Job Openings at Absa

Job Summary

• To develop tactical strategy and delivery plans, formulate associated practice/s and to ensure operational implementation and adoption i.t.o. business planning methodology, governance and delivery objectives.

Job Description

• Operations Strategy: Set and cascade the operations strategy in alignment with functional strategy, and ensure resources are in place for its execution | 
• Operational Excellence: Oversee the design, implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement of operational activities | 
• Change and programme management: Oversee and direct the implementation of change programmes aimed at driving business strategy and improving operational efficiency | 
• Stakeholder Management: Actively promote and manage the collaborative engagement of internal and external stakeholders, including regulators, suppliers, clients, service providers, business partners and other Absa entities | 
• People Management: Coach, mentor and manage team members toward driving business objectives and ensuring colleague development | 
• Governance: Ensure the fulfilment of all required governance activities, including tracking and reporting | 
• Business Development: Conduct and facilitate strategic and market analytics to drive out customer and business insights. Extract key intelligence to present to the Management on a monthly basis to support their strategy definition and tactical change decision making.
• Research: Investigate and embark on a continuous market scanning to identify and stay abreast of market trends and activities to inform opportunities for new or enhanced risk function 

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised

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Job Summary

• To provide advanced project management services and to develop, maintain and enhance operational business relationships.

Job Description

• Project Management: Monitors the progression of a project at every stage and ensure that the objectives of a project are meet | Quality Assurance: Maintain a desired level of quality in a service or product, especially by means of attention to every stage of the process of delivery or production | Ensure that timelines are met: Manage team in such a way that deadlines are met | Stakeholder management: Ensure that stakeholders are identified and engaged | : | : | : | :

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Project Management (Required)

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised

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Job Summary

• To develop tactical strategy and delivery plans, formulate associated practice/s and to ensure operational implementation and adoption i.t.o. product development methodology, governance and delivery objectives. Selecting this role has a compensation & benefit impact in RBB Salesforce.

Job Description

1: Definition of Salesforce Technical Architecture:

• Define and communicate the technology architecture for Absa. Creation of roadmaps and architecture reference models. Design customer centric solutions according to the strategic roadmap of RBB Salesforce distribution , based on what capabilities/functionalities are in place currently, and on what must be developed to reach the future state. Translate the business architecture into "fit for purpose" business models (capabilities). Attend the relevant architecture forums and provide guidance on all aspects of architecture principles and best practices. Review designs submitted to the relevant architecture governance forums. Provide people, process and technology recommendations across aspects of architecture initiatives, based upon current and future state offerings and the business's strategic direction. Assessment, selection and implementation of technology.

| 2: Architecting Solutions:

• Understand the current levels of strategic and operational capability; the required level of capability (as per the vision); and the options to bridge the gap. Work with role players (stakeholders, project teams, IT etc.) to be able to provide architectural solutions. Provide input into the business concepts received from Business Engagement and craft high-level solutions for all new key business requirements. Give input into high level Business Cases to understand costs, risks and benefits. Develop the technology architecture (current state and future state) considering the logical grouping of activities. Review the concept models and describe the interfaces and functions of the architectural elements. Give input into solution sets and case studies as a body of knowledge and reference point for reuse and fast delivery. Understand relevant Absa Group initiatives and integrate these with the relevant domains/strategic initiatives. Continuously understand the immediate and broader business context in order to execute informed suctioning.

| 3: Design, document, develop and support new and existing technology platforms and infrastructure:

• Design, documentation and development of new technology components and infrastructure as well as enhancements.
• Performance tuning and optimization of technology and infrastructure.
• Provide consulting services to the Architecture Team related to the overall architecture elements of designs.
• Provide assistance to projects and development teams utilizing the technology including infrastructure where troubleshooting of problems is required.
• Integration of 3rd party solutions into application and infrastructure.
• | : Oversee management and support of applications & infrastructure within Technology: Oversee and assist the relevant architecture, Development & Delivery resources responsible for development, system test, UAT and Production implementation. Provide delivery guidance and production support services including management of technology applications and infrastructure within RBB Salesforce distribution .
• Oversee and assist the Architecture, Development & Delivery resources responsible for monitoring the applications and infrastructure in all environments within Technology.
• | : People and Project Management:
• Act as line manager to Technical Architects, Enterprise Architects, Solution Architects as well as Development, Support and Delivery resources within RBB Salesforce distribution . Manage PD process for all resources. Ensure all resources complete compliance training. Mentoring and 

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised

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Job Summary

• To deliver customer support services to enhance the customer experience through the execution of predefined objectives as per agreed standard operating procedures (SOPs). Selecting this role has a compensation & benefit impact in Kenya. Please contact Reward for details.

