Stakeholder Liaison Manager - North West (Rustenburg) at Auditor-General of South Africa

Roles & Responsibilities

Advice and support to ABU

• Institutionalize AGSA engagement with the Provincial and Local government sphere.
• In line with targeted stakeholders on an annual basis, develop a quarterly engagement plan to support influence initiatives of the organization and drive its implementation.
• Produce quarterly stakeholder influence report on initiatives and needs and requirements to measure progress and propose initiatives for the next quarter.
• Source and provide environmental scanning and MIS trend analysis. Support IKM on the accuracy of the municipal database.
• Enhance and monitor AGSA tabling plan (understand tabling issues from municipal up to Provincial) Write speeches, presentations for AGSA leadership on their government interactions and engagements. Implementation of initiatives as per the organizational strategy.
• Monitor key performance targets and provide quarterly reports on achievement. Establish and maintain strategic relationships with relevant stakeholders.

Support AGSA leadership effective stakeholder engagements

• Liaison with key identified external stakeholders in order to provide the BU with timely, accurate and complete information about stakeholder needs, requests and activities.
• Provide updates to the AGSA management on key information that can empower them in their interaction with the stakeholders.
• Advise AGSA on local government interface.
• Identify and track cost effective platforms to communicate audit messages. Support and recommend improvements in BU processes.
• Facilitate Local government interactions.
• Attend strategic planning sessions of the ABU’s.
• Co-ordinate local government week tools and active AGSA leadership participation.
• Conduct research and identify trends on government and SOE’s to support the leadership in interaction with the stakeholders.

People management

• Provide on-the-job training to the senior administrator responsible for SLM office support to enable continuity even when the SLM is not available.
• Manage own performance to drive productivity.
• Participate in the business unit transformation and culture plans.
• Review the work of peers assisting in the execution of work.
• Provide support to the management team with regard to center management and other people-related tasks.
• Support change initiatives and assist with change management in the smaller teams/centers.

Financial management and operational management

• Contribute to the compilation of center budget and manage project expenditure related to functional area. Ensure compliance to AGSA policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with internal processes and procedures. Manage supply chain processes within scope of work.

Other responsibilities (Applicable to All JD’s)

• Perform and/or manage other projects, tasks and assignments not stipulated on the Job description as and when required.
• Synchronize day-to-day implementation of the BU initiatives to the achievement of the culture shift aspirations.
• Perform diligent proofreading of documents to ensure that external reports are pitched at the right level and free from errors.

Skills, Experience & Education

Formal Education

• A minimum requirement of a Bachelor’s degree.

Experience

• Minimum of four years’ experience in relevant field
• Experience in stakeholder liaison and client relationship management.
• Relevant qualification and/or knowledge of the regularity audit activity conducted by AGSA
• Ability to build and strengthen strategic partnerships with stakeholders in the public sector
• Sound understanding system of local and provincial governments
• Good understanding of accountability ecosystem and role players within the provincial and local government spheres.

NB – Please note that this is an office bound position.