Junior Social & Stakeholder Engagement Consultant at Zutari

What will you do?

In this position you will join our Social and Stakeholder Engagement team, where you will play an integral part in a team of highly skilled specialists that ‘bring ideas to life’ for our clients across all types of infrastructure projects.

We know the work we do is vital in assisting our world’s economic development and, it’s the technical expertise and the depth of knowledge of our people that really sets us apart.

Role responsibilities

• Able to work competently work under supervision to deliver assignments on time, including research.
• Keen to develop self- and willing to seek assistance where required.
• Work in a team consulting communities and other stakeholders
• Must be able to work away from home.
• Write reports and take minutes at community meetings.
• Facilitate meetings with a senior person.
• Assist with logistics to organise community meetings.
• Do social research and stakeholder mapping.
• Planning and conducting fieldwork i.e. surveys, focus group meetings, public participation meetings.
• Undertaking community engagement and liaison activities.
• Liaise with stakeholders.
• Communicate complaints and inquiries from external parties (i.e., communities) to supervisor or project manager timeously
• Assist in conducting research.
• Compile basic reports for submission to supervisors.
• Must be able to build and maintain relationships both internally and externally.

Proven expertise in:

• Administration skills and report writing.
• Engagement planning and facilitation (small to large groups).
• Planning of community and stakeholder engagement sessions.
• Stakeholder Engagement Plan compilation.
• Facilitation of community engagement sessions.
• Social research.

Minimum requirements

• Applicable Degree from a reputable tertiary institution in a relevant discipline (i.e. Social Sciences, Geography or Environmental Management, Community Development, Socio-economic Development, Anthropology).
• A post-graduate degree will be advantageous.
• Driver’s license required as well as the ability to drive.
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal.
• Must be able to work within a team and willing to travel locally and into the rest of Africa.
• Knowledge within the field of community development and stakeholder engagement.
• Research methodologies.
• Statistical and data analysis skills.
• Must be able to demonstrable report-writing skills.
• Previous international experience would be beneficial.

Skills, and characteristics

• Excellent report writing skills and experience with compilation of diverse documents (reports, presentations, spreadsheets, etc.).
• Excellent communication skills as well as in managing time, setting priorities, planning, organising and communicating with a wide variety of internal and external clients and stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel.
• Flexibility and willingness to work long field hours to complete major projects.