Chief Director: Protocol, Events and Ceremonial Services

2 weeks ago


Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa The Presidency Republic of South Africa Full time
Job title : Chief Director: Protocol, Events and Ceremonial ServicesJob Location : Gauteng, PretoriaDeadline : March 14, 2025Quick Recommended Links
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REQUIREMENTS :

  • A Senior Certificate plus an appropriate Bachelor's Degree/Advanced Diploma in Administration/Management or equivalent qualification on NQF level 7 as recognized by SAQA.
  • 5 years' experience at Senior Management Services.
  • Candidate must have the following competencies: communication, both oral and writing. Client orientation and customer focus. Honesty and integrity. Service delivery innovation. Knowledge of financial management. Problem solving and analysis. Strategic capability leadership. Program and project management, People management and empowerment, change management, Public Service Regulatory Framework,
  • Policy formulation process within Government, Business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resource modelling and leadership techniques. Monitoring and evaluation methods, tools and techniques. In depth understanding of the Public Service Regulatory Framework, good understanding of Policy formulation process within government, monitoring and evaluation methods, tools and techniques.  

DUTIES :

  • The successful candidate will be responsible for the following duties. Provide strategic leadership on protocol and ceremonial services. Manage and coordinate logistics for outgoing and incoming state, official and working visits of the Principals in conjunction with the Private Offices and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO).
  • Manage all public engagements of the Principals. Manage allocations of Protocol Officers to Principal's events. Approves Order of Proceedings for Principals' engagements. Plan, manage and coordinate National Orders as well as State and Official Funerals.
  • Plan, manage and coordinate Inauguration of the President. Manage and coordinate the swearing-in of the President, Deputy President, Ministers and Deputy Ministers. Chair The Presidency's Protocol Committee meetings to plan for domestic events of the Principals.
  • Support DIRCO in the coordination of the international programme of the Principals. Provide strategic leadership in Events and Stakeholder Management. Develop, manage and maintenance of an events calendar.
  • Coordinate all internal and external stakeholders during the planning of events of the Principals and The Presidency. Facilitate the appointment, management and monitoring of service providers. Manage and render on-site technical support and advice on events.
  • Recommend draft infrastructure specifications/requirements. Manage the guest RSVP system. Manage dinners and banquets. Submit post events reports. Public Liaison. Oversee written responses on all correspondence received from the public/society.
  • Provide support in the management and coordination of protests and the delivery of Memorandum of demands/petitions at all buildings of The Presidency.
  • Provide strategic leadership in the development and maintaining of good relations between The Presidency and the SA citizenry through regular interaction and interface with both the Internal and External Stakeholders via the Hotline, Provincial and National Government Departments.
  • Management of support in the consolidation and reporting of the Principal's commitment during the Presidential Imbizo and other strategic interventions with members of the public. Support the ministries' outreach programs.
  • Approve all the Chief Directorates reports, including post event reports. 
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