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Detailed description

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

• Oversee protection at the Head Office facility of the SARB.
• Conduct thorough inspection and other security measures to ensure compliance with all relevant legislation.
• Monitor the implementation of, and compliance with, applicable policies and procedures.
• Conduct workplace assessments.
• Manage the firearms of the shift.
• Ensure that operational security staff members comply with and are fit for deployment.
• Manage the performance and development of team members.
• Provide administrative support to the management structure of the Security Operations Division at Head Office.
• Provide management information for the purposes of decision making.
• Proactively broaden knowledge of own functional area, displaying willingness to make improvements in the unit (including methods and practices).

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, candidates must have:

• a Diploma in Security Management or an equivalent NQF6 qualification;
• five years’ experience in a national key point facility protection environment;
• two years’ experience in facility operational security supervision, including security systems, procedures and personnel;
• sound knowledge and understanding of a national key point security environment, emergency and incident management, risk management, control room operations, electronic security systems, key control and relevant legislation;
• a certificate in handling firearms (9 mm pistol, semi-automatic rifle and shotgun);
• a medical, physical and psychological fitness level that is commensurate with the inherent requirements of the position; 
• a Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) Grade B certificate;
• a favourable security clearance; 
• a valid Code 8 (Code B) driver’s licence;
• proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (Word, PowerPoint and Excel) as well as using the internet, enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, the Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud Solution and email; and availability to work shifts (including weekends) and perform duties as required by operational circumstances.

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Detailed description

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

• Supervise, oversee and participate in supervisory practices.
• Contribute towards maintaining a financially sound and stable insurance sector and the overall financial services sector.
• Assess compliance with prudential regulations and applicable financial soundness standards.
• Install a risk-based, pre-emptive, outcomes-based and integrated supervisory framework.
• Contribute towards the development of processes and procedures for effective implementation of the
• Insurance Act 18 of 2017 (Insurance Act) and the prudential standards.
• Review and evaluate the adequacy and appropriateness of the own risk and solvency assessment (ORSA) submissions of each insurer for their specific risk profile.
• Refine the supervisory approach by introducing prudential supervisory best practices.
• Deploy effective supervisory tools for monitoring insurers’ exposure to the above risks.
• Identify cross-sectoral risks and devise appropriate measures to contain them.
• Ensure the sufficiency and appropriateness of capital and solvency requirements of the assigned insurance entities with respect to all prudential risks.
• Ensure that insurers’ risk management practices and governance structures are adequate entities and analyse and interpret risk-based regulatory returns.
• Provide guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitor performance.
• Make valuable contribution to prudential regulation matters relating to insurance groups.
• Contribute towards attainment of departmental strategic objectives.
• Mentor, train and motivate staff towards attainment of departmental goals.
• Manage the attainment of operational objectives.

Qualifications

Job requirements

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

• a postgraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Insurance, Banking or Economics;
• eight years’ experience in the financial services or financial regulatory sector; and
• two years’ proven experience of managing a team.

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Detailed description

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

• Oversee protection at the Head Office facility of the SARB.
• Conduct thorough inspection and other security measures to ensure compliance with all relevant legislation.
• Monitor the implementation of, and compliance with, applicable policies and procedures.
• Conduct workplace assessments.
• Manage the firearms of the shift.
• Ensure that operational security staff members comply with and are fit for deployment.
• Manage the performance and development of team members.
• Provide administrative support to the management structure of the Security Operations Division at Head Office.
• Provide management information for the purposes of decision making.
• Proactively broaden knowledge of own functional area, displaying willingness to make improvements in the unit (including methods and practices).

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, candidates must have:

• a Diploma in Security Management or an equivalent NQF6 qualification;
• five years’ experience in a national key point facility protection environment;
• two years’ experience in facility operational security supervision, including security systems, procedures and personnel;
• sound knowledge and understanding of a national key point security environment, emergency and incident management, risk management, control room operations, electronic security systems, key control and relevant legislation;
• a certificate in handling firearms (9 mm pistol, semi-automatic rifle and shotgun);
• a medical, physical and psychological fitness level that is commensurate with the inherent requirements of the position; 
• a Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) Grade B certificate;
• a favourable security clearance; 
• a valid Code 8 (Code B) driver’s licence;
• proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (Word, PowerPoint and Excel) as well as using the internet, enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, the Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud Solution and email; and availability to work shifts (including weekends) and perform duties as required by operational circumstances.

