Deputy Director: District Health Systems, Quality Assurance and Community and Citizen Mobilisation at City of Johannesburg

Minimum Requirements: 

• Matric plus a Basic Nursing Diploma or equivalent at NQF level 6, accredited with South African Nursing Council (SANC) PLUS Diploma in Clinical Nursing Science, Health Assessment, Treatment and Care at NQF level 7; 
• B.Tech in Environmental Health at NQF level 7; 
• Post graduate qualification in Health Service Management; 
• Proof of current registration with a Professional Body; 
• Valid Driver’s license; 
• A minimum of 8 years’ overall experience, working with National Priority Programmes, of which 4 years must be at management level, in health Primary Health Care setting; 
• 8 years or more experience in the Primary Health Care setting; 
• Extensive knowledge and experience in Research, Monitoring and Evaluation of Health Programmes, District Health Information Systems, Training and Development; 
• Extensive training and experience in National Priority Programmes, District Health Information Systems (DHIS), Skills Development and Training, Quality Assurance, Research and Health Promotion Programme Work; 
• Extensive administrative, and advanced Computer literacy to write reports plus District Health management to be able to develop the CoJ District Health and Project Management; 
• Knowledge of the local government environment; 
• Knowledge of relevant standards as well as the statutory and regulatory framework within which the Employee Development function operates; 
• Knowledge of other business processes feeding into those dependent on the skills development processes. 

Primary Function:

• Lead, manage, develop, coordinate, implement, monitor and evaluate District Health Systems (DHS) priorities i.e. national Health insurance (NHI), Quality Assurance, Health Promotions/Social mobilization including Ward Based PHC Outreach Programme in the City of Johannesburg.  

Key Performance Areas: 

• Provide the direction, planning, support and leadership to ensure that the National norms, standards, guidelines, procedures and policies are accurate, workable and project-compliant within the set IDPs and/or Strategic departmental objectives; 
• Lead the Directorate’s Service Delivery and Budget Implementation Planning (SDBIP) process to ensure that the department’s business plan is well-informed for effective delivery of the public health programmes and services; 
• Lead, the Sub-Directorate’s financial planning and budgeting process to ensure programmes and projects are properly costed and budgeted for, for smooth implementation; 
• Lead and facilitate the Sub-Directorate’s Performance Management Planning process to enable effective implementation, monitoring, control and reporting on the Sub-Directorate’s performance; 
• Lead and manage the development of the Sub-Directorate’s Personal Development Plans (PDP’s) process to ensure continuous learning and development of the staff for the achievement of the Section’s goals and objectives; 
• Ensure effective and efficient Sub-Directorate’s functions, processes, procedures, systems and policies to enable that resources are coordinated in a most effective and efficient manner to enable the achievement of the Sub-Directorate’s objectives; 
• Lead the Recruitment, Selection and Placement process for sourcing suitably qualified staff for the Directorate to ensure that correct talent is properly recruited and optimally used to enable the achievement of the Sub-Directorate’s objectives; 
• Provide sound leadership for the achievement of the Directorate’s objectives to ensure a work climate conducive to promoting and sustaining high staff motivational levels and productivity, whilst identifying and effectively managing staff challenges and developmental needs; 
• Direct the delivery of the District Health Systems Quality Assurance and Citizen Mobilisation Services for improvement and strengthening of District Health Systems Development programs in the City, ensuring delivery in line with national and provincial frameworks and improving implementation to effectively address community needs; 
• Ensure effective control of the Sub-Directorate’s Human Resources in order that the Section’s KPI targets are achieved; 
• Ensure effective Sub-Directorate Financial Resources control to enable the City to achieve a clean audit, financial resilience and sustainability status; 
• Ensure effective Directorate Assets Management and Control to enable the City to achieve a clean audit, financial resilience and sustainability status; 
• Implement good governance and effective risk management systems for the establishment of sound governance practices, efficient risk management systems, and better compliance with regulations, ultimately delivering quality services to stakeholders and improving service delivery while promoting accountability and transparency; 
• Ensure effective control of the Sub-Directorate’s Human Resources to ensure that all business stakeholders are informed about the Directorate service offering and their role in ensuring the delivery of services in a more effective and efficient manner; 
• Ensure effective management of specific administrative and reporting requirements associated with the Directorate and individual performance in order to ensure effective administration support for the smooth operation and reporting.