Deputy Director: Contract Development at Western Cape Government

Minimum Requirements    

• An appropriate 3-year tertiary qualification (National Diploma/B-Degree or higher); A minimum of 3 years management level experience in contract development and monitoring.

Recommendation    

• Experience in contract development, monitoring and management.

Key Performance Areas    

• Manage the achievement of component goals in respect of Contract Development: Identification of contract areas and monitor the developments in each one; Ensure the establishment of services. Establish the following: Legal and organisational arrangements between role-players; Contracts and Service Level Agreements(SLAs) with transport operators and service providers. Negotiate contracts with operators and stakeholders; Evaluate, recommend and verify implementation of amendments of contracts; Amend contracts and SLA’s; Monitoring the consultation process with commuter forums, local authorities, other departments and stakeholders; Scrutinize and approve the final design specifications for inclusion in the contract documents. Tender Management:Compilation and verification of tender documents. Plan the sub-directorate’s budget and manage income and expenditure through responsible implementation of policies, practices and decisions in order to achieve unit objectives effectively and efficiently; Prepare and control work-unit budget; Ensure conformity with Public Financial Management Act and auditing requirements. Management the human resources of the Sub-Directorate to achieve the pre-determined performance indicators and service delivery imperatives, motivated, competent, appreciated and performance orientated staff and sound labour relations:Participation in the recruitment of staff; Actively manage the performance, evaluation and rewarding of staff; Monitor capacity building within the Sub-Directorate.

Competencies    

• Knowledge of the following: Public Administration; Project Management; Monitoring and evaluation methods, tools and techniques; Principles and processes for providing customer and personal services including customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services and evaluation of customer satisfaction; All legislation, regulations and policies impacting on public transport activities; National and Provincial Treasury Regulations and Directives as well as appropriate management information systems. Skills needed: Communication (written and verbal); Planning and organising; Problem solving and decision making.