Jobs Available at IDC

Qualification and Experience

• Minimum qualification: relevant Post Graduate Degree or equivalent qualification.
• MBA or Master’s would be an advantage
• 8-10 years’ proven experience in the field of project finance and/or corporate finance and/or small business finance.
• 8-10 years of deal origination experience.
• At least 5 years’ experience of leadership and management of teams.
• Solid experience in interacting and presenting to Senior leaders.
• Experience in engaging, managing and negotiating with relevant specialist bodies, government institutions, industry associations etc.
• Client management expertise.
• Experience of finance, marketing, technical and other relevant aspects relating to analysis of debt and equity transactions.
• Experience in stakeholder engagement and partnership development across public and private sector ecosystems.
• Understanding of regional economic development, industrial development and SME financing environments.

Roles and Responsibilities

Financial / Shareholder Returns

• Maximise shareholder value in terms of industry development and development impact.
• Development and management of the regional budget.
• Lead the team to perform financial soundness of all recommendations and decisions and financial credibility and astuteness in transactions to drive IDC’s financial sustainability.
• Ensure developmental optimization of decisions by the team.

Internal / Operational Processes

• Facilitate regional industrial investment, both in SMEs as well as Large Businesses.
• Partner with SME Connect team to facilitate strategic partnerships with corporates, DFIs, industry associations, chambers, provincial agencies and SME ecosystem participants to enhance pipeline development and development impact.
• Work in collaboration with IDC SME Connect Program, to build a robust pipeline of IDC fundable projects in the region.
• Facilitate, implement and monitor an effective business support program, for IDC funded clients through collaboration, and assist with internal stakeholders where relevant.
• Define and implement strategic objectives and business plans of the region.
• Develop and implement processes to assist the regional dealmakers in performing due diligence assessments and preparation for credit review submissions to the various committees.
• Provide strategic leadership and guidance to staff and stakeholders in policy, strategic and operational matters.
• Proactively drive key business initiatives and sourcing of clients and deals.
• Contribute to industry policy decision-making in the region.
• Develop and implement required information and reporting systems to track and manage progress of regional strategy implementation.
• Effective post investment management together with CSG, ensuring client sustainability, development impact and compliance with approved Service Level Agreements.
• Ensure the quality of assessments of applications for financing.
• Provide well-written and motivated reports for financing.
• Provide management reports on regional pipeline development stakeholder engagements, turnaround times and achievement of strategic objectives to the Head of Small Business Finance and Regions.
• Identify and source deal-flow for IDC SBUs.
• Develop, maintain and actively manage a regional pipeline aligned to provincial economic priorities, IDC sector strategies and development impact objectives.
• Drive conversion of opportunities through effective pipeline management, transaction readiness support and proactive resolution of deal bottlenecks.
• To represent IDC on Boards and/or Community Trusts, where required.

Roles and Responsibilities (cont.)

• Customer Focus & Stakeholder Management
• Build and maintain influential relationships with strategic stakeholders (government, business forums, clients etc. – both public and private sector).
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with IDC strategic business units at Head Office.
• Present the strategic objectives and operational plans of the regional office to key decision-making stakeholders within the Corporation.
• Liaise, communicate and promote the regional office externally.
• Ensure the provision of client service excellence by the team.

Learning, Leadership & People Growth

• Provide strategic leadership and management to ensure high performance.
• Ensure the effective management of people in the unit, including employee motivation and development and application of Corporate policies and procedures and ensuring optimal performance.
• Protect the interests and well-being of employees and establish suitable communication lines with them.
• Continuous development of regional teams to achieve highly skilled dealmakers within the region in collaboration with the Learning and Development Teams and other key stakeholders, as well as hands-on on-the-job guidance to teams.
• Drive capability building, coaching, succession planning and knowledge transfer to strengthen regional dealmaking and leadership capacity.
• Provide leadership and drive culture transformation that foster a culture consistent with the Corporation’s values (Passion, Professionalism and Partnership).
• Drive a culture of high performance and facilitate skills and knowledge transfer.

