Senior Manager : Strategy And Business Performance

South African National Parks; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A national environmental organization is seeking a Senior Manager for Strategy and Business Performance in Gauteng, Pretoria. The role involves monitoring implementation of annual performance plans, strategic leadership, and compliance with government guidelines. Candidates should possess a postgraduate degree and have extensive experience in strategic roles, ideally with knowledge of governmental frameworks. This position offers a chance to influence national environmental policies.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of experience at a strategic level (ExCo or Senior management).
• Understanding of the South African Government’s MTSF.
• Knowledge of DFFE reporting format and cycles.

Responsibilities

• Monitor implementation of APPs and AOPs against deliverables.
• Manage reporting between divisions and EXCO.
• Compile business performance information for relevant parties.

Skills

Leadership and management skills

Project management

Analytical skills

Effective communication (verbal and written)

Conflict management

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Strategic leadership

Education

Post Graduate Degree in Business Administration or Public Management

Job description

Overview

Job title: Senior Manager : Strategy And Business Performance

Job Location: Gauteng, Pretoria

Requirements

• Be in possession of a Post Graduate Degree in Business Administration or Public Management.
• Have 6-8 years of experience at a strategic level i.e., ExCo and / or Senior management role.
• Have an understanding (working knowledge) of the South African Government’s Medium-Term Strategic Framework (MTSF).
• An understanding of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment (DFFE) reporting format and cycles.
• An understanding of the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) Framework and guidelines for the development of Strategies, Annual Performance Plans, and Annual Operational Plans.
• An understanding of the role of the AG in auditing strategies, APPs, and AOPs.
• Leadership and management skills.
• Planning and organising.
• Conflict management.
• Presentation skills.
• Computer skills.
• Listening skills.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Making rule-based and analytical decisions.
• Project management.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Strategic leadership and awareness.
• Decision making.
• Teamwork and collaboration.
• Time management.
• Ethical practice and adhering to organisational values.
• Organisational knowledge.
• Effective communication (verbal and written).
• Information management.
• Analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the implementation of the APPs and divisional AOPs, against set deliverables.
• Manage the early warning system and reporting between divisions and EXCO.
• Compile and distribute business performance information to relevant parties internally and externally.
• Coordinate attendance and reporting of working groups and reports to Minmec.
• Provide support in the planning, preparation, organising, and execution of business performance planning sessions.
• Advice on business process efficacies.
• Collate information from previous strategic plans and provide a baseline from which a 5-year strategic plan will be developed.
• Provide support in the development of the SANParks annual performance plan (APP) in alignment with the government’s MTSF and the DPME guideline.
• Ensure the development of divisional annual operational plans and assure quality.
• Ensure development of departmental operations plans.
• Provide input into alignment of APPs, OAPs in the HCM performance management system, and L&D approaches.
• Combined assurance for audit to internal and AG on the business performance report.
• Ensure timeous and correct reporting of the annual performance plans on a quarterly and annual basis to the EXCO, board committees, board, DFFE, and DPME.
• Ensure compliance with the relevant prescripts of MTSF, DPME guidelines, and the national treasury.
• Ensure compliance with the Auditor General’s (AG) prescripts in terms of reporting against the annual performance plans.
• Ensure that the internal audit provides quarterly assessments on the APP.
• Ensure that audit findings from the AG and internal audit are tracked per division and corrective actions are undertaken.