Current Vacancies at South African Reserve Bank

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Develop the SARB’s external and internal strategic campaigns and projects to build and maintain the capabilities required for effective communication across various channels.
• Execute strategic campaigns and projects throughout their life cycle (planning, launch and maintenance phases) in line with approved frameworks, standards, processes and policies.
• Partner with and engage departments to determine their unique campaign requirements.
• Implement the communications operational plan by consolidating external and internal campaign requirements arising from planned and ad hoc events.
• Develop a comprehensive plan for all internal and external campaign activities (collateral, training, materials) and ensure effective coordination among stakeholders.
• Track spending and allocate funds in an efficient and effective manner. 
• Manage service providers and agencies that have been brought on board to support and execute strategic campaigns and projects.
• Assess, review and produce reports on the effectiveness of campaigns across the SARB. 
• Monitor and analyse the SARB’S external and internal environment regarding campaigns and projects to identify, manage and mitigate risks to the SARB’s reputation.
• Stay updated on campaign developments to explore opportunities for amplifying messages within the SARB in a timely manner.

QUALIFICATIONS

To be considered for this position, candidates must have:

• a minimum of a Diploma (NQF6) in Communication/Journalism/Economics (knowledge and an understanding of economics will be an advantage); and
• a minimum of three to five years of experience in a media and communications environment, of which at least two years must have been in an external and internal communications capacity. 

Additional requirements include:

• industry, organisational and business awareness knowledge and skill;
• quality assurance knowledge and skill;
• excellent written and verbal communications skill;
• continuous improvement knowledge and skill;
• continued learning and/or professional development knowledge and skill;
• business continuity planning knowledge and skill;
• communications project management knowledge and skill;
• stakeholder management knowledge and skill;
• excellent writing skills;
• communications and campaigns planning skills.

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Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Coordinate the development of the SARB’s CSI programmes and operating guidelines.
• Develop and implement CSI action plans that outline objectives, targets, timelines and responsibilities.
• Monitor emerging trends and programmes within the South African socio-economic environment and incorporate these insights into the SARB’s approach to social investment. 
• Develop plans to drive awareness and publicise the SARB’s social investment programmes.
• Develop a business case in support of each social investment initiative for consideration by the SARB’s CSI Committee. 
• Evaluate the SARB’s CSI programmes, identify gaps and make recommendations to align them with core focus areas.
• Design and implement measures to track the overall performance and effectiveness of CSI programmes and provide reports thereof.
• Build effective partnerships with external organisations and beneficiary entities to support CSI programmes and maintain sustainable partnerships.
• Collate and analyse CSI information and write reports of a high quality for the SARB' s various governance structures, including the Governor’s Executive Committee, the Management Committee, Board of Directors and Parliament.
• Ensure that the CSI partners are chosen in line with the SARB's policies, and monitor and evaluate these partnerships to ensure excellence in the execution of CSI programmes.
• Oversee the compliance of CSI partners in line with policies and memorandums of understanding with respect to CSI programmes.
• Engage and mobilise staff in collaboration with the SARB’s Human Resources and other departments to participate in identified CSI programmes.
• Implement appropriate internal controls and measurement systems to ensure that spending is in line with the allocated budget.

QUALIFICATIONS

To be considered for this position, candidates must have:

• a minimum of a National Diploma (NQF 6) in Communications; and
• a minimum of three to five years’ experience in a corporate social responsibility/ investment and/or community development and liaison environment.

Additional requirements include:

• industry, organisational and business awareness knowledge and skill;
• quality assurance knowledge and skill;
• excellent written and verbal communications skill;
• continuous improvement knowledge and skill;
• continued learning and/or professional development knowledge and skill;
• business continuity planning knowledge and skill;
• communications project management knowledge and skill;
• communications legislation and governance, risk and compliance knowledge and skill;
• communications reporting knowledge and skill; and
• stakeholder management knowledge and skill.

