Qualifications and Experience:
Minimum Requirements:
At least a degree qualification in either law, finance, audit or accounting background.
A minimum of 5 years’ relevant Committee Officer experience, preferably in supporting Credit / Investment Committees.
General understanding of the lending business.
Knowledge of Company’s Act, PFMA, King IV and relevant legislations.
Proven experience in engaging with internal and external auditors.
Demonstrated experience in engaging and advising Board members and high-level dignitaries.
Experience in working with external auditors, legal advisers, bankers.
Demonstrated experience in putting together good quality presentations and writing reports for Exco and Board Committees.
Demonstrated experience MS Word (Advanced), Excel and PowerPoint (Intermediate to Advanced), MS Teams (Advanced), Diligent Boards (Advanced), SharePoint (Advanced)
Desirable Requirements:
Legal qualification
Experience in a banking and or financial sector
Project management experience
Ability to use SAP
Technical Competencies:
Written Communication
Understands that different writing styles are required for different documents or audiences.
Write effective correspondence, prepares questions and reports, statements of circumstance and briefing notes.
Has a solid mastery of writing principles such as grammar, sentence construction etc.
Reporting
Designs / customizes reports to meet user needs.
Prepares complex or tailored reports, gathers information from a variety of sources, analyses and includes in a report.
Keeps standard reports under review and proposes improvements to meet user needs.
Problem Solving
Identifies complex problems based on a broad range of factors, many of which are ambiguous or difficult to define.
While remaining guided by organisational values, identifies optimal solutions, thinking first in terms of possible approaches and flexibilities in the system vs. blind adherence to rules or procedures.
Implements solutions to complex problems, then evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of solutions and identifies needed changes.
Stakeholder Management
Actively engages partners and encourages others to build relationships that support DBSA objectives.
Understands and recognises the contributions that staff at all levels make to delivering priorities.
Proactively manages partner relationships, preventing or resolving any conflict.
Adapts style to work effectively with partners, building consensus, trust and respect.
Delivers objectives by bringing together diverse stakeholders to work effectively in partnership.
Planning and Organising
Plans and manages multiple priorities and deadlines.
Uses effectively advance time management processes to deal with high workload and tight deadlines.
Organises, prioritises and schedules tasks so they can be performed within budget and with the efficient use of time and resources.
Achieves goals in a timely manner, despite obstacles encountered, by organising, reprioritising and re-planning
Computer Literacy
Consistently uses relevant office software products such as word-processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and email packages to an acceptable standard for the job.
Has the ability to use standard and/or program-specific the organisation databases, and merge / import data from one program to another.
Adapts method of working to accommodate changes in the technological development.
Risk response and Reporting
Monitor the effectiveness of actions taken to manage identified risks and intervene as appropriate.
Understand and be able to explain the purpose of risk mitigation measures.
Understand, develop and prepare risk reporting
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