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PROJECT MANAGER
POSTED BY: Development Bank of Southern Africa
REF:DBSA 39
Date Published:Monday, February 18, 2019
Date of Expiration:Friday, April 19, 2019 EXPIRED
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| LOCATION OF THIS JOB |
 South Africa | MIDRAND in South Africa |
| INDUSTRY |
| DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTIONS
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| JOB TYPE |
| Full-Time |
| MAIN JOB DESCRIPTION |
JOB DESCRIPTION
The key purpose of this role is the provision of infrastructure planning expertise and support services to the planning teams and clients involved in the development of infrastructure plans in the DBSA priority sectors. It entails the provision of technical expertise, project management, advisory and monitoring services to a defined and targeted set of governments, government departments, public entities and municipalities (both locally & in the region) with respect to the development and implementation of infrastructure plans that are funded or sponsored by the Bank and/or Government. The main objective is to catalyse funds for infrastructure development and to create a balanced pipeline of sustainable projects that are ready for implementation. This work involves interaction with the teams from other DBSA Divisions, client municipalities, government departments and other public institutions and stakeholders.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES .
Project/ Programme Management
1. Assisting in the formulation of Unit strategy, work plan, performance indicators and balance score card.
2. Providing and monitoring` the provision of pre-financing infrastructure planning and support activities to DBSA clients and potential clients (governments, government departments, public entities and municipalities);
3. Facilitating the development of medium and long-term infrastructure and asset management plans and associated operations and maintenance plans together with or on behalf of clients and potential clients of DBSA;
4. Coordinating monitoring of the provision of infrastructure planning support to DBSA clients and potential clients to develop Supply and Demand Plans (i.e. Assessment of client’s infrastructure expansion needs, growth plans and their impact on infrastructure needs); and to undertake detailed assessments of existing condition of key infrastructure assets and networks (per infrastructure category).
5. Coordinating the work of planning unit in supporting DBSA clients and potential clients to effectively align and integrate infrastructure plans across sectors, and across spheres of government (s) for proper decision making regarding priority infrastructure projects;
6. Provide expert advice to Governments, Metros and Secondary Cities to develop strategic medium-term and long-term infrastructure plans for specific growth points, existing key economic infrastructure assets (e.g. key transport nodes, regional bulk infrastructure, etc.), approved economic development zones / development corridors, in alignment with Clients’ Urban Development plans and/or long term urban development visions;
7. Support the collaboration with national and international strategic partnerships for support to South African Cities to implement the Integrated Urban Development Framework
8. Supporting DBSA clients to identify priority projects from DBSA-sponsored infrastructure plans to be prioritized for preparation, financing, funds catalysing and implementation;
9. Facilitating the catalysing of funds from third parties for infrastructure development for the benefit of the supported clients’ communities;
10. Facilitating the integration of DBSA value proposition by referring projects identified from DBSA supported infrastructure plans to project preparation unit and to Coverage Division;
11. Supporting DBSA Clients to address legal / regulatory / institutional / other issues required for project success;
12. Provides advice in the development of appraisal documentation required for DBSA internal Committee approvals for specific infrastructure planning support to DBSA Clients;
13. Provides advice in the development of specifications and associated documentation for the procurement of third party service providers / specialist consultants required to provide services as part of the infrastructure planning support to DBSA Clients;
14. Managing third party service providers/specialist consultants that are appointed to handle the various specialist aspects of the development process, e.g. technical, legal and etc.);
15. Coordinating and actively facilitating the infrastructure planning process. Provide advice in the management of risks associated with the entire infrastructure planning life cycle;
16. Providing regular status and progress reports on infrastructure planning support activities;
17. Facilitating and ensuring proper project close out.
18. Facilitating the review and collation of the performance and progress reports of the Unit.
19. Reviewing and updating systems and procedures for managing the planning and preparation of Bank/Government sponsored projects.
Stakeholder Relationship Management
1. Maintain and coordinate the register of stakeholders and clients
2. Build client portfolio in order to leverage business needs of the Bank
3. Leverage the involvement of both private and public sector in projects implementation
4. Provide advisory services in terms of planning and execution of key infrastructure planning projects / programmes of clients
5. Ensure timely and consistent communication on projects status to stakeholders
Risk and Opportunity Management
1. Identify, categorize and rank the project / portfolio risks and opportunities according to impact (environmental, social, financial, market risks etc. - depending on the nature of the project)
2. Manage and mitigate operational and strategic project/portfolio/ programme risks
3. Develop a short-term strategy for the execution of risk assessments and categorization, and mitigation measures thereof
Monitoring and Reporting
1. Supervise the monitoring and control of the progress of project components to ensure that the overall goals, milestone schedules and budgets will be met
2. Guide the establishment and maintenance of appropriate systems to support portfolio management processes
3. Monitoring and reporting on project/programme portfolio to various committees and other identified management structures
Project team management and capacity building
1. Manage/Support DBSA and client project teams
2. Influence project/programme teams in respect of the prevailing institutional climate and culture to effect high productivity with regards to key projects/programmes.
3. Drive project teams effectiveness through inspirational leadership both internally and externally with key focus on attraction and retention of project resources
4. Coach/mentor staff at client level, providing strong and accountable practices in respect of project/programme Management.
