Are you passionate about driving skills development and fostering strategic partnerships? We are looking for a dynamic Programme Manager to join our team in Nelson Mandela Bay.
Role Responsibilities:
- Managing and Coordinating Projects: Oversee various projects and initiatives with a focus on skills development and demand facilitation.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with diverse stakeholders to implement programs, identify skill gaps, and foster strategic partnerships.
- Skills Desk Coordination: Set up and oversee the skills desk at the Chamber of Commerce, ensuring alignment between local skills and industry needs.
Project Management & Demand Facilitation:
- Support the implementation of all initiatives at Nelson Mandela Bay.
- Identify and pro-actively manage risks.
- Support programme/project design and diagnostic.
- Deliver and manage agreed project goals and outcomes.
- Coordinate and communicate with all stakeholders.
- Manage and orchestrate the unlocking of demand.
- Analyze client demand trends and help develop insights.
- Build and maintain relationships with various and diverse partners.
- Conduct stakeholder mapping, intermediation, and coordination.
- Engage in strategic partnership and relationship management.
- Conduct storytelling and advocacy for SAYouth to drive inclusive hiring.
- Liaise with clients on new demand.
- Identify, catalyse, grow, and secure opportunities on SA Youth.
Skills Desk Coordination at the Nelson Mandela Bay Chamber of Commerce:
- Skills Mapping Coordination: Coordinate an annual comprehensive skills mapping to identify existing competencies and skills in Nelson Mandela Bay, focusing on quality technical skills.
- Demand Mapping: Identify roles, job families, and barriers that need to be resolved to enable existing and latent roles. Identify opportunities for driving inclusive hiring across these roles.
- Identify and Map Skills Gaps: Research and identify skills and competency gaps among the top 50 Chamber members, with a sectorial breakdown provided. Further identify skills requirements among new investors in Nelson Mandela Bay.
- Linkages: Facilitate the matching of qualifying displaced skills to new investors and skills gaps as identified in the skills map.
- Coordinate Skills Development and Training Programmes: Identify stakeholders that can develop skills capacitation and matching programmes to match skills with industry requirements. Establish skills development and training project implementation opportunities for the Chamber.
- Coordinating Special Projects/Initiatives: Ensure the effective roll-out and coordination of a Directors Training Academy.
- Manage other skills-related projects as required (e.g., project management and implementation training).
- Facilitate collaboration and partnerships.
- Project management skills.
- Costing and budgeting skills.
- Support the Skills Workstream of the Local Economy Reinvention Think Tank.
Role Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor of Commerce degree or equivalent.
- Experience: Minimum 5 years in client relationship management and programme/project management.
- Skills: Advanced communication, strategic mindset, stakeholder management, and strong presentation skills.
Attributes:
- Collaborative approach
- Ability to engage at senior levels
- Self-motivated and detail-oriented
- Join us in making a difference in Nelson Mandela Bay! Apply now by sending a copy of your CV and be part of a team dedicated to driving inclusive hiring and skills development.