advert Summary    

    • The primary role of the Account Executive is to acquire new business in the Trade & Debtor Finance arena, while effectively managing the client relationship and credit risk on an on-going basis.
    • New business origination and relationship management once new clients on-boarded
    • Develop a sales strategy in conjunction with Senior Management, ensuring financial targets are achieved and a high level of engagement is provided to prospective/existing clients

    Minimum Requirements    
    SKILLS/PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES REQUIRED OF PERSON

    • A Commercial Degree, or at the very least a diploma in commerce is essential with a C.A.I.B. an added advantage
    • A minimum of ten years’ commercial banking experience is required in a sales position with a good knowledge of working capital finance and/or trade and debtor finance
    • Strong networker with existing relevant network (very important)
    • Competitive
    • Strong financial/analytical skills
    • Strong inter-personal skills
    • Able to work under pressure
    • Team player 
    • Enthusiastic and energetic 
    • Ability to work independently
    • Attention to detail 
    • Understanding of forex markets, a plus 
    • Mature, self-confident and well presented 
    • Reward driven 
    • Ambitious 
    • Be prepared to travel 

    Duties and Responsibilities    
    KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

     

    • New business origination and relationship management once new clients on-boarded
    • Develop a sales strategy in conjunction with Senior Management, ensuring financial targets are achieved and a high level of engagement is provided to prospective/existing clients
    • Create and maintain appropriate internal and external networks to generate a strong flow of new business and create a visible presence for the company in the marketplace
    • To use your strong understanding of business and the industries in which our target customers operate to  provide unrivalled service and solutions for their needs, while effectively managing the credit risk to the bank. 
    • Maintain a pipeline of new business
    • To be the owner of the client application process from start to finish
    • Assess financial information and put together the credit application for new deals and reviews
    • To be the primary contact point for new/existing clients 
    • Contribute to the formulation of a strategy for Business Finance and be measured on the execution thereof 
    • On-going management of the credit risk and manage all excesses and unpaid bills
    • Accountable for sales and revenue targets 
    • Cross sells the Bank’s products/services 
    • Staying abreast of market and economic trends
    • Deliver internal and external presentations to clients and other relevant parties
    • Adhere to the vision, mission, and code of ethics and policies of the division

    Closing Date    
    2023/09/02

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    Manager: IT Infrastructure (Durban)

    • The purpose of the job is primarily to oversee the implementation of the operational plans and associated projects for the ICT Infrastructure Unit in line with the Department's Operational Plans.

    Minimum Requirements    

    • Matric and 3-year tertiary bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification (NQF Level 7) in Information Technology, Information Management, or Information Systems.
    • A minimum of 7 years of relevant working experience in a busy and pressurised environment in a large organisation, of which 3 Years must be in a senior technical role within ICT Infrastructure.
    • Relevant industry-recognized professional IT certification (e.g., CCNA, VMWARE, Palo Alto Firewall, Pelco, Hikvision)

    Duties and Responsibilities    
    solutions:

    • Servers.
    • Internet routers.
    • Firewall systems.
    • Core Networking tables and IOS.
    • Audio Visual, Crestron, and Fusion Server
    • Access Control Systems
    • Virtual Infrastructure and cloud-based systems
    • Physical Server Infrastructure
    • Wireless (On-Premise and Cloud-based)
    • Server Room and switching centre Infrastructure 
    • Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and fire protection systems
    • Manage Server and network hardware acquisition, implementation, configuration, maintenance, and support, including high-performance computing server infrastructure
    • Manage Remote access maintenance and support
    • Manage Internet, wireless, inter-campus, and remote site connection, network, and 3rd line support (switch, AP, router administration)
    • Manage IP and telephone cabling installation
    • Manage installation and maintenance of the telephone systems
    • Manage implementation and maintenance of Audio Visual, voice, and data solutions and products
    • Liaise with vendors in ensuring maintenance contracts and SLAs are adhered to.
    • Manage staff reporting to the post both directly and indirectly and manage staff performance and development plans.
    • Provide technical lead in projects to ensure that work packages are delivered on time, on budget, and at an acceptable quality standard.
    • Keep abreast of industry developments and trends and provide a business value proposition for the adoption of technologies.
    • Effectively execute financial responsibilities, which include budget formulation, monitoring of expenditure against budget, and ensuring that there is optimum utilisation of budget
    • Have a good working knowledge of financial protocols
    • Participate in procurement and tendering processes. 
    • Provide technical consulting services in IT Infrastructure and related topics.
    • Attend and make presentations or exhibitions at national conferences or other similar events. 

    Closing Date    
    2023/09/02

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    Creditors Administrator (6 Months Contract) - Sandton

    Job Advert Summary    

    • Reconcile creditor’s account to remittance advice, reconcile and balance Creditors statements.
    • Processing and Payment of authorized invoices relating to the properties under management for payment in accordance with company policy.
    • Ensuring that coding and allocation of invoices are correct.
    • Ensure that invoices are paid on time and in the most efficient manner.

    Minimum Requirements    
    SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES ESSENTIAL TO THE POSITION

    • Important Characteristics
    • Very strong communication skills.
    • Innovative thinking and ability to follow process.
    • Ability to work as part of a team.
    • The ability to interact professionally.
    • Competent time management skills.
    • Professional attitude and capability.
    • The highest level of client and business confidentiality always.
    • Possess a high degree of organisation and ability to prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously.

    QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
    Qualifications 

    • Grade 12 (Matric),
    • Bookkeeping Diploma or Equivalent

    Experience

    • 3+ years full function Creditors and Bookkeeping experience
    • It would be advantages if the applicant has the following:
    • Great Plains, Oracle, Accounting Knowledge or any other accounting software package experience
    • Understand age analysis of accounts and understand general ledger structures

    Duties and Responsibilities    

    •  Processing and Payment of authorized invoices relating to the properties under management for payment in accordance with company policy.
    • Ensuring that coding and allocation of invoices are correct.
    • Ensure that invoices are paid on time and in the most efficient manner.
    • Performing reconciliation of payments to suppliers’ statements monthly
    • Follow up on outstanding invoices not received to ensure payment is made.
    • Deal with supplier requests, problems and complaints related to the relevant accounts.
    • Raise Purchase Orders on Oracle
    • Follow up and resolving outstanding orders/invoices/statements.
    • Providing remittances to suppliers after payment the payment is made.
    • Ensure that all payment and reconciliation deadlines are met.
    • Update My Buildings 
    • Weekly updating of receipting on Oracle
    • Ability to work without supervision, assist with audit preparation and supplying support documentation as requested.
    • Keep all documents filed, as per filing system and archive files annually.

    Closing Date    
    2023/09/05

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    Client Support Consultant - Sandton

    Job Advert Summary    

    • We are looking for an energetic, well-spoken customer support consultant. The position requires taking ownership of addressing and resolving escalated queries, providing our clients with information on healthcare care benefits and providing administrative support to the consulting team. Ensuring the highest quality of client/member satisfaction through continuous relationship building at an employer and member level, and thereby ensuring client retention. The ideal candidate will be a conscientious professional, with a strong service focus who is able to work diligently under pressure, in a competent and efficient manner. 
    • The main purpose of the job is to undertake the administrative functions of the department. This person will be comfortable working with a high degree of attention to detail. The position requires that you should be able to manage your time efficiently as you will collaborate with clients and colleagues in a fast-paced environment. 
    • Ultimately, you should be able to ensure our day-to-day office administrative tasks run smoothly

    Minimum Requirements    
    REQUIREMENTS: 
    QUALIFICATIONS

    • 3-year degree or equivalent qualification (NQF 5) 
    • Regulatory Examination 5 (RE 5) 
    • Accreditation with Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) and Financial Service Conduct Authority (FSCA) -
    • Advantage 

    WORK EXPERIENCE

    • A minimum of 2 years’ experience in the Health Care industry 
    • Sound working knowledge of the healthcare industry, products and legislative framework 

    PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES AND SKILLS

    • Bilingualism will be an advantage 
    • Strong communication skills are required - Excellent written and verbal skills 
    • Strong administrative skills and be comfortable working with a high degree of attention to detail and adherence to deadlines critical 
    • Ability to manage and improve on processes, in order to ensure client service excellence 
    • Must be organised, efficient, proactive and a team player 
    • Be able to work well under pressure 
    • Ability to multitask and prioritise daily workload 
    • Ability to interpret data / information and proactively apply acquired skills to different situations 
    • Proficient in MS office and particularly Excel is essential 
    • Working knowledge of Client Relationship Management program (CRM) advantage

    Duties and Responsibilities    
    KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES 

    • Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with both the client and the contacts at the relevant product supplier. 
    • Take ownership of customer issues and follow problems through to resolution. 
    • Ensuring that all the queries raised by the members and payroll administrators are solved in a timely fashion including resolving the monthly reconciling items on the bill. 
    • Assisting (new and existing) staff with new membership applications, dependent additions, membership amendments, claims queries, one on one member education and queries. 
    • Identifying areas where dissatisfaction exists and develop solutions to deal with these problems and assist in developing or sharing ideas on how current processes can be improved to address these concerns. 
    • Managing service delivery of the product suppliers – with respect to member, HR and payroll queries etc. 
    • Keep abreast of developments in the industry and share best practices with clients. 
    • Contribute to the improvement of Client Support Teams processes and procedures to facilitate the attainment of the teams and ultimately the departments goals – service excellence and client retention. 
    • Expand the relationship with existing customers by continuously proposing solutions that meet their objectives. 
    • Respond to complaints and resolve issues promptly aimed at customer satisfaction and the preservation of the company Healthcare’s’ reputation. 
    • Ensure compliance to all Healthcare’s’ internal processes and procedures

    Closing Date    
    2023/09/05

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    Agriculture Specialist: Origination (Vryheid)

    Job Advert Summary    

    • Provide specialist support to Commercial Bankers to enable the structuring of appropriate financial solutions and feasible transactions.
    • Complete and submit detailed reports as part of a comprehensive assessment of potential business transactions, including

    As part of the assessment process, undertake amongst others:

    Minimum Requirements    
    Preferred Minimum Education and Experience    

    • A relevant 3 year qualification in Agriculture or an equivalent
    • 5 years experience in Agricultural Extension Services or
    • 5 years experience in Agricultural businesses, a Co-op, or similar organisations

    Critical Competencies    

    • Microsoft Office
    • Knowledge / Experience of financial and business analytical principles, tools and systems
    • Property Valuation Principles
    • Agricultural Economics
    • Risk Management Principles
    • Lending / Credit Assessment Principles
    • Financial and Business Acumen

    Additional Requirements    

    • Extended hours as and when required
    • Travel as and when required
    • Needs to keep abreast with agricultural economic trends

    Duties and Responsibilities    
    Specialist Inputs into Business Case Viability

    • Provide specialist support to Commercial Bankers to enable the structuring of appropriate financial solutions and feasible transactions.
    • Complete and submit detailed reports as part of a comprehensive assessment of potential business transactions, including

    As part of the assessment process, undertake amongst others:

    • Determine the development phase of the farming venture and conditions of the infrastructure, management skills, topography, accessibility, development potential of the farm, grazing component and carrying capacity and any other relevant general conditions.
    • Responsible for conducting the required valuation of the entity’s assets through an on-site visit to the business property to evaluate the viability of financing customers, based on the strength of their assets.
    • Inspect crops on the land and calculate the net realisation and impact on financial position.
    • Determine the realisable value movable assets Identify and locate security offered.
    • Determine the value of buildings and other improvements and contribution towards production value
    • Calculate the production value and related loan value based on the information gathered.
    • Determine justification of applicants’ financing requests.
    • Make recommendations regarding the merit of financing requests, the appropriate terms and conditions.
    • Provincial Agricultural Knowledge Database and Knowledge Sharing

    Collect, process, and package information within the allocated area of responsibility, including amongst others, the determination of the following:

    • Market value of property
    • Production costs
    • Establishment costs
    • Profit margins
    • Produce prices
    • Market trends
    • Economic patterns
    • Potential of land
    • Keep the database up to date as appropriate and share at a divisional level
    • Contribute information to the national agricultural specialists’ database
    • Ensure availability and access to identified users.
    • Transfer knowledge to the team to empower them in understanding the technical context.

    Customer and Stakeholder Relationship Management

    • Build, foster and maintain consistent, effective and strong relationships with key role players and strengthen relationships with the potential to secure new business opportunities for the bank.
    • Participate in agriculture events in the province, and contribute to research and insights as a subject matter specialist respected by peers in the industry.
    • Represent the company in appropriate forums and events as appropriate.
    • Ensure that all stakeholders remain aware of the value of the company’s products, the processes and principles related to agricultural financing within the company environment.
    • Stay up to date with provincial initiatives and developments and further strengthen the relationship to assess further business opportunities to promote long term mutually beneficial relationships

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    Commercial Banker (Cape Town)

    Job Advert Summary    

    • Markets company products and services to existing clients or new clients with the aim of growing the direct lending Loan Book. On the receipt of client interest views past performance of clients and assess potential of the deal. Advises clients on the requirements for applications and sends pack through for completion. For viable deals visits clients and performs an analysis on the institution/organisation of a new potential transaction. Acquires all documentation prior to deal structuring. Works in consultation with members of the Origination team in the Provincial Office and the Credit Analysts in Head Office to construct the deal. To provide recommendations on the viability of the loan application based on analysis and interpretation of, amongst others:

    Minimum Requirements    
    Preferred Minimum Education and Experience    

    • Relevant 3 year qualification in commerce, business, banking, or other relevant and equivalent qualifications
    • 3-5 years experience in the management of client relationships, preferably in a financial and customer facing environment.
    • 1-2 years knowledge to assess a business case for an agricultural farming business and the competency to interpret financial statements, and do financial calculations.
    • 3 years knowledge of credit principles and practices and relevant legislation.

    Critical Competencies    

    • Microsoft Office
    • Analytical Skills
    • Customer Service Orientation
    • Financial / Business Acumen
    • Agricultural Industry
    • Organisational analysis and market evaluation
    • Strategy analysis and governance assessments
    • Credit Risk assessment
    • Structuring of Corporate and Commercial transactions

    Additional Requirements    

    • Valid SA driver's license
    • Willing to travel extensively
    • Extended hours as and when required

    Duties and Responsibilities    
    Key Performance Areas    
    Sales Targets and Client Interactions

    • Reviews targets set and plans approach to achieving goals
    • Plans for client canvassing approaches on a weekly basis
    • Presents the company to prospective clients via presentations, farmers unions etc.
    • Educates the community regarding the products and services provided by the company
    • Identifies potential clients and follows up on interest
    • Deals with client queries as the first point of contact and resolves issues
    • Meets with current clients to review services provided and determine if there is an additional sales opportunity

    New Client Reviews and Application Advice

    • Reviews clients requests for potential applications
    • Determines past performance of clients and level of potential business
    • Should client appear viable commence advisory service on application process and requirements
    • Review of initial application or assist clients with requirements particularly for emerging farmers
    • Advise on elements of the application such as business plans, planting cycles and farm set ups
    • Advise clients on governance and legislative requirements that may impact business such water permit rights for irrigation and environmental assessments

    Institutional Assessment

    • For viable or potential clients conduct full institutional assessments
    • Assess clients management expertise, experience and skill mix
    • Shareholding structure and assessment of individual shareholders as well as project operating structure
    • Organisational structure and the extent to which it supports strategy execution
    • Governance set up, board of directors, board committees and charters, complementarity of board skill mix, etc.
    • Adequacy of human capital in terms of numbers and skill base. Human capital plan and strategy
    • Organisational policies, procedures, systems, processes, internal control environment, etc.

