Deputy Director: Strategy and Partnership at Department of Higher Education and Training

REQUIREMENTS :

• An appropriate Bachelor’s degree/advanced diploma (NQF level 7) in Business Management/Strategic Management/Public Management. A post-graduate qualification (NQF level 8) will be an advantage.
• A minimum of 6 years of practical work experience in the strategic planning environment, of which three (3) years of junior management experience on salary level 9 or 10. 

DUTIES :

• Develop strategic, annual performance plan and operational plans and policy frameworks. Develop and implement strategic and operational principles and practices. Evaluate the implementation of departmental policies and assess the impact and sustainability of programmes. Manage the compilation and submission of the departmental strategic and annual performance plan. Develop circulars for communicating on strategic planning issues and communicating timeframes to stakeholders.
• Provide technical support regarding planning process and procedures. Coordinate the implementation of circulars and develop strategic planning templates. Facilitate the distribution of templates and quality assure departmental planning documents. Support the preparation and/or the revision of the departmental strategic plan and the annual performance plans. Participate in departmental strategic planning and annual performance planning sessions and meetings.
• Provide advisory services regarding strategic planning and annual performance planning process ensuring alignment to the Medium – Term – Development – Plan (MTDP) and other government priorities. Guide business units in drafting the operational plans that are aligned to annual performance plan and strategic plan. Coordinate the collection of operational plans from business units. Analyse the draft annual performance plans and coordinate inputs. Coordinate the submission of the departmental strategic plan and annual performance plan to the relevant authority for approval.
• Provide support to the development and coordination of departmental Strategic and Annual Performance Plans and operational plan, assist to develop policy and standard operating procedures aligned to strategic planning and reporting frameworks in the public service; provide guidance on the implementation of the policy and standard operating procedures on strategic planning.
• Provide support to the development of performance indicators, ensure compliance to the revised framework on Strategic Plans and Annual Performance Plans and advise programme managers on the development of technical indicator descriptions linked to programme budget structures.