Administrative Officer: Human Rights
Retail
Minimum Requirements
- An appropriate 3-year National Diploma/B-Degree (equivalent or higher qualification); A minimum of 3 years administrative experience.
- Working knowledge and understanding of the following: International, national, regional and provincial instruments and legislation pertaining to the specific field of human rights
- Specialised field of gender, youth, disability, HIV/AIDS, children, older persons, substance abuse and social cohesion
- Legislation, regulatory frameworks, policies and best practices that have a bearing on the line functions
- Information systems that aid in the management of knowledge and information pertaining to the line function
- Project management
- Operational management practices
- Procurement and tendering processes
- Policy development, and operational management, monitoring and review processes
- Modern systems of governance and administration
- Public service procedures, processes and systems
- Knowledge and understanding of the regional and local political, economic and social affairs impacting on the provincial government of the Western Cape
- Constitutional, legal and institutional arrangements governing the South African public sector
- Public finance, human resources and discourse management processes
- Public Finance Management Act, National and Provincial Treasury Regulations, other financial policies, prescripts, directives and collective agreements
- Functioning of the Province and the activities of sister Departments/related functional areas
- Policies of the government of the day
- Labour Relations legislation and regulations
- Performance management in general.
- Skills in the following: Numeracy
- Computer Literacy
- Good written and verbal communication
- Report Writing
- Team Player
- Ability to prioritize and handle high volume of work
- Have a multidisciplinary approach
- Listening skills.
Responsibilities
- Mainstreaming of human rights concerns into the core functions of the Department (creating an enabling environment for implementation)
- Deliver special projects on human rights concerns (external focus)
- Guidance and assistance to Municipalities with the institutionalisation of Human Rights Concerns at Municipalities
- Provide administrative support regarding the human rights functions within the component
- General administration.
