ASSISTANT MANAGER: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

This position is for an Assistant Manager in Community Development, based in the Thabo Mofutsanyana District and operating within the Department of Community Safety, Roads and Transport. The role is a management-level post within the public service, focused on steering community development initiatives at the district level. The incumbent will be responsible for coordinating integrated development interventions in partnership with relevant stakeholders, ensuring that resources are used efficiently, effectively and economically across the designated service delivery areas. The broader context of the role is to strengthen community development service delivery through proper planning, stakeholder collaboration, and sound management of human, financial and physical resources.

To be considered for this role, applicants must have a Matric certificate as well as an appropriate three-year tertiary qualification. In addition, a minimum of eight years of recognisable experience in community development is required, and this experience must have been gained after obtaining the relevant qualification. The role demands a strong set of competencies, including stakeholder engagement, financial management, planning and organising, policy formulation and implementation, written and verbal communication, problem solving, conflict management, influencing skills, and computer literacy. These skills are essential for managing complex community development environments and for engaging effectively with a wide range of partners and community structures.

The core duties of the Assistant Manager include coordinating the identification, facilitation and implementation of integrated development interventions with relevant stakeholders, while ensuring the optimal use of available resources. The position also involves managing a community development service delivery area or areas, which means overseeing the delivery of an efficient and effective community development service through the proper utilisation of human, financial and physical resources. The role holder must stay abreast of new developments in community development and management fields to continuously enhance service delivery. Furthermore, the position requires planning and ensuring that research on community development is undertaken, including facilitating complex community development research projects.

Candidates should note that this is a government post with specific conditions attached. Successful candidates will be expected to enter into an employment contract and a performance agreement within three months of appointment, and will also be required to undergo a security clearance. Shortlisted candidates will be subjected to pre-entry assessments, including a practical exercise to determine suitability based on the technical and generic requirements of the post, as well as an integrity assessment. The department also conducts personnel suitability checks, which may include criminal record, financial, qualification, citizenship, reference and employment verification. Applicants must ensure they comply with all application requirements, including the use of the new Z83 application form, as failure to do so will result in disqualification. Foreign qualifications must be accompanied by a SAQA evaluation certificate, and dual citizens or non-SA citizens may be required to provide additional documentation if shortlisted. The department reserves the right not to make an appointment, and correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only.