Director: Transversal Work Organisation Capacity Enablement (DOTP 01/2025) at Western Cape Government

Job Purpose    

• The Western Cape Government (WCG) has an exciting employment opportunity for a suitable individual who has a passion for serving others, to make a real difference in the quality of life of our residents by ensuring the provision of transversal work organisation capacity enablement (organisation design, process optimization policy, practice and process enablement across the Western Cape Government).

Minimum Requirements    

• An appropriate Degree at NQF 7 level in Social Sciences/ Industrial Psychology/ Public and Business Management Science or related.
• Five (5) years experience at a middle/senior managerial level.
• Successful completion of the Certificate for entry into the SMS (Senior Management Service) prior to appointment: The nominated candidate will be required to complete the Senior Management Pre-Entry Programme before the candidate may be appointed into this post. The duration of the online Pre-Entry Programme is 120 notional hours (15 days). 

Recommendation    

• Extensive experience in process modelling and re-engineering would be preferred.

Key Performance Areas    

Line Management:

• Ensuring the provision of macro transversal and strategic work organisation (structure and process design) capacity enablement interventions.
• Ensuring the provision of job design services.
• Ensure legally sound contracts.
• Ensuring the facilitation of prescribed transversal service delivery initiatives.

Strategic Management:

• Defining and reviewing on a continual basis the purpose, objectives, priorities and activities of the Directorate.
• Driving the Directorate’s strategic planning process.
• Driving the development and management of the strategic and business plans for the Directorate.
• Evaluating the performance of the Directorate on a continuing basis against pre-determined key measurable objectives and standards.
• Reporting to the Chief Director on a regular basis on the activities of the Directorate and on matters of substantial importance relating to Digital government and ICT.
• Monitoring and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and prescripts in respect of adequate and appropriate record keeping of the activities of the Directorate, and of the resources (people, finances and assets) employed by it.
• Fostering and promoting a culture of innovation within the Directorate, Chief Directorate and the Branch.
• Diligently perform all duties assigned to the post of Director.
• Ensuring new, innovative and adaptive design approaches are embedded to improve service delivery

Financial Management:

• Manage participation in the budgeting process at Directorate level.
• Ensure the preparation of the annual and adjustment budgets for the Directorate.
• Assume direct accountability for the efficient, economic and effective control and management of the Directorate’s budget and expenditure.
• Ensure that all spending is aligned with the strategic objectives of the Directorate, Directorate, Branch and Department.

People Management

• Participate in the recruitment of employees in the numbers and grades appropriate to ensure the achievement of the Directorate’s strategic and business plans.
• Motivate, train and guide employees within the Directorate, to achieve and maintain excellence in service delivery.
• Actively manage the performance, evaluation and rewarding of employees within the Directorate.

Competencies    

• Advanced knowledge of organisation Development discipline, with emphasis on OD strategy and organisational behaviour.
• Proven knowledge and understanding of other relevant national and provincial legislation, policy, prescripts, regulations, codes, directives, standards, collective agreements, best practices, procedures, etc.
• Proven knowledge and understanding of global, regional and local political, economic and social affairs impacting on the Western Cape Government.
• Proven knowledge and understanding of constitutional, legal and institutional arrangements governing the South African public sector.
• Proven knowledge and understanding of public finance, people management and discourse management processes.
• Proven knowledge and understanding of the Public Finance Management Act, National and Provincial Treasury Regulations, other financial policies, prescripts, directives and collective agreements.
• Proven knowledge and understanding of the functioning of the Province and activities of sister departments.
• Proven knowledge and understanding of the policies of the government of the day.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of labour relations legislation and regulations.
• Proven knowledge and understanding of the staff performance management system.