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Detailed description

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

• Coordinate and facilitate the implementation of the risk and compliance frameworks for the department. 
• Utilise the available risk management, compliance and audit tools to monitor and report on related issues to ensure sound governance. 
• Schedule and facilitate regular compliance risk assessments to verify adherence with legislation, standards and policy requirements of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB). 
• Schedule and facilitate regular operational and specialised risk assessments, including business impact and business continuity plan assessments, and coordinate incident response and recovery. 
• Monitor and track management action plans for strategic, operational cyber and physical security and compliance risk.
• Create risk (including cyber and physical security) and compliance awareness within the PA through campaigns and appropriate media.
• Assist with other risk and compliance-related duties on an ad hoc or project basis as requested by management. 
• Proactively monitor and track external regulatory obligations. 
• Stay abreast of developments in risk and compliance, ensure application thereof and update applicable documents. 
• Coordinate and support employees with the completion of annual declarations. 
• Log and report risk incidents on the SARB’s centralised risk incident tool and monitor action plans.

Qualification
Job requirements

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

• a National Diploma (NQF 6) in Auditing, Compliance Management, Finance or Risk Management; and 
• a minimum of three to five years of experience in a risk, compliance or audit facilitation environment.
• The following would be an added advantage:
• ISO22301 training (fundamental); and /or 
• ISO22301 Lead Implementer certification

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Detailed description

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

• Conduct supervisory oversight of designated banks and participate in supervisory practices, including:
• analysing and assessing the strategies, business models and business portfolios of banks;
• analysing, monitoring and forming a view of risks (i.e. credit, liquidity, market, capital and operational risks) that banks are exposed to and the impact thereof on their risk profiles; 
• plan, arrange, prepare for, and conduct meetings;
• assessing compliance with the Mutual Banks Act 124 of 1993, Regulations relating to Mutual Banks, Co-Operative Banks Act, Regulations relating to Co-Operative Banks and the Financial Sector Regulation Act 9 of 2017 (FSR Act), including compliance with all prudential and regulatory requirements; 
• analysing and assessing the evolving economic and operating environment and the impact thereof on banks’ risk profiles;
• analysing and interpreting financial and risk information, including risk-based regulatory data submissions and the alignment thereof with industry best practices; contributing to and participate in risk-based meetings with banks and their auditors; and preparing detailed reports based on the outcome of the analysis performed.
• Review, analyse and evaluate the banks’ risk management processes, including its capital management.
• Review and evaluate financial entities’ recovery plans.
• Analyse and interpret regulatory returns for regulated entities.
• Conduct research and provide input into the regulatory framework (e.g. Mutual Banks Act 124 of 1993, Regulations relating to Banks, Co-Operative Banks Act, Regulations relating to Co-Operative Banks etc), in line with international best practices.
• Interpret and develop amendments to the legislative framework, based on international best practices.
• Develop and implement the supervisory review and evaluation process, in line with international best practices. 
• Manage correspondence and maintain electronic records in line with operational standards.
• Contribute towards the attainment of departmental strategic objectives.
• Contribute towards the attainment of operational objectives.
• Undertake ad hoc projects as assigned by management. 

Job requirements

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

• a postgraduate qualification (NQF 8) in Accounting, Banking, Commerce, Economics, Finance or Risk Management; and
• at least two to five years’ experience in the banking sector, finance sector, regulatory sector or risk management environment. 

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Detailed description

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

• Define own work plan and deliverables with guidance from the Manager.
• Create and maintain a catalogue of available services and use this as a basis for SLAs.
• Determine service level requirements, negotiate and agree new service levels with the Customer Relationship Management team, and incorporate these within SLAs.
• Ensure that the service delivery staff have clarity on the scope and level of service required through the development and maintenance of OLAs containing key performance Indicators (KPIs) linked to SLAs.
• Monitor levels of service achieved, ensuring that detailed metrics and records are kept and analysed.
• Provide adequate, accurate and timely reports to users and providers on actual service levels achieved compared with the targets set in SLAs.
• Review and renegotiate SLAs to meet changing needs.
• Evaluate own performance against given criteria, and identify and address task-specific learning needs.

