Assistant Director

**Closing Date**- 2026/01/26-
- **Reference Number**- WCG251112-1-
- **Tracking Number**- DOTP 72/2025 R1-
- **Job Title**- Assistant Director: Practice Enablement and Development, Ref No. DOTP 72/2025 R1-
- **Department**- Department of the Premier-
- **Salary level**- 9-
- **Enquiries**- Ms N Smith at (021) 466 9542-
- **Job Type**- Permanent-
- **Location - Country**- South Africa-
- **Location - Province**- Western Cape-
- **Location - Town / City**- Cape Town-
- **Job Purpose**- The Department of the Premier, Western Cape Government, has a opportunity for a competent and qualified individual to execute and oversee the delivery of Practice Enablement and development, enabling the delivery of departmental work organisation capacity services, transversal job design, transversal organisation design and alignment, and service delivery initiatives.-
- **Minimum Requirements**- An appropriate 3-year National Diploma/B-Degree (equivalent or higher qualification) in Social Sciences, Humanities, Industrial Psychology, Public and Business Management Science or related; A minimum of 3 years relevant experience.-
- **Recommendation**- None.-
- **Key Performance Areas**Deliver a practice enablement and development service by contributing to the execution and implementation of the optimisation, enablement and maintenance of OD methodologies, tools and techniques; Deliver departmental work organisation capacity services; Deliver transversal job design services; Deliver on transversal organisation design and alignment; Deliver on transversal service delivery initiatives; Plan, execute and monitor project(s); Supervise Organisational Development Practitioners; It will be advantageous to have a valid (Code B or higher) driving licence. NB: People with disabilities that restrict driving abilities, but who have reasonable access to transport, may also apply; Experience in the following: Business Process Management; Project Management, Facilitation Skills, Culture intervention skills, Change Management.

**Competencies*** Knowledge of the following**: Organisational performance as they relate to the field of organisation development; Appropriate job evaluation system; Organisation development theory, practice, and techniques regarding organisation design, process development and improvement and behaviour; Information systems that aid in the management of knowledge and information pertaining to the line function; Appreciative inquiry; Research methods / statistics (action research, quantitative and qualitative); Project management; Operational management practices; Mentoring and coaching practices; National and provincial instruments and legislation pertaining to human resources management, financial management and supply chain management; Policies of the government of the day (national and provincial); Provincial government functions and services; Statutory framework governing the broad management of the public service; Staff performance management system (SPMS); Disciplinary and grievance procedure; It will be advantageous to have a valid (Code B or higher) driving licence. NB: People with disabilities that restrict driving abilities, but who have reasonable access to transport, may also apply.
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Skills needed**:Numeracy; Literacy; Computer Literacy; Written and verbal communication; Project Management; Accounting Finance and Audit; Analytical; Data analysis and interpretation; ICT Systems Awareness; Benchmarking; Conceptual, interpretive and formulation; Diagnostic; Facilitation and process consultation; Influencing; Innovative problem-solving; Intervention design.-
- **Remuneration*** R 468 459 - R 561 894 per annum (Salary level 9)**
- Note on remuneration in addition service benefits or obligations for qualifying employees (medical assistance, housing assistance, pension-fund contributions, etc) are funded or co-funded in terms of the applicable prescripts or collective agreements.-
- **Notes*** Kindly note that this is a re-advertisement, applicants who previously applied must re-apply.