AGRÉMENT SOUTH AFRICA ADVERTISEMENT: Call for applications for members to serve on the Board of Agrément South Africa. Applicants who have applied previously may re-apply.
Requirements: Members of the Board of Agrément SA must be competent persons with experience and expertise in one or more of the following: facets of the built environment, particularly as they relate to innovation, infrastructure development, housing, quality assurance and certification; business management, finance, law or marketing; benchmarking by international standards, and technical infrastructure matters; the application of construction regulations and the enforcement thereof; as well as corporate governance, which includes human resources planning, change management and organisational development. Board members must also have knowledge about the needs and functions of one or more of the following sectors of the construction industry: organs of state regulating the construction industry; providers of building materials and infrastructure products; relevant technical, scientific and professional institutions and associations; and relevant community-based structures, including non-governmental organisations. Disqualification: The following persons are not eligible for appointment to the Board of Agrément SA: A person who-- (a) is not a South African citizen and ordinarily resident in the Republic; (b) is an unrehabilitated insolvent, whose insolvency has been caused by his or her negligence or incompetence; (c) has been employed as a consultant by Agrément SA in the past three financial years; or is a supplier or customer, has a contractual relationship with, or is a professional advisor to Agrément SA; (d) was removed from an office of trust on account of misconduct; (e) was convicted-- i) in South Africa of an offence other than an offence committed prior to 27 April 1994 associated with political objectives, and sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine or, in the case of fraud or corruption, to a fine or imprisonment or both; ii) in a foreign country of an offence which is also an offence in South Africa, and sentenced to imprisonment without an option of a fine or, in the case of fraud or corruption, to a fine or imprisonment or both; (f) was declared by a court to be mentally ill or unfit; or (g) in terms of the Agrément South Africa Act or any Act regulating his or her profession, was found guilty of unprofessional conduct. Term of office: The term of office of Board members is three years and commences on the date of their appointment by the Minister. Individual Board members are eligible for re-appointment to the Board for one consecutive term. Shortlisted candidates will be subjected to a screening process prior to being appointed by the Minister. In pursuit of transformational objectives the Department shall, in the appointment of Board members, consider geographical representation, gender parity, and representation by persons living with disabilities. Application particulars: Applications must be in writing on a prescribed form and contain the following information: • Full name, identity number, address and telephone numbers of the applicant. • A motivation (not more than one page) by the applicant stating reasons why they deem themselves to the best candidate for appointment as Board member of Agrément SA. • A Curriculum Vitae of the applicant (not more than two pages) covering the following: the applicant’s full name, ID number, race, gender, residential and postal addresses, telephone numbers, qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills, as well as the names and contact details of at least two referees. • A certified copy, not older than six months, of the applicant's South African ID document. • Certified copies, not older than six months, of the applicant's qualifications. Closing date for applications: 14 February 2020 Applications must be sent to: The Director-General (Attention: Ms. Lungile Zondi), Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, Private Bag X65, Pretoria, 0001, or hand delivered at Reception (please deposit applications in the box marked: Applications for appointment to the Board of Agrément SA), CGO Building, corner Bosman and Madiba Streets, Pretoria. Please note that no faxed or emailed applications will be considered. If notification of an interview is not received, candidates may regard their application as unsuccessful. Application form can be accessed online at: http://www.publicworks.gov.za/PDFs/Application_Form_to_serve_on_the_ASA_Board.docx Enquiries: Ms Lungile Zondi at 012 406 1896 or Mr Mpho Mashaba at 012 406 1671.
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