Job requirements

Additional requirements include:

• knowledge and skill in:
• industry, organisational and business awareness;
• quality assurance;
• continuous improvement;
• continuous learning and/or professional development;
• business continuity planning;
• IT enablement strategy
• IT enablement reporting;
• service management;    
• business relationship management;

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Detailed description

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

• Conduct access and egress control in the areas of operation.
• Conduct guarding, patrolling and escorting duties to safeguard the facility against illegal and/or unauthorised activity.
• Identify, respond to and report all security and emergency threats, signals and situations under all conditions.
• Monitor, maintain and ensure the optimal utilisation of all security systems, equipment and signals.
• Perform evacuations and emergency drills during emergencies.
• Perform administrative duties such as report-writing and completing electronic occurrence books and pocketbooks.
• Proactively broaden knowledge of functional area, displaying willingness to make improvements (including methods and practices).

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, candidates must have:

• a Grade 12 certificate or an equivalent NQF 4 qualification; 
• a Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) Grade C qualification;
• a competency certificate in the handling of firearms (i.e. a 9 mm pistol, a semi-automatic rifle and a shotgun);
• a minimum of two to five years of working experience in a security environment;
• sound knowledge and understanding of applicable legislation, including, but not limited to, the National Key Points (NKP) Act 102 of 1980 and Regulations, the Firearms Control Act 60 of 2000, the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977, as well as all the policies, procedures and operational instructions of the SARB relating to the use of firearms;
• a level of medical, psychological and physical fitness commensurate with the inherent requirements of the position;
• professionalism, discipline and the physical fitness to work long hours; and
• the availability to work shifts (including weekends) and perform duties as required by operational circumstances.

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Detailed description

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

• Coordinate and conduct OHS inspections to ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, regulations, bylaws and approved permits and licences across SARB facilities and projects.
• Prepare and implement SHEQ specifications for SARB projects and services.
• Identify opportunities for improvement to prevent injuries, improve health and safety performance and ensure legal compliance.
• Conduct compliance risk assessments for all applicable OHS legislation and regulations.
• Identify and provide necessary OHS training and awareness for SARB staff and relevant stakeholders.
• Implement the OHS Management System in line with ISO 45001:2018, focusing specifically on the establishment, monitoring and review of baseline risk assessments for SARB operations.
• Develop, implement and maintain OHS templates for contractor management.
• Conduct contractor evaluations in line with issued specifications and coordinate on-site contractor OHS activities.
• Develop, maintain and update the OHS Legal and Other Requirements Matrix.
• Engage continuously and proactively with key stakeholders within the division to ensure all reporting requirements and time frames are met.
• Compile OHS progress updates for inclusion in various divisional reports, as required. 
• Manage OHS incidents in line with the OHS incident management procedure.

Job requirements

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

• at least an NQF 6 qualification in environmental health or safety management;
• a certificate of completion of any of the following ISO 45001:2018 courses: requirements, implementation,  internal auditor, lead implementor or lead auditor;
• certificates of completion of the OHS legislation courses; and
• three to five years’ experience in the OHS profession, of which one to two years in the implementation or maintenance of OHS management systems.

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Detailed description

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

• Define and interpret business needs and requirements as well as compile functional specifications for new and existing business solutions for FMD.
• Coordinate, guide and oversee the implementation and change management of new solutions, enhancements and upgrades to existing systems, in consultation with stakeholders, to ensure alignment with business needs and requirements (business processes, reports, upgrades, patches and fixes).
• Maintain the master data on FMD domestic systems to ensure its integrity.
• Guide and manage system testing as well as verify testing results against the defined test-case criteria.
• Provide ad hoc training as well as guide and oversee externally provided training and support on all functional system changes to internal and external users of the systems, including commercial banks.
• Establish and maintain relevant stakeholder relationships as well as represent the department at relevant industry forums.
• Participate in adhoc business systems and market participant projects.
• Stay abreast of business/market changes and apply these in the course of own work.
• Maintain policy changes on the system.
• Identify risks in own area and assist in the mitigation thereof.
• Monitor and facilitate the timely resolution of all systems-related issues reported by the FMD users and other external users and manage the incident management process as well as provide development support to ensure efficient service delivery.
• Coordinate and communicate decisions during major system incidents.

Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must have:

• a Bachelor degree (NQF 7) in Finance/Banking OR equivalent combination of education and job-related experience.
• five to seven years of relevant work experience as a Systems Analyst, with at least three years of work experience in a treasury, capital or financial markets environment; and
• good knowledge of capital or financial markets value chains, role players and processes.

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Detailed description

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

• Support the BSTD applications by monitoring the underlying environments (databases and application servers) to ensure capacity management, systems availability and optimal performance.
• Maintain the BSTD applications by applying corrective measures (e.g. patches, upgrades, bug fixes).
• Proactively monitor all application upgrades, new releases and product replacements which would affect the assigned application.
• Configure the application infrastructure to ensure optimal performance and install new features to enable new functionality.
• Investigate and resolve technical issues of a medium to high complexity by interacting with users, developers and other stakeholders on allocated applications.
• Provide reports and recommendations on solution performance and system availability to senior management and relevant stakeholders. 
• Proactively manage business and stakeholder relationships with respect to application support.
• Keep abreast of best practices and technologies related to BSTD and ensure the application thereof, where relevant.
• Impart knowledge of the technical environment to the system development team.
• Maintain compliance to security and application standards.

Job requirements

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

• a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (NQF 7), Information Management/Information Technology (IT) or an equivalent qualification;
• six to eight years’ experience in supporting, maintaining and enhancing IT business applications; and 
• three years’ experience in working with IWMS, BIM or smart building environments.

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Detailed description

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

• Perform regular system maintenance according to established procedures to ensure systems reliability and availability.
• Provide second-line support by troubleshooting and investigating user-reported incidents to maintain business continuity.
• Review application code from the supplier to ensure control and quality.
• Conduct unit testing for vendor or development teams to verify quality.
• Deploy application solutions provided by vendors or development teams, following set deployment procedures.
• Monitor system and integration components to ensure the continuous flow of transactions. 
• Apply security patches to applications and systems to prevent and resolve vulnerabilities.
• Participate in business continuity planning and information technology service continuity management  exercises.
• Adhere to change control processes in the implementation of system changes.

Job requirements

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

• a National Diploma (NQF 6) in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) or an equivalent qualification; and
• two to five years’ experience in an ICT applications support environment.

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Detailed description

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

• Execute a physical security assurance programme and related services to ensure that the SARB Group's security system readiness and quality is appropriately assessed.
• Review the configuration and design of electronic security systems to identify and address risks and vulnerabilities.
• Support the development of security system configurations and standards.
• Support research and benchmarking exercises in the latest security technologies and operating standards.
• Provide guidance and advice on security system, infrastructure and process designs. 
• Assess conformance and compliance to relevant policies, standards and good practices.
• Analyse and provide management with information on overall security readiness, governance and compliance.
• Provide a quality assurance service for security system projects.
• Lead the development of standards and guidelines to remediate deficiencies.

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, candidates must have:

• a Bachelors degree in Security, Security Risk Management (NQF 7) or an equivalent qualification/certification; 
• eight years’ working experience in security, compliance and security risk management (preferably with experience in the financial services and cash management sector), of which at least five years should be in a security design or assessment/assurance capacity; 
• a proven track record in systems quality assurance and evaluation;
• good working knowledge of enterprise security architecture and security design;
• a strong grounding in modern security technology and practices;
• project management experience or exposure, ideally in both technology projects and construction projects;
• a strong ability to do both qualitative and quantitative analysis and synthesise metrics from various data sources;
• advanced report-writing and product quality management skills (Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel); 
• ability to lead both operational interactions and operational/technical processes;
• ability to evaluate threats, vulnerabilities and their impact on security infrastructure and systems; and
• ability to function independently and develop creative solutions leveraging knowledge and experience from multiple disciplines.

