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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 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 an Honours (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.
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The successful candidate will be responsible for, among other duties, the following key performance areas:
- Analyse, process and finalise applications of varying complexity for approval and deliver work that meets the prescribed time and quality standards.
- Assist in the planning of inspections, actively participate in the inspection process and report on inspections.
- Be responsible for the day-to-day administration, including record-keeping, the compilation of schedules and inspection profiling in support of operational efficiency within the division and own work.
- Analyse and interpret data and provide recommendations to the signing officer for reporting purposes.
- Participate in ad hoc projects for the compilation of information to inform policy decisions.
- Perform work independently within established practices, processes, rules and regulations, ensuring compliance with standards, policies and other guidelines in own area of expertise.
- Prepare and deliver solutions that reflect the range of knowledge, methods, practices and/or solutions in own functional discipline.
- Engage with the relevant internal and external stakeholders, displaying an ability to convey and explain information fluently.
- Proactively broaden knowledge of own functional area and stay abreast of developments therein (e.g. changes to exchange control policies, rules and regulations).
Qualifications
To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:
- a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, Statistics, Business Economics, Banking or Accounting, or an equivalent NQF 7-level qualification; and
- five to eight years’ experience in an exchange control or banking environment.
Additional requirements include:
- risk and compliance assessment knowledge and skill;
- skill in:
- verbal and written communication (including presentation and report writing);
- analysis and problem-solving;
- judgement and decision-making;
- planning and organising;
- service and stakeholder focus;
- competence in Microsoft Office packages (e.g. Excel, Word and PowerPoint);
- the ability to work under pressure; and
- the ability to work in a team.
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The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:
- Define the project scope/brief and work breakdown structure in collaboration with key stakeholders to ensure a common understanding of deliverables and the approach.
- Produce comprehensive project management plans that include scope, quality, risks, time, cost, human resources, procurement, integration and communication and confirm that these knowledge areas are regularly updated and maintained.
- Ensure that all project documentation, deliverables and reports, including closeout documents, are produced, approved and filed.
- Identify and manage project risks, constraints and changes.
- Establish and manage relationships with all stakeholders, role players and service providers to ensure commitment to a common goal.
- Establish and effectively manage a multidisciplinary project team throughout the project life cycle, clearly defining the roles and responsibilities of project team members for the delivery of project outputs.
- Direct and coordinate activities of project resources to ensure the progress of projects are according to the approved schedule, the expected deliverables, within budget and to specification and quality standards.
Qualifications
Job requirements
To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:
- a degree in Commerce or Information and Communication Technology or an equivalent NQF 7 qualification;
- a minimum of five to eight years’ experience in project management in the financial sector or compliance environment;
- sound knowledge of project management methodologies, project cost management, contract and service management and project management legislation; and
- a postgraduate qualification in project management will be an added advantage.
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Detailed description
The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:
- To develop cyber frameworks / standards /and guidelines for adoption across the industry.
- Apply appropriate analytical techniques, methodologies and technologies to meet the research objectives.
- Produce intelligence outputs to provide an accurate depiction of the current threat landscape and associated risk.
- Liaise with key internal and external stakeholders regarding current and developing cyber threats.
- To plan and coordinate intelligence-based CIS (cyber and information security) penetration testing assessments (advanced simulated cyber-attacks) across the sector i.e. Banks, Insurance, and Market Infrastructures.
- To develop project methodologies for external consultants to perform advanced simulated cyber-attacks on the financial sector.
- Identify, collect, collate, analyse and document cyber security threats to the financial sector using threat intelligence feeds from multiple sources.
- Plan and prioritise work in conjunction with team lead and other stakeholders.
- Conduct ongoing research into legislative and best practice cybersecurity requirements.
- Review risk and threat information in order to identify applicable gaps in the industry.
Qualifications
To be considered for this position, candidates must have:
- A minimum of a Postgraduate qualification (NQF 8) in Security, Information Technology or an equivalent relevant qualification.
- At least eight years’ experience in an Information security or IT Risk / cybersecurity governance environment.
- Solid knowledge of risk management, compliance and Information security governance.
- Have exposure to cyber risk frameworks.
- Be familiar with relevant legislation.
- Understanding of Cyber Risk Trends.
- Knowledge of leading cyber / information security best prac
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Detailed description
The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:
- Provide administrative support for scorecard review meetings and workshops.
- Manage and maintain documentation related to the SARB’s scorecard system.
- Coordinate the scheduling of departmental strategic reviews to ensure that the timelines for submissions of the SARB’s strategic performance reports are met.
- Generate performance reports from data collected within the SARB’s scorecard system.
- Validate the accuracy, reliability and usefulness of the information in departmental scorecards for the SARB’s strategic performance reports, ensuring performance data integrity, consistency and adherence to established standards in the SARB’s reporting guidelines.
