Deputy Director General – Social Welfare Services at Gauteng Department of Social Development

Requirements :

• An undergraduate qualification and a post graduate qualification (NQF level 8) in Social Work/Community Development. Extensive proven social welfare and community development managerial experience. A minimum of 8-10 years of experience at a senior managerial level in Social Welfare Services environment. Nyukela SMS certificate for entry into Senior Management Service from the National School of Government submitted prior to appointment. Code B driver’s license. 

Duties :

• Responsible for overall management and provision of developmental social services and statutory social services. Manage sustainable social development and research programmes. Oversee the management of regional offices and institutions. Promote the development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, improvement and marketing of need-based, sustainable social development programmes and oversee the funding of such programmes in accordance with all relevant legislation.
• Consult role-players and stakeholders likely to be affected by strategic initiatives, resource management and service delivery decisions taken by the Department. Build sound and sustainable relationships/ partnerships will all business sectors towards the uplifment of communities, especially those marginalised in the past. Oversee the collation and analysis of data on interventions, and preparation for reporting purposes. Responsible for Branch resource management and delivery against Strategic and Annual Performance Plans.