Assistant Director: Office of the HOD, Ref No: EADP 19/2026 Job at Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs & Development Planning

Minimum Requirements

• A qualification at NQF level 6 (equivalent or higher); A minimum of 3 years relevant experience. 

Key Performance Areas

• Render secretariat support to the HOD; Render an Administrative Support Service; Communication and Liaison; Managerial functions. 

Competencies

• Working knowledge and understanding of the following: Legislation, regulatory frameworks, policies and best practices that have a bearing on the line functions; Information systems that aid in the management of knowledge and information pertaining to the line function; Project management; Operational management practices; Procurement and tendering processes;
• Policy development, and operational management, monitoring and review processes; Modern systems of governance and administration; Public service procedures, processes and systems; Regional and local political, economic and social affairs impacting on the provincial government of the Western Cape; Constitutional, legal and institutional arrangements governing the South African public sector; Public finance, human resources and discourse management processes;
• Public Finance Management Act, National and Provincial Treasury Regulations, other financial policies, prescripts, directives and collective agreements; Functioning of the Province and the activities of sister departments/related functional areas; Policies of the government of the day; Labour Relations legislation and regulations; Performance management in general.
• Skills in the following: Numeracy; Computer Literacy; Language skills; Project Management; Accounting, Finance and Audit.