    Finalising Proposed Loan Application

    • Prepares final loan application to present to the Credit Committee
    • Conducts all checks and addresses defaults with clients
    • Gather all relevant documentation and review all information to determine financial robustness
    • Actively engage and collaborate with Risk Management (Credit) throughout the deal structuring process to ensure alignment, strengthen the quality of the application, and positively influence the efficiency of the approval processes and deal outcome
    • If deal is approved sell to client including terms and conditions, interest rates

    Stakeholder Relationship Management

    • Adopt a customer service ethos.
    • Build, foster and maintain consistent, effective and strong relationships with existing and new clients within the allocated portfolio
    • Follow the operational plan to ensure a consistent and meaningful customer visitation programme, including onsite farm visits.
    • Keep all stakeholders regularly informed of the status of the projects and, or transaction/s.
    • Log all interactions with clients and relevant role players for reference purposes, log complaints and compliments as per policy procedures and ensure that required action is taken
    • Identify the relevant role players in accordance with business requirements and dependencies.
    • Support national and localised sales campaigns.

    Compliance and Risk Management

    • Escalate issues of concern or risk to the relevant parties and line management. Consistently keep track of loan application process and progress.
    • Provide feedback to the line manager on progress and specific problem areas.

    Business and Team Support

    • Work collaboratively with Business Analyst, Agriculture Specialist: Origination, Credit and Portfolio Management to address matters and review complex transactions thereby mitigating any potential risk and ensure that the required results for the allocated portfolio are achieved.
    • Ensure the conclusion of agreed terms and agreements working in collaboration with the Conveyancer and Intermediaries as applicable. Provide appropriate input to conveyancer and/or intermediaries for the conclusion of the financing agreements.
    • Attend team meetings and contribute meaningfully to integrate and align on current and future activities
    • Escalate issues of concern or risk to the relevant parties and line management.
    • Attend to ad-hoc requests from management and contribute to departmental success

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    Commercial Banker (Craddock)

    Job Advert Summary    

    • Markets company products and services to existing clients or new clients with the aim of growing the direct lending Loan Book. On the receipt of client interest views past performance of clients and assess potential of the deal. Advises clients on the requirements for applications and sends pack through for completion. For viable deals visits clients and performs an analysis on the institution/organisation of a new potential transaction. Acquires all documentation prior to deal structuring. Works in consultation with members of the Origination team in the Provincial Office and the Credit Analysts in Head Office to construct the deal. To provide recommendations on the viability of the loan application based on analysis and interpretation of, amongst others:

    Minimum Requirements    
    Preferred Minimum Education and Experience    

    • Relevant 3 year qualification in commerce, business, banking, or other relevant and equivalent qualifications
    • 3-5 years experience in the management of client relationships, preferably in a financial and customer facing environment.
    • 1-2 years knowledge to assess a business case for an agricultural farming business and the competency to interpret financial statements, and do financial calculations.
    • 3 years knowledge of credit principles and practices and relevant legislation.

    Critical Competencies    

    • Microsoft Office
    • Analytical Skills
    • Customer Service Orientation
    • Financial / Business Acumen
    • Agricultural Industry
    • Organisational analysis and market evaluation
    • Strategy analysis and governance assessments
    • Credit Risk assessment
    • Structuring of Corporate and Commercial transactions

    Additional Requirements    

    • Valid SA driver's license
    • Willing to travel extensively
    • Extended hours as and when required

    Duties and Responsibilities    
    Key Performance Areas    
    Sales Targets and Client Interactions

    • Reviews targets set and plans approach to achieving goals
    • Plans for client canvassing approaches on a weekly basis
    • Presents the company to prospective clients via presentations, farmers unions etc.
    • Educates the community regarding the products and services provided by the company
    • Identifies potential clients and follows up on interest
    • Deals with client queries as the first point of contact and resolves issues
    • Meets with current clients to review services provided and determine if there is an additional sales opportunity

    New Client Reviews and Application Advice

    • Reviews clients requests for potential applications
    • Determines past performance of clients and level of potential business
    • Should client appear viable commence advisory service on application process and requirements
    • Review of initial application or assist clients with requirements particularly for emerging farmers
    • Advise on elements of the application such as business plans, planting cycles and farm set ups
    • Advise clients on governance and legislative requirements that may impact business such water permit rights for irrigation and environmental assessments

    Institutional Assessment

    • For viable or potential clients conduct full institutional assessments
    • Assess clients management expertise, experience and skill mix
    • Shareholding structure and assessment of individual shareholders as well as project operating structure
    • Organisational structure and the extent to which it supports strategy execution
    • Governance set up, board of directors, board committees and charters, complementarity of board skill mix, etc.
    • Adequacy of human capital in terms of numbers and skill base. Human capital plan and strategy
    • Organisational policies, procedures, systems, processes, internal control environment, etc.

    Finalising Proposed Loan Application

    • Prepares final loan application to present to the Credit Committee
    • Conducts all checks and addresses defaults with clients
    • Gather all relevant documentation and review all information to determine financial robustness
    • Actively engage and collaborate with Risk Management (Credit) throughout the deal structuring process to ensure alignment, strengthen the quality of the application, and positively influence the efficiency of the approval processes and deal outcome
    • If deal is approved sell to client including terms and conditions, interest rates

    Stakeholder Relationship Management

    • Adopt a customer service ethos.
    • Build, foster and maintain consistent, effective and strong relationships with existing and new clients within the allocated portfolio
    • Follow the operational plan to ensure a consistent and meaningful customer visitation programme, including onsite farm visits.
    • Keep all stakeholders regularly informed of the status of the projects and, or transaction/s.
    • Log all interactions with clients and relevant role players for reference purposes, log complaints and compliments as per policy procedures and ensure that required action is taken
    • Identify the relevant role players in accordance with business requirements and dependencies.
    • Support national and localised sales campaigns.

    Compliance and Risk Management

    • Escalate issues of concern or risk to the relevant parties and line management. Consistently keep track of loan application process and progress.
    • Provide feedback to the line manager on progress and specific problem areas.

    Business and Team Support

    • Work collaboratively with Business Analyst, Agriculture Specialist: Origination, Credit and Portfolio Management to address matters and review complex transactions thereby mitigating any potential risk and ensure that the required results for the allocated portfolio are achieved.
    • Ensure the conclusion of agreed terms and agreements working in collaboration with the Conveyancer and Intermediaries as applicable. Provide appropriate input to conveyancer and/or intermediaries for the conclusion of the financing agreements.
    • Attend team meetings and contribute meaningfully to integrate and align on current and future activities
    • Escalate issues of concern or risk to the relevant parties and line management.
    • Attend to ad-hoc requests from management and contribute to departmental success

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    Commercial Banker (Lichtenburg)

    Job Advert Summary    

    • Markets company products and services to existing clients or new clients with the aim of growing the direct lending Loan Book. On the receipt of client interest views past performance of clients and assess potential of the deal. Advises clients on the requirements for applications and sends pack through for completion. For viable deals visits clients and performs an analysis on the institution/organisation of a new potential transaction. Acquires all documentation prior to deal structuring. Works in consultation with members of the Origination team in the Provincial Office and the Credit Analysts in Head Office to construct the deal. To provide recommendations on the viability of the loan application based on analysis and interpretation of, amongst others:

    Minimum Requirements    
    Preferred Minimum Education and Experience    

    • Relevant 3 year qualification in commerce, business, banking, or other relevant and equivalent qualifications
    • 3-5 years experience in the management of client relationships, preferably in a financial and customer facing environment.
    • 1-2 years knowledge to assess a business case for an agricultural farming business and the competency to interpret financial statements, and do financial calculations.
    • 3 years knowledge of credit principles and practices and relevant legislation.