Job Description

• Customer Service: Respond efficiently, accurately and courteously to all customer service matters, complaints, requests | Support the development and maintenance of processes in Customer Services Centre: Adhere to all processes in the CMP Customer Services centre and identify opportunities to improve Client Servicing processes | Monitor and control risk associated with the Customer: Ensure that all activities performed in providing Customer Services comply in all respects with Absa's risk and compliance policies and procedures as well as legal and regulatory requirements | Stakeholder Management: Establish and maintain good professional relationships with relevant stakeholders so as to remain abreast of their needs and issues and respond rapidly and effectively | Self-development: Owning and being proactive about own training and development | : | : | :

Education

• Higher Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised

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Job Summary

• Contribution to the management, identification and mitigating of legal risk within the CIB business in South Africa  and where applicable or required across the continent. This role will be a key point of contact on a day-to-day basis for the transaction team, and responsible for providing pro-active legal advice, support and risk management. This role involves providing dedicated legal support, putting in place a working model in order to maximise synergies between teams and business areas to ensure that they work together effectively.

Job Description

We are looking for your legal expertise and experience in Structured Trade and Commodity Finance. We need your expert opinion in order to:

• Effectively manage legal risk and continuously improve controls and efficiency of processes (consistent and proactive approach)
• Identify opportunities to develop new processes to strengthen the legal risk control framework. 
• Manage, evaluate and prioritise tasks in accordance with business needs
• Communicate and distil legal concepts to the business function, ensuring that lessons learned are communicated both within and outside the IB Legal team environment 
• Ensure effective and appropriate verbal and written communication of the legal policies to internal clients.
• Proactive monitoring of compliance to the legal risk control framework.
• Immediately report/escalate any breach of the legal risk control framework to the Head of IB Legal.
• Ensure technical correctness of documents drafted by ensuring that the latest legal precedents have been included in the documents. Doing regular research on legal developments and attending training interventions. a
• Assist in structuring, negotiating, drafting and vetting of legal agreements and documentation relating to standard agreements, transactions and new products.
• Help develop working structures and best practice guides for use within business

Send in your application if you have;

• Significant banking and finance legal experience, minimum 5 years PQE.
• Experience in advising senior business stakeholders
• Understanding of the banking business and product offerings.
• A Law degree and are an Admitted attorney or advocate in RSA or other similar jurisdiction

Education

• Bachelor Honours Degree: Law, Military Science and Security (Required)

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised

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Job Summary

• As a support to the Operational Risk – Specialist Risk Type Owner enable the risk profile management of Taxation Risk by establishing and maintaining the relevant frameworks, policies, standards (if applicable), management information and oversight under which businesses and functions within AGL are to manage their Taxation Risk profiles.

Job Description

Operation Risk Policies and Standards

• Formulate and manage Taxation Risk policies, standards (if applicable) and risk and control libraries taking into consideration relevant research and trends.
• Improve the efficiency and compliance levels of policies, standards (if applicable) and risk and control libraries to new/amended market, business or regulatory requirements. 
• Assess, within own mandate, requests for dispensations and waivers against Taxation Risk policies and standards; provide the Operational Risk – Specialist Risk Type Owner with a recommendation for those above own mandate.
• Monitor and report on policy and standard implementation status, concerns and challenges; escalating material issues identified indicating the level of severity and associated risks.

Training and awareness

• Prepare training material, for Taxation Risk policies and standards (if applicable), and provide for consumption into the digitized training platform.
• Act as advisor, for the Taxation Risk policies and standards (if applicable), to business units and functions providing guidance on matters related to interpretation and or implementation.

Risk Measurement

• Ensure responsibility for the key risk scenarios which feed the capital computation process.
• Analyse the associated capital holding for Taxation Risk and provide an adequacy assessment to the Operational Risk – Specialist Risk Type Owner.

Portfolio Monitoring and Combined Assurance

• Deliver value-added management information, specifically key risk indicator trends, and analysis of the drivers of risks to assist senior management to better manage risks, losses and the associated capital holdings.
• Design and implement an agreed programme of continuous monitoring and evaluation to assess appropriateness and effectiveness of the internal governance and control arrangements of business units and functions to the Taxation Risk policies and standards (if applicable).
• Contribute to the combined assurance planning across the 3LOD in relation to own policy and standard conformance.
• Conduct assessments of conformance to policy and standard (if applicable) requirements in line with combined assurance plans.

Operational Risk Management System

• Ensure responsibility for incorporation of the requirements, of Taxation Risk, into the Operational Risk Management System.

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised