Post: Deputy Director: Monitoring and Evaluation 

Centre: Directorate: Research and Monitoring

Reference No: HR 4/19/09/12HO

Salary: All inclusive: R 869 007 per annum

Enquiries: Mr. T Mkalipi, Tel: (012) 309 4123

Requirements: Three (3) year tertiary qualification in Social Sciences/ Development Studies/Economics.  Two (2) years management experience. Three (3) years functional experience in research and Development. A valid driver’s licence. Knowledge: ● Public service transformation and management issues ● Principles, procedures and tools of database management● Intermediary knowledge of economic concepts and trends● White Paper on transformation of Public Service ● Public Service Act ● Public Service Regulations and relevant prescripts ● Departmental policies and procedures ● Batho Pele Principles ●Corporate governance ● PFMA ● Research, monitoring and evaluation ● Labour market economics. Skills: ● Verbal and written communication ● Computer literacy ●Administration and financial management ●Interpersonal ● Project management ●Strategic management● Statistical and economic analysis ● Research and research methodology ● Research (qualitative and quantitative) ● Data interpretation and data management ●Technical report writing ● Conflict management● Problem solving● Management.

Duties: ●Develop and manage a monitoring and evaluation programme of National Minimum Wage ● Conduct research on topics of relevance to the National Minimum Wage and manage commissioned impact assessment and evaluation research relevant to the work of the NMW Commission and the National Minimum Wage ● Liaise and collaborate with research units in Government Departments, tertiary educational institutions and independent bodies, to ensure coordinated and complimentary research initiatives relating to the work of the NMW Commission ● Prepare written reports and briefings for the National Minimum Wage Commission, government, stakeholders and the public on research relevant to the National Minimum Wage, its review and adjustment including the annual report of the commission to the Minister or Employment and Labour.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 28 October 2019 at 16:00

Applications must be submitted on form Z83, obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet at www.gov.za/documents. The fully completed( Section A and B Compulsory) and signed form Z83 should be accompanied by a recently updated, comprehensive CV as well as recently certified  copies of all qualification(s) including a Senior Certificate and ID-document [Driver’s license where applicable]. Non-RSA Citizens/Permanent Resident Permit Holders must attach a copy of their Permanent Residence Permits to their applications. Should you be in possession of a foreign qualification, it must be accompanied by an evaluation certificate from the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA). Applicants who do not comply with the above-mentioned requirements, as well as applications received late, will not be considered. The Department does not accept applications via fax or email. Failure to submit all the requested documents will result in the application not being considered. Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. If you have not been contacted within eight (8) weeks after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record, citizenship, credit record checks, qualification verification and employment verification). Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test. All shortlisted candidates for SMS posts will be subjected to a technical competency exercise that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of which be communicated by the Department. Following the interview and technical exercise, the selection panel will recommend candidates to attend generic managerial competencies using the mandated DPSA SMS competency assessment tools. Successful candidates will be appointed on a probation period of 12 months. The Department reserves the right not to make any appointment(s) to the above post. The successful candidate will be expected to sign a performance agreement. The Department of Labour is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer. The employment decision shall be informed by the Employment Equity Plan of the Department. It is the Department’s intention to promote equity (race, gender and disability) through the filling of this post(s) with a candidate whose transfer / promotion / appointment will promote representativity in line with the numerical targets as contained in our Employment Equity Plan. 

Applications: Chief Director: Human Resources Management: Private Bag X 117, Pretoria, 

0001 or hand deliver at 215 Francis Baard Street.

For Attention: Sub-directorate: Human Resources Operations, Head Office

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