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Detailed description

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

• To engage in short term planning and perform tasks against work plans as defined in conjunction with immediate line manager. 
• To provide end-to-end administrative support services across HR disciplines.
• To perform administrative work independently, within established HR practices, processes and regulations ensuring compliance with the Bank’s standards, policies and guidelines. 
• To evaluate and address HR queries, direct and/or escalate more complex issues to the immediate line manager/team leader and/or other internal HR professional.   
• To maintain accurate HR information/records management system and ensure that the information is accessible, up to date and complies with legislative requirements.
• To provide management information to the immediate line manager/team leader as required for effective reporting.
• To engage with the internal HR team, client departments and external stakeholders to ensure optimal service delivery. 
• To proactively broaden HR knowledge and display a willingness to make improvements in own work (including methods and practices). 
• To evaluate own performance against given criteria, identify and address task specific learning needs with the immediate line manager.

Job requirements

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

• A minimum of an HR Post Matric certification (NQF 5) OR equivalent
• A minimum of 1- 2 years’ experience in the relevant HR administration environment
• Organizational skills and attention to detail 
• Strong written and verbal communications skills 
• Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks 
• Proactive and able to work both independently and as part of a team 

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Detailed description

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

• Provide strategic and operational direction to the cash centre team, in line with the strategic objectives of the Currency Management Department.
• Oversee the application of cash centre policies, processes and procedures.
• Recommend improvements to existing policies, processes, procedures and systems for better alignment with cash centre requirements.
• Plan and manage regional demand for banknotes to ensure adequate availability. 
• Supervise the processing of banknotes to maintain quality standards of notes in circulation.
• Oversee the destruction of banknotes in accordance with recycling standards.
• Promote continuous workflow improvement to optimise cash centre resources. 
• Compile and present management information to the Divisional Head: Supply Chain Management for informed decision-making.
• Identify and mitigate any risks related to the cash centre and ensure compliance with the relevant governance frameworks.
• Lead and manage stakeholder relationships, both internal and external, to uphold the reputation of the SARB. 
• Chair the Inter-banks Forums for Cash Operations and the Joint Planning Committee for business continuity and security networks.
• Oversee the development and performance of the team as part of line management duties.
• Build and lead a high-performance team to ensure operational efficiency.

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, candidates must have: 

• a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce or Business Administration, or an equivalent qualification; and
• eight to 10 years’ experience in a cash management environment, with at least three years at management level.

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Detailed description

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

• Take responsibility for driving business analysis initiatives from initiation to implementation on projects.
• Facilitate workshops independently and consult with business owners and stakeholders in respect of problem definitions and the identification of business requirements/needs. 
• Review business processes and procedures, elicit and analyse business needs and associated data, identify and assess possible solutions, and define the associated requirements. 
• Elaborate on the scope and feasibility of solutions, and develop the supporting business case.
• Assist with the change requirements and provide specifications. 
• Investigate problems and propose solutions by interacting with users, developers, testers and other stakeholders. 
• Develop manuals and plans, and present training courses in support of implementation. 
• Support project testing activities
• Stay abreast of changes to analytical tools and methodologies, identify opportunities to improve and standardise work processes, and apply these in own work. 
• Engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously and take on a project management role in some initiatives.
• Plan, organise, control, manage and evaluate the work of team members and administer human capital functions. 

Job requirements

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

• An Honours’ degree in Technology or Finance; and 
• a minimum of five years’ experience within a business analysis environment. 

The following would be an added advantage:

• a Diploma in Business Analysis; and 
• experience in banking, with a focus on settlement, cross-border payment services, or back-office banking systems.

