Careers at Technology Innovation Agency

Job Purpose:

• To provide an administrative support and capability to Legal Services Business Unit (BU) to ensure that it functions optimally in providing legal support to the TIA business.

Minimum Requirements    
Qualifications

• Matric (Grade 12) – essential.
• Minimum three (3) year Diploma in Paralegal Studies (NQF 6) or a Higher Certificate in Paralegal Studies (NQF 5).
• Diploma or Degree in Legal Studies, Secretarial or Administrative Studies, or related qualification.
• LLB will be an added advantageous. 

Work Experience

• A minimum of five (5) years relevant experience as a legal secretary, paralegal or equivalent role.
• Experience in providing administrative, research and investigative support within a legal environment.
• Experience in file management (digital and physical), document preparation and coordination of legal processes.
• Experience supporting legal professionals or executive management.
• Exposure to governance, risk, and compliance processes.
• Exposure to litigation support, legal research and regulatory compliance.

Technical Competencies

• Demonstrate strong client focus.
• Analysing and forming opinion.
• Assertiveness.
• Initiative.
• Excellent writing skills – English.
• At least intermediate MS Office package competency.

Behavioural Competencies 

• Ethical conduct and professional integrity.
• Ability to work independently and within a team.

Duties and Responsibilities    
Financial Perspective 

• Engaging Financial BU and ensure that the project/portfolio budgets and expenditure are effectively updated and monitored, so that all people in the BU have updated information with regards to the budget.
• Capture, track, monitor and report on Unit’s operational budge

Stakeholder Relationship

• Internal customers are aware of BU’s service offerings.
• BU engages effectively with their stakeholders and clients, assisting with queries, etc.

Internal Processes

• Assist the Head: Legal Services to achieve tasks by, amongst others, managing his/her calendar.
• Ensure that the BU has kept accurate and up to date records and is administratively sound and compliant with ISO 9001 record-keeping requirements.
• Assist with conducting research for legal opinions, e.g. sourcing relevant legislation, case law, internal policies/procedures, etc.
• Perform administrative work such as receiving instructions and recording it on the workflow register.
• Assisting the Head: Legal Services to ascertain that there is an even distribution of work, opening electronic files, arranging travel and updating the Contracts Register.
• Drafting and handling of routine legal documents such as agreements, reports and general correspondence.

Learning and Growth

• Proactively identify continual improvement strategies.
• Monitor agreed quality initiatives ensuring that they are aligned to business processes and delivered as agreed.

Deadline:28th May,2026

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Job Purpose

• To develop and manage a portfolio of (ICT) innovation projects through the relevant technology readiness levels (TRL) towards commercialisation.

Minimum Requirements    
Qualification:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / AI / Software Engineering or similar.
• Business related qualification will be an added advantage.
• A Masters degree in Engineering will be an added advantage

Work Experience:

• Three (3)- Five (5)  years of experience in management or commercialization of ICT innovation.
• Three (3)- Five (5) years of experience in an ICT research, development and innovation environment

Job Knowledge:

• Good knowledge of technology development and innovation investment trends in the ICT industry
• Knowledge of PFMA
• Knowledge of support systems for early technology.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Devotion to quality
• Dutifulness
• Innovating
• Negotiating
• Client focus
• Presentation and facilitation skills
• Performing under pressure
• Teamwork
• Integrity
• Innovating
• Decisiveness

Duties and Responsibilities    
Financial management and revenue growth

• Assist the head to develop divisional budgets and forecasts for Exco and Board approval.  
• Monitor and track performance against budget (operations and projects).
• Manage and monitor the timeous disbursement of funding to ensure optimal operation of technology and innovation projects.
• Ensure that new funding opportunities are identified and additional income was raised from third party investors.
• Manage projects repayment obligations to TIA (Equity and royalties, investments and loans).

Stakeholder management and thought leadership

• Provide input into the formulation of a Stakeholder relationship strategy specific to the STA.
• Ensure that an effective ecosystem is built around the portfolio including key stakeholder relations.
• Participate in events, meetings, workshops and conferences by giving input, availing skill, competency and expertise.
• Participation should result in positive input, impact and giving direction in the NSI.

