Job Vacancies at Rand Water

Job Advert Summary    

• Rand Water is currently looking for the Financial Risk and System Support to support the Senior Treasury Manager - Middle Office in the identification, assessment, monitoring, and mitigation of financial risks within Rand Water’s Treasury environment, while ensuring the effective operation, maintenance, and enhancement of treasury systems.
• The role plays a critical part in safeguarding Rand Water’s financial sustainability through sound risk analysis, regulatory compliance, quantitative modelling, and reliable treasury system support across liquidity, interest rate, foreign exchange, credit, and market risks

Minimum Requirements    

• Bachelor’s Degree in Quantitative Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in financial risk management within a Treasury environment.
• Proven exposure to liquidity, interest rate, foreign exchange, credit, and market risk analysis.

Advantageous / Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification or progress toward professional certification in finance or risk management.
• Knowledge and experience within a public sector entity environment including applicable regulatory requirements (PFMA, Treasury Regulations etc).
• Experience with quantitative modelling, stress testing, and scenario analysis tools.

Primary Duties    

• Identify, analyse, and evaluate financial risks including liquidity, interest rate, foreign exchange, credit, and market risks.
• Monitor economic and financial market trends (local and global) and assess their impact on Treasury operations.
• Assist in developing and implementing Treasury-specific risk mitigation strategies and policies unique to Rand Water’s needs.
• Analyze financial data and trends within the Treasury Department to identify emerging risks and recommend appropriate risk management actions.
• Collaborate with other Treasury Offices to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of risk mitigation measures.\
• Conduct regular risk assessments, stress testing, and scenario analysis to evaluate potential adverse impacts.
• Monitor risk exposures, limits, and breaches and report findings to the Senior Treasury Manager.
• Support internal and external audits by ensuring compliance with internal controls, PFMA, and other applicable regulatory requirements.
• Perform quantitative analysis using financial and market data to support risk measurement and decision-making.o
• Maintain and validate treasury risk models, methodologies, and scenario analysis tools.
• Analyse interest rate movements, currency fluctuations, and other market indicators affecting Treasury portfolios.
• Assess and evaluate financial risks and their potential impact on investment portfolios, investment strategies, and other treasury activities.
• Assist in the preparation of risk reports, dashboards, and presentations for management decision-making.
• Provide operational and technical support for treasury management systems, and financial risk management systems.
• Assist with maintain system configurations, access controls, instrument set-ups, and data integrity.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external vendors to enhance the functionality and efficiency of financial systems within the Treasury department.
• Train Treasury users on systems, processes, and controls to ensure effective and compliant system usage.
• Identify opportunities for system optimisation, automation, and process improvement within Treasury operations.

Knowledge    

• Financial risk management principles and treasury best practices
• Quantitative risk modelling and scenario analysis
• Financial markets, instruments, and economic indicators
• Treasury systems, controls, and regulatory compliance
• Public sector financial governance frameworks

Skills    

• Strong analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills
• Financial and data analysis with high attention to detail
• Systems troubleshooting and process optimisation
• Effective written and verbal communication
• Stakeholder engagement across technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team

Attitude    

• High ethical standards and commitment to governance and compliance
• Results-driven with a strong sense of accountability
• Proactive, inquisitive, and continuously improvement-oriented
• Resilient and composed under pressure
• Professional judgement and sound decision-making
• Strong service orientation and teamwork mindset

Closing Date    

• 2026/10/15

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Job Advert Summary    

• Rand Water is currently looking for the Treasury Portfolio and Analyst Research to support the Senior Treasury Manager: Front Office and the Chief Dealer Strategist in the effective management of Quantitative and Fundamental Research, Investments, Funding, and Investor Relations.
• The Treasury Portfolio Analyst is primarily responsible for studying and analysing trends, identifying, measuring, monitoring, and modelling all relevant risks to which the funds are or may be exposed when formulating strategies.
• The role involves proactively detecting potential future risks or problem situations by monitoring market developments and the broader economic environment.
• This analysis and research enable the timely and efficient execution of strategies, providing valuable insights into the portfolio’s market position and ensuring prompt responses to market shocks to enhance or protect returns.
• A critical component of this position is also the ongoing, strategic collaboration with investment asset managers to drive fundraising efforts and market Rand Water’s issuances.

