Jdma Coordinator

**Job Purpose**: The Department of Local Government, Western Cape Government (WCG) has an exciting employment opportunity for a suitable individual who would like to make a difference on contract for one-year to strategically guide and facilitate the JDMA team to ensure active participation of team members to promote co-planning, co-budgeting and co-implementation of the mutually identified priorities and projects in the District/Metro Implementation Plan whilst promoting collaboration and co-ordination across all three spheres of government, associated institutions and private sector to improve service delivery to citizens. This is a one-year contract opportunity and the successful incumbent will be stationed in Cape Town, CBD.
**Minimum Requirements**: An appropriate 3-year B-degree/ Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) or higher qualification as recognised by SAQA; A minimum of 6 years relevant middle-management experience; A valid code B driving licence; Completion of pre-entry Certificate for entry into the SMS (Senior Management Service) upon appointment. Note: A requirement for appointment at Director level is the successful completion of the Senior Management Pre-entry Programme as endorsed by the National School of Government. This is a Public Service specific training programme which is applicable for appointments at SMS level.
**Recommendation**: Public Management/ Administration Degree.
**Key Performance Areas**: Develop and maintain strategies, policies, guidelines, reporting and other strategic documents; Facilitate the institutionalisation of the Joint District and Metro Approach (JDMA) in the WCG; Strategically manage, coordinate and guide the JDMA programme; Mobilise and manage, consult and engage national, provincial, municipal and associated institutions and private sector; Facilitate and align horizontal and vertical interface in line with policy directives, Cabinet, Bosberaad and PCF decisions including national policies and budget directives; Ensure planning, budgeting and implementation on national, provincial and local levels by means of collaboration and coordination; Strengthen, support and guide the JDMA leads in the development and implementation of the Metro/District Implementation Plans; Streamline and rationalise provincial/ municipal interface and introduce efficiencies; Ensure monitoring systems are in place and monitor and report on the progress of implementation projects; Evaluate the impact of programmes; Strategic Management; Change Management; People Management; Financial Management.
**Competencies**: Knowledge of the following: Relevant policies and procedures; IDP and related planning processes; Programme and Project Management; Procurement and tendering processes; Development, strategy management, strategy monitoring and review processes; Modern Systems of governance and administration; Global, regional and local political, economic and social affairs impacting on the provincial government of the Western Cape; Public Finance; Human Resource Management, Labour relations and discourse management processes; Core Competencies are as follows: Strategic Capability and leadership; People Management and Empowerment; Programme and Project Management; Financial Management and Change Management; Skills: Accounting Finance and Audit; Information Technology; Monitoring and reporting; Networking; Facilitation and collaboration; Stakeholder Management; Ability to integrate the priorities for the 3 spheres of government; Ability to integrate planning, budgeting and implementation and align with government priorities.
**Remuneration**:
All-inclusive salary package of R 1 105 383 per annum (salary level 13).

Note: The remuneration package consists of a basic salary (70%) and the employer’s contribution to the Pension Fund. The remainder of the package may be structured according to your personal needs.

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