The South African Reserve Bank is the central bank of South Africa. It was established in 1921 after Parliament passed an act, the "Currency and Bank Act of 10 August 1920", as a direct result of the abnormal monetary and financial conditions which World War I had brought
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Detailed description
The successful candidate will be responsible for, among other things, the following key performance areas:
- Analyse, assess and evaluate financial, market and business information in order to report on market risks to facilitate informed decision making on the foreign exchange, gold and other fixed-income reserve portfolios of the SARB.
- Prepare and coordinate daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual risk reports and provide analysis on the market risk measures and how they impact the SARB’s investments.
- Develop and recommend strategies for market risk management of the SARB’s investment portfolios.
- Conduct research on market risk developments and make recommendations based on the findings.
- Assist in the conceptualising and building of market risk models for calculating market risks associated the SARB’s portfolios and particular trades or strategies.
- Contribute towards the formulation of market risk-related policies and ensure the implementation thereof.
- Coordinate the deliverables of team members in the context of projects and reporting.
- Participate in cross-functional activities for the alignment and harmonisation of risk-related information.
- Develop and maintain business relationships with experts in the financial markets industry.
- Create and maintain procedure manuals for operational purposes.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to analysts in the division.
- Maintaining sound relationships with all stakeholders.
QUALIFICATIONS
Job requirements
To be considered for this position, candidates must have:
- an Honours degree (NQF8) or equivalent in Investment Management, Risk Management, Finance, Accounting or a related field; and
- a minimum of five years’ experience in market risk management and various aspects of financial.
The following will be an added advantage
- as a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Professional Risk Management (PRM) or Financial Risk Manager (FRM) qualification and project management skills.
- knowledge of Environmental Social and Governance investment processes.
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Detailed description
The successful candidate will be responsible for, among other things, the following key performance areas:
- Analyse, assess, evaluate and report on credit risk, to facilitate informed investment decision making.
- Contribute towards the formulation and implementation of policies related to credit risk.
- Conduct research on credit-risk developments and make recommendations based on the findings and best practices.
- Assist in the development of strategies for credit-risk management.
- Assist in the conceptualising and building of risk models for calculating risks associated with counterparties, portfolios and particular trades or strategies.
- Conducting fundamental credit analysis, including, financial statement analysis for the selection, evaluation and management of the credit quality of the SARB’s counterparties.
- Participate in cross-functional activities for the alignment and harmonisation of risk-related information.
- Develop and maintain business relationships with experts within the financial markets industry.
- Develop and maintain procedure manuals for operational purposes.
QUALIFICATIONS
Job requirements
To be considered for this position, candidates must have:
- an Honours degree (NQF8) in Finance, Risk Management, Investment Management or an equivalent qualification; and
- two to five years’ experience in investment risk management or a related field.
The following will be an added advantage
- either the Chartered Financial Analyst, Financial Risk Manager or Professional Risk Manager designation.
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Detailed description
The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:
- Research and recommend emerging and fit-for-purpose infrastructure (servers, mainframe, storage, etc.) solutions and participate in the procurement of such solutions aligned to the business strategy.
- Define and evolve the SARB Group infrastructure architecture in alignment with the to-be architecture.
- Plan and develop infrastructure architecture blueprints and roadmaps for infrastructure solutions in alignment with industry best practices and standards.
- Oversee the implementation of infrastructure designs and ensure alignment with industry best practices and standards.
- Provide expert guidance on infrastructure architectures and optimisation.
- Oversee the management of the infrastructure technology life cycle.
- Lead the design of infrastructure solutions.
- Implement and maintain the governance and security model for the infrastructure as developed by the Cyber and Information Security Unit.
- Develop, maintain and document technical standards, procedures, user guides, standard operating procedures (SOPs), instructional documents and so forth relating to the infrastructure solutions.
- Collaborate and engage with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the functionality of the deployed infrastructure solutions and technologies.
- Identify, address and remediate risks in the infrastructure environment as identified by auditors and governance-related assessments.
- Stay abreast of new developments in infrastructure architectures and technologies.
- Provide architectural expertise as part of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure projects and participate in other SARB Group projects to contribute towards business objectives.
- Take responsibility for infrastructure capacity planning, disaster recovery and resource allocation to ensure optimal performance, continuity and scalability.
