Competencies:Strategic Capability and Leadership; Programme and Project Management; Financial management; Change Management; People Management and Empowerment; Service Delivery Innovation; Knowledge Management; Problem Solving and Analysis; Client Orientation and Customer Focus; Communication. Knowledge of Public Service legislation and prescripts. 
 
Key Responsibilities: Providing strategic leadership and managing departmental operations. Aligning the departmental planning to the national and provincial priorities and the Provincial Growth and Development Strategy. Ensuring integrated intra- and interdepartmental planning, collaboration and delivery of rural development and agrarian reform programmes and services. Ensuring the creation of an enabling environment for effective service delivery through the mobilisation and utilisation of internal and external resources. Ensuring the improvement of equitable agricultural productivity for food security, economic growth and development through promoting and supporting farming. Ensuring the promotion of sustainable rural communities through the facilitation and coordination of rural development in the Province. Manage the allocated resources of the Department in line with legislative and departmental policy imperatives and comply with corporate governance and planning imperatives. Implement good governance systems and the compliance monitoring framework including sound financial, supply chain and risk assurance management, anti-corruption, integrity management and audit services; customer and stakeholder participation in planning, service delivery and decision making; and implementing sound environmental practices. Develop departmental capacity for effective and efficient strategic and scenario planning, administration, management, monitoring and evaluation. Ensure cooperation and collaboration with relevant institutions like parliamentary committees, provincial and national inter and intra-governmental structures and external stakeholders. Oversee provision of corporate management services in the department. 
 
Enquiries:Mr Lauwrence van Zuydam (040 609 6460) 
 
Short-listed candidates will be subjected to security clearance. 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. The successful incumbent will be required to undergo security vetting and enter into a performance agreement. The Eastern Cape Provincial Administration is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer. Females and disabled persons are encouraged to apply. Directions to candidates: Applications must be submitted on the prescribed application form Z.83, which is obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet at www.dpsa.gov.za. A comprehensive CV and certified copies of educational qualifications, identity document, and driver’s license must be attached. Failure to comply with the above may result in immediate disqualification. 
 
Applications:The Recruitment Centre, Office of the Premier, Private Bag X0047, Bhisho, 5605, Hand Delivery: Room 1039, 1st Floor, Office of the Premier Building, Independence Avenue, Bhisho. 
 
 
 
 
 
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: INFORMATION (INTRANET) ARCHITECT 
Salary Notch : R334 545. Level 09 Bhisho 
Ref. OTP 01/06/2018 
 
REQUIREMENTS: IS-related diploma/degree (NQF level 6-7), with more than five (5), years professional experience, Or Matric with more than ten (10) years professional experience. A minimum of one (1) years’ experience should be in .NET programming. Professional qualification: Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD): App Builder, with elective, Developing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Advanced Solutions. Microsoft-accredited International certificate only. Finalist candidates without this MCSD certificate will be subjected to the Microsoft Exam 70-489 to assess technical competency in SharePoint development. Key Competencies: Problem Analysis, Self-Management, Technical Proficiency. Skills: Reading comprehension, Analytical/Critical thinking, Complex Problem Solving. Personal Attributes: Attention to detail, Performance Driven, and Confidentiality. 
 
DUTIES: Plan and design Microsoft SharePoint sites: Manage the site life cycle; Create content types, Manage content type behaviours, Implement site provisioning. Implement SharePoint Solutions: Manage SharePoint Object Life Cycle, Upgrade solutions and features; determine a solution structure, Create sandbox solutions, create a no-code solution. Implement user experience and information architecture: branding, navigation, Customize UI elements. Implement electronic business process controls: event receivers and timer jobs, SharePoint Designer workflows, and deploy Microsoft Visual Studio workflows. Implement Enterprise Content Management (ECM) and Web Content Management (WCM): a multilingual site, e-discovery, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), content management, a publishing page. 
 
NOTE: Professional ICT qualifications must be accompanied by information on how to independently validate the qualification/certification. For example, Microsoft certifications have a Microsoft Certified Professional access code and transcript ID 62 can be obtained by the candidate and included in the application. Failure to furnish such information may also subject a finalist to a retake of the qualifying exam. Final selection will be derived from a combination of any of the following techniques, including but not limited to; interviews, psychometric tests, in-basket simulations, written tests, assessment centers, review of past accomplishments (performance reviews), and reference-checking. 
 

 
CLOSING DATE: 13 July 2018 
 
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER CLOSING DATE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. NO FAXED APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. 
 
TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ON REQUIREMENTS AND FUNCTIONS: visit www.ecprov.gov.za or www.dpsa.gov.za 
 
Applications can be forwarded through one of the following options: 
OFFICE OF THE PREMIER 
Hand Delivery: Room 1043, First Floor, Office of the Premier Building, Independence Avenue, Bhisho.
Post to:Central Recruitment; Office of the Premier; Private Bag X0047, Bhisho, 5605. 
Enquiries: Mr. M. Mbangi 040 609 6424;Mr L. Van Zuydam @ 040-609 6460.