JDMA Coordinator (1-year contract) at Western Cape Government

Job Purpose

The Department of Local Government, Western Cape Government (WCG) has an exciting employment opportunity for a suitable individual who would like to make a difference on contract for one-year to strategically guide and facilitate the JDMA team to ensure active participation of team members to promote co-planning, co-budgeting and co-implementation of the mutually identified priorities and projects in the District/Metro Implementation Plan whilst promoting collaboration and co-ordination across all three spheres of government, associated institutions and private sector to improve service delivery to citizens. This is a one-year contract opportunity and the successful incumbent will be stationed in Cape Town, CBD.

Minimum Requirements

• An appropriate 3-year B-degree/ Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) or higher qualification as recognised by SAQA
•  A minimum of 6 years relevant middle-management experience
•  A valid code B driving licence; Completion of pre-entry Certificate for entry into the SMS (Senior Management Service) upon appointment.

Note: A requirement for appointment at Director level is the successful completion of the Senior Management Pre-entry Programme as endorsed by the National School of Government. This is a Public Service specific training programme which is applicable for appointments at SMS level.

Recommendation

Public Management/ Administration Degree.

Key Performance Areas

• Develop and maintain strategies, policies, guidelines, reporting and other strategic documents
• Facilitate the institutionalisation of the Joint District and Metro Approach (JDMA) in the WCG
•  Strategically manage, coordinate and guide the JDMA programme; Mobilise and manage, consult and engage national, provincial, municipal and associated institutions and private sector; Facilitate and align horizontal and vertical interface in line with policy directives, Cabinet, Bosberaad and PCF decisions including national policies and budget directives
•  Ensure planning, budgeting and implementation on national, provincial and local levels by means of collaboration and coordination
•  Strengthen, support and guide the JDMA leads in the development and implementation of the Metro/District Implementation Plans
•  Streamline and rationalise provincial/ municipal interface and introduce efficiencies
•  Ensure monitoring systems are in place and monitor and report on the progress of implementation projects
•  Evaluate the impact of programmes
•  Strategic Management; Change Management
•  People Management; Financial Management.

Competencies

• Knowledge of the following: Relevant policies and procedures
•  IDP and related planning processes; Programme and Project Management
• Procurement and tendering processes
•  Development, strategy management, strategy monitoring and review processes
•  Modern Systems of governance and administration
•  Global, regional and local political, economic and social affairs impacting on the provincial government of the Western Cape
•  Public Finance
•  Human Resource Management, Labour relations and discourse management processes
•  Core Competencies are as follows: Strategic Capability and leadership
•  People Management and Empowerment; Programme and Project Management
•  Financial Management and Change Management; Skills: Accounting Finance and Audit
•  Information Technology; Monitoring and reporting
•  Networking; Facilitation and collaboration
•  Stakeholder Management; Ability to integrate the priorities for the 3 spheres of government
•  Ability to integrate planning, budgeting and implementation and align with government priorities.

Remuneration

All–inclusive salary package of R 1 105 383 per annum (salary level 13).

Note: The remuneration package consists of a basic salary (70%) and the employer’s contribution to the Pension Fund. The remainder of the package may be structured according to your personal needs.

Notes

Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

All shortlisted candidates must make themselves available to be interviewed at a date, time and place as decided by the selection panel. Please ensure that you submit your application on or before the closing date as no late applications will be considered. The selection process will be guided by the EE targets of the employing department. Kindly note that technical support is only available from Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 16.00. Should you experience any difficulties with your online application you may contact the helpline at 0861 370 214.

All shortlisted candidates 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 the Department. Following the interview and 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 Assessment tools. To be considered for nomination into an SMS post, you must complete the Senior Management Pre-Entry Programme. The purpose of the Senior Management Pre-Entry Programme, which is a public service specific training programme applicable to all applicants who aspire to join the SMS, is to ensure that potential SMS members have a background on processes and procedures linked to the SMS. The duration of the online Pre-Entry Programme is 120 notional hours (15 days). Full details may be sourced by the following link: https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-preentryprogramme/

Furthermore, thanks to the huge public interest we receive many applications for our positions, and as such will not be able to respond personally to all applications. Therefore, should you not hear from us within 10 weeks from close of advert please consider your application unsuccessful.