Governance, compliance and reporting 

• Ensure that adherence to all relevant policies and frameworks is maintained.
• Ensure that compliance to all TIA systems
• Ensure that all portfolio audit matters are resolved and agreed turnaround times on key business processes are achieved.
• Ensure that project information is accurately and completely recorded on the fund management system.
• Ensure timeous and accurate reporting as per requirements

Innovation Funding and Pre Commercialisation Support   

• Assist applicants with building a fundable opportunity and to assess Investment opportunities.
• Provide support and assistance to projects to achieve their milestones.
• Pro-actively identify project risks and portfolio opportunities, together with project teams.
• Perform technical due diligence of TIA projects and programs.
• Ensure that all aspects of the project life cycle from sourcing to exit are efficiently managed.
• Facilitate Commercialisation of TIA projects/investments.  Build a pipeline of investment opportunities for the strategic technology areas.
• Perform client-centric and value adding project management of TIA projects/investments.
• Process adherence and improvement 

Learning and Growth

• Ensure that KPAs are understood and achieved as agreed upon in the Performance agreement.
• Review performance against agreed performance standards.
• Live the values and culture of TIA. Identify and implement development opportunities to ensure continuous improvement of work effectiveness and efficiency

Deadline:28th May,2026

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• The Coordinator (GCIP) will be responsible to enable effective investment management processes, smooth budgeting processes, timeous knowledge transfer through the correct channels, all of which will ensure a comprehensive and continued support service to internal and external stakeholders.

Minimum Requirements    
Qualifications 

• Three (3) years’ (Science or Engineering qualification) or relevant certification (e.g. ICASA SA), Business/Economic/Finance/Management.
• Four 4-years’ tertiary qualification/ B Degree in Science or Engineering) plus a Project Management/Prince II associate certification will be an added advantage.

Experience

• Three (3) years’ experience in project management and/or administration /financial management.
• Five (5) years’ experience in project management and/or administration will be an added advantage.

Technical Skills

• Project and Investment Management Skills.
• Advanced computer literacy skills.
• Analytical and interpretation skills.
• Financial Management Skills.
• Ability to use different communication/meeting platforms.

Duties and Responsibilities    
Internal Processes

• Perform initial pre-screening evaluations on new applications and issue a feedback report with recommended actions to the Head of the Business Unit for review.
• Coordinate and schedule meetings with Internal and External Stakeholders as required, and also ensure all travel arrangements are coordinated, verified and finalized. This includes external experts.
• Accompany portfolio/programme managers to on-site meetings to assist with minute taking and follow-up on matters arising.
• Ensure proper records management for the Business Unit in compliance with the TIA file plan and records management policy and procedures
• Collate reports of external experts and present to the Portfolio of Programme Manager, or Unit Head as required.
• Process signature of contracts, and liaise with Legal and Finance departments to ensure contracts are complete. Prepare disbursement packs for sign-of. Ensure that disbursements take place in specified timeframes.
• Update investments dashboards with the statement of progress during the Investment review phase.
• Assist with ensuring effective business processes are in place to coordinate activities in unit.
• Capture and update investment information systems to enable investment management and reporting.
• Collect and collate information to compile relevant reports (Coordination and completion of Unit monthly reports).
• Procure technical and market reports and intelligence required by Portfolio and Programme Managers for the purposes of due diligence and allied evaluations.
• Ensure adherence to all relevant policies, procedures and frameworks.
• Compliance with all TIA systems (GMS, ERS, Performance Management, HR, Finance, Stakeholder information (CRM), fund management, reporting) is achieved.
• Collate and facilitate process reviews, internal audits and external audits by liaising with the team to submit information by the agreed deadlines.  

