Deputy Director: Recruitment and Appointments

Job Description

Lead recruitment and appointment processes as a Deputy Director at the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development. This role focuses on managing job advertising, candidate screening, and compliance with employment equity goals. You’ll oversee service providers, ensure efficient time-to-fill metrics, and foster a disciplined team environment in a dynamic public sector setting.

Requirements

• A qualification at NQF Level 6 or 7 in Human Resources Management
• PERSAL Certificate is mandatory
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience, of which 3 years should be at ASD level
• A valid driver’s license

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee the function of recruitment, advertising, including the management of the department’s day-to-day relationship with external advertising agents, ensuring that adverts are placed
• Authorize weekly advertising schedule and final advert proofs for placement
• Assist with off-site recruiting activities including participation in job fairs and professional information sessions
• Quality check pre-screening, shortlisting, and interview facilitation to ensure compliance and effective utilisation of resources
• Assist with pre-screening and facilitation of interview processes for MMS and SMS positions when required
• Provide inputs in terms of work priorities in accordance with business needs
• Serve as committee member on onboarding committee and provide inputs where required
• Manage monthly handover and processing of appointments
• Ensure monthly information is communicated to all stakeholders and appointments are announced
• Develop and maintain relationships with service providers
• Manage services rendered by service providers in terms of SLAs
• Manage orders created for service providers to avoid overspending
• Review service providers on database and source providers in terms of expertise required where necessary
• Review and implement recruitment processes to ensure effective time-to-fill metrics are achieved, while managing to achieve EE targets
• Provide inputs into monthly reports and interpret data to provide meaningful analysis
• Oversee graduate recruitment and Employment Equity as well as Disability recruitment programmes
• Ensure all recruitment policies, procedures, and techniques are adhered to and provide inputs for policy and strategy reviews through the development of internal controls
• Manage equipment in assessment room
• Sign performance agreements for subordinates based on approved Job Descriptions, Strategic and Annual Performance Plans of the Department
• Manage subordinates and maintain discipline
• Manage training and development of subordinates according to agreed training interventions
• Manage the provision of equipment required by subordinates for achievement of outputs in their respective Job Descriptions
• Provide regular verbal and written feedback aligned to quarterly performance assessments to subordinates on performance
• Mentor and coach subordinates
• Determine the Human Resources needs for subordinates in consultation with Corporate Services
• Develop and update the service delivery and work plan for subordinates
• Provide sufficient guidance to subordinates in terms of the service delivery plan, work plans, core business roles, and priorities of the Department through quarterly subordinate meetings
• Manage skills transfer between subordinates and outside technical assistants and/or consultants
• Plan and allocate work responsibilities and processes to control work performance including quality assurance