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• To evaluate and present applications for funding and structure deals that contribute towards unit objectives and industry development goals. This would include performing the financial and/or technical and/or marketing due diligence functions and ensuring risk identification and mitigation.

Job Description
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 due diligence 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 diligence teams • 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 draw
• 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

Qualification and Experience
Qualifications

• Minimum qualification: Qualified CA (SA)

Knowledge & Experience

• 3 -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

Technical/Functional Competencies

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

Behavioural Competencies

• Presentation and communication skills
• Negotiation skills
• Relationship Building and Networking skills
• Persuading and Influencing skills
• Coaching and Mentoring
• Leading and Co-ordinating

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• This role includes the review and evaluation of assessment reports and applications in line with fund processes as well as present applications to relevant approval bodies however also requires involvement in other fund specific task such as post investment monitoring and project implementation. All tasks are aimed at contributing towards the Department’s objectives and industry development goals. The evaluation would include performing the financial, technical and marketing due diligence functions and ensuring risk identification and mitigation.

Job Description
This role includes the following, but is not limited to:
Financial / Shareholder Returns

• Assess applications for funding
• Review Resource Efficiency Reports
• Ensure applications are in line with fund criteria
• Assess economic viability and sustainability of applications
• Prepare financial models and draft submissions
• Participate in due diligence teams ensuring that businesses are financially viable and sustainable

Internal / Operational Processes

• Efficient management of allocated assessments and applications for funding, liaising with applicants and assessors, conducting basic assessments, resolving queries and conducting due diligences with other team members
• Perform due diligence on applications for funding
• Evaluate applications including financial, technical, or marketing disciplines through due diligence investigations.
• Designing and negotiating the financial, EHS, legal and other relationships between the client
• Deal Optimization - Ensure that the deal is aligned with the strategic objectives of the department as specified by the funder and will contribute to meeting industry development goals
• Conduct compliance assessments
• Initiate collation of all Conditions Precedent prior to handover to Post Investment team
• Prepare drafting of submission reports for review in preparation of submission to the approval panel
• Ensuring accurate client data management.
• Ensure signed reports are submitted to Admin for Project Approval Panel preparation and filing

Customer Focus & Stakeholder Management

• Maintain relationships with all relevant external stakeholders including assessors, enquirers, applicants and portfolio clients in conjunction with different support functions in the IDC.
• Ensure the provision of client service excellence and optimize service delivery in a manner that meets the client’s needs;
• Efficient management of allocated applications for funding, liaising with applicants, conducting basic assessments, resolving queries from applicants and conducting due diligences with other team members.
• To interact with the required 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.
• inform Business Partner if application is not approved due to outstanding documentation or as a result of non-approval by the panel and update SAP.
• Liaise with clients to ensure approved funding have been utilized appropriately.
• Identify strategic data to be collected for each Business Partner and ensure this is obtained.

General

• Build and maintain a network of relationships across the Corporation.
• Partner with the team in building and managing investments to fulfil the mandate of the
• department in line with the IDC’s and department’s specific policies, systems & procedures.
• Utilize own and expert knowledge, experience, multi-dimensional understanding and application of best practices in the fulfilment of the role.
• Manage and review key processes and procedures.

Learning, Leadership & People Growth

• Build and maintain influential relationships with Business Partners
• Ensure accurate and timeous delivery of service levels and key deliverables to achieve a high performance within the department

Qualification and Experience

• CA (SA) or BCom Accounting degree e.g. BCompt, BEng / BSc or similar qualification
• Honours Degree will be an advantage
• MBA/MBL will be an advantage
• Project Management Professional qualification (PMP) will be an advantage

Roles and Responsibilities

• 5 to 8 years’ experience in a Financial Institute/ Development Financing environment role with exposure to due diligence in a finance / banking.
• Should have at least 3 years’ experience in assessing the economic viability of businesses and/or projects
• Sound experience in a financial environment is essential
• Outstanding 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
• Good working knowledge of Company and Contract legislation
• Understanding of Economic trends
• Project management experience.
• Good writing and presentation skills, particularly to committees/boards
• Experience working in a high-level collaborative environment Ability to manage multiple competing priorities while building effective relationships
• Well organized and persistent, with drive and determination to achieve goals

Technical Competencies

• Customer Insight & Focus
• Stakeholder Management
• Financial modelling
• Business/Commercial Acumen
• Report writing skills
• Problem Solving
• Analytical & Diagnostic Skills
• Project Management Skills
• Consulting Skills
• Report writing skills

Behavourial Competencies

• Negotiating & Influencing
• Resilience
• Deciding and initiating
• Planning & Organizing
• Teamwork
• Presentation and communication skills
• Coping with Pressures and Setbacks

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Job Description

• To ensure that the project adheres to Agile principles, managing administrative tasks, and supporting the project team to deliver value and benefits.

