BRANCH: SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
COMPONENT: NATIONAL SKILLS FUND
CHIEF DIRECTORATE: SKILLS DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTATION

SALARY: R1 216 824 per annum (Level 13), (ALL-INCLUSIVE REMUNERATION
PACKAGE)
CENTRE: PRETORIA

REQUIREMENTS:

• An appropriate Bachelor’s Degree/Advanced Diploma (NQF level 7) in
  Public Management/Administration and Project Management or related qualification.
• A minimum of five (5) to ten (10) years’ work experience with five (5) years’ experience at
  middle/senior management level.
• Experience in managing projects or programmes at a
  national scale.
• Public Service and NSF mandates and strategies, Knowledge of the education
  system and pedagogy, Post school education framework, Government wide legislation,
  Legislative Knowledge and Prescripts, e.g. Skills Development Act, Skills Development Levies
  Act, Public Service Act, PFMA and National Treasury Regulations, General knowledge of
  Public Service Regulations, NSF business strategies and goals, NSF Services, NSF business
  processes and value chain, NSF policies, procedures and regulations.
• Customer Service, NSF values, NSF goals and performance requirements, Monitoring and evaluation
  frameworks including the government wide monitoring and evaluation system, Programme
  performance management framework, corporate governance principles (king ii and king iii).
• A valid driver’s license

SKILLS:

• Strategic capability and leadership, Project and programme management, Budgeting
  and financial management, change management, People management and empowerment,
  Service Delivery Innovation (SDI), Problem solving and analysis, Knowledge management,
  Client orientation and customer focus, Communication, Honesty and integrity, Monitoring and
  evaluation, Negotiation, Quality management, Stakeholder engagement and management,
  Technical proficiency.

DUTIES:

• Oversee the development and implementation of a programme management
  framework for the standardised coordination and management of programmes.
• Ensure the effective management of dependencies and interdependencies between existing and
  proposed programmes.
• Oversee the monitoring of the operational performance and financial
  management of programmes based on project progress reports from regions and government
  departments.
• Oversee the site visit schedule for programmes in the regions.
• Oversee the development of training material for the orientation of service providers and oversee its
  implementation.
• Oversee change requests related to programmes for presentation to
  governance committees by the Director: Regional Monitoring of the respective Region,
• Oversee the consolidation of project reports received from Director: Regional Skills
  Development Monitoring and government departments and develop programme reports.
• Oversee programme performance reporting.
• Ensure that all documentation related to programmes is submitted for knowledge management purposes.
• Oversee the consolidation of lessons learned for each programme received from the Director: Regional Skills Development Monitoring.
• Manage and engage external stakeholders relevant to programmes.
• Engage the Director: Regional Skills Development Monitoring for programme information
  gathering.
• Engage the Director: Initiation and Evaluation regarding the initiation and evaluation
  of programmes.
• Develop the Programme Monitoring plan for the Directorate and ensure its
  implementation.
• Participate in budgetary planning for the Directorate and account for allocated
  budget.
• Ensure adherence to policy and statutory directives.
• Monitor the execution of the Programme Monitoring plan for the Directorate, including budget, performance targets, measurement metrics and reporting.
• Ensure sufficient capacity to achieve the objectives of
  the Directorate.
• Manage the performance of employees in accordance with policy.
• Provide employees with the necessary information and resources to deliver on their objectives and
  meet the targets of the Directorate.
• Motivate team members and create a culture of high
  performance.
• Manage employee related matters within the Directorate.
• Operate within delegated authorisations.
• Adhere at all times to the values of the NSF.
• Prepare monthly reports and make presentations as required.
• Actively participate in management meetings.
• Positively support the implementation of all management decisions.

ENQUIRIES: Mr D Moyane 012 943 3105 / Ms C Els 012 943 3250 / Ms B Setuki 012 943
3161