Director-General at Department of Communications and Digital Technologies

POST 46/01: DIRECTOR-GENERAL: COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

REF NO: DG (5-Year Contract)

DUTIES: 

Reporting to the Minister, the Director-General will be responsible for providing strategic leadership and direction in delivering the mandate of the Department.  He/she will:

• Provide overall strategic leadership of the department to achieve the strategic goals and outcomes of the department.
• Serve as the Accounting Officer of the department in ensuring that the resources allocated to the department are optimally used to achieve the strategic objectives of the department.
• Coordinate and organise the resources of the Department and its entities to implement the National Development Plan (NDP) and Medium-Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) priorities pertaining to the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies.
• Provide strategic management of the department through coordinating the implementation of the strategic vision and direction, leading the formulation, execution, monitoring and evaluation of the strategic and annual operational plans of the Department.
• Strengthen the department’s governance, compliance and organizational capacity to deliver on its mandate, which entails ensuring the attainment of the goal of bridging the digital divide among others.
• Ensure that at all times, the Department has the appropriate organizational structure to deliver on its plans, the required systems to track, monitor and report on its performance to the Minister and other oversight structures and control points including the Audit and Risk Committee, Parliament, etc.
• Ensure the State-Owned Companies (SOCs) under this department function optimally and deliver on their respective mandates.
• Ensure that the Department’s strategic projects and programmes are implemented efficiently, timeously and in a cost-effective manner.
• Create a robust and agile policy review and development environment to ensure that South Africa remains a thought leader in ICT policy formulation.
• Lead South Africa’s technical teams in regional and international ICT and related fields forums and ensure that South Africa remains a recognised policy contributor.

REQUIREMENTS:          

• A Senior Certificate, an Undergraduate Qualification and a Post Graduate Qualification (NQF level 8) as recognized by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) in either of the following fields: Engineering/ Technology/ Economics/ International Relations.
• Applicants should have 8 to 10 years of experience at a senior managerial level (at least 3 years of which must be with any organ of State as defined in the Constitution, Act 108 of 1996 as well as the successful completion of the Public Service Senior Management Leadership Programme as endorsed by the National School of Government available as an online course on www.thensg.gov.za. 

Competencies:

• Extensive knowledge of the Electronic Communications Act, the Constitution, the Public Service Act and Regulations, the Public Administration Management Act, 2014 (PAMA),  the Public Finance Management Act,  1999,  and other relevant prescripts, in particular those governing entities within the Portfolio.
• Executive management experience and possess strong leadership and strategic management capabilities.
• Must post a thorough understanding of government policy and administrative processes.
• A comprehensive understanding of and experience in national ICT public policy and the international ICT regulatory and governance environment.
• An understanding of South Africa’s ICT, telecommunications and broadcasting industries; global ICT and digital transformation trends.
• Sound financial and people management skills and proven change management capabilities.
• He/ she must be execution-oriented, goal-driven and innovative.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strategic thinker/leader/manager who can operate at various levels and in a complex stakeholder environment.
• Sound knowledge of political economy in terms of the ICT sector.

ENQUIRIES:          

MS Tania Beukes at 082 477 9895, Ms Louisa Kgang Tel No: (012) 421 7006 And Mr Thabo Rangwato Tel No: (012) 427 8533

SALARY: R2 068 458 per annum (Level 16), (an all-inclusive package), comprising of a basic salary (70% of package, employer’s contribution to the Government Employee Pension Fund (15% of basic salary) and a flexible portion. A non- pensionable allowance equal to 10% of the annual all-inclusive remuneration package is also payable.

CENTRE: Pretoria, Hatfield