Head: Economic Development and Tourism

**Job Purpose**:
The Department of Economic Development and Tourism, Western Cape Government (WCG) has an exciting leadership and strategic senior management employment opportunity for a suitable individual who has a passion to serve others, innovate and promote economic development, and constantly pursue good governance, social progress and improving living standards through accountability, efficiency, equity and sustainability to create opportunities for economic growth and jobs.

**Minimum Requirements**:
A relevant undergraduate qualification (NQF level 7) plus a postgraduate qualification (NQF Level 8) as recognised by SAQA;
A** **minimum of 8 years’ senior management experience within the Economic Development environment of which 3 years must be within any organ of state as defined in the Constitution, Act 108 of 1996;

**Recommendation**:
A Masters’ degree in Economics, Business Administration/ Public Policy would serve as an advantage; Senior Management experience within the Economic and Tourism sectors.

**Key Performance Areas**:
Manage economic coordination and stakeholder engagement in order to create an enabling environment for economic growth and job opportunities in a sector-agnostic manner across the province in accordance with the approved Growth for Jobs provincial strategy.
- Provide provincial economic strategy and catalytic infrastructure services.
- Execute overall implementation on the Growth for Jobs strategy and managing the Department and entities in a manner that enables private-sector led growth in the province.

Provide effective financial management services to the Department.
- Ensure Departmental management accounting services.
- Ensure Departmental financial accounting services.
- Ensure effective supply chain management services.
- Ensure sound internal control practices.

Provide a strategic management support service.
- Provide a strategic coordination service for the department.
- Develop and manage knowledge and information systems, records and coordinate ICT.
- Render communication services to the Department.
- Monitor and evaluate Departmental performance.
- Ensure the rendering of ICT, human capital, corporate assurance, legal and communication support services to the department by the Corporate Services Centre (CSC) i.t.o the provisions of the relevant service level agreement.

Strategic Management:

- Define and review on a continual basis the purpose, objectives, priorities and activities of the Department to ensure constant innovation and capacitation towards economic growth and development.
- Drive the Departmental strategic planning process.
- Drive the Development and management of the strategic and business plans for the Department.
- Evaluate the performance of the Department on a continuing basis against predetermined key measurable objectives and standards.
- Report to the Executing Authority on a regular basis on the activities of the Department.
- Monitor and ensure compliance with relevant legislation and prescripts in respect of adequate and appropriate record keeping of the activities of the Department, and of the resources employed by it.

Human Resource Management:

- Participation in the recruitment of staff in the numbers and grades appropriate to ensure the achievement of the Department’s Business Plan.
- Motivate, train and guide staff within the Department, to achieve and maintain excellence in service delivery.
- Actively manage the performance, evaluation and rewarding of staff within the Department.
- Monitor information capacity building within the Department.
- Active involvement in the compilation of a human resource plan, a service delivery improvement programme, and an information resources plan for the Department.
- Promote sound labour relations within the Department.
- Actively manage and promote the maintenance of discipline within the Department.

Financial Management:

- Active participation in the budgeting process at Departmental level.
- Ensure the preparation of the Annual and Adjustment Budgets for the Department.
- Assume direct accountability for the efficient, economic and effective control and management of the Department’s budget and expenditure.
- Assume direct accountability for ensuring that the correct tender and procurement procedures are adhered to in respect of purchases for the Department.
- Report to the Executing Authority and relevant oversight role players/committees on all aspects of the Department’s finances.
- Assume overall accountability for the management, maintenance and safekeeping of the Department assets.
- Ensure that full and proper records of the financial affairs of the Department are kept in accordance with any prescribed norms and standards.

**Competencies**:

- Knowledge of the latest advances in public management theory and practice.
- Advanced knowledge of modern systems of governance and administration
- Knowledge of the policies of the government of the day.
- Knowledge of glob