Vacancies at Liberty Group South Africa

Job Description

• To develop, maintain and manage the strategic execution of the Source Control and Execution Framework, as it pertains to auditing and testing of controls and proactive mitigation of potential risks, to ensure that business is undertaken in a compliant manner to avoid operational losses, fines, penalties or reputational damage to the organisation and enables the competitive advantage of the organisation.

Essential Functions

• Collaborate and engage functions across the business, contributing and providing expert insights in terms of source control and execution, in line with the agreed policies, procedures and service level agreements, in order to achieve strategic objectives
• Continuously review and take action based on information provided by Direct and Indirect reports, regarding matters such as statistics, dashboards, reports, risks, escalations, technology and system issues as it pertains to Source Control and Execution.
• Develop, implement and enhance systems and processes that will ensure the effective and proactive identification, evaluation, review and reporting of risks across products, process and technology
• Develop, and ensure the implementation of the Source Control Framework and associated controls with the relevant product, process and technology stakeholders.
• Drive and advise on best practice processes and systems for business areas to effectively monitor, audit and control adherence, conformance and compliance to policies, processes and standards in order to ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory laws.
• Drive and develop solutions to address instances of non-compliance, follow-up and ensure the implementation of the compliance solutions by the relevant stakeholders. to proactively safeguard the business against reputational risk and financial losses.
• Drive the development, digitisation, implementation and enhancement of required controls across product, process and systems.
• Drive the implementation & maintenance of a control register to ensure all stakeholders effectively execute on the agreed Source Control Framework.
• Lead and manage the Source Control and Execution function according to the lean leadership and employee engagement principles, including employee lifecycle from recruitment through to exit, performance management, training and development, discipline and grievance management, retention and reward and people administration, to ensure a high-performance culture.
• Maintain and implement the Source Control Framework, covering strategy, policy, process, procedures, standards, guidelines, training, objectives, metrics and governance, to ensure consistency of implementation and the alignment to the changing business requirements and best practices and standards.
• Manage, monitor and control cost in line with the Control Assurance and overall CIB budget by ensuring sound financial practices. and optimisation of processes and systems within the business through sound financial principals.
• Oversee and advise on the collection and capturing of Source Control and other data, such as Audit reports, across all domains to ensure the information is reliable and therefore will effectively guide critical business decisions.
• Produce aggregated and reliable reports regarding the performance of all associated controls and formulate pertinent observations to enable the effectiveness of critical business decisions.
• Provide expert advice to Senior Stakeholders, on the required minimum standards, strategies, projects, plans, initiatives, reporting and other relevant activities to ensure all business areas effectively comply with internal standards and legislative requirements as it pertains to the Source Control Framework and Strategy.

Qualifications

• Type of Qualification: First Degree
• Field of Study: 

Preferred And/Or

• First Degree Business Commerce Required
• Qualified Actuary / Post Graduate Degree Business Commerce Preferred

Experience Required

• 3-4 years' Experience in managing and leading a diverse team, driving performance and deliverables through performance management and strategic objectives, targets and plans, developing and strengthening the capabilities within the team.

Required

• 8-10 years Strong and broad knowledge and experience in a spectrum of Retail Long Term Insurance products, operations, systems and processes, with strong focus on operational risk and controls, systems and processes related to risk and investment insurance products.

Required

• Total number of years' experience 12 years

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies - Essential

• Behavioural Competency Description
• Articulating Information Is articulate in giving presentations is eloquent and explains things well projects social confidence when articulating information
• Checking Things Is meticulous in finding errors; ensures accuracy by being thorough and checking details; produces high quality work by being detailed.
• Developing Strategies is focused on developing strategies; thinks in the longer term and anticipates trends; envisages the future and adopts a visionary approach
• Directing People Is comfortable leading people; coordinates and directs groups; seeks to control things
• Establishing Rapport Builds rapport and puts people at ease; is engaging and welcomes people; finds it easy to make friends
• Examining Information Analyses and processes information; asks probing questions; strives to find solutions to problems
• Exploring Possibilities Is conceptual when developing ideas; applies theories to problem solving; prefers

Technical Competencies:

• Advanced Modeling & Data Science
• Actuarial Software Expertise
• Product Knowledge 
• Promote Good Governance, Risk & Control
• Regulatory & Financial Acumen
• Specialized Valuation & Reserving
• Strategic Planning and Reporting
• Technology Planning and Roadmaps
• Data Visualization

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Job Description

• We’re looking for a Senior Manager: Investment  Solutions to join our dynamic team and spearhead the expansion of our footprint within the corporate and institutional market.
• In this role, you’ll be at the forefront of consultative selling, strategic client engagement, and solution-driven investment conversations.
• You’ll partner with key stakeholders to deliver tailored investment solutions that empower retirement fund members and institutional investors to achieve their long-term financial goals.

