About the Role
The Department of Public Service and Administration is seeking a dedicated and skilled individual for the role of Deputy Director: Organisational Development, based in Pretoria, Gauteng. This pivotal position plays a crucial role in shaping the organisational structure of the department in alignment with its strategic objectives and mandates. By contributing to the development and review of job descriptions and conducting essential job evaluations, you will directly impact the effectiveness of public service delivery in South Africa. Your efforts will ensure that the right structures are in place, ultimately enhancing service efficiency for the community.
In this role, you will collaborate closely with various stakeholders to facilitate the alignment of job descriptions and organisational structures. Your expertise will help foster a system that supports both employees and the wider community, ensuring that the department operates at its best. Working in Pretoria, you will be part of a vibrant team dedicated to improving the public sector and making a tangible difference in the lives of South African citizens.
About the Department
The Department of Public Service and Administration is tasked with enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of public service in South Africa. Its mission encompasses the development of robust organisational frameworks that support government objectives and improve service delivery. Working within this department means contributing to the advancement of a professional public service that meets the needs of all South Africans, making it a vital area of public service.
What You’ll Do
- Provide organisational design and establishment services aligned with departmental strategic objectives.
- Facilitate the review and alignment of the organisational structure, ensuring stakeholder sign-off.
- Develop and review job descriptions, overseeing a comprehensive database.
- Manage job evaluation services, prioritising jobs for evaluation and conducting assessments.
- Conduct quality assurance on job evaluation outcomes and oversee updates to the Job Evaluation register.
- Identify, update, and develop business processes and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Maintain databases for business processes and SOPs to ensure optimal operational efficiency.
What You’ll Need
- A National Diploma in Management Services, Organisation and Work Study, Operations Management, Production Management, or Industrial and Organisational Psychology.
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience at a junior management level in Organisational Development.
- Proficiency in job evaluation services, including identification and prioritisation of jobs for evaluation.
- Strong computer literacy and excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Skills in problem-solving, interpersonal relations, report writing, presentation, and facilitation.
- Capability in project management and operational planning, along with analytical and influencing skills.
How to Apply
Applications can be submitted by hand delivery during office hours to 20 Steve Biko Street, Agriculture Place, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0002 or by email [email protected].
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Requirements
Applicants must be in possession of a National Diploma in Management Services/ Organisation and Work Study/ Operations Management/ Production Management/ Industrial and Organisational Psychology.Minimum of 3 years’ experience at junior management level in the Organisational Development 6 environment.
Job related knowledge: Provide job evaluation services.
Identify and prioritise jobs to be evaluated.
Conduct job evaluation on identified and prioritized jobs.
Preliminary QA evaluated jobs.
Pannel job evaluation results.
Update JE register in line with approved JE results.
Job-related skills: Computer Literacy.
Client orientation, problem solving skills.
Communication skills (verbal and written).
Interpersonal skills.
Organisational Design skills.
Report writing skills.
Presentation and facilitation skills.
Influencing / negotiation skills.
Analytical skills.
Project management skills.
Operational Planning skills.
Computer literacy.
Job Duties
Provide organisational design and establishment services: Review, align and develop the organisational structure based on Departmental strategic objectives and mandates.Facilitate process of obtaining sign-off of reviewed / aligned organisational structure.
Provide job description services: Identify job description to be developed and reviewed.
Facilitate the development and the review of the identified job descriptions.
Obtain sing-off.
Oversee job descriptions database.
Provide job evaluation services: Identify and prioritise jobs to be evaluated.
Manage and conduct job evaluation of identified and prioritized jobs.
Conduct quality assurance on preliminary job evaluation outcomes.
Panel job evaluation results.
Oversee updating of JE register in line with approved JE results.
Provide business process management services: Identify and update current processes.
Develop new business processes.
Identify and update current Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Develop new SOPs.
Manage the business process and SOPs databases.
