The Enterprise Development Manager will report to the Regional Manager and ensure the realisation of the organisation’s strategic business training and mentoring objectives and optimise quality service delivery through utilisation of available resources. Overall management of the training and mentoring program and the achievement of the organisation’s strategic objectives in this regard.
Key Result Areas:
? Prepare and present training programs as and when required.
? Identify appropriate outsourced training service providers and manage intervention and key outputs.
? Assist businesses with preparation of all required material and ensure all required material is produced in required format with required timelines
? Review all material produced by businesses and advise appropriate action based upon the quality thereof
? Ensure all businesses submit monthly documentation and input required
? Meet monthly with each business to assess progress towards objectives
? Provide day to day advice to incubator clients on matters relating but not limited to:
o Financial literacy – analysis of financial statements
o Managing finances- budgets, credit management
o Cash Flow forecasts
o Costing
o Risk analysis
o General management- planning, organizing, leading, supervising, controlling, measuring inputs and outputs
o Procurement- quotations, invoicing, materials control
o Advertising and marketing
o Admin management – record keeping, attendance/leave/wage registers
o Human resource management
? Build up and co-ordinate a database of individual mentors with appropriate skills and resources for the program
? Source, recruit, establish and co-ordinate a pool of skill and sector specific expertise
? Manage and report on volunteer mentor interactions with businesses
? Together with the Regional Manager, recruit and select businesses for the program

Qualifications:
? Matric +3 year qualification (Degree / National Diploma) in a Management discipline (Operations or Business Administration or equivalent)
? 5 years professional working experience (2 years in a managerial role)
? Extensive experience in entrepreneurship promotion and SMME development field
? Experience in Project Management
? MS office – intermediary to advanced
Experience and Knowledge:
? Proven ability to apply a business or commercial thought process in decision making, planning and implementations of projects
? The ability to foster, nurture and encourage growth between SMMEs and the organization ensuring mutually beneficial relations
? Be able to communicate effectively at all levels, ensuring understanding, trust, buy-in and commitment from internal and external stakeholders
? Understanding of SMME development
? Good networking skills
? Strong administrative skills
? Diagnostic and analytical skills (financial)
? Proficiency in MS Office suite
? Project Management – the ability to facilitate multi-disciplinary projects at any given time
? Strong information gathering and sorting ability
? Product knowledge of the organization and the customer base and possess the ability to marry the two together in mutually beneficial projects
? Goal driven
? Result oriented
? The ability to create and maintain visibility for the Incubates
? Innovative
? Team focused
? Excellent communication, writing, interpersonal relations and organisational skills