Manager: Stakeholder & Intergovernmental Relations (Re-Advertisement) Head Office

Responsibilities

Strategy

• Support the CEO and Head of Department with the development and implementation of and intergovernmental strategy and plan to ensure seamless, coordinated and functional IGR contracting to improve, sustain and promote the developmental mandate of the HDA aimed at achieving the strategy and operational vision, mission and objectives of the HDA.
• Develop, implement, maintain and support a National, Provincial and Municipal IGR Strategy and Stakeholder Support Plan specific to the HDA mandate based on evidence, environmental analysis, and incorporation of good practice IGR process and procedure.
• Facilitate processing of contracting, planning, funding and implementation of key decisions and targets with all state partners to ensure integrated and sustainable housing and human settlement development.
• Ensure, coordinate, promote and prepare for HDA participation in key IGR Strategic, Organisational, Fiscal and Development Planning and Implementation processes.

Stakeholder Engagement and Consultations

• Approach and cultivate new business relations with new stakeholders in line with the HDA mandate.
• Conduct research, network with relevant role-players and make appropriate contact with public sector organs.
• Gather and develop evidence and information- based IGR key decision- making processes, strategic choices and planning of priorities.
• Develop, coordinate and manage interaction with stakeholders promoting HDA functions, mandate and roles.
• Promote the HDA polices, legislation functions, mandate and targets through relevant channels, fora, consultations through delivering presentations, networking with relevant stakeholders, representing the HDA as well as addressing any queries on the HDA service offering.
• Consult with the relevant public sector bodies to identify areas of mandate alignment and performance targets.
• Manage the drafting and facilitate the conclusion of implementation protocols between the HDA and prioritized public sector bodies.
• Advise and organize appropriate meetings, interventions, appointment, engagements, networking sessions and presentations for the Executive Suite.

Relationship Management

• Manage and monitor compliance with the key components of the IGR agreements through liaising with key HDA role players tracking performance against the agreement and contracts and reporting on progress and performance and progress.
• Communicate and support IGR status reporting and engagement on an on-going basis, through reports, discussions and feedback sessions to programme and project owners.
• Promote and track the status of the IGR contracting and engagement through regular interaction with the partner state and sector partners and take sanctioned corrective measures if and when required.
• Participate in and/or ensure HDA support to strategic planning and other relevant events/ activities of identified public sector bodies.
• Advise, support and mitigate with the responsible HDA functionaries of issues and events of relevance to their areas of responsibility and provide the necessary support where issues of IGR and stakeholder management arise.

Administration

• Manage the provision of admin support to IGR Fora by

Scheduling of meeting,

• Preparation of meeting packs,
• Provision of secretariat support to relevant IGR structures convened/managed by the Agency and distribution of minutes,
• Capturing of key decisions and resolutions
• Develop relevant presentations and reports
• Draft IGR reports on progress against the IGR implementation plan to the IGR Programme Manager.
• Manage own Budget Regional.

Requirements

• A relevant degree or equivalent is required and may include Law, Administration, Governance or Social Science.
• At least 6 – 8 years proven and relevant experience in an IGR environment and public sector governance, contracting, and planning as well as strategy development is required.
• Knowledge, insight and experience of the public sector Intergovernmental relations, human settlements and built environment development.
• Knowledge of legislation and policies regulating the human settlements sector and the built environment development.
• Strategic management and superior communications skills.