DEPUTY DIRECTOR: SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT is a South African government vacancy at National Treasury. This job is part of Circular 18 of 2026 from the DPSA. centre: Pretoria | closing date: 15 June 2026. Use this page to review the requirements, duties, application instructions and official source links before applying.
Job details
Division
Intergovernmental Relations (IGR)
Purpose
To manage and support metropolitan municipalities with resilient infrastructure investment, including programme and project preparation to enable them to leverage additional concessionary and commercial loan finance to enhance sustainable infrastructure investment and to ensure that the projects funded by the NDPG are aligned with the objectives of the Neighbourhood Development Programme.
Salary
R1 101 468.per annum (Incl. benefits)
Centre
Pretoria
Requirements
- A Grade 12 is required coupled with a minimum a degree (equivalent to NQF level 7) in Built environment (Planning or Engineering), or Financial Management.
- Project Management qualification will be an added advantage.
- A minimum 4 years’ experience of which 2 years’ should be on an Assistant Director level or equivalent obtained within Grant management.
- Experience of financial/ grant administration management environment/ grant reporting/ grant coordination.
- Internal and external stakeholder management experience.
Duties
- Some key Outputs include: Grant systems support: Facilitation of effective and efficient grant management and grant monitoring systems are in place for the UDFG and the MTS grant and regularly reviewed and updated and guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures/SoPs are in place and updated.
- Support the production of grant management systems for the UDFG and the MTS, documented in the form of SoPs and guidelines.
- Support the production of regular updates and refinements to the SoPs for the grant.
- Prepare the UDFG and MTS annual grant framework with NDPP team.
- Manage the briefing and onboarding of the IVA: Regular briefing and onboarding of the MTS Independent Verification Agent/IVA to ensure the IVA is equipped to perform its work.
- Provide a secretariate function for the MTS oversight governance committees and support the convening of the committee as well as its documenting of discussions;
- Engage with LGBA and IPP within NT for processes such as MTBR and Benchmarking and any local government grant review policy engagements that may require NDPP inputs.
- Grant performance monitoring and reporting: Compile consolidated quarterly financial and narrative report for UDFG and MTS.
- Receive metro progress reports and prepare summary overviews for, mid-year engagements and review quarterly and annual financial and narrative reports.
- Attend metro mid-year budget assessments and provide inputs into the UDFG and MTS grant performance at local government mid-year budget and benchmark engagements.
- Receive annual performance report and evidence from the metros and collate it for the independent verification process.
- Prepare submissions to oversight committee based on report from IVA.
- Prepare inputs into grant allocations schedule with NDPP team and preparation of inputs into grant payment schedule / transfer memo with NDPP team.
- Review allocation letters to be sent out to metros.
- Support LGBA rollover process (Review rollover requests from metros, give recommendations and submit inputs to NDPP).
- Support LGBA withholding process (Provide NDPP with inputs for withholding letter).
- Grant knowledge management and communication support: Provide support to the knowledge management and communication functions of the NDPP programme with a focus on the UDFG grant and the MTS.
- Provide support to the knowledge management and communication functions of the NDPP programme with a focus on the UDFG grant and the MTS: Provide support to the knowledge management and communication functions of the NDPP programme with a focus on the UDFG grant and the MTS.
- Provide inputs to the Director KM to document lessons and insights into the PBI grant management experience.
- Support the Director with stakeholder management and communication w.r.t grant management matters of the UDFG and MTS: with NT internal structures, with MTS intergovernmental governance structures, with metros.
- Grant coordination and compliance: Ensure that all metros comply with the requirements of the Metro Trading Service as a component of the UDFG.
- Prepare and attend mid-year engagements.
- Receive and review cash flows from the metro.
- Give inputs in the compilation framework, budgets and payments and transfer schedule of the metros.
- Report on specific delays in projects implementation at the metros.
- Stakeholder Engagement &
- Municipal Support: Ensure effective and efficient stakeholder management and communication w.r.t grant management matters – with NT internal structures, with MTS intergovernmental governance structures, with metros.
Enquiries
ONLY (No applications): Recruitment.Enquries@treasury.gov.za
Applications
Where to send your application.
To apply visit: https://erecruitment.treasury.gov.za/eRecruitment
Closing Date
15 June 2026 at 12:00 pm (Midday)
Department Notes
Effective from 7 April 2021, the National Treasury now utilises an e-Recruitment System which means all applicants must login/register to apply for positions, we only accept hand delivered/posted applications should an applicant prove that he/she tried to apply via e-Recruitment with no success and the National Treasury ICT unit was unable to assist. The applicant’s profile on the eRecruitment is equivalent to the newly approved Z83, and it is the responsibility of applicants to ensure their profiles are fully completed or their applications will not be considered, as per the DPSA Practice Note. Certain documentation will still be required to be uploaded on the system such as copies of all qualifications including National Senior Certificate/Matric certificate, ID, etc., however these documents need not be certified at point of application, however certification will be required prior to attending the interview. Please note: 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 should be noted that the National Treasury does not support the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in any of its recruitment and selection processes and will disqualify an application if it picks up the use of AI when completing assessments without acknowledging the source of information. Successful completion of the Nyukela Public Service SMS Pre-entry Programme as endorsed by the National School of Government, available as an online course on https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry-programme/, prior to finalisation of appointment, is a requirement for all SMS positions. For SMS positions certain candidates may be required to undergo additional Psychometric Assessments. All qualifications, criminal and SA citizenship checks will be conducted on all short-listed candidates and, where applicable, additional checks will be conducted in line with the new DPSA Directive effective 01 April 2024. By submitting your application, it also means you consent to the National Treasury processing your information for Human Resources Management purposes. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have all their foreign qualifications (this includes O and A level certificates) evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), at your own expense. Upon appointment, successful candidates will be required to sign a Performance Agreement within 3 months from date of appointment and for candidates whose appointment exceeds 12 calendar months will be appointed on probation for the period of twelve (12) calendar months excluding leave taken as prescribed by Public Service Regulation 68. The status of your application will be visible on the e-Recruitment system. However, if you have not received feedback from the National Treasury within 3 months of the closing date, please regard your application as unsuccessful. note: The National Treasury reserves the right not to fill the below-mentioned posts, withdraw or to put on hold a position and/or to re-advertise a post. All queries must be submitted via email addressed to the Human Resources Recruitment Support Team on Recruitment.Enquiries@treasury.gov.za .The National Treasury is compliant with the requirements of POPIA.
