Skills:

•  Advanced analytical, structured problem solving, conceptual and strategic thinking skills. High level of proficiency required.

•  Project management skills and experience. Medium level of proficiency required.

•  Business networking ability Business, general management and leadership skills. High level of proficiency required. Effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication, group facilitation and conflict resolution skills. Medium level of proficiency required.

•  Ability to take a systems approach and deal with complexity. Medium level of proficiency required.

•  Advanced facilitation, presentation and influencing. High level of proficiency required.

•  Advanced Microsoft Office skills

•  Good written and verbal communication skills - chooses the right sequence of communications to engage stakeholders with maximum impact

•  Good Mentorship and coaching skills with strong leadership skills upwards and downwards. High level of proficiency required

Knowledge: 

•  Broad knowledge of Eskom/ERI businesses and / electricity generation and supply industries nationally and globally. High level of proficiency required.

•  Knowledge of scenario development processes and implementation. High level of proficiency required.

•  Computer literacy. Medium level of proficiency required.

•  Understanding of the PESTEL drivers affecting ERI. High level of proficiency required. 

•  Understanding of research processes. Medium level of proficiency required.

•  Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), key stakeholders, change management principles

Behavioural: 

•  Has strong presence, commanding attention with all audiences

•  Has network of relationships with senior executives who rely upon his/her counsel

•  High standards of integrity, openness and trustworthiness

•  Leads through positive example

•  Perseveres and takes appropriate risks to achieve difficult goals

•  Emotional intelligence; acknowledges the importance of controlling one’s emotions in decision making and influence

•  Wide-ranging/privileged access to Eskom/ERI leadership, built on a record of impact and quality of relationships, and knows who to address for issues

Leadership: 

•  Collaborates well with others and is held in high regard

•  Rallies others behind a vision for the future

•  Creates a creativity-inspiring team environment

•  Addresses tough issues directly and sensitively

•  Ability to communicate and operate at an executive level

•  Builds strong trusting relationships

•  Coaches and mentors’ employees and client teams

•  Ability to lead and manage multiple project teams

•  Has ability to effectively manage upward

•  Produces very high quality in all end products

Key Responsibilities

•  Provide strategic oversight and ensure effective service delivery across the following core areas

•  Driving service delivery as a value-added business partner through strategic alignment

•  Monitor and manage business governance to minimise risk

•  Management of customer satisfaction & effectiveness of policies, frameworks, and methodologies

•  Leading and coaching cross-functional teams for optimal performance

•  Strategic execution to ensure process delivery and drive business improvement

•  Provide strategic direction for branding and marketing

•  Manage corporate advertising, sponsorship programmes, operations

•  Manage stakeholder relations