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MINTEK
 


​EXECUTIVE MANAGER: HRD
Listing reference: minte_000390
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 29 January 2026
Position summary
Industry: Scientific, Research & Development
Job category: HR Management
Location: Randburg
Contract: Fixed Term Contract
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
 
Introduction
Mintek has an exciting career opportunity for an Executive Manager: Human Resources is responsible for ensuring that the Discipline is managed in a manner that delivers sustainably on its mandate
 
Job description
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:
 
Leadership
  • Live the Mintek values, foster a culture of collaboration within Mintek.
  • Create an environment for the division to succeed and manage outputs.
  • Maintain consistently visible leadership.
  • Lead HRD.
  • Drive standardisation, automation, and process optimisation to improve service quality and turnaround times.
Strategy
  • Drive the Human Resource Division strategy and operations, and develop plans for the implementation of the strategy.
  • Provide strategic leadership in the continuous management of performance, Human Resource information and remuneration systems.
Financial Sustainability
  • Deliver user-friendly, cost effective administrative and transactional business and employee support services.
  • Annual expenditure budget of R20m.
  • Must be able to apportion expenditure accurately and correctly according to funding source (Science Vote, Mintek or earmarked funds).
Performance Management
  • Deliver on the division’s KPI’s.
  • Undertake performance management for the Division.
  • Ensure that systems and tools are in place to monitor and measure the delivery of the divisional activities.
Governance and Risk Management
  • Risk profiling and mitigation activities for the Division’s activities, including SHEQ.
  • Accountable for adherence to all Mintek’s policies and ethics within agreed thresholds.
  • Implement divisional and Mintek policies.
  • Ensure divisional compliance with applicable legislation.
Relationship Management and Reporting
  • Ensure the right data is available for accurate and useful reporting, making crucial data available “at the fingertips”.
  • Timely providing consolidated monthly and quarterly reports.
  • Monitor and report on Divisional performance, including financials.
  • Reporting value, ensuring critical issues and key results areas are addressed.
  • Stakeholder engagement, including the development of relationships with new stakeholders, stakeholder
    management and satisfaction for both internal and external stakeholders.
 
Minimum requirements
JOB KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
  • Master's degree level Human Resources Management or relevant (NQF – level 9).
  • 10 years’ experience on the relevant field of which 5 years must be on management position.
  • Good business insight.
  • Knowledge of Mintek’s business products and activities.
  • A thorough knowledge of PFMA and applicable legislation.
  • Report writing skills.
  • Policy and procedure writing.
 
SKILLS:
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • Excellent numerical and quantitative skills.
  • Good management and leadership skills.
  • Self-driven.
  • People skills.
  • Strategic thinking.
  • Ability to multi task.
  • Ability to get things done.
  • Ability to lead by example.
 
COMPETENCIES:
  • HR Expertise.
  • Demonstrated ability to function at senior or executive management level.
  • Sound practical knowledge of leading talent management and business re-engineering processes.
  • Ability to initiate, implement and monitor Human Resource service delivery processes.
  • Ability to establish, manage and lead effective teams as well as optimal use of resources to achieve business results.
  • Strategy and business plan development and implementation.
  • Ability to lead diverse teams to ensure delivery and efficiency.
  • Ethical Practices.
  • Business and financial management.
  • Leadership of people and operations management.
 
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​PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
Listing reference: minte_000383
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 29 January 2026
Position summary
Industry: Scientific, Research & Development
Job category: Software-Engineering
Location: Randburg
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
 
Introduction
Mintek has an exciting career opportunity for a principal software developer to Lead the development and architectural design of software systems, contribute to strategic and technical planning, manage and mentor development teams, and ensure alignment with industry best practices (e.g., SDLC, Agile, DevOps, Testing). Extend existing products, design and implement new systems, support R&D commercialization, and produce comprehensive software documentation.
 
Job description
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

Leadership
  • Lead/guide AO & SP-level Software Developers.
  • Lead large development projects/teams, including resource and execution planning.
  • Makes technical decisions having an impact on the product development direction and outcomes within the Division.
  • Work with complex assignments that require high levels of integration and specialised knowledge and skills.
  • Specialise within an area of technologies used in the division’s software products.
Strategy
  • Participate in divisional strategic objectives, make recommendations.
  • Assess the environment to determine opportunities for product improvement.
Innovation
  • Operational: improve workflows, introduce new procedures, drive initiatives to improve product reliability and maintainability, as well as to increase efficiency.
  • Technical: introduce new tools/3rd party components to improve product efficiency, reliability and usability, or to expand product capabilities.
  • Technical: design new products/enhancements of a complex nature. Co-design major new products.
Execution, People and Planning
  • Develop the functional specifications, design and implement high-complexity features/improvements to existing products, requiring professional judgement and independent evaluation, selection or modification of standard techniques or methods, affecting multiple systems.
  • Develop functional specifications, design and implement medium complexity systems/products.
  • Solve unforeseen and novel problems, requiring ingenuity and the application of software development knowledge to resolve the problem.
  • Software testing, troubleshooting and code inspection.
  • Advanced technical support for multiple products or systems.
  • Training and mentoring of AO & SP-level Software Developers.
  • Provide advanced training on the use of the division’s software products to other members of the division and external clients.
  • Management of large multiyear projects, including resource and execution planning.
Governance and Risk Management
  • Ensure proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies, promote continual improvement in the workplace, adhere to and enforce all SHEQ requirements.
  • As a decision maker be responsible for the assessment and management of all risks related to the projects under their direct control.
  • Responsible for technical oversight of the work of junior staff.
  • Responsible for significant equipment / facilities.
Relationship Management and Reporting
  • Present at local and international trade shows.
  • Work independently and provides instruction to junior staff. Receive limited guidance and instruction on unusualand complex problems.
  • Will lead, mentor and train staff.
 
Minimum requirements
JOB KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
  • Minimum NQF level 9 Masters’s degree relevant to software development.
  • Ideal PhD degree (or NQF level 10).
  • Minimum 8 years’ vocational experience in software development.
 
SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:
  • Expert proficiency in C and/or C#
  • Strong experience with Windows-based applications and services
  • Sound understanding of software architecture and system design
  • In-depth knowledge of SDLC, and software testing frameworks
  • Some experience with Agile methodologies, DevOps practices
  • Excellent troubleshooting and debugging skills
  • Strong communication and documentation abilities
 
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