Job Openings at South African Reserve Bank

Detailed description

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

• Plan and conduct corrective and preventative maintenance on physical security systems across the SARB Group facilities to ensure that all systems remain functional and serviceable.
• Monitor, review and maintain the operational status of all physical electronic security systems across the SARB Group facilities.
• Provide consolidated maintenance reports that include findings, recommendations and remedial actions.
• Provide first- and second-line responses to security system faults across the SARB Group to ensure that investigative diagnostics are conducted and faults are attended to by either being repaired or replaced.
• Manage third-line technical escalation support and remedial action plans on deployed physical electronic security systems across the SARB Group to ensure that all systems remain serviceable.
• Install, configure and test replacements components for physical electronic security systems.
• Analyse, collate and escalate technical serviceability information to the Team Leader: Security Systems Technical Support for reporting, planning, decision-making and third-party incident management.
• Provide expert technical input on projects and initiatives, including end-to-end research, design, build and run methodology for all physical electronic security systems.
• Provide quality assurance for installation and maintenance support performed by service providers to ensure compliance with SARB standards and instructions.
• Source and provide technical information for the procurement process of all electronic security systems equipment, services and vendor support to ensure all requirements meet SARB technical specifications and standards before approval by the Team Leader: Security Systems Technical Support.
• Identify opportunities for the integration, collaboration and interfacing of physical electronic security systems with other systems and guide their implementation.
• Manage relationships with all stakeholders, vendors, role players and service providers to ensure that all systems remain functional and serviceable.
• Stay up to date with industry developments and best practices and apply these in the course of own work.
• Perform standby duties and perform after-hours maintenance work, where applicable.

Qualifications

Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must have:

• a National Diploma in Information Technology, Systems Development or Electronics (NQF 6) or an equivalent qualification;
• an N+ certification (will be an added advantage);
• registered or eligible for registration for PSIRA Grace C; 
• three to five years’ experience in an electronic security and information technology systems environment, with specific emphasis on the installation, maintenance and repairs of physical security systems; and
• the physical capability of performing the inherent requirements of the role, including prolonged periods of standing, working at heights and working in confined spaces, in accordance with applicable health and safety requirements.

Additional requirements include:

knowledge and skill in:

• industry, organisational and business awareness;
• quality assurance;
• continuous improvement;
• continued learning and/or professional development;
• networking infrastructure;
• application support and maintenance;
• systems integration; and 
• system specialisation.

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Detailed description:

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

• Prepare and provide accurate and reliable data and information in support of strategic decisions.
• Acquire new data sources to enable effective departmental decision-making.
• Create and maintain consistent metadata in a manner that allows for clear and
• unambiguous data definitions and meets legislative, quality and security requirements.
• Create and maintain business metadata for published data sources to ensure they are easily discoverable and meaningful to information consumers.
• Prepare relevant data for appropriate consumers in the SARB Group and relevant stakeholders, and monitor published data sources for usage, relevance and quality feedback.
• Ensure that assigned data elements are current, do not conflict with other data elements in the metadata registry and are used consistently across various systems.
• Proactively identify and resolve data integrity and quality issues.
• Stay current with developments in all functional areas relevant to information management and ensure their appropriate application.
• Propose and implement refinements and continuous improvements to systems, tools, methods and processes in own area.

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, candidates must have:

• a bachelor's degree in either information technology, computer science or mathematics, or an equivalent NQF 7 qualification in a related field;
• five to eight years' experience in any of the relevant data management disciplines, such as data governance, metadata management, master data management, business intelligence and data development; and
• relevant certifications, such as Certified Data Steward, will be an advantage.

Additional requirements include:

knowledge and skills in:

• reference and master data;
• metadata management; and
• data quality management;
• service and stakeholder focus;
• effective communication;
• impact and influence;
• drive for results;
• problem-solving and analysis;
• planning and organising;
• innovation and creativity;
• judgement and decision-making; and
• conceptual thinking.

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Detailed description

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

• Act as the first point of contact for all South African Reserve Bank (SARB) personnel security vetting processes.
• Schedule vetting appointments and liaise professionally with applicants on behalf of the SARB throughout the vetting process.
• Receive personnel security vetting clearance questionnaires for all SARB applicants.
• Capture applicants’ fingerprints and liaise with the South African PS Criminal Record Centre for security vetting purposes. 
• Capture and maintain vetting-related information on all vetting databases and systems.
• Conduct credit bureau and educational verifications for pre-employment screening. 
• Provide administrative support to the PSV Section, including records management and data capturing (filing, scanning, archiving and retrieving of documentation).
• Provide stakeholders with regular updates on the applicants’ vetting status. 
• Keep abreast of leading practices in security management.

