Social Work Policy Manager: Services to Families
7 days ago
**Job Purpose**:
The Department of Social Development, Western Cape Government has an opportunity for a suitably qualified and competent Social Work Policy Manager: Services to Families to ensure that policies for rendering a social work service is developed, implemented and maintained. This post is based in Cape Town, CBD.
**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 / facilitate the development of policies for rendering a social work service in departments; Uniform Funding Cycle (UFC) Process; Suspending of UFC funding; Appeal process regarding UFC; To manage quality assurance and/monitoring framework processes of funded and / or unfunded NPO’s; Appeal process; Information Management System(s); 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; Research; 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, theory and interventions; Information and Knowledge Management; Protocol and professional ethics; Government processes and systems; Policy development; Project management; Policy analysis and development; Skills needed: Organising and planning; Written and verbal communication; Professional counselling; Monitoring and evaluation; Proven computer literacy; Financial management; Ability to compile complex reports.
**Remuneration**:
All-inclusive salary package of R 878 778 per annum (OSD as prescribed)
Note on remuneration: Cost-to-employer (CTE) remuneration packages for certain occupation-specific dispensations (OSD) are inclusive of all costs related to service benefits or obligations including basic salary, 13th cheque, medical assistance, housing assistance, pension-fund contributions, etc. 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
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Cape Town, South Africa Western Cape Government Full timeSocial Work Policy Developer: Services to Families, Ref No. DSD 36/2025 R1 Join to apply for the Social Work Policy Developer: Services to Families, Ref No. DSD 36/2025 R1 role at Western Cape Government The Department of Social Development, Western Cape Government has an opportunity for a suitably qualified and competent Social Work Policy Developer to...
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