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26 June 2022

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Sales/Marketing - Office Automation

Gauteng

FULL TIME

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Reference Number JHB001494/JM

Job Summary

Key Results Areas:

Planning & Conducting Research:
Plan for and conduct research and provide strategic inputs on the design of the Jobs Fund funding initiatives.
- Initiate research and benchmarking on the Jobs Fund and related initiatives.
- Analyse the portfolio by review of available data, as well as planning for additional data collection to align with strategic research objectives of the Jobs Fund.
- Research relevant technical information and trends to contribute to projects/ current work as required.
- Conceptualise research studies to be conducted by external researchers/evaluators and write relevant Terms of Reference documents for the work.

Aligning Portfolio & Business Strategy:
Use research findings to inform the Fund’s business strategy and design – ensuring alignment between the portfolio and strategic plan.
- Define how the scope, goals, and deliverables of projects should support business goals, in collaboration with senior management.
- Ensure that the project portfolio remains in tune with changing business objectives and strategy.

Learning & Knowledge Management:

- Perform general analysis of the portfolio to generate knowledge for the Jobs Fund Learning Agenda.
- Analyse study results and produce insightful feedback reports.
- Develop a knowledge culture (including promoting open communication, collaboration, and knowledge sharing) between sections/divisions through methods such as knowledge forums
and workshops so as to trigger the formation of a community of practice.
- Develop Knowledge Management directories and repositories.
- Work closely with the Communications team to ensure relevant and up to date content is accessible to them for advocacy purposes.

Networking:
Identify strategic audiences through stakeholder mapping and develop targeted knowledge material.
- Ensure a detailed understanding of the current socio-economic and political climate through stakeholder engagement and assessment.
- Form research partnerships with credible and key players in the market.
- Participate in both internal and external discussions/presentations and work through implications, and recommendations based on the data.

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

Organisational Awareness
Client Service Orientation
Information Seeking & Sharing
Problem Solving and Analysis
Results Orientation
Innovative and Creative Thinking
Effective Communication
Concern for Quality and Order
Emotional Intelligence

TECHNICAL COMPETENCY:
General Management
Database management
Capital Projects Analysis Principles
Economics and/or Finance
Policy Development and Management
Computer Literacy
Project Management

REQUIREMENTS:

Qualifications:
- Post graduate qualification in Economics, Labour Market/Development Economics or in a related/relevant field.
- Training or certification in statistics and quantitative measurements.

Experience:
At least 6 years’ experience working as an Economist/Analyst.
- At least 6 years’ experience in conducting empirical research.
- At least 6 years’ experience in a programme management environment.
- Experience in performing high-level analyses of the labour market, economic sectors and financial impact investing
- Experience in project evaluation.
- Experience in research and evaluation of donor funded projects.
- Experience policy analysis and policy writing.
- Experience of Donor Communities and Development of Enterprise Standards.
- Experience in the preparation of strategic reports for different audiences, i.e., technical, management, government, donors, media and other stakeholders.
- Experience in application of leading qualitative and quantitative data collection, analysis and reporting tools.
- Experience in managing projects with multiple stakeholders.
- Experience in publishing research papers

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