Divisional Manager Development And Reintergration Affairs at Nkangala District Municipality

REFERENCE NUMBER: NDM/CS/09/07/2024

REQUIREMENTS:

• Applicants should not be over 35 years of age, (i.e. applicants must be 35 years of age or younger).

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Grade 12
• Relevant 3-year tertiary qualification in Public Management/Project & Programme Management/Community Development or any relevant 3-year tertiary qualification.
• Computer Literacy: MS Office
• Fluent in at least two (02) most spoken African languages within the district.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• 5 - 8 years relevant experience of which I - 2 years must have been in a supervisory level.

DUTIES:

• Research and Development on marginalized communities' socio- economic challenges and the needs analysis in the likes of (Juveniles, offenders, school leavers, youth graduates etc.) in line with the national frameworks, guidelines and targets.
• Assessing and evaluating the existing programs within the municipality against their objectives and identifying the gaps and supporting initiatives.
• Conceptualizing and developing the Development and Reintegration Initiatives with regards to (Health & Wellness, Sports, Arts, Culture and Education).
• Project and Programme Management of business development initiatives.
• Providing input and support on the Developing of Development Policies in alignment to the provincial and national Government policies and promoting them within the district.
• Developing and promoting the integrated District Development Strategy and Programs.
• Identifying and managing relationships with enterprise development support stakeholders,
• Expanding the Nkangala Municipality micro-financing activities to leverage financial support to young entrepreneurs.
• Establishing and strengthening networking platforms to create an information sharing platform on youth socio- economic challenges and solutions within the district, province and nationally,
• Promoting and Coordinating the District Youth Development Bursary Scheme.
• Strengthening strategic partnerships and facilitating knowledge building and management.
• Restoring of the marginalized community's dignity and livelihood.
• Tracking use of resources in accordance with the integrated plans, rules and regulations, effectively applying Results Based Management tools to ensure achievement of results.
• Support dissemination and application of knowledge, best practices and programme; results for advocacy, resource mobilization, learning and practice development.

PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCES
 
CORE PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCES

Conceptual Thinking

• Demonstrates logical, analytical reasoning and conceptual
• Draws on experience and strong general knowledge and shows ability to ask probing questions to understand user needs.
• Thoroughly explores issues and uses initiative; and
• Considers various alternatives and does not settle for the first solution

Organizational Awareness

• Understands and experience with municipal / provincial legislation relating to Social Development Services.
• Is aware of the municipality's priorities and goals; and
• Contributes toward addressing the municipality's service delivery challenges

Attention to Detail

• Maintains a checklist covering all detail which might be overlooked.
• Notices errors or problems prior to tasks being completed; and
• Ensures a high-quality output and will initiate action to correct quality issues.

Monitoring and Controlling

• Identifies risks and takes appropriate action to mitigate the risks and communicates on risk matters and possible solutions.

Planning and Organizing

• Identifies and acts on opportunities to partner with other departments in the municipality to achieve desired results; and
• Develops partnership agreements that ensure win — win outcomes for all patties.

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

People Management

• Recognizes talented individuals and provides developmental feedback in accordance with performance management principles.
• Ensures role clarity and gives direction to the team
• Manages conflict through a participatory transparent approach.
• Able to constructively engage with the line manager and submit own team's view / concerns /proposals.

Professional / Technical Proficiency

• Supervise, coordinate and oversee the work programme of the Reintegration Unit to ensure compliance with various legislative by-law and policy provisions and in line with the Social Development Directorate / Department Strategies and Programmes.

PUBLIC SERVICE ORIENTATION COMPETENCIES

Interpersonal Relationships

• Demonstrates competencies from level 1 and 2
• Accurately captures others' expectations, ideas and concerns diplomatically and tactfully,
• Encourages and considers inputs of others convinces others of his/ her ideas without suppressing their views.
• Acknowledges merits in other arguments and incorporates proposals where merited.
• Negotiates skilfully in tough situations with both internal and external stakeholders; and
• Wins concessions without damaging relationships.

Communication

• Able to read situations and interest positions and to respond appropriately.
• Uses language and style to capture the attention of the audience; and
• Develops well defined communication strategy.
• Service Delivery Orientation
• Can quantify community needs and evaluate their implications for the municipality; and
• Manages community expectations within financial, technical and capacity constraints.

Client Orientation and Customer Focus

• Understands the client's issues and seeks information about their current and future requirements.
• Take specific and sustained action to implement the client service vision.
• Implements client satisfaction feedback to ensure provision of quality service; and
• Sets the climate and creates a culture to attain client focused outcomes (i.e. performance management, resource allocation etc.)

Action and Outcome Orientation

• Relentlessly pursues project objectives.
• Pushes self and motivates others for results; and
• Successfully completes projects with time and budget allocations

Resilience

• Plans and initiates new ways forward.

Change Readiness

• Plans and initiates new ways forward.

Change Readiness

• Promotes change as an opportunity rather than a threat and acts as a role model in mobilizing team members' change.
• Remains alert to the need for change before the need manifests in the external or internal environment; and seeks to influence changing events.

Learning Orientation

• Remains abreast of changes in the industry.
• Encourages others to learn and share from mistakes and shares experiences; and
• Promotes best practice.

Accountability and Ethical Conduct

• Deals promptly, and in the interest of the municipality, with situations where conflict of interest arises.
• Presents ideas and beliefs in a manner which is consistent with the rules and regulations of the organization / department; and
• Acts decisively against corrupt and dishonest conduct.

Problem Solving

• Deals effectively with ambiguity and uncertainty
• Probes deeply and considers consequences and risks attached to actions.
• Demonstrates the ability to break down complex problems into manageable parts and identify solutions.
• Generates various solutions / options and contingency plans for problems.
• Anticipates problems and strategizes to counteract potential impact; and
• Puts preventative majors in place to ensure that the problems do not recur in the future.