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Entry Date: 06 Jan 2026
Expiry Date: 13 Jan 2026

The Housing Development Agency (HDA) is a national public sector development agency that inter alia has the mandate to identify, acquire, prepare and develop suitable land for human settlements. The Agency also undertakes the programme and project management for development of housing and human settlements. The HDA carries out its functions in partnership with a range of stakeholders including national, provincial and local government as well as with communities, developers and financiers. Established in 2009, the Agency was established by an Act of Parliament in 2008 and is accountable through its Board to the Minister of Human Settlements.

For more information about the HDA, please visit our website: www.thehda.co.za

The HDA has the following 5 Years Fixed-Term contract Position:

Position: Investment Specialist

Location: Head Office: Johannesburg

Reporting Line: Chief Investment Officer

Contract: Five Year Fixed Term

Reference: IS001

Main Purpose: To identify and obtain approval of new projects which include project packaging and evaluating financial plans and/or financial viability for new investment opportunities.

Key Performance Areas:

1. Business Development

• Provides presentations to potential clients and stakeholders on HDA and its products
• Identifies and develops new relationships with Funders and Investors
• Submit Development Plans on Identified Projects
• Provide input to annual budgets
• Keeps abreast and notifies CIO of sector trends and changes
• Coordinates and manages stakeholder information
• Facilitates project meetings with clients, funders and developers/contractors

2. Compliance Management

• Ensure compliance with HDA policies
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislature

3. Risk Management

• Manage risk in relation to projects.

4. Operational Perspective

• To evaluate business plans and motivate for approval
• Determine based on provided information determine whether project has the potential to be viable
• Model feasibility and project due diligence
• Structure finance to ensure project feasibility
• Communicate financial structure, terms and conditions of project to CIO
• Management of due diligence review by the technical team
• Ensure Investment guidelines and procedure compliance
• Prepare bankable business proposals
• Project Implementation and Management
• Attend regular project meetings
• Identification of problems and or delays on projects
• Facilitates project meetings with clients, funders and developers / contractors
• Compile and submit monthly and quarterly detailed project status reports
• Overseeing the implementation of projects together with the technical team
• Assist the monitoring and legal unit where necessary to monitor and oversee all projects and related contracts
• Oversight of external consultants

5. Stakeholder Management (Internal and External)

• Representation at stakeholder forums
• Representation at internal/external meetings

6. People Management

• Select, assign, lead and manage people.
• Set clear objectives for self and others and measure achievements against these objectives through implementation of the performance management system.
• Build and manage relationships with staff members.
• Manage and support staff development.
• Develop and manage the implementation of succession plans for key individuals and critical positions.
• Implement the HDA HR policies and procedures as required.
• Manage risks and address issues as they arise.

7. Team work

• Ability to work closely with others
• Being pro-active in assisting others
• Contribution to projects meetings and brain storming sessions
• Mentoring and coaching of direct reports

8. Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as: Finance, Economics, Accounting, Mathematics or Statistics
• Postgraduate (advantage) in: Finance, Economics, Accounting, Mathematics or Statistics
• Understanding of the Macro environment
• Property sector and Affordable Housing exposure
• Advanced financial modelling and structuring skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities
• Public and/or Financial sector exposure
• A minimum of 5 – 8 years of property/project management experience
• Driver’s license
• Computer literacy in, MS Project, Micro Outlook, Excel and Word
• Willing to travel extensively

Remuneration Scale: R 1 155 200 – R1 501 800 per annum (all-inclusive package)

Closing date for applications is 13 January 2026.

To submit your application, please send an email to : HDARecruitInvest@thehda.co.za

When submitting your application for a position, please adhere to the following:

1. CVs received after the closing date will NOT be considered.

2. The Job Title and Reference number for the relevant position must appear in the subject line of your application.

3. The CV must be in PDF format.

4. Copies of all qualifications must be provided.

5. Copies of identity document must be provided.

6. Two contactable references must be provided.

Kindly take note if you have not been contacted within twenty-one (21) working days of the closing date; please consider your application unsuccessful. Should you not comply with the above requirements your application will NOT be considered.

Conditions of service: The HDA is an equal opportunity employer, Appointments will be made in accordance with the HDA Employment Equity policy and priority given to people living with disabilities and females South African citizens from ethnic groups listed as Africans, White, Indian and Coloured populations are all encouraged to apply for job opportunities in the HDA . The HDA reserves the right not to make an appointment.

We thank all applicants for their interest.

Communication will be conducted with short-listed applicants only.

The HDA operates in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act 3 of 2013 (“POPI Act”), and by submitting your personal information to the HDA (by way of application and/or providing any other documentation as may be required during the recruitment process), you agree that the HDA may utilise and process your personal information in accordance with the POPI Act.

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