Director: HR Planning and Recruitment at Department Of Public Works And Infrastructure

REQUIREMENTS :

• A minimum NQF 07 qualification as recognised by SAQA directly relevant to Human Resource Management, Public Management, Public Administration or related field of study plus 5 years of experience at a middle/senior managerial level directly in the HR Planning and Recruitment or related HR functional areas. Proven experience in managing complex directorates, diverse teams, and large-scale departmental projects within a public service context. Ability and willingness to adjust work hours to meet professional and organisational imperatives. 

DUTIES :

• Strategic Policy Leadership & Innovation: Outcome: A future-ready HR regulatory framework that ensures legal compliance and supports the Department’s long-term talent objectives.
• Strategic Governance: Direct the design and evolution of HR planning, recruitment, and retention frameworks to ensure 100% alignment with the Public Service Act and DPSA Directives.
• Thought Leadership: Translate global HR trends and legislative research into actionable internal strategies that modernise the Department’s talent acquisition approach.
• Policy Stewardship: Oversee the lifecycle of all HR policies, ensuring they are not just "compliant" but are active drivers of organisational efficiency and equity.
• Talent Acquisition & Selection Excellence: Outcome: A high-calibre, diverse workforce recruited through transparent, efficient, and legally defensible processes.
• Operational Oversight: Lead the end-to-end recruitment value chain, ensuring that the "Time-to-Fill" and "Quality-of-Hire" metrics meet departmental service level agreements (SLAs).
• Stakeholder Partnership: Act as a strategic advisor to Senior Management, ensuring that recruitment efforts prioritise Employment Equity (EE) targets and organisational representativity.
• Vendor & Agency Management: Accountable for the performance and ROI of external advertising and recruitment agencies, ensuring they deliver high-value talent pools.
• Integrated HR Planning & Employment Equity: Outcome: A balanced, data-driven workforce structure that meets current and future service delivery demands.
• Workforce Forecasting: Lead the identification of critical skills gaps and the forecasting of human resource needs to prevent labour shortages or redundancies.
• Compliance Reporting: Ensure the flawless execution and submission of HR and EE Plans to the DPSA and Department of Labour, maintaining the Department’s standing as a compliant employer.
• Retention Oversight: Evaluate the effectiveness of retention strategies, directing interventions where turnover trends threaten organisational stability.
• Movement & Contract Management: Outcome: Seamless management of staff mobility and temporary capacity that minimises legal risk and maximises fiscal responsibility.
• Mobility Management: Oversee the horizontal transfer and reallocation framework to ensure staff are deployed where they add the most value, in line with Treasury and Departmental guidelines.
• Contractual Integrity: Direct the management of temporary and contract employment to ensure strict adherence to duration limits, renewals, and budgetary constraints.
• Directorate Leadership & Financial Stewardship: Outcome: A high performing, disciplined, and fiscally responsible Directorate that delivers on its Operational Plan.
• Performance & People Development: Lead and mentor the HR team, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous professional development, and high-quality output.
• Financial Accountability: Exercise oversight of the Directorate’s budget, ensuring zero unauthorised or wasteful expenditure while optimising resource allocation.
• Operational Excellence: Implement robust internal controls and reporting systems to provide "real-time" insights into HR performance for the Executive.