Job Requirements

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

• Resilience
• Decisiveness in Execution
• People Engagement
• Communication and Engagement
• Diverse Stakeholder Management
• Teamwork
• Innovation
• Change leadership
• Strategic Thinking
• Business Mind Set

TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Commercial sales
• Macro-economic and analytical thinking
• Financial acumen
• Politically Awareness
• Stakeholder Management & Customer Focus
• Result and solution orientated
• Planning and organising

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Presentation and communication skills
• Negotiation skills
• Strategic thinking
• Relationship building and Networking skills
• Persuading and Influencing skills
• Coaching and Mentoring
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently

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Qualification and Experience

• Minimum qualification: Relevant commercial or technical Honours degree
• Chartered Accountants and or Agriculture qualifications will be advantageous
• 5-8 years related experience of which 2-3 years should be in assessment as well as closing of transactions (i.e. management of approved deals up to first drawdown, including ensuring timely conclusion of legal agreements).
• Declared competent in two due diligence disciplines (Marketing, Technical or Financial).
• Grounded in one of the above due diligence disciplines.
• Experience in interpretation of financial statements.
• Sector-specific knowledge would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of financial products as used by IDC.

Roles and Responsibilities (cont.)

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial / Shareholder Returns

• Evaluate and effectively structure transactions with detailed application of IDC financing instruments (where applicable/appropriate)

Internal / Operational Processes

• Evaluate applications for finance (financial, technical or marketing disciplines) through conducting due diligences/investigations
• Deal structuring - Designing and negotiating the financial, EHS, legal and other relationships between the client and IDC for the specific deal (where applicable)
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Participate in due diligences
• Deal Optimisation - Ensuring that the deal is aligned with the strategic objectives of the unit and will contribute to meeting industry development goals
• Account management function up to first disbursement
• Prepare and submit basic assessments and comprehensive credit proposals that meets the IDC funding requirements.
• Ensuring accurate client data management

Customer Focus & Stakeholder Management

• Maintain meaningful relationships with enquirers, applicants and portfolio clients in conjunction with different support functions in the IDC.
• To effectively interact with different SBU’s and departments in order to fulfil the process requirements related to any specific business transaction.
• Manage and enhance the levels of service and communication to ensure the provision of client service excellence.
• Liaise, communicate and promote the unit externally

Learning, Leadership & People Growth

• Drive and manage own development to enhance own competencies
• Participate in knowledge sharing in the team and cross functional
• Mentoring and acting as a coach to Business Analysts

Job Requirements

TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Financial acumen
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Investment/Portfolio Management
• Stakeholder Management and customer focus
• Report writing skills
• Planning and organizing

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Presentation and Communication skills
• Negotiation skills
• Relationship and Networking skills
• Persuading and Influencing skills

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Posting End Date: 26 Sept 2026

Job Description

• Proactively and systematically collect and transform data into information, knowledge and insights in professional reports formats (i.e. actionable visual displays, reports, insights & predictions) to assist CSG and IDC in making better fact-based decisions. Identifying relevant trends through analysis, interpreting and converting them into meaningful insights that highlight opportunities and challenges to improve the CSG business model & the Corporation’s strategic plans.

Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent with Statistical and Data Analysis.
• Portfolio Management and / or Accounting and / or IT & Technology development to drive business applications
• Formal Microsoft and / or similar related certifications will be an added advantage 2-5 years relevant experience in data analysis or portfolio management.
• Knowledge of Business Intelligence reporting, working with databases and data warehouse environments, with accurate data and information. Experience will be preferred.
• Knowledge and experience in performing analytical assessments
• Knowledge and experience of CSG & PICSS (or similar) internal processes, systems, and procedures
• Demonstratable experience in working with appropriate tools, technology, methodologies, and best business practices.

Roles and Responsibilities

The main duties of this role will include, but will not be limited to: -

Analysis and Insights Generation

• Identify data sources to perform analyses
• Compile data models to perform analyses
• Verifying the integrity of data to ensure completeness and accuracy

Dashboard Building on Technology Platforms

• Non- complex concept design, building and maintain dashboard and provide applicable insights
• Develop and implement dashboards, analysis [including predictive], standard reports proactive notifications when set tolerance levels are breached
• Work with the IT teams to understand existing internal tools and data warehouses and to identify data quality and reliability improvements and to establish best practices.

