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Special Projects Coordinator

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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:

Special Projects Coordinator
National Office, Sunnyside (Pretoria)

Reporting to the Executive Manager: STP, the successful candidate will provide support with divisional level activities and coordination services to the units within STP.

Minimum requirements:

  • A Matric
  • A certificate/diploma in Office Administration, as well as in Project Management
  • 3-5 years’ experience in administrative support in a multi-project environment
  • Events coordination ability
  • A valid Code 08 driver’s licence
  • Analytical ability
  • Excellent computer skills, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Organisational skills
  • An understanding of internal control procedures
  • Good judgement and time management
  • A sense of urgency, commitment and tenacity
  • Capacity to work well under pressure and maintain a high level of accuracy
  • A team worker, with the willingness to assist where necessary
  • Deadline-driven.


Key performance areas:

  • Collate divisional reports and agenda items for meetings
  • Provide operational support to the Division to facilitate project implementation
  • Coordinate assigned events
  • Maintain databases and prioritise the clerical needs of a project in order to meet deadlines
  • Administer divisional personnel matters
  • Perform other assigned ad hoc duties.

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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