Tshilidzi Patrick Tshivhule

• Management of the National Register for Sex Offenders (hereafter NRSO).
• Participate in the development of monitoring and evaluation agenda and plan in consultation with programme team and partners.
• Conduct and coordinate field work for all monitoring and evaluation activities of the NRSO unit.
• In line with the monitoring and evaluation framework, ensure quality of data collected for all monitoring and evaluation purposes of the NRSO.
• Provide feedback to the Registrar on monitoring and evaluation outputs and outcomes conducted by the M&E unit of the Department.
• Conduct monthly verification of reported information by all provincial offices to ensure quality and accuracy of reported information.
• Assist in designing, coordinating and conducting project evaluations of the NRSO programmes.
• Oversee stakeholder engagement
• Develop and implement a stakeholder engagement plan
• Overseeing the resolution of customer, employee, or stakeholder complaints to ensure satisfaction, compliance and continuous improvement.
• Ensure timely and fair complaints resolution in line with Departmental policies and regulations.
• Track complaint trends and generate reports for executive management.
• Compile and verify quarterly and annual reports.
• Support NRSO staff in improving learning, good practice and sharing of performance information and evaluation reports.
• Ensure accomplishment of the Department's constitutional mandate regarding protection of vulnerable groups.
• Provide effective and efficient administrative support services to the Registrar of the NRSO.
• Provide input to the Annual Performance of the Unit, develop work plan of the Unit and ensure compliance.
• Develop business plan in line with the strategic objectives of the Department.
• Develop and sign performance agreements with NRSO Clerks.
• Conduct performance management, reviews and appraisals of NRSO Clerks.
• Provide guidance to subordinates on compliance on relevant regulatory prescripts.
• Coordinate and manage the financial resources of programmes and projects in accordance with the PFMA.
• Liaise with relevant stakeholders within the Criminal Justice System to ensure accurate implementation of the policies.
• Ensure effective records management system.

• Management of Court Intermediary performance within Legal Service Directorate to ensure that high professional standards are upheld.
• Ensure development of policies and procedures through the effective and efficient utilization of human resources.
• In conjunction with the Criminal Justice Cluster, develop programs, projects and related activities to combat sexual offences, abuse and violence against women, children and persons with disabilities.
• Coordinate the establishment of Sexual Offences Courts.
• Advocate for the rights of the most vulnerable groups i.e. Children, Women and Persons with Disability.
• Coordinate the provincial sexual offences forum.
• In conjunction with the National Employee Health and Wellness unit, facilitate wellness programme for frontline staff.
• Monitor the implementation, interpretation and review sexual offences policies and procedures.
• Report on the performance of the unit against operational plan, business requirements and targets.
• Coordinate and manage the financial resources of programmes and projects in accordance with the PFMA.
• Liaise with all relevant Criminal Justice System stakeholders to ensure accurate implementation of legal prescripts.
• Ensure efficient records management.
• Render effective and efficient administrative support services.
• Analyze Court Intermediaries quarterly data, identify trends and prepare reports and provide specific progress reports against set targets.
• Guide staff on compliance to all relevant regulatory, internal and external compliance requirements.
• Interpret and implement all organizational circulars, policies and other communications that impact on the operation of the business unit.
• Development of business plan in line with the strategic objectives of the Department.
• Develop and sign performance agreement with Court Intermediaries.
• Conduct performance management and appraisals of all Court Intermediaries.

• Render specialized Forensic Social Work services with regard to care and contact of the minor children.
• Investigate all the allegations in the court papers (Summons).
• Gather forensic evidence with regard to allegations in order to assist court to arrive at a particular decision.
• Conduct mediation and inquiry as part of multi-disciplinary team.
• Assist the Family Advocate to institute an inquiry, interview the parties involved in civil disputes in order to ascertain their personal circumstances and the background detail to their matter.
• Evaluate the parties' circumstances in light of the best interest of the children.
• Interview children to afford them an opportunity to be heard as per the Children's Act 38 of 2005.
• Conduct forensic investigations and make findings where there are allegations of child abuse.
• Compile Forensic Social Work report and make recommendations that are in the best interest of the child.
• Act as an expert witness for the Family Advocate in Court.
• Assist the Court in adjudicating a matter and arriving at a particular Court Order.
• Conduct awareness campaigns regarding the functions of the Office of Family Advocate.

• Render generic Social Work Services with regard to care and protection of children.
• Monitoring of ECD centers and ensure that the environment is conducive for development of children.
• Ensure capacity building of staff by providing training.
• Provide counseling to assist clients and significant others to adjust to the diagnosis and make the necessary changes to ensure that clients live positively with HIV.
• Conduct HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, disability, domestic violence and older person's awareness campaigns.
• Working with children in conflict with the law.
• Supervise Social Auxiliary Workers to ensure that high professional standard is upheld.
• Administration and implementation of Children's Act through application of various theoretical approaches and models ( Psychotherapeutic models, systematic therapy, psychosocial, humanistic approach and Family based model).
• Conduct risk assessment to ascertain if the child is at risk or significant harm that warrants further intervention.
• Removal of children from unsafe families/environment and placement in alternative care ( these may include foster parents, adoption and child care institutions like places of safety, children's homes and schools of industry).
• Initializing Children's Court inquiries (compiling and submitting background/opening social inquiry report to Presiding Officer of Children's Court in terms of the Children's Act 38 of 2005).
• Assessment, screening and training of prospective foster parents or alternative care placement.
• Psychosocial counseling of children in crisis.

References:

Mrs Matjila Ntombizodwa (Director NRSO)

Department of Justice & Constitutional Development

Tel:0123151656/0844435086

NMatjila@justice.gov.za

Adv: Tsimane Mackenzie (Director Legal Services)

Department of Justice & Constitutional Development

Tel:0152872000/0829411394

MaTsimane@justice.gov.za

Mrs Makgoba Florence (Family Counsellor Supervisor)

Office Of Family Advocate

Tel:0158171200/0839616694

FMakgoba@justice.gov.za