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SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE (SAPS) - MPUMALANGA - INVESTIGATOR: DIGITAL FORENSIC INVESTIGATIONS (WARRANT OFFICER) X5 POSTS
SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE (SAPS)
POLICE ACT
MPUMALANGA
Investigator: Digital Forensic Investigations (Warrant Officer)
Remuneration Level: R295 905 per annum
LOCATION: Digital Forensic Investigations, Priority Crime Specialised
Investigation, Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), Mpumalanga
REFERENCE: DPCI/MP/34/2020 (Five Posts)
Generic Minimum Requirements:
Applicant must display competency in the post-specific functions of the post;
Be in possession of a Senior Certificate (Grade 12) and an applicable three year Diploma / Degree registered on the National Learner Record Database on at least a NQF 6 level;
Be proficient in at least two official languages, of which one must be English;
Must be a South African citizen;
Must have no previous criminal/ departmental convictions or criminal or
departmental cases pending;
Applicants will be subjected to a vetting process which will include security screening;
Be in possession of at least a valid light motor vehicle driver’s licence;
Relevant courses in the field of the post may be an advantage;
Must not have tattoos which will be visible when wearing summer uniform.
Additional Requirements:
Applicants must have completed CompTIA A+, CompTIA N+ training, be able to take a computer apart and rebuild it with at least zero to two (0-2) years relevant experience in the field of the post. A certified training in the following software will be an advantage (Encase, FTK, XWAYS, Cellebrite, MicroSystemation XRY, Exeba and Amped5).
Core Functions:
To provide support with the investigation and gathering of evidence on Digital Related Crime.
Provide Court driven Digital Investigations, Data Analysis, Preservation and Presentation to all Units of the DPCI in Support of the National Crime Combating Strategy in accordance with Specific Digital Crime Legislation, Common and Statutory Law.
Provide effective digital forensic support in terms of search, seizure, analysis, preservation and presentation of digital related and digital evidence to all units of the DPCI.
Gather comprehensive evidence at crime scenes.
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: MPUMALANGA CAN BE POSTED:
Lieutenant Colonel NJ Mapyane
Private Bag X11299
NELSPRUIT
1200
Hand Delivered to:
17 Henshall Street
Stats House
NELSPRUIT
1200
Enquiries Can Be directed to: Lt Colonel Mapyane/ PPO NS Kanya (013) 759 1366/1376