Development Planner Grade 8 (Windhoek)

Description

DUTIES

• Organize and conduct needs assessments
• Formulate development projects in collaboration with development partners/committees
• Present development projects technical options proposals at CDC meetings
• Organize and supervise feasibility studies as needed
• Formulate project documents and present them at RDCC meetings
• Submit RDCC approved development projects to central government
• Provided feedback to RDCC members after budget hearings and project submissions decisions
• Monitor implementation of capital projects and report progress at CDC and RDCC meetings
• Conduct project assessments and provide feed back to management and CDCs
• Monitor implementation of the regional development plan in their constituencies

  - Coordinate outsourced planning and development work

• Draft the terms of reference for services design and construction
• Participate to the selection of the services providers
• Monitor consultants and contractors performances
• Organize field visits
• Design and implement a quality and users satisfaction monitoring system

  - Nurture and consolidate regional partnerships in constituencies

• Ensure that development partners understand and participate in development committees
• Provide NGOs with institutional and technical support (eg: in formulating projects, accessing external funding sources, implementing development-planning approaches)
• Facilitate formulation of joint venture projects with development partners

  - Sensitize people in settlement areas on sustainable use of energy and water services in their constituencies

• Organize campaigns through CDCs, traditional leaders and development partners
• Put in place an effective system for collecting users payments

- Provide technical support to CDCs

• For needs assessment approaches and projects design
• Coordinate training for CDC members in work related fields
• Inform CDC members on projects planned and implemented in all constituencies
• To inform CDC members on norms and standards for sectoral projects design

  - Manage operations of Build Together Programme (B.T.P) in delegated constituencies

• Appraise loans submissions
• Follow up on implementation of the BTP
• Formulate regional BTP financial and physical implementation report

  - Buying food for work/ cash for work and the food security and the nutrition project programs

  - Act in the next higher post or as instructed

  - Carry out any other reasonable task delegated by the supervisor

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

An appropriate B. Degree or equivalent qualification on NQF Level 7.