THE INNOVATION HUB The Innovation Hub believes in its people and we are always looking for highly skilled professionals with an entrepreneurial side, who wants to make an impact in the innovation ecosystem. The Innovation Hub Management Company (TIHMC), a subsidiary of the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency SOC Ltd (an initiative by the Gauteng Provincial Government for investing in strategic economic infrastructure and investment promotion so as to unlock economic growth in Gauteng). The Innovation Hub is the first Science and Technology Park in Southern Africa, established to spur the growth of smart industries in Gauteng so as to create a truly ‘smart’ province. It is now offering the following opportunity to a competent and dedicated person to join a dynamic team in Pretoria East. COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR (12 Months Fixed Term Contract of employment with three months’ probation, Patterson Grade C1, Salary-R 220 618 Cost to Company) Reporting directing to the Manager: Communications and Events will assist in raising awareness of The Innovation Hub’s programmes, (through a variety of communication and media platforms, including newsletter and social media); promoting its service offerings to engage the broader community as well as collaborate with others in the organisation to achieve brand consistency, coordination of messages, and effective external communications and public image. The deliverables are as follows: Supporting the production of relevant publications and related communications materials • Collation of content from programmes and entrepreneurs for maintenance and updating of the website • Assist in maintaining the media database • Drafting of internal electronic newsletter and quarterly external newsletter • Drafting of media releases, promotional materials, events brochures, and outlines • Day to day management of the various social media platforms to effectively disseminate information and engage the general public with the objective of raising the visibility of / and positioning The Innovation Hub as a leader within the innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems • Working closely with start-up companies and tenants to profile their businesses on social media, website profiling and media • Assist in drafting of copy invitations for events • Assist in engaging and networking with media including major national, international, and local research media houses • Coordinating media attendance with the PR agency for PR Coverage of events, organisational initiatives, and programme beneficiaries • Assist in drafting of speeches, briefing notes for Political principals, Executives, and Board Members for events • Maintaining a successful interface between The Innovation Hub, GGDA, government and industry, and building strong links and strategic partners • Issuing of communications updates about The Innovation Hub’s opportunities to the Precinct companies and internal employees • Collation of content for weekly Website updates • Attend to log in enquiries. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS REQUIREMENTS: To qualify for this exciting position, candidates need to be in possession of a relevant graduate degree, in journalism, communications or public relations and internal communications. At least 3 years relevant experience. Be passionate and energetic individual; Networker and team player; excellent communication (verbal and written) and good interpersonal skills to establish rapport and credibility with internal and external stakeholders; Demonstrated experience in events conceptualisation and management, have proven knowledge of writing press releases and speeches and have ability of preparing presentations and liaising with media. Interested individuals should submit a comprehensive CV (clearly stating the position title) to recruitment@theinnovationhub.com. Correspondence will be conducted with shortlisted candidates only. PLEASE NOTE: Applicants, who have not been contacted within 30 days of the closing date, should consider their application to be unsuccessful. CLOSING DATE: 18 JULY 2022. TIHMC is committed to Employment Equity and aims to attract and retain talented individuals to achieve its equity objectives. Therefore, people from designated groups and those with disabilities are encouraged to apply. “The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) came into effect on 1 July 2021. The GGDA respects your privacy and is committed to keeping your personal information secure and confidential. The Group will ensure that in Processing an Applicant’s or Employee’s Personal Information, it will adhere to its obligations in terms of POPIA. By virtue of you applying for this position, you give The Group the consent to keep and or process your information as per POPIA”.
The Innovation Hub Management Company (TIHMC), a subsidiary of the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency SOC Ltd (an initiative by the Gauteng Provincial Government for investing in strategic economic infrastructure and investment promotion so as to unlock economic growth in Gauteng). The Innovation Hub is the first Science and Technology Park in Southern Africa, established to spur the growth of smart industries in Gauteng so as to create a truly ‘smart’ province. It is now offering the following opportunity to a competent and dedicated person to join a dynamic team in Pretoria East. HEAD OF PROGRAMME AND EXECUTION SUPPORT (12 Months Fixed Term Contract of employment with three months’ probation, Patterson Grade D4 Cost to Company) Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer or any other official as may be directed, the incumbent will be a specialist operating on a crosscutting basis across all the functional teams which make up the Gauteng Provincial Government’s Economic and Jobs War Room. The deliverables are as follows: Manage the task tracking system of the war room on behalf of the Department of Economic Development and The Innovation Hub. This will include identifying and tracking critical paths with the team leads and coordinating across dependency clusters informing those critical paths • Process design, process engineering and process re-engineering • Responsible for rapid implementation planning and execution • Designing and deploying execution vehicles in a public and private sector context • Project management of jobs war room on behalf of the Department of Economic Development and The Innovation Hub. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS REQUIREMENTS: Degree in Business Development, MBA in public administration, business administration, applied economic policy or a similar field with direct relevance to the work programme of the war room • The candidate should have a minimum of 5 years executive experience at or functionally equivalent to the level of Chief Director or above in the public sector. The candidate may have worked directly in public administration or gained their experience consulting to/supporting the public sector or may have operated in private sector context • Experience should explicitly include agile governance and execution support with respect to programmatic initiatives focused on generating employment and livelihood opportunities in a South African context. The candidate should have experience working in matrixed roles unifying and coordinating the efforts of multiple teams to achieve common objectives • Agile Project management • Task based management linked to deliverables • Design thinking • Leadership. Interested individuals should submit a comprehensive CV (clearly stating the position title) to recruitment@theinnovationhub.com. Correspondence will be conducted with shortlisted candidates only. PLEASE NOTE: Applicants, who have not been contacted within 30 days of the closing date, should consider their application to be unsuccessful. CLOSING DATE: 18 JULY 2022. TIHMC is committed to Employment Equity and aims to attract and retain talented individuals to achieve its equity objectives. Therefore, people from designated groups and those with disabilities are encouraged to apply. “The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) came into effect on 1 July 2021. The GGDA respects your privacy and is committed to keeping your personal information secure and confidential. The Group will ensure that in Processing an Applicant’s or Employee’s Personal Information, it will adhere to its obligations in terms of POPIA. By virtue of you applying for this position, you give The Group the consent to keep and or process your information as per POPIA”.