    Critical Competencies    

    • Microsoft Office
    • Analytical Skills
    • Customer Service Orientation
    • Financial / Business Acumen
    • Agricultural Industry
    • Organisational analysis and market evaluation
    • Strategy analysis and governance assessments
    • Credit Risk assessment
    • Structuring of Corporate and Commercial transactions

    Additional Requirements    

    • Valid SA driver's license
    • Willing to travel extensively
    • Extended hours as and when required

    Duties and Responsibilities    
    Key Performance Areas    
    Sales Targets and Client Interactions

    • Reviews targets set and plans approach to achieving goals
    • Plans for client canvassing approaches on a weekly basis
    • Presents the company to prospective clients via presentations, farmers unions etc.
    • Educates the community regarding the products and services provided by the company
    • Identifies potential clients and follows up on interest
    • Deals with client queries as the first point of contact and resolves issues
    • Meets with current clients to review services provided and determine if there is an additional sales opportunity

    New Client Reviews and Application Advice

    • Reviews clients requests for potential applications
    • Determines past performance of clients and level of potential business
    • Should client appear viable commence advisory service on application process and requirements
    • Review of initial application or assist clients with requirements particularly for emerging farmers
    • Advise on elements of the application such as business plans, planting cycles and farm set ups
    • Advise clients on governance and legislative requirements that may impact business such water permit rights for irrigation and environmental assessments

    Institutional Assessment

    • For viable or potential clients conduct full institutional assessments
    • Assess clients management expertise, experience and skill mix
    • Shareholding structure and assessment of individual shareholders as well as project operating structure
    • Organisational structure and the extent to which it supports strategy execution
    • Governance set up, board of directors, board committees and charters, complementarity of board skill mix, etc.
    • Adequacy of human capital in terms of numbers and skill base. Human capital plan and strategy
    • Organisational policies, procedures, systems, processes, internal control environment, etc.

    Finalising Proposed Loan Application

    • Prepares final loan application to present to the Credit Committee
    • Conducts all checks and addresses defaults with clients
    • Gather all relevant documentation and review all information to determine financial robustness
    • Actively engage and collaborate with Risk Management (Credit) throughout the deal structuring process to ensure alignment, strengthen the quality of the application, and positively influence the efficiency of the approval processes and deal outcome
    • If deal is approved sell to client including terms and conditions, interest rates

    Stakeholder Relationship Management

    • Adopt a customer service ethos.
    • Build, foster and maintain consistent, effective and strong relationships with existing and new clients within the allocated portfolio
    • Follow the operational plan to ensure a consistent and meaningful customer visitation programme, including onsite farm visits.
    • Keep all stakeholders regularly informed of the status of the projects and, or transaction/s.
    • Log all interactions with clients and relevant role players for reference purposes, log complaints and compliments as per policy procedures and ensure that required action is taken
    • Identify the relevant role players in accordance with business requirements and dependencies.
    • Support national and localised sales campaigns.

    Compliance and Risk Management

    • Escalate issues of concern or risk to the relevant parties and line management. Consistently keep track of loan application process and progress.
    • Provide feedback to the line manager on progress and specific problem areas.

    Business and Team Support

    • Work collaboratively with Business Analyst, Agriculture Specialist: Origination, Credit and Portfolio Management to address matters and review complex transactions thereby mitigating any potential risk and ensure that the required results for the allocated portfolio are achieved.
    • Ensure the conclusion of agreed terms and agreements working in collaboration with the Conveyancer and Intermediaries as applicable. Provide appropriate input to conveyancer and/or intermediaries for the conclusion of the financing agreements.
    • Attend team meetings and contribute meaningfully to integrate and align on current and future activities
    • Escalate issues of concern or risk to the relevant parties and line management.
    • Attend to ad-hoc requests from management and contribute to departmental success

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    Commercial Banker (Ermelo)

    Job Advert Summary    

    • Markets company products and services to existing clients or new clients with the aim of growing the direct lending Loan Book. On the receipt of client interest views past performance of clients and assess potential of the deal. Advises clients on the requirements for applications and sends pack through for completion. For viable deals visits clients and performs an analysis on the institution/organisation of a new potential transaction. Acquires all documentation prior to deal structuring. Works in consultation with members of the Origination team in the Provincial Office and the Credit Analysts in Head Office to construct the deal. To provide recommendations on the viability of the loan application based on analysis and interpretation of, amongst others:

    Minimum Requirements    
    Preferred Minimum Education and Experience    

    • Relevant 3 year qualification in commerce, business, banking, or other relevant and equivalent qualifications
    • 3-5 years experience in the management of client relationships, preferably in a financial and customer facing environment.
    • 1-2 years knowledge to assess a business case for an agricultural farming business and the competency to interpret financial statements, and do financial calculations.
    • 3 years knowledge of credit principles and practices and relevant legislation.

    Critical Competencies    

    • Microsoft Office
    • Analytical Skills
    • Customer Service Orientation
    • Financial / Business Acumen
    • Agricultural Industry
    • Organisational analysis and market evaluation
    • Strategy analysis and governance assessments
    • Credit Risk assessment
    • Structuring of Corporate and Commercial transactions

    Additional Requirements    

    • Valid SA driver's license
    • Willing to travel extensively
    • Extended hours as and when required

    Duties and Responsibilities    
    Key Performance Areas    
    Sales Targets and Client Interactions

    • Reviews targets set and plans approach to achieving goals
    • Plans for client canvassing approaches on a weekly basis
    • Presents the company to prospective clients via presentations, farmers unions etc.
    • Educates the community regarding the products and services provided by the company
    • Identifies potential clients and follows up on interest
    • Deals with client queries as the first point of contact and resolves issues
    • Meets with current clients to review services provided and determine if there is an additional sales opportunity

    New Client Reviews and Application Advice

    • Reviews clients requests for potential applications
    • Determines past performance of clients and level of potential business
    • Should client appear viable commence advisory service on application process and requirements
    • Review of initial application or assist clients with requirements particularly for emerging farmers
    • Advise on elements of the application such as business plans, planting cycles and farm set ups
    • Advise clients on governance and legislative requirements that may impact business such water permit rights for irrigation and environmental assessments

    Institutional Assessment

    • For viable or potential clients conduct full institutional assessments
    • Assess clients management expertise, experience and skill mix
    • Shareholding structure and assessment of individual shareholders as well as project operating structure
    • Organisational structure and the extent to which it supports strategy execution
    • Governance set up, board of directors, board committees and charters, complementarity of board skill mix, etc.
    • Adequacy of human capital in terms of numbers and skill base. Human capital plan and strategy
    • Organisational policies, procedures, systems, processes, internal control environment, etc.

    Finalising Proposed Loan Application

    • Prepares final loan application to present to the Credit Committee
    • Conducts all checks and addresses defaults with clients
    • Gather all relevant documentation and review all information to determine financial robustness
    • Actively engage and collaborate with Risk Management (Credit) throughout the deal structuring process to ensure alignment, strengthen the quality of the application, and positively influence the efficiency of the approval processes and deal outcome
    • If deal is approved sell to client including terms and conditions, interest rates

    Stakeholder Relationship Management

    • Adopt a customer service ethos.
    • Build, foster and maintain consistent, effective and strong relationships with existing and new clients within the allocated portfolio
    • Follow the operational plan to ensure a consistent and meaningful customer visitation programme, including onsite farm visits.
    • Keep all stakeholders regularly informed of the status of the projects and, or transaction/s.
    • Log all interactions with clients and relevant role players for reference purposes, log complaints and compliments as per policy procedures and ensure that required action is taken
    • Identify the relevant role players in accordance with business requirements and dependencies.
    • Support national and localised sales campaigns.

    Compliance and Risk Management

    • Escalate issues of concern or risk to the relevant parties and line management. Consistently keep track of loan application process and progress.
    • Provide feedback to the line manager on progress and specific problem areas.

