Portfolio Manager: Natural Resources

**Job Advert Summary**:
Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) is a talent driven, customer
- centric and impact focused organisation. In our endeavour to support technology innovation with socio-economic outcomes; we seek to infuse the organisation with team players that find resonance as value creators, agile thinkers, progressive attitudes, customer-centricity, dynamic work ethic and an optimistic disposition. We aim to harness these attributes in a manner that they culminate into a culture of teamwork, impact, and accountability.

The Agency reserves the right not to make an appointment.

**Job Purpose**:
To develop and manage a portfolio of (Natural Resources) innovation projects through the relevant technology readiness levels (TRL) towards Commercialisation.

**Minimum Requirements**:

- A Bachelor’s degree in Chemical/ Mining/ Environmental Engineering or equivalent
- Business related qualification will be an added advantage
- A Masters degree in Engineering will be an added advantage
- Three (3) - Five (5) years of experience in a Natural Resources research, development and innovation environment
- Two (2) - Three (3) years experience in Climate Change, Circular economy, Green Technologies and low carbon economy
- Experience in water projects will be an added advantage
- Good knowledge of technology development and innovation investment trends in the NR industry
- Knowledge of PFMA
- Knowledge of support systems for early technology
- Devotion to quality
- Dutifulness
- Innovating
- Negotiating
- Client focus
- Presentation and facilitation skills
- Performing under pressure
- Teamwork
- Integrity
- Innovating
- Decisiveness

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
**Financial management and revenue growth**
- Assist the head to develop divisional budgets and forecasts for Exco and Board approval.
- Monitor and track performance against budget (operations and projects).
- Manage and monitor the timeous disbursement of funding to ensure optimal operation of technology and innovation projects.
- Ensure that new funding opportunities are identified, and additional income was raised from third party investors.
- Manage projects repayment obligations to TIA (Equity and royalties, investments, and loans).

**Stakeholder management and thought leadership**
- Provide input into the formulation of a Stakeholder relationship strategy specific to the STA.
- In collaboration with SSRC, ensure that credible success stories are published.
- Ensure that an effective eco system is built around the portfolio including key stakeholder relations.
- Participate in events, meetings, workshops, and conferences by giving input, availing skill, competency and expertise.
- Participation should result in positive input, impact and giving direction in the NSI

**Governance, compliance and reporting**
- Ensure that adherence to all relevant policies and frameworks is maintained.
- Ensure that compliance to all TIA systems (fund management, performance management, HR, finance, Stakeholder information, etc.) is maintained.
- Ensure that all portfolio audit matters are resolved and agreed turnaround times on key business processes are achieved.
- Ensure that project information is accurately and completely recorded on the fund management system.
- Ensure timeous and accurate reporting as per requirements

**Innovation Funding and Pre-Commercialisation Support-**
- Assist applicants with building a fundable opportunity and to assess Investment opportunities.
- Provide support and assistance to projects to achieve their milestones.
- Pro-actively identify project risks and portfolio opportunities, together with project teams.
- Perform technical due diligence of TIA projects and programs.
- Ensure that all aspects of the project life cycle from sourcing to exit are efficiently managed.
- Facilitate Commercialisation of TIA projects/investments. Build a pipeline of investment opportunities for the strategic technology areas.
- Perform client-centric and value adding project management of TIA projects/investments.
- Process adherence and improvement
- **Process adherence and improvement**
- Ensure that KPAs are understood and achieved as agreed upon in the Performance agreement.
- Review performance against agreed performance standards.
- Live the values and culture of TIA. Identify and implement development opportunities to ensure continuous improvement of work effectiveness and efficiency.
- Ensure that departmental Information systems and tools are optimally utilized to execute core tasks