Director: Community Mobilisation, Institution Building and Poverty Reduction
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Minimum Requirements
- Applicants must be in a possession of a Grade 12 Certificate and a Bachelor's Degree in Social Science / Economics / Information Management and Technology / Statistics / Business Management (NQF Level 7) and a Nyukela certificate (Pre-entry Certificate to the SMS) submitted prior to appointment.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience at middle/senior managerial level in economic or technology research.
- Jobrelated knowledge: Research methodologies.
- Development Facilitation Act.
- Technology transfer issues.
- Social development issues.
- Economic development.
- Institutional development.
- Rural development issues.
- The Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP).
- The Integrated Rural Development Sector Strategy (IRDSS).
- Job related skills: Computer skills.
- Communication (verbal and written).
- Presentation.
- Facilitation.
- Negotiation.
- People management.
- Financial management.
- Report writing.
- Analytical.
- Monitoring and evaluation.
- A valid driver's licence.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate consultation with community stakeholders on initiatives and programmes required in rural areas.
- Enlist the participation of public representatives in rural anti-poverty activities.
- Define a referral dissemination process for services departments.
- Facilitate monthly National Task Team on anti-poverty activities.
- Provide recommendations on initiatives and programmes required to contribute towards inclusive economy.
- Provide recommendations on appropriate technologies, skills development, industrial development and infrastructure development programmes required to contribute towards inclusive economy.
- Manage the liaison, coordination and control of initiatives and implementation programmes.
- Provide household poverty and rural development profiling and produce management information and reports.
- Facilitate community development initiatives for improving the social-economic status of underprivileged rural communities.
- Manage and lead community engagement programmes and projects to support rural development anti-poverty initiatives.
- Facilitate the stakeholder engagements between government, community organisations, research institutions, development institutions and private sector.
- Manage the liaison and coordination of stakeholder engagements.
- Manage the household poverty database and information pertaining to rural districts and provinces.
- Manage the information management system and its further development or maintenance.
