Director: Supporting and Interlinked Financial Systems (PT 17/2025)

Job Purpose

The Western Cape Government is seeking to acquire the services of a creative and innovative individual to lead the strategic development, integration, and oversight of interlinked financial systems across the Western Cape Government to enable improved planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, and reporting.

Minimum Requirements

• A relevant undergraduate qualification (NQF Level 7) in Public Finance, Economics, Data Science, Information Systems, or related fields) as recognised by SAQA;
• 5 years’ middle or senior management experience;
• A Valid Driver’s License

Recommendation

• Postgraduate qualification (NQF 8) in a relevant field;
• Experience in cross-sectoral programme management or leading systems innovation in public finance;
• Familiarity with digital transformation, data integration and business process optimisation in government.

Key Performance Areas

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight of the design, integration and implementation of interlinked financial systems that support planning, budgeting, implementation, and reporting across departments;

• Lead innovation in financial system architecture, digital tools, and data governance to support agile, transparent, and performance-driven resource management;

• Facilitate transversal collaboration and capability development to institutionalise the use of integrated systems and data in decision-making and oversight;

• Represent the province in intergovernmental forums, contribute to system reform agendas, and provide strategic advisory services to senior government leadership.

Competencies

• Strong conceptual and formulation skills
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Outstanding planning, organising and people management skills
• Ability to make decisions on a tactical and strategic level
• Excellent client management, networking and network formation skills

Remuneration

All-inclusive salary package of R 1 216 824.00 per annum (Level 13). Note: The remuneration package consists of a basic salary (70%) and the employer’s contribution to the Pension Fund. The remainder of the package may be structured according to your personal needs.

Notes

1) Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

2) All shortlisted candidates must make themselves available to be interviewed at a date, time and place as decided by the selection panel. Please ensure that you submit your application on or before the closing date as no late applications will be considered. The selection process will be guided by the EE targets of the employing department. By applying for this position, you are consenting to the Western Cape Government contacting your previous employers/managers for an employment reference. Reference checks will include enquiries relating to your disciplinary records and reasons for leaving. Kindly note that technical support is only available from Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 16.00. Should you experience any difficulties with your online application you may contact the helpline at 0861 370 214.

3) All shortlisted candidates will be subjected to a technical exercise that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of which will be communicated by the Department. Following the interview and technical exercise, the selection panel will recommend candidates to attend a generic managerial competency assessment (compliance with the DPSA directive on the implementation of competency based assessments). The competency assessment will be testing generic managerial competencies using the mandated DPSA SMS Competency Assessment tools.

4) The nominated candidate will be required to complete the Senior Management Pre-Entry Programme before they may be appointed into this post. The purpose of the Senior Management Pre-Entry Programme, which is a public service specific training programme applicable to all applicants who aspire to join the SMS, is to ensure that potential SMS members have a background on processes and procedures linked to the SMS. The duration of the online Pre-Entry Programme is 120 notional hours (15 days). Full details may be sourced by the following link: https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-preentryprogramme/

5) Furthermore, thanks to the huge public interest, we receive many applications for our positions, and as such will not be able to respond personally to all applications. Therefore, should you not hear from us within 10 weeks from close of advert please consider your application unsuccessful.

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