Job Grade 16
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location - Town / City Midrand
Location - Province Gauteng
Location - Country South Africa
JOB DESCRIPTION
The purpose of the role is to evaluate projects, programmes and funding activities of the DBSA, in line with the strategic deliverables. Pro-actively assist with the design of Development Impact indicator baselines and targets, as well as be responsible for evaluating delivery on project/programme targets by systematically, objectively and rigorously assessing the design, implementation and results of an ongoing or completed development intervention.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Conduct research and compile evaluation reports and present evaluation findings to management to guide the Bank in working towards delivering on its mandate and targets, enable the Bank to track and deepen its development impact; Provide independent advice / indicator design input and opinion on Operations Evaluation matters at concept / design stages of projects / transactions and implementation (executing) stages;
2. Assist in the development, research and review of sectoral, regional, project and programme indicators and measures;
3. Provide support for the implementation of evaluation related Bank systems and the development results reporting framework;
4. Conduct special ad-hoc evaluation and output assessments;
5. Compile Regional, Sectorial and Thematic Reviews/ Evaluations;
6. Contribute and produce a Lessons Learnt Report and other Development Reports, where required;
7. Follow up on evaluation action plans that emanate from evaluation findings, action plans and recommendations, to ensure increased efficiency and effectiveness of the organization;
8. Provide support to investment teams in the completion of Development Results Templates, Monitoring Reports and Project Completion Reports and conduct field visit verifications;
9. Contribute to capacity building of Monitoring & Evaluation, both internally and externally to the organization by conducting capacity training and developing courses;
Represent the DBSA at external stakeholder events and engagements, as required.
Contribute towards the Operations Evaluation Units deliverables and outputs, including report writing and development of presentations as required to be presented to internal and external stakeholders.
10. Contribute to Knowledge Management in ensuring the capturing of Lessons Learnt that emanate from evaluation findings which include presenting the lessons learnt to the investment teams and management.
Key Measures
1. Delivery of research/evaluation/development results reports, presentations and any other deliverables as requested on time and of a high standard.
2. Approved deliverables, by OEU management, within the agreed timeframes.
3. Undertake evaluations and output assessments and produce high quality reports.
4. Produce concise, reasonable and implementable recommendations.
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EXPERTISE & TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
Minimum Requirements:
1. Minimum of Honours or equivalent degree in Social Sciences, Engineering, Economics, Business Sciences and or Sustainable Development.
2. Minimum of five (5) years of experience in the application of Monitoring & Evaluations concepts, tools and methodologies.
3. Experience working either in the development finance sector, sustainable development sector, Banking or Corporate / Project Finance, and Project Management.
4. Must have expert knowledge of monitoring and evaluation criteria and its application.
5. Must be knowledgeable in the national, provisional local government sector, including its regulatory framework e.g. MFMA, Municipal Systems Act, the National Evaluation Policy Framework, etc.
6. Must have knowledge of the SADC/Africa region and government strategic planning i.e. BRICS, NDP etc
7. Advanced computer literacy.
8. Excellent report writing skills.
9. Excellent verbal communication and presentation skills.
10. Proven project management skills.
11. Financial acumen and cost benefit analysis understanding.
12. Expert relationship skills (external and internal to the organization);
13. Must be a self-starter and able to lead evaluations, as well as be able to work in a team environment as supportive evaluation specialist/researcher
14. Sound understanding of qualitative and quantitative methodologies.
Desirable Requirements:
1. Post graduate diploma in monitoring and evaluations.
2. Experience and training in indicator development and understanding.
3. IPDET qualification.
4. Experience in the municipal environment
5. Cost benefit analysis and economic modelling.
Written Communication:
1. Understands that different writing styles are required for different documents or audiences.
2. Write effective correspondence, prepares questions and reports, statements of circumstance and briefing notes.
3. Has a solid mastery of writing principles such as grammar, sentence construction etc.
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.
Reporting:
1. Designs/customizes reports to meet user needs.
2. Prepares complex or tailored reports, gathers information from a variety of sources, analyses and includes in a report.
3. Keeps standard reports under review and proposes improvements to meet user needs.
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 organisational 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.
Planning and Organising:
1. Plans and manages multiple priorities and deadlines.
2. Uses effectively advance time management processes to deal with high workload and tight deadlines.
3. Organises, prioritises and schedules tasks so they can be performed within budget and with the efficient use of time and resources.
4. Achieves goals in a timely manner, despite obstacles encountered, by organising, reprioritising and re-planning
Data Collection and Analysis:
1. Skilled in the use of advanced/complex analytical techniques.
2. Is able to use judgement to decide upon the most appropriate analytical techniques according to the situation.
3. Recognises underlying principles, patterns, or themes in an array of related information, and determine whether additional information would be useful or necessary.
4. Through an in-depth understanding of the business environment, reviews outputs of analysis to identify anomalies and draws conclusions, relating these to operational circumstances.
5. Can model a range of scenarios covering all potential business circumstances and highlight potential risks/opportunities.
Economic Research:
1. Has a thorough understanding of research methods and is able to utilize these for a range of research projects.
2. Analyzes reports and data produced by other individuals or organisations and extracts relevant details to support the project at hand.
3. Produces a range of options for consideration, and understands the implications of the various options.
4. Able to use computerized research methods and mathematical techniques to support research requirements.
5. Recognizes and highlights the risks to the organisation, based on his/her analysis of research results.
REQUIRED PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Achievement Orientation:
1. Ability to act on feedback and take/ use constructive criticism to alter the course of a deliverable or action should this be required.
2. Flexibility and the ability to identify and work with different views perspectives
3. Undertakes challenging assignments and strives to complete them.
4. Sets priorities and chooses goals on the basis of calculated costs, anticipated benefits and improvement of performance.
5. Aims at exceptional performance; setting out to achieve a unique standard.
6. Constantly analyses outcomes to ensure the achievement of business goals.
7. Identifies short-term opportunities or potential problems aiming to achieve better outcomes.
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.
Integrity:
1. Is willing to end a business relationship because it was associated with unethical business practice.
2. Is capable of challenging senior management (in an appropriate and respectable manner) in order to act on espoused values.
Leading and Empowering Others:
1. Creates the conditions that enable the team to perform at its best (e.g., setting clear direction, providing appropriate structure, getting the right people, obtain needed resources).
2. Monitors performance against clear standards, and addresses performance issues promptly and takes action to get performance back to desired levels.
3. Proactively asks for feedback on own performance from team members, aiming to become more effective.
4. Ensures tasks are delegated so that team members are empowered to deliver results and develop their capabilities.
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. Recognises opportunities or potential problems, before they become obvious, by seeing the connections in a range of sources of information, including insights from outside DBSA.
2. Restates complex knowledge in a way that makes it easier for others to understand.
3. Experiments with new approaches, tests scenarios, questions assumptions and challenges conventional thinking.
4. Creates new concepts that are not obvious to others, leveraging internal and external sources of information, to build incremental revenue and growth opportunities.
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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