Senior Manager : Development Coordination & Strategic Sourcing, 5 year contract, East London

SUMMARY:
We are seeking a Senior Manager : Development Coordination & Strategic Sourcing, for a 5-year fixed term contract, based in East London, Eastern Cape

POSITION INFO:

Applicants are required to meet the following criteria:

• Bachelor’s degree in commerce or development studies as well as a relevant postgraduate qualification (NQF8).
• A minimum of 8 years working experience of which 5 years should be at middle management or senior consultant level in an economic development or development management/facilitation environment

• Identifying, facilitating, and managing catalytic economic development projects in the Eastern Cape Province
• Conducting preliminary viability assessments, creating a project pipeline, and leveraging economic opportunities linked to large-scale developments as well as building strategic partnerships with stakeholders at various government levels
• Support successful project implementation
• Identifying catalytic projects and facilitation of viability assessments to ascertain feasibility and impact
• Developing and maintaining a project pipeline to ensure project monitoring and continuity.
• Facilitating opportunities connected to mega developments and presenting funding proposals to the Project Committee for approval
• Forging strategic partnerships with relevant stakeholders, securing contracts and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for project implementation, and establishing Project Steering Committees (PSCs) for oversight and communication.
• Identify strategic sourcing opportunities from the public sector while developing collaboration relationships with national, provincial, and local government institutions
• Develop an SMME empowerment framework aligned with government sourcing opportunities, determining support requirements for Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs), encompassing funding and capacity-building needs while facilitating market access for SMME products
• Leading and managing approved strategic development initiatives, monitoring implementation and reporting progress; providing input into the organizational strategy and corporate plan; developing operational plans and budgets that align with corporate objectives; and mobilizing resources for the role functional area mandate