Enterprise Development Facilitator at Department of Agriculture(DOA)

REQUIREMENTS    :  

•  Successful Applicants must be in possession of a Degree in Agricultural Economics/ Economics/ Business Management/ Development studies. Job Related Work Experience: Minimum of two (2) years' experience in Business Development/ Enterprise Development.

DUTIES    :    

• Link SMMEs and entrepreneurs in the sector for funding and / or other development opportunities. Receive and assess enquiries received from departmental clients and/ or stakeholder. Identify interventions available in the market for use by entrepreneurs and SMMEs in the sector. Liaise with institutions of interest for possible interventions and/ or opportunities necessary. Link entrepreneurs and SMMEs to institutions of interest for possible interventions. Conduct follow-up with clients on interventions received. Provide inputs on the monthly, quarterly, and annual reports on support provided to sector SMMEs.
• Update the register of interventions identified on possible funding mechanisms and other development opportunities for SMMEs on an ongoing basis. Assess AgriBEE Fund proposals. Receive allocated applications for assessment against funding criteria. Create hard and soft copy files on applications received. Analyse applications/ proposals received and compile assessment reports. Present the assessment reports to internal structures. Conduct site visit to potential applicants. Draft back to office reports. Present the assessment report at AgriBEE Fund Committee meetings.
• Provide inputs on the minutes of the committee meetings. Package and create files for recommended applications/ proposals to be submitted to the Land Bank for due diligence assessments. Draft outcome letters to the relevant stakeholders and applicants. Liaise / attend meetings with PDAs, Commodity Associations and relevant stakeholders for information sharing purposes (i.e. Workshops, a Fora's etc.) and for publishing AgriBEE Fund Information on their websites. Keep constant contact with applicants and relevant stakeholders regarding funding processes. Support the processes towards review of AgriBEE Fund MoA and Ops Manual as and when necessary. Update AgriBEE Fund documents as and when necessary. Compile monthly quarterly reports. Provide support in the Implementation sector SMMEs strategy and support interventions.
• Undertake research processes on the relevant subject matters related to the strategy. Facilitate workshops with provinces and relevant stakeholders for consultation processes and information sharing. Provide advice and support on the intervention processes and access thereof. Monitor and evaluate SMMEs performance and intervention impact. Liaise with provincial counter parts and follow up on SMMEs progress. Monitor partnership interventions and report on outcomes. Evaluate training outcomes as well as the implementation of action plans. Follow up with funded projects performance and report on status.