Head of Department: Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs REF NO: (OTP-COGTA 01/01/2025) at Eastern Cape Office of the Premier

REQUIREMENTS :

• A qualification at NQF Level 8 as recognised by SAQA, preferable in Public Sector or Local Government or other relevant qualification as recognised by SAQA. Must have 10 years’ experience at senior managerial level.
• The suitable candidate will also be visionary, stable, innovative, excellence - oriented and a developmental administrator whose predisposition is to serve the poorest of the poor with distinction and empathy.
• Competencies: Strategic Capability and Leadership; Programme and Project Management; Financial management; Change Management; People Management and Empowerment; Service Delivery Innovation; Knowledge Management; Problem Solving and Analysis; Client Orientation and Customer Focus; Communication. Knowledge of Public Service legislation and prescripts. Advanced knowledge of the prescripts such as the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), Treasury Regulations, SCM Policy Framework, Public Service Act and Regulations. 

DUTIES :

• The successful candidate as the Head of Department and Accounting Officer of Corporate Governance and Traditional Affairs will be responsible for providing strategic leadership and planning. Managing departmental operations. Aligning the departmental planning to the Provincial Growth and Development Strategy.
• Ensuring the implementation of national and provincial policies and legislation including the Municipals Structures Act, the Systems Act, the Public Finance Management Act, the Public Service Act and all other public service and local government and traditional institutions related legislation and prescripts. Ensuring the implementation of provincial and national local government related priorities. Facilitating and monitoring the development and implementation of IDPs. Developing departmental capacity for effective and efficient strategic and scenario planning, administration, management, monitoring and evaluation.
• Ensuring proper management of the promotion of developmental Local Government, consolidation and stabilization of municipalities through effective community participation, Co-ordinated planning and capacity building.
• Ensuring proper management and fostering of sound relations between Government and traditional institutions through enhancement of the institutional capacity of Traditional and Regional Authorities in the Province. Ensure management and monitoring of the implementation of a five-year local government strategic agenda and other special projects related to municipalities and traditional leadership institutions.
• Promoting integrated planning, land and infrastructure development and integrated sustainable local economic development. Implement good governance systems and compliance monitoring framework including sound financial management, risk assurance management services, customer and stakeholder participation in planning, service delivery and decision making, and implementing sound environmental practices.
• Ensure cooperation and collaboration with relevant institutions like parliamentary committees, provincial and national inter and intra-governmental structures, SALGA and external stakeholders. Efficiently managing corporate services in the department.
• Ensure effective implementation of Disaster Risk Management and Fire Brigade Services Policy and legislation in the province. Facilitate prevention and mitigation of Disaster and Fire out-breaks by National, Provincial and Municipal organs of state, statutory functionaries, other role players and communities