    Business and Team Support

    • Work collaboratively with Business Analyst, Agriculture Specialist: Origination, Credit and Portfolio Management to address matters and review complex transactions thereby mitigating any potential risk and ensure that the required results for the allocated portfolio are achieved.
    • Ensure the conclusion of agreed terms and agreements working in collaboration with the Conveyancer and Intermediaries as applicable. Provide appropriate input to conveyancer and/or intermediaries for the conclusion of the financing agreements.
    • Attend team meetings and contribute meaningfully to integrate and align on current and future activities
    • Escalate issues of concern or risk to the relevant parties and line management.
    • Attend to ad-hoc requests from management and contribute to departmental success

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    Commercial Banker (Kroonstad)

    Job Advert Summary    

    • Markets company products and services to existing clients or new clients with the aim of growing the direct lending Loan Book. On the receipt of client interest views past performance of clients and assess potential of the deal. Advises clients on the requirements for applications and sends pack through for completion. For viable deals visits clients and performs an analysis on the institution/organisation of a new potential transaction. Acquires all documentation prior to deal structuring. Works in consultation with members of the Origination team in the Provincial Office and the Credit Analysts in Head Office to construct the deal. To provide recommendations on the viability of the loan application based on analysis and interpretation of, amongst others:

    Minimum Requirements    
    Preferred Minimum Education and Experience    

    • Relevant 3 year qualification in commerce, business, banking, or other relevant and equivalent qualifications
    • 3-5 years experience in the management of client relationships, preferably in a financial and customer facing environment.
    • 1-2 years knowledge to assess a business case for an agricultural farming business and the competency to interpret financial statements, and do financial calculations.
    • 3 years knowledge of credit principles and practices and relevant legislation.

    Critical Competencies    

    • Microsoft Office
    • Analytical Skills
    • Customer Service Orientation
    • Financial / Business Acumen
    • Agricultural Industry
    • Organisational analysis and market evaluation
    • Strategy analysis and governance assessments
    • Credit Risk assessment
    • Structuring of Corporate and Commercial transactions

    Additional Requirements    

    • Valid SA driver's license
    • Willing to travel extensively
    • Extended hours as and when required

    Duties and Responsibilities    
    Key Performance Areas    
    Sales Targets and Client Interactions

    • Reviews targets set and plans approach to achieving goals
    • Plans for client canvassing approaches on a weekly basis
    • Presents the company to prospective clients via presentations, farmers unions etc.
    • Educates the community regarding the products and services provided by the company
    • Identifies potential clients and follows up on interest
    • Deals with client queries as the first point of contact and resolves issues
    • Meets with current clients to review services provided and determine if there is an additional sales opportunity

    New Client Reviews and Application Advice

    • Reviews clients requests for potential applications
    • Determines past performance of clients and level of potential business
    • Should client appear viable commence advisory service on application process and requirements
    • Review of initial application or assist clients with requirements particularly for emerging farmers
    • Advise on elements of the application such as business plans, planting cycles and farm set ups
    • Advise clients on governance and legislative requirements that may impact business such water permit rights for irrigation and environmental assessments

    Institutional Assessment

    • For viable or potential clients conduct full institutional assessments
    • Assess clients management expertise, experience and skill mix
    • Shareholding structure and assessment of individual shareholders as well as project operating structure
    • Organisational structure and the extent to which it supports strategy execution
    • Governance set up, board of directors, board committees and charters, complementarity of board skill mix, etc.
    • Adequacy of human capital in terms of numbers and skill base. Human capital plan and strategy
    • Organisational policies, procedures, systems, processes, internal control environment, etc.

    Finalising Proposed Loan Application

    • Prepares final loan application to present to the Credit Committee
    • Conducts all checks and addresses defaults with clients
    • Gather all relevant documentation and review all information to determine financial robustness
    • Actively engage and collaborate with Risk Management (Credit) throughout the deal structuring process to ensure alignment, strengthen the quality of the application, and positively influence the efficiency of the approval processes and deal outcome
    • If deal is approved sell to client including terms and conditions, interest rates

    Stakeholder Relationship Management

    • Adopt a customer service ethos.
    • Build, foster and maintain consistent, effective and strong relationships with existing and new clients within the allocated portfolio
    • Follow the operational plan to ensure a consistent and meaningful customer visitation programme, including onsite farm visits.
    • Keep all stakeholders regularly informed of the status of the projects and, or transaction/s.
    • Log all interactions with clients and relevant role players for reference purposes, log complaints and compliments as per policy procedures and ensure that required action is taken
    • Identify the relevant role players in accordance with business requirements and dependencies.
    • Support national and localised sales campaigns.

    Compliance and Risk Management

    • Escalate issues of concern or risk to the relevant parties and line management. Consistently keep track of loan application process and progress.
    • Provide feedback to the line manager on progress and specific problem areas.

    Business and Team Support

    • Work collaboratively with Business Analyst, Agriculture Specialist: Origination, Credit and Portfolio Management to address matters and review complex transactions thereby mitigating any potential risk and ensure that the required results for the allocated portfolio are achieved.
    • Ensure the conclusion of agreed terms and agreements working in collaboration with the Conveyancer and Intermediaries as applicable. Provide appropriate input to conveyancer and/or intermediaries for the conclusion of the financing agreements.
    • Attend team meetings and contribute meaningfully to integrate and align on current and future activities
    • Escalate issues of concern or risk to the relevant parties and line management.
    • Attend to ad-hoc requests from management and contribute to departmental success

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    Commercial Banker (Upington)

    Job Advert Summary    

    • Markets company products and services to existing clients or new clients with the aim of growing the direct lending Loan Book. On the receipt of client interest views past performance of clients and assess potential of the deal. Advises clients on the requirements for applications and sends pack through for completion. For viable deals visits clients and performs an analysis on the institution/organisation of a new potential transaction. Acquires all documentation prior to deal structuring. Works in consultation with members of the Origination team in the Provincial Office and the Credit Analysts in Head Office to construct the deal. To provide recommendations on the viability of the loan application based on analysis and interpretation of, amongst others:

    Minimum Requirements    
    Preferred Minimum Education and Experience    

    • Relevant 3 year qualification in commerce, business, banking, or other relevant and equivalent qualifications
    • 3-5 years experience in the management of client relationships, preferably in a financial and customer facing environment.
    • 1-2 years knowledge to assess a business case for an agricultural farming business and the competency to interpret financial statements, and do financial calculations.
    • 3 years knowledge of credit principles and practices and relevant legislation.

    Critical Competencies    

    • Microsoft Office
    • Analytical Skills
    • Customer Service Orientation
    • Financial / Business Acumen
    • Agricultural Industry
    • Organisational analysis and market evaluation
    • Strategy analysis and governance assessments
    • Credit Risk assessment
    • Structuring of Corporate and Commercial transactions

    Additional Requirements    

    • Valid SA driver's license
    • Willing to travel extensively
    • Extended hours as and when required

    Duties and Responsibilities    
    Key Performance Areas    
    Sales Targets and Client Interactions

    • Reviews targets set and plans approach to achieving goals
    • Plans for client canvassing approaches on a weekly basis
    • Presents the company to prospective clients via presentations, farmers unions etc.
    • Educates the community regarding the products and services provided by the company
    • Identifies potential clients and follows up on interest
    • Deals with client queries as the first point of contact and resolves issues
    • Meets with current clients to review services provided and determine if there is an additional sales opportunity

    New Client Reviews and Application Advice

    • Reviews clients requests for potential applications
    • Determines past performance of clients and level of potential business
    • Should client appear viable commence advisory service on application process and requirements
    • Review of initial application or assist clients with requirements particularly for emerging farmers
    • Advise on elements of the application such as business plans, planting cycles and farm set ups
    • Advise clients on governance and legislative requirements that may impact business such water permit rights for irrigation and environmental assessments

    Institutional Assessment

    • For viable or potential clients conduct full institutional assessments
    • Assess clients management expertise, experience and skill mix
    • Shareholding structure and assessment of individual shareholders as well as project operating structure
    • Organisational structure and the extent to which it supports strategy execution
    • Governance set up, board of directors, board committees and charters, complementarity of board skill mix, etc.
    • Adequacy of human capital in terms of numbers and skill base. Human capital plan and strategy
    • Organisational policies, procedures, systems, processes, internal control environment, etc.

