Fresh Openings at South African Reserve Bank

Detailed description 

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

• Plan the capital and operational budgets based on the budget guidelines in consultation with relevant stakeholders in order to meet the SARB’s budgetary deadlines.
• Prepare detailed schedules through consultation with relevant BSTD stakeholders in order to fulfil the SARB’s policy requirements.
• Execute the approved budgets through the submission of procurement requests, the payment of vendors as well as the correct classification and allocation of expenditure in order to fulfil the ICT requirements within the SARB.
• Monitor expenditure against the budgets through reconciliation and verification, ensuring efficient cash flow management as well as compliance with policies and contracts.
• Collect and analyse financial data in order to provide reporting on variance, exceptions, expenditure as well as project and procurement status for the effective management of the budgets.
• Identify and respond appropriately to stakeholders’ need for specific finance-related advice.
• Provide guidance and coaching to stakeholders, ensuring ongoing support on ICT-related financial matters.

Job requirements 

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

• at least a Bachelor’s degree (NQF 7) or an Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Accounting, or an equivalent qualification; and
• at least 2–5 years’ experience in a financial accounting environment.

The following would be an added advantage:

• an International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) certificate.

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Detailed description

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

• Engage in short-term planning and perform tasks independently in accordance with set standards and procedures.
• Perform fault-finding for subsystems (intermediary) by applying set or modified techniques within a defined context.
• Conduct preventative and corrective maintenance in the electronic related systems and subsystems or equipment and determine possible component failure to enhance system capability.
• Test all work and close out assigned job cards (work orders) on maintenance and project work.
• Interpret work instructions and drawings concerning construction, alterations/modifications, enhancements, maintenance and operational projects within the electronics and related environment.
• Apply South African National Standards (SANS) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards to comply with safety and health requirements.
• Perform quality assurance on work done by external service providers for adherence to industry requirements and manage non-conformance and/or report to the team leader.
• Prepare and submit reports, as per service level standard (SLS), using standard template (job cards and non-conformance reports) highlighting work completed and problem areas.
• Engage positively with stakeholders and clients (including handling clients’ complaints and compliments).
• Adhere to occupational health and safety standards within the SARB and enforce compliance when working with external service providers.
• Stay updated on new technology and equipment to enable performance of new tasks and activities against the required standards (manufacturers’ manual or engineer instructions).

Qualifications

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

• a Matric/Grade 12 Certificate;.
• an N4 level technical qualification or higher;
• a nationally recognised trade test in electronics and electronics automation;
• three to five years’ experience (post learnership and technical trade); and
• a valid driver’s licence.

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Detailed description

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

• Drive industry collaboration in ensuring cybersecurity resilience by supporting legislation, setting up structures where appropriate or participating within national structures under the Financial Sector Regulation Act 9 of 2017 and National Cybersecurity Policy Framework (e.g. the Financial Sector Contingency Forum, Financial Sector Cyber Resilience Subcommittee, Cyber/Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs), Cyber Response Committee and National Consumer Commission).
• Drive regional and international collaboration on cybersecurity and cyber-resilience by leading and contributing to existing and new structures (e.g. the Cyber Working Group under the Committee of Central Bank Governors in the Southern African Development Community, BRICS Rapid Information Security Channel, International Monetary Fund Cyber Resilience Centre, and cyber working groups under the Bank for International Settlements).
• Coordinate areas of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) involved in cybersecurity (e.g. the Prudential Authority, Financial Stability Department, Business Solutions and Technology Department and National Payment System Department) in ensuring the SARB Group's participation, alignment and support of sectoral, national, regional and international efforts.
• Position the SARB Group as a leader in financial sector collaboration and information-sharing to promote cyber-resilience.
• Develop, maintain and update the SARB Group Cyber Resilience Framework in line with collaboration efforts.
• Develop, oversee the implementation of, and ensure compliance with the SARB Group's Cyber Security Responsible Disclosure Policy.
• Ensure the SARB Group drives and capacitates national and regional sector CSIRTs and supports international response efforts.
• Ensure appropriate state agency involvement when dealing with incidents as part of the National Incident Management Centre structure.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships internally, nationally, regionally and internationally.

