Job Opportunities at FirstRand Corporate Centre

• To interpret the business requirement specification and translate into a detailed system design specification to enable the development of innovative, flexible and efficient solution of a business problem

Are You Someone Who Can

• Deliver customer experience excellence in own service delivery aligned to Organisational values and service standards
• Ensure system, process and efficiency improvements (including innovations)
• Analyse system technical requirement
• Conduct a system requirement risk assessment
• Define, develop and document how business systems interface functionally
• Build working relationships across teams and functional lines to enhance work delivery, collaboration and innovation
• Control expenditure and identify process improvements to contain and reduce costs
• Develop, encourage and nurture collaborative relationships across area of specialisation
• Display and encourage an appreciation of teamwork and inclusivity
• Participate in planned activities that are appropriate for own development
• Ensure development and continuous value add improvement to operational processes
• Compile reports that track progress and guide business to make informed decisions
• Manages risks in own area of responsibility
• Creates solutions to meet customer demands to deliver internal and external customer service excellence through adherence to quality service standards

You Will Have Access To

• Opportunities to network and collaborate.
• Challenging Working
• Opportunities to innovate.

We Can Be a Match If You Are

• Curious & courageous - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough.
• Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it

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Are you someone who can:

• Obtain a good understanding of the IT control environment being audited (including link to business processes and risk management related aspects), and the interdependencies linked to this.
• Plan audit assignments based on key process and business risks identified and design the audit program in line with risks and key IT application controls to be tested.
• Incorporate data analytics (DA) to enhance audit planning and create efficiencies in audit fieldwork.
• Execute audit field work in compliance with quality standards by following and completing prepared work programs. Assess the adequacy and effectiveness of governance, risk management practices and internal controls.
• Evaluate IT areas such as information security, operations management, and disaster recovery procedures related to the IT application controls to be reviewed.
• Provide clear and sufficient audit evidence to support recommendations and audit opinion.
• Express an opinion based on the results of the work performed.
• Identify opportunities to improve the IT internal control environment and project management processes.
• Identify and clearly articulate the root cause of issues identified and impact thereof and recommend changes to business processes that will address the IT and Project control weaknesses.

You will be an ideal candidate if you:

• BSC / BCom (Information Systems) or equivalent degree.
• At least 3 years Application Control Reviews (ACR) and / or Project auditing experience.
• Experience with data analytics/ CAATs is an advantage.
• Experience in banking and financial services environment will be an advantage.

You will have access to:

• Challenging work in a complex and exciting environment
• Opportunities to innovate and create efficiencies.

We can be a match if you are:

• Curious & courageous - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough to
• Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it.
• Have a general understanding of different risk types.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Are you someone who can:

Ideation and Design 

• Conduct and apply research to inform project design and enablement.
• Identify and pilot innovative approaches to education and GBVF challenges.

Project Planning & Execution

• Develop detailed project plans and budgets aligned to strategic programme goals.
• Manage implementation of education and GBVF projects, ensuring timely delivery and quality outcomes.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external partners to ensure alignment and accountability.

Sector-Specific Programme Development

• Design and implement initiatives that address systemic challenges in Basic Education (e.g., literacy, teacher development, infrastructure).
• Support access, retention, and success in Higher Education, including bursary programmes, academic support, and institutional partnerships.
• Lead targeted GBVF interventions, including prevention, response, and survivor support programmes.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and maintain strategic relationships with government departments, universities, NGOs, and community organisations.
• Facilitate collaborative platforms and multi-stakeholder dialogues.
• Represent the Foundation in sectoral forums and working groups.

Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL)

• Develop and implement MEL frameworks for all projects.
• Track performance indicators and compile impact reports.
• Integrate learning into project refinement and scaling strategies.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Minimum Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, Development Studies, or related field.
• Preferred: Postgraduate qualification in Education Policy, Gender Studies

Experience Level:

• 5–8 years in development, philanthropy, or education sectors.
• Proven experience in managing projects in Basic Education, Higher Education, and GBVF.
• At least 2–3 years in a management or leadership role.

We can be a match if you have:

• 5 to 8 years’ experience in a similar environment, of which 2 to 3 years ideally at management level 

Competencies:

• Strategic project management
• Sector knowledge in education and GBVF
• Research and analytical skills
• Stakeholder engagement and advocacy
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Innovation and ideation
• Team collaboration and enablement

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Are you someone who can:

• Improve the lives of the customers through simple, effective solutions that meet their needs, contact us today and join a winning team.