- Recommend areas for improvement in the performance measurement system of the SARB.
- Manage client and stakeholder relationships.
Qualifications
To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:
- a minimum of a post-matric Certificate (NQF 5) in Business, Strategy, Policy and/or Performance Management or an equivalent qualification; and
- at least three to five years’ experience in records and document management.
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The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:
- Conduct functional, integration, usability, configuration, system, regression and user acceptance testing and market testing.
- Review business and functional requirements and assist in gap analysis to ensure that comprehensive testing can be performed.
- Assist with the analysis of business requirements and gap analysis to ensure comprehensive testing can be performed.
- To assist and consolidate the test strategy, test plan, test closure, test cases, and scenarios (including test estimation) to ensure a structured approach during testing.
- Compile and execute test cases and scenarios (including test estimation) to ensure a structured approach during testing.
- Co-ordinate regional payment system participants in relation to testing activities.
- Perform defect management to ensure high-quality solutions.
- Produce and communicate progress for all testing efforts, results, activities, data, logging and tracking.
- Produce quality reports (encapsulating test results and statistics) to support the final approval for implementation of the solution.
- Assist with the compilation of user and training manuals.
- Collaborate with test analysts, analysts, designers, developers, project managers and system owners in the testing of new requirements.
- Communicate delays on test execution and defects related issues/risks timeously to the relevant stakeholders.
Qualifications
To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:
- A minimum of a Bachelor degree OR Advanced Diploma OR equivalent; and
- ISTQB Foundation Level Certification
- two to five years’ experience within an IT environment, specifically in the area of testing.
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Job Description
The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:
- Take responsibility for driving business analysis initiatives from initiation to implementation on projects.
- Facilitate workshops independently and consult with business owners and stakeholders in respect of problem definitions and the identification of business requirements/needs.
- Review business processes and procedures, elicit and analyse business needs and associated data, identify and assess possible solutions, and define the associated requirements.
- Elaborate on the scope and feasibility of solutions, and develop the supporting business case.
- Assist with the change requirements and provide specifications.
- Investigate problems and propose solutions by interacting with users, developers, testers and other stakeholders.
- Develop manuals and plans, and present training courses in support of implementation.
- Support project testing activities
- Stay abreast of changes to analytical tools and methodologies, identify opportunities to improve and standardise work processes, and apply these in own work.
- Engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously and take on a project management role in some initiatives.
- Plan, organise, control, manage and evaluate the work of team members and administer human capital functions.
Qualifications
To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:
- An Honours’ degree in Technology or Finance; and
- a minimum of five years’ experience within a business analysis environment.
The following would be an added advantage:
- a Diploma in Business Analysis; and
- experience in banking, with a focus on settlement, cross-border payment services, or back-office banking systems.
Additional requirements include:
- an understanding of banking systems and reports;
- driving results;
- managing complexity and ambiguity;
- leading change;
- planning and organising skills;
- developing and growing others;
- judgement and decision-making skills;
- resilience;
- impact and influence; and
- building and maintaining relationships.
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The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:
- Develop short-term goals, align teamwork and tasks with divisional goals and provide input into the development of policies and processes.
- Analyse, collate and provide management information for planning and budgeting.
- Manage the delivery of work objectives of the analysts through the allocation and monitoring of work and manage the accountability of resources.
- Ensure that FMIs adhere to the principles for financial market infrastructures (PFMIs) and comply with minimum supervisory standards.
- Conduct relevant research to align with international best practice compliance and standards.
- Provide accurate and meaningful information for both domestic and international consumption.
- Represent the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) in industry meetings and express the SARB’s case within the given mandate and parameters.
Qualifications
Job requirements
To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:
- a postgraduate degree (NQF 8) in Accounting, Economics, Finance or Risk Management;
- 10 years’ experience in the FMI sector or FMI policy environment; and
- two years’ experience in managing a team.
- Prudential Authority (PA) supervision, regulation and legislation;
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Detailed description
The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:
- Assess and evaluate current data sourcing methodologies within ESD on an ongoing basis and, where appropriate, provide recommendations.
- Continually research data sourcing methodologies to identify and design the most effective instruments for the sourcing of data.
- Identify the appropriate universe for the sourcing of data and draw a representative sample to ensure adequate coverage of the subject area.
- Engage with external stakeholders through on-site visits and internal subject matter experts to validate the collection instrument and review business requirement specifications.
- Continually research methodologies to bridge the gap of undercoverage by applying imputation rules that subscribe to best practice.
- Guide, oversee and monitor the implementation of selected instruments to ensure that data quality standards are maintained.
