Director: Crime Prevention Centre
Western Cape Police Oversight And Community Safety
- Location
- Western Cape
- Salary (as advertised)
- R1 317 384 per year
- Minimum qualification
- Diploma
- Closing date
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In brief
**Overview** This role is for a Director-level position, specifically focused on Crime Prevention and Programme Coordination, within the Western Cape Police Oversight and Community Safety, a department of the Western Cape Government. The position carries an all-inclusive salary package of R1 317 384 per annum (Level 13). The role entails providing strategic leadership, management, and coordination of crime prevention projects and programmes, ensuring their alignment with provincial and national priorities, while overseeing the Directorate's operations, finances, and human resources. **What you will do** Key responsibilities for this role include: * Providing strategic management, advice, and guidance for various functional areas. * Leading and overseeing the management of crime prevention projects, including resourcing (budget, HR, etc.). * Strategically managing institutional support by developing policies aligned with provincial and national priorities, and providing input into business unit action and business plans. * Driving the coordination of crime prevention programmes, monitoring targets, budget spend, and alignment. * Providing project support for the coordination of the Integrated Crime and Violence Prevention Strategy (ICVPS) Framework, ensuring compliance and alignment with national and provincial priorities, and inputting into annual reporting. * Managing safety training and development for community structures, including approving funding, overseeing contracts, and managing non-performance escalations. * Defining and reviewing the Directorate’s purpose, objectives, priorities, and activities; driving strategic planning and the development/management of strategic and business plans; evaluating Directorate performance; reporting to the Chief Director; monitoring legislative compliance; fostering innovation; and performing all assigned duties. * Participating in recruitment; motivating, training, and guiding employees; actively managing performance, evaluation, and rewarding of employees; monitoring information capacity building; contributing to workforce, service delivery improvement, and information resources plans; promoting sound labour relations; and actively managing discipline within the Directorate. * Managing participation in the budgeting process; preparing Annual and Adjustment Budgets; assuming direct accountability for efficient budget control and management; ensuring adherence to tender and procurement procedures; managing contracts effectively; aligning spending with strategic objectives; reporting on finances; managing and safeguarding assets; ensuring risk management procedures; and maintaining proper financial records. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * **Qualifications:** An appropriate 3-year B-degree/ Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) or higher qualification as recognised by SAQA. * **Experience:** A minimum of 5 years relevant middle/senior management experience on a strategic level in a public/ security/ safety environment or related. * **Competencies:** * **Knowledge of the following:** * Legislation, regulatory frameworks, policies, and best practices relevant to line functions. * 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. * Global, regional, and local political, economic, and social affairs impacting on the provincial government of the Western Cape. * Constitutional, legal, and institutional arrangements governing the South African public sector. * Public finance, human resources, and discourse management processes. * Public Finance Management Act, National and Provincial Treasury Regulations, other financial policies, prescripts, directives, and collective agreements. * Functioning of the Province and the activities of sister departments. * Policies of the government of the day. * Labour Relations legislation and regulations. * Performance management in general. * **Skills:** * Numeracy * Literacy * Computer Literacy * Language skills * Project Management * Accounting/ Finance/ Audit * Strategic Planning * **Core Competencies:** * Strategic Capability and Leadership * Project and Programme Management * Change Management * People Management and Empowerment * Financial Management **Who should apply** Ideal candidates are highly experienced professionals with an NQF Level 7 (or higher) qualification and a minimum of five years in middle/senior management at a strategic level within a public, security, or safety environment. They should possess comprehensive knowledge of public sector legislation, financial management, HR processes, strategic planning, and modern governance systems. The role requires individuals with strong strategic leadership, project and programme management, change management, people management and empowerment, and financial management capabilities, who are adept at driving crime prevention initiatives and ensuring compliance within a complex governmental setting. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.govpage.co.za/vacancies/western-cape-police-oversight-and-community-safety-vacancies-2#spani-ref-pocs-18-2026 Source: govpage
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