Director: Business Planning And Monitoring

In brief

**Overview** This is a senior management role at Director level (Level 13) within the Department of Social Development, Western Cape Government, offering an all-inclusive salary package of R1,317,384 per annum. The position involves strategic leadership and guidance across critical corporate functions including business planning, policy alignment, performance monitoring and reporting, and communication and customer care services. **What you will do** Key responsibilities for this role include: * **Line Management Strategic Management:** Providing guidance and advice on business planning, policy alignment, monitoring, reporting, and communication/customer care. This involves coordinating departmental strategic and operational planning, ensuring policy development and alignment, enhancing performance monitoring, and overseeing corporate communication and customer care services. * **Strategic Management (including Change Management):** Defining and reviewing the Directorate's purpose, objectives, priorities, and activities. Driving the strategic planning process, developing and managing strategic and business plans, and evaluating Directorate performance. Reporting regularly to the Chief Director on activities and significant matters. Ensuring compliance with legislation for record-keeping, fostering innovation, and diligently performing all duties assigned to the post of Director. * **People Management:** Participating in employee recruitment, motivating, training, and guiding staff to achieve service delivery excellence. Actively managing performance, evaluation, and rewards for employees. Monitoring information capacity building, involvement in workforce planning, service delivery improvement, and information resources planning. Promoting sound labour relations and actively managing and promoting discipline within the Directorate. * **Financial Management:** Managing participation in the budgeting process at Directorate level, preparing Annual and Adjustment Budgets. Assuming direct accountability for efficient control and management of the Directorate’s budget and expenditure. Ensuring adherence to correct tender and procurement procedures, effective contract management, and alignment of spending with strategic objectives. Reporting on finances to the Chief Director and relevant oversight bodies. Taking overall accountability for the management, maintenance, and safekeeping of assets. Ensuring appropriate risk management procedures are in place and adhered to, and maintaining full and proper financial records. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * **Qualifications:** A relevant NQF level 7 qualification or equivalent as recognised by SAQA. * **Experience:** A minimum of 5 years' middle/senior management experience. * **Competencies (Knowledge and understanding of):** * Expert knowledge of and working experience with legislation, regulatory frameworks, policies, and best practices relevant to line functions. * Expert knowledge of strategic management processes. * Information systems that aid in the management of knowledge and information pertaining to the line function. * Programme and project management. * Procurement and tendering processes. * Policy development and strategy management, monitoring, and review processes. * Modern systems of governance and administration. * Public service procedures, processes, and systems. * The global, regional, and local political, economic, and social affairs impacting on the provincial government of the Western Cape. * Proven knowledge and understanding of constitutional, legal, and institutional arrangements governing the South African public sector. * Public finance, human resources, and discourse management processes. * The Public Finance Management Act, National and Provincial Treasury Regulations, other financial policies, prescripts, directives, and collective agreements. * The functioning of the Province and the activities of sister departments. * The policies of the government of the day. * Labour Relations legislation and regulations. * Performance management in general. * **Core Competencies:** Strategic Capability and Leadership; Project and Programme Management; Change Management; People Management and Empowerment; Financial Management. * **Skills:** Numeracy; Literacy; Driving; Computer Literacy; Language skills; Project Management; Information Technology Formal Training; Economic, Statistical and Financial Analysis; Legal Administration; Strategic Planning. **Who should apply** This role is suited for a highly experienced professional with a relevant NQF Level 7 qualification and at least five years of middle to senior management experience. The ideal candidate will possess expert knowledge in strategic management, public finance, public sector governance, and relevant legislation. They should demonstrate strong leadership capabilities across strategic, project, change, people, and financial management, coupled with analytical, planning, and communication skills, including computer literacy and a driver's license. The individual must be capable of driving innovation, leading teams, ensuring compliance, and meticulously managing financial processes within a government departmental context. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.govpage.co.za/vacancies/western-cape-department-of-social-development-vacancies-3#spani-ref-dsd-90-2026 Source: govpage

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• At least 5 years of experience.

• Project management
• Customer service

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