Key Measurements of Outputs
1. Delivery on agreed Operations Mandate. These include:-
(1) Annual disbursements, commitments and approvals of the non-lending Development Subsidy allocation
(2) Number of infrastructure plans completed
(3) Amount of funds catalysed for infrastructure development.
(4) Management of client relationships and key stakeholders: Minimum rating of 3 on client satisfaction survey.
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| REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS JOB |
EXPERTISE & TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
Minimum Requirements
1. A B-degree i.e. Building Sciences; Development Management, Engineering, Project Management
2. Must have a minimum of 10 years’ experience that includes infrastructure planning, project preparation, project management and public sector management; advisory service/consulting experience working within project management environment.
3. Experience in dealing with development finance in diverse sectors, and at the various levels of governments and business;
4. Demonstrable track record of originating and delivering on project development advisory tasks/assignments;
5. Must be knowledgeable of relevant legislation, regulations, processes and procedures governing the infrastructure planning and development environment;
Desirable Requirements
1. A relevant post graduate qualification;
2. An Engineering qualification will be advantageous;
3. Demonstrable experience in the technical planning, demand and growth estimations, and planning aspects relating to infrastructure projects;
4. Experience and understanding of spatial, geographic and demographic dynamics which impacts on infrastructure planning;
5. Knowledge and understanding of infrastructure status quo assessments, demand projections, costing, conceptual design etc.
6. Demonstrable experience in the specific aspects relating to the planning of infrastructure in the DBSA priority sectors viz; water, sanitation, transport, energy and ICT sectors;
7. Regional experience in the planning of infrastructure (water, transport, energy & ICT) projects.
REQUIRED PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Technical Competencies:
Project Management
1. Familiar with the standard types of agreements / contracts that are typically used in infrastructure planning, project preparation and infrastructure development;
2. Ability to comprehensively appraise and analyze the feasibility and viability of development projects
3. Ability to initiates project plans and secures resources for projects that span area or department boundaries.
4. Ability to analyses project risks and structures appropriate mitigations
5. Ability to lead, manage, and coordinate projects to successful delivery within the parameters of time, cost, quality and stakeholder satisfaction.
6. Ability to lead, manage and coordinate multi-disciplinary project teams with high level stakeholders and professionals to maximise effectiveness
7. Knowledge and ability to apply best practice project management methodologies to the delivery of infrastructure planning projects in DBSA priority sectors
8. Ability to apply effective contract management in accordance with the various types of contracts typically used in infrastructure planning and development
9. In-depth understanding and application of technical design criteria to infrastructure projects.
Written & Verbal Communication
1. Write effective correspondence, prepares questions and reports, statements of circumstance and briefing notes.
2. Reviews others’ documents for clarity and impact.
3. Is relied on by others to help them write complex technical and non-technical documents and briefs.
4. Able to communicate complex problems or concepts, by making them simple and understandable for others.
5. Adapts language to the level of the audience in order to ensure that the message has a positive impact and is interesting to the audience.
Presentation Skills
1. Can reinforce key presentation points with examples.
2. Is able to translate technical terminology into language understandable to the audience.
3. Has insight into the audience’s behavior and motivation and responds appropriately and professionally, adapting communication style as appropriate.
Problem Solving
1. Identifies complex problems based on a broad range of factors, many of which are ambiguous or difficult to define.
2. While remaining guided by organizational values, identifies optimal solutions, thinking first in terms of possible approaches and flexibilities in the system vs. blind adherence to rules or procedures.
3. Implements solutions to complex problems, then evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of solutions and identifies needed changes.
Negotiation
1. Is able to successfully conclude negotiations which require the development of an emotional as well as factual argument.
2. Is able to develop mutually-beneficial potential solutions.
Stakeholder Management
1. Actively engages partners and encourages others to build relationships that support DBSA objectives.
2. Understands and recognises the contributions that staff at all levels make to delivering priorities.
3. Proactively manages partner relationships, preventing or resolving any conflict.
4. Adapts style to work effectively with partners, building consensus, trust and respect.
5. Delivers objectives by bringing together diverse stakeholders to work effectively in partnership.
Behavioural Competencies:
Customer Service Orientation
1. Tries to understand the underlying needs of customers and matches these needs to available or customized products and services.
2. Adapts processes and procedures to meet on-going customer needs.
3. Utilises the feedback received by customers, in order to develop new and/or improve existing services/ products that relate to their on-going needs.
4. Thinks of new ways to align DBSA’s offerings with future customer needs.
Self-awareness and Self Control
1. Withholds effects of strong emotions in difficult situations.
2. Keeps functioning or responds constructively despite stress.
3. May apply special techniques or plan ahead of time to manage emotions or stress.
Strategic and Innovative Thinking
1. Experiments with new approaches, tests scenarios, questions assumptions and challenges conventional thinking.
2. Creates new concepts that are not obvious to others, leveraging internal and external sources of information, to build incremental revenue and growth opportunities.
Driving delivery of results
1. Sets challenging goals that will have a significant impact on the business or support the organisational strategy.
2. Commits significant resources and/or time to ensure that challenging goals are achieved, while also taking action to mitigate risk.
Teamwork & Cooperation
1. Acts to promote a friendly climate and good morale, and resolves conflicts.
2. Creates opportunities for cross-functional working.
3. Encourages others to network outside of their own team/department and learn from their experience.
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