Department Manager: Skills Development and Training

Business
Planning

• Develop, collect information, solicit inputs, draft and prepare
  the operational and strategic business plans of the department in
  accordance with AIDC Strategy, Business Plan, Policies and
  Procedures;

• Participates in the Business Planning Process for Industry
  Development Division.

• Business process improvement recommendations.

• Departmental business process optimization coordination.

Business Development, Marketing and Sales

• Identifies business needs and new opportunities to ensure growth
  and sustainability.

• Develop proposals and feasibility studies on various potential
  projects.

• Identify stakeholders and funders.

• Client Identification and engagement.

• Brand representation:

  • Industry forums;

  • Seminars

  • Marketing of the services

• Research.

Departmental
Oversight

• Compile, review, update and maintain the Departmental Risk
  registers in line with AIDC’s risk management process

• Business process improvement recommendations

• Plans, directs and co-ordinates the operations of the
  department

• Plans and implements procedures and systems to maximize operating
  efficiency

• Establishes and maintains controls

• Ensure compliance with policies and practices and contributes to
  the development and implementation of AIDC policies and procedures,
  consistent with the AIDC strategic direction

• Manages compliance to the Enterprise Resource Planning system
  policy, processes and operational requirements

Project
Delivery

• Ensuring project delivery as per agreed business plan

• Reviews performance data to monitor and measure productivity,
  goal progress and activity levels

• Represents the Department and AIDC to strategic
  stakeholders;

• Ensures effective and efficient utilization of resources in
  achieving plans and objectives;

• Identifies problems, develops alternatives and recommend courses
  of action in consultation with the Executive: Industry Development,
  through analytical, interpretative and evaluative thinking;

• Accountable for project budget

• Accountable for Project risk

Training Academy Programme
Oversight

• Strategic industry positioning of the Automotive training
  academy

• Efficient operational management including: Budget, People,
  Learning Processes and the like

• Achievement of Academy Business Plan

• Ensuring financial sustainability over a phased period of 5
  years

• Risk Management

• Stakeholder relationship management

Reporting

• Ensure that the correct project and departmental information is
  reported

• Ensure on-time and accurate submission of all required
  reports

• Ensure all evidence is collected and filed for auditing
  purposes

People
Management

• Manage employees as appropriate within the department to optimise
  business performance and the service to customers.

• Ensure staff have the required skills and experience to execute
  their tasks.

• Conduct Performance Planning Sessions.

• Compile the Performance Management (KRA) documentation in
  collaboration with the staff member in terms of:

  • Job Profile requirements

  • Strategic Performance Objectives

  • Key Performance Areas

  • Personal Development Plan

• Track and monitor performance in accordance with policies and
  procedures and performance planning documentation.

• Continuously provide feedback and coaching to ensure that the
  staff member/s performs at optimum productivity level.

• Conduct performance reviews in accordance with policies and
  procedures and take corrective actions where necessary.

• Appraise performance at the end of each performance period in
  accordance with policies and procedures.

• Provide feedback to the relevant role players.

• Maconomy approvals – staff and expenses

• ESS – leave approvals

• Bachelor’s Degree (such as BBA; B Com and/or MBA)

• Project Management Qualification (1 year diploma)

• Multilingual SA official languages (advantageous)

• At least 8 years relevant management experience, with specific focus
  on;

• Skills Development and Training

• Business analysis

• Monitoring and evaluation methodologies and systems

• Risk and business continuity management;

• The drafting and consolidation of various business plans and
  business performance and project reports to various
  stakeholders

• Project management and corporate governance.

• Corporate reporting in line with organisational
  performance