Social Work Policy Manager: Professional

2 months ago

Cape Town, South Africa Western Cape Government Full time

**Job Purpose**:
The Department of Social Development, Western Cape Government has an opportunity for a suitably qualified and competent Social Work Policy Manager to ensure that policies and programmes for rendering a social work service is developed, implemented and maintained.

**Minimum Requirements**:
Formal Tertiary Qualification in Social Work (e.g. Bachelor of Social Work) that allows professional registration with the South African Council for Social Service Professions; Compulsory registration with SACSSP as a Social Worker; A minimum of 10 years appropriate/recognisable experience in social work after registration as Social Worker with the SACSSP of which 5 years must be appropriate experience in social work policy development; A valid (Code B or higher) driving licence.

**Recommendation**: None.
**Key Performance Areas**: Develop and facilitate the development of policies for rendering a social work service in departments; Uniform Funding Cycle (UFC) Process; Suspending of UFC funding; Manage the following: Quality assurance and/monitoring framework processes of funded and / or unfunded NPO’s (inclusive of cluster foster care schemes); The monitoring of service activation in relation to a victim of crime as per relevant legislation; the registration process of facilities in terms of the relevant legislation. Appeal process: Provide information to the director and the chief director; Information Management System; Stakeholder Management / Relationship Management (International / National / Provincial / Local / Regional); Manage a social work policy and/or M&E unit to ensure that the required legislating policies and procedures are developed through the efficient and effective utilization of human resources; Keep up to date with new developments in the social welfare-, and the community development management fields; Plan and ensure that social work policy research and development are undertaken; Undertake complex social work research; Supervise all the administrative functions required in the programme/unit and undertake the higher level administrative functions.
**Competencies**:
**Knowledge of the following**:Analytic, diagnostic, assessment tools, evaluation methods and processes (Social Work); People Management; Supervision Framework for Social Work profession; Social Welfare and Community Development legislation related to programs; Social Welfare and Community Development theory and interventions; Information and Knowledge Management; Protocol and professional ethics.

**Skills in the following**:Organising and planning; Project planning; Networking; Psycho social intervention; Communication and language; People management practices; Conflict management; Interpersonal; Ability to compile complex reports (Report-writing); Computer literacy; Presentation and facilitation; Problem solving and analytical; Client orientation and customer focus; Professional counselling; Policy Analysis and development; Financial management; Monitoring and evaluation skills.

**Remuneration**:
All-inclusive salary package of R 920 082 per annum (OSD as prescribed)

Note on remuneration: to-employer (CTE) remuneration packages for certain occupation-specific dispensations (OSD), the middle-management service (MMS) and contract positions are inclusive of all costs related to service benefits or obligations including basic salary, 13th cheque, medical assistance, housing assistance, pension-fund contributions, etc. MMS remuneration packages are flexible and may be individually structured as prescribed. Where remuneration is not indicated as CTE, employees' service benefits or obligations are funded or co-funded in terms of the applicable prescripts or collective agreements.

**Notes**:
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