Supervisor, BISS – Bank of Botswana

Main Purpose of the job

To Monitor domestic payments traffic settled in the Botswana Interbank Settlement System (BISS) and provide advice to both internal and external users on matters relating to the payments and settlement system. To monitor and manage connectivity with other interfaced systems such as SWIFT, T24, Botswana Automated Clearing House (BACH) and Central Security Depository (CSD) systems. In addition, the candidate will perform the role of Systems Administrator/Operator in relation to the Botswana Interbank Settlement System (BISS) and provide operational support to all system users (Help Desk Operation).

Duties and Responsibilities

•  Ensures system availability and monitors the flow of transactions;
• Monitors participants compliance to the BISS Rules and Procedures and implements the approved penalties as appropriate;
• Offers training to new users of BISS, as well as refresher training to onboarded system users to achieve adequate level of understanding of work processes and procedures;
• Over-sees the operation of the Credit Facility (CF) within the BISS and makes follow-ups of participants experiencing liquidity problems to ensure the BISS system operates smoothly and within the window variations/periods;
• Records, tracks and resolves participant queries to ensure timely closure;
• Maintains complete, up-to-date  records of operational and reference documents for BISS;
• Contributes articles for the publication of the National Payment System (NPS) Newsletter (Tsa Tuelano);
• Co-ordinates and implements project(s) to link/interface any payment system to the BISS in an effort to modernise the National Payment systems; and
• Undertakes such other duties as directed by the BISS Manager and/or Deputy Director.

Job Requirements

A Master’s Degree in Banking, Commerce, Accounting, Finance or Economics and relevant disciplines or a  Bachelor’s Degree in Banking, Commerce, Accounting, Finance or Economics plus two years post-qualification experience.

Competencies: 

• communication
• writing
• research
• analytical
• result oriented
• attention to detail
• risk management
• time management
• teamwork
• problem-solving
• technologically savvy