The Innovation Hub Management Company (TIHMC), a subsidiary of the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency SOC Ltd (an initiative by the Gauteng Provincial Government for investing in strategic economic infrastructure and investment promotion so as to unlock economic growth in Gauteng). The Innovation Hub is the first Science and Technology Park in Southern Africa, established to spur the growth of smart industries in Gauteng so as to create a truly ‘smart’ province. It is now offering the following opportunity to a competent and dedicated person to join a dynamic team in Pretoria East. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ANALYST (12 Months Fixed Term Contract of employment with three months’ probation, Patterson Grade C4, Salary-R 471 189 Cost to Company) The Innovation Hub Management Company (TIHMC), a subsidiary of the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency SOC Ltd (an initiative by the Gauteng Provincial Government for investing in strategic economic infrastructure and investment promotion to unlock economic growth in Gauteng). The Innovation Hub is the first Science and Technology Park in Southern Africa, established to spur the growth of smart industries in Gauteng to create a truly ‘smart’ province. It is now offering the following opportunity to a competent and dedicated person to join a dynamic team in Pretoria East. Reporting directing to the Senior Manager: Bioeconomy Business Development will provide support in intellectual property (IP) and contracts related activities directed at ensuring effective IP identification, analysis, management and commercial exploitation of technologies and innovations developed by TIH’s supported entrepreneurs. The deliverables are as follows: Management of the process including undertaking searches and advising on strategies for IP protection and Commercialisation for entrepreneurs within TIH’s incubation programmes • Provide support to TIH’s incubated companies in contract drafting, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements • Develop and implement IP education and awareness, and management workshops and IP training clinics for entrepreneurs and TIH’s precinct companies • Conduct various types of IP related searches on both propriety and non-propriety patent databases • Train entrepreneurs on patent search methods and management of patent search tools • Conduct IP and legal due diligences and provide draft IP opinions • Evaluate applications submitted to the incubation programmes and participate in various organisational evaluation committees • Prepare written reports on the searches conducted, with the view of these reports empowering entrepreneurs to make business decision • Conduct intellectual property due diligences and evaluate projects for feasibility and economic viability as well as potential to impact on Gauteng economic and participate in project evaluation meetings • Develop and provide monthly or quarterly graphics and statistics on TIH’s IP filings • Monitor and identify IP and innovation trends and approaches in intellectual property management relation to TIH’s business sectors • Provide support to the Intellectual Property Management Portfolio. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS REQUIREMENTS: To qualify for this exciting position, candidates need to be in possession of Post graduate degree (Science or Engineering) completed or studying towards LLB; and preferably have completed all group 1 of Patent Examination Board curriculum. At least 3 years technical and intellectual property management and in project management experience of technology innovation projects or as a researcher; Have report writing, organisational, listening, time management and presentation Skills; Excellent project and stakeholder relationship management; Strong communications; and ability to demonstrate patent searching. Interested individuals should submit a comprehensive CV (clearly stating the position title) to recruitment@theinnovationhub.com. Correspondence will be conducted with shortlisted candidates only. PLEASE NOTE: Applicants, who have not been contacted within 30 days of the closing date, should consider their application to be unsuccessful. CLOSING DATE: 18 JULY 2022. TIHMC is committed to Employment Equity and aims to attract and retain talented individuals to achieve its equity objectives. Therefore, people from designated groups and those with disabilities are encouraged to apply. “The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) came into effect on 1 July 2021. The GGDA respects your privacy and is committed to keeping your personal information secure and confidential. The Group will ensure that in Processing an Applicant’s or Employee’s Personal Information, it will adhere to its obligations in terms of POPIA. By virtue of you applying for this position, you give The Group the consent to keep and or process your information as per POPIA”. The Innovation Hub Management Company (TIHMC), a subsidiary of the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency SOC Ltd (an initiative by the Gauteng Provincial Government for investing in strategic economic infrastructure and investment promotion so as to unlock economic growth in Gauteng). The Innovation Hub is the first Science and Technology Park in Southern Africa, established to spur the growth of smart industries in Gauteng so as to create a truly ‘smart’ province. It is now offering the following opportunity to a competent and dedicated person to join a dynamic team in Pretoria East. PROJECT ACCOUNTANT Two (2) Year Fixed-Term contract of employment with three months’ probation, Patterson