Assistant Director: Indigenous & Initiation School Management at North West Department: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Job Purpose:

• To facilitate provision of indigenous information and customary initiation school management services.

Requirements:

• Matric Certificate Diploma/Degree (NQF Level 6) in Indigenous Knowledge Management studies/Anthropology/Cultural studies/African History/Socio-Cultural Anthropology/Education as recognised by SAQA
• Minimum 3 years relevant experience as Administration Officer: Indigenous Information Management/Customary Initiation School
• Management/Anthropologist
• A valid driver’s license.

Competencies/Knowledge/Skills:

• Knowledge of Customary Initiation Act
• Customary Initiation processes
• Customary laws of
• succession and genealogical
• Traditional and Khoi San Leadership Act
• Children’s Act
• North West Traditional Governance and
• Framework Act
• Promotion of Administration Justice Act • Protection Access to Information Act
• Promotion Access to Information Act
• Cultural Expert
• Financial Management
• Computer Literacy
• Report writing
• Communication
• Policy Interpretation
• Interpersonal Relations
• Facilitation
• Analytical thinking
• Cultural sensitivity
• Public Participation
• Conflict Resolution.

Duties:

• Monitor preservation of traditional communities’ indigenous information
• Monitor Provision of Provincial initiation
• Coordinating Committee secretariat support
• Monitor administration of initiation schools database
• Maintain exploration of complexity, nuances of human interactivity, culture and pertinent to traditional leadership.