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Job Description
Brief description

• The main purpose of this position is to administer, maintain, install, and support the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) database management systems, including daily maintenance, backups, performance monitoring, and user support.

Detailed description

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

• Perform routine maintenance, monitor database health and manage database performance.
• Securely install and administer the database to enhance the resilience, redundancy and continuity thereof.
• Schedule database backup and design recovery plans and procedures.
• Respond to unplanned system outages by investigating, troubleshooting and remediating.
• Maintain user access as per the User Access Management Policy.
• Provide first-level database support to end users in all departments, including proactive preventative maintenance and upgrades of the database management system.
• Create and maintain database documentation, including operational procedures and processes.
• Stay abreast of industry database developments and best practices and apply these where relevant.
• Provide technical input (technical diagrams, technical procedures and work instructions) on the development of knowledge base articles to preserve technical knowledge.
• Produce monthly database reports in line with business requirements.
• Establish and maintain stakeholder relationships with vendors to ensure the efficient running of the database management systems.

Qualifications
Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• A minimum of a National Diploma in Information Technology (IT) (NQF 6) or an equivalent qualification.
• Database administrator certification and
• 2-5 years of database-related experience.

Key skills and knowledge required:

• Knowledge of SQL;
• Database administration knowledge and skill;
• Industry, organisational and business awareness knowledge and skill;
• Quality assurance knowledge and skill;
• Continual improvement knowledge and skill;
• Operations knowledge and skill;
• IT governance knowledge;
• IT reporting skills;
• Systems integration knowledge and skill;
• Systems support knowledge and skill;
• Capacity and system availability management knowledge and skill.

Key competencies required:

• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities;
• Meticulous attention to detail;
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical staff;
• Willingness to learn.

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Brief description

• The main purpose of this position is to coordinate and supervise the Hospitality Services lifecycle including inventory management, food production, restaurant front-of-house operations, boardroom services, functions and events management within the SARB.

Detailed descriptio

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

• Plan and supervise the day-to-day activities of the team to ensure that work is completed within set time and defined standards within Hospitality Services.
• Order, receive, issue (According to FIFO system) and conduct stock take to ensure effective management of stock within the Hospitality Services.
• Coordinate and implement the outcome of the continuous service and food quality improvement process i.e. review of Hospitality commodities, service standards.
• Administer service requests including cost recoveries and charges
• Supervise the daily implementation of sustainability initiatives as defined on the plans.
• Coordinate and supervise the execution (i.e. set-up of furniture, food stations, bar area and serving of food and drinks) of adhoc functions and events within the SARB venues and Official residence according to defined standards.
• Keep abreast of the latest trends and developments within hospitality industry and advise on new products development and/or services in the market.
• Ensure compliance adherence to food safety and hygiene standards, Quality management system (ISO 22000, 9001) and Occupational Health Safety & Environment (OHS&E) in accordance with relevant standards and legislations.
• Administer all systems that support the Hospitality Service operations i.e. Archibus (reservation system, compliance management), Intelipos (Point of three sale and Stock management, ERP (iProc and Service module) to ensure accuracy of information.
• Extract and analyse information for input into management reports.
• Positively engage with internal and external stakeholders (including customer complaints and outsourced partners) to ensure efficient and effective service delivery.
• Coordinate scheduled maintenance and report unplanned repairs to equipment to ensure continuous service delivery.
• Manage the performance and development of team members.

Qualifications
Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• a Diploma (NQF6)) in Hospitality Management OR equivalent.
• three to five years’ experience in Hospitality management environment with one to two years supervisory  experience.

Additional requirements include:

• verbal and written communication skills
• flexibility
• drive for Results
• teamwork
• service and stakeholder focus
• judgement and decision making
• analysis and problem solving
• resilience
• analysis and problem solving

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Brief description

• The main purpose of this position is to manage the Management Support division and provide a support function in the operations of the International Economic Relations & Policy department (IERPD) within the South African Reserve Bank (SARB).

Detailed description

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

• Oversee the functions of the Management Support Division, which is responsible for, inter alia, departmental budget processes and financial management, administration of the strategic focus areas, records management and archives, the Business Continuity Plan, and general administration. 
• Contribute to the IERPD’s strategic planning process and develop as well as manage a strategically aligned operational plan for the management support area.
• Coordinate and facilitate the strategic scorecard management process to support effective monitoring, measurement and reporting on the strategy of the department.
• Oversee the compliance with applicable legislation, Bank policies and standards ensuring adherence to sound governance and risk management.  (RMCD, Records Management and BCP and Emergency evacuation plans). 
• Participate and represent the department on various committees, when required.
• Manage and create internal and external stakeholder relationships and ensure stakeholder satisfaction.
• Provide guidance and make changes to employ the most effective ways to manage facilities, logistics, training administration, procurement and vendor management, financial management etc.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to the functions of the division and ensure compliance with relevant governance frameworks. (applicable to management support and not the department).
• Make suggestions for the refinement of relevant policies, processes and systems to ensure alignment of the function with departmental needs.
• Optimise and manage resources within the Management Support division and ensure succession planning.
• Support the Head of Department (HOD) in overall operational challenges to ensure the smooth functioning of the department.
• Drive a positive culture within the division and department.
• Manage the performance of team members and promote and support career management and development.

