Economic Development Manager

The Economic Development (ED) Manager will support the Knowledge Pele’s mandate  to deliver measurable and social and economic impact alongside renewable energy operations.

The ED Manager is accountable for ensuring full compliance with REIPPPP scorecard elements, BBBEE and Implementation Agreement obligations, and lead the strategy, implementation and compliance of Economic Development (ED) and Socio-Economic / Enterprise Development (ED / EnD) commitments. The ED Manager is accountable for financial management, which entails that spend is compliant and paid within the requisite period. In addition, the Manager is accountable for the identification, selection and contracting of SED / ED implementation partners and the related contractual management. The ED Manager is thus accountable for ensuring that all SED / ED investments are compliant, overall compliance with the scorecard is met, the IPP client is able to meet BBBEE requirements as well as other requirements of the client and delivers impact, per a verified scientific framework.

Requirements

Job Responsibilities

Strategy, Planning and Management

• Maximise bid scores by crafting ED strategies and inputs and align host-community upliftment with KP strategy.
• Monitor and promote client’s compliance with its relevant economic development obligations per the Implementation Agreement.
• Develop a performance scorecard that evaluates ED achievements against targets and obligations.
• Responsible for collecting and analysing SE. ED data to identify trends, patterns, anomalies, and other helpful information.
• Responsible for using data to develop and optimise strategies and processes, increase profits, efficiency, quality, or security, and reduce costs.
• Responsible for working with internal departments to collect client data and develop and implement strategies.
• Responsible for creating client reports and presentations to summarise findings and influence company decisions.
• Responsible for working with management to establish project objectives, budgets, and timelines, monitor progress, and evaluate performance.
• Responsible for reviewing and improving ED processes, methods, and tools to increase efficiency, accuracy, and security.

Stakeholder Management

Project Management

General Management

Desired Skills & Qualifications

Competencies

Leadership Capabilities :

Cognitive Capabilities :

Interpersonal Capabilities :