    Finalising Proposed Loan Application

    • Prepares final loan application to present to the Credit Committee
    • Conducts all checks and addresses defaults with clients
    • Gather all relevant documentation and review all information to determine financial robustness
    • Actively engage and collaborate with Risk Management (Credit) throughout the deal structuring process to ensure alignment, strengthen the quality of the application, and positively influence the efficiency of the approval processes and deal outcome
    • If deal is approved sell to client including terms and conditions, interest rates

    Stakeholder Relationship Management

    • Adopt a customer service ethos.
    • Build, foster and maintain consistent, effective and strong relationships with existing and new clients within the allocated portfolio
    • Follow the operational plan to ensure a consistent and meaningful customer visitation programme, including onsite farm visits.
    • Keep all stakeholders regularly informed of the status of the projects and, or transaction/s.
    • Log all interactions with clients and relevant role players for reference purposes, log complaints and compliments as per policy procedures and ensure that required action is taken
    • Identify the relevant role players in accordance with business requirements and dependencies.
    • Support national and localised sales campaigns.

    Compliance and Risk Management

    • Escalate issues of concern or risk to the relevant parties and line management. Consistently keep track of loan application process and progress.
    • Provide feedback to the line manager on progress and specific problem areas.

    Business and Team Support

    • Work collaboratively with Business Analyst, Agriculture Specialist: Origination, Credit and Portfolio Management to address matters and review complex transactions thereby mitigating any potential risk and ensure that the required results for the allocated portfolio are achieved.
    • Ensure the conclusion of agreed terms and agreements working in collaboration with the Conveyancer and Intermediaries as applicable. Provide appropriate input to conveyancer and/or intermediaries for the conclusion of the financing agreements.
    • Attend team meetings and contribute meaningfully to integrate and align on current and future activities
    • Escalate issues of concern or risk to the relevant parties and line management.
    • Attend to ad-hoc requests from management and contribute to departmental success

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    Senior Developer Database - Centurion

    Job Advert Summary   

    • Responsible for developing new database applications and/or converting existing legacy database applications to support business requirements.
    • Provide 2nd line production support for Helpdesk calls on business related issues
    • Work with project teams and apply project standards and methodologies

    Minimum Requirements    
    Preferred Minimum Education and Experience

    • National Diploma in IT
    • 3-5years significant understanding and practical knowledge of database schema, development and scripting
    • 3-5years experience in the development of database front-end development (Microsoft .Net framework)
    • 3-5years understanding and practical knowledge of Relational Databases and Data Warehouse Concepts
    • 3-5years database design, modelling, optimisation and performance improvement
    • 3-5years understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies
    • 3-5years exposure to ETL tools and embedded SQL

    Critical Competencies   

    • Database application development and scripting
    • Relational Databases and Data Warehouse Concepts
    • Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies
    • ETL Tools and embedded SQL
    • Database Security

    Additional Requirements   

    • Extended hours as and when required
    • Travel as and when required

    Duties and Responsibilities    
    Key Performance Areas    
    Database Application Development and Scripts

    • Interpret and compile technical design documentation
    • Develop user database interfaces and front- end applications.
    • Design Databases

    Perform Data Management 

    • Perform Database mirroring /replication
    • Develop Database Views, Functions, User Defined Types, Stored Procedures in line with Business requirements

    System Analysis and Design

    • Facilitate scoping workshops / extract client business requirements
    • Provide Business and Systems analysis functions
    • Write functional technical design documents
    • Provide 2nd line production support for Helpdesk calls on business related issues
    • Work with project teams and apply project standards and methodologies

    Database Administratior

    • Provide support for Database Administration tasks
    • Proactively monitor the database systems to ensure secure services with minimum downtime
    • Track and report database performance metrics and analyses database performance
    • Perform regular maintenance and backup including monitoring disk space and maintaining database dictionaries

    Application Support, Maintenance and Changes to Business Solutions and Processes

    • Develop, design and deliver the processes required to support the various Business Units.
    • Ensure that appropriate service levels and quality standards are maintained.
    • Ensure compliance to ICT Governance, SDLC, Project Management and Change Control standards and procedures.
    • Analyse and apply required configuration changes or development to fulfil change requests.
    • Develop and review business cases, functional specifications, blue prints, and all other associated documentation.
    • Determine the dependencies with other modules /systems and the applicable impact of changes proposed.

    Provide Functional End User Support for Allocated Application.

    • Provide second line support on Help Desk calls pertaining to function.
    • Prioritise response in terms of the levels of severity.

    Role Based Training

    • Develop and maintain Role Based Training documentation for all business roles using SAP Business Warehouse.
    • Ensure availability of training courses, facilitators and facilities for IT Role Based Training throughout the year. 

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    Provincial Manager (Pietermaritzburg)

    Job Advert Summary    

    • To plan, direct, lead and manage the provincial business unit within relevant governance structures to attain approved provincial objectives, including business growth and profitability targets as well as development objectives. Drives business value by developing and implementing new and reviewed operational strategies across the deal origination environment as well as ensure acceptable customer service standards are met.
    • Build and maintain external stakeholder relations, including the local community, local as well as provincial government, and to increase the Bank's visibility to enhance new and existing business opportunities.
    • Manages the day-to-day operations, including sales and business support services and related administration activities, incorporating lending, product sales, customer service, operations, security and safety in accordance with the Bank's guidelines, policies and objectives, thereby ensuring high levels of performance as well as sound security, quality, risk control and governance at provincial level.
    • The suitable candidate will have diversified and multidisciplinary knowledge and experience, with strong leadership qualities to strategically and innovatively lead the province. The suitable candidate will demonstrate excellent knowledge, skills and experience in the following key performance areas.

    Minimum Requirements    
    Preferred Minimum Education and Experience   

    • B Degree in Commerce, Business Sciences, or other equivalent qualification in Banking and Financial Service
    • 5-8 years experience in Development Finance or Commercial Banking environment
    • 5-8 years experience in Credit / Lending / Loan Assessment (Due Diligence & Financial Modelling)
    • 2-3 years experience at management level as Branch Manager or Sales Manager which includes:
    • Operations and service experience
    • Stakeholder management experience
    • Sales management experience

    Critical Competencies    

    • Microsoft Office

    Knowledge / Experience in SAP
    Accounting Principles

    • Credit / Lending / Loan Assessment
    • Financial Analysis / Due Diligence
    • Customer service orientation
    • Financial / Business Acumen

    Additional Requirements    

    • Extended hours as and when required
    • Willing to travel extensively

    Duties and Responsibilities    
    Key Performance Areas
    Business and Operations Management

    • Define and plan the objectives of the Provincial Office (PO) in accordance with the Commercial and Development strategy;
    • Determine the deliverables of the PO in line with agreed overall objectives;
    • Ongoing evaluation of operations, with input provided as potential areas of improvement are identified to improve the efficiency of recommend improvements to systems and processes to meet defined professional standards;
    • Monitor, evaluate and manage business performance at provincial level in accordance with the agreed targets and customer service level benchmarks;

    Business Growth and Delivery of Value Proposition

    • Align Provincial Business Plan to the organisation’s strategy and determine the applicable deliverables and targets for the Provincial team;
    • Technical business case assessment and recommendations for Credit approvals;
    • Gatekeeping responsibility for the quality of, and mandate fit of customer applications in the Region.
    • Make pricing Recommendations to Credit Committees.
    • Customer service failure recovery interventions / decisions.

