Unit Head (Project Manager): Substance Abuse at City of Johannesburg

Minimum Requirements: 

• Grade 12 NQF level 4 plus Degree in Humanities or Medicine; 
• Registered with recognized and relevant regulatory councils/bodies; 
• Certificate in Substance Abuse will be an added advantage; 
• 10 years’ practical experience in the substance abuse field; 
• Experience with transformation and diversity management skills; 
• Leadership and experience in community development and public speaking. 

Primary Function: 

• Direct and provide expertise in the field of substance abuse by leading, planning and managing key performance and impact driven indicators associated with the provision of an integrated substance abuse response to local communities, stakeholders, civil society partners through the development of a multidisciplinary approach aimed at long term, sustainable programs in the city, coordination and implementation of business planning processes, performance management, monitoring and evaluation mechanisms with regard to the development and implementation of policies and strategies for the related programs.
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders on support and aid to ensure the program remains viable and sustainable. 

Key Performance Areas: 

• To lead and manage resources towards the development of a new directorate within the department of Social Development; 
• Lead, direct and control the strategy that permits administration and related functions which supports the service delivery components of the Unit; 
• Direct, plan, develop, gain approval for, compile, monitor and control the units annual and long-term budget so that expenditure is in line with the city requirements and or municipal financial management act, supply chain management; 
• Direct, lead and control staff within the unit in order to achieve the objectives set by defining /adjusting the role boundaries, workflow processes and job design / job evaluation /job rotation against laid down service delivery requirements; 
• Establish, direct, lead, organize and control subsatance abuse activities and the production of quality outcomes across a very complex, diverse, pressurized and knowledge driven environment within legislative framework; 
• Establish, direct, lead, organize and control research in the field of Substance Abuse in order to determine trends and best-practice models; 
• Lead, direct and manage stakeholders for effective development of programmes and management thereof; 

Leading Competencies: 

• Social and or clinical research skills; 
• Advance skills in computer literacy; 
• Interpersonal skills; 
• Human Resource Management skills. 
• Strategic Leadership; 
• Business Planning; 
• Financial Planning; 
• Project Management; 
• Performance Management; 
• Researcher. 

Core Competencies: 

• Understanding and application of legislation related to the substance abuse field; 
• Knowledge of legislation regulating Local Government; 
• Knowledge in strategic leadership, community development and processes.