About the role
- Project Development Participate in the development of programme origination strategies to unlock infrastructure projects in South Africa, SADC and select African Countries through project preparation. Support the development of sector-specific strategies to promote the development of projects aligned to the development priorities of the DBSA: Conduct market research and needs analysis to ascertain the gaps and requirements; Follow sector trends; Understand legislation impacting infrastructure development, e.g., the Division of Revenue Act, conditional infrastructure grant guidelines, sector governance frameworks, etc; Profiling and identifying the gaps for infrastructure development for South Africa, SADC and select African countries; Comprehensively map industry or sector opportunities to generate a list of potential programmes to be developed; Conduct in-depth macro-level feasibility assessments to provide insight into the programmes: National, Provincial and Local landscape sector-specific challenges; Environmental and regulatory assessments; Community structures and needs; Identify, originate and design projects/programmes at a macro level that support the annual disbursement target and the division's strategic objectives. Support the development of pilot projects to test the design, measure the success of the programmes and review the design for final development and execution handover. Support with the preparation and presentation of programme development proposals for approval by various governance committees. Support efficient risk management of projects (programmes), provide opportunities for equity investments in projects and improve the quality of the loan book by: De-risk the technical and commercial risk aspects of projects. Facilitate a better understanding, assessment and pricing of project risk. Ensure DBSA has the right of first refusal to finance projects that are prepared through the programmes developed. Actively manage programmes developed: Manage pilot projects for the programme and initiate the preparation thereof. Identify service providers required to undertake project preparation on projects developed. Appraise projects and programmes (prepare proposals for DBSA’s governing structures for approval). Structure the PMO governance and structure. Negotiate MoA with programme owner. Develop profiles for PMO resources and initiate the recruitment process. Provide comprehensive reporting on expenditure and progress on all programme management offices (PMO). 2. Stakeholder Management Build and maintain strong relationships with clients at global, regional, and local levels, including businesses, banking and multilateral partners and government officials to further develop specific project preparation opportunities. Manage expectations from programme owners and ensure third-party programme mandates are understood by the DBSA teams. Liaise with Investment divisions peers to develop a pipeline for the DBSA market at large. Contribute to the development of the DBSA’s brand and reputation through positioning the bank as a partner of choice for end-to-end infrastructure development and financing across Africa. Key Measurement of Outputs Number of programmes developed. Fee income generated. Value of funds committed and disbursed towards programme preparation. Value of infrastructure catalysed. Successful development and implementation of sector strategies. Value and number of projects approved and committed by the Bank. Value of funds mobilised towards projects developed and programme preparation. Management of client relationships and key stakeholders. Team behavioural KPI’s. Clean audits of programmes.
Required skills
Market ResearchFeasibility AssessmentRisk ManagementProject AppraisalProposal WritingProgramme ManagementPMO GovernanceStakeholder ManagementRelationship Building