DEPUTY DIRECTOR: INITIATION AND EVALUATION

An appropriate Bachelor’s Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Public Management or Administration, Project Management or related qualification. A minimum of five (5) work experience in project management with at least three (3) to five (5) years’ proven work experience at an Assistant Director level. The ideal candidate should have good project management skills and be able to do analysis of documents and situations. The ideal candidate should be conversant with the public service delivery and management issues. Development Act, Skills Development Levies Act, National Skills Development Strategy. Treasury Regulations and working knowledge of the Public Finance Management Act, South African Qualification Authority Act, National Qualification Framework (NQF). The individual should be able to apply strategic thinking with good knowledge and understanding of budgeting and financial management, communication and information management, continuous improvement, citizen focus and responsiveness, be able to develop others and make an impact and influence. Be able to manage interpersonal conflict and resolve problems. Must also be able to network and build bonds, plan and organize with excellent problem solving and decision-making skills. Good understanding and knowledge of programme and project management and be able to lead, monitor and evaluate a team and engage and manage relationships with Stakeholders. Valid driver’s license. Excellent communication, interpersonal and Computer literate, Microsoft office proficient. Strong administrative, organizational, management, budget and financial management skills. Time Management, Planning and Organizing, Ability to act with discretion, problem solving, creative thinking, decision making, technical proficiency and leadership skills.

Implement the project initiation process by managing the Request for Proposal (RFP) processes for solicited projects, manage the receipt, logging and evaluation of applications for unsolicited projects, report on bid applications in the various stages of the project initiation process, prepare draft Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for service providers, develop the monitoring and evaluation framework that defines monitoring principles and evaluation metrics for the project. Perform due diligence by reviewing research conducted on bidders for solicited and unsolicited projects and validate the accuracy of the information received from bidders. Manage preparation for the Grant Disbursement Committees by supporting the evaluation of bid applications for submission to the PGC, preparing recommendations for the GAC on which bid applications to support, co-ordinate the preparation of committee meetings and oversee the administrative duties to the GAC including the taking of meeting minutes. Engage with stakeholders relevant to the initiation and evaluation of projects, receive progress reports from the various middle management members and liaise with service providers. Implement the project evaluation process by reviewing the impact and effectiveness of projects, conduct final close-out site visits, conduct an independent review of the funded project, prepare post-implementation review report, facilitate the close-out of the project and ensure that all documentation related to project evaluation is submitted for knowledge management purposes. Participate as an active member of the Directorate.

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