Deputy Director: Human Resource Development at Eastern Cape Office of the Premier

Requirements

• National Senior Certificate, NQF Level 6/7 National Diploma/ Degree as recognized by SAQA in Public Administration/Management, Human Resource Management, Development Studies/ Social Sciences or related field. Minimum of 3 years’ experience as an Assistant Director within the environment/ related field. A valid driver’s license.

Duties

• Facilitate development and implementation of a Provincial HRD Strategy: Support development of provincial HRD strategy through liaison with provincial departments. Develop a provincial framework and guidelines for the development and alignment of workplace skills plan. Coordinate consultative processes for the development of WSP’s in provincial departments. Facilitate and coordinate appointment and registration of skills development facilitators with PSETA and other relevant SETAs. Ensure and supervise alignment of SSP’s of SETAs with the WSP planning process.
• Support and contribute to the implementation of a provincial HRD strategy: Work collaboratively with all the SETAs in support of implementing a provincial HRD strategy. Develop a provincial women database for leadership and management capacity development series. Organize and prioritize sessions for women leadership and management development.
• Support all other initiatives/strategies geared towards preparing women into fill in Leadership and management positions in the public sector. Facilitate hosting of provincial/national/international women awards ceremonies.
• Facilitate identification of coaches and mentors for leadership and management capacity development programme. Support implementation process of a provincial coaching and mentoring programme. Manage the implementation of the Performance Management System. Coordinate submission of Departmental PMDS reports in line with the PMDS policy. Develop reports regarding status of Performance agreements and reviews in the province. Monitor and guide implementation of the PMDS in the Province.
• Provide skills development inputs to various strategic documents of the department as and when required. Develop, implement, monitor and evaluate the departmental Operational Plan in line with the Annual Performance Plan and other related strategic documents. Develop, implement and monitor the internal controls and systems for the Sub-Directorate and the projects delivered in collaboration with external stakeholders. Monitor and ensure effective and efficient co-ordination of activities. 
• Manage the allocated resources of the directorate in line with Legislative and Departmental Policy Directives and comply with corporate Governance and Planning imperatives: Maintain high standards by ensuring that the team / section produces excellent work in terms of quality / quantity and timeliness, Resolve problems of motivation and control with minimum guidance from manager, Ensure management, maintenance and safekeeping of assets. Ensure the implementation and management of risk, finance and supply chain management protcols and prescripts in are of responsibility.