This is a senior executive opportunity for a Chief Director within the Western Cape Education Department, based in Cape Town. The role carries a competitive salary of R1,436,022 per annum and is a critical leadership position in the Senior Management Service (SMS). The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing and directing key areas including Institutional Management and Governance (IMG), Early Childhood Development (ECD) and partial care programs, and Specialised Education support services. Key duties involve developing provincial policy and norms, managing conditional grants, leading strategic projects, and ensuring quality across the education system. Applicants must possess an NQF level 7 qualification, have completed the compulsory SMS pre-entry certificate, and hold a minimum of five years of experience at a senior managerial level. Applications are submitted exclusively via the department’s online E-Recruitment system before the closing date of February 28, 2025.
POST: CHIEF DIRECTOR: INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT, GOVERNANCE, EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND PARTIAL CARE, & SPECIALISED EDUCATION
SALARY: R1 436 022 per annum.
CENTRE: Cape Town
CLOSING DATE: 28 February 2025
REQUIREMENTS:
- An undergraduate qualification (NQF level 7) as recognised by SAQA.
- At least 5 years of experience at a senior managerial level.
- Successful completion of the Certificate for entry into the Senior Management Service (SMS), Valid driver’s licence.
- Knowledge of: Advanced knowledge of public policy analysis and public policy development processes, advanced knowledge of strategy development, strategy management and strategy monitoring and review processes, advanced knowledge of modern systems of governance and administration, advanced knowledge of public finance, people management, advanced knowledge of public communication, public education, public participation and public discourse management processes, knowledge of public management theory and practice, knowledge of global, regional and local political, economic and social affairs impacting on the provincial government of the Western Cape, knowledge of Constitutional, legal and institutional arrangements governing the South African public sector.
- Skills: Strong conceptual and formulation skills, strong leadership skills in complex situations, team building and strong interpersonal skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills, outstanding planning, organising and people management skills, computer literacy.
- Personal attributes: A highly developed interpretative and conceptualisation/ formulation ability, the ability to render advice and guidance in an objective and dedicated manner, the ability to multi-task, deal with ambiguity and manage under rapidly changing and pressurised circumstances, the ability to persuade and influence, the ability to lead and direct teams of professionals and service providers..
DUTIES:
- Manage the planning, coordination, and evaluation of IMG in respect of schools, Develop policy and guidelines on school management and governance issues in respect of curriculum management, learner management, leadership & management, and governance.
- Provide policy and guidelines for building capacity of SGB’s and RCL’s.
- Develop systems, standards, and practices for IMG.
- Develop provincial norms and standards for public ordinary school, Independent Schools and ABET Centres.
- Ensure quality in institutional management and governance through qualitative and quantitative assessment.
- Provide policy and management framework for school sport and culture programmes and activities.
- Plan, manage and 135 coordinate Specialised Education support services and Inclusive education.
- Develop policy in respect of special education support services.
- Plan the delivery of special education in line with inclusive education policy framework.
- Manage the establishment and development of education resources centres and full-service schools.
- Manage the deployment and development of resources allocated to ELSEN schools/ education resource centres.
- Manage the planning, monitoring, and evaluation of ECD.
- Develop provincial norms and standards for ECD Centres.
- Formulate, manage and monitor implementation of ECD and partial care, out of centre programmes.
- Participate in policy formulation and an implementation framework.
- Support the design, manage and evaluate pilot and special projects in ECD.
- Manage and support interdepartmental committees.
- Manage and support Conditional Grants in ECD, including non-financial data from ECD and partial care facilities.
- Support the management of the norms and standards for ECD partial programmes.
- Support and manage the ministerial and public complaints and investigations.
- Ensure and manage the centralised registration of partial care facilities and ECD programmes.
- Develop policy, guidelines and coordinate the implement NSNP and HIV operations..
ENQUIRIES: Mr AJE Meyer Tel No: (021) 467 2105
APPLICATIONS:
Applications must be submitted by using the following URL https://wcedonline.westerncape.gov.za/home/, via Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.
The applicants are advised to read the foreword available on the 134 WCED website before applying for the post/s.
Applications must be made via the department’s on-line E-Recruitment system..
NOTE:
The on-line system will automatically generate a Curriculum Vitae, applicants are therefore required to ensure that their profiles are fully completed.
Certified copies of Identity Document, Senior Certificate and the highest required qualification as well as a driver’s license where necessary, will only be submitted by shortlisted candidates to HR on or before the day of the interview date.
All applicants must be SA Citizens/Permanent Residents or Non-SA Citizens with a valid work permit.
Applicants will be expected to be available for selection interviews and competency assessments at a time, date and place as determined by Western Cape Education Department (WCED).
The Department reserves the right to conduct pre-employment security screening and appointment is subject to positive security clearance outcome.
Applicants must declare any/pending criminal, disciplinary or any other allegations or investigations against them.
Should this be uncovered post the interview the application will not be considered for the post and in the unlikely event that the person has been appointed such appointment will be terminated.
If you have not been contacted within 3 months of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful..
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