SayPro DIRECTOR: REGIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTATION (EASTERN CAPE REGION)

REQUIREMENTS: An appropriate bachelor’s degree/advanced diploma (NQF level 7) in Public Management/Administration or equivalent qualification. A postgraduate qualification will be an added advantage. The qualification should be coupled with at least five (5) to ten (10) years of work experience in managing large projects, portfolios of projects and/or programmes in the private or public sector with at least five (5) years of experience at the Middle Management level. Candidates that are registered as Project Managers or Professional Project Managers at Project Management South Africa will have an added advantage. Good knowledge of the post-school education and training system will also be an added advantage. Candidates must be proficient in English and proficiency in the following languages will be an added advantage: For the Eastern Cape region: isiZulu, Afrikaans and/or isiXhosa. This is a senior management position in a core functional area that requires a dynamic individual with proven strategic management, leadership, and people management capabilities to lead the directorate. The candidate must be a strong communicator with the ability to interact with a wide range of stakeholders. Further skills requirements relate to technical proficiency, monitoring, and evaluation, problem-solving and analysis, report writing, preparing presentations, marketing and communication, knowledge management, quality management, budgeting and financial management, human resource management, change management and negotiation. The incumbent must be client orientated, customer-focused and able to perform in a team environment. Good computer skills. Candidates must be willing to travel the country extensively and travel abroad occasionally, work irregular hours and be committed to meeting deadlines within tight time frames. A valid driver’s licence. DUTIES: Head the regional skills development directorate, responsible for the region as indicated above; Responsible for heading the effective monitoring, evaluation and reporting on the allocation, management, operational performance and funding of projects and programmes in the directorate’s portfolio; Responsible for heading activities related to the monitoring of projects and programmes in the directorate’s portfolio, including performance and financial reporting thereon; Ensure that all documents and information related to projects and programmes in the region are submitted for knowledge management purposes; Manage staff in the directorate; Ensure monitoring site visits are conducted, both expenditure verification as well as delivery site verifications (learner verification, infrastructure verification etc.); Consolidate and record lessons learned; Manage stakeholders and actively participate in both regional and national structures and platforms that are relevant for effective skills development implementation; Perform strategic planning for funding skills development in the directorate’s responsible regions; Develop and report on performance indicators; Manage the resources of the Directorate; Participate as an active member of the NSF executive team; Contribute towards the development and implementation of a project management framework for projects and programmes specifically for the region and nationally in general; Provide feedback and strategic advice regarding broader skills development activities within the directorate’s regions to national head office; Contribute towards the development and implementation of Strategic Plans, Annual Performance Plans, Operational Performance Plans and other strategic plans for NSF; Contribute towards the development and implementation of the NSF’s frameworks, policies, processes and procedures.