Fresh Vacancies at South African Reserve Bank

Brief description

The main purpose of this position is to coordinate all the programmes and projects related deliverables of the construction programmes and projects in support of the Corporate Services Department (CSD).

Detailed description

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

• Compile documentation and provide project technical co-ordination in order to optimise programme and project capital scope, costs and execution schedule. 
• Collate and coordinate project compliance documentation (eg. Scope, Quality, Cost, SHE and Schedule) for programmes and project plans and to 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.
• Coordinate the development and review of the project charter, scope of Work (SoW) and cost estimate.
• Collate risk management information and provide evidence of mitigation plans to the Compliance and Records Coordinator within CSD.
• Collate and co-ordinate the project execution plan documentation tailored for each programme and project to ensure effective and efficient execution.
• Collate documentation and compile governance requirements on all aspects of project management framework.
• Co-ordinate estimates and cost control measures
• Co-ordinate and report on the programme and project schedules on the project performance and progress to the sponsor on a monthly basis. Including To maintain the procurement spreadsheet in order to keep track of contract status and to follow up as required with the Procurement Division and internal and external stakeholders.
• Co-ordinate appropriate handover of the programmes and projects to the Programme Managers as per the PMO framework. 
• Contain and follow up on project activities in the absence of the project manager in order to ensure project continuity 
• Coordinate all lessons learnt documentation and workshops in order to implement best practices gained from past experiences into Project Management systems, tools and guidelines for use in future projects to improve overall project management effectiveness and efficiencies.
• Maintain a project repository in order to ensure that project information is accessible to all stakeholders and available for audit purposes.

QUALIFICATIONS

Job requirements

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

• a minimum of a National Diploma (NQF 6) OR equivalent in project management; and
• a minimum of 3-5 years of broad cross functional experience in construction project management and process management.

Additional requirements include:

• project compliance management knowledge and skill
• project planning knowledge and skill
• project legislation and governance, risk and compliance knowledge and skill
• project risk management knowledge and skill
• project information management knowledge and skill
• project reporting knowledge and skill;
• communication skills in English (i.e. written and verbal);
• building & maintaining relationships
• impact & Influence
• interpersonal sensitivity
• analysing & problem solving
• planning & organising and
• team player.

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Brief description

The main purpose of this role is to perform advanced planning, scheduling, progress measurement, management of scope changes and earned-value analysis for construction programmes and projects within the South African Reserve Bank (SARB).

Detailed description

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

• Implement project planning, scheduling and cost strategy, plans and procedures.
• Analyse the project work breakdown structures (WBS) and cost breakdown structures (CBS), in conjunction with relevant stakeholders.
• Verify the accuracy and completeness of the schedules and cost reports produced by the project team for decision-making purposes.
• Provide an integrated enterprise-based cross functional and master schedule programme and an integrated cost report for a holistic view.
• Compile staffing, engineering, cost and construction progress and customised reports.
• Contribute to the monthly programme project report, specific reports and/or presentations by providing integrated planning, cost and scheduling information.
• Perform critical path, schedule risk and cost analysis for effective planning and decision-making.
• Perform probabilistic analysis on integrated schedules, contractor schedules and cost for effective planning and decision-making.
• Analyse deviations from the baseline in the project master schedule highlighting bottlenecks and/or delays and propose corrective actions.
• Analyse and highlight overall cost variations from the approved budget and propose cost management measures.
• Analyse and highlight the overall schedule impact of any variance and/or change orders.
• Prepare resourcing plans for the overall and individual project phases, identifying any excessive peak numbers and make recommendations for peak levelling.
• Verify schedule-related data from vendors, suppliers, engineering and construction contractors and incorporate into the planning, scheduling and cost management systems.

QUALIFICATIONS

Job requirements

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

• a Bachelor degree (NQF7) in the Built Environment, Construction Project Management, Quantity Surveying or an equivalent qualification; and
• five to seven years of experience in project management and cost management environment, of which at least five years should be in project controls.

Additional requirements include:

• project and programme management knowledge and skill;
• financial analysis and investment management knowledge and skill;
• general management knowledge and skill;
• contract management knowledge and skill; and
• cost management.

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Brief description

The purpose of this position is to realise the responsibilities of the Risk Support Department (RSD) of the Prudential Authority (PA). At the crux of these responsibilities is the promotion and enhancement of the safety, soundness and integrity of regulated financial institutions through the use of analytical and quantitative approaches.

Detailed description

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

• Develop analytical methods to enhance the supervision of regulated financial institutions.
• Develop analytical methods to analyse and interpret risk-based regulatory data submissions.
• Develop risk principles, processes and methods relating to the assessment of risk measurement models.
• Provide specialist training to PA colleagues on risk measurement models or related supervisory tools as required.
• Monitor and analyse risk measurement approaches throughout the industry, including the analysis of data and conducting of thematic reviews.
• Provide input into risk reviews.
• Interpret and consult on the Regulations relating to Banks.
• Provide input in terms of the development of prudential standards, directives, guidance notes and circulars regarding risk measurement models to ensure the implementation of sound risk measurement practices.
• Assess banks’ applications to calculate regulatory capital on internal approaches.
• Assess material changes made to the risk measurement models used for the regulatory capital calculation of banks.
• Develop and maintain knowledge relating to regulatory capital models and the use thereof within banks.

QUALIFICATIONS

Job Requirements

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

• a Postgraduate qualification in Econometrics, Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Science or any relevant qualification (minimum NQF8); and
• three to five years’ relevant working experience in model development and/or model validation in the financial sector.

The following would be an added advantage:

• experience in the development of value analytics frameworks; and
• an understanding of internal risk measurement models and systems as well as the development and validation thereof.

Additional requirements are as follows:

• analytical/problem-solving capabilities;
• decision-making abilities with the ability to initiate action;
• effective time management skills; 
• strong verbal and written communication skills;
• ability to work in a team and contribute to team success;
• knowledge of the risks banks face;
• competence in basic office information technologies including SAS, Python or VBA;
• knowledge of banking products;
• knowledge of relevant components of the Regulations relating to Banks; and
• reliable own transport as the position requires regular travel between the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) offices in Pretoria/ Centurion and the offices of banks, which are generally outside of Pretoria.