Scheme Governance Manager

1 week ago

Johannesburg, South Africa South African Bankers Services Company Pty Ltd Full time

**Job Description**:
BankservAfrica form part of the South African National Payments System and are a trusted partner of the financial industry, including banking institutions, and therefore require that employees adhere to unwavering standards of honesty and transparency in performing their duties.

**PURPOSE**

You would be required to support the BankservAfrica Head of Scheme Governance with such functions including scheme stakeholder and member engagement with the appointed member representatives, give input on strategy and ensure operations of the industry committee engagement ensuring sub-committees are aligned in purpose and governance within the scheme framework.

**You will engage with the following stakeholders**:

- Banks/Scheme participants
- Regulators (SARB, etc.) including original Regulators within SADC region
- Industry bodies and entities within the payments ecosystem (e.g. PASA/PIB, BASA, Fintechs, Retailers)
- Internal business units and Executive Management

**Your key responsibilities include**:
**Scheme Committee Leadership**
- Management of the scheme committee / steerco governance, chair / lead, set and manage mandates, processes, meetings and communication structures
- Co-ordination of meeting objectives, purpose, parameters and leadership there-of. Ensure appropriate engagement by (and with) members, facilitate inputs and decisions that drive outcomes.
- Facilitate discussion and resolution of issues as needed
- Facilitate alignment of scheme sub-committees / steerco’s re: purposes, objectives, decisions and standard communications (one-voice, clear and common messages) across all.

**Build stakeholder relationships**
- Build and develop relationships with committee members and external stakeholders that are conducive to operationally drive the scheme forward, align with scheme objectives, mandate and deadlines
- Manage stakeholder engagement plan as pertains to the appropriate steeroc’s, committees and members
- Manage participation and collaboration where needed between stakeholders.

**Scheme Advocate**
- Maintain the needed professionalism around committee meetings; best practice and ensure professionalism.
- Give / create strategic direction and input as needed
- Provide input into relevant policies and procedures and ensure compliance as appropriate

**QUALIFICATIONS / KNOWLEDGE**
- Appropriate tertiary/business-related qualification preferred (Commerce, Legal)
- Banking, regulatory framework, payment industry knowledge
- Required computer literacy levels
- MS Office (Word/PowerPoint/Excel)

**EXPERIENCE**
- Experience in Payments/Banking/Financial Services industry
- Minimum 5 - 8 years’ relevant experience
- Experience in leading and co-ordinating committee steercos
- Ability to build and maintain networks with senior / executive management
- Operational, market knowledge of financial services, payments regulatory environment
- Experience in governance and compliance in payments environment

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