Directorate: Strategic Planning and Performance Monitoring Government Jobs

Director
All inclusive salary package: R685 200 per annum
Centre: Pretoria
Closing date: 22 March 2011
Reference number: DSPPM/06/03/11

Requirements:

• Qualifications:
  • Appropriate Bachelors Degree in Business Management, Communications or related field.
  • A postgraduate diploma in Project Management will be an added advantage.
• Requirements:
  • Applicants must have at least 3-5 years relevant working experience in the area of strategic planning, performance monitoring and reporting.
• Strategic, business planning and management skills:
  • • Thorough understanding, knowledge and experience in strategic, business planning and performance monitoring processes.
  • • Sound understanding of government's Policy Framework for managing performance information, understanding of Monitoring and Evaluation systems.
  • • Financial management.
• Experience in aspects related to project management.
• An ability to effectively and timely coordinate the submission of all organisational planning documents and performance reports.
• Ensure timeous reporting to all relevant stakeholders, including the Minister.
• Sound understanding of government policy:
  • • Understanding of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA).
• General knowledge of government mandate and an interest in internal processes.
• Proven writing and facilitation skills:
  • • Excellent report-writing skills and ability to write high-level reports to management.
• Proven capability to facilitate strategic planning sessions.
• Ability to analyse and interpret performance reports for management to take necessary actions.
• Proven experience in customer relationship management:
  • • Ability to interact and communicate with people of all levels.
• A proven team player.
• High level computer literacy.

Duties

• The incumbent will be required to:
  • Lead the development and implementation of strategic, business planning and performance monitoring and evaluation processes in GCIS.
  • Facilitate the development of the multi-year strategic, and business plans in line with relevant legislation.
  • Coordinate and facilitate the identification of organisational risks, develop a consolidated risk plan for GCIS and monitor the implementation of the mitigating plans.
  • Develop GCIS annual reports.
  • Coordinate the submission and consolidation of quarterly reports to management.
  • Manage and review the GCIS' strategic management framework.
  • Coordinate and facilitate MANCO's planning and performance review workshops.
  • Understand the requirements of M&E.
  • Develop and implement, coordinate and improve monitoring and evaluation systems.
  • Analytically evaluate strategies, strategic plans, ENE outputs, policies and procedures and monitor their implementation.
  • Develop relevant systems and policies to guide planning and performance monitoring in the organisation.
  • Evaluate quarterly and annual reports in terms of guidelines and highlight deviations to management.
• The successful incumbent must be able to operate under pressure and against tight deadlines. He/she must be able to interact with people of all levels.

Closing date: 22 March 2011
Reference number: DSPPM/06/03/11
Enquiries about the details of the post: Ms Zukiswa Potye, Tel 012 314 2293
Human Resource contact person: Ms June Harris, Fax 012 326 4585 or E-mail: june@gcis.gov.za