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Detailed description

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

• Coordinate and conduct OHS inspections to ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, regulations, bylaws and approved permits and licences across SARB facilities and projects.
• Prepare and implement SHEQ specifications for SARB projects and services.
• Identify opportunities for improvement to prevent injuries, improve health and safety performance and ensure legal compliance.
• Conduct compliance risk assessments for all applicable OHS legislation and regulations.
• Identify and provide necessary OHS training and awareness for SARB staff and relevant stakeholders.
• Implement the OHS Management System in line with ISO 45001:2018, focusing specifically on the establishment, monitoring and review of baseline risk assessments for SARB operations.
• Develop, implement and maintain OHS templates for contractor management.
• Conduct contractor evaluations in line with issued specifications and coordinate on-site contractor OHS activities.
• Develop, maintain and update the OHS Legal and Other Requirements Matrix.
• Engage continuously and proactively with key stakeholders within the division to ensure all reporting requirements and time frames are met.
• Compile OHS progress updates for inclusion in various divisional reports, as required. 
• Manage OHS incidents in line with the OHS incident management procedure.

Job requirements

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

• at least an NQF 6 qualification in environmental health or safety management;
• a certificate of completion of any of the following ISO 45001:2018 courses: requirements, implementation,  internal auditor, lead implementor or lead auditor;
• certificates of completion of the OHS legislation courses; and
• three to five years’ experience in the OHS profession, of which one to two years in the implementation or maintenance of OHS management systems.

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Detailed description

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

• Develop the SARB’s quality management framework, procedures, processes and standards for the built environment, and ensure that it is appropriately communicated, adopted and implemented by all stakeholders.
• Advise and guide the business in the implementation of the QMF systems (policies, procedures, standards etc) and the prioritisation of QMF activities.
• Provide training and create awareness to facilitate understanding and adoption for appropriate implementation. 
• Coordinate the testing process of products and equipment/raw materials by laboratories and/or testing facilities for quality and content validation.
• Identify, communicate and facilitate the implementation of changes in the applicable legislations and standards on new prescripts regarding quality management and quality assurance in the Bank.
• Create a Quality Assurance (QA) baseline and assess levels of compliance (to applicable regulations/standards) and draft improvement plan or roadmap to apply across all facilities of the Bank
• Develop a framework in alignment with international quality management system (QMS- ISO9001) and set progressive targets to meet compliance levels as per generally accepted industry standards;
• Conduct inspections and compile non-conformity reports (NCR) and keep records thereof, track and drive closure of NCR across all operations and/or projects;
• Recommend mitigating measures, guide and monitor the implementation of the mitigating measures and ensure that deviations from and non-conformance to the policy, procedures and standards are addressed
• Ensure that all major and registered projects have controlled QA plans, and registered in keeping with acceptable standards or adopted framework;
• Prepare management reports for all audits, findings and NCR, and engage role-players in drafting improvement plans;
• Develop a universe for all related Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for various codes of work. 
• Develop study material (manual) and deliver/coordinate the training of all technical and operational staff as per QMS.
• Liaise with relevant stakeholders to address cross cutting issues, e.g. non-compliance or new initiatives.

Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must have:

• a minimum of a BTech or B degree Quality Management (NQF7) OR equivalent technical stream;
• Professional registration with a recognised statutory council and
• a minimum of five to seven years’ experience in a Quality Management position, with at least 3 year exposure in built environment and/or mining sector.

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Detailed description

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

• Develop, support, maintain, enhance and administer integration applications within the SARB.
• Automate the development and deployment of integration services using DevSecOps methodologies and tools.
• Test and deploy integration solutions across multiple environments.
• Engage with relevant stakeholders, maintaining a service-oriented approach in all tasks.
• Proactively broaden knowledge of integration technologies, demonstrating a commitment to improving work methods and practices.
• Provide regular status updates on system performance and availability to the Lead.

Job requirements

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

• a National Diploma (NQF 6) in Information Technology (IT) or an equivalent relevant qualification; and
• two to five years’ experience in an IT environment, specifically in integration administration.

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Detailed description

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

• Conduct in-depth economic research in line with the agenda of the Research Unit. This will involve publishing and presenting a series of working papers, economic notes and research briefs, adhering to the department’s research process.
• Conduct ad hoc research or analysis to support senior SARB staff, as required.
• Participate in research seminars, peer reviewing of papers and policy discussions.
• Engage with SARB stakeholders.
• Contribute to learning and development.
• Work both independently and within a team.
• Develop and deliver effective presentations on economic research topics to both technical and non-technical audiences, including senior executives of the SARB and the public, as required.