Minimum Requirements    

• Education/NQF Level : A quantitative or analytical degree in one of the following fields is required: B.Com., B.Bus.Sci, B.Sc. (Maths, Statistics, Engineering, Physics) or any applicable field that requires use of computational mathematics and/or statistical and business techniques or methods. - Highly numerate with strong data analysis experience.
• Preferably: Statistician, Mathematical sciences, Honours in Econometrics, MBA or CFA
• Experience: Three to five years of strong quantitative and research experience in a Treasury or Asset Management related environment.
• The experience focus should be on robust understanding of financial markets analysis in relation to foreign exchange, investments, and funding management industry to provide market update and investment/economic outlooks in relation to Fixed income, Equities and Money market.
• Proven experience engaging diverse stakeholders and handling investor inquiries, with a track record of supporting annual results communications and roadshows.

Primary Duties    

• Work in collaboration with the Chief Dealer Strategist to offer meaningful analysis and support to successfully manage a suit of portfolios.
• Proactively engages RW’s investor base and maintains ongoing, open lines of communication with investors.
• Understands the construction of portfolios and products that target different kinds of investment objectives.
• Conduct portfolio metrices on all funds under RW investment management through technical research on factors driving portfolio performance.
• Understand the characteristics, exposure, performance, attribution, and risk of a domestic and global fixed income portfolio with a flexible, industry-leading solution for portfolio analysis.
• Provide support for reporting credit and market risk exposures from commercial and treasury activities.
• Analyse and monitor the exposures and risks around the various portfolios on an ongoing basis.
• Performing portfolio-based stress testing.
• Evaluate portfolio’s risk through identification of portfolio vulnerabilities and examine drivers of risk at the asset and portfolio levels.
• Conduct economic environment, financial market, prevailing topical events and analyse their impact on industry or sector fundamentals and make recommendations based on the findings.
• Measure performance, risk, attribution, exposures, and characteristics for multi-asset class portfolios with best-in-class, flexible reports and charts.
• Portfolio monitoring, data reconciliation, and data management processes.
• Evaluate fixed-income securities for the assessment and analysis of investment optimisation or RW debt management purposes.
• Evaluate relative and absolute performance, understand attribution, deliver results, and make more informed decisions.
• Review risk measures most relevant to portfolio management including volatility, tracking error, and value at risk.
• Provide detailed verbal and written investment opinions whether to buy, sell or hold certain stocks/bonds in the RW portfolio and make recommendations to support the Chief Dealer Strategist and the Junior Dealer and Strategic Support in making informed investment decisions.
• Provide commentary of findings that will assist RW in understanding the market dynamics and impact on RW exposures and financial position of the municipalities for prudent liquidity management purposes.
• Data interrogation and analysis
• Aid in improving processes including automation efforts to improve efficiencies.
• Ad hoc analyses.
• Compile and analyse statistical data using modern and traditional data collection methods to develop forecast trends and correlation matrixes analysis.
• Application of expertise in quantitative analysis, data mining and the presentation of data for the management of Rand Water exposures in Forex, Equities, Money Market and Bonds.
• Provide support to the Senior Treasury Manager Front Office to organise and coordinate investor meetings, roadshows and conferences.
• Assist in providing information and analysis to support investor relations activities.
• Proactively engages RW’s investor base and maintains ongoing, open lines of communication with investors.
• Provides full end-to-end support for RW’s internal credit rating process

Knowledge    

• Impeccable understanding of financial statements, ratios, and concepts.
• Data analysis techniques to analyze data and use it to make informed recommendations. This requires understanding of statistics.
• knowledge of market trends, investment strategies and other financial topics.
• Financial Modelling techniques and theoretical assumptions.
• One programming language such as R or Python and/or advanced Excel (VBA) will be an added advantage.
• Portfolio construction and manager research experience beneficial.
• Understanding of macroeconomics.

