The Gauteng Provincial Legislature (GPL) is the parliament of the people of Gauteng. The GPL has the constitutional mandates of lawmaking, oversight and scrutiny, cooperative governance, and public participation.
The GPL makes laws that address the specific needs of the province, conducts oversight over the departments of the province to ensure service deli...
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Director: Municipal Governance and Administration (Policy and Research)
Matric plus NQF level 7 qualification in Public Administration/ Politics/ Public Policy and Governance/ Policy Studies or related studies, coupled with 5 years of experience at a middle/senior managerial level in Municipal Administration/Policy and Research environment.
Furthermore, the recommended candidate will be required to produce his/her SMS Pre-entry certificate as offered by the National School of Governance (NSG) prior to the appointment being made.
Duties :
Manage and coordinate municipal administration, governance, and research functions effectively and efficiently within the department. Policy and Research: Develop a policy and research agenda for the department and create an implementation plan for all policy and research-related matters, including the review of local government policies, regulations, frameworks, and legislation.
Project manage policy and research initiatives for the department on topical issues in local government.
Municipal Administration and Governance: Manage and support municipal establishment processes pre- and post-local government elections. Support municipal corporate services to ensure good governance. Manage provincial interventions in local government.
Coordinate the support of council oversight and accountability systems. Support municipal administrative compliance as outlined in the local government legislative framework.
Support integrity management initiatives in municipalities in line with the Local Government Anti-Corruption Strategy and conduct investigations in accordance with Section 106. Manage the Budget of the Directorate. Manage the skills development plan of the Directorate. Manage the PMDS of the Directorate. Manage the audit findings and queries of the Directorate.