CSG Performance Tracking

• Identify challenges in input reports and how to address the issues.
• Update and enhance input report to enable improved reporting

CSG (IDC) Technology Platforms and Automation

• Identify the data requirements from SAP and the transformation of data requirements.
• Limited Power BI, Power Apps & Forms Development
• Understanding of the IDC data environment
• Assist in the development of the automation tools required, provide feedback and make small edits

Collateral Management

• Have/Develop a basic understanding of the collateral process and be able to provide support on all enquiries to internal stakeholders
• Prepare draft reports based on analysis performed for various committees
• Present non-complex presentation/ reports

CSG and IDC Systems & Procedures and Control Environment

• Identify and propose improvements to the existing S&P

Stakeholders Data, Information Gathering and Reporting (including ad hoc)

• Compile data for shareholder (DTIC) or broader government and other external stakeholders.
• Develop the approach of compiling unstructured data.
• Assist in compiling and review data from surveys and other unstructured data sources
• Draw draft conclusions on datasets

Job Requirements
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• MS Office proficiency (Advanced Excel and MS PowerPoint),
• Working in and developing reports in Microsoft Power BI and use of SAP platforms
• Proficiency in other Microsoft application suites and platforms like Power Apps, Forms, Sharepoint, Azure, Dynamics 365 will be preferred
• Financial and analytical skills
• Report writing and presentation skills
• Verbal and written communication skills

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Credible by delivering excellent (quality) work.
• Reliability on delivery to timelines
• Service & excellence orientation
• Analytical and Investigative skills
• Interpersonal skills & managing relationships

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Posting End Date

20 Sept 2026

Synopsis

• Responsible for providing Secretarial and Administrative support to the SBU Head and the team to ensure an efficient running of the SBU.
• To assist Head and colleagues with support through planning and coordination of information in order to optimize workflow procedures in the SBU.
• To be the point of reference for all queries, requests or issues and be an integral part of the business unit.

Job Description

Main duties and responsibilities

Financial / Shareholder Returns

• Process the department’s expenditure and / or invoices

Internal / Operational Processes

• Provide secretarial support and general administrative function to the Head and team members, including transactions pipeline administration (SAP based)
• Receive, direct and relay telephone messages and follow up with team members to ensure that it has been actioned
• Provide general administration work including typing, reports, presentation slides, scheduling appointments and collating minutes
• Arrange and manage meetings or events and supporting logistics
• Assist in minutes taking and delivery of finalised document
• Manage the Head’s diary
• Maintain the general filing system and file all correspondence, as well as maintaining electronic filing on Docupedia and the SharePoint
• Making travel arrangements and processing claims for the Head and team members (as required)
• Facilitate maintenance of office equipment
• Requisition of stationery
• Facilitate the on boarding of new staff members joining the team
• Maintain an updated contact list for the department
• Provide administrative support in order to optimize workflow procedures in the office.

Customer Focus & Stakeholder Management

• Provide professional secretarial support
• Provide an efficient customer service to both internal and external customers

Learning, Leadership & People Growth

• Manage own development to enhance own competencies
• Participate in knowledge sharing in the team

Qualification and Experience

Qualifications

• Matric
• Relevant Diploma

Knowledge & experience

• 2 to 5 years proven Secretarial and Administration experience.

The following computer skills and knowledge of office software packages are essential:

• MS Word
• PowerPoint
• Excel
• Outlook
• Knowledge of SAP will be an added advantage

Roles and Responsibilities

Technical/functional competencies

• Administration and telephone skills
• Planning and organising skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to liaise and engage with both internal and external clients
• Customer service skills
• Computer proficiency
• Minutes taking skills

Behavioural competencies

• Interpersonal skills
• Good ethics, integrity and high level of professionalism
• Confidentiality because of the nature of the work
• Communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Ability to multi task and thrive under work pressure

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Posting End Date

24 Sept 2026

Job Description

• To source, engage and monitor fit-for-purpose external capabilities that support IDC Business Partners
• Support and enable access to qualified, vetted and suitable candidates that deliver functional support entailing, amongst others, management, technical, operational, financial, turnaround and M&A expertise to Business Partners within agreed timelines and quality expectations.
• Collaborate with other internal and external stakeholders

Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Law, Project Management, Information Systems, Management or a related field
• A relevant postgraduate qualification
• Training or certification in sourcing, project administration, or data analytics
• 3 years relevant experience in sourcing, professional services coordination or service provider management
• Exposure to panel management, service provider onboarding, implementation monitoring, and invoice/timesheet tracking
• Experience in coordinating multiple requests involving internal stakeholders, Business Partners and service providers
• Working under pressure, meeting turnaround requirements and producing quality output
• Exposure to professional services sourcing, service provider management and SME support is essential

Roles and Responsibilities

Financial / Shareholder Returns

• Source fit-for-purpose external capabilities: Support Specialists/Associates/Other Stakeholders to strengthen Business Partner performance, sustainability and delivery of approved intervention outcomes.
• Track capability sourcing requests, service-provider deliverables and progress: including panellist engagements, Letters of Engagement, implementation progress, timesheets, invoices, payments and related spend information to support budget discipline and value realisation.
• Impact evaluation: sourced capabilities achieve intended functional outcomes, execution readiness, efficiency improvement and Business Partner satisfaction.
• Evidence-based reporting: on intervention progress, service-provider performance and impact to support portfolio oversight and continuous improvement.

