DIRECTOR: EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMME

DIRECTOR: EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMME REF NO: DHET 09/09/2025

Branch: Corporate Services  

Salary: R1 266 714 per annum (Level 13), (all-inclusive remuneration package) 

Location: Pretoria

Requirements: An appropriate NQF level 7 qualification in Social Science, Psychology/ Public Health/ Occupational Health & Safety/ Safety Management or equivalent qualification as recognised by SAQA. A minimum of 5 years’ experience at middle/senior managerial level in an Employee Health & Public Health/ Occupational Safety environment. In-depth knowledge and experience in implementing organizational health and wellness programmes. 

Registration with a professional council will be an added advantage. Successful completion of a Nyukela Public Service Senior Management Service Pre-entry Programme. Knowledge of Public Service Regulations, 2016. Public Service Act 1994. PFMA and Treasury Regulations. 

Labour Relation Act, Basic Conditions of Employment Act, Occupational Health and Safety, OHS Regulations. In-depth knowledge of employee health and wellness frameworks. Excellent people management and interpersonal skills. Ability to analyse problems, innovate on service delivery matters and focus on client needs. Good empathetic skills coupled with active listening. 

Strategic capability and leadership, Programme and Project management, Financial Management, Change Management, Service Delivery Innovation, Problem Solving & Analysis, People Management & Empowerment, Client Orientation & Customer Care. Excellent Planning, organizing, and coordinating skills. Good Communication skills. Proven computer literacy, including advanced MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint. 

Duties: Facilitate the development and implementation of employee health and wellness programme aligned to national strategies. Facilitate the implementation of HIV & AIDS, TB & other communicable diseases prevention, treatment, care and support programmes. Promote and facilitate the implementation of occupational health, safety and environment management strategies and programmes. Manage statutory obligations on health and safety and ensure compliance on injury on duty cases. Facilitate strategic health assessments, identification of potential risks, oversee promotion of healthy lifestyle and stress management techniques

Enquiries: Ms E Sithole/ Mr R Kgare/MS XE Rikhotso Tel No: (012) 312 5498/5165/5513

Applications: DHET invites applicants to apply online on the New Z83 form by accessing the Departmental Website https://z83.ngnscan.co.za/apply 

Note: Follow the easy prompts/instructions. Upload the supporting documents namely, a comprehensive CV, and copies of all qualifications (including matriculation), identity document, valid driver’s license, and any other document (where required). A fully completed and signed Z83 form and a detailed Curriculum Vitae will be considered. A user guide and ‘how to’ videos will assist in how to compete for the form and digital signature. Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified documents/copies of qualifications and other relevant documents to support the application on or before the day of the interviews. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA). Candidates whose appointments promote representativity in terms of race, gender, and disability will receive preference. All shortlisted candidates for SMS posts will be subjected to a technical exercise that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of which will be communicated by the Department. The successful candidate(s) will be required to undergo a Competency Assessment. One of the minimum entry requirements for the SMS position is the Pre-entry Certificate. No appointment will occur without successfully completing the pre-entry certificate and submission thereof. For more details on the pre-entry course visit: https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry-programme/. The candidate(s) will be required to sign an annual performance agreement, disclose his/her financial interests, and be subjected to security clearance. If you have not been contacted within three (3) months of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Suitable candidates will be subjected to personnel suitability checks (criminal record check, citizenship verification, qualification/study verification, and previous employment verification). Applications received after the closing date will not be considered. Note: All shortlisted candidates will be required to undertake writing test. “DHET is committed to providing equal opportunities and affirmative action employment. It is our intention to promote representatives in terms of (race, gender, and disability) in the organization. Women and people living with disability will receive preference in all SMS positions”. 

Closing date: 22 September 2025