District Director

Overview

District Director responsible for capacity building and NARYSEC youth service coordination within Mpumalanga.

Requirements

• Minimum requirements: Applicants must be in a possession of a Grade 12 Certificate and a Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in Business Administration / Public Management / Public Administration / Project Management / Bachelor of Arts in Sociology / Anthropology / Community Development Studies (NQF level 7) or related equivalent qualification and a Nyukela certificate (Pre-entry Certificate to the SMS) submitted prior to appointment.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience at middle / senior managerial level in the relevant environment.
• Experience in the implementation and management of projects.
• A valid driver’s licence.
• Job related knowledge: A thorough understanding of project management.
• Understanding of corporate governance principles.
• Ability to implement performance management and monitoring systems.
• Knowledge of government systems.
• Ability to think conceptually when analysing data designing concepts to modify corporate policies, procedures and processes.
• Job related skills: Project management.
• Coaching and mentoring (though leadership).
• Analytical thinking.
• Adaptability and flexibility.
• Customer service. Initiative.
• Innovation and creativity.
• Communication (verbal and written).
• Computer literate.
• Willingness to travel.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Willingness to work after hours.

Duties

• Provide capacity building and National Rural Youth Service Corps (NARYSEC) services.
• Provide NARYSEC support services.
• Facilitate the establishment and support of participatory community development.
• Facilitate and coordinate NARYSEC project implementation.
• Facilitate youth programmes and skills development at provincial and district level.
• Reduce household poverty in accordance with comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP).
• Provide strategic land acquisition services.
• Implement strategic land acquisition projects proposals.
• Procure service providers for development of project proposals.
• Coordinate the implementation process of land acquisition.
• Provide strategic land acquisition support services in the district.
• Facilitate poverty reduction, and the development of cooperatives, rural enterprises and industries.
• Promote rural businesses development and facilitate rural development financing.
• Facilitate establishment and support of primary cooperatives.
• Facilitate organisation of primary cooperatives into secondary and tertiary cooperative sand provide support.
• Facilitate the development of rural enterprises and industries.
• Provide land development support services.
• Manage the development of business plans for the development or agrarian development projects.
• Promote the participation of farmers through ownership and control across commodities value chains.
• Monitor the implementation of land development support projects and development business plans.
• Provide property management services.
• Administer and provide property leases administration.
• Administer and provide property holdings and disposable.
• Implement land rights and tenure reform programmes.
• Provide communal land tenure programmes.
• Provide land rights programmes.
• Establish, maintain, and support communal property institutions.
• Facilitate land dispute resolutions.
• Render corporate and financial support services.
• Provide legal advice.
• Provide telecommunications services.
• Provide administration and financial support services.
• Provide client relations services.
• Provide office services.

How to apply

Applications can be submitted by hand delivery during office hours to: 17 Van Rensburg Street, 7th Floor Bateleur Building, Mbombela, 1200 or by email to Post212@dlrrd.gov.za

Enquiries: Ms ZP Hadebe Tel No: (013) 754 8020

Notes

EE Targets: Coloured and White Males and African, Coloured and Indian Females and Persons with disabilities.