Assistant Director: Policy Development

Assistant Director: Policy Development
Salary: R236 532 per annum (Ref. DOHS/132/2012)
Pretoria

Requirements: • Appropriate Bachelor’s degree or National Diploma • Extensive knowledge of Government’s human settlement and housing policies, legislation, guidelines, standards and procedures • Good understanding of the institutional arrangements in respect of the Government’s housing programmes • Good verbal and written communication and negotiation skills • Valid Code 08 (EB) driver’s licence • Computer literacy and experience (Microsoft, Word, Excel and PowerPoint) • Willingness to travel • Ability to work under pressure.

Duties: • Provide operational input in the review of existing housing policy and guidelines • Be responsible for the adjustment of existing human settlement and housing policy and guidelines • Prepare submissions to decision-making structures/authorities • Communicate information/decisions to internal and external role-players • Respond to queries/enquiries on policy aspects • Be responsible for the arrangements of policy deliberation forums/meetings • Provide secretarial support • Provide inputs to the budget planning process • Participate in housing policy formulation debate.

Enquiries: Mr Z Masimini, tel. (012) 444-5064

Note: It will be expected of the selected candidates to be available for interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the Department of Human Settlements. Applicants must note that further checks will be conducted once they have been short-listed and that their appointment is subject to positive outcomes on these checks, which include security clearance, qualification verification and criminal records. Applicants will be expected to subject themselves to a comprehensive assessment programme as part of the selection process. If you apply for more than one position in the Department, please submit separate application forms for each post.

Applications must be submitted on form Z83, obtainable from any Public Service department and must be accompanied by a detailed CV, together with certified copies of your qualification certificates and your ID/Passport. Failure to submit the required documents will result in your application not being considered.

The Department of Human Settlements is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. It is our intention to promote representivity (race, gender and disability). The candidature of persons whose transfer/promotion/appointment will promote representivity will receive preference.

Enquiries related to the application process should be directed to Genevieve Mohammed at Human Communications, tel. (011) 257-8000.

Please apply online after uploading all of the required documents (including a scanned copy of the relevant signed Z83 form/s) to your profile on www.humanjobs.co.za

Closing date: 14 December 2012

Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. If you have not been contacted within 4 months of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.