Western Cape Government (WCG) is the provincial government of the Western Cape province in South Africa, headquartered in Cape Town. It provides a wide range of public services and creates laws for the province, working with national and municipal governments.

Job Purpose

• The Department of the Premier, Western Cape Government has an opportunity for a competent and suitably qualified individual to iimplement operational procedures, processes and ensure operational productivity.
• Ensure effective and efficient administration to appoint and compensate employees.

Minimum Requirements

• Senior Certificate (Grade 12 or equivalent qualification)
• A minimum of 6 years relevant experience.

Recommendation

• None.

Key Performance Areas

• Supervise and undertake the more complex implementation and maintenance of people management administration practices regarding the following: Render all administrative service related to appointments and payroll matters i.e. appointment nominated candidates on PERSAL, Appointment and Payments of temporary workers and promotions, Transfers within or into the WCG, secondments and acting appointments, Verification of qualification; Administer performance of subordinates; Prepare reports on people management administrative statistics
• Provide people management practices with advisory service relating to appointments and compensation; Handle people management administrative related enquiries
• Perform supervisory tasks: Motivate, train and guide staff; Manages the performance, evaluation and rewarding of staff; Monitor information capacity building
• Promote sound Labour relations; Maintain discipline Allocate duties to personnel, monitoring outcomes and instituting the necessary corrective measures to address deviations from standards; Determine workflow requirements; Administer requests for Acting with Remuneration in accordance with Acting policy.

Competencies

Knowledge of the following:

• National and Provincial instruments and legislation pertaining to human resources management with specific reference to the Public Service Amendment Act, Public Service Regulations and Labour Relations Act; Registry duties, practices as well as the ability to capture data, operate computer; PERSAL systems.

Skills needed:

• Proven computer literacy in MS Office Package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); Communication (written, verbal and presentation); Strong leadership; Planning and organizing; Ability to Analyse, conceptualize and implement policies and procedures; Conflict resolutions; Monitoring, evaluation and reporting; Problem solving; Innovative; Self-motivated; Assertive.

Remuneration

• R 325 101 – R 382 959 per annum (Salary level 7)