Ed & Bbbee Analyst (Operations)

Requisition ID: 22418- Location: Fourways, ZA, 2191**Location: ENGIE Southern Africa (Woodmead/Fourways)**

**Purpose**

Supports the Economic Development (“ED”) and Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (“B-BBEE”) function within the Constructio team and for the organization as a whole, spanning across the full renewable energy project life cycle, from project development to pre-construction, and construction activities in order to ensure that all ED reporting and B-BBEE Code of Good Practice related aspects and commitments are executed in a timely and effective manner.

**Key Accountabilities**:
**Key Activities**

**Project Development**

Provides support to the ED & BEE manager in researching industry trends and compiling all documentation and/or activities required during the bid submission and financial close processes.

**Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) Economic Development (ED) Reporting**

Supports the ED & BEE manager in the following:

- Understanding of Implementation agreements and comprehension of the economic development (ED) obligations for all awarded projects.
- Engages with contractors regarding ED reporting, to receive the ED reports and supporting documentation and to ensure that contractors are abiding to reporting timelines.
- Reviews ED reports of contractors and other relevant company suppliers’ that contain their ED achievements and commitments in detail and vets the achievements against supporting documentation.
- Assists in liaising with company’s finance team on a monthly basis to obtain, analyzes and compiles relevant company ED achievements and supporting documentation
- Compiles ED reports that include all company, supplier and EPC and O&M Contractor achievements and ensures that these reports are submitted within required timelines for review.
- Ensures that all supporting documentation has been collated and saved on the company’s online systems in a clear and logical manner
- Source local content declarations and expired B-BBEE certificates for reporting and store on the company’s online system.
- Assist with the tracking of spend for the Socio-economic development, Skills development and Enterprise development initiatives and ensuring correct supporting documents are provided.
- Responds to any ED reporting related queries raised by various stakeholders, as and when required.
- Assists with coordinating the annual ED audits

**Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment**
- Supports the ED & BEE manager with the execution of all B-BBEE transformation interventions across all companies within the group - ensuring that the companies comply with legislative requirements and aligns to the business strategy.
- Assist with coordinating the annual B-BBEE verifications for the company and all the project companies.
- Participates in B-BBEE communication meetings

**Team Building**
- Develops and maintains relationships with all levels of staff as a trusted resource
- Maintains strong working relationships with and has open and transparent communication between all members of the team to ensure a healthy working environment is maintained
- Works closely and constructively with contractor staff to ensure the best stakeholder engagement outcome for the Project is achieved

**Communication**
- Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly & annual reports & forecasts for board members, shareholders, financers and any other stakeholder

**Administration**
- Providing administrative support for all the department’s deliverables including the Supplier Registrations, Purchase Orders, Invoicing and getting document signatures.
- Assist with all the department’s ad hoc requests and activities, as and when required.

**PART C: POSITION SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS**:
**Internal Communication**

All levels of staff

**External Communication**

Contractors and suppliers

Independent Auditors

Other renewable energy entities (for collaboration purposes)

IPP Office

**Qualifications**

Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business Finance / Admin and/or, Business Development

Driver’s license

Monitoring & evaluation experience advantageous

**Experience**

2-3 years’ related industry experience.
- Business Unit: GBU Renewables- Division: REN AMEA - South Africa- Legal Entity: ENGIE Southern Africa (Prioprietary) Limited- Contract Type: Permanent- Job Type: Full - Time- Professional Experience: Skilled ( >3 experience