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SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS (SANPARKS)
 
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INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME OPPORTUNITIES
 
South African National Parks (SANParks) is the leading conservation authority in all national parks, responsible for 3 751 113 hectares of protected land in 20 national parks. It draws its mandate from National Environment
Park: Groenkloof (Head Office)
 
Description:
South African National Parks (SANParks) is the leading conservation authority in all national parks, responsible for 3 751 113 hectares of protected land in 20 national parks. It draws its mandate from National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, Act 57 of 2003.
Applications are hereby invited from graduates who completed their Bachelor's degree/National Diploma (NQF6/NQF7) at a Public Higher Education Institution (HEI) in South Africa and wished to be placed in SANParks for a period of one (1) year with a monthly stipend of R6,030.00. SANParks is under no obligation to employ the Intern upon completion of the programme.
 
The following qualifications are required:
Field of Study: Postgrad - Forensic and Investigative Accounting
Division/Department: Finance
 
Important to note:
  • Applications must be submitted via email to Nomawethu.dudumashe@sanparks.org
  • Applicants must attach a recent copy of their CV, certified copies of their Matric/Grade 12 certificate, Academic qualifications with academic transcripts (academic record) and ID.
  • Candidates wishing to apply for the Internship outside their area of residence must be willing to find their own accommodation and transportation considering that they will be earning a stipend.
  • Failure to submit the requested documents/information will result in your application not being considered.
  • Applicants will be expected to be available for assessment and selection interviews at a time, date and place as determined by SANParks.
  • It is the applicant's responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).
  • All appointments for internships are subject to verification and pre-screening process
  • SANParks reserves the right not to make an appointment.
  • Manual applications will not be accepted.
  • Correspondence will be entered into with shortlisted candidates only.
 
Requirements:
  • Be an unemployed graduate age 18 - 35
  • Must be a South African Citizen
  • Have completed a Bachelor's Degree/National Diploma (NQF 6/NQF 7) under the above-mentioned discipline/fields of study from a South African Public Higher Education Institution (HEI)
  • Must not have previously been employed nor participated in an Internship/placement programme
 
Responsibilities:
 
Salary: R 6 030
 
 
Enquiries:
Kindly contact Ms Nomawethu Dudumashe at 012 426 5041
Applications not responded to within 14 days of the closing date must be considered unsuccessful.
 
CLOSING DATE: 27 APRIL 2023
 
SANParks is committed to the principles of employment equity. Preference will be given to PDI / HDSA.
 
 
 
 
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MANAGER: IT GOVERNANCE, RISK AND COMPLIANCE
Park: Groenkloof (Head Office)
 
Description:
The Organisation requires the services of a Manager: IT Governance, Risk & Compliance in the Chief Operating Officer's division. This position will be based at the Groenkloof National Park, Pretoria.
 
Requirements:
  • Be in possession of a Degree in Information Technology. COBIT 5 or 2019 certified.
  • Should have 5 years of advanced skills in Information Security, Risk Management and Compliance Practices.
  • Knowledge of information security risk management frameworks.
  • Working knowledge of common security standards.
  • Knowledge of the governance framework act.
  • Knowledge of information technology.
  • Knowledge of strategic management.
  • Knowledge of financial management and project management.
  • HR practice & procedures.
  • Administrative procedures.
  • Knowledge of personnel management.
  • Knowledge of information technology.
  • Ability to develop security standards and guidelines based on best practices and industry standards.
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
  • Skills in documenting risk and compliance activities.
  • Information technology skills.
  • Sound organising skills.
  • Planning skills.
  • Good written communication skills.
  • Good communication skills.
  • Listening skills.
  • Writing skills.
  • Interpersonal skills.
 
Responsibilities:
  • Lead the development and implementation of the system-wide risk management function of the IT department to ensure risks are identified and monitored.
  • Lead the system-wide IT compliance program, ensuring IT activities, processes, and procedures meet defined requirements, policies, and regulations.
  • Develop and implement effective and reasonable policies and practices to secure protected and sensitive data and ensure information security and compliance with relevant legislation and legal interpretation.
  • Assess computer hardware, software, and systems for security risks or violations and work with IT staff and technology vendors to recommend solutions.
  • Execute strategy for dealing with an increasing number of audits, compliance checks and external assessment processes for internal/external auditing.
  • Coordinate and track all information technology and security-related audits including the scope of audits, timelines, remediation, and outcomes. Work with auditors as appropriate to keep audit focus in scope. Provide guidance, evaluation, and advocacy on audit responses.
  • Manage risk, compliance, and IT relationships with internal and external audit partners.
  • Implement, manage, and maintain the Corporate Governance ICT policy framework.
  • Report on the performance of the Corporate Governance ICT policy framework.
  • To perform secretariat services for the corporate governance structures in terms of the Corporate Governance ICT policy framework.
 
 
Salary: R 585 504 - R 772 724
 
Interested persons who meet the above-stated qualifications should forward their applications which should consist of a cover letter, detailed Curriculum Vitae, certified copies of qualification(s) and Identity Document (certified within the past 3 months) to the following address:
Human Resources Division
SA National Parks
PO Box 787
PRETORIA
0001
Fax: 086 295 4078
Email: lebogang.mothiba@sanparks.org
 
Applicants in possession of foreign qualifications to submit evaluated results by the South African Qualification Authority.
 
CLOSING DATE: 27 APRIL 2023

If you have not been responded to within 21 days of the closing date, please accept that your application was not successful.
 
