GAUTENG OFFICE OF THE PREMIER

KEY COMPETENCIES: Proven ability to operationalize and ensure compliance with legislation and policy development at national, provincial and local level. Demonstrable experience in management at an executive level. Knowledge understanding of government priorities. Insight into Government's Outcomes Based Approach, including performance monitoring and evaluation. Strategic leadership, change management and project management. Capabilities should include service delivery innovation, exceptional reporting skills as well as the ability to communicate eloquently, compliance with the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and financial regulatory frameworks underpinning good governance in South Africa. Excellent co-ordination, communication, networking, negotiation, corporate governance and multi-tasking skills. Ability to work under pressure and willingness to work long hours. Willingness to work irregular hours and travel extensively.
 
DUTIES: Serve as Accounting Officer of the Department in accordance with the provisions of the PFMA. Providing strategic leadership to the Department. Overseeing the development, implementation and monitoring of organisational programmes in line with organisational policies. Ensuring sound financial management as well as application of ethics and good corporate governance principles.
 
SPECIFIC FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: The successful incumbent will be directly accountable to the member of the Executive Council for the realization of Government priorities and Intergovernmental Programme of Action. Ensuring operational efficiencies and strategic outputs of the Department, agencies or special units associated with the Department. Directly responsible for the Development of the Gauteng wide perspective on safety policy priorities. Implementation of measures to reduce crime and corruption in the province. Monitoring police service delivery to communities. Encouraging community participation through various community forums. Mobilisation of communities in the fight against crime. Intervening to minimise the factors that contribute to gender based violence and crime against women and children. Implement school safety programmes that seeks to capacitate learners on safety matters. Enforce compliance to road traffic legislation, and improve road safety in the province. Support the Member of the Executive Council in his/her duties as political head of the Department; and Represent the department at various fora.
 
ENQUIRES: Ms Sylvia Mtshali, Tel No: (011) 355 6280
 
CLOSING DATE: 27 March 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
CHIEF DIRECTOR: PUBLIC RELATIONS
(4 years contract)
REF NO: 005190
BRANCH; Provincial Communication Services
CENTRE:  Johannesburg
SALARY: R1 251 183 - R1 495 956 (All-inclusive remuneration package).
 
REQUIREMENTS: NQF 7 qualification in Communications. 5-10 years' experience on SMS level. People management, coordination skills, problem solving skills, communication skills, leadership skills. Financial management, programme and project management, change management, strategic capability and service delivery innovation.
 
DUTIES: To manage and oversee the promotion and facilitation of communication between the Provincial Government and the Public. Formulate and direct implementation of a Government Communication strategy and programme. Develop, implement and coordinate public development communication initiatives and campaigns to promote public mobilisation; coordinate the Government Communications system; provide support and advice to all GPG departments on Communication matters. Liaise with Government Communicators in the Province to ensure a common approach to Government communication. Build and maintain good working relations between Government and the media; formulate appropriate strategies for Government's effective use of digital media platforms (including social media). Lead the Provincial Government's content hub - and ensure that key messages are written regularly and that tailored content is produced for use across all media platforms.
 
ENQUIRES: Ms Phelisa Khuzwayo, Tel No: 011 355 6730
 
CLOSING DATE: 3 April 2020

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It is the department's intention to promote equity by achieving all numeric targets as contained in the Department's Employment Equity Plan by targeting the required race/gender for appointment. To promote equity, males of all races are encouraged to apply.
 
NOTES: Applications must be submitted on the Z83 Form accompanied by copies of qualification(s), identity document (certified in the past 3 months), proof of citizenship if not RSA citizen, a comprehensive CV, indicating three reference persons: Name and Contact Numbers, A relationship with reference, Reference checks will be done on nominated candidate(s). 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 checks will be conducted once they are short-listed and that their appointment is subject to the outcome of these checks include security clearance, security vetting, qualification verification and criminal checking (It is the applicant's responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority-SAGA). Note that correspondence will only be conducted with the short-listed candidates. If you have not been contacted by the Gauteng Office of the Premier within three (3) months of the closing date of the advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. We thank all applicants for their interest. 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 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. Gauteng Office of the Premier reserve the right to utilise practical exercise / test for non-SMS positions and during the recruitment process (candidates who are shortlisted will be informed accordingly) to determine the suitability of candidates for the post(s). Gauteng Office of the Premier reserves the right to cancel the filling / not fill a vacancy that was advertise during any stage of the recruitment process. We thank all applicants for their interest.
 
APPLICATIONS: Can be forwarded to the attention of the Director: Internal HR Management through on the following options: Post to: The Director. Internal Human Resource Management, Department of Office of the Premier, The Director: Internal Human Resource Management, 65 Ntemi Piliso Street, Newtown, Johannesburg,
2001 or by: Email Recruitment.Premier@gauteng.gov.za  or online at www.gautengonline.gov.za
 
(Please do not send applications to 30 Simmonds street