Deputy Director: Transversal Work Organisation Capacity Enablement Job design, Ref No. DOTP 114/2026

Minimum Requirements

• An appropriate qualification at NQF level 6 as recognised by SAQA in Social Sciences, Humanities, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Psychology, Public and Business Management Science or related; A minimum of 3 years middle-management level experience.

Key Performance Areas

• Lead departmental work organisation capacity services; Lead transversal job design services; Lead transversal organisation design and alignment; Manage transversal service delivery initiatives;
• Manage client relationship and projects; Plan and manage the work of and account for overall performance of the sub-directorate; People and Financial Management ;
• It will be advantageous to have the following: Experience in Business Process Management; A valid Code B or higher driving licence.
• NB: People with disabilities that restrict driving abilities, but who have reasonable access to transport, may also apply.

Competencies

• Knowledge of the following: Organisational performance as they relate to the field of organisation development; Legislation, regulatory frameworks, policies and best practices that have a bearing on the line functions; 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 needed: Numeracy; Literacy; Computer Literacy; Written and verbal communication; Project Management; Accounting Finance and Audit; Analytical; Data analysis and interpretation; ICT Systems Awareness; Data driven decision making; Benchmarking; Conceptual, interpretive and formulation; Diagnostic; Facilitation and process consultation; Influencing; Innovative problem-solving; Intervention design; Interviewing; Leadership; Listening; Mentoring and coaching; Motivation; Negotiation; Networking; Planning and organising; Presentation; Research; Team building and strong inter-personal.