ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: DEPARTMENTAL WORK ORGANISATION CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT

Job Overview

The Department of the Premier, Western Cape Government, is hiring an Assistant Director: Departmental Work Organisation Capacity Development on a salary scale of R487 197 - R573 897 per annum (Level 09). Candidates require a 3-year National Diploma or B-Degree in Social Sciences, Humanities, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Psychology, Public and Business Management, or related fields, alongside at least 3 years of relevant experience. Responsibilities include delivering work organisation capacity services, transversal job design, organisation design and alignment, service delivery initiatives, practice enablement, and managerial functions. The selection process involves pre-entry practical and integrity assessments, and vetting.

Requirements & Qualifications

• An appropriate 3-year National Diploma/B-Degree (equivalent or higher qualification) in Social Sciences, Humanities, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Psychology, Public and Business Management Science, or a related field.
• A minimum of 3 years relevant experience.
• Knowledge of organisational performance related to organisation development.
• Knowledge of appropriate job evaluation systems.
• Knowledge of organisation development theory, practice, and techniques regarding organisation design, process development and improvement, and behaviour.
• Knowledge of appreciative inquiry, research methods, and statistics (action research, quantitative and qualitative).
• Knowledge of project management, mentoring, and coaching practices.
• Knowledge of national and provincial instruments and legislation pertaining to human resources management, financial management, and supply chain management.
• Knowledge of government policies (national and provincial), provincial government functions, and the statutory framework governing the public service.
• Knowledge of staff performance management system (SPMS), disciplinary and grievance procedures.
• Skills including numeracy, literacy, computer literacy, written and verbal communication, and project management.
• Skills in accounting, finance, audit, research, benchmarking, conceptualisation, interpretation, formulation, diagnostic and intervention design.
• Skills in facilitation, process consultation, innovative problem-solving, interviewing, listening, motivation, negotiation, team building, interpersonal relations, and ICT systems awareness.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Deliver departmental work organisation capacity services.
• Deliver transversal job design services.
• Deliver on transversal organisation design and alignment.
• Deliver on transversal service delivery initiatives.
• Deliver a practice enablement and development service.
• Perform managerial functions.

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