Portfolio Manager: Project Development and Funding - Johannesburg, South Africa - Fempower Personnel

Fempower Personnel

Verified Company

Johannesburg, South Africa

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Purpose of the role:

The main purpose of the Portfolio Manager is to secure and facilitate the implementation of Social Housing projects that comply with the grant requirements and achieve the organisation's housing development mandate and targets.

Key stakeholders the Project Development and Funding Executive will engage with are:

Grant Funding Committees (such as TEC and Investment Committee)
CEO
Projects Development and Funding Executive
CAR Business Unit
SDT Business Unit
Social Housing Institutions
ODAs
Financiers
Provincial and Local Government
Government Departments
Consultants
Contractors
Public Stakeholders
Senior Management
Public Sector

Key Performance Areas:

Portfolio Management Planning:

Participate in the development of the strategically aligned Annual Performance Plan (APP) by the agreed deadline through

providing inputs into the development of a plan that delivers the strategic objectives, aligning organisational resources with plan
deliverables and managing the implementation of the agreed deliverables by the agreed deadlines.

Contribute to the development of the Unit operational plan by providing input as required.
Resolve challenges hindering or threatening the successful achievement of the deliverables by monitoring performance,

identifying areas of risk or challenges being faced and addressing these within agreed challenge resolution timelines.

Communicate the APP and operations plan with relevant stakeholders through formal and informal discussions and presentations by agreed timelines.
Monitor, assist, engage and drive initiatives and interventions with relevant stakeholders towards the achievement of relevant

provincial (allocated provinces) social housing targets as outlined in MTSF and APP targets.

Attend relevant Provincial Steering Committees.

SHI and ODA Engagement:

Establish and build relationships with Social Housing Institutions and Other Delivery Agents (Private Developers) by developing

relationships that are able to deliver on the defined development targets annually and quarterly.

Establish and build relationships with key stakeholders to support securing and delivery of project opportunities by identifying key

decision makers and implementers, building healthy and mutually supportive and responsible relationships.

Identify opportunities and potential partnerships to support plans and contracts.
Maintain the integrity of the organisation's singlepointofcontact service approach by managing all contracts from inception to tenant

move-in, communicating project packaging progress and requirements, resolving stakeholder queries and issues and providing guidance and advice (when appropriate) as required and at all times.

Address and resolve stakeholder issues through investigations, providing feedback and resolving issue within defined standards.
Identify and communicate relevant opportunities and innovations that support stakeholders and resolve impediments hindering

successful project initiation or establishing of partnerships and disseminating as approved and agreed within defined standard
and quarterly at least.

Project Packaging and Deal Structuring:

Applicant/Project Assessment
investment criteria (grant requirements) as required.

Technical Feasibility and Financial Viability

Evaluate the project, gathering all required data to complete the technical feasibility assessment
Complete the financial viability model, review the viability of the project to ensure that it meets qualifying parameters and identify

feasibility assessment within defined standard.

Mitigate risks when structuring deals (projects) by developing and

recommending funding structures (Debt and Equity structures).

Preparation and recommendation of deals for Technical
Evaluation Committee consideration within set deadlines.

Grant

Engage with client and conduct first stage discussions regarding grant evaluation findings vs client requirements and structure

deals based on recommendations, feasibility and agreed way forward (post client negotiation) by deadline in line with the grant
funding agreements.

Work with Project Accreditation and hand over findings to conduct TEC and council approvals process.

Project Implementation:

Grant Proposal
requirements as necessary.

Maintain regular communication of progress and decisions with applicant by tracking feedback and communicating within defined

standards.

Project Packaging and Market Expertise
and applicants by conducting research and analysis, investigating areas of concern and communicating with colleagues on a regular
basis.

Administration
by completing documentation, filing and updating as per information and document management policy daily.

Manage the implementation of projects in terms of the signed Grant Funding Agreements by managing that project plans are developed, tracking delivery to project plans, achievement of conditions precede