Assistant Director: Cape Catalyst

Job Facts

Minimum Requirements

• An appropriate 3-year National Diploma/B-Degree (equivalent or higher qualification)
• A minimum of 3 years’ administrative or project management experience in an economic development environment.
• Working knowledge of the following: Infrastructure Development/Sector Development
• Public administration
• Applicable legislative and regulatory requirements, policies and standards
• Project Management
• Relationship Management
• Monitoring and evaluation methods, tools and techniques
• Skills in the following: Numeracy
• Computer Literacy
• Language
• Analytical
• Planning and organising
• Problem solving
• Research
• Communication skills (written and oral)
• Facilitation
• Presentation
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Stakeholder management
• Project planning.

Responsibilities

• Provide project administration support in respect of projects and programmes: Develop and prepare funding proposals for projects and programmes
• Provide project office services and administration as it relates to the programmes
• Develop and administer procurement processes or transfers of projects
• Develop terms of reference (ToR) and compliance processes
• Oversee service providers and implementing agencies compliance to terms and conditions of projects
• Monitor and evaluate project progress to ensure alignment of project objectives
• Identify project risks
• Implement risk mitigation measures and administer red tape challenges
• Participate in strategic and decision-making processes: Perform information gathering and analysis of finding
• Compile an inventory of data sources
• Develop and administer databases and information systems
• Provide input in the development of strategies
• Contribute to the conceptualisation of projects and programmes aligned to the Department's strategic framework and objectives
• Coordinate suitable and preferred stakeholders to the development and implementation of projects and programmes: Formulate and implement stakeholder management strategies related to projects and programmes
• Develop and maintain the required stakeholder relationships
• Provide a secretariate service at stakeholder forums and with task teams
• Administer the stakeholder database
• Develop and implement communication and information sharing methods
• Coordinate Integrated Development Planning: Provide support to ensure alignment with municipal Integrated Development Plans (IDP’s) and Spatial Development Frameworks (SDFs)
• Assist with the spatial analysis and mapping of Cape Catalyst projects in relation to the above
• Liaise with municipal planning, infrastructure and economic development officials to facilitate alignment
• Contribute to the preparation of planning inputs, alignment reports, briefing notes and presentations for decision-making structures
• Keep a log of economic catalytic infrastructure opportunities emanating from provincial as well as municipal infrastructure assets
• Provide support in respect of budget planning and financial management: Contribute to the preparation of short-term (1 year) and longer-term (2-5 years) budget plans
• Support the monitoring of expenditure for the purpose of sound fiscal responsibility
• Support the preparation of consolidated financial reports for decision-making assessment.