REGIONAL MANAGER (X4 POSTS)

REGIONAL MANAGER (X4 POSTS) 

Branch: Technical Vocational Education and Training 

Salary: R1 494 900 per annum (Level 14), (all-inclusive remuneration package) n package) 

Location: These positions are based in Regional Offices: 

Western Cape & Northern Cape Regional Office Ref No: DHET 02/09/2025 

Gauteng and Free State Regional Office Ref No: DHET 03/09/2025 

Kwa Zulu Natal Regional Office Ref No: DHET 04/09/2025 

Eastern Cape Regional Office Ref No: DHET 05/09/2025 

Requirements: An appropriate NQF level 7 in the field of Education and Training or equivalent qualification. A minimum of 5 years at senior managerial level and ten (10) years’ work experience in Post-School Education and Training. A postgraduate 23 degree in Education will serve as an added advantage. 

Proven senior management experience within the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), Community Education, Training (CET) as well as Universities environments will be prioritized. Successful completion of a Nyukela Public Service Senior Management Service Pre-entry Programme. 

In-depth understanding and knowledge of prescripts and legal frameworks applicable to both the CET and TVET sectors. Further requirements are excellent and proven project management capabilities, problem-solving and financial management skills, proposal, and report writing and computer skills. Excellent project management and communication skills, including proposal and report writing. Ability to work under pressure and willingness to work extended hours. 

Management, Service Delivery Innovation, Problem Solving & Analysis, People Management & Empowerment, Client Orientation & Customer Care, Excellent Communication Skills and ability to communicate to the audience in a tactful and influential manner. Ability to collaborate and enhance stakeholder relations. Ethical leadership and Integrity. 

Duties: Ensure effective leadership, management, and governance of PSET institutions in the Region. Manage and support teaching and learning in public Colleges. Oversee the management of examinations and assessments at private and public Colleges. Liaise with industry, SETAs, and other government institutions to create a conducive environment for partnerships and stakeholder relations. 

Manage the delegated administrative and financial responsibilities. Coordinate monitoring and evaluation functions of the programmes in public Colleges. Ensure proper alignment of the Department Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan with planned outcomes in the public TVET and CET Colleges. Provide strategic leadership relating to the management of compensation of employees’ budget for public colleges. Provide corporate management support related to recruitment processes, conditions of services and labour relations, and implementation of IQMS and PMDS. 

Enquiries: Ms X Rikhotso Tel No: (012) 213 5513 / Mr R Kgare Tel No: (012) 312 5442

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