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Job Purpose

• Nedbank Group Technology Risk is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Risk Manager to provide strategic and operational risk expertise, advice, assistance, consultancy services and general support for Strategic Execution Risk.
• The successful candidate will play a critical role in in-souring experts to conduct technical IT reviews on various projects such as code reviews, architectural reviews, security reviews and pre-implementation reviews.  

Job Responsibilities

• Support the and Head of GT Risk in embedding a robust risk management culture and framework.
• Strengthen technology delivery by applying robust IT technical skills and comprehensive knowledge of modern architecture, data, SDLC, and project management to improve solution quality, reduce delivery risk, and enhance operational efficiency.
• Implement and influence improvement of risk management frameworks, policies, and procedures in alignment with Nedbank strategic objectives and regulatory requirements, and that of the broader Nedbank organisation.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders to embed effective risk management practices and ensure consistent application of risk processes across the organisation.
• Implement the Strategic Execution Risk Management Framework by facilitating ongoing reviews including risk assessment, identification, analysis, evaluation and reporting.
• Support business units in the mitigation of key risk exposures.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Professional Qualifications/Honour’s Degree

Essential Certifications

• Formal certification from relevant professional bodies where applicable
• Role Relevant Tertiary Qualification

Preferred Certifications

• Honours/Postgraduate qualification in IT and/or IT Risk Management

Minimum Experience Level

• At least 5 years’ experience in risk management within the financial services sector, with a strong focus on IT risk disciplines, of which at least 2 years must be management of a team.
• Solid understanding of IT risk management frameworks and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Proven experience in implementing risk policies, procedures, and controls within a complex organisational environment.
• Solid IT Technical Skills with a very good understanding of modern architecture, data, Systems Development Life Cycle and project management.

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Principles of project management
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Stakeholder management
• Strategic planning
• Talent management
• Business writing skills
• Management information and reporting principles, tools and mechanisms
• System Development Life cycle(SDLC)
• Service orientated Architecture (SOA)
• Client Service Management

Behavioural Competencies

• Customer Focus
• Establishing Strategic Direction
• Operational Decision Making
• Business Savvy
• Building Talent
• Cultivating Networks and Partnerships
• Driving Execution

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Job Purpose

• To assist with conceptualising; identifying; developing and executing profitable private equity transactions; in line with Nedbank CIB's business strategy.

Job Responsibilities

• Build sound client relationships (existing and new clients) by clear communication; regular meetings and setting clear objectives and timelines.
• Formulate and pitch ideas/solutions for clients that drives new business origination that enables clients to meet their objectives.
• Achieve financial results set by management by assisting principals in securing mandates which contribute to improved client service.
• Assist in the structuring of deals and advising of clients on funding options by originating; arranging; implementing and refinancing of private equity transactions for clients cost effectively; on time and within risk parameters.
• Assist in the structuring; origination; implementation; and managing of deals; taking corrective action when required; by assisting in compiling and pitching presentations to prospective clients; compiling investment papers for presentation to Investment Committee for new and existing deals and assisting Transaction Management; Finance and other stakeholders on the implementation of deals.
• Cross-sell other products offered by Nedbank by keeping abreast of Nedbank's offerings in terms of quality; cost; business expectations and compliance.
• Support effective execution of transactions; complying with risk standards; monitoring and taking corrective action when required by modelling; researching; analysing investment proposals and executing legal agreements.
• Improve deal origination by providing multidisciplinary solutions; identifying and resolving work problems and delivering the required output to clients; and refining and enhancing coverage.
• Ensure deals are implemented appropriately; and adhere to policies; procedures and regulatory requirements by developing; maintaining; and running financial models.
• Build and maintain sound professional relationships by understanding client needs and consistently meeting their needs.
• Develop collaborative client and internal relationships by providing high quality advice; execution; and delivery on new and existing transactions meeting business needs.
• Meet and exceed client needs constantly by maintaining open channels of communication with internal stakeholders and ensuring smooth workflow.
• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc).
• Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy (e.g. Green Strategy).
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes and systems by identifying and recommending effective ways to operate and adding value to Nedbank.
• Support the achievement of the business strategy; objectives and values by reviewing Nedbank and Business Unit Plan and ensuring delivered systems; process; services and solutions are aligned.
• Identify training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from management.
• Ensure all personal development plan activities are completed within specified timeframe.
• Share knowledge and industry trends with team and stakeholders during formal and informal interaction.
• Obtain buy-in for developing new and/or enhanced processes (e.g. operational processes) that will improve the functioning of stakeholders' businesses by highlighting benefits in support of the implementation of recommendations

