Deputy director general job opportunity 2022 July

Are you at the top of you career and you still want to go higher ? Department of basic education have an open position for you.no that is is a re-advertisement and applicants who previously applied are encouraged to re-apply.

POST 25/23 : DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL REF NO: 31440/01
Branch: Curriculum Policy, Support and Monitoring

SALARY : R1 544 415 per annum, (all inclusive remuneration package)
CENTRE : Pretoria
REQUIREMENTS : An appropriate recognised undergraduate qualification (NQF level 7) and post
graduate qualification as recognized By SAQA in the Social, Education or
Management Sciences field; At least 8-10 years’ experience at senior managerial
level. The ideal candidate should be an effective communicator with the ability to
develop curriculum and assessment for skills and competencies for a changing
world, policy and support, monitor and evaluate curriculum implementation
supported by Umalusi; Extensive professional and practical experience in the field
of education/curriculum. Process competencies: Knowledge Management, Service
Delivery Innovation, Problem solving and analysis, Client orientation and Customer
focus, Communication skills. Core Competencies: Strategic capacity and
leadership, People Management and Empowerment, Financial Management,
Change management. The candidate must be confident, trustworthy, accurate,
adaptable and diplomatic. Applicants must have a valid driver’s license and be
willing to travel extensively. Applications are invited from appropriately qualified
persons for this senior management position in the Department of Basic Education
in Pretoria. The position requires a proactive person with strong conceptual,
strategic and operational leadership skills as well as proven management ability.
The ideal candidates should have the ability to develop curriculum and assessment
for skills and competencies for a changing world, policy and support, monitor and
evaluate curriculum implementation supported by Umalusi.
DUTIES : The successful candidate will be responsible for policy support and monitoring of
curriculum (GET and FET) from Grades R to 12 Including Special Needs Education;
Policy support, Learner with Special Education Need, Curriculum Innovation,
National Strategy for Learner Attainment (NSLA), Rural Education and E-Learning;
Increase learner participation and success rate to meet the goals of the National
Development Plan and Action Plan 2019 towards the realization of schooling 2030;

Manage learner qualification improvement programmes; provide strategic
leadership to the Technical Support and Language Units; Implement, support, and
monitor curriculum for Grade R to 12 and special interventions and support
programmes to provinces, districts and schools; Monitor and support CAPS
implementation and strengthening school based assessment; Monitor and support
the implementation of the National Curriculum Statement (NCS) on reading in
grade R-9 in order to improve teaching and learning; Provide quality education for
leaners with Special Education Needs and home schooling; Ensure that learners
with severe to profound intellectual disabilities access quality publicly funded
education and support; Implement MST and Curriculum Enhancement
programmes; Responsible for policy support including foundation of learning,
Dinaledi, ICTs and NSLA.
ENQUIRIES : Ms M Mahape Tel No: 012 357 3291/Ms N Sathege Tel No: (012) 357 3290
NOTE : Further requirement for appointment at SMS level will be the successful completion
of a pre-entry course, which is Certificate for entry into the SMS, the full details of
the outlined requirements and course information can be sourced by following the
link”. https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry-programme/.The
incumbent will have to sign an annual performance agreement as well as annually
disclose his/her financial interests and be subjected to a security clearance.