Hub Manager

**Key Performance Areas**:

- Identify business needs and new opportunities to ensure growth and sustainability
- Identify stakeholders and funders for the programme
- Client Identification and engagement for the Hubs as well as projects that are operational within the Hub.
- Ensure compliance with policies and practices and contributes to
- the implementation of the organization’s policies and procedures, consistent with the strategic direction
- Manage employees as appropriate within the department to optimise business performance and the service to customers.
- Ensure subordinates have the required skills and experience to execute their tasks.
- Accountable for the implementation and maintenance of all SHEQ policies, procedures and practices Marketing activities arranged to promote each of the SMME’s, showcasing their individual abilities.
- Ensure effective and efficient utilization of resources in achieving plans and objectives.
- Business Partners including business partners and any other third parties as required from time to time.
- Facilitate meetings with the role players to discuss the roles and responsibilities and possible areas of cooperation, improvement, and conflict.
- Agree to the expected outcomes from each party and set-up
- SLA’s where required.
- Ensure the Hubs are suitably capacitated with relevant Resources
- Ensure on-time and accurate submission of all required reports
- Ensure all evidence is collected and filed for auditing purposes
- Media publications in automotive related magazines
- Research into methods to improve the concept Performance management for staff within the various incubation centres.
- Review performance of operational targets of the Hub and ensure corrective actions are in place for non-performance.
- Oversee implementation of Quality Management Systems within the Hub
- Ensure facility issues are resolved
- Provide input to the Business Planning process for the Hubs
- Business process improvement recommendations
- Business process optimization coordination
- Implementation of approved business plan for the Hub
- Ensure that the identified, existing facility is upgraded in line with requirements
- Secure external business in line with business requirements of the Hub
- Assessment and plot distribution of existing SMME’s in area
- Drafting and implementation of a Training and Development Plan
- for the SSME’s
- Sourcing, assessment, short-listing, selection, and installation of relevant equipment
- Oversee the implementation of the SMME development plan
- Ensure buy-in from all stakeholders to the plan
- Monitors milestone achievement against the agreed development plan
- Implement corrective actions.

**Qualifications and Experience**:

- A Business Management qualification an advantage
- A Diploma in Project Management, Industrial or Mechanical Engineering
- A minimum of 5 years working experience with at least 2 years in management, complemented by a minimum of 1 year experience in running a workshop will be advantages.
- **Automotive industry experience.**
- Experience Quality Management, Production Management, Lean Manufacturing, Business Process Optimization, SHEQ and OHS Legislation and implementation.
- Experience in acquiring and utilizing government and donor funding is an advantage.
- Risk management.
- Project management and corporate governance.
- Corporate reporting in line with organisational performance
- Mentoring and Coaching of Business Owners
- Component costing and cost structuring
- Contract drafting/reviewing o Disciplinary processes
- Labour Relations Act