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AMENDMENTS:
 
FREE STATE: DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC, SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, TOURISM AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS: 
 
Kindly note that the following post was advertised in Public Service Circular 07 dated 27 February 2026, The Direction of applications is amended as follows; (1) Audit Committee Member (X5 Posts); Applications: The applications must be submitted to the Head: Department of Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs at the Ground Floor Security Entrance, 113 St Andrews Building, St Andrew Street, Bloemfontein, 9300 or alternatively they can be e-mailed for the attention Human Resource Management at email: recruitment1@destea.gov.za
The closing date is 13 March 2026.
 

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FREE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC, SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, TOURISM AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS 
 
Free State Provincial Government is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer. We intend to promote representativity (race, gender, and disability) in the Province through the filling of these posts, and candidates whose appointment/promotion/transfer will promote representativity will receive preference. 
 
CLOSING DATE : 13 March 2026 At 16:00 
 


​NOTE : Directions to applicants: Applications must only be done via the online recruitment platform at: https://www.erecruitment.fs.gov.za. Applications filed by hand on the Z83 will unfortunately not be considered. Shortlisted candidates must provide certified copies of required documents (Identity Document, qualifications, etc) where necessary and service certificates to support senior management experience to Human Resources before the interviews, including South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) evaluation reports for foreign qualifications. Failure to comply will result in disqualification. Applications: Please submit your application before the closing date as late applications will not be considered. If applying for multiple posts, submit separate applications for each post. If you have not heard from us within 1 month, please consider your application to be unsuccessful. Should, during any stage of the recruitment process, a moratorium be placed on the filling of posts or the Department is affected by any process such as, but not limited to, restructuring or reorganisation of posts, the Department reserves the right to cancel the recruitment process and re-advertise the post at any time in the future. For Attention: Mesdames. M Parkies/ K Majafa

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AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBER (5 POSTS) 
SALARY : Audit committee members are remunerated per meeting for preparation and attendance at a rate in accordance with Treasury Regulations T20.2.2. as per National Treasury Directive. 
CENTRE : Bloemfontein 
 
REQUIREMENTS : A relevant post-graduate degree or equivalent qualification with a minimum of five years’ experience in any of the following fields: Accounting/ Auditing/ Financial Management/ Project Management/ Risk Management/ Information Technology/ Legal/ Tourism/ Economics. The candidate should be a registered member of a professional body, with experience of serving in an audit or similar committee. The following will be an added advantage: Integrity, dedication, understanding of public sector business and controls, good communication skills and independent judgement. In terms of Treasury Regulation 27.1.4 – the majority of the member of an audit committee may not be employed by the public entity or the members of the controlling body. In other words, this would be interpreted to mean that the majority of audit committee members must be “non-executive.” 
 
DUTIES : The role and responsibilities of the Audit Committee and consequently its membership will be clearly defined the Audit Committee’s Charter and will be aligned with the provisions of Chapter 3 of the Treasury Regulations and Public Sector Internal Audit Framework. The Audit Committee will report to the Executive Authority and Accounting Officer within DESTEA. The Audit Committee will meet at least (4) four times per annum and as determined by needs on the required oversight responsibilities. 
 
ENQUIRIES : Ms M Mokone, Tel. No: (082) 788 5804 
 
NOTE : In terms of section 76 (4) and 77 of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) read with Chapter 3 of the Treasury Regulations, applications are hereby invited from interested independent and suitably qualified experts to serve on the DESTEA Audit Committee for a period of three years with effect from 1 August 2026.