Programme Manager_Nelson Mandela Bay

Programme Manager: Nelson Mandela Bay

location

Nelson Mandela Bay

ABOUT THE ROLE

This role involves managing and coordinating various projects and initiatives in Nelson Mandela Bay, with a focus on skills development and demand facilitation. The person will engage with diverse stakeholders to implement programs, identify skill gaps, and foster strategic partnerships. They will be responsible for setting up and overseeing the skills desk at the Chamber of Commerce, ensuring alignment between local skills and industry needs.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Project management & Demand facilitation

Support the implementation of all initiatives at Nelson Mandela Bay.
Identify and pro-actively manage risks.
Support programme / project design and diagnostic.
Delivery and management of agreed project goals and outcomes.
Co-ordination and communication with all stakeholders.
Manage and orchestrate the unlocking of demand.
Analyse client demand trends and help develop insights.
Build and maintain relationships with various and diverse partners.
Conduct stakeholder mapping, intermediation and coordination.
Strategic partnership engagement and relationship management.
Conduct storytelling and advocacy for SAYouth to drive inclusive hiring.
Liaise with clients on new demand.
Identify, catalyse, grow and secure opportunities on SA Youth.

Skills desk co-ordination at the Nelson Mandela Bay Chamber of Commerce which includes:

Skills mapping coordination:

Coordinate an annual comprehensive skills mapping (through a questionnaire disseminated
to the top 50 chamber members) to identify existing competencies and skills in Nelson
Mandela Bay, with a focus on quality technical skills.

Demand mapping

Identify the roles, job families and barriers that need to be resolved to enable those existing
and latent roles. Identify opportunities for driving inclusive hiring across these roles.

Identify and map skills gap to current and future job/employer requirements:

Research and identify skills and competency gaps among the top 50 Chamber members,
with a sectorial breakdown provided. Further identify skills requirements among new
investors in Nelson Mandela Bay.

Linkages (displaced skills to new investors):

Facilitate the matching of qualifying displaced skills to new investors, and skills gaps as
identified in the skills map.

Coordinate skills development and training programmes:

Identify various stakeholders (SETAs, higher education institutions, public and private organizations/companies) that can develop skills capacitation and matching programmes to match skills with industry requirements as identified in the skills map. Further establish skills development and training project implementation opportunities for the Chamber.

Co-ordinating special projects / initiatives:
Ensure the effective roll-out and co-ordination of a Directors Training Academy.
Manage other skills related projects as required (e.g. project management and implementation training):
Ability to facilitate collaboration and partnerships.
Project management skills.
Costing and budgeting skills.
Support the Skills Workstream of the Local Economy Reinvention Think Tank.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or a relatedfield.
Minimum of 10 years of experience in data management or a related field.
Proven experience in developing and implementing data strategies and data architectures.
Proven experience in managing a team of data professionals.
Experience in working with senior management and stakeholders.
Experience with cloud technologies, and the adoption of new technologies.
Experience in developing strategies for making data available to business and externalusers safely and securely.
Proficiency in data analysis and statistical tools.
Strong understanding of data architecture, data modelling, and data governance.