Director: Military Veterans at City of Johannesburg

VACANCY CIRCULAR 004/2024 

Minimum Requirements: 

•  Matric Certificate/Grade 12; 
•  Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science/ Public Administration or related field (NQF level 7); 
•  10 years’ overall working experience in related field, of which 5 years must be in middle management; 
•  Experience and exposure in political office work / public administration / service delivery will be an added advantage; 
•  Good command of English language; and 
•  Other languages within Nguni and Sotho category will be an advantage. 

Primary function: 

• Provide strategic leadership in the provision of military veteran services in improving the socio-economic standard of living of veterans and their dependents. 

Key Performance Areas: 

•  Manage and coordinate socio-economic & health services; 
•  Manage and coordinate the military veterans empowerment and stakeholder relations services; 
•  Conduct veteran’s needs-based research and collate information on specific programmes financial planning and budgeting; 
•  Provision of strategic and management support services; 
•  Programme Financial planning and budgeting; 
•  Initiate and participate in the development of an effective and efficient Directorate organisational structures; 
•  Ensure capacitation of the Directorate’s structure through effective and efficient recruitment, selection and placement processes; 
•  Ensure effective control of Financial Resources of the Directorate; 
•  Ensure effective control of Human Resources; 
•  Manage specific administrative and reporting requirements associated with the Directorate and individual performance 

Leading Competencies: 

•  Research, report writing, presentation skills; 
•  Analytical, motivational, decision-making and facilitation skills; 
•  Strategic planning and project management; 
•  Strategic capability and leadership; 
•  Programme and project management; 
•  Good verbal communication (including presentation and public speaking); 
•  Good written communication (report writing, PowerPoint presentation). 

Core Competencies: 

•  In-depth knowledge and understanding of the Military Veterans Act; 
•  Knowledge of socio-economic environment and its factors, Government wide policies and the ability to interpret and apply policies and legislation; 
•  Interpretation of socio-economic, trend and data analysis; 
•  In-depth understanding of research, strategy and policies in relation to the socio-economic environment of the military veterans and how they can be practically applied; 
•  Knowledge of principles and practices of municipal organization, administration and personnel management.