Job requirements

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

• a Master’s degree in Economics or an equivalent qualification (a PhD in Economics would be preferable);
• at least eight to 12 years’ experience in economic research;
• a track record of publishing full length, peer-reviewed research papers;
• proficiency in data analysis;
• the ability to effectively communicate research; and
• the ability to work well in a team.

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Detailed description

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

• Design integration solutions that enable seamless communication between the SARB and third-party applications and ensure an uninterrupted flow of information.
• Test and deploy integration solutions across multiple environments to ensure quality, reliability and optimal performance.
• Administer, maintain and support integration solutions across environments to ensure stable and reliable integrations.
• Define business continuity procedures and participate in business continuity plan exercises to ensure system resilience.
• Prepare and maintain integration environments, including installations, configurations and patch management.
• Develop and maintain configuration database information in support of the SARB’s asset and license management functions.
• Work closely with service providers to review and deliver integration solutions to ensure alignment with business requirements.
• Perform impact analysis based on business requirements to identify and mitigate operational and business risks.
• Manage internal and external stakeholder relationships.
• Analyse and provide reports on integration incidents and/or system issues, business impact thereof and recommendations.
• Participate in the review, selection and approval process of any identified new requirements in relation to solutions, procedures or standards that the Enterprise Integration Centre of Excellence may elect to adopt or implement.

Job requirements

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

• a Bachelors degree (NQF 7) in Information Technology (IT) or equivalent; and 
• five to eight years’ experience in an IT integration environment.

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Detailed description

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

• Provide input into the development of policies, standards and processes and work in accordance with corporate governance standards and processes, including the SARB’s policies, procedures and other legislative requirements.
• Develop, document and oversee the implementation of best practices, payment systems’ standards and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for installing, configuring, maintaining and troubleshooting payment systems issues.
• Design, manage and implement short and long-term strategic plans to ensure that payment systems capacity meets the existing and future requirements.
• Develop roadmaps, adoption plans and create and maintain awareness on payment systems and external data services.
• Develop and deploy methodologies for measuring payment systems performance and provide associated statistics, reports and recommendations.
• Lead the investigation, planning, design, testing, implementation and support of payment systems according to industry standards and ensure the provision of payments systems in accordance with agreed upon business requirements and aligned with cost containment initiatives.
• Research and recommend payment systems and negotiate with potential vendors in support of payment systems procurement activities.
• Coach, mentor, develop and oversee the performance of the team.
• Manage the Mainframe, Storage, SWIFT, Bloomberg, IRIS, Haver Analytics, London Stock Exchange Group and SMS.
• Build and manage key stakeholder relationships and participate in other departmental/divisional projects  to contribute towards business objectives.
• Manage the performance of third-party payment systems providers in line with business requirements and service standards.
• Provide input to resource planning, cost estimation, budget development and cost control.

Job requirements

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

• a postgraduate qualification in Computer Science, Information Systems or an equivalent at NQF 8 level qualification;
• 8−10 years’ relevant experience in an information technology (IT) environment;
• two years’ experience in people management; and
• five years’ experience in implementing, configuring and supporting end-to-end AV/VC/DS infrastructure in a corporate environment.

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Detailed description

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

• To define own work plan and deliverables with guidance from the Team Lead: Servers and Storage and prioritise delivery of own outputs against the agreed work plan.
• To design, test and implement scalable, redundant, storage infrastructure solutions and related technologies (HO and AS) according to documented business requirements and aligned with industry best practise standards.
• To provide 1st line support on deployed storage infrastructure.
• To provide escalation (3rd line) support on deployed Windows storage infrastructure.
• To provide technical storage expertise as part of ICT infrastructure projects and participate in other departmental/divisional projects in order to contribute towards business objectives.
• To identify and implement opportunities for integration, consolidation and enhancements to ensure cost-effective and optimal use of storage resources and technology.
• To research, design and evaluate alternative storage architectures and related technologies in relation to the Bank’s business needs (POC and Technical Assessments) and aligned with the BSTD strategy, vision and roadmap.
• To create and maintain technical storage topology diagrams. (SARB Group footprint) and provide structured documentation and procedures to the Production Support Section on solution hand-over - where relevant.
• To keep abreast of new and changing storage architectures and technologies and liaise with vendors for purposes of product and technology review, coordinating vendor presentations where relevant.
• To provide input into the development of storage related Policies and Standards in accordance with Corporate Governance standards including the Bank’s policies, procedures and other legislative requirements.
• To act on management requests to address or mitigate risks in the storage environment as identified by the internal or external auditors and other governance related assessments (including sanctioned penetration tests).
• To enhance disaster/business continuity procedures and assist in exercising those procedures.

