Deputy Director: Regional Health

Remuneration: R67 075,25 – R91 242,64 pm (basic salary, excluding benefits) 

Location: Region G

Minimum Requirements: 

• Grade 12 plus a basic Health-related Degree at NQF level 7; 
• Postgraduate Degree in a health-related field at NQF level 8; 
• Proof of current registration with the relevant Professional Body or Council; 
• 8 years or more experience in the primary health care setting and extensive knowledge and experience in Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation of Health Programmes, District Health Information System, Training and Development, including experience working with National Priority Programmes. 
• 4 years’ experience at middle to senior management level within the health services is essential; 
• Valid driver’s license. 

Primary Function: 

• Provide leadership, coordinate, plan and manage the implementation of the personal and Environmental Health services function and ensure effective administrative support in the Region.
• Ensure implementation of the District Health System using the PHC approach in the sub-District/Region, including Community Based and Outreach Services with the National and Provincial framework in line with the National Health Insurance.
• The implementation of Priority Environmental Health programs in terms of Municipal Health Services. Ensure the management and accountability of the budget allocated for the execution of services, including minor upgrades. 

Key Performance Areas: 

• Provide strategic direction, decision-making, planning and leadership by ensuring appropriate strategies, business plans, protocols, and procedures are developed, approved, communicated to the relevant stakeholders, and implemented so that the strategic imperatives of the Municipality are met; 
• Lead and direct staff in the Region so that they are able to achieve the objectives set for them; defining/adjusting the role boundaries, workflow processes, and job design against laid down service delivery requirements; 
• Plan, monitor and control the Region’s operating and capital budget so that spending is in line with the Municipal requirements and/or MFMA; 
• Lead, direct and control the management and implementation of Health Services in the Region; 
• Establish, lead and manage the research activities in the field of district health to determine trends and best practices within the discipline nationally and internationally; 
• Internal and External Stakeholder Management; Intersectoral Collaboration through customer-focused service delivery. 

Leading Competencies: 

• Expertise in complaint handling processes and ethical and professional practice standards, with the ability to operate effectively in a high-volume, sensitive and complex environment; 
• Excellent interpersonal liaison and communication skills, including the capacity and ability to negotiate or communicate on behalf of the Unit Heads and HoD with senior internal and external stakeholders; 
• Excellent written communication skills, including the ability to prepare documents and briefing notes for the HoD and Unit Heads on complex and sensitive issues; 
• Demonstrate ability in human resource planning and people management and ensure the confidentiality of employee personal information. 

Core Competencies: 

• Knowledge of local government health legislation, technical knowledge of the following: 
• District Health Service Development 
• National Priority Programmes and Stakeholder Relations 
• Management of Municipal Assets and Liabilities, Cash Management, Capital Planning, and IT Support 
• Municipal Legislative Environment and Policy 
• Issues in Leadership, Municipal Strategic Planning, and Implementation 
• Municipal Financial Reporting and Performance Management 
• Municipal Supply Chain Management 
• Managing risk in a municipal context 
• Municipal Budgeting and Implementation 
• Government legislation, policies, and procedures applicable to Gauteng Provincial Government and South Africa 
• Financial principles and practices and risk management 
• Gathering and analysing information. 

CLOSING DATE: THURSDAY, 19 NOVEMBER 2026