DEPUTY DIRECTOR: S/DIR: ECD CENTRES - CONDITIONAL GRANT (PROV MANAGER E-CARES)

Job Overview

A 3-year contract position for a Deputy Director: S/DIR: ECD Centres - Conditional Grant (Prov Manager E-CARES) is available at Head Office, Mbombela, with an annual salary of R932 292. Candidates must possess an NQF 7 undergraduate qualification and at least 5 years of relevant experience in an Early Childhood Development environment. Key responsibilities include gathering national business process reform plans, developing integrated provincial implementation plans, managing governance structures, facilitating training, coordinating stakeholder engagements, and monitoring district-level implementation and reporting.

Requirements & Qualifications

• An undergraduate qualification (NQF 7) as recognised by SAQA in the relevant field or equivalent qualification.
• Minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience in an ECD environment.
• Valid driver's license.
• Knowledge of the key challenges in the ECD sector and how these can be mediated to improve learning outcomes.
• Knowledge of key business processes in the ECD sector, including registration, subsidy management and reporting processes.
• Knowledge of and ability to work with critical stakeholders within the ECD sector.
• Experience in all processes required in project management to deliver projects according to plans, time and budget.
• Ability to translate strategy into operational reality and align communication, people, culture, processes, resources and systems.
• Ability to write clearly and understandably.
• Good and functional knowledge of Government prescripts, monitoring, evaluation and reporting systems and processes.
• Good interpersonal relations and the ability to handle pressure.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Gather national business process reform plans and interpret them in line with provincial requirements.
• Facilitates the adaptation of national plans to develop integrated provincial implementation plans on ECD registration, infrastructure support, subsidy management and quality assurance.
• Coordinates the development, execution and monitoring of provincial Silver/Gold registration and subsidy implementation plans across all districts.
• Enables and supports execution of the Provincial Programme Management Unit (PPMU) governance structures and processes.
• Plans, coordinates and facilitates all training related to new ECD business processes at the provincial and district level.
• Coordinates all planned engagements of key departments and sector stakeholders critical towards the delivery of new ECD business processes.
• Coordinates ECD programme support requirements from district officials and supporting functional departments.
• Coordinates execution of stakeholder identification, engagements and communication through provincial and district channels.
• Monitors provincial plans and tracks implementation of plans for all related districts.
• Consolidates provincial reports by facilitating inputs from district supervisors and functional leads.
• Monitors dashboards and ensures weekly results/updates are published and shared with districts.

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