FIBRE PROCESSING MANUFACTURING SECTOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING AUTHORITY (FP&M SETA) VACANCIES

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GENERAL MANAGER: QUALITY ASSURANCE
REFERENCE (Use this in your email subject line): GMQA MAY2024
DEPARTMENT: QUALITY ASSURANCE
TYPE OF CONTRACT: FULL-TIME (06 MONTHS PROBATION)
TOTAL PACKAGE: NEGOTIABLE
LOCATION: DUNKELD WEST, JOHANNESBURG
CLOSING DATE: 20 JUNE 2024 at 16H30
 
PURPOSE:
Responsible for leading quality assurance of the SETA’s learning programmes and establishment of the QMS for the entire organization. Leading the revision and registration of industry led and needed qualifications and trades within the required time frames and eliminate waste. Ensure accurate and credible document management within the department and the realization of a clean audit and maintenance therein. Risk management of qualifications and learnership programmes within the FP&M SETA subsectors.
 
QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, COMPETENCIES & SKILLS:
• A master’s degree qualification
• Project Management qualification added advantage
• Above average understanding of Government’s skills development initiatives and the mandate assigned to SETAs
• Knowledge of QCTO, NAMB and other legislative processes
• At least five years’ senior management experience
• Ability to strategies, lead, plan and manage change
• Initiative and strong organisational skills
• Strong time management skills
• Excellent verbal, communication and report writing skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Work in a team-oriented and cross functional environment.
• Negotiation and decision-making skills
 
BEHAVIOURAL DIMENSIONS REQUIRED: 
• Brand leadership
• Positive influence capabilities
• Independence
• Precision
• Cognitive application of coherent principles
• Confidentiality
 
KEY PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
Leadership role
• Drive end to end QA effective and efficient business results-based leadership
• Proactive and results driven stakeholder and partnership management
• Provide leadership and ensure efficient and effective management of staff and resources within the division
• Design the budget, including effective allocation and utilization of financial and IT resources
• Delivery of 50 qualifications within 18 months
• Ability to execute the WIL such that trained learners are absorbed by industry
Policy development and review
• Develop and review qualifications and learnerships policies and procedures
Regulatory compliance
• Drive industry qualifications and development
• Develop and implement learning programmes
• Quality assures and certification of industry learning programmes
• Organise framing for occupations
• Preparation and reporting on the progress realized on the departmental annual, quarterly, and monthly targets
Reporting
• Verify and produce credible monthly and quarterly departmental reports to be submitted to CEO
• Proactive management and timeous reporting of qualifications, trades, learnerships, artisans and learning programmes
Audit and Risk
• Liaise with Auditors and manage audit process, while ensuring that all recommendations from Auditors are adequately addressed.
• Identify and mitigate risks
Administrative duties
• Recommend regional accreditation for approval
• Provide continuous leadership, supervision, training, and development of divisional staff ensuring an effective and motivated team
• Performs related work as required.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the CEO
Performance Management
• Ensure knowledge transfer and capacity building of Quality Assurance staff
• Manage the performance of staff assigned to the department
• Liaise with the HR division in conducting performance appraisals and ensure competency and training gaps are addressed.

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CONTACT PERSON : PK NAICKER
 
DATE RE- CIRCULATED : 14 May 2024
 
CLOSING DATE : 20 June 2024 at 16H30
 
TEL NUMBER / E-MAIL : 031 702 4482
 
NB: CVs should be forwarded to recruitment@fpmseta.org.za.
Please specify the position reference number GMQAMAY2024 in the subject line. 
 
The FP&M SETA encourages suitably qualified historically disadvantaged individuals (HDIs) to apply. The SETA reserves the right to amend the advert and not to make an appointment. Should you not receive correspondence from us 8 weeks after closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful. Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 
 
Please note that any personal information submitted to FP&M SETA will be processed within the scope of your application and, if your application is successful, for the performance of your subsequent employee relationship. Your personal information will be processed as per the requirements of the Protection of Personal Information Act, No 4 of 2013. Although submission of your personal information is solely at your discretion, we will unfortunately not be able to consider your application if we are not furnished with the required information or records 
 
* Only candidates who meet the criterion need to apply and please attach your CV and certified copies of ID and Qualifications not older than 6 months.