Director: Traditional Institutional Management

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REF NO: REFS/057047 Requirements: Matric plus NQF Level 7 as recognized by SAQA in Development studies or relevant qualification. Coupled by 5 years’ experience at a Middle /Senior Management level in Traditional and Khoisan Institutional Management. Furthermore, the recommended candidate will be required to produce his/her SMS Pre-entry certificate as offered by the National School of Governance (NSG) prior to the appointment being made. A Certificate of Competency, issued by a recognised Senior Traditional Leader, as a male or female initiate, will be an added advantage; being a South African Citizen and having a valid driver's licence is a requirement. Competencies: Knowledge and understanding of Customary Initiation Act, Policy guidelines, Policy development, Legislation development and implementation, Institution of Traditional Leadership, Customary Initiation, Public Finance Management Act and Public Service Processes. A valid driver’s license. Notes: Due to the large number of applications we envisage receiving, applications will not be acknowledged. If you do not receive any response within 3 months, please accept that your application was not successful. Find us Address 75 Fox Street, Mashalltown Johannesburg 2000 Email us Email e-recruitment@gauteng.gov.za Quick Links All Jobs About Us © Gauteng Provincial Government . Powered by Department of e-Government Duties: Provide good governance and financial management support to Traditional and Khoisan institutions: In collaboration with the traditional councils develop annual budgets, cashflow projections and facilitate payments in accordance with the PFMA and its regulations against the agreed budget. Review quarterly financial reports, bank statements and performance reports. Ensure that traditional councils and the local house sit at least once a quarter. Review the minutes of traditional council and meetings of the local house and assist the institutions in implementing the resolutions. Ensure that the code of conduct for traditional leaders, traditional councils and the local house is adhered to in accordance with the TKLA. Provide support to Traditional and Khoisan communities with rural development initiatives and land administration services. In collaboration with the traditional council, community and leader identify projects and programmes that aligns to the support framework from the Department of Agriculture. Support traditional communities, councils and leaders in their land claims or restitution programmes. Ensure land administration in the traditional councils are aligned to the legislative frameworks, set up systems for land administration in the traditional communities and councils; and ensure the traditional councils implement and support government programmes relating to rural development and land administration. Establish, support, and monitor the provincial initiation coordinating committee: Establish the Provincial Initiation Coordination Committee as prescribed in legislation. Establish the Provincial Initiation Monitoring Team in line with legislative prescripts. Provide financial and administrative support to the Provincial Initiation Coordinating Committee and the Provincial Initiation Monitoring Team in line with legislative prescripts. Ensure regular training and development of the Provincial Initiation. Coordinating Committee, Provincial Initiation Monitoring Team, traditional surgeons, and principals. Provide secretariat support to the Provincial Initiation Coordinating Committee and the Provincial Initiation Monitoring Team regarding coordination of meetings, minute taking and the implementation of resolutions; and Develop systems of the applications received, approved, and rejected. Establish and implement the recommendation of the commission on traditional leadership, disputes, and claims: In collaboration with the Office of the Premier, establish a Commission on Traditional Leadership Disputes and Claims, by ensuring the establishment is published in a government gazette, the Premier approves the recommended commissioners, and their terms of reference is spelt out and published. Ensure the systems for the payment of commissioners is developed and approved by the Head of Department. Provide secretariat support to the commission by facilitating hearings, minuting the meetings of the commission, and recording the hearings. Register all claims and disputes presented to the Department and communicate with the applicants confirming receipt of the applications, advising them of the process to be followed and communicating the hearing dates. Implement the recommendations of the commission in line with the legislative requirements; and ensure that all traditional leaders recognised through this process is published in a provincial gazette and certification issued in line with legislative prescripts. Establish and support traditional and Khoi San leaders houses and councils to perform the legislative functions: Ensure members of the traditional council, local houses, and the provincial house complies with the legislative requirements for sitting in these structures. Establish traditional councils, local houses, and a provincial house in line with legislative prescripts. Ensure that a Magistrate or Judge swears in traditional councils, local houses, and the provincial house before commencing their duty. Provide financial and administrative support to the traditional councils, local and provincial houses in line with legislative prescripts. Provide training and development support to the local and provincial houses in line with the legislative prescripts. Provide infrastructure and tools of trade for the traditional councils, local houses, and the provincial house in line with legislative prescripts. Ensure traditional councils, local houses, and the provincial house sits at least once a quarter, that their meetings are minuted and resolutions implemented. Ensure that the Provincial and Local houses contribute

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