Job Title: Chief director for HR management and development
Company: Gauteng Office of the Premier
Humbulani Tshivhase is currently the chief director of HR management and development at the Gauteng Office of the Premier.
Before taking on the role in 2026, he spent more than 14 years at the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA), most recently serving as director of organisational design.
Earlier in his career, he was assistant director of job evaluation and organisational design at the National Department of Tourism and senior work study officer for organisational development at the National Department of Health.
He holds a PhD in Governance from the University of the Witwatersrand, and a master's degree in operations management from the University of Johannesburg amongst others.
Work:
2026 – Present Chief director for HR management and development, Gauteng Office of the Premier
2019 – 2026 Director for organisational design, Department of Public Service and Administration
2011 – 2019 Deputy director for organisational design, Department of Public Service and Administration
2010 – 2011 Assistant director for job evaluation and organisational design, National Department of Tourism
2008 – 2010 Senior work study officer for organisational development, National Department of Health
Education:
2023 – 2026 PhD in governance, University of the Witwatersrand
2022 – 2026 Master's degree in operations management, University of Johannesburg
2020 – 2021 Master's degree in development policy and practice, University of Cape Town
2007 – 2011 BTech in operations management, University of South Africa
2004 – 2006 National diploma in operations management, University of Johannesburg
2002 – 2003 Certificate in electrical engineering, Central Johannesburg College
About company: The Gauteng Office of the Premier supports the Premier in leading and coordinating the provincial government, including strengthening governance, service delivery and the implementation of Gauteng's development priorities across provincial departments.
