The Department of Transport is seeking a highly qualified Chief Director for the Driving Licence Card Account (DLCA) in Pretoria. This senior management role requires an exceptional candidate with extensive financial management experience, strong leadership skills, and a commitment to operational excellence in road transport administration.
POST: CHIEF DIRECTOR: DRIVING LICENCE CARD ACCOUNT
REFNO: DOT/ HRM/2025/01 Branch: Road Transport
SALARY: R1 436 022 per annum
CENTRE: Pretoria
CLOSING DATE: 14 February 2025
REQUIREMENTS:
- An undergraduate NQF level 7 qualification as recognised by SAQA in Accounting Finance / Risk Management / Auditing with 5 years working experience at a senior management level in a finance environment.
- Certificate of Successful completion of the National School of Government’s Senior Management Service Pre-Entry Programme.
- Knowledge And Skill: Compilation of management reports, PFMA.
- Communication- Verbal & Written communication – English – above average – Computer literacy- Governance related to information.
- Financial Management: Compiles and manages budgets, controls cash flow, institutes risk management and administers tender procurement processes in accordance with generally recognised financial practices in order to ensure the achievement of strategic organisational objectives Strategic Capability & Leadership: Provides a vision, sets the direction for the component/unit and inspires others to plan, execute, deliver and report on the organisational mandate.
- People Management & Empowerment (PME) Manages and encourages people, optimises their outputs & effectively manages relationships in order to achieve organisational goals.
- Annual Reports Project/Programme Management (PPM): Plans, manages, monitors and evaluates specific activities in order to deliver the desired outputs and outcomes (Project Planning, Evaluation & Reporting).
- Client Orientation and Customer Focus: willing and able to deliver services effectively and efficiently in order to put the spirit of customer service (Batho Pele) into practice.
- Change Management: Customer Focus, Initiates, supports and champions organisational transformation and change in order to successfully implement new initiatives and deliver on service delivery commitments..
DUTIES:
- Manage and provide effective operational services for the production of driving licences.
- Manage the development and maintenance of effective IT procedures and standards.
- Manage the production of driving licences.
- Formulate the management policies for registering authorities.
- Manage the Driving Licence Card Account Trading Entity funding and expenditure.
- Manage the 26 consolidation of accounts from registering authorities.
- Manage the reconciliation of bank statements between the bank and the entity.
- Establish control measures to manage the debtors of the trading entity.
- Manage the provision of risk management services and compliance to the Driving License Card Account (DLCA).
- Manage the development and implementation of the DLCATE’s risk management framework.
- Facilitate risk identification, assessment and development of risk mitigation strategies.
- Monitor and report on the implementation of risk mitigation strategies.
- Maintain, regular updating of risk profile for the department and reporting to the Accounting Officer, Management and Risk Management Committee.
- Participate in project teams to achieve a multi-disciplinary approach to meet set objectives of the Department.
- Manage the planning and implementation of projects.
- Facilitate and develop the definition of the project missions, goals, tasks and resources requirements.
- Manage the development of methods to monitor projects or area progress and provide corrective guidance if necessary.
- Ensure effective management of project resources, project budget and resource allocation.
- Work cross-functionally to solve problems and implement changes.
- Ensure effective project progress reporting.
- Manage the resources of the Chief Directorate.
- Ensure compliance with all administrative requirements, regulations, rules and instructions pertaining to the branch.
- Establish and maintain governance and administrative system’s continuity within the work of the branch.
- Develop financial reports for forecasting, trending and results analysis.
- Prepare and submit implementation plans.
- Evaluate projected spending plans.
- Monitor quality control of work.
- Ensure the compilation of the annual report and strategic plan of the chief directorate.
- Monitor the planning, organising and delegation of work.
- Ensure monitoring & evaluation is carried out in all areas of the chief directorate..
ENQUIRIES: Mr Chris Hlabisa Tel No: (012) 309 3170 NOTE : Candidates must quote the name of the post as follows; “Chief Director: DLCA” on the subject line when applying using an Email. Department of Transport is an equal opportunity employer and this post will be filled in accordance with employment equity targets of the department.
APPLICATIONS:
Department of Transport, Private Bag X193, Pretoria, 0001 or hand deliver at the 159 Forum Building, Cnr Struben and Bosman Street, Pretoria for attention Recruitment Unit.
Room 4034 or email to: [email protected].
Note: email applications must be sent as one attachment to avoid non-delivery of the email and only quotes the name of the post you applying for on the Subject Line as directed on the post note..
NOTE:
Applications must be accompanied by a completed new Z83 form, obtainable from any Public Service Department, (or obtainable at www.gov.za).
Applicants must fill in full new Z83 form part A, B, C, and D.
A recent updated comprehensive CV (previous experience must be comprehensively detailed, i.e.
positions held and dates).
Applicants will submit certified copies of all qualifications and ID document on the day of the interviews.
It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA).
The Department reserves the right not to fill the post.
All shortlisted candidates for will be subjected to undertake a technical exercise that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job; the logistics will be communicated to candidates prior to the interviews.
Recommended candidates will also be required to attend a generic managerial competency assessment after the interviews also take a note that National School of Governance (NGS) has introduce compulsory SMS preentry certificate with effect from 01 April 2020 as Minimum Entry Requirements for Senior Management Services (submitted prior to appointment) and can be accessed through the following link: http://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry-programme/.
The competency assessment will be testing generic managerial competencies using the mandated DPSA SMS competency assessment tools.
The successful candidate must disclose to the Director-General particulars of all registrable financial interests, sign a performance agreement and employment contract with the Director-General within three months from the date of assumption of duty.
The successful candidate must be willing to sign an oath of secrecy with the Department.
Applicants will be expected to be available for selection interviews and assessments at a time, date and place as determined by the Department.
An offer letter will only be issued to the successful candidate once the following has been verified educational qualifications, previous experience, citizenship, reference checks and security vetting.
Please note: Correspondence will only be entered into with short-listed candidates..
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