Deputy Director General - Agriculture at Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Requirements :

• Matric certificate plus (NQF level 8) Post Graduate qualification in Agriculture/ Veterinary Services/ Business Administration/ Management as recognised by SAQA. 8 years of relevant experience at Senior Managerial level in the Public Sector. Driver’s License. Nyukela SMS pre-entry certificate, ethics compliance certificate.

Duties :

• To oversee the management and provision of agriculture development, Agro-processing industry development & support and integrated rural development services. Manage and ensure the provision of sustainable resource management services. Manage and ensure the provision of farmer support and development services. Manage and ensure the provision of integrated rural development services. Manage and ensure the provision of agricultural economics services.
• Manage and ensure the provision of agriculture research and technology development services. Manage and ensure the establishment and growth of enterprises for Agro-processing products. Ensure the prevention and control of animal diseases and provide primary animal health care and advisory services. Manage the provision of agriculture public health services. Manage the provision of veterinary transversal services. Manage infrastructure portfolio management services. Manage the implementation of infrastructure Programme and projects including maintenance and design of farm structures.
• Oversee the provision of professional built environment services to all units. Manage development initiatives in the rural nodes of Gauteng. Oversee the coordination of integrated rural development initiatives across the province. Oversee the implementation of sector transformation services. Oversee and ensure discipline. Assess the performance of management. Consolidate and manage of budget for executive support directorate. Authorise, control and monitor the budget and expenditure. Manage the compilation of various reports and statistics. Manage leave.