Assistant Director: Gender Focal Point & Diversity Management REF NO: LPT/67

• SALARY : R487 197 per annum Level 09 CENTRE : Head Office - Polokwane

REQUIREMENTS

• NQF level 6 qualification in Public Administration / Human Resource Management / Public Management as recognized by SAQA.
• Three 3 years' functional experience at Supervisory level / Senior / Admin Officer within Special Programmes / Employment Equity or related field.
• Valid vehicle driver's license with exception of persons with disabilities.

Knowledge & Skills

• Sound and in-depth knowledge of relevant prescripts, application of human resources as well as understanding of the legislative framework governing the Public Services. Children's Act no 38 of 2005. Technical Assistance guidelines on the employment of people with disabilities. Job Access Implementation guidelines and plan on the recruitment, Empowerment and Retention of persons with disabilities.
• Code of practice of managing disability in the workplace. Gender Equality Strategic Framework for the Public Service. NYDA Act 2008. African Youth Charter. Employment Equity Act. Skills Development Act.
• Basic Conditions of Employment Act. Labour Relations Act. Public Service Act. Administrative Justice Act. Promotion of Access of Information Act. Public Service Regulations and various Bargaining Council Resolutions. Negotiation skills. Report writing skills.
• People management. Financial solving. Planning & organizing. Time management. Strategic planning. Policy analysis and development. Good communication skills. Group dynamics.
• Diversity management. Facilitation skills. Co-ordination skills. Leadership skills. Change and knowledge management.

DUTIES

• Coordinate diversity management. Facilitate the identification of barriers to Employment Equity.
• Conduct information and sharing sessions. Coordinate the compilation of Employment and Equity targets and ensure incorporation into the equity plan. Manage compliance prevails to Employment Equity Acts in the department. Facilitate the completion declaration form by employees and ensure exit interviews. Provide secretarial services to the employment equity forums.
• Monitor commitment register. Control capturing of data on the system. Monitor popularization of employment equity plan in the department. Ensure mainstreaming of programmes pertaining to gender and woman, disability, youth, and older person as well as human rights. Ensure the establishment of Special Program Forums. Coordinate meetings of the different forums namely youth, disability, women, men, and gender forums.
• Facilitate the forums dialogue sessions, information sharing sessions and workshops. Monitor the participation of youth in all departmental projects. Monitor and evaluate adherence to mainstream and policy prescripts tendering process, employment.
• Conducting of workshops / awareness programmes. Coordinate annual internal and external stakeholders performing various ministerial activities / events. Facilitate the development of employment equity plan.
• Manage circulation of the draft on Employment Equity Annual report in the department for inputs. Coordinate consolidation of the Employment Equity inputs. Coordinate development of Employment Equity Annual report and submission for approval.
• Coordinate submission of Employment Equity reports to the Office of the Premier and Department of Labour. Drafts of reference for Employment Equity consultative forum. Request and receive inputs from stakeholders.
• Facilitation and consolidation of the received inputs and submit for decision making. Coordinate the establishment of Employment Equity committee. Perform duties of scriber during EE committee meetings.
• Coordinate monitoring of the implementation to international and national instruments for women development and gender equality. Ensure the coordination, planning, development, and implementation of EE plan.
• Coordinate the establishment or functioning of EE forum. Coordinate the development of equity plan for all Branches. Provide guidelines and support to line managers in drafting their EE plans.
• Coordinate diversity management programmes. Conduct the annual EE review and reporting processes. Coordinate the compilation of the departmental EE profile. Render EE advisory role and coordinate approved recommendations. Coordinate research and analysis of the Departmental Policies and procedures on EE. Coordinate the evaluation of impact on the implementation of EE Plans.
• Coordinate and monitor the alignment of National framework on gender with EE plans. Analyse trend, challenges and gaps identified on various gender audit process. Manage the coordination of annual internal and external stakeholders performing various ministerial activities / events.
• Compile monitoring of the gender equality issues within the departmental strategies. Coordinate the development of action plan for gender mainstreaming. Compile qualitative and quantitative reports for the Head of the Department and Office of the Premier