LGSETA Executive Manager: Corporate Services at Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority - LGSETA

Minimum Qualifications and Relevant Experience Qualifications

• A postgraduate qualification at NQF Level 8 in Business Administration, Public Administration, Human Resource Management, or related field. A Master of Business Administration (Strategic Management) or related qualification will be an added advantage.

Experience and Knowledge

• 10 to 12 years in a corporate service, general management or human resources environment, of which at least 5 years must have been at Executive Management level. Public sector and/or Local Government sector experience, along with proven strategic leadership in a complex organization, will be highly advantageous.

The EXECUTIVE MANAGER: CORPORATE SERVICES will be expected to, among others, drive and effectively implement the following responsibilities:

• Lead and guide strategic direction of LGSETA and the Department: Provide strategic leadership in the overall conceptualization and development of the Corporate Services’ business strategy through: Direct the implementation of the strategy so that all corporate services functions are well-coordinated to achieve corporate strategy and value add support services targets.
• To build high performance culture: Manage team performance to ensure targets and objectives of promoting and coordinating skills development initiatives and strategic sectoral training interventions, to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of the local government sector, are met by: Ensuring that corporate objectives are met through the cascading of the corporate initiatives for human capital, branding, marketing and communication and Information combination and technology into individual performance contracts.
• To build capability and capacity to meet changing organisational requirements: Actively support & stimulates continuous development by: Promoting research, knowledge acquisition, sharing and transfer by internal knowledge sharing platform. Promote regular and ongoing opportunities for all staff to give feedback on programme operations.
• To promote prudent financial management: Ensure the continued financial viability of LGSETA’s Operational unit by: Developing an accurate and adequate Operations budget in accordance with the LGSETA budgeting cycle and requirements. With SCM, reviewing and monitoring that all procurement and contracts entered for the purposes of promoting and coordinating skills development initiatives and strategic corporate support training interventions, meet all legislative and regulatory requirements and competitive pricing achieved.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Effective communication of LGSETA initiatives to support the development of alliances and partnerships with relevant role players to ensure the effective promotion of skills development initiatives and strategic sectoral training interventions (Stakeholders are engaged on what must be done to achieve the strategic priorities for skills development in the sector & to better understand skills priorities).
• Strategic and Change Leadership: Provide leadership in the conceptualization, development, and implementation of corporate support in response to the LGSETA mandate and landscape. Ensure good governance within the corporate initiatives for Human Capital, Branding Marketing and Communications, and Integrated IT functional unit in line with relevant legislation, regulations, and policies by: Developing, establishing, and directing execution of unit policies, processes, procedures, and tools to support overall company policies and objectives and monitor implementation thereof.
• To ensure that LGSETA resources are fully & responsibly utilized: Plan for, coordinate and ensure that the Board and executives with other relevant stakeholders are engaged and its implementation; effectively manage inputs to benefit the LGSETA’s performance within the SETA industry. Responsible for the acquisition and most effective allocation of the LGSETA’s fiscal, human and physical resources and ensures that control, monitoring and performance standards and mechanisms are in place, relative to the use of all corporate resources.
• Establishing credible corporate initiatives regarding Human Capital, Branding Marketing & Communications, and Integrated IT for strategy and organizational improvements: Provide direction to the corporate service support that entails corporate initiatives for Human Capital, Branding Marketing and Communications, andIntegrated IT unit in order to achieve business performance and drive the high performing as well as Employer of Choice organization by:
• Positioning Corporate support as a strategic partner to LGSETA and as an integral part and driver of strategic planning, capex budgeting and forecasting of business requirements.
• Developing the LGSETA’s support functions in alignment with the overall LGSETA mandate and strategy with a view on potential improvements for services and an assessment of the existing performance.