Deputy Director: Diversity Management

Requirements :

• NQF 7 qualification in Public Administration/Management, Human Resource Management, Industrial and Organisational Psychology. A minimum of 5 years’ experience at Assistant Director or Middle Management level in diversity management/transformation environment. Extensive knowledge and understanding of Public Service Act, Public Service Regulations, Relevant DPSA Prescripts.
• Computer literacy (MS Office package). Management skills. Negotiating skills. Analytical and Innovative thinking. Written and verbal communication skills. Decision making. Strong leadership and team building skills. Policy development skills. Planning and organising skills.

Duties :

• Lead the development, review and alignment of diversity management policies, standard operating procedures and guidelines. Guide the implementation of national and provincial policies, strategies and guidelines on diversity management. Lead the establishment of departmental diversity management committees. Employment Equity Consultative Forums. Gender and Disability Forums. Harassment Committee/ Forums; and related forums. Manage, plan and organise capacity-building workshops as part of training and implementation of diversity management policies and procedures.
• Facilitate and promote compliance to diversity management policies, strategies, processes and procedures. The development of diversity management policies, strategies, processes and procedures and ensure implementation thereof. Manage the development and implementation of the Employment Equity plan. Manage the implementation of Harassment programmes. Manage and monitor the implementation of Gender and Disability programmes.
• Manage Resources. Manage the collation of the department’s EE strategies. Manage the drafting of the department’s EE Plan. Manage the sourcing of relevant information and benchmarking of EE interventions with various focus groups and stakeholders. Coordinate the monitoring of EE targets and reporting on the implementation thereof. Regularly follow-up and inform relevant stakeholders on EE resolutions.
• Manage the compilation of monthly, quarterly and annual EE resolution reports and records. Coordinate reporting on Harassment matters/ queries with relevant stakeholders. Coordinate relations with relevant internal and external stakeholders, business units on the provision of Harassment interventions. Manage and consult with relevant internal and external stakeholders and source relevant information pertaining to Harassment.
• Manage the provision of monthly, quarterly and annual Harassment resolution reports and records. Coordinate investigations pertaining to the provision of reasonable accommodation intervention to employees with disabilities challenges. Build relations with relevant internal and external stakeholders, business units on the provision of disability interventions. Manage the sourcing of relevant information and benchmarking of disability interventions with various focus groups and stakeholders.
• Consult with relevant internal and external stakeholders pertaining to disability programmes and interventions. Represent the department at the National and Provincial Disability Forums. Manage the compilation of monthly, quarterly and annual disability resolution reports and records. Manage responses to audit queries.
• Manage the utilization of people and equipment. Manage the performance of supervised staff. Develop staff. Motivate staff and cultivate a culture of service delivery. Monitor budget expenditure for projects. Assign duties and responsibilities and manage individual performance within the sub directorate