Deputy Director – Career Development at Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport

Requirements :

• Bachelor’s degree (NQF Level 7) in Human Resource Development/Management/Industrial Psychology/Business Administration/Public Management.
• A minimum of 3–5 years’ experience in Human Resource Development at an Assistant Director or junior management position/level. Sound knowledge and insight regarding the regulatory framework and related HR legislation and policies. Good planning, organising, presentation, and financial management skills. 

Duties :

• Manage learnerships, apprenticeship, internship programme and Candidacy Development Programme. To identify Learnership needs for the Department. Manage the implementation of structured training programmes for interns, learners and apprentices with respective Branch/line managers, accredited service providers, like Sector Education and Training Authority.
• Monitor the effective implementation of the Internship, Learnership and Apprenticeship programme and liaise with the appropriate Sector Education and Training Authority established in terms of the Skills Development Act of 2008 (Act 37 of 2008). Manage the administration of internal and external bursaries. Develop and implement needs analysis to determine the department’s skills shortage with the respective Branch, relevant Committees. Manage and coordinate the implementation of succession planning, career development and monitoring.
• Ensure effectiveness of talent pipeline management programme. Manage the implementation of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). Align the recognition of qualification prior learning programme with HRD plan. Manage the recognition of improved qualifications process. Develop a plan to administer the implementation of the Recognition of Improved Qualifications. Manage the Sub-Directorate Career Development.