Secretary General (Director General) of the Office of the Chief Justice needed at Office of the Chief Justice South Africa

REQUIREMENTS :

• Applicants must be in possession of an appropriate undergraduate qualification and a post graduate qualification (NQF level 8) as recognised by SAQA. A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience at the Senior Management
• Attributes: Demonstrated leadership in the development of policies and high-level policy implementation skills. Insight into the South African Judiciary and applicable legislation.
• Deep knowledge of relevant Government legislation, policies and priorities. Be conversant with the structure and operations of the Public Sector.
• Good interpersonal, problem-solving, teamwork and networking skills. A compulsory pre-entry into the Senior Management Service Certificate from the National School of Government will be required before assumption of duty.

DUTIES :

• Serve as the Accounting Officer of the National Government Department: Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) in ensuring that the resources allocated to the Department are optimally deployed and utilised to achieve the strategic objectives of the Department in supporting the Judiciary. Coordinate and organise the resources of the OCJ to implement the National Development Plan (NDP) and Medium-Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) and priorities pertaining to the OCJ.
• Provide strategic direction to and management of the Department through coordinating the implementation of the strategic vision and direction, leading the formulation, development of support and enabling tools to ensure execution, monitoring and evaluation and reporting of the OCJ strategy and plans internally and to all applicable oversight bodies. Strengthen the OCJ’s governance, compliance and organizational capacity to deliver on its mandate.
• Provide strategic advisory and support services to the Chief Justice as the Head of the Judiciary and Head of the Constitutional Court. Direct the development and maintenance systems for the administration of the Superior Courts with a view to improve access to justice and the efficiency of such systems.
• Establish relevant organisational structures and systems. Direct the provisioning of secretariat and advisory support to the Chief Justice on inter-judicial relations and government matters.