Expired on: Nov 20, 2025
| Job Title | Senior Project Manager X 3 Positions |
| Location | 5 Cascades Crescent, Pietermaritzburg |
| Grade/Salary | L13 (DPSA Salary Scale) |
| Type of employment | 3 Years (Fixed Term Contract) |
| Reporting Officer | COO |
| Unit | Office of the COO |
Minimum Requirements
- Must have completed matric.
- Four-year tertiary qualification with Agriculture or Agricultural Economics as a major subject, or related field of study,
- Post graduate qualification in Agriculture or Project Management will be an added advantage.
- Project Management qualification (Desirable)
- Eight (8) years of practical agribusiness experience in the private or public
- Demonstrated experience in working with land reform and agriculture-based projects Knowledge of applicable statutes (particularly PFMA). Knowledge of relevant legal prescripts, national & provincial policy imperatives, and a valid driver’s license. Must have computer literacy skills (MS Office, statistical package & outlook).
Key Performance Areas
- Identify and sponsoring new programmes and projects (developing emerging and new industries /markets, including niche products.
- Evaluating projects proposals. Development of commodity approached model and partnerships that will affect that will result in timeous and effective agricultural support.
- Drafting business plans and budgets for cluster projects that will be used to leverage technical & financial resources from government and the private sector.
- Assist in drafting terms of reference and specifications for agricultural /agribusiness technical services required on farms and agribusiness /agroprcessing enterprises.
- Management and monitoring of service providers for agriculture and infrastructure development. Monitoring and implementation of project agreements with partners and clients.
- Assist with facilitation of partnerships and support services at a project level. Experience in executing management approved business plans for their assigned projects which must include the following.
- Managing social facilitation support aimed at capacitating the beneficiaries on the agribusiness enterprise. Project Management of prioritized projects for financial years resulting timeous delivery inputs and agricultural supports services.
- Co-ordinate and manage projects. Managing a field team implementing a project in a designated geographical are.
- Liaison with officials of organizations and government departments. Manage day to day relationships with various stakeholders.
- Co-ordinate, deliver and report against milestones and support activities as well as coordinating monitoring & evaluation of projects.
- Engage and assist local community groups to participate in the development. Provide expert and support when required.
Suitable candidates will be selected with the intention of promoting representativity.
Note:
- All applicants are subject to the signing of performance agreement.
- ADA reserves the right not to appoint any applicant to the above position.
- Preference will be given to suitably qualified candidates from designated groups in terms of the Employment Equity Act, 1998.
- Females and persons living with disabilities are encouraged to apply
- Applications must be submitted in the following manner.
- A covering letter indicating the reference number and the post that you are applying for, together with a brief motivation.
- NB: A Comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (Previous experience must be comprehensively detailed)
- NB: Certified copies will be requested once shortlisted.
- Failure to submit the requested documents will result in the application being disqualified.
- Full names and telephone numbers of 2 work related referees.
- If you are applying for more than one post, please submit a separate application for each post.
NB: Failure to comply with the above instructions will disqualify applicants
Enquiries: Mr Jerry Mfusi Closing date: 20 November 2025
Telephone: 033 347 8600
Interested applicants are requested to submit their applications exclusively via the email address provided: admin@tamdeco.co.za
Please note that all applications must be submitted electronically to this designated email address. Physical or hard copy submissions will not be accepted.
Should you not hear from ADA 8 weeks after the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.
Job Category: Office of the CEO
Job Type: Contract
Job Location: ADA HEAD OFFICE
Job Status: live
Sorry! This job has expired.