Essential Qualification

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Preferred Qualification

• Honours/ CFA/ CA(SA)/ LLB/ MBA

Minimum Experience Level

• 3 years experience in a relevant industry or investment banking

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Business Acumen
• Business principles
• Business writing
• Data analysis
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Principles of financial management
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Relevant software and systems knowledge
• Research methodology
• Relevant product knowledge

Behavioural Competencies

• Applied Learning
• Communication
• Collaborating
• Building partnerships
• Managing Work
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills

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Job Purpose

• To plan, direct and co-ordinate the activities of enterprise-wide projects to ensure that project goals are accomplished and to develop project plans specifying goals, strategy, staffing, scheduling, identification of risks, contingency plans and allocation of available resources, in line with the business strategy.
• The Project Manager will also monitor and report on project and deliverable progress, run agile ceremonies, and provide mentorship and coaching on agile best practices.
• The Project Manager will also ensuring the team is working on the right tasks at the right time, working closely with the product manager to translate epics, stories, and other items on the sprint list into actionable tasks for the delivery team

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure successful implementation of Agile in software projects with improved quality in accordance with business needs and strategic goals.
• Provide expert level guidance to software project team in terms of process, system, tools, methods as well as communication, integration, and successful team dynamics through weekly facilitation sessions
• Integrate with diverse stakeholders by engaging and facilitate with multiple diverse groups across a spectrum of wants and needs
• Engage and facilitate with multiple diverse groups across a spectrum of wants and needs
• Build professional relationships though engagement and regular communication and feedback with all stakeholders using quality metrics and project status reports as drivers
• Ensure accurate cost estimation based on coverage of client requirements and project scope.
• Ensure project budget are managed within project scope.
• Ensure projects are delivered on target within due date, budget and according to scope and project governance.
• Ensure traceability of defined benefits throughout the lifecycle of the project and escalate any deviations.
• Ensure management of scope, including coverage of client requirements, are created based on estimations.
• Manage delivery of project against agreed schedule. Meet project requirements.
• Manage project priorities effectively and ensured dependencies are catered for according to the project scope.
• Ensure professional advice accepted and implemented.
• Identify project stakeholders, communicate their roles, define their level of participation in project, and map their communication needs and stakeholder engagement strategies throughout the project plan.  Be able to structure and lead multidisciplinary and multi-level stakeholder engagements with the ability to synthesize and communicate in a non-technical language
• Ensure each stakeholder group is actively managed through the change cycle.
• Ensure business change impact is conducted across process, systems, and technology in accordance with change management plan.
• Ensure roles and strategies are defined, and behaviors and operations are understood.
• Ensure clients are informed.
• Ensure the change management process is led and supported together with the client.
• Ensure satisfactory post implementation review and performing retrospectives/inspect & adapt sessions as required.
• Ensure client needs are accurately captured in scope.
• Ensure sufficient resource allocations.
• Manage delivery of large and complex projects according to prevailing project management methodology.
• Conduct effective resource negotiation and allocation.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Essential Certifications

• PMP or Prince certification. Programme Management certification (PGMP)

Preferred Certifications

• Project Management or closely related Certified Scrum Master  and  Scaled Agile certification

Minimum Experience Level

• 8-10 years experience working in a project environment of which 2-3 years working with medium to high complexity projects

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Industry trends
• Relevant software and systems knowledge
• Research methodology
• Principles of financial management
• Cluster Specific Operational Knowledge
• Principles of project management
• Communication Strategies
• Decision-making process
• Governance, Risk and Controls

Behavioural Competencies

• Decision Making
• Influencing
• Planning and Organizing
• Work Standards
• Applied Learning
• Customer Orientation
• Earning Trust