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SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE (SAPS)
 
POST: Section Commander: Financial Investigation (Colonel) 
LOCATION: Priority Crime Specialised Investigation, Provincial Office, Bloemfontein 
LEVEL OF REMUNERATION: MMS: R838 407 per annum 
REFERENCES: DPCI/FS/60/2021 (1 post) 
 
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 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: 
 An applicable three (3) year Diploma/ Degree registered on the National Learner Record Database on at least a NQF 6 level in Policing/ Law/ Forensic Investigation/Accounting /Auditing or other related field of study and four (4) years relevant experience in the field of the post of which three (3) years should 
 
Core Functions: 
 Manage and render investigative and operational support to financial investigators; 
 Manage the referral and allocation of matters from operational environments including international requests; 
 Manage information systems that are created to provide timely and accurate management information and that information on the business and functions of the Financial Investigations Section; 
 Execution and adhering to policy standards and procedures pertaining to financial investigations; 
 Conducting of financial investigations allocated to the Group (e.g. the identifying of suspects and interviewing of possible witnesses, obtaining the execution of subpoenas, analysis of bank statements etc.); 
 Liaison with role players and stake holders regarding financial investigations,
 Compile a detailed statement of financial investigation conducted of projects and operations, 
 Identify and determine trends and typologies in respect of financial investigations; 
 Giving evidence in court; 
 Manage and utilise all resources allocated to the immediate post environment in accordance with the relevant directives and legislation. 
 
 
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. 
 Certified copies of an applicant's ID document, 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 to the correct postal/physical/email address as provided below. Failure to which the applications would not be considered. 
 
 The closing date for all applications is 02 April 2021. 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 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. 
 
 Application forms may be posted or hand delivered to the following addresses: 
Applications for DPCI: FREE STATE can be posted to: 
Lieutenant Colonel TS Zenzile 
Private Bag X 20501 
BLOEMFONTEIN
9300
 
Hand delivered to: 
Charlotte Maxeke Street/ Maitland Street, 46 ABSA Building 
Bloemfontein
 
Enquiries/applications can be directed/emailed to: 
Lieutenant Colonel Zenzile and Captain Moyana 
Telephone number: (051) 503 2753 
Email: MoyanaM4@saps.gov.za  (for DPCI-Free State posts only) 
 
 
WE WELCOME APPLICATIONS FROM PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES