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Sector Lead: Manufacturing, Agro-Industries
2 weeks ago
Synopsis
- To lead the identification and development of projects through the Project Development Life
- Cycle to achieve IDC's strategic objectives and contribute to industry development goals.
- To provide industry knowledge and sector-specific insights with the objective to position IDC as a "thought-leader" within industry development and to identify areas of opportunities within the value chain.
- To drive collaborative, proactive planning with other business units/divisions to build industry road maps and identify development and execution priorities.
- To develop high impact projects that support industry strategies including project identification, scoping, and development to bankable feasibility.
- To co-ordinate and oversee all project activities within the relevant sectors.
- To closely collaborate with the Industry Planning and Strategic Business Units to ensure identification of adjacent opportunities and guide policy on sectoral development.
- In collaboration with Head and other Sector Leads, to build proper project governance and oversight.
- In collaboration with Head and other Sector Leads, to build deep project development skills and capabilities across the Unit.
- Provide strategic leadership and management to a team to ensure high performance.
- Provide leadership and drive culture transformation in a manner that fosters a culture
- consistent with the Corporation's values (passion, professionalism and partnership).
Job Description
Main Responsibilities
- Financial / Shareholder Returns
- Ensure that all projects are developed and structured in a way that facilitates inclusive development and maximizes developmental impact.
- Deliver on initiatives that enhance the competitiveness of priority sectors.
- Achieve high success rate on project development.
- Crowd-in risk capital to projects.
Internal / Operational Processes
- Lead the IDC's participation in specific projects during the various phases of project development
- (idea generation, project scoping, pre-feasibility study, bankable feasibility study.
- Lead the evaluation of projects at every decision gate of the project development life cycle up to bankability.
- Formulation of industry development strategies and associated action plans aligned to industry development and strategic development goals.
- Identify opportunities and constraints for industry development.
- Participate in effective long-term industry planning, alignment and co-ordination with Heads of Strategic Business Units.
- Build proper project governance and oversight.
- Proactive identification of project opportunities to build the pipeline.
- Scoping/assessment of externally generated project opportunities.
- Ensure alignment of projects to strategic objectives.
- Lead effective project-specific risk management through all the phases of project development up to bankability. Development and implementation of strategies or action plans to drive the Unit's strategic objectives.
- Quality control of projects during development phases.
- Contribute to strategy development for the Unit to maximize development impact.
- Lead the preparation and presentation of reports to relevant internal committees for decision making during the project development phases.
- Contribute to the improvement of competence and knowledge of project ideation / origination
- / Initiation and development.
- Lead and develop the definition and measurement of success metrics
- to objectively quantify project success. Report on progress against agreed plans.
- Lead and guide project steering committees.
- Assist with internal budget preparation and other administrative tasks from time to time.
Customer Focus & Stakeholder Management
- Build influential and sustainable relationships with strategic partners to assist IDC in achieving its strategic objectives.
- Establish and maintain effective networks and build IDC brand awareness.
- IDC representation on boards / steering committees.
- Effectively interact with Strategic Business Units and Departments to fulfil the process requirement related to any specific project.
Learning, Leadership & People Growth
- Remain abreast of best practice project planning and development and implementation principles.
- Provide strategic leadership and management to maximize effectiveness and drive high performance and delivery.
- Ensure the effective management of the team, including employee motivation and development.
Qualification and Experience
Formal qualifications
- Minimum qualification: relevant commercial or technical Honours' Degree or equivalent qualification.
- MBA or a master's degree would be an advantage.
Knowledge & Experience
- 10-12 years related experience, of which 8 years should be in project development.
- At least 5 years of experience at a leadership level and management of teams.
- Active experience in early-stage project development and understanding of project life cycle.
- Sound knowledge of key project development risk drivers.
- Previous project planning and development experience dealing with multiple partners/funders.
- Deep mining, metals, infrastructure and energy knowledge or related sectors.
- Extensive knowledge of environmental and government regulatory requirements in projects
- g. EIA, water license applications.
- Detailed understanding and application of corporate management and structuring processes.
- Knowledge of legislation issues surrounding project joint development agreements (contract management and dispute resolution).
- Project leadership (complex projects)
- Experience in peer review
- Experience in interpretation of financial statements
- Experience in financial modelling
- Knowledge of the market environment and technology landscape
- Knowledge of financing instruments
- Understand models of proposed financial structures
- Competence in coaching and mentoring of team members
- Experience in engaging, managing and negotiating with relevant specialist bodies, government institutions, industry associations etc.
- Experience working in a high-level collaborative environment
- Ability to manage multiple competing priorities while building effective relationships
- Extremely organized and persistent, with drive and determination to achieve goals.
- Experienced in attracting project development partners and negotiating term sheets / joint development agreements.
Roles and Responsibilities
Technical/Functional Competencies
- Project planning and development skills
- Financial acumen
- Risk management skills
- Consultant management skills
- Report writing skills
- Sector-specific technical knowledge
- Ability to analyse and process complex sets of information
Behavioural Competencies
- Team player
- Presentation and communication skills
- Proactive mindset
- Negotiation skills
- Relationship building and networking skills
- Persuading and influencing skills
- Good emotional control
- Empathy
- Ability to operate within a stressful environment, often characterised by multiple competing priorities
- Sense of urgency and output driven
- Leadership by example
IDC is committed to equality, employment equity and diversity. In accordance with the employment equity plan of the JDC and its employment equity goals and targets, preference may be given, but not limited to candidates from underrepresented designated groups.
Job Reference: IDC00618
