Job Description

Requisition Details & Talent Acquisition Contact
REQ ID: 142021 - Michelle Thabethe
Location: Sandton
Cluster: Group Finance - Corporate Ral Estate
Closing date: 26 September 2025
Job Family
Administration, Operations and Facilities
Career Stream
Property, Property Development and Construction
Leadership Pipeline
Manage Self: Professional
Job Purpose
To source and optimise Nedbank points of presence; ensuring financial efficiencies and profitability.
Job Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic planning, evaluation, and execution of the Nedbank Branch placement to enable profitable points of presence for Nedbank in line with Business strategy by applying the site analysis methodology.
• Align branch placement with customer behavior, competitor presence, and business goals.
• Improve branch profitability and / or sales opportunities and create financial efficiencies by reviewing the existing footprint and submitting recommendations.
• Negotiate floor space required and match the Nedbank Blue-print by engaging with Landlords; Property Brokers and Property Developers.
• Improve branch profitability and / or sales opportunities and create financial efficiencies by reviewing the existing footprint and submitting recommendations.
• Negotiate tenant installation allowance and reduce capital expenditure by engaging the Landlord / Developer.
• Manage the rental budget and adhere to the approved budget by aligning the rental expectation from Landlord to financials.
• Foster and build sound professional relationships / networks with external stakeholders by attending events; conferences; workshops; networking sessions.
• Develop trusting and professional relationships through maximising business opportunities and by attending and contributing to monthly area collaboration forums, leveraging off joint synergies and relationships.
• Ensure a Nedbank first mind-set with the external stakeholders by engaging a portfolio of external stakeholders on a regular basis through formal / informal communications.
• Conduct site analysis and ensure the selection of optimal sites by using geo mapping and by performing area inspections.
• Ensure proposed site meets agreed requirements and standards by comparing the layout of the proposed site to the Nedbank Blue-print.
• Validate business decision around proposed site formats or propose alternative formats from Strategy plan by conducting interviews and investigating the identified areas.
• Ensure strategy alignment and escalate micro-market deviations by sharing new information within business forums.
• Ensure compliance, audit and risk standards are adhered to by completing site inspection documentation.
• Optimising lease effectiveness, vet, compare rental rates and escalations by consulting with Group Properties.
• Monitor, track and follow-up on lease progress by capturing data on a central database.
• Reduce risks in delaying the site establishment and Blue-print misalignment by assisting design team in obtaining autocad drawings, engaging the landlord and leasing department and by supplying electronic copies where needed.

Job Responsibilities Continue

• Obtain buy-in for developing new and/or enhanced processes that will improve the functioning of stakeholders' businesses by highlighting benefits in support of the implementation of recommendations.
• Engage internal and external stakeholders and maintain understanding of expertise relating to the Channel
• Distribution developments / trends by consulting on pockets of excellence.
• Ensure cross-skilling and succession by transferring Channel Distribution knowledge through coaching, mentoring, teaching stakeholders and colleagues.
• Share site selection expertise by providing insights, cross-skilling and Channel Distribution knowledge and disciplines and standards to key internal stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to improve or enhance processes by identifying and recommending improvements to tools, policies and procedures to add value to Nedbank.
• Support the Nedbank Group Property's Transformation policy and ensure that Nedbank Lease benchmarks are achieved by agreed target measures.
• Support the Nedbank sustainability programme by being aware of and sharing sustainability issues with regards to new developments.
• Share the Blue-print site options with external stakeholders and ensure future successes in terms of site proposals by hosting information sessions.
• Research and source information on future Retail trends, share insights with the analytics team by attending Retail shopping centre events.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Essential Certifications

• Property Management

Minimum Experience Level

• 5+ years in retail banking, real estate development, or strategic planning.
• Experience in site selection, lease negotiation, and project management.

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Banking knowledge
• Banking procedures
• Business Acumen
• Industry trends
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Relevant software and systems knowledge
• Risk management process and frameworks
• Business writing skills
• Cluster Specific Operational Knowledge

Behavioural Competencies

• Applied Learning
• Building Customer Loyalty
• Communication
• Initiating Action
• Work Standards
• Managing Work

Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566

Skills Required