Development Manager at National Development Agency

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor ‘s degree in social sciences or developmental studies
• Additional studies in programme and/or project management is an added advantage.

Essential Experience

• At least three (3) years’ project management experience within a community development environment.
• Experience working with provincial and local governments, community organisations, as well as working with donor

MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Operations Management

Grants and Resource Mobilisation

• Identify projects within poverty pockets as defined by the Development Management and Research Directorate, and assist with the identification of a broad range of civil society organisations working with the poor and community.
• Coordinates the formulation and preparation of projects within the Province.
• Ensure assessments are conducted to determine feasibility of projects or needs in terms of building project sustainability.
• Facilitate contracting between NDA and project partners using available NDA resources.
• Monitor and evaluate NDA provincial development project performance and take the necessary corrective action in cases of deviations from policies and procedure.
• Conduct project impact assessment to determine programme impact on communities in relation to the NDA’s mandate.
• Identify needs for the commissioning of studies and submit a motivation to the Provincial Manager to assess and commission the study.
• Use approved tools to conduct monitoring and evaluation project assessments.
• Provide feedback to the Development Management and Research Directorate, and other directorates as appropriate, in terms of results from the impact assessments or other studies.
• Ensure proper project close-out in accordance with the NDA policy.
• Proactively provide feedback in order to improve directorate’s policies and procedures
• Facilitate resource mobilisation for the benefit of CSOs
• Facilitate linkages of CSOs to economic and funding opportunities

Capacity Building

• Identify institutional capacity building needs for funded projects and for other CSO partners in conjunction with Districts.
• Provide or solicit capacity enhancement support for project partners involved in poverty eradication.
• Manage service level agreements with appointed service providers, and quality assure their service offerings.
• Prepare on-going monitoring reports in relation to impact of capacity building interventions.

Financial/Fiscal Management

• Monitor, manage and administer project budgets to ensure that funds are expended in accordance with budget allocations
• Ensure implementation of projects adheres to applicable procurement prescripts

Stakeholder Management/Community Relations/Advocacy

• Facilitate processes for partnering at local level
• Develop and maintain relationships with project partners, NDA donors, provincial government departments, local government and civil society organisations as delegated by Provincial Manager
• Identify and engage beneficiaries in processes of community planning and participatory policy initiatives
• Assist with promotion of dialogue on poverty eradication initiatives
• Assist with the organising and setting up of conferences, seminars and workshops to discuss and suggest relevant poverty policy alternatives particularly at the community level
• Assist with the identification of strategic policy issues, as identified from a grassroots level, for discussion and debate with key NDA stakeholders
• Assist with the compilation and documentation of policy initiatives and discussion forums
• Assist with the dissemination of poverty alleviation policy initiatives in consultation with the Research and Development Directorate

Risk Management

• Integrate NDA risk management strategy in all NDA-funded projects to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and applicable policies of the NDA and of project partners
• Initiate risk mitigation processes for identified projects
• Identify and evaluate risks for identified projects
• Report on the identified risks and risk management strategies
• Resolve audit queries and complete risk management reports as appropriate for identified projects

Reporting

• Provide regular feedback to Provincial Manager in regard to provincial operations
• Coordinate the submission of project applications to the Provincial Manager, for submission to relevant Grant processing committees
• Compile and submit statistical/statutory reporting as required
• Prepare and submit monthly and quarterly performance reports to the Provincial Manager
• Coordinates the monitoring and reporting on the performance of projects, and recommend improvements to processes and procedures