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PHARMACIST GRADE II – CONTRACT MANAGER REF NO NDOH 27/2019 (X2 POSTS) 
(Contract Ending March 2022) 
Chief Directorate: Sector Wide Procurement 
Directorate: Affordable Medicines 
SALARY: Grade 2: R751 026 per annum as per OSD. Originally, certified certificates of service must be submitted with your application as well as proof of registration as a Pharmacist. 
CENTRE: Pretoria 
 
REQUIREMENTS: A Bachelor Degree in Pharmacy. Current registration with the SAPC as Pharmacist. At least a minimum of five (5) years relevant experience after registration as a Pharmacist with the SAPC in pharmaceutical manufacturing, wholesaling or distribution, and/or procurement or contract management and/or experience as community or institutional pharmacist. Knowledge of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999), Medicine and Related Substances Act, (Act 101of 1965) as amended, Pharmacy Act, 1974 (Act 53 of 1974), as amended. Knowledge of medicine production cycle, quantitative skills including demand planning and predictive analysis, project planning practices and protocols, Monitoring & Evaluation practices and protocols. Familiar with the content of the General Conditions of Contract, and contractual legislative contexts, including knowledge of good governance. Good problem solving, inter-personal including customer orientation, assertiveness and negotiation, communication (written and verbal), planning, organisational and administrative, computer literacy, including full Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word PowerPoint etc.) skills. Ability to work independently and function as part of a broader team. A valid driver’s license. 
 
DUTIES: Manage supply of pharmaceutical products. Analyse trends within the national surveillance centre to identify signals for intervention and evaluate information about pharmaceutical product availability. Plan appropriate interventions and remedies. Conduct collaborative demand planning with suppliers and Deputy Director: Demand Planning. Manage supplier performance and compliance. Monitor and evaluate supplier compliance and performance in relation to the general and special conditions of contract as well as service level agreement. Manage supplier relationships. Conduct quarterly supplier meetings in accordance with the planned schedule. Facilitate and coordinate communication with assigned stakeholders. Execute contract remedies. Issuing of non-compliance notices in terms of the general conditions of contract. Manage risk and audit queries. Minimise risks in issues pertaining work area, assist with audit queries as well as ensure relevant standards and governance requirement are met. 
 
ENQUIRIES: Ms K Jamaloodien at Tel No: (012) 395-8130 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DEPUTY DIRECTOR: PROJECT AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT REF NO: 28/2019 
(Contract Post Ending 31 March 2022) 
Chief Directorate: Policy and Planning 
Directorate: Global Fund PMU 
SALARY: R733 257 per annum (An all-inclusive remuneration package) [basic salary consists of 70% or 75% of total package, the State’s contribution to the Government Employee’s Pension Fund (13% of basic salary) and a flexible portion]. The flexible portion of the package can be structured according to Middle Management Service guidelines. 
CENTRE: Pretoria 
 
REQUIREMENTS: A Bachelor’s Degree/National Diploma or equivalent NQF level 6 in Commerce/Project Management/Information Technology related qualification. At least 3 years’ experience in project management at a supervisory level and demonstrate experience of having successfully rolled out a change process, ideally in a government or other complex organisation environment. Knowledge of Agile processes, programme management concepts, nomenclature and role of project management. Familiar with project management standards, frameworks and concepts as well as understanding of stakeholder and change management processes. Good programme, portfolio, project and change management; problem solving, interpersonal including customer orientation, assertiveness, negotiation, planning, organisational, administrative, communication (written and verbal) and computer (MS Word, Excel, Power-Point) skills. Ability to work independently and work as a team. Willingness to travel extensively as required. A valid driver’s licence. 
 
