Director: Community Mobilisation, Institution Building and Poverty Reduction at Department of Land Reform and Rural Development

REQUIREMENTS : Minimum requirements:

• Applicants must be in a possession of a Grade 12 Certificate and a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science / Economics / Information Management and Technology / Statistics / Business Management (NQF Level 7) and a Nyukela certificate (Pre-entry Certificate to the SMS) submitted prior to appointment. Minimum of 5 years of experience at middle/senior managerial level in economic or technology research

DUTIES :

• Facilitate consultation with community stakeholders on initiatives and programmes required in rural areas. Enlist the participation of public representatives in rural anti-poverty activities. Define a referral dissemination process for services departments. Facilitate monthly National Task Team on anti-poverty activities. Provide recommendations on initiatives and programmes required to contribute towards inclusive economy. Provide recommendations on appropriate technologies, skills development, industrial development and infrastructure development programmes required to contribute towards inclusive economy.
• Manage the liaison, coordination and control of initiatives and implementation programmes. Provide household poverty and rural development profiling and produce management information and reports. Provide household poverty and rural development profiling and produce management information and reports. Facilitate community development initiatives for improving the social-economic status of underprivileged rural communities. Manage and lead community engagement programmes and projects to support rural development anti-poverty initiatives.
• Facilitate the stakeholder engagements between government, community organisations, research institutions, development institutions and private sector. Manage the liaison and coordination of stakeholder engagements. Manage the household poverty database and information pertaining to rural districts and provinces. Manage the information management system and its further development or maintenance.