Monitoring Specialist

Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)

Midrand, South Africa · Southern Africa

Role type

Development Finance & Multilaterals

Experience

Senior

Deadline

2026-11-17

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Summary

Measure and monitor the development results of DBSA’s infrastructure investments, programmes and projects. Based in Midrand, the specialist develops indicators and monitoring systems, supports investment appraisals through socio-economic analysis and economic modelling, and turns project evidence into reporting and recommendations for management, governance bodies and development partners.

About the role

The role supports implementation of DBSA’s Development Results Reporting Framework across appraisal, approval, implementation and reporting. It combines economic impact assessment with data quality, monitoring methodologies and capacity building for project teams. Responsibilities also include coordination of the Development Results Working Group, review of project documentation and contribution to annual and integrated reporting. The focus is evidence-based development outcomes rather than routine project administration.

Key responsibilities

Design and improve development-results indicators, targets, monitoring frameworks and information systems.

Coordinate measurement and reporting across investments and programmes and recommend corrective interventions.

Conduct socio-economic analysis and economic impact assessments to support project appraisal and investment decisions.

Validate project documentation, data quality and compliance with development-results standards.

Coordinate Development Results Working Group agendas, decisions and follow-up actions.

Train project teams and prepare management, Board and external development-results reports.

Key requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Econometrics, Development or Social Sciences, or a related qualification.

At least eight years of monitoring experience in development or public sectors, applying relevant tools and methodologies.

Demonstrable economic analysis, development-results reporting and independent evaluation experience.

Knowledge of sustainable development, infrastructure planning legislation and the development-finance and corporate-lending environment.

Experience implementing economic and monitoring systems, preparing comprehensive reports and managing stakeholder relationships.

Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Project; M&E certification, indicator-development training and DFI, municipal or multilateral experience are desirable.

Official DBSA requisition DBS261102-2. Closing date: 17 November 2026.

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