Qualifications

Job requirements

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

• a National Certificate (NQF 5) in Business Administration, Office Management or an equivalent qualification;
• two to four years’ administrative experience; and
• basic knowledge and understanding of personnel security vetting.

Additional requirements include:

• drive for results;
• interpersonal sensitivity;
• teamwork;
• service and stakeholder focus;
• learning focus;
• planning and organising; 
• attention to detail; and
• confidentiality.

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Job Description

 The successful candidate will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following key performance areas: 

• Stay abreast of financial markets developments and provide accurate market information, commentary and recommendations on a regular basis.
• Conduct high-quality qualitative and quantitative research, analyses and interpretation of domestic and international financial markets in support of the formulation and implementation of monetary policy and for financial stability purposes. 
• Develop, maintain and communicate key Monetary Policy Committee market indicators and ensure their ongoing relevance and methodological soundness.
• Develop and maintain quantitative analytical frameworks for the measurement and analysis of risk premia, including yield curve dynamics, and provide insights and recommendations to support monetary policy and financial stability.
• Ensure that methodologies applied in area of specialisation comply with local and international standards and reflect best practices internationally and recommend improvements in methodologies where necessary. 
• Write and contribute to keynote speeches for the Executives of the SARB. 
• Prepare and deliver high-quality presentations to senior forums of the SARB (e.g. Monetary Policy Committee, Financial Stability Committee). 
• Produce market reports and feedback to provide management information/market intelligence. 
• Represent the Financial Markets Department on internal and external committees and make presentations at meetings. 
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders such as, but not limited to, the banking and asset management sectors for purposes of gathering market intelligence. 
• Ensure the transfer of knowledge and skills to junior specialists, which includes providing technical support and monitoring the application thereof. 
• Perform ad hoc tasks as required.

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, candidates must have:

• a minimum of an Honours /post graduate qualification in Economics/Finance OR equivalent 
• a minimum of eight to ten years’ experience in a specialist role in market analysis;
• knowledge of domestic and international financial markets 

Additional requirements include:

• proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, with expert knowledge of MS Excel;
• advanced mathematical, statistical or econometric modelling skills;
• verbal and written communication skills;
• report writing skills;
• research methodology skills;
• planning and organising skills;
• decision-making skills;
• interpersonal skills;
• presenting skills;
• leadership skills
• being a team player; 
• integrity;
• effective communication;
• building and maintaining relationships;
• Bloomberg and Reuters skills

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Job Description

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

• Maintain and review the effectiveness of the Constitution, settlement rules and payment scheme, including the terms of reference of governance structures and committees.
• Coordinate relevant governance structures and forums for the management of settlement rules.
• Maintain standards and processes for rules, disputes and working group committees.
• Coordinate the review of access criteria and settlement rules governing participation in SAMOS (the Bluebook).
• Conduct investigations into possible non-compliance with settlement rules, regulatory requirements, standards and internal domestic policies, and ensure that corrective action is implemented by the responsible stakeholder.
• Coordinate membership of the settlement scheme, including applications, registration, onboarding, contracting, participation and offboarding.
• Manage stakeholder engagements and relationships, both internal and external, to support and enhance the sustainability and growth of the domestic real-time gross settlement (RTGS) participation, including creating awareness of participation in domestic RTGS systems.
• Conduct activities in support of the SAMOS operator on governance requirements, including ensuring alignment with regulation.
• Coordinate comments and input on regulatory changes and submit them to the relevant stakeholder.
• Conduct rules management activities to ensure that adequate risk measures and standards are in place to safeguard the domestic RTGS operations.
• Review and align settlement and scheme rules with new products or services introduced by the SAMOS operator.
• Stay abreast of current developments to contribute to the division’s strategy and ensure their application, including changes to policies, rules, regulations, legislation and systems.
• Compile reports for management review on governance, compliance, operational performance and decision-making.

Qualifications

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

• a minimum of an honours degree in finance, law or risk management; and
• five to eight years’ experience in a banking, payments, settlement, legal, compliance and risk management environment.

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;
• governance, risk and compliance management practices and standards;
• central banking;
• relevant legislation and standards, including Office of Foreign Assets Control requirements, Financial Action Task Force recommendations, exchange control regulations, the Financial Intelligence Centre Act 38 of 2001 and the Protection of Constitutional Democracy against Terrorist and Related Activities Act 33 of 2004;
• computer literacy skills;
• the ability to manage complexity and ambiguity;
• financial and business acumen;
• the ability to lead change;
• the ability to exercise sound judgement and decision-making;
• the ability to build and maintain relationships;
• conceptual thinking skills; and
• a drive for results.

