Assistant Director: Infrastructure Capex and Scheduled Maintenance Projects and Program Implementation at Gauteng Department of Education

Requirements :

• An appropriate three-year National Diploma/Degree qualification (NQF Level 6/7) in Financial Management/ Project Management/Public Administration/ Public Management/ Administrative Management plus a minimum of 3 years relevant working experience in providing financial management and administration/ project support within the infrastructure environment at a supervisory level and or at a post equivalent to salary level 7/8. Knowledge of Public Service Act and Regulations, Infrastructure projects/policies and National and Provincial Frameworks. 

Duties :

• Prepare the Procurement Strategy, Infrastructure Programme Management Plan [IPMP] and updating the plan. Prepare the infrastructure budget and Final Project List. Prepare the Packages/Individual Project Briefs; presenting these to the Implementing Agent [IA] – referred to as Project Execution Plan v1. Manage the preparation of Packages/Individual Project Briefs for projects that are not allocated to an Implementing Agent [IA].
• Participate in the procurement of Professional Service Providers and Contractors, including the preparation and approval of Bid Specifications and evaluations of tenders as member of the Supply Chain Management Committees in Public Works and/or relevant SCM Committees of Alternative IAs and Provincial Department of Education.
• Manage adherence to Occupational Health and Safety and Quality Assurance standardsProvide support in the development and analyses of projects reports. Collect and compile information regarding projects that needs to be investigated.
• Liaise and monitor projects reporting from internal and external stakeholders. Analyze infrastructure projects and compile quarterly, annually and monthly reports for internal and external stakeholders. Implement and maintain tracking system for all projects. Plan, implement and monitor the Expanded Public Works Programme Projects. Identify and priorities the need for the EPWP service in schools. Develop a project plan and implementation plans of the EPWP.
• Collect and analyze information received from the schools on EPWP projects. Monitor the credible non-financial information in the infrastructure reporting model to ensure compliance. Identify the gap in the non-financial information in the infrastructure reporting model and notify the responsible managers/project managers to update the information.
• Monitor the credibility of information extracted from IRM for preparation of Infrastructure End of Year Evaluation, U-AMP and IPMP. Supervise staff. Co-ordinate the performance agreements/ assessments for the directorate and manage staff leave.