Chief Director: Secretariat for Safety and Security, Ref No. POCS 12/2025

The Department of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Western Cape Government (WCG) has an exciting employment opportunity for a suitable individual who would like to make a difference by driving, implementing, and managing special programmes and public private partnerships throughout the Western Cape as well as facilitate gap and rental housing delivery. This post is stationed in Cape Town, CBD.

An appropriate Degree (NQF 7) or higher qualification as recognised by SAQA;

A minimum of 5 years experience at a Senior Managerial level;

Completion of the Pre-entry SMS Certificate for entry into the SMS (Senior Management Service) upon appointment.

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Strategic Management, advice and guidance will entail the following:

• Manages (develop, implement, evaluate and adjust) programme/ projects that lead to the achievement of the long-term strategic objectives of the organisation.
• Initiate, execute, coordinate and support social crime prevention projects in the Western Cape.
• Provide an integrated information and research management framework / system towards safer communities in the Western Cape.
• Provide civilian oversight over law enforcement agencies, including a support service to the WCPP Ombudsman.
• Build capacity within communities against crime through increasing levels of conciousness, institutionalising structures for community participation, empowering community policing and establishing uniformed partnerships with communities or decrease the levels of crime and levels of perception of crime.

Strategic Management and Change Management will entail the following:

• Define and continuously review the purpose, objectives, priorities and core activities of the Chief Directorate to ensure strategic alignment and organisational relevance.
• Drive the Chief Directorate's strategy,including the development, planning and management of strategic and business plans.
• Evaluate performance on an ongoing basis against predetermined key measurable objectives, targets and standards, ensuring continuous improvement.
• Provide strategic reports and advice on matters of substantial importance to support executive decision-making.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, regulations and prescripts, with specific emphasis on proper and compliant record-keeping.
• Lead change management initiatives to strengthen organisational adaptability, operational efficiency and stakeholder responsiveness.
• Foster and promote a culture of innovation, encouraging new approaches, continuous learning and improved service delivery within the Chief Directorate.

People Management will entail the following:

• Recruitment and Selection.
• Employee Development.
• Performance Management.
• Capacity Building.
• Labour Relations and Discipline Management.

Financial Management

• Budget participation and preperation.
• Financial reporting, accountability and proper record keeping.
• Procurement compliance.
• Contract Management.
• Strategic alignment.
• Asset Management.
• Contract Management.
• Risk Management.

Proven knowledge of the following:

• Proven knowledge of and working experience of the following: Legislation, regulatory frameworks, policies, and best practices relevant to the line functions of the Chief Directorate; Information and Knowledge Management Systems; Procurement and tendering processes; Policy development and Strategic Management; Governance and administration; Broad understanding of global, regional and local political, economic and social dynamics affecting the Western Cape Government; Labour relations legislation, regulations, and best practices; Performance Management Systems and Frameworks.

Core Competencies:

• Strategic capability and leadership; People Management and Empowerment; Programme and Project Management; Financial Management; Change Management.

Skills:

• Numeracy; Computer literacy; Project Management; Accounting/ Finance/ Audit; Economic, Financial and Statistical Analysis; Legal Administration; Strategic Planning.

All–inclusive salary package of R per annum (salary level 14).

Note: The remuneration package consists of a basic salary (70%) and the employer's contribution to the Pension Fund. The remainder of the package may be structured according to your personal needs.

Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

All shortlisted candidates must make themselves available to be interviewed at a date, time and place as decided by the department. Please ensure that you submit your application on or before the closing date as no late applications will be considered. The selection process will be guided by the EE targets of the employing department. Kindly note that technical support is only available from Monday to Friday from 8:00 to Should you experience any difficulties with your online application you may contact the helpline at

All shortlisted candidates will be subjected to a technical exercise that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of which will be communicated by the Department. Following the interview and technical exercise, the selection committee will recommend candidates to attend a generic managerial competency assessment (incompliance with the DPSA directive on the implementation of competency-based assessments).The competency assessment will be testing generic managerial competencies using the mandated DPSA SMS Competency Assessment tools.

To be considered for nomination into an SMS post, you must complete the Senior Management Pre-Entry Programme. The purpose of the Senior Management Pre-Entry Programme, a public service specific training program applicable to all applicants aspiring to join the Department's Senior Management Service, is to ensure that potential SMS members have a background on SMS processes and procedures. The duration of the online Pre-Entry Programme is 120 notional hours (15 days). Full details may be sourced by the following

Furthermore, thanks to the huge public interest we receive many applications for our posts, and as such will not be able to respond personally to all applications. Therefore, should you not hear from us within 10 weeks from close of advert please consider your application unsuccessful.