    Development Impact Mandate

    • Deliver on agreed provincial development mandate in support of the overarching Regional and Divisional targets
    • Identify, facilitate and manage the execution of agricultural development projects at a provincial level.

    Customer Value and Stakeholder Management

    • Create a strong sales and service culture, fostering collaboration to drive the achievement of all scorecard targets and behaviours to continuously improve the customer service experience; and
    • Resolve escalated customer complaints / issues promptly and effectively with relevant feedback captured and appropriately communicated.
    • Identify, establish and maintain key stakeholder relationships within the province and targeted industry segments in accordance with company values, including provincial government structures, agriculture role players and local community leaders to create opportunities for growth;

    Financial Sustainability

    • Facilitate the achievement of the agreed financial sustainability and profitability targets for the province;
    • Ensure achievement of appropriate pricing and financial returns on transactions, in accordance with the prevailing organisational strategic objectives;
    • Provide input into the annual budget and monitor the implementation by effectively managing costs and avoid over spending;
    • Manage the budget in accordance with relevant governance and take appropriate corrective action as required;

    Governance, Risk and Compliance Enablement

    • Analysis of the Bank’s policies, processes and practices to identify where amendments are required;
    • Review processes and procedures and manage compliance in line with changes to bank wide policy;
    • Ensure successful implementation of new policies, processes, systems and controls;
    • Ensure alignment to the Delegation of Powers with the necessary procedure amendments;
    • Manage the exposure with respect to applications granted at provincial level to protect the interests of the Bank;
    • Action and resolve all audit queries pertaining to the PO;

    Departmental and People Management

    Performance Management

    • Analyse the business plan to determine the applicable deliverables and targets
    • Compile the Performance Management documentation in collaboration with the staff member in terms of:

    Job Profile requirements
    Key Performance Areas
    Personal Development Plan

    • Conduct performance planning session and Track and monitor performance in accordance with performance contracts

    Capacity Planning

    • Create a healthy work environment where the full potential of employees is utilized and developed
    • Ongoing support and advice to management teams, entities, shareholders, internal and external clients
    • Determine the human resource requirements, in accordance with the expected deliverables and current capacity
    • Secure the human capital requirements to ensure that deliverables will be met in accordance with the expected targets

    Financial Management

    • Develop and manage budget
    • Manage expenditure and ensure no fruitless expenditure
    • Adhere to financial guidelines and thus ensure proper control over expenditure
    • Pursue divisional targets and manage the financial health and stability of division

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    Agriculture Specialist : Origination (Lichtenburg)

    Job Advert Summary    

    • To provide a professional agriculture, economics and technical specialist service to support the Province to effectively evaluate the business case viability of financing customers, including conducting on-site visits to familiarise the Bank with the business operations in which the Bank will be investing its funds, with the additional objective of minimising potential risks and financial losses. Provide ongoing technical advice to the provincial team to ensure submission of high quality of applications

    Minimum Requirements    
    Preferred Minimum Education and Experience    

    • A relevant 3 year qualification in Agriculture or an equivalent
    • 5 years experience in Agricultural Extension Services or
    • 5 years experience in Agricultural businesses, a Co-op, or similar organisations

    Critical Competencies    

    • Microsoft Office
    • Knowledge / Experience of financial and business analytical principles, tools and systems
    • Property Valuation Principles
    • Agricultural Economics
    • Risk Management Principles
    • Lending / Credit Assessment Principles
    • Financial and Business Acumen

    Additional Requirements    

    • Extended hours as and when required
    • Travel as and when required
    • Needs to keep abreast with agricultural economic trends

    Duties and Responsibilities    
    Key Performance Areas    
    Specialist Inputs into Business Case Viability

    • Provide specialist support to Commercial Bankers to enable the structuring of appropriate financial solutions and feasible transactions.
    • Complete and submit detailed reports as part of a comprehensive assessment of potential business transactions, including

    As part of the assessment process, undertake amongst others:

    • Determine the development phase of the farming venture and conditions of the infrastructure, management skills, topography, accessibility, development potential of the farm, grazing component and carrying capacity and any other relevant general conditions.
    • Responsible for conducting the required valuation of the entity’s assets through an on-site visit to the business property to evaluate the viability of financing customers, based on the strength of their assets.
    • Inspect crops on the land and calculate the net realisation and impact on financial position.
    • Determine the realisable value movable assets Identify and locate security offered.
    • Determine the value of buildings and other improvements and contribution towards production value
    • Calculate the production value and related loan value based on the information gathered.
    • Determine justification of applicants’ financing requests.
    • Make recommendations regarding the merit of financing requests, the appropriate terms and conditions.
    • Provincial Agricultural
    • Knowledge Database and Knowledge Sharing

    Collect, process, and package information within the allocated area of responsibility, including amongst others, the determination of the following:

    • Market value of property
    • Production costs
    • Establishment costs
    • Profit margins
    • Produce prices
    • Market trends
    • Economic patterns
    • Potential of land
    • Keep the database up to date as appropriate and share at a divisional level
    • Contribute information to the national agricultural specialists’ database
    • Ensure availability and access to identified users.
    • Transfer knowledge to the team to empower them in understanding the technical context.

    Customer and Stakeholder Relationship Management

    • Build, foster and maintain consistent, effective and strong relationships with key role players and strengthen relationships with the potential to secure new business opportunities for the bank.
    • Participate in agriculture events in the province, and contribute to research and insights as a subject matter specialist respected by peers in the industry.
    • Represent the company in appropriate forums and events as appropriate.
    • Ensure that all stakeholders remain aware of the value of the company’s products, the processes and principles related to agricultural financing within the company environment.
    • Stay up to date with provincial initiatives and developments and further strengthen the relationship to assess further business opportunities to promote long term mutually beneficial relationships

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    Office Admin Assistant (East London)

    Job Advert Summary    

    • Support the delivery of a consistently excellent customer experience acting as the first point of client contact at the provincial office.
    • In addition, responsible for the daily handling and reconciliation of petty cash and financial and general administrative duties to support the Provincial Manager and other staff in accordance with established procedures, guidelines and schedules.
    • Daily activities within the Provincial Office include reception, switchboard, fleet and asset management

    Minimum Requirements    
    Preferred Minimum Education and Experience    

    • Relevant office or business administration certification or
    • Relevant diploma,
    • Experience in administration in a similar position - 2 years

    Critical Competencies   

    • Microsoft Office applications and SAP
    • Clerical Experience
    • Service orientation
    • Financial Principles

    Additional Requirements    

    • Extended hours as and when required.

    Duties and Responsibilities    
    Key Performance Areas    
    Office administration and secretarial duties

    • Maintain office filing and storage systems and keep filing / document management system up to date
    • Create list of documents to be destroyed as part of the annual document clean-up process.
    • Monitor and order office supplies such as stationery & refreshments etc.
    • Maintain supplier vendor list.
    • Open, sort, and distribute incoming mail, and prepare outgoing mail as directed.
    • Perform errands that assist daily functions e.g. post office and banking.
    • May be required to perform additional secretarial duties.
    • Attend meetings and take the minutes as and when required.
    • Type documentation, letters and memorandums, minutes and reports as and when required.

    Perform reception and switchboard function

    • Meet and greet clients, ensuring that clients are directed to the appropriate individual
    • Answer telephones, direct calls, take messages and return calls as appropriate
    • Responsible for directing of general queries to the appropriate individual.

    Support financial and payroll administration
    Asset Control and Purchase

    • Keep and update records of all assets in building and submit to Head Office to ensure that all items are bar-coded.
    • Periodically conduct stock take and update records to ensure balancing.

    Payment Requests

    • Prepare request for payments requisition together with supporting documentation; i.e. invoices, reports, memos, letters, client (financial statements) and other documents, as directed by the Provincial Manager.
    • Provide documentation sourced from files and records as requested.
    • Provide information for auditing purposes as directed by Provincial Manager.