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Responsibilities

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

• Take responsibility for business-as-usual (BAU) resource planning and management to ensure effective delivery and business continuity by balancing demand and supply across projects.
• Develop secure lifecycle management, storage and processing pipelines for national statistical assets by coordinating and integrating information management practices and business processes.
• Develop standards, frameworks, guidelines, processes and procedures for the various data management capabilities within the department, the economic statistics domain and the National Statistical System (NSS).
• Drive the implementation of data management standards, data definitions and access rules to ensure consistent application across the department, the economic statistics domain and the NSS.
• Establish data management indicators to monitor and track logged data- and economic statistics-related issues.
• Manage and coordinate the overall data management maturity assessment within the department, the economic statistics domain and the NSS.
• Identify deliverables, resource and skills requirements, and data-related technologies for data management frameworks and standards to meet business demands.
• Provide input into the development of business continuity and recovery plans for implementation during outages and disasters.
• Partner closely with the compilers of related frameworks and standards, including GSIM, GSBPM, SASQAF and DMBOK, to ensure alignment with relevant statistical and data management related standards and practices.
• Provide integrated reporting on enterprise information management (EIM) operations, including governance structures, projects, demand management and BAU activities.
• Manage the performance and development of direct reports and support the career development of employees in the unit.

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, candidates must have:

• at least an honours degree (NQF level 8) in computer engineering, computer science, informatics, management information systems or a related field;
• a relevant data management certification, such as Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) Practitioner certification;
• at least eight to ten years’ relevant experience in data and information management; and 
• at least two to three years’ experience in supervising or managing a team will be an advantage

Additional requirements include:

knowledge and skill in:

• industry, organisational and business awareness;
• continuous learning and/or professional development;
• quality assurance;
• continuous improvement;
• business continuity planning;
• information management strategy;
• enterprise information management legislation, governance, risk and compliance;
• enterprise information reporting;
• enterprise information management project management;
• change management;
• information management;
• enterprise information management skills development; and
• business intelligence software such as MicroStrategy, Pyramid, OBISS, MicroSoft Power BI.

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Job Description

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

• Develop, maintain and embed SARB Group compliance management frameworks, methodologies, processes and systems while implementing associated policies.
• Develop risk management quality criteria and perform quality reviews on compliance risk management outcomes.
• Identify, collate, analyse and report on information technology (IT) related legislative developments to the SARB Group.
• Analyse and assess the impact of emerging IT-related compliance risks on the SARB Group and report thereon.
• Identify training needs, develop a training plan for compliance risk management and conduct related training.
• Facilitate Priority 1 IT compliance risk management processes in the SARB Group, in accordance with the SARB Group Compliance Management Framework.
• Compile, coordinate and monitor the implementation of the Risk Management and Compliance Department (RMCD) compliance risk treatment action plans and provide integrated reporting on compliance risk management outcomes and activities to the SARB Group’s executives and risk oversight committees.
• Lead the development of the organisation-wide and SARB Group regulatory universe in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Coordinate and implement compliance risk and continuous risk management across the SARB Group (key risk indicators, compliance risk incidents and emerging risks).
• Develop compliance and regulatory risk awareness campaigns to educate stakeholders, influence behaviour and promote a positive and proactive compliance risk management culture across the SARB Group.
• Analyse risk data and information on the various IT-related compliance risk management plans (cross-cutting) to identify trends, interconnectedness and commonalities.
• Develop compliance risk reports and derive reliable business intelligence and insights for management to enable decision-making. 
• Manage internal and external stakeholder relationships to effectively manage compliance risks.
• Research and benchmark leading compliance risk management processes and developments and propose improvement accordingly.
• Analyse and understand the SARB’s environment (internal and external) to support and guide the identification of compliance risks and opportunities to enable decision-making.
• Provide input on compliance risk management processes (i.e. policies, methodologies and frameworks).
• Monitor the implementation of the RMCD compliance risk treatment action plans and report on their progress and impact on risks. 
• Drive a positive culture within the division and department.
• Oversee the integration of RMCD and other specialised risk areas.

Qualifications

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

• an Honours degree (NQF 8) in Compliance Management, Risk Management, Auditing or an equivalent qualification; and 
• 8−10 years’ experience in the relevant environment (Audit/IT/Project Risk Management/Risk).

The following would be an added advantage:

• Knowledge of IT Systems/Projects

Additional requirements include:

knowledge in: 

• the industry, organisation and business;
• quality assurance;
• continuous improvement;
• continued learning and/or professional development;
• risk management principles, tools, methodologies, frameworks, policies and processes;
• risk management strategy and planning;
• risk identification, analysis and assessment;
• risk mitigation and management;
• risk monitoring and reporting skills;
• project management skills; and
• the ability to build and manage relationships.