Qualification and Experience

• 3 year Degree in relevant Field/BCOM degree in IT.
• Certification in Scrum (e.g., Certified ScrumMaster) or project management (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2).
• Certification in Agile methodologies, like Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM).
• SAFe certification and Kanban certification are a plus.
• Experience with Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• 5-8 years of relevant experience.
• Use Azure Boards to manage product backlogs, sprint backlogs, and task
• Proven experience as a Scrum Master and/or Project Administrator for large-scale IT projects.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Prior knowledge of Agile project management tools
• Knowledge of an agile framework or method (i.e. Scrum, Kanban), or understanding of software development life cycle models as well as in-depth knowledge of traditional project management principles and practices
• Adept at refinement, story splitting, estimation, velocity, retrospection, and other Scrum techniques
• Planning and problem solving with product management and delivery teams Strong understanding of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and its applications.
• Ability to manage risks and drive change in a complex organisational environment.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving abilities
• Allocate team capacity and track availability during sprint planning
• Pipelines: Collaborate with DevOps engineers to set up automated builds and deployments. Release Gates: Ensure quality checks before production releases. Environment Visibility - Track which features are deployed where Coordinate with QA to manage test cases and track results.
• Security Policies: Monitor compliance with organizational standards

Roles and Responsibilities
Facilitate and coordinate Agile Scrum processes

• Facilitate Scrum events, including daily standups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Coach the team on Scrum practices and principles, promoting self-management and crossfunctionality.
• Identify and remove impediments that hinder the team's progress.
• Identify and troubleshoot obstacles that are hindering the team’s progress.
• Guides and coaches the Scrum Team on how to use Agile practices and principles to deliver high quality products and services to our customers.
• Responsible for ensuring Scrum is understood and the team adheres to Scrum theory, practice, and guidelines.
• Ensure that the team follows the Scrum framework and adheres to Agile principles.

Provide support to the Development Team to help them create high-value products.
Ensure the team works collaboratively and efficiently to deliver high-quality products.

• Track KPIs and help teams deliver high-quality products/solutions on time.
• Remove obstacles to the Development Team’s progress
• Coach the Development Team in organisational environments in which Scrum is not yet fully adopted and understood.

Provide support to the Product owner in managing the product backlog and ensuring clear and concise backlog items.

• Support the Product Owner Promote continuous improvement by encouraging the team to reflect on their processes and make improvements.
• Promote continuous improvement through retrospectives and feedback sessions.
• Communicate project status, risks and issues to stakeholders.
• Help the Scrum Team understand the need for clear and concise Product Backlog items.
• Ensure that goals, scope, and product domain are understood by everyone on the Scrum Team as well as possible.
• Find techniques for effective Product Backlog management.
• Understand product planning in an empirical environment.
• Ensure the Product Owner knows how to arrange the Product Backlog to maximise value.
• Together with the Product Owner and Development Team, reviews and develops the scrum artifacts including product backlog and sprint backlog

Enables the delivery of complex solutions and products.

• Ensure all scrum-based activities are completed on time.
• Define and organise Scrum roles, sprint planning, daily scrum/ standups, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives.
• Responsible for keeping the Scrum moving, and continuously reporting on developments, celebrating successes, and defining, understanding and resolving roadblocks.
• Coaches the Scrum team in self-organization, cross-functional skillset, domain knowledge and communicates effectively, both internally and externally working within the Scrum team.
• Works with Scrum Team, as well as internal and external stakeholders, to influence and drive decision making and support organisational project or product teams.
• Resolves team obstacles with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organisation.
• Promote continuous improvement through retrospectives and feedback session

Perform Project Administrator Responsibilities:

• Assist the Project Manager with administrative duties and processes.
• Schedule meetings, keep minutes, and ensure follow-up on action items.
• Break down the project into manageable tasks and set timeframes.
• Prepare and distribute project materials, including reports and documentation.
• Track project progress, budgets, and expenditures.
• Maintain compliance with regulations and organisational policies.

