Chief Director - Cape Town, South Africa - Western Cape Department of Health

Chief Director - Cape Town, South Africa - Western Cape Department of Health

Closing Date: 2024/11/11

Reference Number: WCG

Tracking Number: PT 35/2024

Job Title: Chief Director: Public Policy Services, Ref No. PT 35/2024

Department: Provincial Treasury

Salary level: 14

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Job Purpose: The Western Cape Government is looking to employ a dynamic, high performing individual to manage the Chief Directorate: Public Policy Services. This is a demanding and exciting position at the head of a high performing Treasury team. It will require you to lead social and economic analysis on issues affecting citizens in the province, lead the development of key fiscal policy approaches that improve governance and service delivery, manage the Province's fiscal resources effectively for Provincial Government, and support municipalities to develop sound and sustainable budgets based on robust economic analysis.

Minimum Requirements:

• B Degree (NQF 7 as recognised by SAQA) in Economics/ Finance/ Business Administration/ Public Policy;
• 5 years senior management experience;
• A valid unendorsed driver's license, or alternative mode of transport for people with disabilities;
• The successful completion of the Senior Management Pre-entry Programme.

Recommendation:

• A Honours degree (NQF 7 as recognised by SAQA) in Economics/ Finance/ Business Administration/ Public Policy;
• Knowledge of the human resources function;
• Strong research-based policy analysis and analytical ability;
• Proven knowledge of budget policy, economic analysis and fiscal policy application.

Key Performance Areas:

• To provide for the effective and efficient development of revenue streams, cash and liability management;
• To provide for provincial economic analysis and advice that informs budget policy and the budget allocation process and coordinate provincial budget policy, planning and performance;
• To provide for local government economic analysis and advice that informs fiscal policy and budget allocation decisions and associated remedial steps;
• Assist, assess and report on policy attainment across the local government sphere and introduce associated remedial steps;
• Oversight responsibility of the departmental public entity i.e. the Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board.

Competencies:

• Human Resource Management, Public Finance Management Act, Municipal Finance Management Act, National Treasury Regulations and Provincial Treasury Instructions;
• Financial Management processes;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Excellent planning, organizing and people management skills;
• Strategic capability and leadership skills;
• The ability to multitask, deal with ambiguity and manage under rapidly changing and pressurized circumstances.

Remuneration: All-inclusive salary package of R per annum (Salary level 14). The remuneration package consists of a basic salary (70%) and the employer's contribution to the Pension Fund. The remainder of the package may be structured according to your personal needs.

Notes:

1. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.
2. All shortlisted candidates must make themselves available to be interviewed at a date, time and place as decided by the selection panel.
3. 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.
4. The nominated candidate will be required to complete the Senior Management Pre-Entry Programme before they may be appointed to this post.
5. Kindly note that technical support is only available from Monday to Friday from 8:00. Ensure that you submit your application on or before the closing date as no late applications will be considered.