This vacancy has closed. It closed on 17 July 2026 and is kept here for reference only.

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT (HOD): GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SAFETY

Office of the Premier

Reference number: REFS/GCS/2026/02
Salary: R1 885 710 – R2 124 237 per annum, (all-inclusive remuneration package), plus a 10% non-pensionable allowance applicable to Heads of Department.
Centre: Johannesburg
Province: Gauteng
Closing date: 17 July 2026
Circular: No 23 of 2026

Requirements

A relevant post graduate qualification (NQF Level 8 in terms of SAQA standards) in Public Administration/Management, Business Administration/Management, Social Science, Security Management or Law and a minimum of ten (10) years’ relevant experience at a senior management level. Key Competencies: Proven ability to operationalize and ensure compliance with legislation and policy development at provincial and local level. Demonstrable experience in management at an executive level, with a multi-billion-rand budget as well as a good understanding of and competency in Financial Management Systems including cost containment, budgeting, expenditure control, revenue collection and revenue generation. Knowledge and understanding of government priorities. Insight into Government’s Outcomes Based Approach, including performance monitoring and evaluation. Strategic leadership, change management and project management. Capabilities should include service delivery innovation, compliance with the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and financial regulatory frameworks underpinning good governance in South Africa. Excellent co-ordination, communication, networking, negotiation, corporate governance, exceptional reporting skills and multi-tasking skills. Ability to work under pressure and willingness to work long and irregular hours and travel extensively.

Duties

Serve as an Accounting Officer of the Department in accordance with the provisions of the PFMA Oversee the monitoring of police conduct and LEAs' compliance. Coordinate the effective functioning of safety structures across the province. Establish community and police relations in Gauteng. Implement Social Crime Prevention programmes. Lead the establishment of partnerships with safety stakeholders including private sector companies and government (Inter- Governmental Relation). Oversee and account on the management to national structure on the performance of provincial secretariat. Report on police oversight to the Premier, Legislature, CSPS and Minister of Police (MINMEC). Enforce compliance to functioning and management of the vehicle testing stations, License testing Centre, and driving schools’ operations in line with the National Road Traffic Act. Oversee the effective implementation of road safety education in the province. Oversee the effective and efficient traffic law enforcement programmes and projects. Oversee the Operational support for primary care healing environments. Deliver secure, integrated residential solutions that facilitate stability, recovery, and empowerment for survivors of violence. Direct and monitor the strategic delivery of professional victim services. Monitor and ensure high-impact outcomes and operational excellence to community empowerment centres. Oversee the provision of strategic administrative support with regard to enforcement and regulatory compliance. Ensure that the Department achieves a clean audit. Oversee a system and formalized process that enables the department to identify, assess, manage, and monitor Departmental key risks. Implement effective governance structures. Oversee the implementation of risk, anti-corruption, and integrity management strategies. Promote professional ethics and combat corruption. Oversee and strengthen traffic policing and traffic law enforcement. Provide strategic direction in the development and implementation of provincial transport safety policies, aligned with national legislation such as the National Road Traffic Act. Ensure integration of road safety priorities into the broader community safety framework. Ensure the effective implementation safety strategies that promote crime prevention, strengthen intergovernmental coordination, and enhance public confidence in safety initiatives and overall management of the Department’s programmes by aligning all departmental plans with the National Development Plan (NDP), National and Provincial Government Strategic Objectives, Transformation, Modernisation and Reindustrialisation [TMR] Programme and GGT 2030. Ensure sound governance, ethical leadership, and effective performance management within the department. Strengthen intergovernmental relations and stakeholder engagement, including municipalities, SOEs, civil society, and the private sector.

Where to send your application

To apply for the below positions, please apply online at http://jobs.gauteng.gov.za For general enquiries please contact Human Resource Tel No: (011) 355-7082/7043. Only online applications will be considered.

Enquiries

Ms Pange Radebe at (066) 315 6970

Note

Applicants must utilise the most recent Z83 application form for employment, issued by the Minister for the Public Service and Administration in line with Regulation 10 of the Public Service Regulations, 2016. All fields in the New Z83 form must be completed, initialled and signed. Furthermore, a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV) must also be attached. Failure to attach the completed Z83 and Comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV) will result in disqualification. The New Z83 form is obtainable from any Public Service Department or the DPSA website www.dpsa.gov.za/documents. Only shortlisted candidates who meet all the requirements of the post will be requested to submit certified copies of qualifications, identity document and valid driver’s license (where driving/travelling is an inherent requirement of the job) not older than six (06) months. All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. It is our intention to promote representation (race, gender and disability) in the Public Service through the filling of posts and candidates whose transfer/promotion/appointment will promote representation will receive preference. It is the Department’s intention to promote equity through the filling of all numeric targets as contained in the Employment Equity Plan. To facilitate this process successfully, an indication of race, gender and disability status is required. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). The Department reserves the right not to appoint. If you do not receive any response from us within 3 months, please accept your application was unsuccessful. NB: Please indicate your preferred centre/s on the Z83 application form. In line with the Department’s employments Equity Plan, preference will be given to Coloured Females, Indian Females, White Females candidates.

Taken from Public Service Vacancy Circular 23 of 2026, published by the Department of Public Service and Administration on 3 July 2026. Open the PDF to check this post against the original. Last checked 9 September 2026.

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