SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE (SAPS) – GAUTENG - INVESTIGATOR: DIGITAL FORENSIC INVESTIGATION (CAPTAIN)

Additional Requirements:
 Applicants must have CompTIA A+, CompTIA N+ training, be able to take a computer apart and rebuild it, and have a certified training in the Digital Forensic software that is currently within the DFI (Encase, FTK, XWAYS, Cellebrite, MicroSystemation XRY, Exeba and Amphed5) and have two (2) years relevant experience in the field of the post of which one (1) year should be on supervisory level.
 
Core Functions:
 Ensure the effective management and coordination of inspections and evaluation of Digital Forensic Enquiries;
 Manage and coordinate digital crime investigations and operations;
 Ensure the effective gathering of comprehensive evidence at crime scenes;
 Ensure the effective acquisitioning / extraction of exhibits containing digital data;
 Ensure the effective analysis of all imaged / extracted data;
 Ensure the effective reporting and presenting of evidence in a court of law;
 Ensure the effective use of technology in the investigation of exhibits that contains digital data;
 Ensure proper management and utilisation of all resources allocated to the unit.
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General:
 Only the official application form which will be available at all SAPS Offices and Stations will be accepted. All instructions on the application form must be adhered to; failure to do so may result in the rejection of the application.
 The post particulars and reference number of the post must be correctly specified on the application form.
 Comprehensive Curriculum Vitae must be submitted together with the application form.
 Certified copies of an applicant's ID document, motor vehicle driver's licence (where applicable), all educational qualifications obtained together with academic records thereof and service certificates of previous employers stating the occupation, must also be submitted and attached to every application.
 Applicants will be subjected to fingerprint screening.
 Persons who retired from the Public Service by taking a severance package, early retirement or for medical reasons, as well as persons with previous convictions, are excluded.
 Appointments will be made in terms of the South African Police Service Act, 1995.
 Successful applicants to be appointed in terms of the South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act no 68 of 1995) will have to undergo a medical examination and found to be medically fit. They will further have to comply with the prescripts on the SAPS Dress Order, whereby tattoos may not be visible when wearing uniform. Must be willing to undergo training as prescribed by the National Commissioner.
 Applications must be mailed timeously. Late applications will not be accepted or considered.
 
 The closing date for all applications is 13 July 2020 at 16:00.
 
 If a candidate is short-listed, it can be expected of him/ her to undergo a personal interview. Short-listed candidates may be subjected to security clearance.
 Correspondence will be conducted with successful candidates only. If you have not been contacted within 3 months after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
 The South African Police Service is under no obligation to fill a post after advertisement thereof.
 Candidates short-listed for appointment to certain identified posts will be vetted in terms of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No 32 of 2007) and the children's Act, 2005 (Act No 38 of 2005). A candidate, whose particulars appear in either the National Register of Sex Offenders or Part B of the Child Protection Register, will be disqualified from appointment to the post.
 
Applications for DPCI: GAUTENG can be posted to:
Capt Maswabi
Private bag x57
Braamfontein
2000
 
Hand delivered to:
165 Meyer Street,
Benmare Building
GERMISTON
 
Enquiries can be directed to: Capt Maswabi/ PPO Makhoba Tel: (011) 776 5305/5542/5527