Programme Development Specialist

1 day ago


Midrand, South Africa DBSA Full time

The purpose of this role is to build a robust pipeline of projects through origination of innovative programmes in key
infrastructure sectors in South Africa, Southern African Development Community (SADC) and selected African Countries
and to provide a standardised programme design and approach in relation to governance, procurement and funding.

**Key Responsibilities**:
**1. Programme Development**
- Participate in the development of programme origination strategies to unlock infrastructure projects in South

Africa, SADC and select African Countries through project preparation.
- Develop 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.,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 divisions strategic objectives.
- Develop pilot projects to test the design, measure the success of the programmes and review the design for

final development and execution handover.
- Liaise with Programme Development Execution (PDE) department to support programme implementation,

identifying funding needs for the programme and development of funding structures for projects developed

through the programme.
- Prepare and present programme development proposals for approval by various committees.
- Develop funding strategies and initiate innovative fundraising and partnering initiatives.
- Provide a steady flow of deals into the Programme by:

- Identify and structure project opportunities from a project developer/sponsor perspective
- Define project concept and scope
- Engage with clients and obtain a mandate as a project developer
- Support efficient risk management of projects (programmes), provide opportunities for equity investments in

projects and improve the quality of the loan book by:

- Actively manage programmes developed:

- Manage pilot projects for the programme and initiate the preparation there-off
- 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 PMO governance and structure
- Negotiate and conclude MoA with programme owner
- 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, 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 Coverage, Infrastructure Fund and Transacting divisions peers to develop 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**:
1. Sector strategies developed and maintained
2. Number of opportunities identified through the sector strategy papers
3. Number of programmes developed and approved
4. Value of bankable projects (Fee income & returns on project preparation investments)
5. Value and number of projects approved and committed
6. Value of funds catalysed towards projects approved and committed
7. Quality of loan book
8. Percentage of loan book in priority geographies and sectors
9. Reduction in impairments through de-risking technical and commercial risk aspects of projects
10. Effective management of client relationships and key stakeholders
11. Coaching and mentoring and skills transfer

**KEY INTERNAL LIAISON RELATIONSHIPS**

1. Head: PIM & Head: PDE
2. Group Executive: Project Preparation
3. Exco, Board & Investment Committees
4. DBSA Divisions & Staff

**KEY EXTERNAL LIAISON RELATIONSHIPS**

1. Public/Private Sectors
2. Funders
3. SMMEs
4. NGOs / NPOs

**Expertise & Technical Competencies**:

- **Minimum Requirements**:
1. A minimum of an Honours degree in Finance, Business, Legal, Accounting, Engineering or Economics.
2. At least 8



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