Internal / Operational Processes

• Execution support across the Capability Sourcing delivery process: receive requests; validate scopes of work; conduct panellist briefs and coordinate bid evaluation, engage and hand over service providers; and monitor and review progress. Maintain and update various trackers: panelist allocation records, scope status, bid
• response information, evaluation packs, appointment documents, Letters of Engagement, implementation milestones and portfolio-of-evidence packs.
• Match requests to the appropriate catalogue of services and panelist capability: Support stakeholders in checking whether requests can be addressed internally before external sourcing is initiated
• Coordinate documentation control: required to issue scopes of work to shortlisted panellists and support timely turnaround from receipt of complete request information to panel briefing and appointment.
• Coordinate meetings/engagements: kick-off sessions, information requests and follow-ups between different stakeholders.
• Pursue continuous sourcing improvement: Document lessons learned, service provider performance insights, turnaround constraints and improvement opportunities to help refine future ToRs, panel utilisation and sourcing processes.

Customer Focus & Stakeholder Management

• Clarity of Customer needs/requirements: attend and support various stakeholder engagements to clarify capability needs, timelines, scope requirements and expected outcomes.
• Customer/Stakeholder Liaison: Liaise with Business Partners, service providers and internal stakeholders to coordinate information flow, meeting logistics, kick-off arrangements, handovers and implementation updates.
• Communicate sourcing progress, bottlenecks, risks and next steps: by preparing clear request summaries, briefing notes, status updates, dashboards and reports that. Maintain professional, responsive and confidential communication: with panellists, Business Partners and internal stakeholders while supporting timely execution and customer service satisfaction.
• Escalate to seniors: incomplete requests, scope ambiguities, delays, service provider performance concerns and delivery risks

Roles and Responsibilities (cont.)

Learning, Leadership & People Growth

• Build capability in professional services sourcing, panel administration, procurement support, Terms of Reference development, bid coordination, service provider engagement and implementation monitoring.
• Learn from Specialists, Senior Specialists, service providers and stakeholder feedback to improve request screening, documentation quality, process discipline, service orientation and turnaround performance.
• Contribute to a Capability Sourcing knowledge repository: by capturing lessons learned, common sourcing issues, panellist performance insights, reusable templates and process-improvement opportunities.
• Demonstrate accountability, accuracy, agility and continuous improvement in supporting multiple sourcing requests and Specialist-led workstreams.

Job Requirements

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• Professional services sourcing and panel coordination.
• Document management, record keeping and audit-ready evidence files.
• Project coordination, milestone tracking and issue follow-up.
• Report writing, dashboards, briefing notes and sourcing updates.
• MS Office, Teams, databases and reporting tools.

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Service orientation and dependable execution support.
• Attention to detail in documentation, records and evidence files.
• Clear communication, coordination and stakeholder engagement.
• Accountability and follow-through on assigned actions and deadlines.

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Posting End Date

24 Sept 2026

Job Description

• Provide analytical, diagnostic, coordination and implementation support to Early-Stage Advisory Services Specialists and Senior Specialists in delivering management consulting interventions to IDC Business Partners.
• The role supports the full advisory delivery cycle through business analysis, intervention-planning inputs, implementation monitoring, and impact assessment to strengthen business capability, improve performance, mitigate risks and support sustainable growth.

Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Accounting,Engineering, Information Systems, Organisational Development, Management or a related field.
• Relevant certifications in business analysis, data analytics, or monitoring and evaluation advantageous.
• 3 years Experience in business advisory, business analysis, or SME support
• Experience supporting business diagnostics, financial and operational analysis, and intervention recommendations.
• Exposure to due diligence, post-investment support, implementation planning or
  portfolio management advantageous.
• Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders and deliverables.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and meet deadlines.
• Exposure to management consulting, SME development or development finance is essential

Roles and Responsibilities

Financial / Shareholder Returns

• Support interventions that improve sustainability, profitability, operational performance and growth.
• Analyse support requirements and identify key risks and opportunities.
• Contribute to business cases, intervention plans and benefits tracking.
• Monitor progress, expenditure, outcomes and evidence of impact.