Job requirements

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

• A minimum of a B degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) or equivalent.
• A minimum of 5-8 years of job-related experience.

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Detailed description

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

• Embed compliance risk management frameworks, methodologies, processes, systems and related policies.
• Conduct research on applicable legislation in preparation for compliance risk assessments. 
• Facilitate Priority 3 legislation compliance risk self-assessments.
• Analyse and understand the business environment in order to support and guide the identification of applicable legislation and regulatory requirements. 
• Support, guide and quality-review the work done by the risk and compliance coordinators for compliance risk assessments in the department. 
• Identify and report on emerging compliance risks to the SARB Group.
• Consolidate, maintain and report on the centralised compliance risk incidents database for the SARB Group.
• Identify and coordinate departmental and SARB Group-wide regulatory training needs as well as conduct-related training.
• Monitor the mandatory external regulatory submissions for departments and subsidiaries.
• Conduct monitoring assessments to ensure compliance with Priority 2 and Priority 3 legislation. 
• Embed and promote a positive and proactive compliance risk management culture across the SARB Group. 
• Provide input into the SARB-wide regulatory universe, and coordinate and embed compliance risk and continuous risk management across the SARB Group (key risk indicators, compliance risk incidents and emerging risks). 
• Compile and coordinate reporting on compliance risk management outcomes and activities to the SARB Group’s management, executives and risk oversight committees. 
• Research and benchmark leading compliance risk management processes and developments, and propose improvements accordingly. 
• Monitor the implementation of the department’s compliance risk treatment action plans, and report on their progress and impact on risks.

Job requirements

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

• the minimum of a Bachelor’s degree (NQF 7) in Compliance Management, Risk Management, Auditing or Law, or an equivalent qualification; and 
• the minimum of 5–7 years of experience in a relevant environment, such as compliance management, risk management, auditing or law.

The following would be an added advantage:

• having an Honours degree (NQF 8); and/or
• being a Certified Compliance Professional (CCP). 

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Detailed description

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

• Take responsibility for driving business analysis initiatives from initiation to implementation on projects.
• Lead results and own business analysis approach determination; including effective planning for a 6-months horizon, at a minimum. 
• Actively identify, record and communicate risks and issues at relevant fora.
• Actively participate in peer review processes.
• Facilitate workshops independently and consult with business owners and stakeholders with regard to problem definitions and the identification of business requirements and needs. 
• Review business processes and procedures, analyse business needs and associated data, identify and assess possible solutions and define the associated requirements. 
• Elaborate on the scope and feasibility of solutions and develop the supporting business case.
• Manage change requirements and supporting specifications.
• Investigate problems and propose solutions by interacting with users, developers and other stakeholders.
• Lead user quality assurance processes for the realised project solution/s.
• Develop manuals and plans and present training courses in support of implementation. 
• Actively contribute to team development, methodologies and best practice.
• Stay abreast of changes to analytical tools and methodologies, identify opportunities to improve and standardise work processes and apply these in the course of own work.

Job requirements

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

• an Honours degree (NQF8) in Information Technology (IT) or an equivalent qualification;
• a relevant Business Analysis certification with deep competency for the business analysis body of knowledge (BABOK ®) practical application across all knowledge areas (KAs) and perspectives/domains;
• proven track record and experience in applied economics, financial risk, financial markets and/or investment management enablement environment (including financial messaging, e.g. ISO 15022, ISO 20022, FIX, etc.); and 
• five to eight years’ experience within a business analysis environment.