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FREE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
ERRATUM: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT: Kindly note that the post of Director: District Project Director: Lejweleputswa District with Ref No: DIR/LD advertised in Public Service Vacancy Circular 30 dated 23 August 2019, the duties are amended as follows: Manage and implement all Agricultural Extension and Development Services in the District through the relevant Departmental Local Municipality Managers in order to ensure improved service delivery to the benefits of all clients of the Department. Manage and implement the District Soil Conservation Services, in accordance with the relevant legislation through the Control Engineering Technician to ensure compliance to national programmes. Manage and implement the Food Security Programme in the District in accordance with the relevant frameworks through the Food Security Officer to ensure compliance with the relevant strategies and policies. Manage the Support Services in the District, i.e. Economic Services, Engineering Services and Administrative Support Services to ensure efficient and effective service delivery. Provide inputs to provincial policies on all aspects relating to District service delivery and ensure implementation of all policies which will enable the Department to fulfil its role in delivering a service in line with the strategic plan to communities / clients. Ensure partnership and coordination with relevant role players to enhance service delivery. Advice the Chief Director: Project Management Coordination and Implementation on all matters relating to Agricultural Extension and Development in the District in order to ensure informed decision making and forward planning. Pan, manage & co-ordinate all resources (e.g. human, finance, equipment, etc.) of the District to ensure effective and efficient utilization of resources. Participate on management level in strategic and operational planning for the District in order to ensure that goals and objectives are reasonable and attainable, and that reporting against the Strategic Plan takes place. Enquiries: Ms M Ramabenyane Tel No: (051) 861 8678
FREE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Free State Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer. It is our intention to promote representativity (race, gender and disability) in the Department through the filling of these posts and candidates whose appointment/promotion/transfer will promote representativity will receive preference.
APPLICATIONS: All applications must be forwarded to: Private Bag x02, Bloemfontein, 9301 or delivered by Hand to Mrs S Hlekiso in Room 228, 2nd Floor, Admin Building, Gielie Joubert Street, Glen
FOR ATTENTION : Ms S Hlekiso Tel No: 051 - 8618736
CLOSING DATE : 09 September 2019
NOTE: Applications must be submitted on formZ.83, obtainable from any Public Service Department and must be accompanied by certified copies of qualifications (a transcript of results must be attached), driver's license, identity document and a C.V. (Separate application for every vacancy). Applicants are requested to complete the Z83 form properly and in full. Qualification certificates must not be copies of certified copies. Applications received after the closing date and those that do not comply with these instructions will not be considered. The onus is on the applicants to ensure that their applications are posted or hand delivered timeously. Candidates who possess foreign qualifications and/or short courses certificates must take it upon themselves to have their qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), and must please attach proof of the level of their qualifications after evaluation on all applications. No e-mailed or faxed applications will be considered. Applicants are respectfully informed that if no notification of appointment is received within 4 months of the closing date, they must accept that their application was unsuccessful.
Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record check, citizenship verification, financial / asset record check, qualification / study verification and previous employment verification). Successful candidates will also be subjected to security clearance processes. All shortlisted candidates for SMS posts will be subjected to a technical exercise that intends to test relevant technical element s of the job. Following the interview and technical exercise, the selection panel will recommend candidates to attend a generic managerial competency assessment (in compliance with the DPSA Directive on the implementation of competency based assessments). The competency assessment will be testing generic managerial competencies using the mandated DPSA SMS competency assessment tools.
MANAGEMENT ECHELON
DISTRICT PROJECT DIRECTOR: LEJWELEPUTSWA DISTRICT REF NO: DIR/LD
SALARY: R1 057 326 per annum (Level 13) (An all-inclusive package). The remuneration package consists of the basic salary, the Government's contribution to the Government Employee Pension Fund and flexible portion, which may be structured in terms of the rules for the structuring of the flexible portion and which may include a 13th cheque, motor car allowance, home owner's allowance and medical aid assistance.
CENTRE: Lejweleputswa District: Welkom
REQUIREMENTS: An appropriate B-degree or equivalent qualification (NQF level 7 as recognized by SAQA) in the field of Agriculture. 5 years of experience at a middle / senior managerial level. Valid driver’s license (code B).Recommendations: Advanced Project Management skills. Proven Strategic Management & Leadership Skills. Advanced communication / presentation skills. Advanced People Management -, Change Management - and Financial Management skills.
DUTIES: Provide human resource administration services. Manage the coordination of HR utilization and development programmes. Manage and facilitate human resource planning, strategy and systems. Manage and facilitate the provision of labour relations services. Manage and facilitate the provision of employee wellness and programmes. Oversee the formulation and implementation of all HR related policies in order to enable the department to fulfil its role in delivering a service to the communities / clients of the Department and to ensure compliance with national and provincial policies. Provide high level management advice to Executive Management in order to ensure sound decision making and forward planning. Liaise with all relevant stakeholders, internally and externally stakeholders to ensure coordination of activities, sharing of information, etc. as well as handling of reports to stakeholders on HR related matters (i.e. Auditor General, DPSA, etc.). Plan, manage and coordinate the resources of the Directorate to ensure the efficient and effective utilization of resources, including the management of performance of personnel. Participate in policy formulation, strategic and operational planning as well as budget planning on senior management level in order to ensure that goals and objectives are reasonable and attainable and that reporting against the Strategic Plan takes place.
ENQUIRIES: Dr T J Masiteng Tel No: (051)-861 8423
DIRECTOR: HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REF NO: DIR/HR
SALARY: R1 057 326 per annum (Level 13) (An all-inclusive package). The remuneration package consists of the basic salary, the Government's contribution to the Government Employee Pension Fund and flexible portion, which may be structured in terms of the rules for the structuring of the flexible portion and which may include a 13th cheque, motor car allowance, home owner's allowance and medical aid assistance.
CENTRE: Glen: Human Resources
REQUIREMENTS: An appropriate B-degree or equivalent qualification (NQF level 7 as recognized by SAQA) in the field of Human Sciences / Management / Public Administration. 5 years of experience at a middle / senior managerial level. Valid driver’s license (code B) Recommendation: Analytical & research skills (Advanced). Leadership Skills. Communication/presentation skills (advanced). People management -, Change Management - & Financial Management skills. Project management skills.
DUTIES: Provide human resource administration services. Manage the coordination of HR utilization and development programmes. Manage and facilitate human resource planning, strategy and systems. Manage and facilitate the provision of labour relations services. Manage and facilitate the provision of employee wellness and programmes. Oversee the formulation and implementation of all HR related policies in order to enable the department to fulfill its role in delivering a service to the communities / clients of the Department and to ensure compliance with national and provincial policies. Provide high level management advice to Executive Management in order to ensure sound decision making and forward planning. Liaise with all relevant stakeholders, internally and externally stakeholders to ensure coordination of activities, sharing of information, etc. as well as handling of reports to stakeholders on HR related matters (i.e. Auditor General, DPSA, etc.). Plan, manage and coordinate the resources of the Directorate to ensure the efficient and effective utilization of resources, including the management of performance of personnel. Participate in policy formulation, strategic and operational planning as well as budget planning on senior management level in order to ensure that goals and objectives are reasonable and attainable and that reporting against the Strategic Plan takes place.
ENQUIRIES: Mr T M Ndumo Tel No: (051) 8618747