Lead: Socio-Economic Assessment and Impact Specialist
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
Date: 1 day ago
City: Midrand, Gauteng
Contract type: Full time

Job Description
The Infrastructure Fund (IF) was announced by the President in September 2018 to address the need for a dedicated
blended financing facility for infrastructure programme projects. The aim of the IF is to transform public infrastructure
financial provisioning using “blended” finance - combining capital from the public and private sectors and Development
Finance Institutions (DFIs)/Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs). This will be dedicated to meeting the financing
requirements for hybrid projects.
The mandate of the Infrastructure Fund has been captured in a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the
National Treasury, Infrastructure South Africa (ISA), and the DBSA entered into on 17 August 2020.
The Lead: Socio-Economic Assessment and Impact Specialist will be responsible for supporting the IF in its project
origination and coverage functions and formulation of strategic partnerships through various strategies in line with the
vision, strategy and goals of the IF; resulting in bankable projects and programmes and significant crowding in the
private sector. The role is geared toward conducting and managing the socio-economic impact studies for the IF in the
course of deal origination, pipeline development and investment. This involves conducting and managing the costbenefit
analysis requirements and producing dedicated infrastructure-related research that will enable the IF to make
scientific investment decisions.
The Infrastructure Fund (IF) was announced by the President in September 2018 to address the need for a dedicated
blended financing facility for infrastructure programme projects. The aim of the IF is to transform public infrastructure
financial provisioning using “blended” finance - combining capital from the public and private sectors and Development
Finance Institutions (DFIs)/Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs). This will be dedicated to meeting the financing
requirements for hybrid projects.
The mandate of the Infrastructure Fund has been captured in a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the
National Treasury, Infrastructure South Africa (ISA), and the DBSA entered into on 17 August 2020.
The Lead: Socio-Economic Assessment and Impact Specialist will be responsible for supporting the IF in its project
origination and coverage functions and formulation of strategic partnerships through various strategies in line with the
vision, strategy and goals of the IF; resulting in bankable projects and programmes and significant crowding in the
private sector. The role is geared toward conducting and managing the socio-economic impact studies for the IF in the
course of deal origination, pipeline development and investment. This involves conducting and managing the costbenefit
analysis requirements and producing dedicated infrastructure-related research that will enable the IF to make
scientific investment decisions.
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