Director – Corporate Services Ref no: 2 at Brand South Africa

Job purpose

• Responsible for leading and managing the Corporate Services (CS) division (Human Resources, Information Technology and Planning) to ensure the provision of efficient and effective services to Brand South Africa in accordance with legislative and statutory requirements in order to support the delivery of the organisational goals contained in the strategic and annual performance plans.

Minimum Requirements

• Appropriate B-Degree and post graduate qualification in business, management or strategy.
• Post graduate qualification in business/ management or strategy will be an added advantage.
• 10 Years’ senior management experience of which 5 years managing Corporate Services.
• Experience in a service-oriented or consulting organisation.
• Experience in managing the organisation’s Strategic Planning and Performance Monitoring will be an added advantage.
• Knowledge and/or working experience in the management and administration of Corporate Services.
• Knowledge of budgeting and cost control procedure.
• Knowledge and working experience in the applications of the Public Financial Management Act (PFMA) and the Treasury Regulations, Companies Act, Governance Report- King 3.
• Thorough knowledge of IT regulations and strategies (Access to information, security)
• Thorough knowledge of HR Legislation (Labour Laws, BCEA, EEA,OHSA etc.)
• Ability to present at key strategic platforms (Board Committees and Government Structures/Forums).
• Strong knowledge and experience of implementing Change management.

Key Performance Areas:
Strategic Leadership and Management.

• Provides strategic direction and leadership within Corporate Services.
• Contributes substantively to Brand South Africa’s strategy, planning and reporting processes.
• Contributes towards good governance.
• Plans and oversees the drafting and formulation of the Brand South Africa’ strategic and annual performance plans.
• Develops and formulates overall Corporate Services divisional strategic and annual performance plans which comprise of the following portfolios:
• Human Capital;
• Information Technology; and
• Planning

Develops overall corporate policies and/or proposals within the related field and recommends and presents these to the Board for approval.

• Develop culture change management strategy.
• Develop organisation design strategy.

Operational Management.

• Oversees and directs the rendering of efficient and effective Corporate Services support to Brand South Africa business operations.
• Manages Corporate Services operational performance, operations processes, policies, laws, procedures and guidelines.
• Complies and properly adheres to relevant legislations and statutory requirements.
• Develop and implements systems/tools for the execution, monitoring and completion of projects in different business units both locally and internationally.
• Prepares, manages and monitors the capital and operational budget of the Corporate Services division.
• Ensures the effective and efficient budgetary cost control.

People Management.

• Effectively leads and manage the Corporate Services division by maintaining a motivated team to deliver on Brand South Africa strategy within the allocated budget.
• Promotes a culture and practices that reflect the Brand South Africa values and encourages good performance.
• Determines human resource requirements taking into consideration operational needs, skills scarcity and retention capability.
• Manages staff and administer the performance management system for the organisation.
• Develops and leads a transformation programme of the Brand South Africa aligned with the objectives of the Employment Equity (EE) Act.
• Participate in the recruitment and selection of individuals according to job requirements, EE targets and guidelines.

Stakeholder Relations

• Establish and maintains appropriate stakeholder relations with the Executive Authority.
• Interact with Supply Chain Management to ensure SLAs have been met and Contracts managed appropriately

Quality Assurance & Management

• Ensure quality reporting of the statutory documents such as quarterly reports, annual reports and strategic plans to the Executive Authority.

Required Skills, Competencies and Attributes:

• Sound judgment and relevant expertise
• Business performance measurement (strategic, operational and financial)
• Budgeting
• MS office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio)
• Policy formulation
• Presentation skills
• Strategy development
• Resource planning and allocation
• Reporting and monitoring
• Leadership
• Meticulous
• Big picture thinking with appreciation for detail
• Business Writing Skills
• Team player
• Attention to detail
• Reputable Leadership skills with a proven record in change management.
• Ability to harmonise the organisation.