ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: CULTURAL SUPPORT

Department of Sport, Arts and Culture

Reference number: CAS 22/2026
Salary: R487 197 - R573 897 per annum (Level 09)
Centre: Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Western Cape Government
Province: Western Cape
Closing date: 28 September 2026
Circular: No 32 of 2026

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Requirements

An appropriate 3-year tertiary qualification (National Diploma/B-Degree); A minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience. Competencies: Knowledge of the following: Knowledge of and working experience with the 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. Knowledge and understanding of public service procedures, processes and systems; 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; the Public Finance Management Act, National and Provincial Treasury Regulations, other financial policies, prescripts, directives and collective agreements; the functioning of the Province and the activities of sister departments/related functional areas; Knowledge and understanding of the policies of the government of the day; Knowledge and understanding of Labour Relations legislation and regulations; Knowledge and understanding of performance management in general; stakeholder management. Skills needed: Numeracy; Literacy; Computer Literacy; Language skills; Accounting; Finance; Audit.

Duties

Provide support services for cultural facilities to ensure a safe and enabling environment for cultural programmes and initiatives; Provide administrative support services to the component; Provide secretariat services to the Western Cape Cultural Commission; Operational Management; People Management; Financial Management.

Where to send your application

Only applications submitted online will be accepted. To apply submit your application online only: via http://www.westerncape.gov.za/jobs or https://westerncapegov.erecruit.co

Enquiries

Mr T Mchunu Tel No: (021) 483 9672.

Taken from Public Service Vacancy Circular 32 of 2026, published by the Department of Public Service and Administration on 4 September 2026. Open the PDF to check this post against the original. Last checked 9 September 2026.

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