ED/BEE Strategy Lead

3 months ago

Cape Town, South Africa EDF Renewables Full time

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Main purpose of the role:
Lead and develop ED/BEE strategy from conception to implementation based on relative compliance mandate and project documents. Develop and establish the relevant monitoring and evaluation frameworks and methodologies to ensure the ED Reporting Project team is capacitated to effectively measure and manage outcomes associated to the projects' ED Commitments, contribute towards the establishment and maintenance of a data center of excellence to enable the ED Strategy function to leverage off insights that drive effective, forward looking and inclusive Economic Development.

The ED/B-BBEE Strategy Lead key responsibilities
• Develop and optimize the ED strategy as per project assigned by the Head of ED Strategy & Reporting
• Formulate ED Strategy based on the relative compliance mandate and project documents.
• Take accountability for the ED commitments made during development throughout the project lifecycle
• Interface with Social Performance and SRM functions to ensure that ED Commitments made during development are practical and achievable during Implementation and Operations
• Interface with all relevant stakeholders to ensure that commitments are well documented and communicated to ensure successful execution.
• Formulate and communicate handover procedure to Social Performance and SRM as per ED Departmental template and guidelines.
• In collaboration with the ED Reporting Manager, develop and establish the monitoring and reporting frameworks and methodologies to ensure the ED Reporting project teams are capacitated to effectively and accurately monitor outcomes associated to the projects ED commitments.
• Provide the necessary support and manage the ED reporting function for projects undergoing implementation and assigned by the Head of ED Strategy & Reporting
• Support the Head of ED Strategy & Reporting to establish and maintain an ED data center of excellence to enable the ED function to leverage off historical data & analytics that drive sustainable and holistic ED Strategy aligned to the departments mission.
• Assist in identifying ED Strategy constraints and opportunities across the business.
• Continuously strive to optimize the ED Strategy and Reporting Function, creating autonomous workflow and facilitate necessary training to the project teams.
• Educating the project team on all ED related topics and assisting project directors with ED inputs for investment decision and steerco discussions.
• Support the Head of ED Strategy & Reporting in the appointment of ED services providers to ensure that projects meet their relative compliance mandate and are aligned to industry standards and RFP requirements.
• Keep abreast of ED topics and regulatory landscape in order to advise the company on evolving industry standards and compliance requirements.
• Attend seminars, applicable training in order to continuously optimize on ED Strategy deliverables.

Industry Best Practices:
• Stay updated with industry best practices related to Economic Development, ED scorecards, and community/socio-economic topics.
• Keep abreast of B-BBEE Legislation and attend seminars/ conferences as and when necessary
• Keep abreast of IPP REIPPPP Program and monitor changes in the industry, amendments to RFPs etc.

HSE Responsibilities:
• Comply with each project's HSE and fully understand the health and safety risks involved in the work activities and apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels.
• Understand that adverse impacts of work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment employees are those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied.

Communication
• Effectively communicate company values and objectives.
• Provide feedback to corporate senior management on the ED Strategy and Report Function.
• Collaborate with project directors to formulate ED Strategy according to compliance mandate and project documents
• Collaborate with external advisors/consultants on ED Strategy and Reporting

Health and Safety Responsibilities:
• Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control, and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e., public, visitors and employees of other organizations. This includes ensuring risk assessments are conducted and mitigation measures are clearly communicated and understood by individuals. Managers must also ensure that individuals have the necessary understanding, competence, and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment.

• Employees are responsible for ensuring they fully understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly, where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment, and particularly where there are legal requirements, employees are responsible for understanding those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

The position reports directly into:
Head of ED Strategy & Reporting

QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Must-have Qualifications and Certifications:
At least a Bachelor's in Commerce (BCom) or equivalent.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCES

Must-have years of professional experiences:
- At least 5 years' experience in Economic Development.
Preferred years of professional experiences:
- Previous experience in policy implementation, audit or consulting for economic development function
- Management consulting experience is an advantage
- Fair Mining Charter (Bonus)
- Financial and Legal literacy

COMPETENCIES

Technical competencies:
- Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent presentation skills
- Quantitative analytics, strong mathematical background
- Sound understanding of BBB-EE/ED legislation and ability to keep abreast of legislative landscape.
- Able conceptualize complex ideas and communicate them effectively
- Excellent knowledge of MS 365 office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams.
- Knowledge of Data systems
- Understanding of the International Finance Corporation (IFC)- Performance Standards and Compliance on social aspects.

Behavioral competencies:
- Analytical thinking with focus on customer and goal achievement.
- High attention to detail.
- Strong leadership and ability to manage teams from diverse backgrounds.
- Ability to design workflow, delegate tasks and follow through on execution.
- High social and intercultural sensitivity.
- Proactive, with high level of entrepreneurship, energy level and motivation
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; in particular, good presentation skills at all levels (including local community meetings, board level presentations and press relations)

Leadership competencies:
- Ability to lead and manage teams in a matrix structure and without direct line management.
Excellent communication skills in English.

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