About the Role
The Department of the Premier in the Western Cape Government is seeking a Chief Director: Policy and Strategy to join their dynamic team in Cape Town. This pivotal role is instrumental in shaping the province’s policies and strategic direction, ensuring that the needs of the community are met through innovative and evidence-based solutions. By providing strategic management and guidance, you will play a crucial role in facilitating high-level policy analysis, managing transversal coordination, and promoting effective strategy development that aligns with the Provincial Strategic Plan.
As a Chief Director, your work will directly impact the lives of residents in the Western Cape by ensuring that government policies and programs are effectively implemented and aligned with human rights principles. Your efforts will help identify critical areas for intervention, manage the provincial budget, and support the executive in enhancing human social development and economic strategies that benefit the entire province.
About the Department
The Department of the Premier serves as a central coordinating body within the Western Cape Government, focused on driving policy development and strategic planning. Its mission is to ensure the efficient functioning of government services while promoting accountability, transparency, and inclusive governance. Working in this department means being part of a team dedicated to improving the lives of South Africans through effective public service.
What You’ll Do
- Provide strategic management and advice on policy and strategy development.
- Facilitate high-level policy analysis and research on the provincial policy environment.
- Coordinate the development and review of provincial transversal policies.
- Advise on alignment of departmental strategic plans with provincial priorities.
- Support the provincial executive in intergovernmental structures and forums.
- Assess and manage the implementation of human development and economic sector programs.
- Ensure compliance with human rights obligations in government policies.
What You’ll Need
- A qualification at NQF Level 7, as recognized by SAQA.
- At least 5 years of relevant senior management experience.
- Proven knowledge of legislation, regulatory frameworks, and governance best practices.
- Strong skills in strategic capability, leadership, and people management.
- Excellent interpersonal and networking abilities.
- Experience in policy development, financial management, and change management.
How to Apply
Please submit your application before the closing date as late applications will not be considered.
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Requirements
A Qualification at NQF Level 7 as recognised by SAQA; A minimum of 5 years relevant senior management level experience.Competencies: Proven working knowledge and relevant working experience of the following: Legislation, regulatory frameworks, policies and best practices that have a bearing on the line functions; Information systems; Procurement and tendering processes; Policy development, and strategy management, monitoring and review processes; Modern systems of governance and administration; Global, regional and local political, economic and social affairs impacting on the provincial government of the Western Cape; The functioning of the Province and the activities of sister departments.
Core Competencies: Strategic Capability and leadership, People Management and Empowerment, Programme and Project Management, Financial Management and Change Management.
Skills: Networking and network formation skills; Conceptual and formulation skills; Leadership skills with specific reference to the ability to display thought leadership in complex applications; Team building and strong interpersonal skills; Planning, organising and people management skills.
Job Duties
Provide strategic management, advice and guidance in respect of the following functional areas: Facilitate the conducting of high-level policy analysis: Transversal coordination, management and promotion of innovative and evidence-based policy and strategy development, planning, implementation, and review.Facilitate the research and analysis of the provincial policy environment and identify critical areas for provincial government intervention, including futures capability.
Analyse national and provincial policies, strategies and laws, and prepare provincial responses.
Analyse on-going national policy and strategy developments, and sensitise Cabinet, Sector Committees and departments on its implications for the province.
Facilitate the development of 318 transversal provincial policies as may be required (including stakeholder consultation as required).
Ensure that WCG legislation, policies and strategies align with the Provincial Strategic Plan and long-term plans.
Facilitate the periodic review of the Provincial Strategic Plan in line with prescribed strategic planning and budgetary processes.
Initiate and manage transversal futures modelling research.
Ensure that WCG legislation, policies and strategies align and comply with human rights principles and with international, constitutional and national human rights obligations, policies and strategies.
Support the provincial executive in respect of provincial human social development strategy: Facilitate and coordinate the collation of the Provincial Strategic Plan for the Human Development (HD) Social Sector.
Advise in consultation with Provincial Treasury on the macro prioritisation of the provincial budget in line with provincial strategic priorities for the HD Social Sector.
Facilitate the initiation of new integrated government programmes and projects in pursuance of provincial strategic priorities for the HD Social Sector as required.
Advise on the alignment of HD Social Sector and departmental strategic plans, as well as integrated development plans, with provincial strategic priorities.
Continuously assess progress with the implementation of HD Sector provincial programmes, projects and plans, and advise on the management of blockages.
Advise the Premier, Cabinet and departments on performance variances, and recommend corrective actions for the HD Sector.
Coordinate support for the Premier and DG in their participation in intergovernmental structures and forums for the HD Social Sector.
Support the provincial executive in respect of provincial economic strategy: Facilitate and coordinate the collation of the Provincial Strategic Plan for the Economic Sector.
Advise in consultation with Provincial Treasury on the macro prioritisation of the provincial budget in line with provincial strategic priorities for the Economic Sector.
Facilitate the initiation of new integrated government programmes and projects in pursuance of provincial strategic priorities for the Economic Sector as required.
Advise on the alignment of Economic Sector and departmental strategic plans, as well as integrated development plans, with provincial strategic priorities.
Continuously assess progress with the implementation of Economic Sector provincial programmes, projects and plans, and advise on the management of blockages.
Advise the Premier, Cabinet and departments on performance variances, and recommend corrective actions for the Economic Sector.
Coordinate support for the Premier and DG in their participation in intergovernmental structures and forums for the Economic Sector.
Manage integrated provincial strategic planning: Advise on the alignment of departmental strategic and annual performance plans as well as integrated development plans with provincial strategic priorities.
Facilitate the development and periodic review of the provincial strategic plan in line with prescribed strategic planning and budgetary processes.
Advise, in consultation with the Provincial Treasury, on the policy prioritisation of the provincial budget in line with provincial strategic priorities.
Change Management, People Management, Financial Management.
