Deputy Director: Social, Governance & Justice(IDC) at National Treasury

Qualification/s Requirements

• Grade 12 with a minimum National Diploma (equivalent to NQF level 6) in Economic Sciences or Social Sciences or Development Studies;
• A Bachelor’s degree in any of the above disciplines is added advantage (equivalent to NQF level 7);
• A minimum 4 years’ experience of which 2 years should be at an Assistant Director level or equivalent working experience obtained in programme and portfolio management;
• Knowledge and experience of public policy development and implementation; and
• Knowledge and experience of developmental management.

Key Performance Areas

Coordination, ownership and management of ODA:

• Ensure the alignment of ODA to South African policies and procedures within the facilitation of ODA commitments to SA– facilitation of programming;
• Arrange the record keeping of meetings with donor and South African Government representatives involved in particular donor programmes;
• Manage the routing, tracking and workflow administration of all international agreements processed through OCSLA, DIRCO and the Presidency, including exchange of letters and no-objections, in coordination with the relevant Directors and Portfolio Managers; and
• Manage the tabling of international agreements and related instruments in Parliament, including process coordination, compliance tracking and liaison with relevant internal stakeholders.

 Agreements and Compliance Process Administration:

• Serve as the process owner for the agreements and compliance workflow, ensuring that all international agreements, exchange of letters, no-objections, and related instruments are routed, tracked and filed in accordance with applicable requirements;
• Coordinate the processing of Foreign Donor Funded Projects (FDFP) requests, maintaining a current and accurate register of backlog and new applications and liaising with the Directorate: Indirect Tax as required; and
• Maintain the compliance calendar and workflow tracker for all internal governance requirements, including risk, audit, and expenditure reporting cycles, in coordination with the relevant officials within the unit.

 Programme Delivery:

• Ensure that processes within the unit ensure that programme delivery is not hampered, through the RDP Fund, as well as governance, compliance and operational matters; and
• Liaise/ negotiate with stakeholders within National Treasury (Public Finance, IGR, ALM, EPIC), lead sector national departments and entities, provincial and local government decision-makers and ODA project managers, and relevant donors regarding the consolidation of ODA programmes.

 Strengthen the ODA Knowledge Base:

• Implement database to feed into the knowledge management processes. Support best practices of ODA management within the sector.

Alignment of ODA to Budget:

• Support processes that will enhance programming, reporting and alignment of ODA to budget.

RDP Fund Operational Administration:

• Serve as primary owner of the RDP Fund operational administration process, including the receipt and processing of deposit notifications and surrenders, preparation and dispatch of allocation letters to the Office of the Accountant-General, and management of drawdown requests, payment files and requisitions, with administrative support provided by the team assistant;
• Monitor and follow through on the resolution of RDP Fund implementation issues, escalating substantive matters to the relevant Director and ensuring that operational bottlenecks are resolved in a timely manner in coordination with the Office of the Accountant-General;
• Maintain accurate records of all RDP Fund transactions, correspondence and operational files, ensuring that documentation standards meet audit and compliance requirements, and that the team assistant is directed and supported in carrying out related administrative tasks.