Senior Manager: Policy Coordination and Compliance (Fixed-Term Contract) at South African National Parks (SANParks)

• The Organisation requires the services of a Senior Manager: Policy Coordination and Compliance in the Chief Operating Officer’s division. This temporary position is on a fixed-term contract of eight months and will be based at Groenkloof, Pretoria.

Requirements

• A relevant Bachelor’s degree in Public Management, Public Administration, Business Management, Governance, Compliance Management or a closely related field. A Master’s degree in Business Administration, Public Administration or a relevant related field will be an added advantage.
• Five to eight years’ experience in policy development, policy governance, compliance management, programme coordination or a related field at a senior level.
• Experience in the coordination and monitoring of projects, work plans, deliverables, and progress reporting.
• Experience in managing external or professional service providers, including monitoring performance, deliverables, timelines, and quality of output.
• Understanding of legislation governing the public sector and the SANParks mandate and functions.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of policy development, review, implementation, and compliance processes.
• Knowledge of corporate governance and procedures management.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation applicable to SANParks, including the PFMA, NEMPAA, Tourism Act and relevant employment legislation.
• Knowledge of programme and project management principles.
• Ability to coordinate and monitor specialist workstreams and service-provider deliverables.
• Ability to compile reports and submissions for management and governance structures.
• Research, data analysis and information management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including business and policy writing.
• Stakeholder management and engagement skills.
• Problem-solving and risk-management skills.
• Computer literacy at intermediate to advanced level.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, maintain, and monitor the Annual Policy Development and Review Schedule, including obtaining updates from Policy Coordinators and tracking progress on policy instruments due for development or review.
• Manage external service providers appointed to support policy governance, operational improvement, and related organizational initiatives, including the coordination of work plans, stakeholder input, deliverables, quality requirements, timelines, and reporting.
• Monitor the implementation of service-provider deliverables and escalate risks, delays, dependencies, or performance concerns to the appropriate authority.
• Compile and submit accurate reports and submissions on policy development and review progress, service-provider workstreams, policy governance and compliance matters to relevant governance structures, Executive Management and the Board, as required.
• Oversee and monitor the implementation of the organization’s corporate governance compliance framework and the SANParks Meta-Policy and associated procedures.
• Coordinate and monitor the development, review and maintenance of organizational policies and procedures in support of sound corporate governance.
• Provide policy advisory support services to Policy Owners, Policy Coordinators, Executive Management, and employees.
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement and the required organisational input relating to policy instruments, compliance matters and assigned organisational improvement initiatives.
• Monitor legislative and policy compliance activities to identify potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk and recommend appropriate corrective action plans.
• Consider relevant audit, investigation, and risk assessment findings to identify policy, procedural or related governance interventions required.
• Manage and maintain an auditable master file for approved corporate policies and procedures, supporting records, service-provider deliverables, and associated governance documentation.

Salary

• R1 115 100.00 – R1 672 650.00 Annual Package

Closing Date

• 27 June 2026