Manager: Livelihoods

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**_designated groups in line with the Employment Equity Plan and Targets of the Organisation/Operating_**
**_Division._**

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**_ Operating Division : Transnet Corporate Centre_**

**_ Position Title : Manager: Livelihoods_**

**_ Employee Group : Permanent_**

**_ Department : Corp Affairs_**

**_ Location : Johannesburg_**

**_ Reporting To : Head: Transnet Foundation_**

**_ Grade Level : D_**

**_ Reference Number : 6014396_**

**_ Position Purpose:_**
- The Portfolio Manager: Livelihoods will be responsible for building a suitable direction in the Transnet Foundation for this

new portfolio.
- The Portfolio Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and providing oversight of the new Foundation strategy

geared towards structuring an ecosystem of high-impact community care and wellbeing programmed with a focus on
- increasing the Foundation’s footprint in the following socio-economic systems.- Food security, responses to gender-based violence, and care for orphaned and vulnerable children.

**_Position outputs:_**
- Develop innovative processes to integrate the Socioeconomic Infrastructure Development (SEID) projects and shift the

model towards greater efficiency to make the projects sustainable
- Manage social investment timelines more efficiently and create sustainable community development.
- Working closely with the CSI Fund and Fundraising Portfolio to ensure a systemic and needs driven approach to responding

to community socioeconomic needs.
- Implement opportunities for employee volunteerism and create internal ownership of projects by Transnet staff and

strengthen the company and Foundation’s internal branding.
- Budget planning, allocation, and monitoring support of the portfolio in liaison with the finance manager.
- Establish value adding and sustainable partnerships to leverage resources with government departments, reputable

non-profit organizations, community-based organizations, donors, and corporate partners.
- Drive and implement the monitoring of strategic and operational plans for the Transnet Foundation Livelihoods portfolio

including the expansion of the portfolio’s strategy as well as
management of community needs initiatives.
- Draft, negotiate, and monitor the implementation of contracts for the portfolio.
- Build and develop relationships with relevant stakeholders especially community forums, employee volunteers, and NGOs to

sustain working relationships and partnerships for all projects.
- Manage the reporting process and oversight of the collection of monitoring and evaluation data gathering responding to

annual internal and external audit requirements.
- Build systems for monitoring and evaluation specific to portfolio outcomes to ensure monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting

of project progress - requires continued engagement with the Monitoring and Evaluation portfolio team.
- Manage portfolio team and ensure implementation of projects by providing oversight of the Project Manager and Project

Administrator.
- Manage internal stakeholder engagement focused on Operating Divisions and monitoring their community needs related to

the Livelihoods Portfolio.
- Ensure effective reporting of project impact across the portfolio - integral to contributing to the overall Transnet Foundation

Annual Report and part of the deliverables of this role will include the leading of the project implementation team to contribute
- to the report.
- Navigating the complex systemic socioeconomic challenges that communities face to ensure high-impact projects are being

implemented towards a directed response while also managing high demand and needs of potential beneficiaries.
- Directing the decision-making efforts of the CSI Fund to ensure community needs are represented as well as an effective

decision-making structure is developed on where responses will be provided.
- Build visibility of Transnet Foundation Livelihoods Portfolio in liaison with communications and brand teams.
- Contribute towards the continued development of the social responsibility strategy for Transnet Foundation and operating

units.

**_Qualifications & Experience:_**
- Bachelor’s degree in social sciences
- 8 - 10 years’ experience in CSI environment
- At least 5 years management experience
- Standard Job Requirements- Driver’s license code 08
- Travel as required and approved

**_ Competencies:_**

Behavioural Competencies:
Strategy & Sustainability
Inspirational Leadership
Business Performance and Delivery