SOUTH AFRICAN HEALTH PRODUCTS REGULATORY AUTHORITY (SAHPRA)

The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) is the National Medicines Regulatory Authority established in terms of the Medicines and Related Substances Act, 101 of 1965, as amended, to monitor, evaluate , regulate , investigate , inspect, register and control medicines, schedule substances, clinical trials and medical devices, including IVDs, and related matters in the public interest.

SENIOR MANAGER: MARKET CONTROL

(FIXED TERM CONTRACT: FIVE (5) YEARS)

SALARY: R1 346 400.00 – R1 668 400.00 (TOTAL COST TO COMPANY)

REF NO.: SAHPRA 17 OF 2026/27

CENTRE: PRETORIA

REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must have a Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Sciences, or a related field. A relevant PhD will be an added advantage. Registration as a Pharmacist with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC)

EXPERIENCE: A minimum of 10 years in the relevant field of which at least 5 years’ management experience, of which 2 years must be at a senior manager level would be advantageous.

COMPETENCIES, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS: *A solid understanding of application procedures. *Medicines Act as Amended and its Regulations. *Consolidated Schedules. *Planning and organisational skills. *Interpersonal skills. *Investigation skills. *Computer skills and knowledge of MS Office. *Drive and self-management skills. *Communication skills. *Report writing. *Resilience. *Assertiveness. *Ethical behaviour. *Ability to work under pressure and irregular hours. *Professionalism. *Ethical conduct and adherence to the SAHPRA Code of Conduct. *Integrity. *Presentation. *Problem-solving *Decision making. *Report writing *Interpersonal *Agility and *Resilience. *Self-management skills* Analytical *Regulatory framework development, or policy writing *Solid understanding of pharmaceutical marketing practices and compliance requirements *Knowledge of cybersecurity principles relating to data protection and digital risk management *Knowledge in monitoring and reporting on social media trends in the pharmaceutical or healthcare environment will be an advantage * Investigational, analytical, and problem-solving skills *Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast paced environment.

DUTIES: Strategic Management: Translate and oversee SAHPRA’s strategic objectives into a risk based Market Control strategy and annual operational plan. Identify emerging risks, trends, and threats in the supply chain, including substandard and falsified products, illegal sales, and noncompliance patterns. Define issues, generate options and select solutions, which are consistent with strategy and vision. Foresee obstacles and opportunities for the organization and act accordingly. Display and contribute in-depth knowledge to strategic planning at the organizational level. Establish performance measures and review progress against strategic targets for market control activities. Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and service delivery enhancements across the Market Control function. Develops contingency measures and explores various problem-solving options. Identifies and evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of the solutions after it has been implemented and identifies needed changes; and develops contingency measures and explores various problem-solving options. Monitors and reviews strategic plans consistently and take corrective action to keep plans on track considering new challenges in the environment. Anticipates future knowledge management requirements and systems Develops standards and processes to meet future knowledge management requirements

Operational Management: Manage market surveillance programmes, sampling plans, testing coordination, and surveillance reporting across medicines and health products. Oversee product recalls, withdrawals, rapid alerts, and related communications to ensure timely mitigation of public health risks. Lead investigations into complaints, illegal supply, unlawful advertising or sale, and suspected substandard and falsified products, and recommend appropriate enforcement actions. Coordinate with inspectors, border control teams, laboratories, law enforcement, and other regulators on compliance interventions and case management. Implement and manage an effective traceability system Implement, manage and oversee pre-authorisation of imported batches of medicines and health products. Implement, manage and oversee approval of advertising material as submitted by applicants. Develop and maintain an appropriate system for INCB data collection, as well as prevent and detect exceeded quotas and ensure quarterly and annual quantification reports on previous consumption and prospective estimates are submitted to INCB. Supervise the inspection programme for cultivators of cannabis for producing scheduled substances. Monitor operational performance, case turnaround times, implementation of annual plans, and quality of regulatory outputs. Provide expert technical input on market control matters and support escalated decisions, appeals, and high-risk enforcement cases. Applies knowledge of SAHPRA policies and procedures to identify and resolve complex issues and inconsistencies and make recommendations on initiatives, ensuring cohesive implementation of changes. Technical leads in the appeal processes for applicants that appeal the decisions of the organization. Manage the development of regulations, regulatory processes and guidelines within the relevant unit to ensure efficiency, considering best practice and guidelines. Perform quality assurance of processes and outputs to ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements. Application of scientific principles, regulatory requirements, best practices and quality assurance to team leader reviews for applications (If applicable). Perform team leader review and/or adjudicate peer-reviewed reports and provide technical decisions regarding applications. Responsible to capacitate various operations or work streams of the unit with the required adequately skilled staff and resources and to attain the mandate of the Unit. Allocates program or project resources in line with strategic direction. Identifies and prioritize resources across various initiatives/ operations within the business unit. Development and continuous monitoring towards the implementation of the annual operational plan and unit business plans. Manage the various operations and processes of the relevant Unit in line with the relevant legal frameworks, prescribed local and international Guidelines. Continuous monitoring and effective compliant implementation of the unit specific AOP as per the approved plan: Monthly, quarterly, yearly reporting on the progress of AOP/Business plan implementation. Managing, developing, reviewing, and improving the accuracy of databases. Identify, participate, support, and coordinate research projects and new developments.