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Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Collaborate with internal clients in defining design requirements and ensure the delivery of fit-for-purpose design elements. 
• Conceptualise, visualise and create high-quality, creative designs in collaboration with internal and external clients, in line with the SARB brand and CI guidelines.
• Provide insights on key elements such as photographs, images, infographics, graphs and so forth for publications, communications and brand materials, conference collateral, animation, presentations, infographics and video.
• Plan and organise work in accordance with schedules agreed to with the Visual Communications Manager and provide regular feedback on progress to clients.
• Communicate with all clients to provide feedback, insights and guidance on design elements aligned to the SARB brand. 
• Collaborate with and provide expert advice to clients on all matters related to layout and design, software and processes.
• Prioritise work according to scheduled publications and urgency.
• Adhere to turnaround times in accordance with the Visual Communication’s Procedures and Standards document and agreed timelines from clients.
• Remain abreast of and apply leading practices to design and layout of visual communications materials.

QUALIFICATIONS

To be considered for this position, candidates must have:

• a minimum of a National Diploma (NQF 6) in Graphic Design or an equivalent qualification; and
• at least three to five years’ experience in graphic design or animation.

Additional requirements include:

knowledge and skill in:

• industry, organisational and business awareness;
• quality assurance;
• continuous improvement;
• continued learning and/or professional development;
• business continuity planning;
• communications project management;
• communications legislation and governance, risk and compliance;
• communications reporting; and
• stakeholder management;
• experience in working with the Adobe Design Suite – Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat Pro, After Effects; and
• excellent written and verbal communications skills.

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Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Produce (including writing), manage and publish content for the SARB website and intranet, and ensure the consistent application of the SARB’s corporate identity and brand.
• Develop a framework for the SARB’s website and intranet to effectively manage and oversee both platforms.
• Create and manage the content plan for the website and intranet to ensure updated and relevant information. 
• Oversee and ensure consistency of design, style, corporate identity and branding on the intranet.
• Produce summaries (blurbs) for the website when publishing media releases, speeches, publications, reports and other public documents on the website and intranet in a timeous and accurate manner. 
• Produce, publish and update content on the SARB website and intranet, and ensure consistency of style, branding and corporate identity. 
• Apply creative design principles in the production of new content for the website and intranet to create and develop engaging content.
• Develop a seamless user experience (UX) navigation process for new and refreshed content that is creative and consistent. 
• Ensure content (videos, infographics, animation) on the website and intranet is linked to other digital channels such as YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. 
• Utilise appropriate web design and search engine analytical tools to maximise traffic to the website. 
• Update the RSS feed database annually.
• Manage the website and intranet libraries to ensure easy access to brand, design and content elements and processes for web administrators across the SARB. 
• Monitor, evaluate and report on the performance of the website and make recommendations on areas of improvement.
• Stay updated on technological and software developments related to websites and intranets.
• Work closely with the SARB’s Business Solutions and Technology Department to ensure continuous website and intranet functionality.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to identify opportunities for the SARB to reach new audiences and expand the reach of existing ones.

QUALIFICATIONS

To be considered for this position, candidates must have:

• a minimum of a National Diploma (NQF6) in Web Design and Content Management/ New Media/Communications or an equivalent qualification; and
• a minimum of three to five years’ experience in a communications, media or multimedia environment, with exposure to one or a combination of the following: website design on an Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and/or SharePoint platform, website analytics and web content publishing.

Additional requirements include:

• industry, organisational and business awareness knowledge and skill;
• quality assurance knowledge and skill;
• excellent written and verbal communications skill;
• continuous improvement knowledge and skill;
• continued learning and/or professional development knowledge and skill;
• business continuity planning knowledge and skill;
• communications project management knowledge and skill;
• stakeholder management knowledge and skill;
• web design and UX skills;
• brand and corporate identity skills; and
• excellent writing skills.

