Director, Performance Management - Fair Wages and Salaries Commission

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) is looking for qualified, goal-oriented and results-driven persons with exceptional qualities for appointment to the following position.

DIRECTOR, PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

JOB PURPOSE

To provide leadership, technical and operational direction in the implementation of Performance Management with the aim of ensuring a linkage between pay and performance/productivity in the public service.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides technical inputs to management on the formulation and implementation of Government Policy to manage performance in the public service;
• Oversees the management of the human, material and financial resources of the Directorate to improve efficiency;
• Coordinates the development and implementation of operational work plan for the Directorate;
• Oversees the design of framework for the implementation and management of performance in the public service with a view to linking pay to productivity;
• Leads processes towards the determination of performance management and productivity indicators and their measurement at various levels of the Performance Management System;
• Coordinates the implementation of a merit-based reward, incentive and corrections system in the Public Service and ensure a linkage of pay to productivity in the public service;
• Coordinates the development and institution of Change-Management and organisational development programmes in the public services to facilitate improved performance;
• Supervises the preparation and submission of annual budget, quarterly and annual report of the Directorate;
• Oversees the implementation of performance management in the Directorate.

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

A Master's Degree in Human Resource Management, Industrial Psychology or any related Social Science discipline with not less than 10 years work experience in Human Resource Management role, 6 years of which must be in a Senior Management position

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND TECHNICAL ABILITIES

• Excellent skills in performance management and indicators;
• Good knowledge in the use of monitoring and evaluation frameworks;
• Good Policy Analysis skills;
• Good Report Writing Skills;
• Average Performance Management skills;
• Good knowledge of the public service;
• Good Grievances handling and Negotiations skills;
• Average Change Management skills;
• Good Strategic Thinking;

• Good communication and presentation skills;

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills;
• Good knowledge in the use of Microsoft Office Suite.

VALUE SET

• Fairness
• Honesty
• Belief in dialogue
• Team- player
• Professionalism