SANParks is committed to the principles of employment equity. Preference will be given to PDI / HDSA.
 
 
 
 
 



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SENIOR MANAGER: APPLICATIONS SUPPORT
Park: Groenkloof (Head Office)
Description:
The Organisation requires the services of a Senior Manager: Application Support in the Chief Operating Officer’s division. This position will be based at the Groenkloof National Park, Pretoria.
 
Requirements:
  • Be in possession of an ICT Technical degree/B-Tech/Honours degree.
  • Should have an ITIL/COBIT Certification.
  • Should have experience managing software development and Operation & Maintenance teams responsible for a business application portfolio of small, medium and large-scale systems/applications using industry-recognized delivery methodologies (e.g. SDLC, Agile, and their hybrids).
  • Should have software development lifecycle (SDLC) experience must include managing detailed software requirements, design, coding, unit testing, integration, build and release management, and the creation and maintenance of associated documentation.
  • Should have experience with supporting open-source applications and an understanding of web technology.
  • Should have experience in managing or developing cloud-based applications.
  • Should have extensive experience in a senior role within a professional ICT environment planning, installing, maintaining, and supporting business applications.
  • Should have experience in supporting business application systems and an understanding of their architecture.
  • Knowledge of SLA formulation and monitoring.
  • Working knowledge ITIL principles.
  • A sound understanding of technical IT issues to enable discussions with internal and external technical specialists.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft .NET technologies, JavaScript, and Web technologies.
  • Knowledge IT systems Risk Management.
  • Knowledge of IT governance (CobiT) principles.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Extensive problem-solving and debugging skills.
  • Strong organisational and planning skills.
  • Adaptable and flexible to business demands.
  • Project Management Skills.
  • Proven leadership skills and ability to manage onshore/offshore development staff that ranges from Junior to Senior level.
 
Responsibilities:
  • Ensure that the SANParks business application systems, are developed, maintained and supported in order to achieve the efficient and effective delivery of services and information.
  • Lead and prioritise the applications support team's workload.
  • Develop, coordinate and promote the effective functioning of problem management activities across all of SANParks' applications support teams.
  • Provide technical leadership and input to application scalability.
  • Interact with internal teams and external 3rd party vendors to troubleshoot and resolve complex problems.
  • Design appropriate metrics for reporting on key performance and quality indicators, particularly in terms of in-depth trend analysis.
  • Ensure adherence to SANParks' ICT procedures and policies (i.e. change control, security and auditing, release, configuration, problem, and incident management).
  • Provide timely and expert advice on emerging trends and issues affecting service delivery and support, and provide input in the development of strategies to allow application support to manage resultant problems.
  • Maintain good working relationships with internal departments as well as 3rd party vendors and service providers.
 
Salary: R 713 587 - R 941 765
 
 
Interested persons who meet the above-stated qualifications should forward their applications which should consist of a cover letter, detailed Curriculum Vitae, certified copies of qualification(s) and Identity Document (certified within the past 3 months) to the following address:
Human Resources Division
SA National Parks
PO Box 787
PRETORIA
0001
Fax: 086 295 4078
Email: reginah.visser@sanparks.org
 
Applicants in possession of foreign qualifications are to submit evaluated results by the South African Qualification Authority.
 
CLOSING DATE: 27 APRIL 2023

If you have not been responded to within 21 days of the closing date, please accept that your application was not successful.

SANParks is committed to the principles of employment equity. Preference will be given to PDI / HDSA.







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MANAGER: IT PROJECTS
Park: Groenkloof (Head Office)
 
Description:
The Organisation requires the services of a Manager: IT Projects in the Chief Operating Officer’s division. This position will be based at the Groenkloof National Park, Pretoria.
 
Requirements:
  • Be in possession of a 3-year Degree or National Diploma in Information Technology.
  • Be in possession of a valid Project Management Professional (PMBOK) Certification or a valid Prince 2 Practitioner certification.
  • Minimum of 6 years of work experience in an IT Project Management environment, of which 2 years should be in a senior project management role.
  • Proven experience in establishing a project management office and managing project managers.
  • Knowledge of project management.
  • Knowledge of accounting management.
  • Understanding IT service delivery standards (ITIL).
  • Understanding IT governance standards (COBIT).
  • Understanding of IT governance requirements as prescribed by DPSA.
  • Project and contract management skills
  • Leadership and team building.
  • Ability to work across teams.
  • Analytical/technical mindset.
  • Interpersonal skills.
  • Procurement and negotiation skills
 
Responsibilities:
  • Establish and Manage the IT project management office.
  • Develop, implement and review the IT project management framework (policies, processes, procedures and systems), based on COBIT.
  • Develop, implement and review relevant project planning, monitoring and evaluation tools.
  • Manage all IT-related projects.
  • Keep abreast of the latest developments in the field of project management.
 
Salary: R 585 504 - R 772 724
 
Interested persons who meet the above-stated qualifications should forward their applications which should consist of a covering letter, detailed Curriculum Vitae, certified copies of qualification(s) and Identity Document (certified within the past 3 months) to the following address:
Human Resources Division
SA National Parks
PO Box 787
PRETORIA
0001
Fax: 086 295 4078
Email: lebogang.mothiba@sanparks.org
 
Applicants in possession of foreign qualifications are to submit evaluated results by the South African Qualification Authority.
 
CLOSING DATE: 27 APRIL 2023

If you have not been responded to within 21 days of the closing date, please accept that your application was not successful.
 
SANParks is committed to the principles of employment equity. Preference will be given to PDI / HDSA.