Overview: 

The successful candidate will be responsible for championing investment promotion and investment pipeline tracking and monitoring for the Eastern Cape province. The role entails driving and facilitating investments and projects within manufacturing, automotive, agro-industry, energy, ocean economy, tourism, digital economy, and related investment value chains; spearheading investment risk assessments for converting sector(s) opportunities into bankable investment projects; and facilitating collaboration with other stakeholders to attract investment in support of the organisation's mandate. The incumbent will also be expected to drive investment facilitation and project management services over the project life cycle, industry facilitation services in support of the designated sector projects; link identified industry value chain opportunities with prospective investors and develop viable investment promotion interventions; oversee the preparation, development, maintenance of sector performance reporting tools; drive the design and development of monitoring and measurement plans to track qualitative and quantitative economic indicators from projects within the designated sectors as well as reporting on the investment pipeline; build collaborative partnerships towards realisation of sector value chain opportunities aligned with the national and provincial investment strategies; represent the organisation at relevant industry and provincial sector platforms. Furthermore, the role will entail working with provincial, national and global players in profiling and attracting investment to the Eastern Cape as well as driving the initiatives of the Provincial Investment Council.

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Commerce
• Postgraduate qualification in a related field
• 8+ years working experience, with 5+ years at middle management or senior consultant level within trade or investment management/facilitation environment.

Key Performance Areas:

• Strategic Planning and Governance
• Investment Promotion
• Research
• Provincial Investment Council Co-ordination
• Stakeholder Management
• Budget Management of Unit
• People Management