Director: Project at Department of Land Reform and Rural Development

REQUIREMENTS : Minimum requirements:

• Applicants must be in a possession of a Grade 12 Certificate and a Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in Statistics / Mathematics / Economics / Data Science (NQF Level 7) and a Nyukela certificate (Pre-entry Certificate to the SMS) submitted prior to appointment. Minimum of 5 years of experience at middle/senior managerial level in statistics or economics projects. 

DUTIES :

• Manage the economic research and statistical data projects across the Branch. Coordinate and support to develop and produce economic and statistical data, ensuring accurate data collection, analysis, and dissemination to support strategic planning and policymaking on rural development matters. Provide statistical expertise in rural development and rural economy. Ensure compliance with project management framework and associated templates. Maintain research and data statistical projects for the branch and provinces. Ensure compliance with governance frameworks. Monitor the implementation of project management principles. Provide strategic leadership and support to develop best practices and tools for economic research and statistical data. Develop, implement strategic and operational plans on economic research and statistical data on rural economics aligning departmental strategic direction. Oversee the entire statistical value chain, from data collection and procession to analysis and the publication of statically releases.
• Develop system and processes to improve information management in the Branch. Maintain and populate data for a management dashboard and quality review research and data post-mortems reports. Ensure the adherence to the virtuous cycle framework. Audit the quality of project management documentation and process compliance (Public Finance Management Act). Review the integrity and accuracy of the data supplied for the creation of dashboards. Investigate innovative ways of data collection and information management. Collaborate with other stakeholders to promote sound reporting relationships. Provide support to develop full-scale project plans, project teams and associated documents and reports. Monitor the allocation of resources. Provide assistance in allocation of resources. Management of project teams.