EASTERN CAPE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Competencies: Sound understanding of the public sector regulatory frameworks, processes, systems, and transformation agenda with precise knowledge of Public Service Act, Public Service Regulation Act, Labour Relations Act, Skills Development Act, PAIA, PAJA, POPIA BCEA, COIDA. Specialized knowledge of personnel provisioning and utilization processes, condition of services and termination, structure and functioning of the department, PERSAL literacy and personnel information systems, collective agreements, Codes of Remunerations and Public Management Finance Act. Must have excellent communication skills, change management, client orientation and customer focused, diversity management, risk management, audit and assurance. Strategic Capability and Leadership; People Management and Empowerment, Programme and Project Management, Change Management, Financial Management, People Management and Empowerment. Ability to work in a highly pressurized environment. 
 
Duties: Drive the strategic planning and implementation process of all components under his/her control and management. Manage corporate services related projects. • Ensure coordination and monitoring of corporate services and related projects • Ensure management of Human Resources Administration and Planning • Ensure the management of Human Resource capacity Development and Organisational Development • Ensure the management of Employee relations and Employee health and awareness • Ensure the co-ordination of strategic planning and policy development.• Ensure management of public relations and communication. Manage Human Resource Administration and Planning. Ensure development and implementation of Human Resource Plan• Ensure the management of HR Information system• Ensure the rendering of recruitment and selection. Ensure coordination of conditions of services and remuneration. • Ensure safe keeping of personnel records. Ensure sound public relations and communication services. Management of public relations and communication • Management of communication strategy • Ensure the development of communication strategy. Ensure formulation and development of Policies and Strategic planning. • Ensuring the development of policies • Ensuring development of departmental strategic plans and reports. • Ensuring that the regulations framed under the regulations promulgated under the various Acts are captured in daily operations • Ensure that norms and standard and practices are adhered to • Ensure the monitoring and evaluation of all programmes • Ensuring the quality assurance of all programmes in the department. Management of Human Resources capacity Development and Organisational Development. Ensuring management of Human Resources Development. • Ensuring management and implementation of PMDS. • Management of organizational Development and designs. Management of Employee relations and employee health and wellness. Management of employees relations • Management of collective bargaining • Ensuring Quality of work and life management • Ensuring Health and safety programmes 
 
 
 
 
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: WELLNESS 
Salary Package: R 376 596 per annum (Level 9) 
Ref no. DSD 02/02/2021–Provincial Office 
 
Minimum Requirements: National Senior Certificate, plus an appropriate NQF level 7 qualification Degree in Social Work or Psychology or related field. At least 3 years at supervisory level 7/8. 
 
Competencies: Knowledge of Public Service Legislation, Department of Public Service and Administration Employee Health and Wellness Strategic Framework and related policies. Environment or human behaviour management related field. Monitoring and Evaluation, Data Analysis and Reporting as well as Computer Literacy skills. Registration with the relevant professional body e.g. SACSSP or HPCSA and Personal Profile: Communication skills, organisation ability, motivation skills, ability to meet deadlines, self-driven, strong inter-personal relations skills and decision-making ability, approachable, analytical and innovative, ability to work in a team, research and report writing skills. 
 
Duties: Ensure coordination, monitoring and evaluation of the EHWP in the Department. Interpret and implement policies regarding management of HIV and AIDS and Employee Wellness Programmes. Assist in the Development, review and distribution of HIV & AIDS policy to districts and Head Office. Promote prevention through Peer Education programme. Conduct awareness campaigns on HIV and AIDS and related illnesses. Facilitate health screening programmes for employees. Look at problems affecting employees and their families. Establish networks for the implementation of HIV & AIDS programmes. Liaise with OTP and other government departments e.g. DPSA. Liaise with professional people for referral cases e.g. Psychologists. Conduct presentations. Market the Employee Wellness Programme. Provide professional support to employees/managers on managing/improving performance of employees affected and infected with HIV & AIDS. Facilitate workshops for managers on identifying troubled employees. Counsel employees who seek help and make referrals. Establish prevention, care and support programmes as well as monitoring and evaluation. Facilitate establishment and implementation of wellness Committees in the Districts and Head Office. Conduct awareness campaigns on prevention. Encourage employees to access care and support through joining medical aid schemes. Facilitate training and development.

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CLOSING DATE: 05 FEBRUARY 2021 @ 15H00. 
 
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER CLOSING DATE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. NO FAXED APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. The application can be forwarded to recruitment @ecdsd.gov.za OR to the relevant office. 
TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ON REQUIREMENTS AND FUNCTIONS: visit www.ecprov.gov.za or www.ecdsd.gov.za or www.dpsa.gov.za 
Enquiries can be directed to Ms A Njaba 043 605 5101. 
 
Applications can be forwarded to the relevant addresses listed below: 
 
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 
PROVINCIAL OFFICE: Albertina Sisulu Building, No 7 Beatrice Street (behind KFC-Alexandra Road), King William’s Town, for the attention of Ms. A Njaba or post to The Director : HRA: Social Development, Private Bag X0039, Bhisho, 5605 Enquiries can be directed to Ms Z. Moyeni at 043 605-5110 / Ms A. Njaba 043 605-5101 
 
Note: Applications must be submitted on a Z83 Form, obtainable from any Public Service department or on the internet at http://www.info.gov.za/documents/forms/employ.pdf which must be signed (an unsigned Z83 form will disqualify an application) and should be accompanied by a recently updated, comprehensive CV as well as certified copies of all qualification(s) [Matric certificate must also be attached] and ID-document and Driver’s license [where applicable]. Non-RSA Citizens/Permanent Resident Permit Holders must attach a copy of his/her Permanent Residence Permit to his/her application. Should you be in possession of a foreign qualification, it must be accompanied by an evaluation certificate from the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA). Failure to submit all the requested documents will result in the application not being considered. Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. If you have not been contacted within three (3) months after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record check, citizenship verification, financial/asset record check, qualification/study verification and previous employment verification). Successful candidates will also be subjected to security clearance processes. Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test. Successful candidates will be appointed on a probation period of twelve (12) months. The Department reserves the right not to make appointment(s) to the advertised post(s). Preference will be given to persons with disabilities. 
 
 
NOTE FOR ALL POSTS 
Applications must be submitted on the Z83 Form obtainable from any Public Service Department or internet at http://www.info.gov.za/documents/forms/employ.pdf.Z83 which must be signed (an unsigned Z83 form will disqualify an application) and must be accompanied by a comprehensive CV indicating three reference person’s Name, Contact Numbers and a relationship with reference as checks will be done on nominated candidate(s), attach copies (certified within the past three months) of Qualification(s), Matric certificate, proof of Professional Registration & Driver’s license (where applicable), ID Document, Non-RSA Citizens to attach Permanent Resident Permits, Foreign Qualifications must be accompanied by South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) Evaluation Certificate. Note: Failure to submit these copies will result in the application not being considered. Please do not send any original certificates, diplomas or testimonials. Applicants must note that further Personnel Suitability checks will be conducted on short-listed candidates and that their appointment is subject to the outcome of these checks which will include security clearance, security vetting, qualification verification and criminal checking. Note that correspondence will only be conducted with the short-listed candidates. If you have not been contacted by the recruiting department within three (3) months of the closing date of the advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Preference will be given to persons with disabilities. We thank all applicants for their interest. 
 
ADDITIONAL NOTE: All shortlisted candidates for SMS posts 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 recruiting department. Following the interview and the 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 assessments tools. The filling of these posts will be in line with the Annual Recruitment Plan 2018/19. The recruiting department has a right not to fill these posts. The People with disabilities are encouraged to apply for these posts.