Qualifications
Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• a Post graduate degree (NQF 8) or equivalent 
• eight to ten years’ job-related experience; and
• at least three to five years of management experience.

Additional requirements include:

• professional ethics;
• problem-solving and analytical skills;
• judgement and decision-making skills;
• empowering and inclusive;
• listening skills;
• good verbal and written communication skills;
• presentation skills;
• relationship management; and
• drive for execution 

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Brief description

• The main purpose of this position is to perform general project administrative support functions to ensure the smooth running of projects within the Group Security Management Department (GSMD) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB).

Detailed description

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

• Assist with compiling and maintaining mandatory project documentation (e.g. information relating to the project charter, business case, project plan and change request) in order to ensure project compliance with the standards and procedures of the Programme Management Office (PMO).
• Collate and manage project information and reports to ensure that relevant stakeholders (internal and external) are adequately informed of the project status.
• Liaise with various stakeholders (internal and external) throughout the project life cycle in order to maintain effective communication on all matters relating to the project.
• Update and maintain the project schedule, highlighting deviations in order to ensure that project timelines are adhered to, and allowing for planning adjustments.
• Maintain a project repository in order to ensure that project information is accessible to all stakeholders and available for audit purposes.
• Schedule meetings, consolidate information for meetings, maintain and disseminate minutes, and ensure that actions are followed up as per the minutes.
• Record, update and maintain lessons learnt, risks, issues and action logs in order to enable the project manager to manage the project risks.
• Contain and follow up on project activities in the absence of the project manager in order to ensure project continuity. 
• Maintain the financial spreadsheet in order to keep track of payments, which includes liaising with vendors and GSMD’s Management Support Unit to ensure the timely payment of invoices.
• Coordinate strategic projects, initiatives and operational programmes in support of the smooth running and delivery of GSMD’s strategic objectives.

Qualifications
To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• a Higher Certificate (NQF 5) in Project Administration or Project Management;
• the minimum of 2–5 years’ experience in a project administration environment; and
• solid knowledge of the project management discipline, with an emphasis on project administration.

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

• Assist in developing, maintaining and implementing policies and procedures for screening participants and transactions to identify any potential sanction violations, such as fraud and money laundering, and carry out transaction monitoring.
• Oversee the onboarding process and ensure the application of Know Your Customer (KYC) standards for participants entering the RTGS systems.
• Conduct regular risk assessments related to ML/TF/PF to identify any potential vulnerabilities and implement appropriate controls.
• Analyse, monitor and track regulatory risk indicators, providing guidance by highlighting possible risks.
• Continually monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the sanction and transaction monitoring systems, recommending improvements to rules and parameters as needed. 
• Review and escalate any suspected violations to senior management and/or to the Sanctions Committee, when applicable.
• Document and submit suspicious transactions reports to the Risk Management and Compliance Department, Southern African Development Community (SADC) Payments System Oversight Committee Lead Overseer and Oversight and Supervision Division, as relevant.
• Ensure all involved staff receive regularly training and development to maintain the required level of competency.
• Establish and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders to promote a culture of compliance and awareness of sanctions and ML/TF/PF risks.
• Provide reports to relevant governance structures and forums regarding AML/CFT and combating proliferation financing (CPF), sanction screening and transaction monitoring.
• Contribute input on regulatory changes as necessary.
• Support and manage projects arising from changes to regulations, business or technology. 
• Stay updated on AML/CFT/CPF and sanction regulations as well as global best practices, ensuring their application in changes to policies, rules, regulations, legislation and systems.

Qualifications
To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• at least a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Law or Risk Management or an equivalent qualification; and
• five to eight years’ experience in compliance and risk management with a focus on AML/CFT/CPF and sanctions compliance.

The following would be an added advantage:

• certification as an Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS); and
• membership of the Compliance Institute of South Africa.

Additional requirements include:

knowledge and skill in:

• industry, organisational and business awareness;
• quality assurance;
• continual improvement;
• continued learning and/or professional development;
• knowledge of:
• the national payment system;
• payments and settlements;
• customer transactions and behaviours;
• central banking;
• relevant legislation;
• governance, risk and compliance management practices and standards;
• financial and business acumen;
• data analysis skills;
• an understanding of banking systems and reports;
• computer literacy skills;
• conceptual thinking skills;
• the ability to manage complexity and ambiguity;
• the ability to think laterally and interpret and solve issues; and
• the ability to develop and empower teams.