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Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Develop and continually improve the strategic insights capability in the SMO.
• Provide leadership, strategic direction and oversight of the day-to-day management of operations within the SMO’s strategic insights function.
• Develop and maintain the SMO governance framework (e.g. principles, standards, processes and practices) to support and guide the functional areas to deliver the SMO value proposition.
• Use the SMO governance framework to guide the client-facing functions with respect to the development of fit-for-purpose strategy management services.
• Use the SMO governance framework as well as project and change management practices to guide the client-facing functions in the implementation and ongoing maintenance of strategy management services.
• Define, develop and manage the implementation of the knowledge management principles, strategy and processes.
• Assess and monitor the effectiveness of SMO processes and services against identified measurements and metrics.
• Oversee the design, implementation and ongoing running of the strategy training programme for the SARB.
• Oversee the design, implementation and ongoing running of the advanced analytics and technology function of the SMO.
• Define and ensure that adequate governance and controls are in place for the SMO processes in line with the internal audit programme, as well as drive the resolution of audit findings.
• Manage strategic relations with significant stakeholders (client-facing leads and supporting departments such as Human Resources, Risk Management and Compliance, and Internal Audit).
• Manage the performance and development of direct reports.

QUALIFICATIONS

To be considered for this position, candidates must have:

• a minimum of an Honours degree (NQF level 8) in Strategy Management or an equivalent qualification; and
• a minimum of 8 to 10 years of experience in strategy management, with at least five of these in general management.

Additional requirements include:

• industry, organisational and business awareness knowledge and skill;
• quality assurance knowledge and skill;
• continuous improvement knowledge and skill;
• continued learning and/or professional development knowledge and skill;
• strategy - strategy knowledge and skill;
• stakeholder management knowledge and skill;
• strategy tools/equipment usage knowledge and skill;
• strategy information management knowledge and skill;
• strategy reporting knowledge and skill;
• written and verbal communication skills;
• communications reporting knowledge and skill; and
• communications information management knowledge and skill.

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Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Develop and continually improve the scorecard products and services (framework, practices, tools and templates).
• Facilitate the development and refinement of the strategic scorecards with business through the strategy formulation process.
• Continually test and evaluate strategic objectives, measures and targets with objective and measure owners.
• Work closely with the Human Resources Department in facilitating alignment between strategic scorecards and individual performance contracts.
• Work closely with the portfolio management function in the Strategy Management Office (SMO) to understand the relationship between programme benefits and the performance on the strategic scorecards.
• Partner with key stakeholder departments such as Internal Audit, Risk Management and Compliance, and Human Resources to ensure the effective management of the scorecard process.
• Develop and manage relationships with key business stakeholders through the SMO business partnering model to enable the delivery of the scorecard management process.
• Use advanced analytics to understand the relationships or cause and effect within the strategy, and  provide insight to business to constantly test and adapt the strategy.
• Partner with portfolio management to cascade the strategy below departmental level to increase alignment between strategy and operations.
• Facilitate and manage the strategy review sessions by analysing data and managing issue tracking and the resolution of poor performance with business.
• Continually scan the internal and external environment with the rest of the SMO for threats to successes or opportunities in meeting strategic goals and targets.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to own function and ensure compliance with relevant governance frameworks as defined by the SARB and the SMO.

QUALIFICATIONS

To be considered for this position, candidates must have:

• a minimum of an Honours degree (NQF level 8) in Strategy Management; a postgraduate degree in an analytical/statistical field will be an added advantage); and 
• a minimum of seven to eight years of relevant experience, with at least five years’ solid experience in balanced scorecards, strategic scorecards, value-based measurement and business performance management.

Additional requirements include:

• industry, organisational and business awareness knowledge and skill;
• quality assurance knowledge and skill;
• continuous improvement knowledge and skill;
• continued learning and/or professional development knowledge and skill;
• group strategy – strategy knowledge and skill;
• stakeholder management knowledge and skill;
• group strategy tools/equipment usage knowledge and skill;
• group strategy information management knowledge and skill;
• group strategy reporting knowledge and skill;
• written and verbal communication skills;
• communications reporting knowledge and skill;
• communications information management knowledge and skill.