    Update all the relevant registers:

    • Remittance register
    • Bond, Section 14, ISF and Production loan registers
    • Motor vehicle register
    • Petty cash register

    Perform procurement related activities:

    • Arrange with Procurement for the office building maintenance and repairs
    • Prepare requisitions and memo’s to the head office for maintenance and purchase approvals

    Support fleet management including:

    • Service schedules
    • Booking of cars
    • Reconciling mileage reports

    Manage Petty Cash:

    • Control the petty cash as per policy and relevant financial processes and procedures.
    • Accounts payable: handle procurement sundry related invoices in accordance to the required financial processes and procedures.

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    Executive Cluster Manager: Manufacturing (Five Year Contract) - Pretoria

    Job Advert Summary    

    • The incumbent will be responsible to drive leadership, strategy development and implementation for the Manufacturing cluster, in line with the company Strategy.
    • Lead the domain cluster.
    • Lead strategy development and implementation of all cluster strategies, business development and commercialization, operations, and programmes.

    Minimum Requirements    
    Qualifications, experience, and skills:

    • A Master’s Degree in a manufacturing-related engineering qualification (mechanical, industrial, electronics, and mechatronics).
    • A Doctoral degree would be an added advantage.
    • Business Management qualification will be an added advantage. 
    • At least eight years’ senior management experience in manufacturing research, development innovation (RDI) and commercialization in industry or leading Research and Technology Organization (RTO).
    • Demonstrated track record of strategy development and implementation in manufacturing.
    • Demonstrated business development and commercialization in the manufacturing sector.
    • Demonstrated application of a systems approach in manufacturing.
    • Demonstrated experience of modernization, digitization of factories, and manufacturing processes exploiting 4IR technology opportunities.
    • Deep manufacturing industry experience.
    • Demonstrated experience in advanced materials, parts fabrication, assemblies, product development, factory optimization, supply chain optimization.
    • Demonstrated experience of people management, project management and organizational development.
    • Proven track record of managing minimum annual budget of R100 million linked to RDI initiatives in industry or leading RTO.
    • Proven track record of successful IP commercialization.
    • Excellent communicator with strong business acumen.
    • Evidence of high-level industry engagement and stakeholder management, manufacturing related networks.
    • 4IR challenges and opportunities for RSA industry.
    • Strategic Partnership Development.
    • Deep understanding of industry needs, challenges.
    • Understanding of the National System of Innovation as relevant to Manufacturing Industries

    Duties and Responsibilities    
    Key Responsibilities:

     

    • Lead the domain cluster.
    • Lead strategy development and implementation of all cluster strategies, business development and commercialization, operations, and programmes.
    • Ensure financial sustainability by being accountable for Cluster revenue, profit and loss and income stream diversification as per agreed targets.
    • Drive investment in strategic capabilities of Cluster for current and future competitiveness.
    • Accountable for tracking delivery of Cluster programmes against key milestone and mitigate in case of shortfall (budget / cost / capacity).
    • Accountable for risk management, implementation of effective financial and non-financial controls within the cluster.
    • Internal and external stakeholder engagement and communication / relations.
    • Establish RD&I programs that impact most effectively and efficiently on the biggest opportunities (and bottlenecks) for industrial development and competitiveness improvement in Cluster’s target industries and the related capabilities.
    • Optimum alignment of the core capabilities of the cluster with designated or relevant industries (in line with company Strategy and Mandate) that lead to high impact business opportunities in the form of commercialization of technologies, improvement of industrialization systems, services, strategic relationships, and collaborations that translate into sustainable business for the Cluster.
    • Attain strategic partner status with key Manufacturing enterprises, private sector bodies and public sector entities that enable or drive industrial rejuvenation, creation of new industries SS-F-HR-363 REV08 Advert template business unit/competency area and growth of the manufacturing sector in designated industries as determined by the company with the condition that this increase sustainability of the Cluster. 
    • Operational effectiveness of the Cluster underpinned by consistent performance management, good corporate governance as articulated through relevant dynamic legal framework, proactive compliance to SHEQ rules and regulations, living the company values and persistent drive to attain the company Vision through the Mission.
    • Sustained profitability and growth of the cluster while meeting or exceeding key performance indicators that contribute towards the company’s shareholder impact.
    • Create of the research, development and innovation ecosystem with the required expertise, infrastructure, industry relevant know-how and other attributes that give rise to the cluster becoming a vibrant ecosystem that produces marketable innovative solutions, industrialized technologies, and increased royalty income, among other success factors.
    • Advanced discrete/assembled product industries such as Aerospace, Automotive, Electrotechnical, Medical devices and equipment, Industrial Machinery, and others. 
    • Engineered Materials, 4IR enabled manufacturing processes and manufacturing equipment, Future Production Systems, 4IR based industry transformation, supply chain integration, external and internal logistics, end-to-end digital engineering, Product Life Management (PLM), product development and concurrent engineering.

    Closing Date    
    2023/09/09

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    Data Analyst - Bryanston

    Job Advert Summary    

    • To understand the business requirements, manage data flow and data sets, developing reports, troubleshooting data issues and communicate data-driven insights that allow managers, stakeholders, and other executives in an organisation to make more informed decisions.

    Minimum Requirements    

    TECHNICAL COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS  

    • In-depth knowledge of the BI environment
    • In-depth knowledge of cloud based BI solutions
    • Extensive knowledge of business practises and processes
    • Knowledge of developing IT related business plan and motivation
    • Strong data modelling skills
    • Good proficiency in project management toolsets.  
    • Project lifecycle (SDLC) knowledge

    REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION/TRAINING    

    • Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related discipline.

    REQUIRED MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE

     

    • At least 5 years job-related experience, preferably within an IT environment. 
    • At least 2 years job related experience working with BigData platforms & technologies such Hadoop, Spark etc.
    • Experience with financial/investment systems advantageous 
    • Ability to analyse existing tools and databases and provide software solution recommendations.

    Duties and Responsibilities    

    Provide data analyst oversight and support 

    • Managing master data, including creation, updates, and deletion.
    • Managing users and user roles.
    • Processing confidential data and information according to guidelines.
    • Helping develop reports and analysis.
    • Managing and designing the reporting environment, including data sources and security
    • Supporting the data warehouse in identifying and revising reporting requirements.
    • Supporting initiatives for data integrity and normalization.
    • Assessing tests and implementing new or upgraded software and assisting with strategic decisions on new systems.
    • Generating reports from single or multiple systems.
    • Troubleshooting the reporting database environment and reports.
    • Evaluating changes and updates to source production systems.
    • Training end-users on new reports and dashboards.
    • Providing technical expertise in data storage structures, data mining, and data cleansing.

    Act as a custodian for Business Processes   

     

    • Act as the central repository for all company data processes and change authority for changes to any data processes.
    • Liaise with process owners to determine the effectiveness and applicability of business processes.
    • Review actual behaviour and activity against mapped processes and record deviations.

    Engage in Business Requirement analyses   

     

    • Attend the necessary forums to maintain awareness of current and future business requirements.
    • Determine business requirements and translate these into technical specifications.
    • Conduct feasibility studies prior to the development or acquisition of new applications systems and/or amendments to existing applications, ensuring that systems meet business requirements.
    • Establish commercial implications of application changes and make the appropriate recommendations, in adherence to company commercial processes.
    • Build and maintain relationships with application service providers to ensure company optimises value from system changes and additions.
    • Conduct cost savings analyses to ensure that cost savings from applications vendors are quantifiable and increase in relation to the frequency of application change

    Project Management

     

    • Manage related projects through project lifecycle, from project initiation to end project review.
    • Undertake to monitor costs, timescales and resources throughout.
    • Manage assigned projects and program components to deliver services in accordance with established objectives.

    Closing Date    
    2023/09/09

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