SUMMARY:
Provincial Manager - KwaZulu Natal
POSITION INFO:
Job Title: Provincial Manager - KwaZulu Natal
Reporting Line: Regional Manager
Salary Range: R1 155 200 – R1 501 800 per annum
Relationships: Internal
- Regional Managers
- EXCO Members
- Manco Members
- Project Managers
- Project Teams
- Programme Coordinator
Relationships: External
- Service Providers
- Provincial Department of Human Settlements and other provincial departments
- Municipalities
- State owned enterprises
- NGOs, research bodies and academic institutions
Main Purpose of Job:
To plan and manage the delivery of a provincial programme in line with the agreements and service delivery standards set out.
Key Responsibility Areas:
Strategic Management
- Provide required and relevant information, insights and influence on the Regional strategic planning process.
- Participate in finalizing the strategic plan and vision.
- Define targets and strategies for teams to implement in support of the achievement of the Regional strategic objectives.
- Participate in the develop provincial operational plans to facilitate achievement of the overall strategy.
Contract Management (management of MTOPs and other SLAs)
- Manage development of operational plans and capacity requirements to implement contracted work in terms of strategy.
- Manage optimal utilisation and mobilisation of resources across other organs of state (province, municipalities and other public bodies).
- Work within the agreed protocol/agreements with the provinces or local authorities.
- Support and advise functionaries in respect of their operations and interface with the province/ municipalities and ensure coordination across the functionaries.
Stakeholder Engagement and Consultations
- Network with relevant role-players and make appropriate contact with public sector organisations.
- Identify and explore possible new work opportunities with partners in the province and existing clients.
- Align work opportunities to the strategy as well as role and function of Provincial office.
- Gather relevant information (key decision-making processes, strategic choices and timing of priorities).
- Promote the function, mandate and role, through delivering presentations and representing as well as addressing queries on the services offering.
- Consult with the relevant public sector bodies to identify areas of mandate alignment (to inform the structuring of operational programmes and plans).
- Establish processes to ensure full, end-to-end coordination between all involved parties.
- Troubleshoot and unblock issues affecting execution of work and services.
Provincial Programme Management
- Manage overall support to ensure the effective functioning of the services in the province.
- Establish clear, written and explicit work processes and procedures and set up systems and methodologies to monitor the execution and performance of work of all staff.
- Review work processes and recommend corrective actions/improvements enhancing the performance and effectiveness of the Programme.
- Manage control of quality and quantity of work performed, guide the team and carry the overall responsibility for the task fulfilment as per the operational plan.
- Manage that the operation support plan and programme for the work includes and addresses:
- Detailed Project Plans and necessary, satisfactory project procedures are established to direct all project work to maintain timely execution and quality of work.
- Results are compiled, documented and forwarded to in required format, quantity and quality, and ensure timely and correct presentation and explanation of results.
- Risks are proactively managed.
- Progress review and coordination meetings are held regularly with key project team members, and other project stakeholders.
- Progress is diligently monitored and that bottlenecks and related issues are proactively tracked.
- Costs are properly and orderly tracked and maintained within approved project budgets.
- Project schedules are followed, and deadlines are met.
Financial Management
- Develop the budget required for programmes within the province.
- Manage expenditure against budget.
- Manage procurement in line with the relevant policies and procedures.
- Address any anomalies in spend and budget.
- Report on financial performance of the programme.
People Management
- Select, assign, lead and manage people.
- Set clear objectives for self and others and measure achievements against these objectives through implementation of the performance management system.
- Build and manage relationships with staff members.
- Manage and support staff development.
- Develop and manage the implementation of succession plans for key individuals and critical positions.
- Implement the HR policies and procedures as required.
- Manage risks and address issues as they arise.
Compliance Management
- Manage implementation of work within established policies, systems, procedures, processes and practices.
- Provide advice and assistance to others to ensure their compliance with policy and governance procedures.
- Identify areas of non-compliance and implement corrective action.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Relevant Degree or equivalent qualification in the Built Environment and/or Civil Engineering.
- Postgraduate qualification in the Built Environment and/or Civil Engineering will be an added advantage
- At least 5 – 8 years’ experience in public sector including 3 years Senior Management experience.
- Relevant Professional Registration within the Built Environment and/or Civil Engineering.
- Knowledge of legislation and policies regulating the human settlement sector and the intergovernmental relations environment.
- Knowledge, insight and experience of the public sector human settlement environment.
- Ability and willingness to travel.
Competencies Required:
Leadership Competencies
- Change Management
- Developing Others
- Delivery Leadership
- Motivating
- Organisational Awareness and Effectiveness
- Organisational-Health View
- People Management
- Public and Private Partnering
- Strategic Leadership
- Strategic Planning and Annual Performance Planning
- Team Leadership
Technical Competencies
- Contractor / Service Provider Management
- Needs Analysis
- Policy and Procedure Development and Implementation
- Resource Management
- Governance
- Financial Management
- Discipline and Grievance
- Organisational Design and Development
- Performance Management
- Skills Development
- Economic Analysis
- Environmental Responsiveness and Reputation Management
- Programme Management
- Project Feasibility
- Project Financial Management
- Project and Programme Financial Modelling
- Project and Programme Fund Mobilization
- Project and Programme Influencing and oversight
- Project Management
- Project and Programme Scope Definition and Management
- Evaluation
- Legislative and Regulatory Awareness
- Monitoring
- Quality Control
- Risk Mitigation and Management
Service Competencies
- Concern for Others
- Customer / citizen Service and Orientation
- Environmental Awareness
- Networking
- Political Intelligence
- Relationship Management
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Team Player
Behavioural Competencies
- Action Orientation
- Analytical Thinking Skills
- Attention to Detail
- Compliance
- Communication Written
- Communication Verbal
- Conflict Resolution and Resilience
- Continuous Improvement
- Creative Thinking
- Decision Making
- Diligence
- Diversity
- Drive to Deliver
- Ethics and Integrity
- Influencing
- Learning and Development
- Mentoring
- Negotiation
- Planning and Organizing
- Problem Analysis and Solving
- Professionalism
- Resillience
- Self-Management and Maturity
- Situational Responsiveness
- Thought Leadership
- Technical Curiosity and Expertise
- Systems and Process Thinking Skills
If you meet the above requirements and have the relevant qualifcations and experience, please apply by submitting your CV.