You’ll be an ideal candidate if you have:

• Must have a formal IT Project Management course / certificate / university module.
• Must have min 5+ - years IT Project Management experience.
• Must have experience running Technology / Technical projects.
• Experience with Climate Risk and/or ESG Environment and Social Governance
• Experience in the banking industry

Additional information

• To drive business change that delivers value through the structured implementation and delivery of projects against time, resource, money and scope constraints.
• Build working relationships across teams and functional lines to enhance work delivery, collaboration and innovation.
• Effectively implement change management practices, processes and procedures and ensure optimal understanding and acceptance thereof.
• Continuously develop own expertise in terms of industry and subject matter development and application thereof in an area of specialization
• Manage teams within the context of defined processes, set required performance parameters and act as technical coach where required.
• Implement people resource planning in line with delivery and performance objectives, on budget and in partnership with specialised areas.
• Continuously monitor actual project and process turnaround times and quality standards and resolve issues speedily to enhance effective client service delivery.
• Manage and advise on projects from beginning to end in alignment with identified organisational methods and governance guidelines.
• Contribute to the development of project budgets, control and report on budgeted resources to meet the project objectives.
• Compile and maintain relevant project documentation in accordance with agreed project procedures and methodologies to effectively support project delivery as well as comply with audit requirements.
• Apply the necessary discretion and judgement to diagnose symptoms, causes and effects and to make decisions to overcome problems and to provide solutions.
• Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycles
• Apply knowledge of products, techniques and related processes to manage a team's task execution on quality and time.
• Direct, control, coordinate and optimise budgeted resources (including people, procurement, systems, time and budget) to meet specific objectives and deliver agreed results in accordance with a defined project lifecycle or process.

Qualifications and Experience 

• Minimum Qualification - Completed relevant undergrad degree/diploma
• Preferred Qualification - Post graduate degree
• Must have a formal IT Project Management course / certificate / university module.
• Experience – 4+ years IT Project Management experience
   

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Job Description

• To provide expert advice and support in practice formulation and associated best practice improvements 
• Responsible for leading and developing a team of technical resources that provide operational project and technical support
• Deliver a service which builds rewarding relationships, proposes innovations and allows others to provide exceptional client service.
• Maintain close working relationships with key stakeholders ensuring appropriate IT solutions are developed.
• Implement processes, which build customer service delivery excellence and encourage others to provide exceptional service.
• Create and maintain working relationships with a variety of stakeholders for purposes of expectation management, knowledge sharing and integration.
• Translate business IT requirements into implementable solutions and continuously monitor to ensure operational continuity and effectiveness.
• Oversee and manage all technical support request escalated and ensure effective resolution within the Service Level Agreement.
• Ensure adequate unit, system integration and post implementation unit tests are performed for all configuration and development tasks.
• Ensure testing yields an acceptable level of performance for the changes being delivered.
• Analyse and/or identify problems/requirements to determine impact, patterns and trends, best fit alternatives, and best practice solutions.
• Determine the estimated resources and timelines required to deliver the required functionality.
• Assess, identify, and mitigate potential risks within the IT function by complying with technology business policy and process requirements (SDLC and change / release management process definition) to ensure operational performance.
• Design relevant IT Solution and produce specification and architecture in accordance with agreed standards against the requirements and approved by the appropriate governance forums.
• Participate in specialist communities of practice and contribute positively to own and organisational knowledge improvement.
• Support effective teamwork within the function.
• Participate and collaborate across teams.
• Plan and manage performance, skills development, employment equity, talent, and culture of team in order to improve innovation and achieve efficiencies.