Qualifications

• Type of Qualification: First Degree
• Field of Study: Finance and Accounting
• Licenses & Certifications: FAIS Rep & Key Individual

Experience Required

Investment Management

• Asset Management
• 8-10 years
• Experience in investment consulting, discretionary fund management (DFM), or portfolio management within a financial services or asset management environment

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Challenging Ideas
• Checking Things
• Conveying Self-Confidence
• Developing Expertise
• Developing Strategies
• Documenting Facts
• Embracing Change
• Empowering Individuals
• Establishing Rapport
• Following Procedures
• Generating Ideas
• Interacting with People
• Making Decisions
• Meeting Timescales
• Providing Insights
• Pursuing Goals
• Seizing Opportunities
• Team Working
• Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

• Asset Management
• Brand and Product Activations
• Business Development
• Client Value Propositions
• Data Compliance
• Data Quality
• Economic Analysis
• Financial Acumen
• Financial Planning
• Performance Benchmarking
• Research
• Strategic Planning and Reporting

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Job Description

• To drive an integrated workforce experience, partnering with business to develop L&D strategy, philosophy & methodology for portfolios across multiple geographies or highly specialised business areas, using an in-depth understanding of the full value chain for Insurance and Asset Management (IAM).
• To work with business to lead successful implementation of initiatives; driving continuous improvement & consistent implementation, within Group CoEs & embedded counterparts; realising CoE strategic objectives in an ever-changing environment.

Qualifications

• Type of Qualification: First Degree
• Field of Study: Social Sciences

Experience Required

Learning

• People & Culture
• 8-10 years
• Demonstrated workplace experience within the area of specialisation with evidence of exposure to leading teams (3-4 years' people management experience). Variety of experience both internal and external to the Financial Services sector.

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Articulating Information
• Challenging Ideas
• Developing Strategies
• Embracing Change
• Establishing Rapport
• Exploring Possibilities
• Generating Ideas
• Making Decisions
• Providing Insights
• Seizing Opportunities
• Team Working
• Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

• Decision Making
• P&C Solution Marketing
• Solution Delivery
• Solution Design
• Teaming

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Job Description

• To be in charge of the strategy and execution of Sustainable Finance assets and attendant portfolios.
• The role is part of the Private Markets Joint Venture (J.V.) between Libfin and STANLIB’S Fixed Income franchise and aims to guide the origination of assets and portfolio construction and management for both Libfin and STANLIB’s third party investment portfolios. 
• The Private Markets team reports into STANLIB Fixed Income investment franchise and this role reports into the Head of Fixed Income Private Markets.
• The role includes being the lead Portfolio Manager (PM) for Sustainable Finance investment strategies, assets held on balance sheet and fund propositions, including developing the strategy and delivery plans for sustainable finance asset portfolios as part of the overall Fixed Income Private Markets strategy.
• Sustainable Finance includes mainly infrastructure related assets, but also Development Finance (such as schools, hospitals, agri-concerns and other) private credit assets that may be deemed to be Sustainable Finance from time to time and by agreement.

Qualifications

• Type of Qualification: BCom, or CA(SA), or CFA or similar.

Experience Required:

• 10 to12 years’ experience in a similar environment with broad exposure to complex structuring (including multiple financing options, multiple sectors, multiple instruments, corporate & asset-based lending)

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Articulating Information
• Conveying Self-Confidence
• Convincing People
• Developing Expertise
• Developing Strategies

Technical Competencies:

• Account Opening & Maintenance
• Customer Acceptance & Review (Business Banking)
• Customer Understanding (Business Banking)
• Product Related Systems (Business Banking)

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Job Description

• To advise, plan & report on the assigned IT Portfolio technology enabling implementation of the Business strategy. To deliver the portfolio technology mandate across the Group, overseeing delivery execution in country and shared execution.
• To manage and take ownership of the fit for purpose portfolio technology toolbox throughout the full life cycle. To verify and evaluate local market outcomes to measure the efficacy of the toolbox and improve and innovate as required.
• As part of Standard Bank's insurance and asset management business unit, IAM, the Investment Platform business is able to leverage the latest global technologies and worldwide partners to deliver an investment platform based on modern architecture and straight through processing

Qualifications

• Type of Qualification: First Degree
• Field of Study: Information Studies
• Type of Qualification: First Degree
• Field of Study: Information Technology

Experience Required

Technology Management

• Technology
• 8-10 years
• Have good knowledge of domain appropriate technology strategies. Proven application of service management processes and frameworks
• 8-10 years
• Have knowledge of domain operations, and understanding of ecosystems and suppliers and broad technical knowledge of the technology, solutions and service catalogue consumed by countries.

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Articulating Information
• Challenging Ideas
• Directing People
• Embracing Change
• Empowering Individuals

Technical Competencies:

• Benefits Management
• Emerging Technology Monitoring
• IT Business Analysis/ Feature Analysis
• IT Knowledge
• IT Strategy & Planning
• Knowledge of Banking & Financial Service
• Research & Information Gathering
• Stakeholder Management (IT)