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SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE (SAWS)
 
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) is a Section 3(a) public entity under the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) and is governed by a Board. The organisation is an authoritative voice for weather and climate related services in South Africa and is a member of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) to fulfil a range of international obligations of the government. South African Weather Service (SAWS) strives to be a Weather and Climate Centre of Excellence providing innovative solutions to ensure a weather-smart region, sustainable development and economic growth. 
 
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) is therefore seeking to appoint an efficient and enthusiastic person to undertake the role of: 
 
SPECIALIST: STRATEGY, PLANNING AND REPORTING 
Salary: R688 855 – R895 464 Annual CTC pa 
Ref.WS04/102020
Centre: Centurion 
 
Job Summary: 
To manage and facilitate the formulation and progress of organisational activities that are aligned to the achievement of strategic objectives. To Oversee the development and review of an organisation wide set of indicators to assist in identifying gaps, monitoring and evaluation of business performance against set strategic objectives. 
 
 
Key Responsibility Areas: 
 Guide the South African Weather Service (SAWS) management team on areas pertaining to strategic planning and monitoring 
 Serve as custodian of the South African Weather Service (SAWS) Strategic Master Plan by engaging in long-term planning to ensure that the organisation’s goals are aligned with national goals 
 Guide departments with their internal consultative processes towards formulating Annual Performance Plan (APP) inputs 
 Coordinate the formulation of Portfolio of Evidence (POE), Annual Performance Plan (APP) indicators and targets as required 
 Participate in the compilation of the organisation’s Annual Performance Plan (APP) and program budgets 
 Guide the development of monitoring and evaluation activities 
 Identify strengths, opportunities, weaknesses and threats to the achievement of strategic objectives, compliance and transformation within the organisation
 Provide management team with planning tools and templates designed to make strategic planning less complicated and to assist in the development of more effective strategic plans
 Guide departments in evaluation of performance results and assist in formulation of plans to bridge performance gaps 
 Develop reporting calendar that covers monthly, quarterly and annual requirements and/or submissions 
 Review indicator formulation and update Technical Indicator description document as well as the Indicator Protocol 
 Consolidate the parliamentary questions for the Minister: Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) on issues pertaining to the organisation 
 Maintain inter-governmental relations by responding promptly and adequately to requests for information from other government departments 
 Develop the annual report by collating quarterly reports and liaising with departments to ensure correctness of information prior to submission for printing
 Develop South African Weather Service (SAWS) Balance Scorecard and dashboard for reporting 
 Prepare monthly and quarterly Annual Performance Plan performance dashboards for the Executive Committee (EXCO). 
 
Minimum Requirements, Skills and Attributes 
 Bachelor Degree in Management Sciences or related 
 Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in a similar position 
 High level report writing skills 
 Communication, conflict management and problem Solving 
 Knowledge of project and change management methodology 
 Problem solving and analysis skills 
 Stakeholder engagement and management skills 
 People management and facilitation skills 
 Excellent negotiating and communication (written and verbal) skills 
 Willingness to work long hours, and to travel to other provinces from time to time


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Enquiries for the above-mentioned position must be directed to: Mr Tebatso Kekana, at Tel. (012) 367 6094 
 
A comprehensive CV with copies of qualifications should be emailed (with the name of the position and relevant reference number in the subject line) to: recruitment2@weathersa.co.za
 
A SAQA evaluation report must accompany foreign qualifications. Incomplete applications will not be considered. 
 
Note: Recruitment Agency applicant submissions will not be considered 
 
Closing Date: 30 October 2020 
 
Preference will be given to People living with disabilities in line with SAWS EE targets. This is an EE position and preference will be given to Africans, Indians and Coloureds (AIC). Correspondence will be limited to short listed candidates only. Candidates who have not been contacted within 3 months after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. The organisation reserves the right not to fill this position. South African Weather Service is an equal opportunity employer. 
 
Record Reference: HCM-ADVERT-WS04/102020