DUTIES: Plan and scope projects. Facilitate draft documentation of project objectives with the project partners and technical leads. Prepare stakeholder analysis, feasibility and impact analyses for all projects. Project delivery and execution. Brief relevant stakeholders and communicate project responsibilities. Implement the change management protocol to ensure project acceptance. Present the approved project plan and supporting documents to the relevant stakeholders. Project performance management. Manage internal stakeholders such as business owner. Conduct regular reviews of project performance within each project cycle. Hand over project deliverables and close out. Document change requirements and consider input for improvements. Obtain project close-out sign-off from relevant stakeholders. Ensure transition and handover of project deliverables to relevant NDoH stakeholders. Governance, risk and compliance management. Comply with defined project methodology, ICT Project Go-Live Checklist and Controls. Assess risk and mitigations for each project according to the risk mitigation strategy. Maintain knowledge management plan, Continuous Service Improvement (CSI) Plan and risk management plan. 
 
ENQUIRIES: Mr Z Gwiba Tel No: (012) 395 9640 
 

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DEPUTY DIRECTOR: CONTRACT MANAGEMENT - GLOBAL FUND AFFORDABLE MEDICINES REF NO: 26/2019 
(Contract Post Ending 31 March 2022) 
Chief Directorate: Sector Wide Procurement 
Directorate: Affordable Medicines 
SALARY: R733 257 per annum (An all-inclusive remuneration package) [basic salary consists of 70% or 75% of total package, the State’s contribution to the Government Employee’s Pension Fund (13% of basic salary) and a flexible portion]. The flexible portion of the package can be structured according to Middle Management Service guidelines. 
CENTRE: Pretoria 
 
REQUIREMENTS: A Bachelor’s Degree/National Diploma or equivalent NQF level 6 qualification in a relevant field. At least 3 years’ exposure in the medical or pharmaceutical field and an additional management qualification will be an added advantage. At least 3 years’ experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, wholesaling or distribution, and/or procurement or contract management, and/or experience as community or institutional pharmacist. Knowledge of a medicine production cycle, quantitative skills including demand planning and predictive analysis, project planning practices and protocols, monitoring and evaluation practices and protocols, familiar with the content of the General Conditions of Contract, contractual and legislative context, including knowledge of good governance. Good problem solving, interpersonal including customer orientation, assertiveness, negotiation, planning, organisational, administrative, communication (written and verbal) and computer (MS Word, Excel, Power-Point) skills. Ability to work independently and work as a team. Willingness to travel as required. A valid driver’s licence. 
 
DUTIES: Manage supply of pharmaceutical products. Manage trend analysis within the national surveillance centre to identify signals for intervention and evaluate information about pharmaceutical product availability. Plan appropriate interventions and remedies. Ensure that the national demand plan is communicated to suppliers. Manage supplier performance and compliance. Manage monitoring and evaluation of supplier and demander compliance and performance in light of contract/service level agreement. Manage supplier relationships. Coordinate quarterly supplier meetings in accordance with the planned schedule. Ensure ongoing, open, transparent and auditable communication with suppliers for all case management. Financial and human resources management. Manage and monitor expenditure of the Contract Management unit against budget allocations. Build capacity, mentor and ensure skills transfer to Contract Managers. Manage risk and audit queries. Minimise risks in issues pertaining to work area. Ensure relevant standards and governance requirements are met. Maintain knowledge management plan and risk management plan, including contingency measures. 
 
ENQUIRIES: Ms K Jamaloodien Tel No: (012) 395 8130 
 
NOTE: Please note: Short-listed applicants will be required to complete a technical assessment during the interview process 
 
 
 
 
 
ICT GOVERNANCE RISK AND COMPLIANCE ANALYST REF NO: NDOH 29/2019 
Sub-Directorate: ICT Security 
SALARY: R316 791 per annum (plus competitive benefits) 
CENTRE: Pretoria 
 
REQUIREMENTS: A three-year Bachelor‘s Degree/ National Diploma or equivalent NQF 6 certificate in Information Technology. At least two years’ experience in Information and Communication Technology. Experience in Microsoft environment, open source and directory authentication systems, and services as well as ICT policy, process, procedure and standard development. Knowledge of ICT governance Risk, Security, Compliance and Continuity methodologies and practices. Knowledge of computer hardware, software and peripherals such as servers, monitors, cables, physical layer, printers, modems. Knowledge of procedures and processes for installing, configuring, upgrading, troubleshooting and repairing applicable software, hardware and peripherals as well as knowledge of the OSI model, ICT System Development, Backup, Restore, Disaster Recovery and Archiving. Good communication (verbal and written), interpersonal, organisation, analytical, problem solving and computer skills. 
 