- Contribute to the compilation of project-based reports to data sourcing methodologies, implementation and data development quality levels to ensure that data quality standards are maintained.
Qualifications
Job requirements
To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:
- a minimum of an Honours degree in Data Science, Statistics or an equivalent qualification; and
- at least five to eight years’ experience in a data management environment.
The following would be an added advantage:
- relevant certifications (e.g. Certified Data Management Professional Associate).
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Detailed description
The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:
- Provide strategic direction and leadership to a team of analysts in terms of the development of supervisory framework/s and the ongoing supervisory practices, processes, protocols, tools, procedures, and oversight in terms of Data Risk and RDARR in the financial services industry, including the operational alignment of supervisory programmes and targets.
- Manage the data analytics capability of the division to ensure the development of reports/ policies/ procedures and guide the process through the alignment of these documents to the overall Prudential Authority (PA) Strategy.
- Provide leadership within the Risk Support Department of the PA and support the Divisional Head: NFR in achieving the overall departmental objectives and all Data Risk and RDARR matters.
- Provide technical assistance and guidance to a team of Data Risk analysts and train new analysts in line with departmental objectives and advise them on changes within the global and local environment by staying abreast of international and national developments.
- Manage team deliverables, including work plans, resource allocation and management, processes and systems, and change and innovation.
- Manage team performance and talent management, including the learning and development of team members and succession planning.
- Contribute to the team’s compliance with the governance, risk management and information management policies and procedures relevant to the PA and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB).
- Contribute to special projects in the PA.
Qualifications
To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:
- a post-graduate degree in either in Accounting, Auditing, Banking, Computer Science, Economics, Finance, Information Management or Risk Management; and
- at least eight years’ relevant working experience in the financial services or financial regulatory sector; and
- two years’ or more proven experience of managing a team, would be an advantage.
The following would be an added advantage:
- DAMA certification (e.g. CDMP Associate), would be an advantage;
- having completed short courses in data or data-related aspects; and/or
- experience in data or data-related aspects.
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The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:
- Promote the safety and soundness of the large complex groups, financial conglomerates and designated SIFIs under his/her supervision;
- Provide strategic direction in the development, implementation and monitoring of the divisional strategy in accordance with the overall Prudential Authority (PA) strategy, and ensure alignment with the departmental strategy;
- Contribute to the development and continuous refinement of the supervisory approach to financial conglomerates and designated SIFIs, taking into consideration the current, emerging, systemic and supervised entity-specific risks;
- Manage the supervisory oversight of the entities supervised by the division, including, but not limited to:
- Lead and manage the day-to-day supervision of large complex groups, financial conglomerates and designated SIFIs;
- Direct the consistent application of appropriate supervisory practices, protocols, tools and procedures to all the supervised entities allocated to the division;
- Identify, assess and escalate key risks, and react to key indicators of risks within the department;
- Oversee the maintenance of the permanent records and correspondence of the large complex group(s), financial conglomerate(s) and/or designated SIFI(s) allocated to the division;
- Endeavour to uphold an updated risk rating of the supervised entities and financial conglomerates under supervision;
- Monitor compliance by the supervised entities and financial conglomerates with the applicable regulatory framework, which includes prudential standards and regulations.
- Manage the operationalization and implementation of decision-making frameworks, protocols and procedures;
- Ensure compliance with all the legislative and regulatory requirements of the South African Reserve Bank;
- Ensure that the risks of the division are identified and assessed, and that risk-effective mitigating measures are implemented;
- Manage the performance and development of direct reports;
- Create a performance culture in the division; and
- Coach and manage the career development of employees in the division.
Qualifications
Job requirements
To be considered for this position, candidates must have:
- at least a Postgraduate Degree in Accounting, Banking, Economics, Finance and/or Insurance; and
- at least 10 years’ experience in a regulatory agency, the banking sector, the insurance sector and/or financial services sector.
- At least 5 years in a senior management position managing multi-functional teams
Job-related knowledge
- General management
- The financial sector, specifically banking, insurance and the securities industries
- Financial management
- Corporate governance and risk management practices and standards
- The Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision and/or the Insurance Core Principles
- The Solvency Assessment & Management (SAM) Framework;
- The Basel III Capital Framework; and
- Human resources policies and procedures.
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The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:
- Conduct research relating to the latest changes in the regulatory frameworks within the PA-regulated financial sectors and conduct in-depth assessments on whether these frameworks are applicable to the PA supervisory framework.
- Develop new and refine existing PA supervisory guidelines in line with the PA regulatory framework and international supervisory best practices.
- Apply analytical tools for assessing the consistency and efficiency of the PA’s supervisory practices.
- Assist in planning, defining the scope and objectives of the quality assurance reviews and setting up of the quality assurance programme to address objectives.
