Senior Project Officer: Cooperatives and Enterprise Development REF NO: 3/2/1/2023/640 at Department of Agriculture(DOA)

REQUIREMENTS :

• Applicants must be in possession of a Grade 12 Certificate and a National Diploma in Agriculture / Agricultural Economics / Development Studies.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a cooperatives and enterprise development environment.

Job related knowledge:

• Good knowledge, understanding and interpretation of budget management.
• Good knowledge of departmental land reform programmes, legislation and procedures.

Job related skills:

• Communication skills (verbal and written).
• People management skills.
• Negotiation skills.
• Performance management skills.
• Conflict resolution skills.
• Facilitation skills.
• Capacity building skills.
• Financial management skills. Map reading, analysis and interpretation skills.
• A valid driver’s licence.
• Willingness to travel and work irregular hours. 

 
DUTIES :

• Support rural enterprise and industries supported in areas with economic opportunities.
• Conduct need assessment.
• Compile a memo for support.
• Compile specifications.
• Liaise with other relevant stakeholders’ e.g Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD).
• Monitor and verify delivery and implementation of procured items.
• Create database of cooperatives and enterprises.
• Ensure enterprise complies with legal entity registration policies and governance.
• Monitor supported enterprises.
• Submit Portfolio of Evidence.
• Facilitate skills development for cooperatives and rural enterprises. Conduct skills audit / training gaps assessment.
• Liaise with training coordinators for training.
• Assist with logistical arrangements for training.
• Update database. Submit Portfolio of Evidence.
• Create job opportunities.
• Ensure creation of job opportunities in enterprises supported.
• Submit Portfolio of Evidence. Facilitate market linkages.
• Identify market requirements. Facilitate market requirements standards and compliance.
• Facilitate signing of the contract / letter of intent. Submit Portfolio of Evidence.
• Render farmer In Year Monitoring (IYM), Revenue 42, Estimates of National Expenditure (ENE) / Adjusted Estimates of National Expenditure (AENE).
• Manage and oversee the annual review of revenue tariffs, sources and free services.
• Review and compilation of the policies and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Compile Annual Financial Statements (AFS) and quarterly Interim Financial Statements (IFS) in accordance with the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), Accounting Manual for Departments (AMD) and the Modified Cash Standards (MCS).
• Review, analyse and validation of supporting documents for inputs to the IFS / AFS in terms of the AMD and MCS for completeness and accuracy.

Completion and preparation of the IFS / AFS template and working papers for the following notes:

• Employee Benefits, Lease commitments, Impairment, Irregular / fruitless expenditure.
• Accrued Departmental Revenue.
• Operating Lease Revenue.
• Manage, monitor and oversee month-end closures on BAS.
• Request and monitor reports of all suspense accounts and initiate and oversee corrections.
• Verify and monitor the suspense accounts that should be or preferably be zero before closure of a month.
• Communicate information to the different divisions to clear the amounts before the month-end closure.
• Ensure that all requirements have been met to close at prescribed date on BAS.
• Process and oversee the month end closure on BAS mobilisation.
• Organise and mobilise community for participatory development linked to commodity value chains and Agri-Parks program.
• Ensure Invitation to meetings.
• Arrange all logistics for the meetings. Report and provide Portfolio of Evidence.