ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: CAPACITY SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT
East London,
South Africa
East London,
South Africa
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Department
Salary Package
RESPONSIBILITIES
Main Responsibilities
- Facilitate the capacitation of municipalities on Human Settlements development.
- Conduct capacity assessment of municipalities.
- Prioritise identified municipalities for assessment and facilitate the assessment process.
- Conduct walk through and desktop assessment of municipalities.
- Monitor performance of accredited municipalities.
- Assess performance of accredited metros.
- Provide support towards accreditation of municipalities.
- Work in collaboration with the national Department of Human Settlements for the final assessment done by the Independent Capacity Compliance assessment panel, coordinate and support municipalities with the national housing needs register.
- Monitoring performance of municipalities on the national housing needs register and provide interventions.
- Monitoring the hands-on support programme.
- Identify municipalities for capacity building.
- Attend to requests from municipalities for capacity building sessions.
- Consult with internal programs on availability for the capacity building session.
- Present various human settlements policies.
- Compile report on capacity building sessions conducted.
- Facilitate skills audit for municipalities.
- Circulate the questionnaire to municipal coordinators.
- Collect the completed questionnaires.
- Analyse the data.
- Draft report on the outcomes of the skills audit with recommendations of training interventions.
- Facilitate the implementation of short learning programmes for councillors, traditional leaders and municipal officials.
- Monitor the implementation of the programme.
- Coordinate project steering committee meetings.
- Compile a draft progress report on short learning programmes implemented.
- Facilitate the payment of service providers.
- Facilitate logistics for a certification ceremony.
- Facilitate the experiential learning programme.
- Organise meetings with the nominated mentors.
- Draft the implementation plan for placement of students.
- Monitor student progress at the various host organisations coordinate an evaluation session with all stakeholders.
- Compile a report for the experimental learning programme.
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REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Qualifications & Skills
- National Senior Certificate.
- National Diploma (NQF level 6) B/ Degree (NQF level 7) in Public Administration/BAdmin/Developmental Studies/Human Settlements/Social Science/Public Management or equivalent qualification as recognised by SAQA with 3 years supervisory level experience in the field.
- Knowledge of human settlements policies and procedures, information management, government policies and prescripts, public service regulatory framework and performance management.
- Human Settlements experience will be an added advantage.
- Must possess a valid drivers’ licence.
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