- Execute the quality assurance programmes, including evaluating the results of quality assurance reviews and preparing recommendations.
- Assist with planning the annual environmental scanning/benchmarking projects for the team based on the changes to the local and international regulatory and supervisory frameworks and best practices.
- Engage with and present to PA stakeholders on the draft supervisory frameworks and guidelines, quality assurance reviews and other related documents.
- Contribute towards the continuous improvement process within the PA supervisory framework team.
- Provide input into the development and implementation of the PA regulatory framework.
- Assist the team with other functions, as may be required from time to time, in line with the PA strategic and operational objectives.
Qualifications
Job requirements
To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:
- a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in the fields of Commerce, Compliance, Law or an equivalent qualification; and
- a minimum of five years’ experience in internal auditing, compliance, regulation, supervision, risk management or quality assurance.
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The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:
- Coordinate and facilitate the implementation of the risk and compliance frameworks for the department.
- Utilise the available risk management, compliance and audit tools to monitor and report on related issues to ensure sound governance.
- Schedule and facilitate regular compliance risk assessments to verify adherence with legislation, standards and policy requirements of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB).
- Schedule and facilitate regular operational and specialised risk assessments, including business impact and business continuity plan assessments, and coordinate incident response and recovery.
- Monitor and track management action plans for strategic, operational cyber and physical security and compliance risk.
- Create risk (including cyber and physical security) and compliance awareness within the PA through campaigns and appropriate media.
- Assist with other risk and compliance-related duties on an ad hoc or project basis as requested by management.
- Proactively monitor and track external regulatory obligations.
- Stay abreast of developments in risk and compliance, ensure application thereof and update applicable documents.
- Coordinate and support employees with the completion of annual declarations.
- Log and report risk incidents on the SARB’s centralised risk incident tool and monitor action plans.
Qualifications
Job requirements
To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:
- a National Diploma (NQF 6) in Auditing, Compliance Management, Finance or Risk Management; and
- a minimum of three to five years of experience in a risk, compliance or audit facilitation environment.
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The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:
- Provide strategic direction and manage and lead the division through day-to-day oversight of the development and implementation of the PA’s supervisory framework and guidelines as applied through ongoing supervision in line with its prudential mandate.
- Provide strategic direction and manage and lead the division by ensuring the PA’s strategic regulatory projects and change management initiatives are executed in line with the PA’s and South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) processes.
- Manage the development and implementation of tactical measures for monitoring international and domestic supervisory developments and assess the relevance and applicability thereof to the PA’s supervisory framework.
- Manage the development and refinement of the PA’s quality assurance methodology, which informs how quality assurance reviews are conducted by the division, against approved supervisory guidelines.
- Determine annual quality assurance plans in line with the PA’s quality assurance methodology and manage the approval of these plans by the relevant PA governance structures.
- Develop and instil a supervisory culture that is pre-emptive, risk-based, outcomes-focused and principles-based.
- Represent the PA by participating in internal and external domestic and international forums.
- Manage the division’s governance, risk and compliance as required and ensure that risks are identified, assessed and mitigated.
- Manage the performance and development of direct reports, creating a performance culture, and coach and manage the career development of employees in the division.
- Lead, enable and encourage change, innovation and collaboration both within the division and across the four PA departments.
- Contribute to the PA’s and SARB’s strategic initiatives, specifically those with a direct impact on the PA’s supervisory approach and framework.
Qualifications
Job requirements
To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:
- a postgraduate degree (NQF 8) in Accounting, Compliance, Internal Audit, Law or Risk Management; and
- 10 to 12 years of experience in financial sector regulation or similar environments, with at least five of those years spent in a management role.
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Detailed description
The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:
- Prepare and provide accurate and reliable data in support of statistics for policy decisions.
- Acquire new data sources in order to expand the range of economic statistics to enable more effective policy decision-making.
- Create and maintain consistent metadata in a manner that allows for clear and unambiguous data definition that meets all legislative, quality and security requirements.
- Create and maintain business metadata for published statistics and data sources to ensure that it is easily discoverable and meaningful to consumers.
- Monitor published statistics for usage, relevance and quality feedback.
- Ensure that the assigned data element is current and does not conflict with other data elements in the metadata registry and ensure consistency in data usage across various systems.
- Proactively identify and resolve data and statistics integrity and quality issues.
- Stay abreast of developments in all functional areas relevant to data management and ensure appropriate application thereof.
- Propose and implement the refinement and continuous improvement of systems, tools, methods and processes in own area.
Qualifications
Job requirements
To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:
- the minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or Mathematics, or an equivalent NQF 7 qualification; and
- at least three to five years of experience in a data management environment.
The following would be an added advantage:
- relevant certifications (e.g. Certified Data Management Professional).
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