Jobs Available at South African Reserve Bank

Detailed description

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

• Assist in compiling and maintaining mandatory project documentation (e.g. information relating to a project charter, business case, project plan and change request) to ensure project compliance in terms of the Programme Management Office’s (PMO) standards and procedures.
• Collate and manage project information and reports to ensure that relevant stakeholders are adequately informed of project status.
• Liaise with various stakeholders (internal and external) throughout the project life cycle to maintain effective communication on all matters relating to the project.
• Update and maintain the project schedule, highlighting deviations to ensure that project timelines are adhered to and allow for planning adjustments.
• Maintain a project repository to make sure that project information is accessible to all stakeholders and available for audit purposes.
• Schedule meetings, consolidate information for meetings, maintain and disseminate minutes and ensure that actions are followed up as per the minutes.
• Record, update and maintain lessons learnt, risks, issues and action logs to allow for the management of project risks by the project manager.
• Contain and follow up on project activities in the absence of the project manager to ensure project continuity.
• Maintain the financial spreadsheet to keep track of payments, including liaising with vendors and FMD’s financial management section to ensure the timely payment of invoices.

Qualifications

Job requirements

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

• a Diploma (NQF 6) in Project Management or an equivalent qualification;
• certificate recognised by the Project Management Institute (PMI) or the Association of Project Managers Group (APMG) (e.g. Professional in Project Management (PPM) certification); and
• two to five years’ experience in project management environment.

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Detailed description

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

• Lead the PMO, ensuring effective resource planning and management in order to maintain appropriate levels of professionalism in the delivery of construction projects and programmes.
• Establish and maintain the project management strategies and methodology (including terms of reference and framework) based on best practice, thereby ensuring continuous improvement. 
• Define and embed project controls, governance and reporting thereof.
• Provide process guidance for programmes and projects and facilitate governance structures.
• Act as the custodian of corporate real estate project management, serving as the central point of contact for project governance, documentation, information and stakeholder management.
• Fulfil the line management function pertaining to development and performance of the PMO team.
• Track the progress of projects according to the prioritisation plan, management of information, financial reporting and resource planning. 
• Ensure successful implementation of the PMO’s strategy, responsibilities, services and deliverables. 
• Oversee the development of governance frameworks and standards for the PMO.
• Oversee project costs and ensure finances are well managed.
• Oversee financial reporting while ensuring that the programme and projects adhere to the corporate financial processes. 
• Oversee the management of cross-programme dependencies. 
• Perform a quality assurance role in line with defined PMO processes.
• Oversee project closure and ensure that lessons learned are logged. 
• Manage the performance and development of the team.

Job requirements 

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

• a Bachelor degree (NQF7) in the Built Environment, Construction Project Management, Quantity Surveying or an equivalent qualification; and
• 8‒10 years of experience in project management environment, of which at least 5 years in managing a PMO

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Detailed description

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

• Plan and perform tasks against work plans as defined by the team leader.
• Clean offices, boardrooms, the dining area, the plant room, ablution facilities and parking areas.
• Load and offload consignments.

Job requirements

• To be considered for this position, candidates must have: 
•  a minimum of a Grade 12 or an equivalent qualification. 

The following would be an added advantage: 

• some experience in a service-related environment. 

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Detailed description

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

• Define the project scope/brief and work breakdown structure (WBS) in collaboration with key stakeholders to ensure a common understanding of the deliverables and approach. 
• Create comprehensive project management plans that include scope, quality, risks, time, cost, human resources, procurement, integration and communication, and ensure that these are regularly updated and maintained. 
• Ensure all project documentation, deliverables and reports are produced, approved and maintained timeously, including close-out documents. 
• Identify and manage project risks, constraints and changes, ensuring the project plan is managed and approved. 
• Establish and manage relationships with all stakeholders, role players and service providers to ensure commitment to a common goal. 
• Build and effectively manage a multi-disciplinary project team throughout the project life cycle, clearly defining the roles and responsibilities of team members to deliver project outputs. 
• Direct and coordinate project resources to ensure the project progresses according to the approved schedule, producing the expected deliverables within budget and according to specification and quality standards.
• Coordinate and facilitate initiatives that are not full projects in nature across GSMD ‒ these include managing the quality of information, monitoring progress and reporting to different departmental structures. 
• Manage complex reporting lines into broader construction project portfolios and multiple business areas.

