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Minimum Requirements
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-A relevant post graduate qualification (NQF level 8) as recognised by SAQA supported
by at least 8 years’ experience at Senior Management level of which at least 3 years must be with any
organ of State as defined in the Constitution, Act 108 of 1996.
-The successful candidates will champion
accelerated, efficient, effective and development-oriented service delivery in pursuit of the National
-Development Plan and the Medium-Term Strategic Framework within the over-arching context of the
Northern Cape -Government’s vision of a Modern, Growing and Successful Province.
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Key Performance Areas
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-Responsible for all function/duties as Head of Department in terms of the Public Service Act and
the Public Service Regulations the successful candidate will be expected to:
-Develop and implement a
departmental strategic plan both for the in year and the MTEF period plus 2 years
-Take all the necessary
steps to ensure that the department is organized and structured in a manner that will enable the effective
and efficient delivery of the Department’s mandate
-Be responsible for all functions/duties as Accounting
-Officer in terms of the Public Finance Management Act and Treasury Regulations
-Monitor and ensure
compliance with all applicable legislation
-Provide strategic management leadership through planning,
organizing, monitoring and controlling the performance of the Department. Manage and oversee
implementation of Agricultural Technical Services within the Northern Cape Province; Manage and oversee
the provisioning of Food Security, Agrarian Transformation and Partnership services within the Northern
Cape Province; Manage and oversee the implementation of Enterprise Development and Agro Processing
Services within the Northern Cape Province; Manage and oversee the implementation of and Biodiversity
and environmental management services within the Northern Cape Province; Manage and oversee the
implementation of rural development services within the Northern Cape Province; Ensuring the efficient
and effective macro planning in the department, transformation, quality assurance, regulation, promotion
and development in the Northern Cape Province; Providing guidance, support and direction in terms of
policies, legislation and strategies; Ensuring the promotion of a safe and secure environment for visitors
and tourism entrepreneurs in the Northern Cape Province; Developing and implementing a plan for
accelerated provincial transformation in the Agriculture Environmental Affairs, Rural Development and
Land reform environment; Setting the strategic focus of the Northern Cape Department of Agriculture,
Environmental Affairs, Rural Development and Land Reform; Providing requisite leadership to senior
managers in setting and achieving the goals of the Northern Cape Department of Agriculture,
Environmental Affairs, Rural Development and Land Reform; Ensuring that sound people and financial
management practices are adhered to within the Northern Cape Department of Agriculture, Environmental
Affairs, Rural Development and Land Reform, according to the PFMA; Championing change within the
Northern Cape Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Rural Development and Land Reform;
Evaluating the performance of the Department on a continuous basis, against pre-determined key
measurable objectives and standards; Ensuring audit outcomes reflecting financial statements are free
from material misstatements, free from material findings on non-compliance with legislation, as well as
reflecting that the Department has sufficient internal controls in place; Developing and implementing an
effective and efficient supply chain management system for the Northern Cape Department of Agriculture,
Environmental Affairs, Rural Development and Land Reform; Developing and implementing an effective
and efficient diversity management system within the Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs,
Rural Development and Land Reform; Ensuring integrated governance in terms of the services and
functions of the Northern Cape Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Rural Development and
Land Reform; Ensuring regional and international integration in terms of the services and functions of the
Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Rural Development and Land Reform; Ensuring
adherence to the MISS by the Department; Ensuring an interface with external role players for effective
governance by optimizing communication and stakeholder relationships.
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Notes
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NB: The Northern Cape Provincial Government is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and
aims to achieve gender, race and disability representivity. Employment decisions shall be informed by the
Employment Equity Plan of the Department to achieve its Employment Equity targets. Applications must
be submitted on the new application for employment form (Z83). The new form can be downloaded at
www.dpsa.gov.za-vacancies or obtainable from any Public Service Department and should be
accompanied by a comprehensive CV specifying all qualifications, experience with respective dates.
Applications submitted using the old Z83 form will not be accepted. Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of qualifications, ID and driver’s licence before or on the day of the
interview. Failure to comply with these pre-conditions will disqualify applications from being processed. It
is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualification
Authority (SAQA). No late applications will be accepted. Where applicable, shortlisted candidates will be
subjected to a technical exercise that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of
which will be accordingly communicated by the Department. All shortlisted candidates will further be
subjected to a personnel suitability check which includes criminal record checks, security vetting,
verification of qualifications, financial and asset record checks, previous employment verification and
citizenship verification. A further requirement for all SMS post(s) is a successful completion of the Senior
Management Pre-Entry Programme as endorsed by the National School of Government (NSG), No
appointment shall be finalized without the relevant candidate producing the Nyukela pre-entry certificate for SMS. The course is available at the NSG under the name “Certificate for entry into SMS” and the full
details can be obtained by following the below link: https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-
entryprogramme/. Following the interview and technical exercise, the selection panel will recommend
candidates to attend a generic managerial competency assessment (in compliance with the DPSA
Directive on the implementation of the competency-based assessments). The competency assessment
will be testing generic managerial competencies using the mandated DPSA SMS competency assessment
tool. The successful candidate(s) will be required to enter into an annual performance agreement and will
have to disclose his/her financial interests annually where applicable. If you have not been contacted within
six (6) weeks after the closing date of this advertisement, kindly accept that your application was
unsuccessful.
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