Divisional Head: Office of the Chief Whip – PLEG19008 needed at City of Ekurhuleni

Key performance areas:

• Develop tactical delivery plans in alignment with operational and organisational strategic objectives in partnership with departmental leadership
• Identify and analyse issues in delivery systems, resolve conflicts and implement set standards and requirements, legislation and regulations
• Promote and drive the application of developed policy, practice and process alignment via appropriate delivery systems and monitor effectiveness
• Scan external environment to identify and take advantage of new knowledge of related acts, regulations and regulatory frameworks to improve results
• Continuously strive to improve departmental support services efficiency and ensure conformance to standard procedures and practices
• Implement risk management, governance and compliance policy to identify and manage governance and risk exposure liability
• Monitor and enforce effective financial control, corporate governance and financial compliance
• Develop and deliver on service level agreements in alignment with the Batho Pele principles, monitor feedback and ensure continued customer satisfaction
• Lead and manage teams by providing a meaningful context, setting performance standards, clarifying roles and educating on policy and practice
• Drive the development of a strategic and operational planning for the office of the Chief Whip
• Provision of strategic support on key responsibilities to be carried by the Chief Whip as defined by Council
• Provision of analytical and meaningful context with regards to matters of policy, processes and governance practices
• Performance management and monitoring
• Develop reporting framework and strategic report writing
• Co-ordinate compliance and ensuring effective as well as economic use of office resources

Core Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science or equivalent NQF Level 7 qualification
• 5 years’ relevant management experience, of which at least 3 years must have been at Senior Management level
• Strategic leadership skills Knowledge of relevant legislation
• An understanding of political and administrative structures
• Operational financial management skills
• Operational planning and reporting skills
• Knowledge and information management skills
• Proficiency in risk management
• Policy development skills
• Service delivery innovation
• Effective communication skills