Specialist: Transformation and Empowerment (Head Office) at Housing Development Agency (HDA)

Responsibilities

Quality Management

• Implement and execute the entity transformation and empowerment plan.
• Support the monitoring and reporting on the entity transformation & empowerment plan including implementation plans, processes, policies, targets, outputs, and outcomes.
• Support the entity in the management of programme stakeholder management to achieve the outcomes of the programme and in engaging on a regular basis with key stakeholders for the purposes of updates on transformation progress.
• Compile and assist in the reporting of all related transformation imperatives related to transformation and empowerment objectives of the HDA.
• Assist and support the reporting of procurement monitoring to ensure required targets related to designated groups and community initiatives are implemented and achieved.
• Assist in the development of evaluation tools, methods and frameworks that will ensure compliance and adherence to approved standards and procedures.

Programme Administration Management and Implementation

• Ensure and support efficient, effective, and good practice programme and project administration.
• Ensure appropriate programme and project document management, tracking and reporting.
• Ensure all HDA policy, legislative and administrative frameworks are applied and complied with in the management of the function optimally and information is integrated and readily available for reporting.
• Coordinate and manage project deliverables consistent with the required HDA administrative systems.
• Monitor and evaluate statuses of each project for reporting purposes

Transformation and Empowerment Required Areas Of Output and Outcome

• Report on entity B-BBEE interventions related to housing and human settlements development including targets, outputs, and outcomes.
• Initiate, design, and implement approved programme projects.

Support and Assist Entity Units to advance transformation in the following regards:

• Women empowerment
• Youth employment
• Preferred procurement BEE for community benefit
• Preferred procurement transformation
• Empowerment of disabled persons within the sector
• Support the access to jobs and skills development.
• Support entry of new firms in the construction sector
• Empowerment of military veterans
• Promotion of local content through transformation and empowerment

Employment Equity Support

• Input in HDA human resources policy and planning and monitoring support thereof
• Support the development of the HDA Employment Equity Plan and B-BBEE Strategy and Action Plan
• Support problem solving and developing value-adding strategies align transformation and empowerment legislation and objectives.
• Support the Implementation & annual planning for transformation and empowerment targeting and outputs.
• Support and assist with interventions or training programs and advancement opportunity, identifying of obstacles that are present for specified designated groups

Project Management

• Identify and facilitate engagements and interventions for economic participation for all designated groups for the advancement of transformation and empowerment.
• Implement and facilitate the implementation and support of policies, plans and frameworks where appropriate to enhance socio-economic impact.
• Develop and support plans that ensure that local communities derive maximum benefit from the investment through access to labour, sub-contracting opportunities, socio-economic investment, and income.
• Support successful conclusion of transformation project.
• Support principle that transformation targets are linked to the human settlement transformation score card

Stakeholder Engagements

• Design, plan and support research, network with relevant role-players and make appropriate contact with public sector organisations.
• Gather relevant information data including key decision-making processes, strategic choices and timing of priorities, to support evidence-based programme and project planning.
• Support CEO and supervisors in the compilation of reports and presentations to promote transformation in the sector and HDA functions, mandate, and role.
• Advise and organize appropriate meetings, interventions, appointments, engagements, networking sessions and presentations as maybe required.

People Management

• Manage and lead any personnel falling under the position scope of authority.
• Set clear objectives for the position and scope of work to measure achievements against objectives based on the HDA performance management system.
• Build and manage relationships with staff members.
• Implement and comply with the HDA policies and procedures as required.
• Manage risks within programme and projects.

Requirements

• Relevant Degree in Human Resources Management and/or Education and/or Development Studies.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Ability and willingness to travel.
• Computer literacy and proficiency to research, write, compile and prepare reports and presentations.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in Social and Community Development and/or Transformation and/or Empowerment and/or Change Management.
• Experience and knowledge of Skills Development and Training.
• Experience in Enterprise Development and Corporate Social Investment Programmes.
• A minimum of 3 years of this experience must be at management level.