Skills    

• Analytical skills (Intermediate)
• Communication skills (Intermediate)
• Problem-solving skills (Intermediate)
• Research (Intermediate)
• Statistical Inferences (Basic)
• Pays attention to detail.
• Understand key risk, performance, and attribution concepts.
• Deals with large quantities of portfolio and market data
• Understanding of portfolio and instrument level information
• Quick learner
• Strong passion for investments
• Network Marketing

Attitude    

• High level of integrity and ethical conduct
• Proactive and accountable
• Analytical and critical thinker
• Professional conduct in communication and behaviour
• Continuous learning mindset
• Self-esteem and confidence
• Good in Networking

Closing Date    

• 2026/10/15

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Job Advert Summary    

Rand Water is currently looking for the Minitoring and Evaluation Manager to

• Provide strategic leadership for the successful delivery of complex Finance programmes aligned to Rand Water’s strategic objectives.
• Define programme goals, execution plans, governance requirements, resources and performance measures to ensure disciplined delivery and measurable impact.
• Develop and embed robust Monitoring and Evaluation frameworks, supported by Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (MER) practices, to analyse programme performance data and use insights to improve outcomes, benefit realisation and executive decision-making.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, partners and delivery teams to create a collaborative environment that enables programme success.

Minimum Requirements    

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Commerce, Business Administration, Programme Management  or equivalent qualification.
• A Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Programme Management or related discipline will be advantageous.

ADVANTAGEOUS QUALIFICATIONS

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Qualification in Data Science, Statistics or Computer Science.
• Certifications in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning or Business Intelligence

EXPERIENCE 

• 8–10 years’ senior management experience, with substantial exposure to Finance strategy, operations and governance.
• Proven experience leading complex programmes from planning through execution, monitoring, evaluation and benefit realisation.
• Demonstrated ability to define programme goals, manage resources, coordinate cross functional teams and deliver within approved requirements.
• Experience developing M&E frameworks, analysing performance data and translating findings into actionable improvement plans.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, executive reporting, communication and leadership capability.

Primary Duties    

Strategic M&E/MER Leadership and Programme Impact

• Provide strategic leadership in defining Finance programme outcomes, programme logic, theory of change, MER priorities, performance indicators and impact measures aligned to Rand Water Finance strategic objectives.
• Embed MER as a management capability by translating programme data, trends and learning into strategic insights, corrective actions and benefit realisation.
• Ensure programme plans, governance mechanisms, resources and technical delivery disciplines support measurable performance, accountability and sustainable impact.

Programme Governance, Execution and Assurance

• Lead governance and assurance across complex Finance programmes to ensure delivery against approved scope, requirements, timelines, budgets, risks and intended benefits.
• Oversee programme interdependencies, resource alignment, risk responses and change control to maintain strategic alignment and execution discipline.
• Apply strong technical programme management capability to strengthen delivery quality, performance monitoring and organisational accountability.
• Evidence-Based Reporting and Continuous Improvement
• Strengthen data-driven decision-making through fit-for-purpose monitoring systems, performance analysis, impact assessment and executive-level reporting.
• Translate quantitative and qualitative evidence into insights that improve programme design, delivery performance and strategic outcomes.
• Promote organisational learning, continuous improvement and evidence-based decision making across Finance programmes.
• Stakeholder Alignment and Strategic Collaboration
• Build strategic relationships with Finance leadership, business units, partners and delivery teams to enable alignment, collaboration and shared accountability.
• Influence stakeholders through credible insights, clear recommendations and an integrated view of programme performance and impact.

Knowledge    

• Finance strategy, operations and governance.
• Programme and project management emethodologies.
• Monitoring and Evaluation principles, frameworks and impact assessment.
• Strategic planning, governance and benefit realisation.
• Data analysis, performance reporting and evidence-based decision-making.

