Apply For 2025 Government Jobs Vacancies | DIRECTOR: HEALTH PROMOTION
| Job Title: | DIRECTOR: HEALTH PROMOTION |
| Company: | DPSA Government |
| Job Reference: | DBE/12/2025 |
| Category: | Government Jobs |
| Location: | Pretoria, ZA |
| Employment Type: | Full Time |
| Date Posted: | 2025-09-14T18:18 |
| Closing Date: | 2025-09-30T20:16 |
| Salary: | ZAR 625147 - 1266714 per year |
DIRECTOR: HEALTH PROMOTION - Job Description
Introduction
Applications must be submitted on the most recently approved Z83 Application for Employment Form, obtainable from the DBE Website or any Public Service Department/Webpage.Apply For 2025 Government Jobs Vacancies | DIRECTOR: HEALTH PROMOTION. Use of the old Z83 Form will result in disqualification. The Z83 must be completed in full and page 2 duly signed. A clear indication of the post and reference number that is being applied for must be indicated on your Z.83. Applicants are not required to submit copies of qualifications and other relevant documents on application but must submit the Z83 with a detailed Curriculum Vitae (Only).
Certified copies of qualifications and other relevant documents will be requested from shortlisted candidates on or before the day of the interview. Successful candidates will be subjected to Personnel Suitability Checks (criminal record, citizenship & financial/asset record checks, qualification and employment verification including social media profiles).
Appointment is subject to positive results of the security clearance process. The successful candidate will be required to sign an annual performance agreement and, where applicable, annually disclose his/her financial interests. All applicants are required to declare any conflict or perceived conflict of interest, to disclose memberships of Boards and directorships that they may be associated with. Applicants who do not comply with the abovementioned requirements will not be considered. Applications received after the closing date and e-mailed or faxed applications will not be considered.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for strategic and operational planning for the Directorate; Health Promotion, taking overall responsibility for managing and accounting for projects, including the development of business plans;
Managing the performance of officials, budgets and cash flows; Implementing and monitoring programmes as well as reporting; Providing strategic leadership and operational management of the Directorate;
Developing and implementing an integrated and comprehensive response to the twin epidemics of HIV and TB, learner pregnancy and health related;
Developing a programme of action to prevent and manage teenage pregnancy in the schooling sector; Strengthening the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) programme for learners in schools; Promoting the provision of health and psychological and social services in schools; Liaising and co operating with provincial education departments, national government departments, universities, research organizations as well as NGOs and civic organisations;
Liaising with and reporting to project funders; Monitoring and evaluating policies and strategies to promote the health and wellbeing of schools; Representing the Directorate, both internally and externally as required;
Managing internal and external partnerships.
Required Qualifications
The applicant must be in a possession of a Bachelors' degree (NQF level 7) or equivalent qualification as recognised by SAQA in the social or health sciences, public health or education (a relevant postgraduate qualification will be an added advantage); 5 year’s experience at Middle/Senior managerial level;
Experience in education and/or health promotion or public health; Understanding of current global cutting-edge thinking on school health, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, and rights as well as the provision of psychosocial services to children and youth is essential: Excellent communication, inter-personal and writing skills are vital;
Experience of high level strategic planning processes, human resource management and financial management; Ability to manage research processes, and/or experience in monitoring and evaluation will be a strong recommendation.
Process Competencies:
- Knowledge Management,
- Service Delivery Innovation,
- Problem Solving and Analysis,
- Client Orientation and Customer Focus,
- Communication skills.
Core Competencies:
- Strategic Capacity and 8 Leadership,
- People Management and Empowerment,
- Financial Management and Change Management.
How to Apply
A Certificate for SMS pre-entry programme is required for all SMS appointments, the full details of the outlined requirements and course information can be sourced by following https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry the link programme/. All shortlisted candidates for SMS posts will be subjected to a technical exercise that intends to test relevant technical element of the job, the logistics of which will be communicated by the department.
Following the interview and the technical exercise, the selection panel will recommend candidates to attend a generic managerial competency assessment (in 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. The incumbent will have to sign an annual performance agreement as well as annually disclose his/her financial interests and be subjected to a security clearance.
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