CSI & ESD Specialist (BBBEE / Transformation ) at AVI Limited

Key Performance Areas:

Administration of the AVI Community Trust

• Scheduling of Trustee Meetings
• Preparation of the packs for Trustee meetings
• Compilation of minutes and agendas
• Oversight of the financial reporting and liaison with Finance Shared Services
• Administer all payments including correspondence
• Assist with the annual financial audit
• Ensure compliance with governance requirements by potential and existing beneficiaries
• Manage all requests for funding
• Ensure the keeping of full and proper records in respect of all Trust activities and beneficiaries
• Draft reports as required

Monitoring and Evaluation of Community Social Investment projects

• Ensure proper due diligence is completed for all new beneficiaries
• Conduct regular site visits to beneficiaries
• Manage and co-ordinate monitoring and evaluation of material projects
• Ensure full and proper partnering with beneficiaries

Management of the Employee Volunteer Programme (EVP)

• Annually plan and implement the EVP programmes for AVI businesses
• Implementation of the communication plan for the EVP
• Record and report back on the activities and outcomes of the EVP 

Enterprise and Supplier Development

• Engage with and support AVI BU’s to develop and execute comprehensive plans to grow levels of supply from black-owned and black women-owned QSE’s and EME’s, while managing risk and ensuring commercial benefit to AVI.
• Ensure shorter payment periods are appropriately managed with targeted suppliers and all required documentation is completed and retained for verification purposes.
• Have a thorough understanding of the ESD components of the BBBEE codes of good practice and ensure recognition of all existing ESD initiatives through identification, tracking and proper record keeping for audit purposes.
• Manage relationships and service delivery of BBBEE partners, e.g. B1SA and Inyosi Capital, including the coordination of their activities within the AVI group.
• Conduct an annual review of the AVI Group’s localisation plan and recommend updates, if required.
• Identify and research potential supply localisation opportunities for the AVI Group CPO’s review and approval 

Reporting, monitoring and Audits

• Monitor and report on ESD progress, as per BBBEE audit requirements.
• Ensure that ESD initiatives are clearly documented and signed off by all relevant parties, including supplier beneficiaries, for verification purposes.
• Guide and assist BU’s with the collation of relevant verification documentation and ensure adherence to all requirements for interim reviews and annual rating processes for ESD.
• Insert accurate ESD information into the AVI Group’s BBBEE reporting system, Mpowered, for collation and completion of the overall BBBEE scorecard at half-year and year-end.
• Provide support on ESD reporting components for the annual and half-year BBBEE audits. 

Collaboration with and management of third party providers and relevant external stakeholders

• Maintain good working relationships with AVI’s BBBEE verification agents, Preferential Procurement service providers and other external partners, as required.
• Review and distribute ESD-related audit reports to AVI subsidiaries and assist with interpretation and remedial action plans.
• Check draft verification reports for all BU’s to ensure the accuracy thereof and that all related activities, or interventions, are properly captured and recognised.
• Participate in any relevant industry forums to ensure AVI is up to date with latest BBBEE, and related, developments.
• Build relationships with the DTI, and any other relevant stakeholders, to ensure support for AVI’s best interests.
• Participate in AVI internal forums and meetings as a subject matter expert on ESD.

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:                                                                   

• 5 - 10 years' experience, gained in a similar role, and at least five years' experience working in a corporate environment

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma
• BEE MDP preferred qualification

Additional Requirements:

• Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act and Codes
• Community social investment trusts or similar entities
• Financial understanding for the purposes of understanding the financials of the CSI Trust
• Non-governmental organisations
• Project management skills
• Review multiple data sources and make good assessments and
• Recommendations
• Business acumen and commercially astute
• Sound judgment - able to review multiple data sources and make good assessments and recommendations
• Experience in procurement processes
• Advanced proficiency in all aspects of Microsoft Office

Competencies:

• Excellent administration and management skills and the ability to cogently share information
• On-going development and application of appropriate technical expertise
• Ability to build, maintain and use key internal and external relationships
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to work with a large and diverse range of persons
• Excellent composure and resilience, particularly when under pressure
• Ability to take the initiative and achieve results
• Manage and share information
• Develop and apply technical expertise
• Plan ahead
• Build and use key relationships
• Impact and influence others
• Remain composed and resilient
• Uphold standards and ethics
• Initiate and achieve results