ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
Department of Local Government · western cape · Police Oversight and Community Safety
- Closing date
- 28 September 2026
- Reference
- POCS 10/2026
- Salary band
- R 573 897
- Application method
- Email application
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About this role
Department: Department of Local Government Location: Police Oversight and Community Safety, Western Cape Government Salary: R487 197 – R573 897 per annum (Level 09) Requirements: An appropriate 3-year National Diploma/B-Degree (equivalent or higher); A minimum of 3 years relevant experience. Competencies: Working knowledge of the following: Legislation, regulatory frameworks, policies and best practices that have a bearing on the line functions; Information systems that aid in the management of knowledge and information pertaining to the line function; Project management; Operational management practices; Procurement and tendering processes; policy development, and operational management, monitoring and review processes; Modern systems of governance and administration; Public service procedures, processes and systems; Regional and local political, economic and social affairs impacting on the provincial government of the Western Cape; Constitutional, legal and institutional arrangements governing the South African public sector; Public finance, human resources and discourse management processes; Public Finance Management Act, National and Provincial Treasury Regulations, other financial policies, prescripts, directives and collective agreements; Functioning of the Province and the activities of sister departments/related functional areas; Policies of the government of the day; Labour Relations legislation and regulations; Performance management in general. Skills in the following: Numeracy; Computer Literacy; Language skills; Project Management; Accounting, Finance and Audit. Duties: Manage and monitor the funding support and implementation of youth training programmes in line with the Western Cape Safety Plan; Coordinate partnerships to support the training and deployment of safety and security partners in alignment with the Western Cape Safety Plan; Oversee administrative support to Management; Facilitate the alignment, monitoring, and reporting of all activities related to the implementation of the Safety Plan; Managerial function. Enquiries: Ms Thumeka Lamani Te l N o : (081) 319 7676 Closing Date: 2026-09-28T23:59:00+02:00
Requirements
- ✓An appropriate 3-year National Diploma/B-Degree (equivalent or higher)
- ✓A minimum of 3 years relevant experience
- ✓Competencies: Working knowledge of the following: Legislation, regulatory frameworks, policies and best practices that have a bearing on the line functions
- ✓Information systems that aid in the management of knowledge and information pertaining to the line function
- ✓Project management
- ✓Operational management practices
- ✓Procurement and tendering processes
- ✓policy development, and operational management, monitoring and review processes
- ✓Modern systems of governance and administration
- ✓Public service procedures, processes and systems
Key responsibilities
- •Manage and monitor the funding support and implementation of youth training programmes in line with the Western Cape Safety Plan
- •Coordinate partnerships to support the training and deployment of safety and security partners in alignment with the Western Cape Safety Plan
- •Oversee administrative support to Management
- •Facilitate the alignment, monitoring, and reporting of all activities related to the implementation of the Safety Plan
- •Managerial function