Deputy Director: Human Resource Provisioning at Free State Department of Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental

REQUIREMENTS :

• An appropriate Bachelor’s Degree as recognised by SAQA in Human Resource Management/ Public Management or related field.
• 7 years and more experience in Human Resource Management of which 5 years should be at the junior management level.
• Excellent knowledge of all public service statutory and regulatory requirements w.r.t Human Resource Management.
• Good knowledge of recruitment, PERSAL, and HR Administration. Ability to interpret and apply Acts, Regulations and Directives and Policies.

DUTIES :

• Develop, implement, and maintain Human Resource Provisioning (Recruitment and Selection, transfers, promotions, terminations, and staff establishment) policies and strategies. Quality assurance of all documents, statistics, and PERSAL transactions before sign-off. Authorise and approve all PERSAL transactions.
• Ensure that PERSAL systems and processes are in place to enable HR support on employee benefits. Effective management of compensation framework and records management. Manage the leave reconciliation every quarter (leave in general), housing, injury on duty, and resettlement. Oversee the PILIR administration process.
• Oversee Human Resource Records Management System in line with the National Archives Act (HR registry and messenger services). Ensure the effective implementation and maintenance of the file plan process. Manage the preparation and provision of responses to audit queries related to HR document management.
• Manage the process of recruitment and selection. Provide expert advice to the panel during the interviews. Ensure that the panel approval is obtained for the interview process. Manage the process of employment screening in terms of verification of qualifications, criminal records, etc.
• Oversee the coordination of competency assessments for Senior Managers. Oversee the submission of /recommended candidates are submitted to the relevant authority in line with the approved delegations of authority. Monitor the reference checks for approved candidates relating to appointments. Monitor the reference checks or approved candidates relating to appointments.
• Develop and monitor the system of Employee Exit (Termination) within the Department. Monitor the implementation of an effective system of receiving, and recording processing of Employee Exit.
• Prepare Employee Exit reports. Monitor the communication of revised national resolutions and directives regulating the interpretations and implementation of Employee Exit. Prepare and respond to questions and audit queries on the administration of Employee Exit.
• Manage the Operational Plan of the Unit. Management of resources of the Sub-directorate, i.e., human, asset, and financial resources.