Deputy Director: Stakeholder Engagement

Overview

Deputy Director needed to lead stakeholder engagement for Metro Health Services in the Western Cape, coordinating partnerships with NPOs, donors and intergovernmental bodies.

Requirements

• Minimum educational qualification: An Appropriate 3-year national diploma/ degree.
• Experience: Appropriate managerial experience in stakeholder engagement, partnership management or programme coordination within the public sector.
• Appropriate experience working within a health service delivery environment.
• Proven experience in engaging with external stakeholders, including NPOs, donors, intergovernmental partners and service providers.
• Appropriate experience supporting or coordinating governance structures, committees and formal decision-making processes.
• Appropriate experience working with digital or stakeholder facing platforms (e.g.
• NPOMS/HSPP or similar).
• Inherent requirement of the job: Valid (Code B/EB) driver’s licence.
• Willingness to travel and work extended hours when required by service needs.
• Competencies (knowledge/skills): Strong strategic stakeholder management and facilitation skills.
• Sound understanding of government governance and decision-making processes.
• High level written and verbal communication skills, including drafting of submissions, briefing notes and reports for senior management.
• Ability to manage politically and operationally sensitive engagements.
• Strong organisational, analytical and coordination skills.
• Digital literacy, particularly in relation to stakeholder facing systems and data enabled decision making.
• Exposure to system reform and provincialisation initiatives.

Duties

• Lead and coordinate structured stakeholder engagement in support of Metro Health Services strategic priorities and service delivery.
• Serve as the primary interface between Metro Health Services and external stakeholders, including NPOs, donors, intergovernmental partners, academic institutions and private sector partners.
• Establish, coordinate and support governance structures, including steering committees, technical working groups and task teams linked to key programmes and platforms.
• Provide leadership for stakeholder facing components of NPOMS/HSPP, including onboarding, communication, change management and compliance support.
• Support provincialisation and system reform initiatives, ensuring alignment between Metro, Rural and Provincial stakeholders.
• Draft and coordinate strategic communication, submissions and briefing material for EXCO, Service Connect and other governance forums.
• Supervision and management of personnel that reports to this post.
• Identify opportunities to improve stakeholder coordination through digital enablement, innovation and improved processes.
• Maintain oversight of stakeholder related risks, ensuring compliance with departmental policies, governance requirements and audit standards.
• Provide regular progress reports to senior management and relevant governance structures.

How to apply

Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).

Enquiries: Ms A Janse van Rensburg Tel No: (021) 815-8699

Notes

No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the Department. Kindly note that excess personnel will receive preference. 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. OTHER POSTS