Skills    

• Strategic leadership and execution discipline.
• Programme planning, coordination and delivery management.
• Data analysis, insight generation and executive reporting.
• Stakeholder engagement, collaboration and influence.
• Risk management, problem solving and decision-making.

Attitude    

• Integrity.
• Accountability.
• Results orientation.
• Innovation.
• Adaptability.
• Collaboration.
• Customer focus.
• Attention to detail.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• High ethical standards.

Closing Date    

• 2026/10/14

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Job Advert Summary    

• To protect Rand Water staff, assets and property in line with the National Key Point Act, the MPSS, other relevant legislation as well as site specific procedures and training guidelines.

Minimum Requirements    

• Grade 12  
• Five years relevant experience of which two years must be within a National Key Point
• NKP certificate registration
• PSIRA Grade C registration
• Successful completion of the following Firearm Unit Standards: 123515, 123514 and 123511
• Competency certificate with SAPS in handling a Pistol, Rifle or Hand Machine Carbine as well as shotgun
• Valid code B drivers license and the ability to pass Rand Water K53 test
• Public drivers permit is mandatory
• Supervisory experience will serve as an advantage

Primary Duties    

Access and egress control

• Ensure proper hand over is conducted and all Protective Services assets at the gates are accounted for at all times
• Perform duties according to customer needs and expectations
• Administration-logging information on Access Control register, occurrence book, visitors and contractors permits and reception duties, verification of assets as per assets removal permit
• Conduct perimeter, building and area patrols
• Assist during mobile patrols including external (remote sites) and residential patrols
• First aid- minimise injuries and provide support to the injured until help arrives
• Firefighting- minimize damages to the infrastructure and to help arrives
• Assist with evacuations of personnel and vehicles during an emergency
• Surveillance role during industrial action peaceful or violent
• Accident- bystanders are kept away from accident scene and there is a small flow of traffic

Crime prevention 

• Implementation of and obligations of the employer and employee under relevant legislations and standards (OHS Act and ISO standards)
• Implementation of the adherence to any other security and safety related requests from the Executive Manager, Risk Control Manager and Head of Protective Services
• Conduct external patrols (remote sites, Canal etc)
• Supervision of PSO’s and orientation of newly appointed PSO's

Knowledge    

• Knowledge in the use of firearms
• Knowledge of National Key Point Act and current relevant legislation
• Patrolling and guarding
• Access and Aggress control
• Knowledge of SHEQ Management System ISO 45001

Skills    

• Communication (Verbal and Written)
• Interpersonal skills
• Report writing
• Conflict handling

Attitude    

• Customer service orientated
• Attention to detail
• Assertiveness
• Integrity and honesty
• Self discipline

Closing Date    

• 2026/10/12

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Job Advert Summary    

• Under broad instructions to provide basic horticultural environmental related maintenance and contraction of landscape as instructed.

Minimum Requirements    

• Grade 12 and six months’ relevant horticultural experience.
• Ability to operate horticultural machinery such as a brush cutter and lawnmowers etc. 

Primary Duties    

• Weeding of sites and areas.
• Asset management.
• Planting
• Weeding, watering division of plants, pruning, using hand tools,  
• Application of fertilisers and chemicals as per instruction,
• Soil preparation,
• Load and unload
• Packing and stacking.
• Counting of stock.
• Apply basic plant identification correctly.
• Apply basic weed and alien identification correctly.
• Identification of indigenous vs exotic plants.
• Apply water wise principles.
• Assist with decorations.
• Assist with floral display.
• Monitor for damage and theft.
• Implement hard landscape such as stepping stones, gabions, stone packing, erecting poles, erecting water feature, retaining walls and cement mixing.
• SHE reps meeting attendance.

Knowledge    

• Basic safety knowledge, Basic plant knowledge and safety requirements,

Skills    

• Horticultural skills
• Use of hand tools and communication skills

Attitude    

• Customer orientated
• Safety conscious
• Team player

Closing Date    

• 2026/10/12