Internal / Operational Processes

• Support advisory interventions through diagnosis, solution identification, implementation and outcome monitoring.
• Gather and analyse business partner information e.g. financial and operational, to prepare for business diagnosis.
• Participate in conducting business diagnosis, prepare diagnostic reports, TOR inputs, intervention plans, trackers and status reports.
• Support interventions across operations, finance, strategy, HR, marketing, leadership, technology and capability development.
• Track implementation plans and service-provider deliverables.
• Contribute to tools, templates, monitoring frameworks and knowledge repositories.

Customer Focus & Stakeholder Management

• Support engagement with business partners, internal stakeholders and service providers.
• Prepare credit submission inputs, dashboards and presentations.
• Communicate risks, opportunities, recommendations and progress clearly.
• Maintain professional, confidential and responsive stakeholder relationships.

Learning, Leadership & People Growth

• Develop expertise in diagnostics, advisory methodologies and business improvement interventions.
• Contribute to knowledge management and lessons learned.
• Demonstrate ownership, adaptability and continuous improvement.

Job Requirements

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• Business analysis, diagnostics and root-cause identification.
• Financial and operational analysis.
• Understanding of SME operations, governance, strategy and organisational development.
• Project coordination, implementation tracking and performance monitoring.
• Report writing and presentation development.
• Stakeholder engagement and service-provider coordination.
• Advanced MS Office capability.

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Analytical thinking and commercial judgement.
• Strong service orientation.
• Effective communication and collaboration.
• Accountability and execution discipline.
• Resilience and adaptability.
• Professionalism, discretion and confidentiality.
• Continuous improvement mindset.

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Posting End Date

24 Sept 2026

Job Description

• To support Turnaround and Business Rescue Specialist with diagnostic business reviews, financial due diligence and crafting turnaround solutions for stressed/distressed clients.

Qualification and Experience

• B.com (Hons) Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• CA(SA) / CFA, or equivalent or post graduate professional qualification will be advantageous. 
• At least 3-5 years’ experience in financial due diligence, modelling and financial restructure
• Balance Sheet Restructuring expertise is essential
• Exposure to a Turnaround and Restructuring environment - businesses experiencing distress will be an added advantage
• Good understanding knowledge of business and the diversity of risks that may affect businesses
• Good working knowledge of different types of financing instruments.
• Good working knowledge of Company, Contract, Taxation, IFRS and Insolvency legislation.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Diagnostic Business Reviews: support Specialists to ascertain clients reasonable prospect of an operationally and financially viable and sustainable;
• Financial Due Diligence: conduct investigations to determine financial root causes for distress,
• Financial Modelling: Preparation of financial projections as an integral part of the due diligence
• Financial Restructuring intervention: Determine the optimum financial intervention that IDC can implement to support the Turnaround strategy e.g. restructuring of IDC repayment terms, conversion of IDC debt to equity, injection by IDC of additional funds, finding third parties to inject additional funds, etc
•  Turnaround Solutions: Contribute towards the optimum Turnaround solutions that will improve the company’s sustainable viability,
• Submission to Investment Committees: Preparation and presentation of reports to a committee for a decision(s),
• Advisory Services: Support Specialist with advisory enquiries pertaining to investments showing signs of potential financial failure;
• Customer Focus: Building and maintaining good relationships with in/external clients;
•  Monitor and report: where necessary, co-monitor the implementation of the Turnaround strategy through regular client visits and/or attending Steerco/ Manco;
• Administrative duties: Performing all associated with the role

Job Requirements

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• Problem Solving
• Business acumen
• Report writing Skills
• Project Management Skills
• Communication & Influence
• Analytical Skills • Formulating strategies and concepts.
• Assess both the operational and financial viability of businesses •
• Strong financial modelling/analysis skills

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Coping with Pressures and Setbacks
• Conflict Management
• Persuading and influencing
• Planning and Organizing
• Communication Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Deciding and Initiating 
• Self-motivated and self-driven skills

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Posting End Date

23 Sept 2026

Job Description

• To ensure the correct and timeous implementation of approved transactions and proactive management of Business Partners with the view of enhancing portfolio management, by focusing on support, value add and growth and optimizing cashflow collection and protection of IDC’s interests.

Qualification and Experience

Qualifications:

• CA (SA) or BCom Accounting with post graduate degree e.g. BCompt (Honours)
• BEng / BSc or similar qualification with Honours / post-graduate degree.
• Post-graduate qualification such as MBA/MBL will be added advantage.
• Project Management Professional qualification (PMP) will be added advantage.

