Deputy Director: Budget Management: Head Office - Polokwane at Limpopo Provincial Treasury

Key Performance Areas
DUTIES: KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS: 

• Co-ordinate the provincial strategic budget planning process. 
• Provincialized National budget guidelines and issues to provincial departments. 
• Provide training and capacity building to provincial departments. 
• Provide guidelines on Division of Revenue Acts, PFMA and Treasury Regulations. 
• Co-ordinate the implementation of Provincial Budget. 
• Draft budget process. Issue budget format guide to departments. 
• Receive budget inputs from departments. Give inputs on benchmark exercise and medium term expenditure meeting. Check compliances on submission of rollover. 
• Check compliances on budget submissions. 
• Develop budget formats template. 
• Compile budget inputs/ submissions from departments. 
• Provide inputs in developing alternative fiscal modalities and approaches to benchmark compensation expenditure and trends of the province against national acceptable norms taking into consideration affordability and economic realities of the South African Economy. Undertake performance management reviews for departments to determine the trend analysis in terms of spending on compensation and the relationship between the spending on COE, improved efficiencies , and achievement of service delivery targets. (outputs and outcomes). Check alignment between approved organisational structures, post establishments and funding provided for posts and the number of posts on PERSAL and facilities in addressing any discrepancies. Prepare revised COE budgets for the next MTEF based on the outcomes of the performance management reviews for budget analysis. Analyse and provide support in the alignment of provincial strategic plan, annual performance plans and budget expenditure plans. 
• Manage the implementation of provincial priority programmes and projects. Manage the alignment of conditional grants funding to provincial priorities and mandates. Consolidate annual performance indicators in the budget documents. Provide reports on budget performance against annual performance plans. Evaluate the inter-governmental systems for improved performance. Manage new policy proposals are costed and budgeted for. Ensure that national and provincial priorities are incorporated and fully funded in the budget. Give inputs to MTEC hearing. Coordinate MTEC hearing. Provide MTEC reports.

Prerequisites
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS: 

• Knowledge of variety of work ranges and procedures such as: Managerial functions. Strategic capabilities and leadership. 
• Programme and basic project management. 
• Financial management. Basic Human Resource Management. Planning and organizing. Report writing. Research \ analysing. 
• Computer software programs (word, excel and power point). 
• Financial Legislations and policies (PFMA, Treasury Regulations, etc). 
• Needs and priorities of the Department. 
• Policy formulation and Interpretation. 
• Knowledge of the medium- term expenditure framework. 
• Ability to interpret and apply policies. 
• Analytical and innovative thinking. Research and Report writing. 
• Workshop presentation and facilitation. 
• Leadership. Organizing. 
• Project Management. Conflict Management. 
• Financial Management. 
• Policy formulation and interpretation. 
• Adaptability during changes to meet the goals.

Person Profile
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• An NQF level 7 qualification in Financial Management / Financial Accounting / Management Accounting as recognized by SAQA. Five (5) years’ working experience within the field of which three (3) years’ functional experience at junior managerial level / Assistant Director level in Budget Management. 
• Valid vehicle driver’s license (with exception of persons with disabilities).

Closing Date: 20 February 2026