Deputy Director: Labour Tenants (REF NO: 3/2/1/2024/009) at Department of Agriculture(DOA)

REQUIREMENTS :

• Applicants must be in possession of a Grade 12 Certificate and a Bachelor’s Degree / National Diploma in Law, Humanities, Economics, Development Studies.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience at junior management level.

Job related knowledge:

• Land Reform (Labour Tenants) Act, Extension of Security of Tenure Act, Communal Property Associations Act, Restitution of Land Rights Act and Rules of the Land Claims Court.

Job related skills:

• Project management skills, Strategic management skills, Operational planning skills, Proven supervisory skills, Negotiation skills, Contract management skills, Leadership skills, Computer literacy and Communication skills (verbal and written). Ability to draft terms of reference for service providers. Ability to manage consultants. A valid driver’s licence. Willingness to travel, to spend extended period in the field and work irregular hours. Willingness to relocate if required doing so as a result of operational requirements of the Employer. 

DUTIES :

• Coordinate the issuance of notices of Labour Tenant applications.
• Monitor performance of District Offices against targets for issuance of statutory notices.
• Ensure that Project Officials comply with the standard operating procedures for the issuance of notices.
• Assist in resolving challenges Project Officials may have in the issuance, service and publication of statutory notices.
• Liaise with supply chain management. Ensuring that notices to be published in the government gazette are gazette timeously.
• Coordinate the processing of the Labour Tenant applications. Monitor performance of District Offices against targets processing Labour Tenant.
• Ensure that Project Officials comply with the standard operating procedures for the processing of applications.
• Quality check all submissions from the Districts (terms of reference and memorandums for subdivision, valuation, conveyancing and referrals for presentation to Provincial Technical Committee (PTC) and National Land Allocation and Acquisition Committee (NLAACC) to ensure compliance to the Labour Tenants Act (LTA).
• Ensure that a targeted number of applications are settled per year. Coordinate the negotiations for the settlement of applications.
• Assist Project Officials from District Offices to negotiate the settlement of complex applications. Stakeholder management.
• Assist the Director: Tenure Reform Implementation to organise the provision of post-settlement support to Labour Tenants by the Provincial Shared Services Centre, Municipalities and Department of Human Settlements.
• Coordinate the referral of applications that cannot be resolved to the Land Claims Court.
• Liaise with Land Reform Advisors regarding applications that must be referred to Court.
• Manage section 33 (2A) direct access to court cases.
• Engage Project Officer, Land Owner and Labour Tenants on cases to be referred / already referred. Assist in drafting and vetting of settlement agreement.
• Vet Court referral package for approval by the Director: Tenure Reform Implementation. Assist in serving the papers in Court.
• Prepare documents to appoint Sherriff. Serve court papers to parties through Sherriff.
• Submit referred or to be referred cases to State Attorney.
• Keep and update the referral spreadsheet.
• Maintain the database of Labour Tenant applications.
• Ensure that the database is accurate, complete and is updated monthly.
• Submit statistical reports monthly to the Director: Tenure Reform Implementation. Coordinate reports.
• Update Project Management System (EPM Live) and / or Project Register.
• Collate monthly performance, statistical, litigation reports from District Offices and submit them to the Director: Tenure Reform Implementation.
• Manage External and Internal Audit – Compile the audit management plan, ensure implementation of Action plan, respond to audit queries.
• Fraud and Risk Management (Finalisation of annual plans and monitoring and reporting monthly).
• Ensure budget expenditure reporting (Guard against over expenditure / under expenditure by balancing Integrated Operational Plan implementation with approved procurement Plan).