Director: District Management at Mpumalanga Department of Education

REQUIREMENTS :

• An appropriate SAQA recognised Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma or equivalent qualification (NQF level 7) relevant to the specific field plus a minimum of 5 years’ experience at a middle/senior managerial level.
• The following will serve as a strong recommendation: Sound knowledge of and experience in education and public sector management, as well as interactions between the various role players in the education and public sector.

DUTIES :

• Planning: Plan, co-ordinate, implement, maintain, evaluate and interpret policy, programs and systems for general and further education and training, ECD and inclusive education. Facilitate and promote quality of teaching and learning in the district, including the efficient administration of public examinations. Develop district and subject improvement plans.
• Assisting schools with compiling school improvement plans or development plans. Ensure the collection and analyses of school, circuit and district data to inform planning. Ensure that District, Circuits and schools improvement plans are linked and coherent to the National and Provincial departmental plans.
• Co-ordinate and monitor that the allocation and utilization of resources in the district is cost effective and benefits the institutions equitably. To plan priorities of Mpumalanga Department of Education including resource planning. Facilitate the continuous development of self-managing educational institutions. Account to the Head of Department for all policy and financial mandates of the district.
• Actively engage in policy development to ensure the support of the district in the continuous review of policy imperatives and implementation thereof. Manage the transformation programs and processes of the district. Manage and render communication services. Manage and render corporate services for the district in accordance with policy and delegations.
• Respond to any complaints or enquiries referred by the office of the MEC, Head of Department and Branch Managers. Support: Provide an enabling environment and targeted support for education institutions within districts to do their work in line with educational law and policy.
• Ensure that district officials provide targeted support to education institutions through school visits, classroom observations, consultants and cluster meetings.