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The purpose of the role is to build long term sustainable relations with host communities, Co-design, implement and monitor impact of SED/ED programmes. Ensure that projects are sensitive to the specificities of communities.

What you will do

Project Management

• Ensure co-design of projects with locals, implementation and monitoring performance, identifying all project risk
• Monitor the performance of all activities in terms of schedule
• Identify and manage all project risks
• Compile board packs for project sites
• Responsible for Department of Energy obligations regarding quarterly SED and ED spend for Enel Green Power South Africa Portfolio
• Development of yearly Economic Development plan and reporting to the IPPO
• Management of wind and solar sites across the Enel Green Power Portfolio
• Project Management reporting on Enel Global ESG requirements

Stakeholder Relations Management

• Responsible relations with Project Support Committee (PSC)
• Responsible for Stakeholder Engagement Strategy and Plan
• Ensure that community stakeholder groups are kept abreast of all decisions and activities undertaken.
• Spearheading the processes of asset mapping and community needs analysis, program development and projects implementation and monitoring and evaluation

Budget Management

• Ensure proactive planning of quarterly targets
• Ensure that quarterly spend targets are met (and create and implement strategies to avoid related risks).

Event Organisation

• Manage the Stakeholder Engagement Planning and implementation.
• In partnership with PSC, SRM and other key stakeholders organise community meetings and events to introduce, report on and celebrate project progress.

Partnerships & Collaboration

• Constantly identify partners to collaborate with Enel Green Power' internal teams on various community and project related tasks.
• Participation and representation in the renewable industry associations
• Collaborate with other IPP's where EGP is present

Ad-hoc functions

• Avail themselves for ad-hoc functions and company engagements

Who you are

• Minimum Bachelor Degree in relevant field
• 5 - 7 Years' Experience in: Project management/ management consulting/ community development
• Experience in Economic Development Reporting within REIPPPP (Requirement)
• Excellent reporting writing skills
• Proficient Excel skills
• Ability to articulate and deliver information both technical and general at community level.
• Mediation, Negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Monitoring and evaluation capabilities
• Ability to communicate all levels of society.

What we search for in you

• REIPPPP report writing and Economic Development programme planning
• Strong Project Management Skills
• Proficiency in the operation of computers and knowledge of business support software including Word, Excel, SAP, and Outlook.
• High level interpersonal and communication skills;
• Facilitation skills

What we offer

Competitive salary, meal allowance, performance-based bonus, funded training, career growth and job rotation.