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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: POLICY DEVELOPMENT

East London, South Africa

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Reference Number

DHS21/02/2025

Department

Human Settlements

Salary Package

R525 081.00 per annum (Level 10)


RESPONSIBILITIES

Main Responsibilities

  •   Develop policies pertaining to human settlements development related matters.
  •  Render support in the formulation and review of provincial human settlements development policies.
  •  Render support in the preparation and submission of policy briefs and memorandum to executing authority cluster and EXCO.
  •  Analyse the policies to check if there are any existing gaps that may deprive the actual beneficiaries.
  •  Review existing human settlements development policies against set objective to check whether it addresses challenge.
  •  Interpret the human settlements development policies to the end users.
  •  Conduct workshops, human settlements development officials and stakeholder.
  •  Assist municipalities in human settlements development policy and analysis equip them with guidelines.
  •  Assist municipalities in policy development and analysis equip them with guidelines.
  •  Manage the allocated resources of the directorate.
  •  Timeously develop job description.
  •  Manage performance of the directorate.
  •  Manage sound employment relations.
  •  Manage employee conditions of service.
  •  Facilitate coaching, mentorship, training and development of sub-ordinates for effective service delivery.
  •  Establish, implement and maintain effective and efficient communication.
  •  Manage assets of the Directorate.
  •  Audit plan.
  •  Financial management.
  •  Monitor the planning and reporting of the Directorate programs, manage and mitigate the risk in the Directorate.
  •  Monitor the development and the implementation of the Directorate Standard Operating Procedures.
  •  Attend to Internal Audit and AGs RFIs and Audit Outcomes and Findings.
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REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Qualifications & Skills

  •   National Senior Certificate.
  •  National Diploma (NQF level 6) B/ Degree (NQF level 7) in Public/Business Management/Public Administration/BAdmin/Social Science/Developmental Studies/Human Settlements or equivalent qualification as recognised by SAQA with 3 years supervisory level experience in the field.
  •  Knowledge of applicable legislation and prescripts, government programmes, information management and policies and procedures.
  •  Must possess a valid driver’s licence.
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