Manager: Stakeholder & Intergovernmental Relations

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

Main Purpose of Job:

To assist the Executive: Strategic Support with the development and implementation of the Strategy through the facilitation of an effective National Stakeholders and Intergovernmental Relations and to foster collaboration and programme alignment and implementation with various relevant and strategic stakeholders in the Region. 

Key Responsibility Area:

Strategy

• Support the Executive: Strategic Support with the development and implementation of the  strategy by ensuring on-going and enhanced stakeholder relations are established and maintained in the Regions, in order for the Executive: Strategic Support’s office to execute its strategic mandate.
• Develop a IGR and Stakeholder strategy specific to the  mandate through scanning the environment, analysing the macro IGR trends and needs for the client, with specific attention to relevant National, Provincial, Local Government and private sector stakeholders, covering all provinces
• Facilitate processing of key decisions with National partners to ensure agreement on implementation plan
• Ensure and inform timeous preparation for participation in key IGR Strategic, Organisational and Fiscal planning processes

Stakeholder Engagement and Consultations

• Conduct research, network with relevant role-players and make appropriate contact with public sector organisations
• Gather relevant information (key decision-making processes, strategic choices and timing of priorities)
• Compile presentations promoting functions, mandate and role
• Promote the  function, mandate and role through delivering presentations, networking with relevant stakeholders, representing the client as well as addressing any queries on the services offering
• Consult with the relevant public sector bodies to identify areas of mandate alignment
• Manage the drafting and facilitate the conclusion of implementation protocols between the client and prioritized public sector bodies
• Advise and organize appropriate meetings, interventions, appointment, engagements, networking sessions and presentations for the Executive: Strategic Support intervention
• Advise the responsible Regional Managers of issues and events of relevance to their areas of responsibility

Relationship Management:

• Manage and monitor compliance with the key components of the IGR agreements through liaising with key role players tracking performance against the agreement and reporting on progress.
• Communicate the status; engage on an on-going basis, through reports, discussions and feedback sessions to Executive: Strategic Support and responsible Regional Manager.
• Promote and track the status of the relationships through regular interaction with the partner entity and take sanctioned corrective measures if and when required
• Participate in and/or ensure support to strategic planning and other relevant events/ activities of identified public sector bodies
• Advise the responsible Regional Manager of issues and events of relevance to their areas of responsibility and provide the necessary support where issues of IGR and stakeholder management arise.

Administration:

• Manage the provision of admin support to IGR Fora by
• scheduling of meeting,
• preparation of meeting packs,
• provision of secretariat support to relevant IGR structures convened/managed by the Agency and distribution of minutes,
• capturing of key decisions and resolutions
• Develop relevant presentations and reports
• Draft IGR reports on progress against the IGR implementation plan
• Manage own Budget 

Qualifications & Experience:

• A relevant degree or equivalent is required
• At least 5 years proven and relevant experience in an IGR environment and public sector planning as well as strategy development is required
• Knowledge, insight and experience of the public sector (Intergovernmental relations, human settlements and built environment development)
• Knowledge of legislation and policies regulating the human settlements sector and the built environment development

Qualifications & Experience :

• A relevant degree or equivalent is required
• At least 5 years proven and relevant experience in an IGR environment and public sector planning as well as strategy development is required
• Knowledge, insight and experience of the public sector (Intergovernmental relations, human settlements and built environment development)
• Knowledge of legislation and policies regulating the human settlements sector and the built environment development
• Strategic management and superior communications skills