QUALIFICATIONS
Job requirements
To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:
- a minimum of a Honours degree (NQF 8) in IT, computer science or an equivalent qualification;
- TOGAF certified;
- ITIL v3/4 and COBIT 2019 will be an added advantage;
- VMware Certified Professional (VCP) will be an added advantage; and
- a minimum of 8–10 years’ experience in infrastructure architecture with a strong track record of designing and implementing infrastructure solutions in enterprise organisations.
Additional requirements include:
knowledge and skill in:
- industry, organisational and business awareness;
- quality assurance; and
- continued learning and/or professional development;
- excellent technical knowledge of infrastructure services;
- continuous improvement of infrastructure services;
- comprehensive hands-on infrastructure services troubleshooting experience;
- ability to read and understand technical manuals, procedural documentation and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) guides;
- liaising with external services providers for purposes of product and technology review and coordinating vendor presentations where relevant; and
- understanding of the department’s goals and objectives.
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Detailed description
The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:
- Research and recommend emerging and fit-for-purpose infrastructure (servers, mainframe, storage, etc.) solutions and participate in the procurement of such solutions aligned to the business strategy.
- Define and evolve the SARB Group's cloud architecture in alignment with the to-be architecture.
- Plan and develop cloud architecture blueprints and roadmaps for cloud solutions in alignment with industry best practices and standards.
- Oversee the implementation of cloud infrastructure designs and ensure alignment with industry best practices and standards.
- Provide expert guidance on cloud adoption and cloud cost management strategies.
- Oversee the management of the cloud technology life cycle.
- Lead the design of cloud native solutions.
- Implement and maintain the governance and security model for the cloud as developed by the Cyber and Information Security Unit.
- Develop, maintain and document technical standards, procedures, user guides, standard operating procedures (SOPs), instructional documents and so forth relating to the cloud infrastructure solutions.
- Collaborate and engage with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the functionality of the deployed cloud infrastructure solutions and technologies.
- Identify, address and remediate risks in the cloud environment as identified by auditors and governance-related assessments.
- Stay abreast of new developments in cloud architectures and technologies.
- Provide cloud architectural expertise as part of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure projects and participate in other SARB Group projects to contribute towards business objectives.
- Take responsibility for infrastructure capacity planning, disaster recovery and resource allocation to ensure optimal performance, continuity and scalability.
QUALIFICATIONS
Job requirements
To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:
- a minimum of a Honours degree (NQF 8) in IT, computer science or an equivalent qualification;
- TOGAF certification;
- ITIL v3/4 and COBIT 2019 will be an added advantage;
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect;
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect;
- VMware Certified Professional (VCP) will be an added advantage;
- Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) will be an added advantage; and
- a minimum of 8–10 years’ experience in cloud infrastructure architecture with a strong track record of designing and implementing cloud infrastructure solutions in enterprise organisations.
Additional requirements include:
knowledge and skill in:
- industry, organisational and business awareness;
- quality assurance; and
- continued learning and/or professional development;
- excellent technical knowledge of cloud services;
- continuous improvement of cloud services;
- comprehensive hands-on cloud services troubleshooting experience;
- ability to read and understand technical manuals, procedural documentation and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) guides;
- liaising with external services providers for purposes of product and technology review and coordinating vendor presentations where relevant; and
- understanding of critical IT processes (incident, configuration and change management) and other technical procedures.
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Detailed description
The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:
- Provide actuarial support concerning both solo and group entities, this includes but is not limited to the following:
- scrutinising the financial soundness of non-life insurers; participation in on-site visits to non-life insurers; and the consideration of internal model approvals.
- Scrutinise and check the compliance of submissions by non-life insurers’ actuaries.
- Assist in maintaining the statutory returns required by regulated entities.
- Participate in projects initiated within the PA and industry forums.
- Develop and test systems and procedures for internal use.
- Maintain and upgrade databases.
- Participate in and execute projects initiated within industry forums.
- Transfer knowledge and skills to stakeholders, both inside and outside of the PA.
QUALIFICATIONS
To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:
- have a relevant Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science;
- be actively pursuing studies and ideally have passed or been exempted from at least two A-series subjects of the Actuarial Society of South Africa. Credit will also be given for passes in any of the more advanced subjects; and
- 0 – 2 years’ relevant working experience, preferably in the non-life insurance industry.
The following would be an added advantage:
- good communication (verbal and written) skills;
- ability to perform under pressure without compromising quality;
- ability to work independently and within a team;
- good interpersonal skills; and
- proactive problem-solving skills.
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