Knowledge and Experience:

• The candidate should have at least 8-10 years of relevant experience in post investment monitoring / portfolio management or evidencing experience in managing key aspects of Business Partner relationships by considering risks, mitigants and protecting financial interests.
• Experience and knowledge in the portfolio management, restructurings, Due Diligence, draw downs and exit processes.
• Accounting / relevant IFRS9, financial modelling and analysis experience will be an added advantage.
• Experience in assessing the economic viability of businesses and/or projects
• Sound experience in a financial environment is essential
• Skills in respect of the analysis and interpretation of financial statements
• Sound knowledge of business and the diversity of risks that may affect businesses
• Good understanding of different types of security
• Understanding of Economic trends would be an advantage
• Project management experience will be an advantage.
• Knowledge and/or understanding of BP strategic diagnostics would be an advantage
• Knowledge and experience on how to help BP’s execute value levers

Roles and Responsibilities

• Post investment and portfolio monitoring and management of allocated portfolio of complex, technical and/or high value Business Partners.
• Ensure proper handover of Business Partners from the respective SBU is completed and all key priority and risk arears are discussed during the handover meetings.
• Periodically conduct impairment reviews and timeously prepare Business Partner credit quality assessment reports in accordance with the approved IDC guidelines and policies on allocated portfolio
• Conduct client visits and regular Business Partner reviews, which includes; undertaking reviews, application of funds review where applicable and AFS analysis, covenant reviews and assigning of risk rating to Business Partners where applicable.
• Schedule performance monitoring feedback sessions with investee companies on a regular basis.
• Identify Business Partners, where performance is not at the required level and develop a framework to ensure regular client visits occur and a diagnostics analysis is conducted to identify areas requiring improvement and specialized assistance and interventions.
• Work closely with large Business Partners in identifying areas for growth and value creation and monitoring the implementation of the value creation strategy of the investee companies.
• Collate and analyse Business Partner performance data to develop a high-level Value Creation Plan, assess Business Partner performance relative to Value Creation Plan and identify when additional support is required.
• Ensure that monitoring and counselling services are provided on Value Creation levers in accordance with the Value Creation Plans and that Business Partners meet the contractual and underwriting obligations.
• Identify strategic data to be collected from Business Partners to actively monitor and evaluate the implementation of such strategic initiatives.
• To provide continuous technical guidance to fellow team members in all key areas of their responsibilities.
• Prepare and present credit submissions (amendments, condonations, restructurings etc.) to the relevant credit committees.
• To ensure that all necessary amendments and approvals required during the life span of the Business Partner are timeously and adequately executed and ensuring that the Business Partners meets contractual obligations and follows up if Business Partners are in breach.
• To ensure that all exit processes and other calculations on allocated portfolio of Business Partners are properly executed, working closely with e.g. Corporate Treasury and Financial Management Depts and other support departments.
• To monitor and timeously report on undrawn facilities on the allocated portfolio of Business Partners (where applicable), including the collection of data that is to be captured by the back office.
• To promptly monitor all payments due to IDC including interest, capital, dividends, fees etc. on allocated portfolio of Business Partners.

Roles and Responsibilities (cont.)

• Work closely with the Legal and Technical teams to ensure timeous registration of tangible collateral and other securities.
• To analyse financial information from allocated large Business Partners on a regular basis and assess the need for initiating interventions based on the analysis.
• To work closely with the Boards and Management teams of the investee companies to ensure that the Business Partners under management are profitable.
• Work closely with other members of the IDC team to ensure that the investee companies under management achieve their stated targets and forecasts.
• Prepare portfolio reports as and when required on the portfolio under management, and present to all relevant portfolio risk management committees.
• Assist the Manager in other duties related to the department.
• Required to travel extensively as and when required.

Job Requirements

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• Portfolio Management
• Customer Insight & Focus
• Formulation of Strategies & Concepts
• Stakeholder Management
• Financial modelling
• Business/Commercial Acumen
• Report writing skills
• Value Creation Planning
• Problem solving
• Analytical & Diagnostic Skills
• Project Management Skills
• Consulting Skills

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Negotiating & Influencing
• Credible Activist
• Deciding and Initiating.
• Planning & Organizing
• Coaching and mentoring
• Presentation and communication skills
• Negotiating & Influencing
• Coping with Pressures and Setbacks

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Job Description

• Partner with Strategic Business Units and the Client Support & Growth Division to support early client assessment, bringing diverse expertise to evaluate credit risk and investments in line with the IDC mandate.
• To provide value-added advisory during early-stage assessments and due diligence by identifying risks and recommending mitigation strategies aligned with risk appetite frameworks.
• To develop and present suitable solutions that improve the quality and turnaround of credit submissions while maintaining independence.
• Support post-investment activities, including disbursements, monitoring, early warning identification, annual reviews, restructuring, and participation in relevant committees.
• Ensure compliance with credit risk policies and contribute to policy development and review across risk management areas.

