Social Facilitator

PURPOSE

The purpose of this position is to provide strategic design, as well as independent, professional quality assurance to reduce the risk of the Organization, and any clients. This role is responsible community participation and engagement processes, as well as produce reports with settlement data, demographics, social-economic analysis and livelihoods programme which forms part of the developmental response.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Strategic Functions

• To develop a social facilitation Implementing Plan as a reference document for the programme
• To utilise existing governance structures for easy implementation of the programme at all levels and set up structures where there is none
• To facilitate stakeholder engagement both at management and stakeholder level
• To provide inputs to the Risk Management Plan
• To develop and manage the Communication Plan
• To provide input into the Monitoring and Reporting tool for the projects (with reference to employment, training and SMME development reports)
• To develop and apply conflict resolution mechanisms
• To craft and implement interventions and mitigation strategies
• To develop social facilitation reporting templates for PSP social facilitators.

Operational Functions

• Identification of existing stakeholders and their role thereof
• Setting up the local governing structures, provide capacitation and ensure sign off of the Development Charters
• Ensure smooth decanting and beneficiation processes
• Manage and monitor risk
• Manage conflict resolution between the communities and site agents.
• Formulate co-ordination of the strategies and the implementation of the systems of regular reporting to the relevant structures such as PSP Team, PSC Committee, the National Departments, including local structures linked to the projects such as Building Steering Committees for Education programme and Clinic Management Committees for the Health programme and other stakeholders in accordance with relevant protocols
• Create an enabling environment for the implementation of the programme, through the promotion of partnerships between the districts, community structures, government departments, SGB’s and SMT’s, implementing agents etc.
• Prepare documentation for proper handover of the projects once completed
• Ensure that all relevant legislation is complied with during project implementation
• To engage with communities and stakeholders on the new technologies to be used for the construction of new infrastructure going forward

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• 5 years or more relevant working experience as a social facilitator in the built environment
• Drivers’ License code 08.
• Show, explain, discuss and analyse the relationship between society and environment
• Demonstrate a critical understanding of the role and impact of technology in society
• Facilitate teamwork
• Collect and present community needs information
• Explain and apply environmental legal principles, rights, duties and responsibilities in a specific work context
• Apply facilitation processes to deal with an environmental risk in a local community
• Explain and apply principles and practices of social participation in society and environment interactions
• Explain and apply environmental safety principles and mechanisms in relation to community issues
• Recognise and develop eco-business opportunities at local level

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

• Show, explain, discuss and analyse the relationship between society and environment
• Demonstrate a critical understanding of the role and impact of technology in society
• Facilitate teamwork
• Collect and present community needs information
• Explain and apply environmental legal principles, rights, duties and responsibilities in a specific work context
• Apply facilitation processes to deal with an environmental risk in a local community
• Explain and apply principles and practices of social participation in society and environment interactions
• Explain and apply environmental safety principles and mechanisms in relation to community issues
• Recognise and develop eco-business opportunities at local level

email CV to admin@phandapersonnel.co.za

Work Location: In person