DUTIES: Manage ICT governance, risk, compliance and continuity. Provide support on delivery of the ICT strategy and implementation. Manage customer relations. Engage ICT stakeholders at all levels on ICT governance, risk, compliance and continuity. Provide assistance to ICT stakeholders to address ICT continuity planning, implementation and monitoring. Conduct governance, risk, compliance and continuity research. Define business, ICT systems and service requirement for service areas within National Department of Health ICT. Monitor and report continuity on ICT governance, risk and compliance. Evaluate organisational compliance performance. Establish Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Systems, dashboard, monitoring and reporting capability. Provide feedback and updates on GRC system regularly. Manage ICT risk and audit queries. Establish contingency plans with backup resources and accommodation for prospective automated business processes. 
 
ENQUIRIES: Mr Z Gwiba at Tel No: (012) 395 9640 
 
 
 
 
 
SENIOR IT TECHNOLOGIST REF NO: NDOH 30/2019 
Sub-Directorate: ICT Security 
SALARY: R316 791 per annum (plus competitive benefits) 
CENTRE: Pretoria 
 
REQUIREMENTS: A three-year Bachelor‘s Degree/ National Diploma or equivalent NQF 6 certificate in Information Technology. At least two years’ experience in Information and Communication Technology. Experience in Microsoft environment, open source and directory authentication systems, and services as well as ICT policy, process, procedure and standard development. Knowledge of general ICT support, e-mail system, servers, computer networks, computer security, computer standards and practices, computer hardware, software and peripherals such as servers, monitors, cables, physical layer, printers and modems. Knowledge of procedures and processes for installing, configuring, upgrading, troubleshooting and repairing applicable software, hardware and peripherals as well as knowledge of the OSI model, ICT System Development, Backup, Restore, Disaster Recovery and Archiving. Good communication (verbal and written), interpersonal, organisation, analytical, problem solving and computer skills. 
 
DUTIES: Maintain and make communication systems available. Provide ICT service support for the computer software and applications, computer hardware, computer networks (Wide Area Network (WAN) and Local Area Network (LAN), Virtual Private Network (VPN), Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS)). Manage customer relations. Perform IT advisory role to procurement of new equipment and advise on computer equipment replacement. Assist with policy, process and standards formulation and documentation as well as computer configuration management plan. Monitor and report on ICT service support and delivery. Ensure ICT service requests and incidents are reported, addressed and resolved as per the service standards. Manage ICT risk and audit queries. Establish contingency plans with backup resources for ICT Service Support and Delivery. 
 
ENQUIRIES: Mr Z Gwiba at Tel No: (012) 395 9640 
 
 
 
 
 
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER REF NO: NDOH 31/2019 
Directorate: Pharmaceutical Economic Evaluation 
SALARY: R257 508 per annum (plus competitive benefits) 
CENTRE: Pretoria 
 
REQUIREMENTS: A three-year Bachelor‘s Degree/ National Diploma or equivalent NQF 6 certificate in Public Administration or any relevant Administration qualification. At least one (1) year administration experience. Sound and in-depth knowledge of relevant prescripts and application of human resources as well as understanding of the legislative framework governing the Public Service. Knowledge of Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and Treasury Regulations. Good communication (verbal and written), problem solving, analytical, planning, organisation and computer skills (MS Office package). Ability to work in a team. A valid driver’s license. 
 
DUTIES: Control of documentations within the Directorate. Manages the mail register, receiving of documents, registering the documents and disseminate documents to the relevant people. Administer human resources management functions. Maintain leave register, ensure that all leave taken are recorded, checked and submitted to Human Resources for capturing. Assist in administering the unit’s budget and conditional grant reports. Compile expenditure reports. Maintain a filing system. Arrange meetings, workshops, functions and accommodation. Ensure recording of proceedings during meetings. Placement of orders and administer payments for workshops, catering, conferences and departmental entertainment. 
 
ENQUIRIES: Ms N M Mpanza at Tel No: (012) 395 8209