ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: FACILITIES SERVICES REF NO: S.4/3/3/50 Component: Property and Facilities Management

This position is for an Assistant Director of Facilities Services within the Property and Facilities Management component of the Limpopo Department of Education, based in the Sekhukhune district. The role is a supervisory-level post that carries significant responsibility for ensuring that all district office buildings, cost centres, and surrounding grounds are maintained to an acceptable standard. The incumbent will be expected to provide strategic and operational leadership across multiple support functions, including landscaping, cleaning, waste management, and auxiliary services, while also managing human, financial, and equipment resources. This is a hands-on managerial role that requires a blend of administrative expertise, technical knowledge of facilities management, and the ability to lead a diverse team of groundsmen, cleaners, and support staff.

To be considered for this post, applicants must hold a Grade 12 or Matric certificate as well as a qualification at NQF level 6 in one of the specified fields, namely Office Administration, Public Administration, Public Management, Horticulture, or Property Management. In addition, candidates need between three and five years of relevant experience at a supervisory, senior, or administrative officer level within a facilities or property management environment, with at least three of those years spent in a supervisory position. A valid driver’s licence is required, although applicants with disabilities are exempt from this requirement. The role demands a thorough knowledge of relevant Public Service Acts, regulations, and frameworks, as well as a sound understanding of policy analysis, development, and interpretation. Strong skills in office management, strategic capability, leadership, problem solving, decision making, team leadership, creativity, customer focus, communication, computer literacy, facilitation, people management, planning, organising, and conflict management are all essential.

The main duties of the position are broad and cover several key areas. In terms of landscaping, the Assistant Director will develop landscaping plans for the district, monitor the landscaping budget, manage the procurement of protective clothing, equipment, and materials, arrange for repairs and servicing of landscaping equipment, allocate groundsmen to the district office and cost centres, monitor occupational health and safety compliance, and oversee Expanded Public Works Programme projects related to landscaping. Similarly, for cleaning services, the incumbent will develop cleaning plans, monitor the cleaning budget, manage procurement of cleaning supplies and equipment, oversee repairs and servicing, manage the distribution of cleaning materials and chemicals, allocate cleaners, and ensure compliance with health and safety standards, as well as monitor EPWP cleaning projects.

The role also involves providing support to cost centres by ensuring cleaning and landscaping services are delivered, facilitating human resource and auxiliary matters, issuing government vehicles, safekeeping of keys and fuel cards, facilitating exemptions to drive after working hours, and reporting accidents. Waste management is another core responsibility, including developing a waste management plan, facilitating the sorting and shredding of waste paper, liaising with service providers for collection, and receiving monthly income reports generated through waste management. Finally, the Assistant Director must monitor and report on equipment utilisation, evaluate staff performance, ensure staff capacity development, maintain employee motivation and a culture of performance management, manage discipline, provide job descriptions to subordinates, and manage leave matters within the division.

This is a demanding position that requires a proactive and organised individual who can work independently and manage multiple priorities. Successful candidates will be subjected to personnel suitability checks, including criminal record, citizenship, financial and asset record checks, as well as verification of qualifications and employment history. Security clearance may also be required. Applications are only accepted on the prescribed Z83 form accompanied by a CV, with all other documents required only from shortlisted candidates. This post offers an opportunity for an experienced facilities management professional to make a meaningful contribution to the effective functioning of the Department of Education in the Sekhukhune district.