About the Role
The Department of Economic Development and Tourism is seeking a passionate and skilled Deputy Director: Tourism Integration to join its team in Pretoria. This pivotal role involves implementing national policies and strategies for tourism management in collaboration with a diverse range of stakeholders. As a Deputy Director, you will play a crucial part in aligning the department’s priorities with those of other entities, fostering synergy in tourism programs, and establishing strong partnerships that benefit the community. Your work will significantly enhance the tourism landscape in South Africa, making it an exciting opportunity to contribute to the public service and the economy.
Located in the vibrant city of Pretoria, this position offers a unique chance to engage with stakeholders across various sectors, including transport and creative industries. Your efforts will directly impact the promotion of tourism integration, making it a key component of the national strategy. By facilitating cooperation and coordination among stakeholders, you will help unlock the potential of tourism in South Africa, creating opportunities for growth and development in this vital sector.
About the Department
The Department of Economic Development and Tourism is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and sustainable economy in South Africa. Its mission is to create an environment that supports the growth of tourism and related sectors, ensuring that the benefits of economic development reach all South Africans. Working in this department means being part of a team that values collaboration, innovation, and service excellence while striving to enhance the country’s tourism competitiveness on a global scale.
What You’ll Do
- Implement national tourism policy and strategy in collaboration with stakeholders.
- Align departmental priorities with stakeholder needs and objectives.
- Foster partnerships and effective collaboration among various tourism sectors.
- Develop and manage programs that support tourism activation in transport and creative industries.
- Conduct research and analysis to inform policy formulation and strategic interventions.
- Monitor and report on the implementation of budgets and expenditures related to tourism projects.
- Engage with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate tourism program implementation.
What You’ll Need
- An appropriate NQF 7 qualification in Tourism Management or a related field.
- Five years of experience in tourism management, with at least three years in a supervisory role.
- Strong understanding of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and government policies.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to engage high-level stakeholders.
- Knowledge of tourism trends and the National Development Plan (NDP).
- A valid driver’s licence; persons with disabilities who cannot drive will still be considered.
How to Apply
Please refer to the application instructions below.
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Requirements
An appropriate NQF 7 qualification in Tourism Management or related qualifications.Five (5) years’ experience in tourism management field of which three (3) years must be at a supervisory level related management.
Understanding of the PFMA.
Ability to interact with High levels stakeholders.
Understanding of tourism trends.
Sound understanding of government policies.
71 Sound understanding of the NDP, NTSS.
Project Coordination, Communication, Financial Management.
Change Management and People Management and empowerment experience.
Honesty, Integrity and good Inter- personal Relations.
Negotiation Skills.
Tact and Diplomacy.
A valid driver’s licence (Persons with disabilities that prevent them from driving will still be considered).
Job Duties
The successful candidate will be responsible for implementing national policy, strategy and plans for tourism management in collaboration with stakeholders; Providing policy and strategy alignment of the Department’s priorities with those of stakeholders; Facilitating synergy in programmes of Department and those of stakeholders; Establishing effective collaborations and partnerships with stakeholders; Facilitating, collaborate , strengthen and manage tourism relations and cooperation with stakeholders; Providing effective coordination and cooperation with stakeholders; Facilitating and develop report on the implementation of the agreements to advance issues of tourism in identified priority areas e.g.
Transport and Creative industries; Effective management of strategic partnerships and stakeholder engagements in relation to tourism integration; Ensuring the mainstreaming of tourism in the transport sector; Developing and manage the programme and interventions that support activation in the creative industry and transport sector for tourism mainstreaming; Facilitating and develop status report and verify support measures that are reported; Managing the Departmental participation in the strategic partnerships of priority areas e.
g.
Transport and Creative Industries; Effective stakeholder liaise to facilitate implementation of tourism programmes; Providing specific analysis to enable policy formulation and strategic interventions; Conducting research and analysis on identified priority areas to enable effective integration of tourism and Creative industries (to maximise impact and benefits); Facilitating research and development to unlock and support tourism competitiveness; Formulating and manage the component’s budget against its strategic objectives; Monitoring the implementation of the budget allocated for projects by projecting & reporting on expenditure; Ensuring that spending is maximised in line with strategic objective; Monitoring and report on the utilization of equipment; Coordinating memoranda of understanding, service level agreements and expenditures; Coordinating memoranda of understanding for the implementing of projects; Providing leadership and contribute to the strategic direction in the Directorate; Assisting in providing strategic inputs of the Directorate to ensure alignment with its business; Participating in the implementation of the strategic plans; Aligning individual performance to the strategic business objectives as outlined in the Directorate’s balance operational plan; Implementing and report on operational frameworks in the area of functional responsibility; Ensuring the attainability & suitability of performance standards as per departmental objectives; Providing communication and regular reporting in the directorate; Managing the performance of subordinates; Engaging with internal and external stakeholders.