Qualification and Experience

• A degree or equivalent qualification in a related field.
• MBA/MBL would be an added advantage.
• 8 to 10 years’ relevant experience in a financial institution, 5 years in Credit Risk or similar environment.
• Credit Risk & Financial Analysis Expertise.
• Advanced knowledge of credit risk assessment frameworks, including risk grading and portfolio management.
• Strong ability to analyse financial statements (cash flow, balance sheet, income statement), Project finance models and investment viability.
• Understanding of risk-return trade-offs and structuring of complex deals.
• Experience with due diligence processes (financial, legal, operational).
• Proven track record in originating and structuring deals across sectors (e.g., manufacturing, infrastructure, energy, etc.).
• Ability to identify bankable opportunities aligned to developmental mandates.
• Experience preparing and reviewing credit/investment papers for approval committees
• Strong commercial acumen in packaging funding solutions.
• In-depth knowledge of Risk appetite frameworks, Credit policies, procedures, and governance standards.
• Experience in Identifying, mitigating, and monitoring risks, post-investment risk management (early warning signals, restructures).
• Experience with Disbursement processes, Ongoing monitoring and performance tracking, Annual reviews and restructures.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Responsible for Credit and Investment risk assessments within the organisation through:
• Participate in Basic Assessments and Due Diligence investigations with the Strategic Business Units and Client Support & Growth Division and provide guidance and advisory support on risks to be assumed, mitigating factors and assessing viability of applications.
• Provide appropriate guidance and support during deal development and structuring phases and act as a sounding board throughout the credit on-boarding process.
• Attend and participate in client and/or deal structuring meetings prior to Deal Development Forum and provide advisory credit and structuring services on potential transactions.
• Risk identification and mitigation, ensuring compliance with credit policy and other policies within the Organisation and adherence to the Organisation’s approved Risk Appetite levels to the front line and encourage conduct to be within stipulated appetite levels.
• Provide credit checks, risk ratings and pricing of facilities through application of risk software models and tools.
• Processing credit risk evaluations and assessments and ensuring these are undertaken in strict compliance with the official Credit and Investment submission templates of the Corporation, that form part of the funding applications disseminated to Credit Committees.
• Conduct evaluation and assessments that include thorough and rigorous testing of the base case assumptions provided by the applicant and the deal team and provide the necessary independent attestation on the merits of the business case.
• In collaboration with the Legal Services Department seek the adoption of a consistent approach in the drafting of standardised finance documentation across Group Counterparties as appropriate to ensure adoption of consistent credit terms. Ensuring that the terms and conditions of credit committee approvals are well documented and executed in the legal agreements and draw documents.
• Work with the deal team and Legal Services Department to ensure deal closure post Committee approval and support applications requiring waivers and/or changes of approved credit and investment terms, as and when necessary.
• Ability to address and be solution oriented on issues within the disciplines of the credit management cycle, including ensuring that annual reviews are undertaken and risk grades updated.
• Participate in the disbursement processes of approved IDC funding and provide independent credit sign-off.
• Attending and participating in Credit Investment Committees and Exco meetings to present the credit risk view.
• Proactive management of credit and investment risk by conducting regular credit reviews on investments, identifying early warning signals and implementing interventions to minimize risk and financial losses; valuation of equity investments and review of impairment, restructuring of investments that are in financial distress.
• Timeous and regular review of business partners including client visits in line with Risk Category, analysis of management accounts and annual financial statements and overall Business Partner account performance and allocated portfolio performance amongst others.
• Participation in project steering committee meetings and board meetings of IDC investee companies.
• Provide mentoring and coaching, including peer review and knowledge sharing.