Job requirements

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

• a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and/or Information and Communication Technology (ICT) or an equivalent NQF 7 qualification; 
• a Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification;
• five to eight years’ experience in managing complex projects within an operational technology/physical security systems and information technology environment (preferably Genetec); 
• sound knowledge of project management legislation, project cost management, governance, risk and compliance, occupational health and safety, quality assurance, and contract and service management; and
• experience in the use of Microsoft Office (MS) software packages, such as Microsoft Project, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

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Detailed description

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

• Participate in formulating and implementing the Prudential Authority’s (PA) strategic objectives. 
• Monitor global prudential policy implementation frameworks and their impact on local regulatory frameworks for highly specialised fields across the financial sector, with a specific focus on insurance. 
• Analyse the relevance/appropriateness of international standards for the South African financial sector and highly specialised fields in banking, insurance and financial market infrastructures, with a specific focus on insurance. 
• Adopt international standards and adapt them to South African requirements so they are both purpose-specific to South Africa and compliant with international criteria.
• Develop and refine regulatory frameworks, instruments and all related work in terms of the Financial Sector Regulation Act 9 of 2017 (FSR Act), with a specific focus on insurance. 
• Design and implement cooperation and collaboration mechanisms with the SARB for the purposes of financial stability. 
• Contribute to the drafting of the regulatory strategy in order for the PA to fulfil its functions and objectives stipulated in the FSR Act. 
• Represent the PA in Parliament and other forums on policy matters and legislation. 
• Be a custodian of the PA policy process and related governance processes. 
• Lead the completion of international surveys as requested. 
• Brief PA divisional heads, heads of department, the PA Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Prudential Committee (i.e. the Governor and deputy governors) and other relevant governance structures on policy positions on specialised topics. 
• Represent the PA at various public forums (e.g. by providing training, giving lectures and making presentations at conferences). 
• Influence international standard-setting bodies and possibly represent the PA at such forums. 
• Lead and ensure the PA ‘house view’ in collaboration with the SARB and other regulators. 
• Conduct and coordinate ad hoc research on topics related to prudential regulation. 
• Draft speeches for the CEO, Governor and deputy governors on specialist topics. 
• Prepare briefings on specialist topics for the CEO, Governor and deputy governors as well as heads of department to represent the PA/SARB view locally and internationally. 
• Take ownership and responsibility for the implementation of microprudential matters within the PA’s mandate and in support of the SARB’s financial stability mandate.

Job requirements

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

• a postgraduate degree (NQF 9) in Law (preferable), Finance, Accounting, Insurance/Banking or Economics; and
• 12 years’ experience in the insurance sector, broader financial sector or regulation within the financial sector.

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Detailed description

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

• Develop and manage the implementation of the strategic sourcing strategy of the SARB.
• Ensure governance and compliance with the procurement policies and guidelines of the SARB.
• Develop sectional operational plans aligned to the Financial Services Department and the SARB, and clarify performance expectations for own team. 
• Drive the implementation of the sourcing and category management strategies. 
• Provide strategic guidance to category leads on selected sourcing mechanisms. 
• Calculate and analyse the costs of procurement, and suggest methods to synergise supply opportunities to decrease expenditure and add value to the SARB. 
• Research and identify reliable and trustworthy suppliers, and strategise and negotiate with them in order to acquire the most cost-effective deals and to reduce procurement expenses. 
• Manage the stakeholders within the supply chain to derive maximum economic benefit and continuity of supply to the SARB. 
• Manage and oversee the identification of opportunities for strategic sourcing within the SARB Group, including the identification of strategic partners, and employ negotiation strategies to secure profitable deals. 
• Analyse and integrate sectional management information for reporting to top management and other relevant stakeholders. 
• Collaborate and liaise with the operations and governance sections to optimise the procurement and governance process in order to attain maximum efficiency.

Job requirements

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

• the minimum of an Honours degree (NQF 8) in Commerce or Supply Chain Management, or an equivalent qualification; and
• the minimum of 8–10 years of experience in a strategic sourcing environment, of which at least 2–3 years should have been in a management capacity. 

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Detailed description

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

• To support the Bank through the HRBPs in the development of fit for purpose solutions, policies, procedures and processes related to the Compensation and Benefits function. 
• To implement the total reward strategy in support of the SARB’s recruitment, retention and performance management strategies.
• To provide analytical consultation services regarding compensation and benefits programmes in line with legislative requirements, organisational goals and compensation philosophy of the SARB.
• To benchmark compensation and benefit best practices, research, analyse and conduct salary and benefits surveys to ensure competitiveness in the attraction and retention of talent.
• To establish and manage relationships with key internal/ external stakeholders and service providers in order to ensure the provision of fit-for-purpose compensation and benefit solutions within the Bank.
• To facilitate job evaluation sessions to determine weights/evaluation of jobs for job grading, compensation, job design and/or organisation design.
• To provide management reports for effective decision making by relevant stakeholders and senior leadership.
• To participate in recognition agreements with the local union on reward issues when required.
• To prepare, execute, monitor and report on the departmental operational budgets to allow for efficient financial management within HRD.

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, candidates must have:

• A minimum of a Bachelor's in human resources/commerce or equivalent.
• Remuneration qualification or GRP certification.
• A minimum of 5 to 8 years of experience in a compensation and benefits environment.