Grade C5, Salary-R 425 585 Cost to Company Reporting directing to Finance Manager the successful incumbent will plan, implement, and manage sound financial processes and control systems that are compliant to all statutory legislation (PFMA, Treasury Regulations GRAP and any relevant regulations), company policies and procedures, and accounting principles. Reporting to the Finance Manager, actively assist and support the CFO. A Project accountant is a financial specialist who review project budgets and provide pre-billing information for project managers to review and required to provide cost estimates and prepare invoices. The deliverables are as follows: Create project accounts in the accounting system • Maintain project-related records, including contracts, MOUs, and orders • Authorize access to project accounts •Authorize the transfer of expenses into and out of project-related accounts • Review and approve supplier invoices related to a project • Review and approve time sheets for work related to a project • Review and approve overhead charges to be applied to a project • Review account totals related to project assets and expenses • Confer with receivables staff regarding unpaid contract billings • Report on project profitability to management • Prepare weekly payments batches • Ensure that all supporting documents matches to the invoice • Ensure that invoice payments are made within 5 days or 30 days • Ensure that accurate amount is being paid to the correct suppliers and that no double payments are processed • Reporting to the Finance Manager or other project managers as required • Reviewing budgets, including employee cost, work plans, and fee structures • Providing project managers and clients with timely financial reports and budgets, as well as project forecasts • Investigate project variances and submit variance reports to management • Report to management on any opportunities for additional billings • Report to management regarding the remaining funding available for projects • Create or approve all project-related billings to customers • Investigate all project expenses not billed to customers • Respond to requests for more detail from customers and Project Managers • Recommend the write-off of any project-related billings that cannot be billed to or collected from customers • Prepare monthly project management report to project managers • Prepare internal monthly management reports, thus cashflow analysis • Prepare monthly professional and/ or consultant services report • Prepare monthly creditors and debtors reconciliation together with the age analyses • Assist in preparation of year end files and annual financial statements • Compliance to relevant laws and regulations • Assist in drafting company policies and procedures • Assist in reviewing and monitoring compliance with company policies, procedures and processes • Assist in mapping finance processes • Assist in preparing internal audit files • Ensure that no double payments are made to any supplier on all processed payments • Implement and monitor processes to ensure that the bank reconciliations are done regularly and that no items are outstanding for more than 1 month • Ensure a properly maintained Fixed Asset register indicating additions, disposals and transfers and useful lives determinations • Manage relevant financial processes within area of responsibility towards achieving an unqualified clean audit opinion with no material findings • Ensure that spending is done with all supporting documents and on time •Monitor Project bank balance daily • Effective management of related financial risks • Compliance to statutory requirements (PFMA, TR, policies, GRAP standards & relevant tax laws etc.) MINIMUM QUALIFICATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS REQUIREMENTS: • B.com degree or Accounting or equivalent is essential • At least 3 years’ experience in financial management including, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one additional year of professional accounting or auditing experience for each year of the required education • Accounting knowledge and experience • Experience in Sage 300 is required • Experience in internal audit or auditing will be an advantage • Business orientated • Reporting and presentation skills • PFMA and Treasury regulations and provisions • Analytical skills, the ability to evaluate and interpret financial information • Strong administrative abilities and multi -tasking skills • Good problem-solving and dispute resolution skills • Strong arithmetic skill. Interested individuals should submit a comprehensive CV (clearly stating the position title) to recruitment@theinnovationhub.com. Correspondence will be conducted with shortlisted candidates only. PLEASE NOTE: Applicants, who have not been contacted within 30 days of the closing date, should consider their application to be unsuccessful. CLOSING DATE: 18 JULY 2022. TIHMC is committed to Employment Equity and aims to attract and retain talented individuals to achieve its equity objectives. Therefore, people from designated groups and those with disabilities are encouraged to apply. “The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) came into effect on 1 July 2021. The GGDA respects your privacy and is committed to keeping your personal information secure and confidential. The Group will ensure that in Processing an Applicant’s or Employee’s Personal Information, it will adhere to its obligations in terms of POPIA. By virtue of you applying for this position, you give The Group the consent to keep and or process your information as per POPIA”.
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