Current Recruitments at Absa Bank Limited

Key accountabilities

• The prime responsibility is for maintaining the availability and reliability Database platforms platforms that support business critical financial services for the Bank and ensure that IT can effectively meet service targets in accordance with planned business objectives.
• Conceptually design a fit-for-purpose database and refine the logical design so that it can be translated into a specific data model, and the physical design to meet system storage requirements
• Develop, manage and test back-up and recovery plans
• Ensure that storage and archiving procedures are functioning correctly
• Carry out capacity planning to meet future storage requirements
• Establish the needs of users and monitor user access and security
• Monitor performance and manage parameters in order to provide fast responses to front-end users

Key Activities

• Responsible for ensuring 99.99% uptime of Database platforms.
• Accountable for installing, configuring, maintaining, and supporting high-performance, fault-tolerant, scalable Database platforms
• Manage changes impacting the team, effectively minimizing risk and exposure.
• Maintain regular contact with stakeholders during incident and problem resolution
• Responsible for interfacing with application development teams to ensure applications fit within the Oracle database systems with scalability, reliability and security designed and implemented from the onset.
• Perform database performance analysis, tuning, capacity planning, system sizing and ongoing maintenance to ensure maximum performance.
• Implement database backup and recovery strategies that meet ABSA recovery and availability requirements.
• Setup and document database related processes and procedures   for Business Continuity.
• Recommend best practices and ensure they are implemented and incorporated into DBA procedures.
• Diagnose and solve complex problems including non-functional problems such as performance issues with Database Engineered Systems by identifying workarounds and driving resolution.
• Provide technical guidance for design, development, integration and testing of production databases systems.
• Responsible for ensuring conformance to security standards for all databases.
• Design BCP and HA solutions for database systems in order to achieve required uptime SLA for mission critical applications.

Accountability:  Business Liaison

Single point of contact for one or more business units to represent IT services.

Key Activities

• Identify service needs for the Business Units represented to IT
• Escalate Business unit service issues to the Service Manager
• Communicate service status on service issues to the Business Unit
• Assist in SLA negotiation efforts with Business Unit(s)
• Report on quality of services rendered to Business Unit(s)

Accountability: Risk Management

• Ensure that all Database platforms are fully cyber compliant.
• Build relationship with country Technology Risk and Compliance team and provide support wherever required.
• Ensure that processes and controls are executed in daily work and understand the reasons for the controls and the consequences for failing to adhere to prescribed processes.
• Test a sample of activities on a weekly, monthly basis by reviewing documentation and checking work completed by team members to see if control requirements are being adhered to.
•  Coach the team members on areas for improvement and highlight major failures to the manager of the area
• Provide evidence/supporting documents to auditors or management assurance consultants during formal reviews
• Make team members aware of all changes to policies, processes and procedures that are being planned for the area and ensure that they are able to incorporate the changes on the effective date.
• Contribute and deliver to the improvement of the risk profile by delivering improved governance, risk management, controls and compliance requirements.
• Devise and implement an effective plan to deliver a satisfactory risk and audit profile for Operations & IT and achieve audit and assurance targets.

Accountability: People Management

• Team leader for the Incountry Database Platform team.
• Work closely with IT colleagues (service desk, other third line teams, and project managers) and a variety of stakeholders to ensure required outcomes are achieved.
• Positively impact a high performing continuous improvement culture.
• Encourage frequent knowledge sharing between team members.

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Key Accountabilities:

Business Management 50%

Strategic Sourcing & Tendering

• Lead RFQs/RFPs and sourcing events for this category,
• Develop tender documentation, evaluation criteria, and supplier scorecards.
• Coordinate technical and commercial evaluations with user departments.
• Recommend suppliers for approval in line with governance threshold

Contracting & Vendor Selection

• Work with Legal to negotiate contracts ensuring terms mitigate risks and align with Bank interests.
• Ensure contract accuracy, enforceability, and timely approvals.
• Conduct vendor selection in line with policy, due diligence, and compliance requirements.

Supplier Onboarding & Relationship Management

• Conduct onboarding for newly selected suppliers (registration, due diligence, KYC, etc.)
• Monitor supplier compliance with contractual obligations, SLAs, and KPIs.
• Hold regular performance reviews and document supplier performance issues.
• Resolve service delivery gaps in collaboration with suppliers and internal stakeholders

Contract Lifecycle & Spend Management

•  Maintain a register of contracts with renewal/expiry alerts.
•  Ensure timely renewal or re-tendering to avoid supply disruptions.
• Tracks spend against contracts and highlight variances or risks.
• Keep contract records up to date and audit ready.

Requisition, PO & Fulfilment Support

• Convert approved requisitions into POs in the e-procurement system (e.g., Coupa).
• Follow up on deliveries and services for branches and departments.
• Escalate delays, quality issues, or non-conformance to Category Manager.
•  Ensure timely GRN confirmation and support payment processing.

Cost, Risk & Compliance 30%

• Monitor and control all work flow ensuring all requests received from the business are actioned to meet designated deadlines.
• Ensure that requests received are in order in all aspects to facilitate compliance with sourcing procedures.
• Manage medium/long-term relationships with suppliers
• Appraise and recommend selection of suppliers and service providers to ensure that the Bank is leveraging it’s purchasing power
• Ensure compliance to the Group Procurement policy , ABC policies, ABKE procurement policy and CBK guidelines.
•   Deliver savings targets, cost avoidance, and process efficiencies for this category.

Stakeholder Management / Service Delivery 10%

• Develop and agree service level agreements with internal customers
• Develop and manage strategic long-term relationships with major suppliers to maintain quality service to the bank
• Monitor achievement of SLAs by suppliers and ensure that SLAs with internal customers are met
• Undertaking negotiations with suppliers for goods
• Develop and deliver appropriate sourcing strategies
• Use/modify suitable standard forms of contracts to govern commercial activity
• Partner with internal stakeholders (Branches & R, IT,) to understand requirements and align sourcing with operational needs.

Self-management 10%

• Pursue self-development to increase personal effectiveness, acknowledging strengths and areas for development.

Categories Managed

• Stationery: Cheque books, plastic cards, office supplies, controlled & general office stationery
• Courier & Car Hire Services: Inter-branch, same-day, long-term and ad hoc hires
• Consumables: Tea, milk, bread, sugar, toiletries
• Small Equipment: Note counters, cheque scanners, card printers
• General Services: Cleaning, sanitary bins, waste disposal, grounds maintenance, small repairs
• Outsourced Support Services: Auctioneers, debt collectors

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and Professional qualifications