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DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
APPLICATIONS : Applications can be submitted by post to: The Registry Office, Department Small Business Development, Private Bag X672, Pretoria 0001 or hand delivered at Block G, the dti Campus, 77 Meintjies Street, Sunnyside, Pretoria
CLOSING DATE : 22 November 2019 at 16h00.
Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
NOTE : The successful candidate will have to sign an annual performance agreement and will be required to undergo a security clearance. Applications must be submitted on a signed Z83 form, (unsigned Z83 forms will disqualify an application) which can be obtained from any Government institution, and must be accompanied by a comprehensive CV with certified copies of qualifications (certified in the past 3 months) and ID document. Proof of citizenship if not RSA citizen, indicating three contactable reference persons with the following information: name and contact numbers, an indication of the capacity in which the reference is known to the candidate. Reference checks will be done during the selection process. Note: Failure to submit these copies will result in the application not being considered. Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. If you have not been contacted within 3 months of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
Applicants must note that further checks will be conducted once they are recommended candidates and that their appointment is subject to positive outcomes on these checks, which include security clearance, financial, security vetting, qualification verification and criminal records. Department of Small Business Development is committed to the pursuit of diversity and redress. Candidates whose appointment will promote representivity in terms of race, disability and gender will receive preference (as per EE Plan). It is the applicants’ responsibility to have their foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). The Department reserves the rights not to fill or withdraw any advertised post.
ERRATUM: Kindly note that the post of Audit and Risk Committee Members (X2 Posts) with Ref No: DBSD/19/19 advertised in Public Service Vacancy Circular 38 dated 25 October 2019, the closing date has been extended to 15 November 2019. Candidates who previous applied, do not need to re-apply.
ERRATUM: Kindly note that the post of Audit and Risk Committee Members (X2 Posts) with Ref No: DBSD/19/19 advertised in Public Service Vacancy Circular 38 dated 25 October 2019, the closing date has been extended to 15 November 2019. Candidates who previous applied, do not need to re-apply.
MANAGEMENT ECHELON
CHIEF DIRECTOR: GOVERNANCE & STRATEGIC PLANNING REF NO: ODG/21/19
SALARY : R1 251 183 per annum (All-inclusive package) consisting of a basic salary (70% of the total remuneration package) and a flexible portion that may be structured in terms of applicable rules and guidelines.
CENTRE : Pretoria
REQUIREMENTS : An undergraduate qualification (NQF 7) as recognised by SAQA in Economics, Political Science, Public Service Administration, Business Management or Development Studies plus a minimum of 5 years’ experience on senior managerial level in Monitoring and Evaluation/Strategic Planning/Reporting. A post graduate qualification as recognised by SAQA in Economics, Political Science, Public Service Administration, Business Management or Development Studies will be considered an added advantage.
DUTIES : Provide strategic direction in the development and implementation of policies, procedures, models and systems to enhance the effectiveness of the cluster to ensure DSBD’s performance in the cluster, drive the alignment of clusters’ programme of action with DSBD programmes, provide strategic guidance in the development of communication plans, guidelines and templates for DSBD participation in the cluster, provide leadership and guidance on DSBD compliance with legislative and regulatory frameworks, provide guidance in the presentation of DSBD policy positions in the ESEID cluster and inform the identification and formulation of key strategic policies to fulfil the mandate of the Department, including priority programmes. Oversee the development of reporting guidelines for DSBD entities, provide leadership and guidance in the circulation of reviewed reporting guidelines to entities; provide strategic guidance in the development of quarterly assessment tools for reporting; present the consolidated report on quarterly report and recommend approval for Minister’s approval; ensure provision of feedback to entities on the outcome of the assessments; preview and consolidate reports on audit outcomes findings, emphasized matters and recommend the Minister to request entities to come up with corrective actions; and provide leadership and guidance in the compilation and the implementation of shareholder compacts and memorandum of agreements between the minister and agencies. Guide the identification, development and maintenance of strategies for DSBD, provide strategic direction on the coordination of strategic plan inputs with relevant units within DSBD for inclusion into the overall DSBD strategic plan, drive the development of the DSBD’s 5 year Strategic Plan, guide the formulation of the DSBD Annual Performance Plan (APP), ensure compliance of monitoring tools, policy and frameworks within the department, drive the development of strategies and business plans and guide the development of strategic and business planning guidelines. Ensure coordination of Executive Committee meeting, strategic and management support to the Director-General (DG), coordination and implementation of high-level decisions within DSBD, leadership and guidance in the provision of secretariat support service, leadership and guidance the provision of administrative support and strategically advise the DG on a wide range of subjects. Promote communication with stakeholders, facilitate liaison, consulting and networking between the department and the relevant stakeholders for the development of joint programmes, manage stakeholders and promote interdepartmental relations within government by setting up information sharing for a Manage staff/ personnel, financial resources and assets of the unit and drive the strategic planning of the unit and execution of the operational plan. Ensure formulation and facilitation of DSBD quarterly reports for the implementation of the Medium-Term Strategic Framework (Cluster Outcomes), provide leadership and guidance in the compilation of strategic plan by DSBD entities, oversee the monitoring and evaluation of the achievement of targets as set out in the strategic plan, provide strategic guidance in the monitoring of divisional monthly, quarterly and annual reporting, drive the compilation of DSBD’s annual and quarterly reports and ensure monitoring of the implementation of DSBD’s strategic plan, APP and Unit Operational Plans.
ENQUIRIES : the recruitment office Tel No: (012) 394-45286/43097/41440