Atlantis, Western Cape
Location
Atlantis, Western Cape
Full job description
Purpose of the role:
The Community Liaison Officer will implement the stakeholder engagement activities and execute external community campaigns activities.
Duties:
Participate and contribute to a safe and healthy work environment where workers, external service providers/contractors can deliver their outputs within a controlled risk environment. Ensuring that the project activities are carried out without any disruptions.
Keep the community informed on the progress of the project
Coordinate public relations and Stakeholder events.
Engage with relevant stakeholders in line with Community Engagement Plans and reinforce a positive representation of Lesedi to the Community.
Continuously provide feedback to the Project Manager on community concerns and priorities with the view to revise intervention strategies where necessary.
Schedule outreach meetings with local community members to discover their issues and concerns.
Manage the recruitment of workers from the sub-council job-seekers database
Collate, analyse and write reports to share insights with Lesedi, conduct further research and organize follow-up meetings to address outstanding concerns with community leaders / members, clients, and employees.
Liaise with all stakeholders and be the first point of contact to build an effective communication structure, enhancing a harmonious internal and external relationships by ensuring the quality-of-service delivery achieve set goals.
Promptly resolve incidents and other events
Support the current SD&L programmes to educate the community members about the projects and to support active community participation
Assist Lesedi supervisory staff in the management of the workers.
Qualifications:
Grade 12
National Diploma in Public Administration or equivalent
Valid South African Driver’s license
Bachelors’ Degree will be advantageous
Experience:
3+ years’ experience in a community outreach environment, community based activities with a good understanding of local communities, their norms and culture
Computer literacy in MS Office
Should you not hear from us within 21 days of the closing of the advert, kindly regard your application to have been unsuccessful.