Secretary General (Director General) of the Office of the Chief Justice Jobs

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Company Description

The Office of the Chief Justice is an equal opportunity employer. When filling vacant posts, the objectives of section 195(1)(i) of the Constitution of South Africa, 1996, the Employment Equity imperatives as defined by the Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act 55 of 1998), and the relevant Human Resources policies of the Department will be taken into consideration.

Job Advertisement

Secretary General (Director General) of the Office of the Chief Justice

• Job Type: Contract
• Qualification: Bachelors
• Experience: 10 years
• Location: Gauteng
• City: Johannesburg
• Job Field: Administration / Secretarial, Law / Legal

Job Requirements:

• Applicants must possess an appropriate undergraduate qualification and a postgraduate qualification (NQF level 8) as recognized by SAQA.
• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience at the Senior Management level is required.

Attributes:

• Demonstrated leadership in the development of policies and high-level policy implementation skills.
• Insight into the South African Judiciary and applicable legislation.
• Deep knowledge of relevant Government legislation, policies, and priorities.
• Familiarity with the structure and operations of the Public Sector.
• Good interpersonal, problem-solving, teamwork, and networking skills.
• A compulsory pre-entry into the Senior Management Service certificate from the National School of Government will be required before commencement of duties.

Duties:

1. Serve as the Accounting Officer of the National Government Department: Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ), ensuring that resources are optimally deployed and utilized to achieve the strategic objectives of the Department in supporting the Judiciary.
2. Coordinate and organize the resources of the OCJ to implement the National Development Plan (NDP) and Medium-Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) and priorities pertaining to the OCJ.
3. Provide strategic direction and management to the Department through coordinating the implementation of the strategic vision and direction, leading the formulation, development of support and enabling tools to ensure execution, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of the OCJ strategy and plans internally and to all applicable oversight bodies.
4. Strengthen the OCJ’s governance, compliance, and organizational capacity to achieve its mandate.
5. Provide strategic advisory and support services to the Chief Justice as the Head of the Judiciary and Head of the Constitutional Court.
6. Direct the development and maintenance of systems for the administration of the Superior Courts to improve access to justice and the efficiency of such systems.
7. Establish relevant organizational structures and systems.
8. Direct the provisioning of secretariat and advisory support to the Chief Justice on inter-judicial relations and government matters.

Method of Application

APPLICATION ADDRESSES

National Office (Midrand):

• Quoting the relevant reference number, direct your application to:
  • The Director: Human Resources, Office of the Chief Justice, Private Bag X10, Marshalltown, 2107.
• Alternatively, hand deliver applications to:
  • Office of the Chief Justice, Human Resource Management, 188, 14th Road, Noordwyk, Midrand, 1685.

Free State/Bloemfontein:

• Quoting the relevant reference number, direct your application to:
  • The Provincial Head, Office of the Chief Justice, Private Bag X20612, Bloemfontein, 9300.
• Alternatively, hand deliver applications to:
  • The Free State High Court, Corner President Brand and Fontein Street, Bloemfontein, 9301.

Western Cape:

• Quoting the relevant reference number, direct your application to:
  • The Provincial Head, Office of the Chief Justice, Private Bag X14, Vlaeberg, 8018.
• Applications can also be hand delivered to:
  • 30 Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town.

Kimberley:

• Quoting the relevant reference number, direct your application to:
  • The Provincial Head, Office of the Chief Justice, Private Bag X5043, Kimberley, 8300.
• Applications can also be hand delivered to:
  • The High Court, Sol Plaatjie Drive, Room B107, Kimberley.

Land Court/Pretoria/Labour and Labour Appeals Court:

• Quoting the relevant reference number, direct your application to:
  • The Provincial Head, Office of the Chief Justice, Private Bag X7, Johannesburg, 2000.
• Applications can also be hand delivered to:
  • The 12th floor, Cnr Pritchard and Kruis Street, Johannesburg.

Pietermaritzburg:

• Quoting the relevant reference number, direct your application to:
  • Applications can also be hand delivered to:
    • Office of the Chief Justice, Human Resource Management, 1st Floor, CNR Somtseu & Stalwart Simelane Streets, Durban, 4000.

Eastern Cape/Gqeberha/Mthatha:

• Quoting the relevant reference number, direct your application to:
  • The Provincial Head, Office of the Chief Justice, Postal Address: Private Bag X13012, Cambridge 5206, East London.
• Applications can also be hand delivered to:
  • 59 Western Avenue, Sanlam Park Building, 2nd Floor, Vincent 5242, East London.

For further information and to apply, visit the Department of Public Service and Administration website: www.dpsa.gov.za

Interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to apply through the provided addresses.

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