Original Text
Division: Intergovernmental Relations (IGR)
Purpose: To manage and support metropolitan municipalities with resilient infrastructure investment, including programme and project preparation to
enable them to leverage additional concessionary and commercial loan finance to enhance sustainable infrastructure investment and to ensure that the
projects funded by the NDPG are aligned with the objectives of the
Neighbourhood Development Programme.
SALARY : R1 101 468.per annum (Incl. benefits)
CENTRE : Pretoria
REQUIREMENTS : A Grade 12 is required coupled with a minimum a degree (equivalent to NQF level 7) in Built environment (Planning or Engineering), or Financial
Management. Project Management qualification will be an added advantage.
A minimum 4 years’ experience of which 2 years’ should be on an Assistant
Director level or equivalent obtained within Grant management. Experience of financial/ grant administration management environment/ grant reporting/ grant
coordination. Internal and external stakeholder management experience.
DUTIES : Some key Outputs include: Grant systems support: Facilitation of effective and efficient grant management and grant monitoring systems are in place for the
UDFG and the MTS grant and regularly reviewed and updated and guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures/SoPs are in place and updated. Support
the production of grant management systems for the UDFG and the MTS, documented in the form of SoPs and guidelines. Support the production of
regular updates and refinements to the SoPs for the grant. Prepare the UDFG and MTS annual grant framework with NDPP team. Manage the briefing and
onboarding of the IVA: Regular briefing and onboarding of the MTS
Independent Verification Agent/IVA to ensure the IVA is equipped to perform its work. Provide a secretariate function for the MTS oversight governance
committees and support the convening of the committee as well as its documenting of discussions; Engage with LGBA and IPP within NT for
processes such as MTBR and Benchmarking and any local government grant review policy engagements that may require NDPP inputs. Grant performance
monitoring and reporting: Compile consolidated quarterly financial and narrative report for UDFG and MTS. Receive metro progress reports and
prepare summary overviews for, mid-year engagements and review quarterly and annual financial and narrative reports. Attend metro mid-year budget
assessments and provide inputs into the UDFG and MTS grant performance at local government mid-year budget and benchmark engagements. Receive
annual performance report and evidence from the metros and collate it for the independent verification process. Prepare submissions to oversight committee
based on report from IVA. Prepare inputs into grant allocations schedule with
NDPP team and preparation of inputs into grant payment schedule / transfer memo with NDPP team. Review allocation letters to be sent out to metros.
Support LGBA rollover process (Review rollover requests from metros, give recommendations and submit inputs to NDPP). Support LGBA withholding
process (Provide NDPP with inputs for withholding letter). Grant knowledge management and communication support: Provide support to the knowledge
management and communication functions of the NDPP programme with a focus on the UDFG grant and the MTS. Provide support to the knowledge
management and communication functions of the NDPP programme with a focus on the UDFG grant and the MTS: Provide support to the knowledge
management and communication functions of the NDPP programme with a focus on the UDFG grant and the MTS. Provide inputs to the Director KM to
document lessons and insights into the PBI grant management experience.
Support the Director with stakeholder management and communication w.r.t grant management matters of the UDFG and MTS: with NT internal structures,
with MTS intergovernmental governance structures, with metros. Grant coordination and compliance: Ensure that all metros comply with the
requirements of the Metro Trading Service as a component of the UDFG.
Prepare and attend mid-year engagements. Receive and review cash flows from the metro. Give inputs in the compilation framework, budgets and
payments and transfer schedule of the metros. Report on specific delays in projects implementation at the metros. Stakeholder Engagement & Municipal
Support: Ensure effective and efficient stakeholder management and communication w.r.t grant management matters – with NT internal structures,
with MTS intergovernmental governance structures, with metros.
ENQUIRIES : ONLY (No applications): Recruitment.Enquries@treasury.gov.za
APPLICATIONS : To apply visit: https://erecruitment.treasury.gov.za/eRecruitment
CLOSING DATE : 15 June 2026 at 12:00 pm (Midday)
Official source
This vacancy was imported from DPSA Circular 18 of 2026 for reference.
Disclaimer: This vacancy was imported from the official DPSA circular PDF. Please confirm the reference number, closing date, and application instructions in the original circular before applying. View the official DPSA vacancy circulars.