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Project Officer

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The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) was established in December 2004, in terms of the National Small Business Amendment Act. The Act merged the previous small enterprise development agencies Ntsika Enterprise Promotion Agency, NAMAC Trust and the Community Public Private Partnerships (CPPP) into a single small enterprise support agency. The GODISA Trust and the National Technology Transfer Centre were merged with Seda in April 2006, becoming the Seda Technology Programme (STP). The small enterprise support function of the South African Quality Institute (SAQI) and the Technology for Women in Business (TWIB) were incorporated with the STP in 2008. To date, Seda has established a network throughout the 9 provinces with 42 branches, 27 incubation centres, provincial offices and a national office.

Seda provides business-related information, advice, business registration, access to markets, facilitation of access to finance, training and mentoring services in all areas of business development for small enterprises. Through the STP, Seda also provides business and technology incubation services, support for management systems implementation (such as ISO9001 and OHSAS 18001), product testing and certification, as well as machinery and equipment.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced candidates for the following exciting and challenging position:

Project Officer
National Office, Sunnyside (Pretoria)

Reporting to the Manager: Incubation Division, the successful candidate will add incubation capacity to the allocated centres, projects and the SMME beneficiaries under these.

Minimum requirements:

  • A 3-year tertiary qualification in Business Management or related field
  • 2-3 years’ relevant experience in project management and business development
  • Experience in the incubation field would be an advantage
  • Analytical thinking
  • Sectoral knowledge
  • A Code 08 driver’s licence
  • Communication/interpersonal and writing skills
  • Advanced computer literacy (Office package)
  • Corporate Governance competency
  • Mentorship skills
  • In-depth understanding of SMME and the incubation industry
  • Facilitation skills
  • General financial ability
  • Management and leadership skills
  • Networking skills
  • Mentoring and evaluation skills
  • Project management skills
  • Stakeholder management skills
  • General technical knowledge
  • Research skills
  • SMME development skills
  • Training and capacity building skills
  • Adaptability/creativity
  • Management and leadership skills
  • Knowledge of economic theory and practices
  • Policy formulation skills
  • Knowledge of best practice
  • Results orientation
  • Adaptability/creativity.


Key performance areas:

  • Provide technical and financial support for the establishment and operations of Technology Business Centres (TBCs)
  • Monitor and evaluate STP Centre performance and recommend appropriate interventions
  • Network and build effective links with relevant stakeholders
  • Facilitate and/or provide mentoring and coaching to new centres and centre managers.

Note: This position involves frequent travel around the country.

If you have not heard from us within 90 days of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Please visit our website for more info: http://www.seda.org.za/pages/seda_welcome.aspx

Closing date: 30 August 2011.

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