DEPUTY DIRECTOR: COOPERATIVES AND ENTERPRISE
DEVELOPMENT REF NO: 3/2/1/2023/653
Directorate: Cooperatives and Enterprise Development
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
SALARY: R811 560 per annum (Level 11), (all-inclusive package to be structured in
accordance with the rules for MMS)
CENTRE: Gauteng (Pretoria)
REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must be in possession of a Grade 12 Certificate and a National Diploma in Agriculture / Agricultural Economics / Development Studies. Minimum of 3 years junior management experience in cooperatives and enterprise development environment. Job related knowledge: Knowledge and understanding of policy and legislative environment of cooperatives. Monitoring and evaluation. Understanding of Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP). Strategic planning. Human resource management. Financial management. Supply chain management. Knowledge of economics. Job related skills: Communication skills (verbal and written), Negotiation and Conflict resolution skills, Strategic management skills, Leadership skills, Project management skills, Networking skills, Team management skills, People management skills, Customer and client focus skills and Statistical forecasting. A valid driver’s licence. Willingness to travel.
DUTIES
- Manage the identification, establishment and development support of cooperatives. Coordinate and manage needs assessments as well as scoping and auditing of cooperatives. Manage and maintain the organised primary cooperatives into secondary cooperatives.
- Coordinate and manage liaison with commodity associations and other stakeholders for data collection, to create and maintain primary, secondary and tertiary cooperatives database. Engage organs of the state, private sector and building partnerships.
- Direct and manage development of business plans and funding requests. Contribute to the development of a monitoring tool and strategy for cooperatives.
- Manage the establishment cooperatives, setting up of internal / cooperatives governance drafting of constitution and facilitates training in adherence and compliance with the co-operatives Act No 14 of 2005.
- Manage provision of support to new and existing cooperatives (facilitates pre-establishment, constitution, registration, training and monitoring).
- Direct and manage facilitation on training of governance issues of cooperatives and business management. Coordinate identification and support of the development enterprise operational and compliance system.
- Coordinate and collate identified training needs and develop training plans for cooperatives. Manage partnership agreements and / or agreements. Coordinate and consolidate reports on provided templates.
- Ensure market opportunities are identified for co-operative development in the Department. Manage identification of local, national and international markets for cooperatives.
- Manage processes to assist cooperatives to get marking tools for their business through Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA). Manage processes to assist cooperatives to get export certificate to sell their products.
- Manage the development of co-operative financing institution (CFIs) towards the formation of cooperative bank. Direct and manage organisation of workshop for cooperatives on understanding functioning of the cooperative’s financial intuitions.
- Direct and coordinate savings and credit workshops for the cooperatives to develop culture of saving. Ensure registration and manage compliance with the cooperatives financial institution (CFI).
- Manage development and support of agro processing, rural enterprises and industries. Direct and coordinate processes of business plan development in liaison with stakeholders including SEDA.
- Manage the packing of development support to small and medium scale Agro processing Projects. Coordinate technical training needs assessments and engagement of training institutions.
- Coordinate and manage provision of technical training on production, processing and mechanisation operations to rural enterprises and industries.
ENQUIRIES: Ms P Ledwaba Tel No: (012) 337 3657
APPLICATIONS: Applications can be submitted by post Private Bag X09, Hatfield, 0028 or hand
it delivered to: Sunaracdia Building, 6th floor, 524 Cnr Steve Biko and Stanza
Bopape Street, Arcadia, 0083.
NOTE: African. Coloured, Indian and White Males and African, Coloured, Indian and
White Females and Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
CLOSING DATE : 27 October 2023 at 16:00
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