Assistant Director: HRA, HR Planning and Systems

About the role

The Northern Cape Provincial Administration is recruiting an Assistant Director for Human Resource Administration (HRA), HR Planning and Systems in Kimberley. The post covers the coordination and monitoring of HR administration and recruitment across provincial departments, compliance with HR legislation, provincial HR planning and the provision of operational leadership and staff supervision.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate and monitor the implementation of HR administration practices, recruitment and appointment processes across provincial departments.
• Monitor departmental compliance with HR legislation, regulations, policies, circulars, directives and recruitment prescripts.
• Analyse HR administration, recruitment, vacancy and compliance information to identify trends, risks, gaps and non-compliance.
• Support recruitment and selection for appointments of Heads of Departments, and track funded vacant posts, vacancy rates, recruitment turnaround times and progress against Employment Equity and workforce transformation targets.
• Compile and maintain consolidated provincial reports and records on HR administration, recruitment, vacancies, Employment Equity and compliance for management, governance, audit and oversight.
• Contribute to the development and review of provincial transversal HRA policies, frameworks, guidelines and plans, and prepare draft HRA policies in line with legislation, national frameworks and provincial priorities.
• Research relevant HRA prescripts, DPSA directives, collective agreements and best practices.
• Ensure coordination and support of provincial HR governance structures and inter-departmental forums.
• Monitor compliance with PILIR requirements and quarterly reporting obligations, and analyse PERSAL and other HR information system data.
• Prepare consolidated reports on PILIR, HR information, staff establishment and employee compensation costs.
• Conduct annual provincial HR Planning assessments and compile the provincial HR Planning compliance report.
• Provide operational leadership, supervision and management of staff performance.