Head of Department of Payments and Settlements: Ref: HDPS
Applications are invited from suitably qualified Lesotho Nationals to fill the following vacant position at the Central Bank of Lesotho. All interested persons are encouraged to visit CBL website www.centralbank.org.ls for more details.
Purpose:
• The Head of Department of Payments and Settlements is responsible to organise and direct the Bank’s Payments and Settlements Department such that it effectively enables the Bank to achieve its goals and objectives of provision of an efficient operation of the national payment and settlement systems.
Areas of responsibility include:
• To provide vision and leadership for the development and modernisation of payment and settlement systems in Lesotho
• To provide leadership towards attainment of efficient and effective planning, resourcing, organisation, governance, controls and risk management operations of the Department.
The Candidate will be required to perform:
• Provide strategic leadership of the Department to ensure the achievement of the departmental objectives
• Develop and implement payment strategies and policies that promote the establishment, regulation and supervision of efficient and effective payment, clearing and settlement systems, as provided for in the legal frameworks
• Lead continuous modernization efforts of clearing, payments and settlement systems internally and nationally
• Formulate and implement appropriate payment and settlement system policies, standards and frameworks, in line with international best practices
• Ensure the provision of appropriate disaster recovery and business continuity measures for internal and national payment and settlement systems
• Report to and provide technical advice to Management and external payment and settlements committees
Candidates applying for this role require the following behavioural competencies:
• Formulating strategies and concepts
• Applying expertise and technology
• Deciding and initiating action
• Leading and supervising
• Delivering results and meeting customer expectations
• Presenting and communicating
• Analysing
• Entrepreneurial and commercial thinking
All candidates wishing to apply should have the above stated behavioural competences and the following minimum qualifications:
• A Master’s degree in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science or Commerce
• Ten (10) years relevant experience in a payments or ICT field, of which five (5) years at a senior managerial level.
Letters of application, comprehensive Curriculum Vitae, certified copies of certificates & transcripts, names and contacts (including cell/telephone and e-mail) of two referees must be sent to the Director of Human Resources at the email below on or before: 16th July 2020
Email: [email protected] or Hand deliver at the Bank
Director of Human Resources
Central Bank of Lesotho
Corners Moshoeshoe & Airport Roads
P.O. Box 1184
MASERU 100
To avoid duplication in sending your applications please use EITHER the email or hand deliver but NOT both.
Only shortlisted candidates will be responded to.