Sub-Unit Head: Women and Elderly at City of Johannesburg

Minimum Requirements:

• B Degree in Social Sciences/ Development Studies or equivalent qualification (NQF level 7);
• 7 - 9 years’ relevant experience of which 4 years must be on a management level;
• Experience in other disciplines but related to Women and /or Elderly, Important in terms of benchmarking, relationships possibilities, liaison, systems contexts;
• Understanding of Social development processes and programs, management, council processes to do Council reports and procurement.
• Stakeholder relations management;
• Must have a valid driver’s license.

Primary Function:

• Direct, manage key performance and result indicators associated with the provision of Women Empowerment and Elderly service in the Targeted Beneficiaries Unit through the development, coordination and implementation of business planning processes, performance management, monitoring and evaluation mechanism with regard to the implementation of Women Empowerment Policy and social support for Senior citizens.

Key Performance Areas:

• To plan, direct and facilitate and manage the development and implementation of women and elderly projects and programmes to ensure that key responsibilities are identified, objectives aligned, and appropriate procedures developed and implemented for effective and efficient implementation and monitoring;
• Evaluate and manage outcomes associated with the utilization, productivity and performance of staff within the Women and Elderly Sub-Unit;
• Monitoring, Evaluation and stakeholder management.
• Budget, Risk and Assets Management;
• To forge partnerships opportunities for women and elderly and attract resources both internally and externally.

Leading Competencies:

• Computer Literacy (Microsoft Word, power-point and Excel);
• Good Communication skills;
• Networking Skills
• Inter-personal and management skills;
• Report writing skills at senior Management level;
• Financial Planning;
• Human Resources Management skills.

Core Competencies:

• Leadership;
• People Management;
• Project Management;
• Financial Management; and
• Change Management.