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Job Description

• To provide expertise, advice and support by executing data modelling standards, principles, frameworks and tools for the Segment/ Pillar/ Domain/ Functional area; designing and developing of logical and physical data models and databases to meet the needs of the organisation's information systems and business requirements; and coordinate and proritise data modelling within business area.
• Execute on data modelling standards, principles, frameworks and tools.
• Review and approve data model extensions to the Enterprise Data Model as members of the Data Modelling Design Authority Committee.
• Coordinate and prioritise the data modelling work within the Segment/ Pillar/ Functional/ Domain area.
• Represents Pillar/Functional/Domain/Segment area at the Data Modelling Design Authority.
• Involved in the entire data modelling lifecycle i.e. Logical to Implemented Physical Model.
• Understand the reference and master data requirements and co-ordinate the use of surrogate keys and enterprise code values when building out data products with relevant stakeholders.
• Provide input into key metrics related to measuring the progress with respect to data modelling.
• Ensure the logical models for data entities across Segment/ Pillar/ Domain/ Functional area (e.g., Customer, Channel, Product, etc.) are appropriately implemented.
• Optimise and update logical and physical data models to support new and existing projects for Segment/ Pillar/ Domain/ Functional area.
• Ensure that the source to target mapping is done in accordance with the requirement.
• Maintain all extract, transform, load (ETL) and business rules within the data model.
• Maintain all model related metadata.
• Recommend opportunities for reuse of data models in new environments.
• Work with data transformation teams to ensure that the model design and development is properly communicated.
• Review modifications to existing data modeling software to improve efficiency and performance.
• Evaluate data models and physical databases for variances and discrepancies.
• Conduct data modelling training, awareness and support for Segment/ Pillar/ Domain/ Functional area.
• Engage with relevant stakeholders across the Segment/ Pillar/ Domain/ Functional area to socialise data modelling standards, frameworks and tools to be adopted.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to the data modelling community for the Segment/ Pillar/ Domain/ Functional area.
• Provide subject matter expertise and thought leadership in area of expertise.
• Manages risks in own area of responsibility.
• Ensure development and continuous value add improvement to operational processes.
• Compile reports that track progress and guide business to make informed decisions.
• Control expenditure and identify process improvements to contain and reduce costs.
• Deliver customer experience excellence in own service delivery aligned to Organisational values and service standards.
• Build working relationships across teams and functional lines to enhance work delivery, collaboration and innovation.
• Develop, encourage and nurture collaborative relationships across area of specialisation.

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• As part of our Core Banking Team, you will be surrounded by unique talents, diverse minds, and an adaptable environment that lives up to the promise of staying curious. Now’s the time to imagine your potential in a team where experts come together and ignite effective change.

Are you someone who can:

Script/Tests Analysis: 

• Proficiently analyse both new and existing Automation scripts.
• Identify areas for improvement or maintenance in existing scripts.
• Create test cases based on Business Requirement Specifications.

Automation Scripting: 

• Quickly adapt to prescribed standards and usage of our internal Framework.
• Familiarize yourself with all defined interaction points in the framework, namely (Legacy Application, REST, API, Selenium, SOAP, IMS, OCEP).
• Design robust, scalable, and maintainable automation scripts covering various aspects of the System Under Test.
• Review existing processes and suggest innovative ideas to improve and streamline processes to drive efficiencies and minimise redundancy scripts

Stakeholder Communication: 

• Collaborate effectively with stakeholders (QA, Infrastructure, Architecture, Developers, Business).
• Understand the SUT from a business perspective.
• Maintain open communication with product owners and business analysts to gather relevant information on requirements.

Issue Resolution and Analysis: 

• Proactively collaborate with business, stakeholders, and developers to ensure quicker turnaround time for fixes.
• Participate in root cause analysis and troubleshooting.
• Provide detailed information to facilitate timely issue resolution.

Leadership Responsibilities: 

• Demonstrate leadership qualities.
• Solve problems effectively.
• Communicate efficiently.
• Work closely with the assigned Technical Team Lead.
• Ensure the quality and stability of testing processes.

Desired Experience:

You will be an ideal candidate if you:

• JAVA - adv.. OCA
• Springboot
• Database Management: SQL basics
• Front-end Application Navigation
• API Testing (using tools like Postman and SOAPUI)
• API Documentation (including Swagger docs)
• Monitoring Tools (Splunk, Grafana)
• CI/CD Pipelines (Jenkins/Bamboo)
• Micro Focus ALM Octane usage
• Git and Bitbucket knowledge
• IntelliJ (IDE) Usage
• Understanding of Script Datasheets
• Data Driven Framework
• Knowledge of OCEP Services
• Data Preparation and understanding
• Agile Methodology

We can be a match if you are:

• Curious & courageous - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough to
• Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it