Job requirements

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

• at least an Honours degree (NQF 8) in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Information Technology or an equivalent qualification;
• advanced security certifications that are not product-, security area- or technology-specific (e.g. CISSP, CISM or CEH); and 
• at least eight to 10 years’ experience in cybersecurity management.

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Detailed description

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

• Manage operational planning by developing short-term work plans in line with the BSTD strategy and business plans and communicate section activities.
• Manage and improve workflow and the application of processes, procedures and systems.
• Make suggestions for refining policies, processes and systems, and improve alignment with related divisional processes and systems.
• Manage and facilitate the delivery of section-specific outputs, including the timely delivery of projects and readiness of solutions to transition into operations.
• Optimise section resource use, allocate work and manage the accountability of resources, and provide input into cost management.
• Manage stakeholder relationships to ensure the timely delivery of quality IT solutions in accordance with business requirement specifications.
• Identify gaps and inefficiencies (including governance, management of risks and audit findings) in the work of the section and take specific actions for the implementation of improvements.
• Manage, monitor, evaluate and report on the quality, turnaround and impact of section deliverables.
• Encourage a performance culture in the section, define performance expectations and conduct effective performance management of direct reports.
• Drive priority development of employees by promoting and supporting the career management and development of direct reports.
• Drive innovation and bring on necessary changes to improve application processes and systems to align with global best practices.
• Execute the IT strategy within the section.
• Drive and grow the business intelligence and analytics capability in the South African Reserve Bank (SARB).

Job requirements

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

• Honours degree in Computer Science or an equivalent (NQF8) qualification;
• 8 to10 years’ experience in an IT environment, with two years experience in management; and
• three years experience in managing Business Intelligence and Analytics platforms.

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Detailed description

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

• Monitor and enforce parking regulations to prevent the unauthorised use of designated parking spaces.
• Identify, monitor and report on parking management issues (i.e. water leaks, car oil leaks, parking system errors) to ensure alignment with the parking management guidelines.
• Conduct regular inspections to ensure compliance with parking management guidelines and report all violations.
• Respond to and address employee queries related to parking facility concerns (i.e. double parking, use of allocated bays, access control).
• Document and escalate persistent property management issues to the Property Manager.
• Provide administrative support related to the parking facility operations.
• Maintain the existing employee vehicle database and update relevant parking allocations as and when changes occur.
• Manage stakeholder relationships in relation to parking management issues.
• Assist with ad hoc event-related requests (i.e. reserving parking bays or setting up displays).

Job requirement

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

• a Grade 12 (NQF4) or an equivalent qualification; and
• two to three years of experience in property or facilities management, security or general property administration.

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Detailed description 

The successful candidate will be responsible for, among other tasks, the following key performance areas:

• Engage in short term planning and perform tasks against work plans as defined by team leader or nature of work.
• Provide management information reports periodically to team leader and senior managers.
• Prepare and supply customers with quotes as per their requirements, handle service requests (including recovery of service request costs) and communicate appropriately with all staff regarding all orders.
• Perform administration duties for the Hospitality Section (e.g. ordering and management of stock, minutes taking and distribution, data capturing and document management, administering access control, petty cash management, administering the lunch club programme and point-of-sale management).
• Act as the second in charge with regard to the management of the cash loader and point sales. 
• Maintain food safety and hygiene standards in accordance with policies and legislation.
• Engage positively with internal and external stakeholders (including customer complaints and queries to enhance customer satisfaction). 
• Coordinate awareness campaign activities on behalf of the Hospitality Section. 
• Willingly address any gaps in own performance of tasks and activities against the required standards.

Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must have:

• a Higher Certificate (NQF5) in office administration/events management, marketing OR equivalent; and
• two to five years’ experience in a hospitality administration and customer service environment.

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Job Description

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

• Lead and participate in stakeholder engagements (internal and external), demonstrating the ability to solicit information and deliver a coherent and convincing message.
• Represent the Financial Services Department by maintaining strategic relationships with key stakeholders and SARB departments.
• Provide financial expertise to SARB departments to ensure accurate accounting and budgeting for departmental operational and capital projects.
• Contribute to subcommittees by offering financial expertise and analysis during commercial deliberations, with the aim of facilitating informed decision-making.
• Provide financial expertise and knowledge to SARB departments to ensure that new International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are correctly applied to departmental financial transactions.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and yearly financial reports on capital and operational expenditures for submission to the Governors' Executive Committee and other governance structures.
• Provide the SARB departments with financial expertise, knowledge and insights to support business cases, investment initiatives and operational transactions to facilitate financially sound decisions.
• Drive the adoption of new financial accounting systems and processes by providing ongoing guidance to the various SARB departments.
• Lead subordinates by setting achievable objectives and targets, prioritising work, and managing resource utilisation and the quality of deliverables.
• Stay current with new developments in financial accounting standards and other relevant industry changes.
• Propose and implement refinements and continual improvements to systems, tools, controls, methods and processes in own area.

Qualifications

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

• a minimum of a Chartered Accountant (South Africa) (CA (SA)) qualification; and
• a minimum of 8 to 10 years’ experience, of which at least 5 years must be in a finance business partnering role. 

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Job Description

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

•  Plan work according to defined priorities.
• Plan and facilitate the delivery of section-specific outputs, ensuring quality and the optimal use of section resources.
• Perform the accounting function in accordance with SARB policies, relevant accounting standards, cost accounting principles and legislation.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and yearly financial reports on capital and operational expenditures for submission to the Governors' Executive Committee and other governance structures.
• Coordinate, review, consolidate and report on the SARB’s operational and capital budgets to support effective financial management by the organisation. 
• Maintain the management information system to enable consistent and accurate reporting of relevant information to senior management.
• Participate in internal and external stakeholder engagements, demonstrating the ability to solicit information and deliver a coherent and convincing message.
• Assist the SARB departments in correctly applying International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), other financial accounting standards and best practices by providing ongoing guidance.
• Assist the SARB departments in financially quantifying business cases and evaluating investment options.
• Propose and implement refinements and continual improvements to systems, tools, controls, methods and processes in own area. 
• Stay current with developments in own functional area. 

Qualifications

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

• a minimum of a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting; and
• at least three to five years’ experience in a finance business partnering role.

The following would be an added advantage:

• a Chartered Accountant (South Africa) (CA (SA)) qualification.

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Detailed description

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

• Engage in short-term planning.
• Perform fault-finding for mechanical sub-systems (wet services) by applying a set of modified techniques within a defined context.
• Conduct preventative and corrective maintenance in the mechanical sub-systems (wet services) and/or equipment and determine possible component failure to enhance system capability.
• Test all work and close off the assigned job cards on maintenance and project work.
• Interpret the work instructions and drawings relating to construction, alterations modifications, enhancement maintenance and operational projects.
• Apply statutory principles to comply with the safety, health and environmental requirements.
• Perform quality assurance on the work done by external service providers for adherence to industry requirements and report to the supervisor.
• Prepare and submit weekly reports using standard templates (job cards and non- conformance reports), highlighting the work completed and problem areas.
• Engage positively with clients and other stakeholders, including dealing with complaints and compliments.
• Address any gaps in your own performance of tasks and activities against the required standard(s).
• Do maintenance standby duties as and when required.

Job requirements

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

• a national trade test certificate in plumbing;
• an NQF5 or N4 technical qualification or an equivalent qualification; and
• three to five years’ experience in a technical trade environment as a plumber.