Head: Provincial Policy and Strategic Management

4 weeks ago

Cape Town, South Africa Western Cape Government Full time

**Job Purpose**:
To professionally support the executive in respect of high level policies, strategies and provincial strategic stakeholder engagement.

**Minimum Requirements**:
An undergraduate qualification and a postgraduate qualification (NQF level 9) as recognised by SAQA;
A** **minimum of 8 years’ senior management experience;

**Recommendation**:
A Relevant Masters Degree in Public Policy / Economics/ Business / Finance

**Key Performance Areas**:
**Strategic Leadership and Management**
- Strategically advise and support the executive in the development, quality assurance, implementation and oversight of high-level provincial policies and strategies. This includes:

- Guiding and sustaining the strategic planning methodology and instruments deployed by the provincial government within the framework of applicable legislation
- Designing and leading an integrated programme of applied provincial policy researchProviding thought-leadership and ensuring policy coordination on transversal provincial priorities related to economic development, safety and wellbeing
- Support the executive in respect of international and priority programmes.
- Ensure that the provincial executive’s policy development, strategic planning, and programme and project implementation initiatives and evaluations are informed by appropriate and reliable strategic management information.

**Line Management**
- Play a top leadership role in the Provincial and Departmental strategic planning processes.
- Drive the Branch’s strategic planning process.
- Drive the development and management of the strategic and business plans for the Branch.
- Evaluate the performance of the Branch on a continuing basis against pre-determined key measurable objectives and standards.
- Report to the Director-General on a regular basis on the activities of the Branch and on matters of substantial importance relating to operational managagement support.
- Monitor and ensure compliance with relevant legislation and prescripts in respect of adequate and appropriate record keeping of the activities of the Branch, and of the resources (people, finances and assets) employed by it.
- Diligently perform all duties assigned to the post of Deputy Director-General.

**People Management**
- Foster and promote a culture of innovation within the Branch, and the Department.
- Ensure and participate in the recruitment of employees in the numbers and grades appropriate to ensure the achievement of the Branch’s Business Plan.
- Actively manage the performance, evaluation and rewarding of employees within the Branch.
- Ensure involvement in the compilation of a workforce plan, a service delivery improvement programme, and an information resources plan for the Branch.
- Promote sound labour relations within the Branch.
- Actively manage and promote the maintenance of a high performance culture and discipline within the Branch.

**Financial Management**
- Lead the budgeting process at Branch level.
- Lead the preparation of the Annual and Adjustment Budgets for the Branch.
- Assume direct accountability for the efficient, economic and effective control and management of the Branch’s budget and expenditure.
- Assume direct accountability for ensuring that the correct supply chain management procedures are adhered to in respect of purchases for the Branch.
- Assume direct accountability for ensuring contracts are managed effectively and efficiently for the Branch.
- Report to the Director-General and relevant oversight role players/committees on all aspects of the Branch’s finances.
- Ensure that full and proper records of the financial affairs of the Branch are kept in accordance with any prescribed norms and standards.

**Competencies**:

- Proven knowledge of and working experience with the legislation, regulatory frameworks, policies and best practices that have a bearing on the line functions, particularly related to economic development, safety, health and education.
- Proven knowledge and understanding of information systems that aid in the management of knowledge and information pertaining to the line function.
- Proven knowledge and understanding of programme and project management.
- Proven knowledge and understanding of supply chain management processes.
- Proven knowledge and understanding of policy development, and strategy management, monitoring and review processes.
- Proven knowledge and understanding of modern systems of governance and administration.
- Proven knowledge and understanding of public service procedures, processes and systems.
- Proven knowledge and understanding of the global, regional and local political, economic and social affairs impacting on the provincial government of the Western Cape.
- Proven knowledge and understanding of Constitutional, legal and institutional arrangements governing the South African public sector.
- Proven knowledge and understanding of public finance, human resources and discourse management processes.
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