Senior Manager – Investment Promotion and Facilitation Job at City of Tshwane

Minimum Requirements:

• A Degree in Economics/Business Management/ Project Management or related field (NQF level 7)
• At least eight (8) years’ experience in Investment Promotion/ Economic Development/ Business Development/Management environment.
• At least five (5) years management experience and three (3) years’ experience in high level stakeholder engagement.

Added Advantages:

• Honours Degree in Economics/Business Management/ Project Management or related field. (NQF level 8)
• Advanced knowledge of investment promotion and facilitation.

Competencies and Skills:

• Analytical when assessing information.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Stakeholder Management skills.
• Strategic Planning, thinking and relationship building skills.
• Interpersonal and teamwork.
• Deadline driven.
• Basic Financial Skills.
• Ability to generate reports.

Key responsibilities

The incumbent will be responsible for:

• Promoting the city as an investment destination for local and foreign direct investments.
• Develop plans focusing on investor targeting, recruitment, promotion, and facilitation for TEDA’s key target sectors
• Develop an image building strategy through constantly communicating positive aspects of the location.
• Develop an investor targeting strategy through identifying specific investors for specific investment opportunities.
• Showcases investment potential and the attractiveness of Tshwane. Initiate and facilitate investment initiatives
• Develop investment promotion best-practice guideline. 
• Facilitates the investment establishment process.
• Identify investor lead generation, develop plans and manage the advertising, missions and events, presentations and direct investor meetings in line with the lead generated.
• Develops an investor targeting strategy through identifying specific investors for specific investment opportunities, secures investments and creates investment pipeline for TEDA.
• Maintains and manages an investor lead database.
• Facilitate and undertake periodic investment intelligence studies and identify key markets and investment opportunities.
• Coordinate industry events, information dissemination and collaborate with key stakeholders.