Head of Department (HOD): Gauteng Department of Community Safety

The mission of the Gauteng Office of the Premier is to serve as a political nerve centre to ensure that government excels in fulfilling its mandate. The Office of the Premier's strategic objectives are: providing strategic support to the Premier and the Executive Council (EXCO) to ensure effective strategic leadership; facilitating the setting of clear priorities, enabling legislation and improved governance to realise desired policy outcomes; building a developmental state with the capacity to drive change and transformation to improve peoples' lives; forging social contracts with stakeholders to strengthen social partnerships to improve service delivery; ensuring that the Premier is provided with appropriate support to effectively execute his/her role and responsibilities; fostering strong intergovernmental and international relationships to advance the development agenda; driving the human resource policy and strategy to attract, develop and retain the best possible skills and to harness the productive energies of all Gauteng provincial government employees; driving integrated and effective government communication to ensure that people are well informed and have access to credible information about government services and programmes; and promoting participatory democracy to ensure ongoing interaction between government and civil society.REQUIREMENTS : A relevant post graduate qualification (NQF Level 8 in terms of SAQA standards) in Public Administration/Management, Business Administration/Management, Social Science, Security Management or Law and a minimum of ten (10) years' relevant experience at a senior management level.

DUTIES :

Serve as an Accounting Officer of the Department in accordance with the provisions of the PFMA Oversee the monitoring of police conduct and LEAs' compliance. Coordinate the effective functioning of safety structures across the province. Establish community and police relations in Gauteng. Implement Social Crime Prevention programmes. Lead the establishment of partnerships with safety stakeholders including private sector companies and government (Inter- Governmental Relation). Oversee and account on the management to national structure on the performance of provincial secretariat. Report on police oversight to the Premier, Legislature, CSPS and Minister of Police (MINMEC). Enforce compliance to functioning and management of the vehicle testing stations, License testing Centre, and driving schools' operations in line with the National Road Traffic Act. Oversee the effective implementation of road safety education in the province. Oversee the effective and efficient traffic law enforcement programmes and projects. Oversee the Operational support for primary care healing environments. Deliver secure, integrated residential solutions that facilitate stability, recovery, and empowerment for survivors of violence. Direct and monitor the strategic delivery of professional victim services. Monitor and ensure high-impact outcomes and operational excellence to community empowerment centres. Oversee the provision of strategic administrative support with regard to enforcement and regulatory compliance. Ensure that the Department achieves a clean audit. Oversee a system and formalized process that enables the department to identify, assess, manage, and monitor Departmental key risks. Implement effective governance structures. Oversee the implementation of risk, anti-corruption, and integrity management strategies. Promote professional ethics and combat corruption. Oversee and strengthen traffic policing and traffic law enforcement. Provide strategic direction in the development and implementation of provincial transport safety policies, aligned with national legislation such as the National Road Traffic Act. Ensure integration of road safety priorities into the broader community safety framework. Ensure the effective implementation safety strategies that promote crime prevention, strengthen intergovernmental coordination, and enhance public confidence in safety initiatives and overall management of the Department's programmes by aligning all departmental plans with the National Development Plan (NDP), National and Provincial Government Strategic Objectives, Transformation, Modernisation and Reindustrialisation [TMR] Programme and GGT 2030. Ensure sound governance, ethical leadership, and effective performance management within the department. Strengthen intergovernmental relations and stakeholder engagement, including municipalities, SOEs, civil society, and the private sector.