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SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE (SAPS)
 
POST: Principal Communication Officer (Captain) 
LOCATION: Communication Services, Provincial Office, Kimberley 
LEVEL OF REMUNERATION: Band C: R370 908 per annum 
REFERENCES: DPCI/NC/233/2021 (1 Post) 
 
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Generic Requirements: 
 Applicant must display competency in the post-specific functions of the post; 
 Be in possession of a Senior Certificate (Grade 12) and a relevant (to the post) three (3) year Degree/Diploma registered on the National Learner Record Database on at least a NQF 6 level; 
 Be proficient in at least two (2) official languages, of which one (1) must be English. 
 Must be a South African citizen. 
 Must have no previous criminal/departmental convictions or criminal or departmental cases pending; 
 Be in possession of at least a valid light motor vehicle driver’s licence; 
 Must not have tattoos which will be visible when wearing summer uniform; 
 Applicants will be subjected to a vetting process which will include security screening; 
 Relevant courses in the field of the post may be an advantage; 
 
Additional Requirements: 
 An applicable three year Diploma/ Degree registered on the National Learner Record Database on at least a NQF 6 level in Communication/ Journalism/ Media Practices/ Public Relations or other relevant fields of study and two (2) years relevant experience in the field of the post of which one (1) year should be on supervisory level. 
 
 
Core Functions: 
 Managing of media activities, compilation and co-ordination of press releases, monitoring of media reports and analysis and coordinating of Provincial Media Liaison; 
 Develop standardised policies in support of corporate identity in the Directorate for Priority Investigation (DPCI); 
 To institutionalise a Corporate Identity for all DPCI buildings; 
 Monitor the use of the DPCI logo; 
 Manage communication campaigns for the DPCI; 
 Provide a range of community outreach programmes aimed at promoting community awareness of and involvement in departmental programmes, activities and events;
 Provide exhibition services for the SAPS, national and provincial shows in other government departments and organizations on invitation; 
 Develop and maintain on-going relationships with key role-players in DPCI programmes; 
 Manage social responsibility programmes for the DPCI; 
 Supervise and exercise control over human, physical and financial resources allocated to the environment.

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General:
 Only the official application form (for salary level 1-12) which will be available at all SAPS Offices, Stations and may also be downloaded on the SAPS website 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 as well as; 
 Certified copies (not older than six (6) months) of an applicant's ID document, valid motor vehicle driver's licence, all educational qualifications obtained together with academic records must be attached to each 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. 
 Applicants appointed under the Police Service Act will be subjected to a medical assessment by a medical practitioner as determined by SAPS prescripts. 
 It is the responsibility of the applicants to submit applications timeously between 07:30 and 16:00 to the correct postal/physical address as provided below and emailed applications will not be accepted (please note that in the event that an application is posted, it must be received at the indicated office before or on the closing date and time specified in the advertisement). Failure to which the applications will not be considered. 
 
 The closing date for all applications is 11 June 2021 at 16:00. Late applications will not be accepted or considered. 
 
 If an applicant is short-listed, it can be expected of him/ her to undergo a personal interview and such candidates will 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. 
 
 Application forms may be posted, couriered or hand delivered to the following addresses: 
Applications for DPCI: NORTHERN CAPE can be posted to: 
Lieutenant Colonel Bosman 
PO Box 1142 
KIMBERLEY
8300
 
Courier/Hand delivered to: 
27 Stockdale Street, Old De-Beers Building (Cheapside) 
KIMBERLEY
 
Enquiries can be directed to: 
Lieutenant Colonel Bosman and Captain Damons 
Telephone number: (053) 836 7015 / 7006 
 
WE WELCOME APPLICATIONS FROM PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.