Job Requirements

TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Problem Solving Skills
• Business Acumen
• Report writing Skills
• Strong attention to detail and data validity
• Project Management Skills
• Strong Analytical Skills
• Planning and Organising
• Client Insights & Focus

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Good Communication Skills
• Self-motivated and self-driven skills
• Coping with pressures and setbacks
• Negotiating and influencing
• Interpersonal Skills

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Posting End Date

20 Sept 2026

Synopsis

• The Compliance Monitoring Specialist (“Monitoring Specialist”) will be working within the Compliance and Regulatory Affairs Department of the IDC and will be carrying out compliance monitoring reviews to ensure that business is meeting its regulatory obligations and compliance risks are mitigated.
• The monitoring specialist is required to complete high quality monitoring reviews from planning to reporting, to contribute to the implementation of the CRAD’s compliance monitoring methodology and processes, and to ensure that IDC and all its subsidiaries are conducting business in accordance with applicable pieces of legislation and regulations and relevant codes and standards.

Qualification and Experience

• A bachelor’s degree in business related discipline; LLB, B Com Law, BA Law, Risk Management
• Post-graduate Compliance Qualification is mandatory
• CPRAC Qualification from CISA will have an added advantage
• A bachelor’s degree in business related discipline; LLB, B Com Law, BA Law, Risk Management
• Post-graduate Compliance Qualification is mandatory
• CPRAC Qualification from CISA will have an added advantage

Roles and Responsibilities

• Develop a risk based annual compliance monitoring plan to ensure coverage of key compliance risks across IDC and subsidiaries for board approval. Work with the Compliance Manager to regularly assess the relevance and focus of the Compliance Monitoring Plan
• Execute the board approved compliance monitoring plan and ensure that monitoring reviews are strategic and structural to deliver the required level of assurance within the agreed timelines as per the compliance monitoring schedule.
• Implement the CRAD’s annual compliance monitoring plan by performing complex monitoring reviews, producing quality compliance monitoring results and providing compliance advice and guidance to business to achieve regulatory compliance outcomes.
• Develop and implement the Compliance Risk Management Plans (CRMPs) and perform compliance monitoring reviews by doing the following:
• dentifying and risk rating of the applicable provisions
• identifying, analysing and testing controls;
• Undertaking thorough process, system and business walkthroughs and applying best practice sampling mechanisms to form a reasonable assurance view
• identifying potential areas or compliance vulnerability and risk;
• Properly prepare and record working papers;
• present the monitoring outcomes to business stakeholders;
• To provide assurance to the board and relevant sub-committees on the adequacy and effectiveness of controls and systems developed by business, including adherence to regulatory requirements.
• Deliver high-quality compliance monitoring reports regarding compliance risks that have been identified through compliance monitoring reviews and provide recommendations on sustainable remedial plans
• Provide timely communication on the results of compliance monitoring reviews to SBUs/Departments, and management as and when the identified gaps are confirmed, present and submit these monitoring reports to relevant stakeholders in line with the requirements of the CRAD monitoring process and plan.
• Develop and monitor the issue log/tracker to ensure the information is accurate, valid and supported by factual evidence and manage record-keeping of all review documentation in the relevant SharePoint folders. Take ownership for reporting issues raised during reviews to ensure effective resolution of issues within agreed timeframes.
• Provide independent compliance advisory services through the development of recommendations for improvements to controls and processes, which will ensure adherence to legislative requirements and mitigation of regulatory risks.
• Continuously develop and improve the monitoring methodology and overall approach to conducting monitoring reviews and stay abreast of relevant trends and typologies to utilize this information to inform the IDC Compliance Monitoring Framework.
• Pro-actively engage with stakeholders at all levels and build collaborative, effective relationships across the business and other assurance providers to contribute effectively to the execution of reviews and enhance knowledge and understanding of the IDC business operations.
• Drive continuous improvement across the business by ensuring that statutory and legislative knowledge is always current, and stakeholders are engaged effectively to facilitate the establishment of a compliance culture that contributes to prudent risk management.
• Keep abreast with IDC internal business context, standards, and goals.
• Contribute to the drafting and revision of company policies.

Job Requirements
TECHNICAL/FUCNTIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Planning and organized approach to work, ensure that daily tasks are performed timely, and be able to adapt to short-term changes quickly and calmly
• Must be able to interpret and apply legislation to varying business environments within the IDC
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and must be able to analyse data and interpret results
• Strong presentation, negotiating and influencing skills
• Possess excellent communication skills and present concepts clearly and concisely 

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Highly detail-oriented and meticulous
• High level of integrity and ethical standards
• Professional, proactive, independent thinker able to work and drive forward key activities under own initiative.
• Ability to interpret complex regulatory requirements and effectively operationalise them in a way that is tailored to the relevant audience
• Ability to work independently, as part of a team and emotional intelligence
• Positive approachable open-door mind set which is solution focused and balancing business imperatives