Assistant Director: Local Economic Development Planning at Departments: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

REQUIREMENTS :

• A National Senior Certificate and a three-year National Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Development Planning/ Economics or equivalent qualification at NQF level 6/7 as recognised by SAQA.
• 3-5 years’ experience in a related field.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Software packages (MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Teams, MS Excel and Outlook e.t.c).
• Driver’s License and travelling.
• Generic Competencies:
• Planning and organising.
• Problem solving and decision making.
• Coordination.
• Project Management.
• People management and empowerment.
• Client orientation and customer focus.
• Team leadership. Diversity management Communication (verbal and written).
• Technical Competencies: Local Economic Development. LED Policy.
• Development Planning.
• Economic Development Trends. Public Administration.

DUTIES :

• The successful candidate will perform the following duties:
• Coordinate development of economic development policy and strategies across government to support implementation of LED.
• Facilitate the alignment of Local and Provincial plans and policies to national priorities and local economic development initiatives.
• Facilitate LED programmes through collaborative partnerships.
• Assist in mobilizing donor funding and coordinating donor activity in LED.
• Monitor implementation of the LED policy framework to strengthen implementation of local economic development programs in Municipalities.

CLOSING DATE : 30 January 2026