Director: Provincial Operations Support 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 Public Administration / Business Administration / Public Management (NQF Level 7) or related equivalent qualification 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. A valid driver’s licence. 

DUTIES :

• Facilitate the integration of planning, resource allocation and performance management of outcomes of the Provincial Office through the Corporate Governance Framework. Facilitate the issuing of planning framework by the Directorate: Strategic Planning for all Provincial Offices and monitor Provincial Offices planning process. Analyse the District Integrated Operational Plans and ensure alignment with the DLRRD Annual Performance Plan. Analyse Provincial Integrated Operational Plans and ensure alignment to the District Operational Plans. Ensure approval (signing off) of all Districts and Provincial Integrated Operational Plans. Lead the development and implementation of consistent corporate performance monitoring and evaluation to focus on the delivery of Provincial Office Annual Performance Plan outcomes. Manage and implement evaluation and research frameworks.
• Monitor the initiating and conducting research and evaluation. Coordinate the integration of all monitoring and evaluation systems within the province. Manage reporting instruments and tools on monitoring and evaluation. Ensure robust governance, effective decision making, value for money and appropriate benefits are achieved through corporate activity, policy and strategy frameworks. Monitor monthly and provide written reports on functionality of provincial governance structures. Randomly attend the provincial governance structures as part of monitoring functionality. Provide professional advice and support to the Chief Director:
• Provincial Office in community participation, community planning, corporate and operational planning, program performance reporting, corporate project, policy, strategy and infrastructure development and implementation, and corporate governance development and implementation. Provide quarterly reports identifying performance risks and recommending intervention plans and improvements for operational efficiency and performance improvements. Prepare bi-annual integrated operational plan performance reports clearly identifying trends, areas requiring policy and systems improvements.
• Provide professional advice as when the need arise and especially when risks are identified. Provide assistance with the initiation, management, coordination and the implementation of strategic corporate projects. Integrate strategic, operational and performance management functions, frameworks and systems, including recommendations for strategic resource allocation at provincial level. Provide assistance to the Chief Director: Provincial Office Coordination to initiate and coordinate the implementation of strategic corporate (cross-provincial service centres) projects to improve the Provincial Office ability to meet strategic outcomes and service delivery objectives exercising appropriate discretion to achieve required outcomes.
• Monitor the performance of the identified DLRRD key programmes and facilitate sharing of the best practices and lessons learnt by provinces through the existing departmental governance structures. Monitor implementation of Standard Operating Procedures in implementation of the departmental key programmes (obtain reports from Directors, analyse and produce bi-monthly reports). Establish and maintain internal and external networks to monitor trends and best practices in corporate governance. Identify institutions that will be part of the networks for the DLRRD and have a report approved by the Chief Director and facilitate development of relationships and networks with those institutions. Ensure the maintenance of these networks and ongoing relationships. Benchmark with the identified institutions to get best practices and learn lessons from these institutions once a year. Develop a report on proposed continuous improvement.
• Develop Integrated Operational Plans performance reporting system. Monitor all Provincial performance against the approved Integrated Operational Plans monthly. Request and get monthly reports from Directors. Analyse the reports (performance reported against plans, reasons for variance and proposed intervention plans). Consolidate monthly the Provincial Performance to one (1) Integrated Operational Performance plan.