Team Leader: Parliamentary Democracy Office: Northern Cape (IRC6956) at Parliament of The Republic of South Africa

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Ensure effective and efficient management of all the operations of the Parliamentary Democracy Office (PDO).
• Conduct operations management in line with the organisational life cycle principles and milestones adopted in Parliament from planning, execution, monitoring and evaluation and reporting and review.
• Ensure that Public Participation engagements, including Public Hearings through the law-making processes are conducted in the province towards meaningful involvement of the people in Parliament’s processes and its committees.
• Ensure availability and accessibility of educational materials to inform and educate people about Parliament and its functions in the province’s predominant official languages .
• Equip the people with the relevant knowledge and skills needed to engage meaningfully in Parliament’s Public Participation engagements and public hearings.
• Work in collaboration with relevant stakeholders to ensure there is a progressive loop of information sharing and providing feedback.
• Provide insightful and influential communications on relevant matters in writing and orally as an organisational ambassador of Parliament in the province.
• Provide a conducive work environment that is free of hazards but equipped with the facilities, assets and technologies required  to ensure the operations are run effectively.
• Uphold the health and wellness mechanisms needed to maintain operational excellence.
• Manage employees, the team and working relationships in line with the legislation, policies and procedures approved in Parliament.
• Account for the productivity, spending and performance of the PDO.
• Apply sound Financial Management in line with the Financial Management of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Act, Supply Chain Management processes and Parliament Delegation of Authority.
• Proactively identify risks, and work in collaboration with relevant stakeholders to categorise risks and develop effective mitigation plans and risk management strategies.
• Provide management reporting on all matters timeously as per the applicable practices and legislation used in Parliament.

To qualify, you must have:

• A relevant Bachelor’s degree, e.g. in Education/ Community Development / Communication / Public Relations / Public Management / Public Administration or a related qualification at an NQF Level 7. 
• A minimum of five years relevant experience, e.g. in public engagements and/or public stakeholder relations of which at least two years must have been in a supervisory/management position.