Assistant Director: Evaluations at Department of Public Service and Administration

REQUIREMENTS :

• A Senior Certificate, a minimum qualification at NQF Level 6 in Social Sciences / Statistics/Data Sciences or related qualification in the above-mentioned fields. Minimum 3 years’ appropriate experience in the field of statistical analysis/data sciences/compliance monitoring and evaluation. Knowledge of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, government legislative framework, public service legislative and policy framework, government programs such as the National Development Plan, and key strategic priorities of government.
• Attributes: Ethics and integrity, strategic thinking and initiative, analytical skills, teamwork, empathy, confidentiality, and time management.
• Generic skills: problem solving, diversity management, written and verbal communication, information & records management, interpersonal relations and conflict resolution, facilitation, presentation, report writing, computer literacy, conflict management, stakeholder management and coordination, teamwork, human resources management, change management, project management, conceptual thinking, mentoring and coaching, and negotiation skills.
• Technical skills: Compliance monitoring and management, monitoring and evaluation practice, database development and information management, Analytical reports, visual presentations, Norms and standards compliance promotion and monitoring, systems design/development, business analysis, design thinking, data analysis, business process mapping, and research. 

DUTIES :

• Draft frameworks, guidelines, tools and systems. for public administration norms and standards compliance monitoring. Conduct research for the development of the Compliance Monitoring Framework, including guidelines, systems, tools, databases and formats for data collection and reporting. Provide assistance towards the development, design, implementation, and evaluation of early warning and reporting systems for monitoring of compliance with public administration norms and standards compliance.
• Evaluate the efficacy of compliance monitoring systems and report on systems’ functionality. Collate and analyse compliance data from the early warning system regularly. Identify areas of non-compliance and provide implementation support to departments to ensure compliance. Advise internal and external stakeholders on compliance areas, frameworks, and compliance information. Monitor and evaluate compliance by departments and report biannually on the state of compliance to determined public administration norms and standards. Provide support in all the operations, systems and processes of the directorate.