Jobs Available at IDC

Key performance areas

• Support the development and implementation of comprehensive communication strategies to support organisational goals.
• Create engaging content for various communication platforms, including press releases, social media, newsletters, and websites.
• Coordinate relationships with media outlets, journalists, and influencers to ensure positive coverage of the organisation.
• Assist with writing, edit, and proofread communication materials to maintain consistency, accuracy and brand voice.
• Monitor media coverage and public sentiment to identify emerging issues and opportunities.
• Collaborate with internal teams, including marketing, public relations, and executive leadership, to align messaging and communication efforts.
• Support the Stakeholder Management Strategy and supporting processes and structures for the Infrastructure Investment Plan.
• Coordinate internal department meetings and record minutes.
• Provide general administrative and office support, including organising meetings, maintaining the calendar of events, and taking minutes.

Qualifications

• Any of the following qualifications: Degree in Journalism, Communications, Political Science and International Relations.

Knowledge & experience

• 2 to 5 years relevant experience.

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Job Description
Financial / Shareholder Returns

• Evaluate and effectively structure transactions with detailed application of IDC financing instruments.
• Ensure financial soundness of all credit submissions.
• Internal / Operational Processes
• Evaluate applications for finance (financial, technical and marketing disciplines)
• Deal structuring - Designing and negotiating the financial and legal relationship between the client and IDC for the specific deal.

Risk identification and mitigation

• Leading of due diligence teams on high value / complex transactions
• Deal optimization - ensuring that the deal is aligned with the strategic objectives of the unit and will contribute to meeting industry development goals
• Support the development and implementation of strategies or action plans to drive the SBU’s strategic objectives.
• Account management function up to first draw
• Prepare well written and motivated reports for presentation to the relevant Credit and other committees as required.
• Conduct peer reviews on all due diligence disciplines.
• Training, mentoring and coaching of Business Analysts and Dealmakers
• Provide advice to Business Analysts and Dealmakers in the handling of enquiries and Applications

Customer Focus & Stakeholder Management

• To effectively interact with different SBUs and departments in order to fulfil the process requirements related to any specific deal / transaction.
• Manage and enhance the levels of service and communication to ensure the provision of client service excellence.
• Build and maintain a strong deal pipeline
• Proactively drive new business growth in line with specific initiatives that are aligned to the SBU strategy including plan of action in respect of cold calling, presentations, travel plan,entertaining potential clients to extend the reach of the Regional Office resulting in new applications pitched and/or approved by the IDC

Learning, Leadership & People Growth

• Provide team leadership in transactions during due diligence
• Manage own development to enhance own competencies
• Participate in knowledge sharing in the team and cross functional
• Coaching and mentoring of team members

Qualification and Experience

• Minimum qualification: relevant commercial or technical honours degree
• 8-10 years related experience of which 8 years should be in deal 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 three due diligence disciplines (Marketing, Technical and Financial)
• Grounded in all three disciplines
• Transaction leadership (complex deals)
• Knowledge in assessing all associated issues in a transaction (Legal, risks, etc.)
• Experience in peer review
• Experience in interpretation and analysis of financial statements
• Knowledge of the market environment and technology landscape
• Knowledge of financing instruments
• Understand and review models of proposed financial structures
• Competent in coaching and mentoring of team members

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Main duties and responsibilities

Financial / shareholder returns

• To assist in reporting activities and preparing comparative reports.
• To assist in the monitoring and evaluation of strategic priorities for Operations and early detection of problematic areas and possible solutions.

Internal / operational processes

• Updating of Corporate, Regional and other dashboards at required intervals.
• Active involvement with the Internal and External Audit and the compilation of the Annual Integrated Report.
• Provide Ad Hoc Management information to internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify new report and SAP enhancement requirements.
• Compile functional specifications for new developments and enhancements on SAP and/or MS Dynamics 365.
• Gathering information from SBUs and Support Departments where required for ad-hoc MIS reporting.
• Assist the SAP team with initial testing once IT department has completed the development of SAP functionality.
• Verification of approvals data to ensure data integrity. Validate data quality, identify discrepancies, and resolve data issues.
• Backup administrators function for Senior SAP Specialist in respect of custom table maintenance for approvals.

Lead in internal and external audit

• Act as the main point of contact between the audit team and SBU’s.
• Schedule meetings, request documents and discuss findings/differences.
• Address concerns and explain audit procedures.
• Knowledge of accounting and auditing standards.
• Communication and interpersonal skills.

Reporting

• Input into performance reporting - quarterly reports to various Committees.
• Linking performance/activity to economic factors in providing reasons for performance.
• Integrating pipeline reporting/data into forward looking forecasts on reports.
• Automate recurring reports, e.g. Unsigned agreements reports, Activity report.
• Involvement in initiatives to drive performance.
• Track KPIs, SLAs, performance metrics, productivity, and quality measures.

Training

• Arranging and supporting training regarding KPI definitions.
• Amendment of documents. E.g. KPI definition document, Power BI reporting.