Stakeholder Management: Continuous, timely and effective management of both internal and external stakeholders using various methodology of engagement. Implementation of an identified stakeholder plan. Continuous engagement with relevant local, regional, continental and international stakeholders. Active participation (in leader role/active member) in various stakeholder engagements as well as Engagement reports.

Financial Management: Develop and manage the budget for Market Control activities, and ensure the generation, monitoring, and reporting of revenue related to Market Control services within required timeframes. Drive Revenue generation of new market control activities. Develop or support in the development of the programmes budget and management implementation thereto. Collaborate with Finance to develop and manage the business unit’s annual budget. Ensure the effective implementation, management, monitoring of the business unit’s budget, and mitigate and report on any variances. Prepare and submit accurate financial reports within the required timeframe. Ensure revenue information is collated and provided to the Finance office within the required timeframe. Manage and ensure effective utilisation of resources to enhance value for money.

Governance, Compliance and Risk: Develop, review, update and implement policies related to Standard Operating Procedures and Guidelines. Adherence to SCM and PFMA aspects and other SAHPRA policies and procedures. Ensuring process changes are processed through effective change control processes. Application of risk management in processes. Manage all relevant internal and external audits by responding swiftly to any non-conformances or audit findings that are raised and develop mitigation reports. Provide timely and accurate evidence and expert analysis to support the legal unit in addressing compliance issues and legal matters. Ensure deviations/non conformances are recorded and responded to. Implementation of QMS Culture. Manage the development and continuous monitoring of the unit’s QMS – processes, guidelines in alignment with best practices (i.e., National, Regional, Continental, international). Manage the development and review of internal policies, in collaboration with senior management. Ensure compliance with implementation of approved processes. Ensure training records on all processes are maintained. Compiling of unit quality reports as required for the unit (monthly reports, internal reports, external reports). Identify units’ risks, develop mitigation plans and oversee the implementation of mitigation plans. Ensuring readiness for internal and external audits by maintaining accurate records, documentation, and compliance with audit requirements.

People Management: Lead the Units and Operational teams responsible for the adherence of units’ objectives (i.e., APP, AOP, BUO). Build and drive a high-performance culture within the core business programme. Drive a culture of personal and professional development –continuous learning /good regulatory practices. Living the SAHPRA Values. Drive collaborative leadership. Implement Performance Management system to improve and reward employee performance. Identify and developing high potential employees to build a talent pipeline to drive succession planning. Skills transfer. Proactive mentoring and coaching. Ensure that SAHPRA is an employer of choice by attracting and retaining high calibre employees who fit the organisational culture, and drive the organisational values through effective people management programmes and initiatives. Create an environment that values employee engagement. Diversity and inclusion. Manage employee and labour relations, while promoting employee wellbeing and leading with empathy. Promoting employee wellbeing and leading with empathy

INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS (HOW TO APPLY):

 Interested candidates who meet the above requirements should submit their application clearly indicating the title of the position and reference number. Applications must include a signed cover letter, a detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) with the names and email addresses of three (3) referees, and certified copies of the required qualifications (including matric). Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of qualifications and other relevant documents on or before the interview date, as communicated by Human Resources

 Should you have a foreign qualification, your application must be accompanied by an evaluation certificate (report) from the SAQA.

 Incomplete applications or applications without the aforementioned documents or information will not be considered.

 No late applications will be accepted. Any submissions received after the specified date and time will not be considered, and CVs will not be returned.

 Due to the larger number of responses anticipated, communication will be limited to short-listed candidates only. Applicants who have not been contacted within three (3) months after the closing date should consider their application unsuccessful.

 Shortlisted candidates will be expected to attend selection interviews at a date, time, and location as specified by SAHPRA.

 Applicants should note that pre-suitability checks will be conducted after they have been shortlisted. Their appointment is subject to positive outcomes from these checks, which include security clearance, verification of qualifications, criminal records, credit checks, citizenship status, and work experience.

 SAHPRA is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. When filling vacant positions, the entity will consider the principles outlined in Section 195(1)(i) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (1996) and the Employment Equity Act, 55 of 1998.

 SAHPRA intends to promote equity (race, gender, and disability) in line with the numeric targets in our Employment Equity plan. We are committed to this when recruiting internally and externally, with a policy to promote from within wherever possible. Preference will be given to suitably qualified individuals from previously disadvantaged groups. Applicants with disabilities are encouraged to apply and indicate their disability status.

 SAHPRA reserves the right not to make any appointment to the advertised post.

 SAHPRA adheres to the provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), 4 of 2013.

CVs will not be returned, as the personal information you provide will be used solely for recruitment purposes, specifically for the position or vacancy you have applied for. If your application is unsuccessful, your personal information will be retained for internal audit purposes.

 PLEASE NOTE: This is a re-advertisement, and candidates who applied under the previous advert are encouraged to submit a new application.

 Applications should be submitted through the SAHPRA Website Online Portal: https://www.sahpra.org.za/vacancies.

 For enquiries: Please contact Mr I Mosenyi, HR Business Partner, via email at itumeleng.mosenyi@sahpra.org.za.

 NOTE: APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS.

 The closing date is 17 July 2026 at 16:00.