• Reference Number : REFS/057047
• Directorate : Traditional Institutional Management
• Number of Posts : 1

• Package : R1 317 384. 00 per annum (all-inclusive package)
• Enquiries : ENQUIRIES: Caiphus/ Andy, cell: 071 474 7078/51

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.

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 to legislation, municipal by-laws and policy development that affects rural development, land administration and traditional communities. Ensure that traditional councils, local and provincial houses support government programmes; Ensure that the Provincial and Local houses provide annual reports to the Provincial Legislature and the municipal council. Ensure compliance with the Traditional and Khoisan Leadership Act and the Customary Initiation Act: Facilitate the establishment of traditional councils through hosting free and fair elections. Ensure that areas of jurisdiction, recognition of traditional leaders and the establishment of traditional councils are published in a government gazette in line with legislative prescripts. Support traditional councils to manage their finances and perform their administrative functions through training and development, infrastructure support, tools of trade and funding. Ensure the memorandum of agreement is adhered to by both traditional councils and ensure that expenditure is in line with the agreed budget. Ensure that traditional councils enter sound partnerships with government, civil society organisations and the private sector. Disestablish traditional authorities in line with legislative prescripts. Ensure that traditional leaders are recognised in line with the legislative prescripts, participate in municipal councils in line with the Municipal Structures Act. Review and align provincial legislation to that of the TKLA by preparing a provincial policy framework that EXCO adopts, consult drafting legislation with interested and affected parties, and ensure that the bill follows the legislative programme before being enacted. Establish a database of principals, surgeons, and initiates for each initiation season. Monitor initiation schools during the initiation season to ensure legislative compliance and close customary initiation schools that do not comply. Collaborate with the Departments of Health, Community Safety, Education and Social Development to ensure compliance with related legislation and ensure that the health and social well-being of initiates is protected. Collaborate and support municipalities in the implementation of the Customary Initiation Act; and facilitate regular awareness-raising programmes at the community level targeting parents and initiates. Management of Directorate: Manage and solve conflict within Directorate. Manage the Budget of the Directorate. Manage the skills development plan of the Directorate. Manage the PMDS of the Directorate. Manage the leave management of the Directorate and Manage the audit finding and queries of the Directorate.

Notes :

• It is our intention to promote representivity (race, gender, and disability) in the Public Service through the filling of these posts. Preference will be given to people with disabilities, and they will be exempted from a driver’s license requirement. Applications should be submitted strictly online at https://jobs.gauteng.gov.za/Public/Jobs.aspx or http://jobs.gauteng.gov.za/Public/Jobs.aspx and it should be accompanied by a most recent Z83 form which may be obtained from any Public Service Department or on the internet at www.gov.za/documents. and comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV), certified copies of qualifications and Identity will be submitted upon request (no postal or hand delivery applications will be accepted). It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). All shortlisted candidates for SMS posts will be subjected to a technical exercise and interview. Following the technical exercise and interview, a maximum of three (3) SMS candidates will undergo psychometric assessments to assess cognitive capabilities, behavioural preferences, emotional intelligence, and integrity. 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. The certificate for entry into SMS and full details can be sourced by the following link: http://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry-programme/. Preference will be given to female applicants for SMS posts. All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments; one will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. The Selection panel shall score both technical exercises as an additional criterion in the interview process. Correspondence will only be limited to shortlisted candidates. If you have not been contacted within 3 months of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Failure to comply with the above instructions of specifically attaching a recent Z83 and a comprehensive CV will result in applications being disqualified.

Employer : Department of Co-Operative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Location : Johannesburg

Closing Date : 09-11-2026

Please 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.