Deputy Director: Youth, Job Opportunit

• Reference Number : refs/013508
• Directorate : Special Programmes
• Number of Posts : 1

• Package : 733 257 – R 863 748 (all-inclusive remuneration package)
• Enquiries : Ms Phindi Maserumule Tel 011 355 6110

Requirements :

• An appropriate NQF level 7 qualification in Social Sciences or Developmental Studies. Minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience in public sector, experience in the mainstreaming of youth development programme. Computer literacy. strategic leadership, project management, people management and public and motivational speaking. Financial management, Problem solving and customer care skills.

Duties :

• To Develop sector specific policies/ strategies, mainstream youth development within policies and programmes, and to lead in conceptualisation and implementation of sectoral programmes and projects. Coordinate provincial structures that help coordinate youth development at all various levels. Provide analytical research and strategic support as well as coordination role on Gauteng Provincial Government departments in respect of main streaming of youth development issues in their departmental programmes and budgets. Development provincial plan of action on Youth development. Monitoring the implementation of the youth strategy action plan. Development of indicators which indicate a change in status of youth in the Province, assessing impact in improving the lives of youth in Gauteng. Performance review mechanisms established to continuously monitor and evaluate all programmes as informed by the status quo report as well the 5 years Programme of Action (POA)

Notes :

• Applications must be submitted on the new Z83 Form available on www.dpsa.gov.za, accompanied by copies of qualification(s), identity document (certified in the past 3 months), proof of citizenship if not RSA citizen, a comprehensive CV, indicating three reference persons: Name and Contact Numbers, A relationship with reference, Reference checks will be done on nominated candidate(s). Note: Failure to submit these documents will result in the application not being considered. Please do not send any original certificates, diplomas or testimonials. Applicants must note that further checks will be conducted once they are short-listed and that their appointment is subject to the outcome of these checks include security clearance, security vetting, qualification verification and criminal checking (It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority-SAQA). Note that correspondence will only be conducted with the short-listed candidates. If you have not been contacted by the Gauteng Office of the Premier within three (3) months of the closing date of the advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. NOTE: Requirement for all SMS posts, Nyukela Programme: Pre-entry Certificate to Senior Management Services as endorsed by DPSA which is an online course, endorsed by the National School of Government (NSG). The course is available at the NSG under the name Certificate for entry into the SMS and the full details can be sourced by the following link: https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry-programme. All shortlisted candidates for SMS posts will be subjected to a technical exercise that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of which will be communicated by department. Following the interview and the technical exercise, the selection panel will recommend candidates to attend a generic managerial competency assessment (in compliance with the DPSA Directive on the implementation of competency-based assessments). The competency assessment will be testing generic managerial competencies using the mandated DPSA SMS Competency assessments tools. Gauteng Office of the Premier reserve the right to utilise practical exercise / test for non-SMS positions and during the recruitment process (candidates who are shortlisted will be informed accordingly) to determine the suitability of candidates for the post(s). Gauteng Office of the Premier reserves the right to cancel the filling / not fill a vacancy that was advertise during any stage of the recruitment process. We thank all applicants for their interest.

Employer : Office Of The Premier

Location : Johannesburg

Closing Date : 04-04-2022