Integration

• Integrating Power BI reporting into daily reporting, forecasting, presentations.

Data integrity

• Verifying performance data against actual documents.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and business metrics.
• Provide insights into performance against goals.
• Recommend improvements based on data trends.
• Clean, validate, and organize data for analysis.

Presentation

• Presenting skills-presenting at the various platforms on activity /performance.

Corporate strategic alignment

• To participate in and support Corporate Initiatives.
• To partner with Executives to formulate and implement innovative ways to improve Customer focus.
• Monitor and evaluate divisional strategic priorities and preparation of reporting and presentation requirements.

Qualifications 

• Minimum qualification: relevant commercial degree. A data science qualification will be an added advantage.

Knowledge & experience 

• 3 to 5 years SAP end user experience. Microsoft Dynamics 365 will be an added advantage.
• Proven 3 to 5 years data analysis and MIS reporting.
• Strong and proven Advance MS Excel skills related to reporting. MS Power BI skills will be an added advantage.
• The following additional computer skills and knowledge of office software packages are essential:
• MS Word; PowerPoint; Excel and Power BI.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities while building effective relationships.
• Willing and able to work after hours when required.
• Leadership and management experience.

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Job Description

Operational Excellence

• Manage, and maintain the Record Centre on the EDRM system (SharePoint) to support electronic records lifecycle management.
• Develop and implement metadata schemas, classification structures, and access controls.
• Ensure the usability, structure, and alignment of SharePoint libraries with records management policies and standards.
• Conduct regular audits and system reviews to ensure compliance and performance.

Compliance & Governance

• Ensure EDRMS processes align with POPIA, PAIA, and NARS requirements.
• Support the development and enforcement of electronic content governance frameworks.
• Assist in drafting and updating policies and procedures related to electronic records.

Stakeholder Engagement & Support

• Collaborate with internal departments to understand content management needs and provide tailored solutions.
• Provide training, guidance, and support to users on EDRMS functionality and best practices.
• Promote awareness of electronic records management and compliance obligations
• Provide regular updates to senior management on project progress and compliance status.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Monitor industry trends and recommend enhancements to EDRMS capabilities.
• Identify opportunities to automate workflows and improve digital content accessibility.
• Participate in cross-functional projects to integrate EDRMS with other enterprise systems.

Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor`s Degrees in Information Management, BCom or equivalent
• Certification in Records Management, Information Governance, or SharePoint Administration is preferred
• 5–8 years of experience in electronic content or records management.
• Proven experience with EDRMS platforms, especially Microsoft SharePoint.
• Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks (POPIA, PAIA, NARS).
• Experience in user training and system support.

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Qualification

• Minimum qualification: relevant Post Graduate Degree in Business/Commercial or legal field or equivalent qualification is essential.
• CA (SA) / MBA / MBA would be an advantage.

Knowledge & Skills

• Minimum of 8 -10 years’ experience in portfolio transformation of private equity or a Commercial bank which involved in exiting of assets.
• Should have at least 4 years’ experience in assessing the economic viability of businesses
• Equity Valuation experience and knowledge is a necessity.
• Excellent financial modelling skills.
• Outstanding skills in respect of the analysis and interpretation of financial statements.
• Sound knowledge and experience from sell side M&A’s in developing and implementing exits/disposal strategies and plans.
• Sound knowledge of business and the diversity of risks that may affect businesses.
• Good understanding of Economic trends.
• Industry standards, technology trends and best practices.
• Good working knowledge of Company, Contract, Taxation and Insolvency legislation.
• Ability to work independently and to perform under pressure.

Roles and Responsibilities

Financial / Shareholder Returns (indicate output expected from financial / shareholder returns)

• Designing of an effective and attainable exit proposition for the IDC in any new deals.
• Assisting in ensuring that the exits/disposals maximize the corporation’s financial recovery in the given timeframe.

Internal / Operational Processes

• Continuously updating the viability of exit opportunities with Segments on primary and secondary markets as well as IPO’s.
• Assisting in identifying and providing options of potential buyers and other exit opportunities for specific exits to ensure all options are considered and best opportunities are implemented.
• Providing assistance in the Segment departments in defining and detailing best practice exit terms and conditions.
• Providing input into exit options, during the due diligence stage to ensure the best opportunities are being implemented.
• Assisting in optimizing the departmental resources.
• Providing efficient service to clients.

Customer Focus & Stakeholder Management

• Building and maintaining influential relationships with strategic internal and external stakeholders.
• Building and leveraging on relationships with a variety of external investors to execute exits in the most professional manner.
• Advising internal stakeholders on both new investment opportunities and exit plans for existing business partners.
• Continuously reviewing exit options for Segments, larger and riskier investments.
• Building relationships with a variety of investors in the market that could be interested in buying companies within the IDC Business Partner ecosystem.
• Leveraging expertise and relationships in the Private Equity and investment market to execute fast and value adding exits for equity investments.
• Liaising, communicating and promoting the unit externally.