HEAD: Agro-processing and Agriculture
Job Title
Unit Head
Division
Agro-Processing Value Chain, Industrial Infrastructure New Industries
Unit
Agro-processing and Agriculture
Band
M2
Upward Reporting
Relationship
Divisional Executive: Agro-Processing Value Chain, Industrial Infrastructure New Industries
Main purpose of the job
- To drive and implement the strategy and strategic intent of the unit by ensuring achievement of specified industry development goals and to enable and unblock industry inhibitors to achieve strategic outcomes.
- To expand and extend the existing industry to create/preserve jobs and drive sustainable economic growth
- To ensure effective industry government and client interaction (negotiations, conflict resolution, sourcing of business, marketing products, etc.) where required in order to facilitate reaching unit objectives
- Overall management and leadership of unit
Main functions and Accountabilities
Define and implement strategy and objectives of the unit
- Proactively drive business development and deal sourcing initiatives aligned with meeting industry development goals
- Manage and direct the unit to meet its strategic and performance objectives
- Building and maintaining an influential relationship with strategic stakeholders
- Policy development / influencing government to aid in meeting industry development goals and outcomes
- Championing transformation, change through appropriate interventions e.g. Black Industrialist, Youth and Women initiatives
- Portfolio company directorship
- Strategic and business planning for unit
- Strategic partnership development
- Final recommendation signoff on projects and deals
- Overall strategic leadership, management and quality control of unit
- Drive a culture of high performance and facilitate skills and knowledge transfer between staff within the unit
Background Requirements
Minimum education Level:
Post Graduate Qualification, Honours / MBA/Masters/CA(SA)
Minimum work experience:
7 to 8 years solid experience and/or understanding of the full Agriculture and Agriculture processing value chain, both upstream and downstream;
7 to 8 years Project Development experience / Deal Origination;
4 to 5 years Leadership and Management experience; and
Experience in engaging, managing and negotiating with relevant specialist bodies, government institutions, industry associations, etc.
Understanding or Exposure to finance
Knowledge
Sound knowledge of Financial, Marketing and Technical experience
Relevant and deep Industry and specialist knowledge as it relates to the Agro and Agro Processing value chain
Portfolio Management
Management Information
Technical Competencies or Skills
Strategic planning and directing (development of industries /sectors)
Excellent skills of influencing, persuasion and negotiation
Strategic partnership development
Operational directing
Portfolio company directorship management
Project origination, development and implementation
Deal origination
Risk management
Quality control of processes, outputs etc.
Coaching and mentoring
Leadership and Management
Change management
COMPETENCY PROFILE (Knowledge, Attitude, Skills and experience required to perform the role)
Behavioural Competencies
Leading Self
- Emotional Intelligence
- Resilience Flexibility
- Accountability for Results
- Innovative Thinking
- Fostering integrity, ethical conduct trust
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Leading Others
- Setting clear direction and vision
- Strategic Thinking
- Decisiveness
- Leveraging Diversity Culture
- Managing and Leading Change
- Developing talent for the Corporation
- Political savvy environmental awareness
- Influencing, Presenting Communicating
Business Impact
- Entrepreneurial Development mind-set
- Networking and influencing others
- Customer Centricity Stakeholder management
- Driving performance and results
- Negotiation
- Problem solving and analytical thinking
- Applying expertise/functional excellence
HEAD: Agro-processing and Agriculture
Job Title
Unit Head
Division
Agro-Processing Value Chain, Industrial Infrastructure New Industries
Unit
Agro-processing and Agriculture
Band
M2
Upward Reporting
Relationship
Divisional Executive: Agro-Processing Value Chain, Industrial Infrastructure New Industries
Main purpose of the job
- To drive and implement the strategy and strategic intent of the unit by ensuring achievement of specified industry development goals and to enable and unblock industry inhibitors to achieve strategic outcomes.
- To expand and extend the existing industry to create/preserve jobs and drive sustainable economic growth
- To ensure effective industry government and client interaction (negotiations, conflict resolution, sourcing of business, marketing products, etc.) where required in order to facilitate reaching unit objectives
- Overall management and leadership of unit