Local Economic Development Officer
TYPE: Fixed-Term (24 Months Contract)
LOCATION: D-Lab Precinct, Alexandra, Johannesburg
START DATE: Immediate
ENTITY: AMANDLA
SALARY: CTC Market Related
THE ORGANISATION
Operated by AMANDLA, the Alexandra Development Precinct (“DLab”) consists of several components, and multiple partners, that play a complementary role in creating the platform for multi-sector collaboration, offering sustainable and holistic support for young people, their families and their communities. Precinct Collaboration is driven through a Collective Impact approach.
JOB SCOPE
To address the massive challenges of poverty, inequality and unemployment South Africa needs significant and sustainable change at a local economic level. A combination of vision, creativity, practical business acumen, and an understanding of deep systemic change is required to make this happen.
The Alexandra DLAB Local Economic Development (LED) Officer will support the ILED Manager and Learning and development coordinator to implement a trail-blazing initiative aimed at building a self-reliant and vibrant township economy. Located within an ecosystem of youth and community development, the local economic development product will drive a community based process of change with a focus on increasing the flow of money flowing into local economies, building small, micro and medium size enterprises, creating decent work, and stimulating local spend.
The role includes core tasks across the following:
1. Advertising and sharing ILED offerings (Business incubation Programmes, Skills training, procurement opportunities)
2. Sourcing of Mentors, Partnerships and Entrepreneurs
3. On boarding Incubates and collecting relevant documents
4. Tracking project costs in order to meet budge
5. Assist ILED team in the preparation of workshops and closing events for various business Incubation.
CORE COMPETENCIES, ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS and PREFERENCES
Educational:
- Grade 12 (required)
- Degree or National Diploma in Business Management and or Project Management (Preferred)
Experience and Skills:
- Live in or near Alexandra and have an in depth understanding of the community.
- 1-3 years work experience in Local Economic Development.
- Experience with active community engagement and dialogue.
- Passion for Local Economic Development and changing the status quo.
- Code B driver’s license.
- Strong computer literacy and MS Word package skills.
- Fluency in English.
- Proficiency in any other South African languages.
- Documentation management and ability to use project management tools.
Personal Attributes:
- Strong organisational and time management skills.
- Resilient and resourceful with strong problem solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently with attention to detail.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills capable of maintaining relationships
- Strong ability to deliver practical activities, training content and assessment frameworks.
- Strong ability to manage diversity and multi-sector stakeholders.
- Ability to lead a team and develop individual staff members.
APPLICATION
Apply with your Curriculum Vitae including two relevant & contactable references by emailing your application to [email protected] Please give your email the subject: Application-JUL24-YOUR NAME-LED-ALE”.
Applicants that do not follow the instructions above will not be considered.
Application closing date: 31 July 2024 at 17h00.
Regrettably, we are unable to contact all applicants. If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. For more information about AMANDLA and Safe-Hub, refer to www.AMANDLA.net / www.safe-hub.org
Job Type: Contract
Education:
Experience:
- work experience in Local Economic: 2 years (Required)
Language:
- any other South African languages (Required)
Location:
- Alexandra, Gauteng (Required)
Application Deadline: 2024/07/31