Provide Implementation Support:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, provide updates, and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Monitor project performance and outcomes to ensure quality and success.
• Communicate project status, risks and issues to stakeholders.
• Support change management activities, including communication plans and resistance management.

Job Requirements
FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Strong Business Analysis Skills
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Outstanding communication, facilitation, negotiation, and coaching skills Excellent leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Process requirements gathering/management through stakeholder workshop facilitation, questionnaires, interviews etc.
• Excellent Project management
• Stakeholder Management and customer focus
• Understanding of Office 365 and SAP/ other ERP technologies
• Strong understanding of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and its applications.
• Report writing and presentation skills
• Strong organisational and documentation skills
• Broad understanding of information technology topics

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively and work well with both senior and junior stakeholders
• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent listening skills and the strength to effectively challenge stakeholders where it is felt their internally held beliefs may threaten to block change
• Relationship and Networking skills
• Collaboration Skills
• Persuading and Influencing skills

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• To independently assess and provide expect advise on the estimated new replacement cost, open market, forced sale and other values of physical assets (plant, equipment and machinery) in order to ensure that physical assets, including those considered for and / or taken for collateral, are properly valued.

Job Description

• The variance between the Client’s and own independently determined estimated capital expenditure costings, envisaged process improvements, etc, including making recommendations for adherence to industry norms and best practices
• The appropriateness of the envisaged plant and equipment installation strategy, methodology, programme and deliverables against set programme milestones
• The risks inherent in the clients’ plant and equipment projects including making recommendations for risk mitigation
• The validity and accuracy of reviewed valuation reports of the physical assets prepared by others
• The required continuous improvement on the department’s process, procedures, templates, etc.
• Maintain relevant records and relations in support of expertise, expert knowledge
• Report writing and presentations at internal and external committees
• Manage effective interaction with SBUs and Departments
• Maintain and enhance current knowledge and awareness of valuation and other effective practices.

Qualification and Experience
Qualifications

• Degree or N. Dip in Engineering or NQF6 or equivalent (Minimum ECSA candidacy)
• Registration - ME201
• Registered Professional Engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), Member of
• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), American Society Appraiser (ASA) will be an advantage

Knowledge and Experience

• 3 - 5 years' experience in plant, machinery and equipment appraisal
• Work experience in mechanical / industrial engineering and/or financial services industry will be an advantage

Roles and Responsibilities
Independently conducting own assessments and valuations of plant, equipment and machinery, and providing expect advice on:

• The appropriateness and reasonability of the Client’s anticipated capital expenditure on plant, equipment and machinery in order to validate against the applicable industry norms.
• The functional, economic, physical obsolescence, etc of plant, equipment and machinery including the impact and implications thereof on the IDC’s physical collateral register.
• The forecast of total and remaining economic life and value of plant, equipment and machinery including the impact and implications thereof on the IDC’s physical collateral.
• The variance between the Client’s and own independently determined estimated capital expenditure costings, envisaged process improvements, etc, including making recommendations for adherence to industry norms and best practices.
• The appropriateness of the envisaged plant and equipment installation strategy, methodology, programme and deliverables against set programme milestones.
• The risks inherent in the clients’ plant and equipment projects including making recommendations for risk mitigation
• The validity and accuracy of reviewed valuation reports of the physical assets prepared by others.
• The required continuous improvement on the department’s process, procedures, templates, etc.

Maintain relevant records and relations in support of expertise, expert knowledge

• Report writing and presentations at internal and external committees
• Manage effective interaction with SBUs and Departments
• Maintain and enhance current knowledge and awareness of valuation and other effective practices.

Technical/Functional Competencies

• Analysis and interpretation
• Analytical and problem solving
• Planning and Organising
• Communication skills (written and verbal)
• Report writing skills
• Results and solutions oriented

Behaviour Competencies

• Presentation and communication skills
• Relationship building and networking
• Ability to multitask and thrive under work pressure
• Ability to collaborate and influence various stakeholders and teams