Stakeholder Relationship

• Ensure that Internal and external customers are aware of units offerings, mandate and keep abreast with the unit’s focus areas.
• Attend to cases on the CRM system and allocate to the correct Portfolio/Programme Manager within 48 hours. Ensure that progress on cases is updated and resolved appropriately. Report outstanding cases to the relevant Heads and Executives on a weekly basis.
• Enable the unit to engage effectively with Stakeholders and client. Arrange workshops with stakeholders as and when required.
• Keep a register from all Stakeholders on the impact achieved from TIA investments. (Demographic analysis, Geographic analysis, PDI, Women, Youth).
• Collect and collate investment or project marketing material for the marketing and Communications Unit.

Financial Perspective 

• Ensure that the investment/portfolio budgets and expenditure are effectively updated and monitored, so that all people in the unit have updated information with regards to the budget.
• Draft, capture, track, monitor and report on Unit’s operational budget (Reconciliation with BI System) to the Head.

Learning and Growth

• KPA’s are understood and achieved as agreed upon in the Performance agreement.
• Review performance against agreed performance standards.
• Live the values and culture of TIA.
• Identify and implement development opportunities to ensure continuous improvement of work effectiveness and efficiency, aligned to Portfolio Manager or Programme Manager career ladder agreed with Head.
• Organisation Information Systems and tools are optimally utilized to execute core tasks

Deadline:29th May,2026

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Minimum Requirements    
Qualifications:

• A Chartered Accounted with 8 to 10 years broad-based financial management and auditing experience (post articles)

Work Experience:

• 5 to 8 years’ experience in group accounting (Consolidations and equity accounting of Subsidiaries and Associates).
• 5-8 years’ experience in impairments and valuation of investments.
• 5 years’ experience in a senior management capacity.
• 5 years’ experience in the management of the external audit process.
• 5-8 years’ experience in the application of the Public Finance Management Act
• Knowledge of Technology development trends in relevant industries
• Knowledge of Investment trends for technology development
• Knowledge of Financial and non-financial support trends for technology development

Duties and Responsibilities    
Strategic Management

• Develop annual Budget aligned with the TIA Annual Performance Plan, in collaboration with all Divisions.

Stakeholder Relations Planning

• Arrange and facilitate events, meetings, workshops and conferences. Provide input, competency and expertise where required;
• Develop and maintain a Stakeholders database for key Stakeholders.
• Conduct an annual Stakeholder Relations Survey and ensure recommendations are discussed with Management and implemented where possible.

Operations Management

• Facilitate the divisional budgeting process, review and allocate according to resources available. Present a consolidated divisional budget to EXCO and prepare annual budget submission to Board
• Prepare and submit annual ENE database in line with TIA’s strategy to Department of Science and Technology (DST) and National Treasury
• Compile and actively manage a risk register for the Business Unit to mitigate potential future risks to the organisation;
• Manage the human resources, processes and systems of the Business Unit to create operational efficiency; and
• Prepare management monthly cash forecasts based on trends analysis in expenditure
• Prepare and submit monthly and quarterly management accounts that highlights actual results compared to budget for divisions
• Prepare Annual Financial statements of TIA and the Group for submission to the external auditors, EXCO and the Board
• Review monthly reconciliation of GL accounts, reconciling sub-ledgers with the GL as well as to review the fixed asset accounts
• Obtain, analyse and account for financial results for group companies
• Compile and submit National Treasury templates for AFS and Quarterly reporting. Submitting these on time

Governance and Compliance

• Ensure compliance with Legislation, e.g. PFMA and National Treasury Guidelines;
• Ensure compliance to all relevant Policies and Frameworks; and
• Ensure Compliance with TIA Standard Operating Procedures

People Management

• Prepare performance contracts for direct reports twice a year.
• Conduct performance reviews for direct reports twice a year.
• Prepare and sign-off Personal Development Plans for direct reports.
• Ensure key roles are staffed with appropriately experienced employees.
• Coach and mentor people to achieve higher performance.
• Ensure general discipline and compliance in the areas of responsibility and ensure corrective action is taken on all misconduct incidents.
• Ensure adherence to all HR policies, procedures and requirements to ensure sound people practices.
• Monitor staff morale and address any issues of concern.
• Inspire and motivate staff.

Deadline:22nd May,2026