SPECIALIST: COMMUNITY ECONOMIC FACILITATION – Spedu 1263 views

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth research, surveys, and data collection on local economic conditions, such as employment rates, income levels, demographic shifts, and industry trends. They analyze this data to identify regional growth opportunities, strengths, and weaknesses.
• Formulate and implement strategic plans to attract new businesses, retain existing ones, and create jobs. This includes developing initiatives for community revitalization and infrastructure planning.
• Provide expert analysis and advice to local governments, non-profits, or agencies regarding economic policies, tax incentives, and regulatory compliance.
• Serve as a bridge between businesses, government officials, community organizations, and residents to facilitate collaboration, negotiate agreements, and streamline development projects.
• Identify, apply for, and secure funding through grants, loans, and private donations to support community projects.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of economic programs by preparing reports, using GIS mapping for spatial data analysis, and presenting findings to stakeholders.
• Facilitates community clusters for land allocation; Provides support for entrepreneurship development;Addresses barriers to business start-up and growth;
• Identifies training needs and coordinates relevant workshops for community-based organisations;
• Facilitates mobilisation of community-based organisations to participate in shows, and exhibitions as well as to promote networking, learning and market penetration;
• Facilitates benchmarking and skills exchange with established CBOs; Conducts regular project visits for monitoring purposes.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Identifies key stakeholders, maintains effective communication and fosters partnerships with a variety of non-governmental organisations in providing services in the SPEDU Region;
• Provides policy advice to government on appropriate initiatives, issues and legislation relevant to community developments.

Requirements

• Degree in any of the following; Social Sciences, Humanities, Public Relations, Agriculture, Urban Planning or Tourism. A Master’s Degree in any of the above is desirable.
• Minimum of five (5) years post qualification experience.
• Appreciative inquiry.
• Human Rights Based Approach to Programming.
• Strategic Thinking.
• Clear understanding of community participatory models.

Salary

SPEDU offers a competitive salary package to the successful candidates.

How to Apply