Build a Career That Backs
South Africa's Entrepreneurs
Join SEDFA and help South Africa's small enterprises grow through finance, business development support and digital innovation.
Why Join SEDFA?
At SEDFA, your work stays close to the people it serves: the entrepreneurs and small businesses that need finance and support to grow, and the communities where those jobs land.
Make a Real Difference
Your work directly supports the entrepreneurs and small businesses that create jobs across South Africa. You see where it goes, and who it reaches.
Grow Your Career
Access structured career development, learning programmes, mentorship and opportunities to build deep expertise across finance, technology, enterprise support and operations.
Collaborate with Experts
Work alongside people who know their field, across credit, lending, enterprise support, technology and governance, and who back each other to do good work.
Stability & Security
As a public development finance entity with a clear mandate, SEDFA offers employment stability, competitive remuneration, performance recognition and meaningful benefits.
Lead Innovation
Help build modern systems and better digital services for the businesses we support. Good ideas get a hearing here, wherever they come from.
Live Your Values
Join an organisation where integrity, customer-centric excellence, agility, resilience and entrepreneurial passion guide how we work every day.
Our Values — iCare
At SEDFA, our iCare values are the foundation of how we work, serve and lead. They guide every interaction — with our colleagues, our clients and the communities we exist to uplift.
Integrity
We uphold integrity through transparent practices, open and honest communication, and ethical decision-making. We strive at all times to build trust and credibility within the agency and with our ecosystem partners.
Customer-centric Excellence
We place the customer at the centre of all our actions by listening, understanding and addressing the evolving needs of small enterprises. We strive for excellence by creating an enabling environment and consistently providing tailored support and solutions at all entry points of the business growth path.
Agility
We create a supportive and nurturing environment that encourages persistence, agility, and adaptability among entrepreneurs, empowering them to navigate challenges, seize opportunities, and thrive in a dynamic business landscape. We act with speed and urgency in delivering support to small enterprises, ensuring that our efforts contribute to the NDP's goal of generating the majority of new jobs through small enterprises.
Resilience
We seek to proactively recover from setbacks, marshal available resources, ask for help when needed, and find ways to manage challenging situations as they arise. We use our integrated systems to assess our environment, identify and assess risks and vulnerabilities, and implement strategies to mitigate, transfer, or manage risks.
Entrepreneurial Passion
We are solutions-driven and demonstrate unwavering passion for fostering entrepreneurship, igniting the spark of innovation, and driving meaningful change within the enterprise development ecosystem. We create an enabling environment for co-operative banking institutions to deliver community-driven financial solutions that empower members to collectively build prosperous and sustainable local economies.
Explore Career Opportunities
Search for current vacancies, graduate opportunities, internships and specialist roles across SEDFA.
Senior Specialist Quality Assurance, Governance and Reporting (Internal Audit)
The Senior Specialist Governance and Reporting (Internal Audit) is responsible for providing specialist governance and quality assurance support over Internal Audit activities, practices, methodologies, and programs. This position ensures that internal processes align with Global Internal Audit Standards, regulatory standards, organizational policies, and industry best practices.
Senior Manager: Internal Audit
Reporting to the Chief Audit Executive The Senior Manager: Internal Audit is accountable for overseeing the internal audit function, which involves ensuring the effectiveness of risk management, internal controls (including but not limited to Information systems), governance, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Senior Manager: Facilities and Logistics
The Senior Manager: Facilities and Logistics Management is accountable for the strategic oversight, management, and optimisation of SEDFA’s facilities, infrastructure, and logistics operations across all regions nationally. The role ensures that all physical assets, workplaces, and support services are safe, compliant, cost effective, and fit for purpose, enabling operational efficiency and uninterrupted service delivery in support of SEDFA’s developmental mandate.
Senior Manager: Remuneration; Human Capital Policies and Systems
The Senior Manager: Remuneration, HC Policies, and Systems is responsible for the strategic management and continuous improvement of SEDFA’s remuneration and benefits framework, human capital policies, and HR information systems.
CADET - Mabopane (24 Months Contract)
To undertake appropriate and relevant work experience which is in line with the required qualification.
CADET - Ga-Rankuwa (24 Months Contract)
To undertake appropriate and relevant work experience which is in line with the required qualification
CADET - Atteridgeville (24 Months Contract)
To undertake appropriate and relevant work experience which is in line with the required qualification.
Business Advisor Level3 (24 Months Contract)
To provide strategic business development services primarily to developed micro, small and medium enterprises
Business Advisor Level 3 (24 Months Contract)
To provide strategic business development services primarily to developed micro, small and medium enterprises
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Hear from our Human Capital & Facilities executives on what it's like to work at SEDFA, then create your profile and join our talent network.
Create Your Profile
Upload your CV and create a candidate profile so that SEDFA can consider you for current and future opportunities. Your profile stays attached to every application you submit.
Create Candidate ProfileHow to Apply
A simple, transparent and candidate-friendly recruitment journey.
Create Profile
Register your candidate profile and provide your basic information.
Upload Documents
Add your CV, qualifications, certificates and supporting documents.
Search Jobs
Find opportunities by department, location, contract type or keyword.
Apply Online
Submit your application directly through the portal.
Track Progress
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Stay Connected
Join the talent network for future opportunities and job alerts.
Important Candidate Information
SEDFA is committed to fair recruitment, ethical hiring, data privacy and transparent communication.
Fair Recruitment
All applications are considered in line with merit, role requirements, employment equity and applicable recruitment policies.
POPIA & Data Privacy
Your personal information will be processed only for recruitment, talent management and related lawful purposes.
Recruitment Fraud Warning
SEDFA does not request payment for jobs, interviews, application processing, placements or recruitment opportunities.
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