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TRADE & INVESTMENT KWAZULU-NATAL (TIKZN)
 
Business Unit: Investment Promotion (Business Retention & Expansion)
Job Title:  Business Retention & Expansion Officer
Reporting to:  General Manager: Business Retention & Expansion
 
 
Brief Outline of Duties: 
To provide assistance to investors as well as existing businesses within KZN, by identifying and developing intervention programs aimed at retaining business within the province and facilitating and supporting opportunities for company expansion. 
 
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS (Among others) 
1. Implement business retention and expansion operational plans. 
2. Facilitate Local and Foreign aftercare and retention activities. 
3. Design and implement technical support programmes for companies and Municipalities. 
4. Manage and maintain stakeholder relationships. 
5. Performance Reporting. 
 
JOB SPECIFICATION 
Educational and / or Technical Competencies: 
Degree in any one of the following: Marketing/Economics/Development Studies/Business Management; 
Honours Degree would be advantageous. 
 
 
Knowledge:
• Knowledge of international trends in investment 
• Knowledge of international trade and investment dynamics 
• Technical understanding of incentives and grants. 
• Knowledge of work permits and company registration processes and documents. 
• General understanding of the funding processes. 
• Knowledge of legislation regulating businesses. 
• Knowledge of KZN prioritised sectors. 
 
Experience:
4 years’ experience in investment promotion, export promotion and development as well as Client Management and Marketing. 
Demonstrated business acumen skills with job experience in finance and admin, market development and production environment. 
Added advantage, Investment Promotion, Export Promotion and Project Management. 
 
PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES 
• Organisational and Planning Skills, Leadership Skills 
• Good verbal and written communication skills 
• Computer Literate at an intermediate level 
• Report writing skills 
• Ability to meet deadlines and work independently as well as a team player 
• Strong relationship building and stakeholder management skills. 
• Ability to get up to speed with new processes/procedures and able to adapt readily to change 
• Good project management skills 
• Good time management skills 
• Ability to interpret relevant legislative requirements and conditions of services 
• Consulting skills 
• Project facilitation skills 
• Excellent negotiation skills 
• Ability to work in a diverse environment and resolve conflict. 
• Project Appraisal Skills 
• Financial Modelling Skills 
 


Equity Statement 
We are committed to Employment Equity when recruiting internally and externally and will ensure our recruitment process is in line with achieving our Employment Equity goals. 
 
Contact person: Dyanne Farr, Tel. (031) 566 6474 
 
Affirmative Portfolio invites candidates with relevant experience to submit their applications to: dyannef@affirm.co.za
 
All materials and communications will be held in absolute confidence. 
 
CLOSING DATE: Friday, 16 August 2019

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