Key details

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Requirements

Competencies

Strategic Capacity and Leadership; People management and Empowerment; Financial Management and Change Management.

The candidate must be confident, trustworthy, accurate, adaptable and diplomatic.

Duties

The candidate will be in charge of the Chief Directorate, which comprises the Directorates: Education, Human Resource Planning, Provisioning and Monitoring; Education Performance Management and Development; Whole School Evaluation; Education Labour Relations Management and Conditions of Service; The successful candidate will be responsible for serving the entire sector and will be expected to lead and manage a team of people, working in close collaboration with other branches in the Department of Basic Education, other state departments, and the provincial departments; Ensuring effective and efficient labour relations; Analysing and reporting on human resources requirements and capacity; Developing a teacher recruitment strategy and system; Assessing the effective utilisation and teachers at schools, revamping the post allocation system by reducing class size at school; Developing and implementing the Human Resource Management Information System, as well as improving the effectiveness of the teacher performance system, as part of the integrated quality management performance evaluation and development of educators and improving the quality of teaching and learning in South African.

How to apply

Tip: Many government posts require a completed Z83 form. Download it above and follow the guide.

Notes

Applications must be submitted on the new prescribed application form Z.83 of the Public Service Act, obtainable from any Public Service Department or any Public Service and Administration website or Recruitment Office within the Secretariat for Police Service.

Applicants are not required to submit copies of qualifications and other relevant documents on application but must submit a fully completed Z83 and a detailed Curriculum Vitae (e.g. indicating positions held, dates and key performance areas/responsibilities).

Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified documents on or before the day of the interviews following communication from the Department.

Failure to submit the requested documents/information will result in your application not being considered.

All shortlisted candidates’ posts will be subjected to a technical competency exercise that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of which be communicated by the Department.

Following the interview and technical exercise, the selection panel will recommend the most suitable candidate.

Short-listed candidates will be subjected to a security clearance.

The Secretary of Police Service has the right not to fill the post.

All posts are based in Pretoria.

Preference will be given to youth, people with disability and women in accordance with our employment equity. NB: Please ensure that your application reaches this office not later than 16h00 on week-days. OTHER POSTS