VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (VUT)

 

 

 

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL VACANCY

DIVISION: Faculty of Engineering & Technology 

DEPARTMENT: Electrical Engineering

POST: Technician

 POST Nº: 7985 

PEROMNES GRADE: 09 

 

JOB DESCRIPTION

 Key performance areas include but are not limited to: 

▪ Provide practical training and laboratory-based teaching as part of the academic curriculum. 

▪ Prepare, set up and support laboratory sessions, practical classes, demonstrations and assessments. 

▪ Manage laboratory operations, including procurement, ordering, stock control, asset management, and inventory records. 

▪ Maintain and service laboratory equipment and tools in accordance with safety and manufacturer requirements. 

▪ Supervise and support the safe use of laboratory equipment by students and staff. 

▪ Ensure compliance with occupational health and safety regulations and institutional laboratory policies. 

▪ Provide academic and technical support to students during practical sessions and consultation times. 

▪ Contribution to departmental quality assurance processes. 

▪ Compliance with and contribution to ECSA accreditation and regulatory requirements. 

▪ Assist with departmental administrative duties. 

▪ Support research, consultancy and community engagement projects. 

▪ Maintain accurate records, reports and documentation related to laboratory usage, equipment and consumables. 

▪ Assist with the development and updating of laboratory manuals, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and safety documentation. 

▪ Participate in departmental meetings and committees as required. 

▪ Perform ad hoc duties as assigned by the line manager. 

 

APPLICATION CRITERIA : 

Criteria A (Qualification): 

▪ Bachelor (BEng/ BTech/ BSc Eng, PGDip, NQF 8) in Power Engineering. NQF 7 qualification must be also in Power Engineering (if applicable) 

▪ Eligibility for registration with ECSA (ECSA registration is compulsory for applicants with foreign qualifications). 

 

Criteria B (Experience): 

▪ A minimum of two years of relevant industrial experience (full time) after obtaining NQF 8 qualification 

▪ Must demonstrate achievements and potentials 

▪ Evidence of external engagement is an advantage 

▪ Evidence of experience in HEI is an advantage 

▪ Knowledge and experience of implementing quality assurance requirements in technical laboratories is an advantage 

▪ Liaison with different industries is an advantage 

 

Skills and Competencies: 

Excellent communication and presentation skills, excellent teaching skills, planning and organising skills, conceptual skills, analytical ability, interpersonal skills and problem-solving skills. 

 

 

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 09 June 2026 

 

Application requirements: 

·       A fully completed prescribed application form, obtainable from www.vut.ac.za. 

·       A detailed curriculum vitae (explicitly stating relevant experience or knowledge in the fields mentioned above). 

·       Certified copies of all academic records and certificates or degrees. 

·       A certified copy of your South African identity document. 

·       Current contact details of referees. 

·       Applications must be emailed to recruitment2@vut.ac.za. Please quote the post reference and post description in the subject line. 

·       No manual applications will be accepted. Incomplete applications, or applications submitted without the application form and required supporting documents, will be disregarded. 

·       Only applications submitted using the official VUT application for employment form will be considered. 

·       Correspondence will only be entered into with shortlisted candidates. If you do not hear from VUT within three months of the closing date, please regard your application as unsuccessful. 

 

 

Enquiries may be directed to:  HR Practitioner: Ms Pinki Motsoetla Tel: 016 950 6645 

 

Please note 

·       By submitting your application, you consent to VUT verifying your qualifications and sharing your personal information with the selection panel and other authorised persons involved in the recruitment process. Candidates with foreign qualifications must submit a South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) certificate of evaluation. VUT is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act No. 55 of 1998 (as amended), and in line with its Employment Equity Plan and Recruitment Policy, preference will be given to suitably qualified candidates from designated groups, specifically African, Coloured, and persons with disabilities. 

 

VUT reserves the right not to make an appointment. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

VUT reserves the right not to make an appointment 

By applying for this position, you give permission to share your information with the selection panel or the relevant people involved in the recruitment process.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTERNAL & EXTERNAL VACANCY

DIVISION: Office of the Vice-Chancellor & Principal

DEPARTMENT: N/A

POST: Senior Specialist Internal Audit

POST Nº: 7462

PEROMNES GRADE: 05

 

JOB DESCRIPTION:

 The Vaal University of Technology (VUT) invites applications for the position of Senior Specialist Internal Audit in the Office of the Vice-Chancellor & Principal. The Senior Specialist, Internal Audit, plays a critical role in conducting independent and objective assurance and consulting activities designed to add value and improve the organisation's operations. 

The Senior Specialist, Internal Audit is responsible for planning, executing, and leading internal audits across VUT. The role involves assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of internal controls, risk management processes, and governance procedures to ensure compliance with applicable regulations, policies, and standards. The Senior Specialist will also play a key role in advising management on risk mitigation strategies and identifying opportunities for operational improvements. 

 

Key Performance Areas 

The key performance areas include, but are not limited to, the following: 

1. Audit planning and execution 

2. Risk management 

3. Internal controls assessment 

4. Compliance, regulatory and monitoring 

5. Reporting and documentation 

6. Leadership 

 

APPLICATION CRITERIA: 

Qualifications and Experience: 

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field. 

• Professional certifications such as CIA (Certified Internal Auditor), with completion of the IAT, PIA and CIA competency of assessments 

• Membership of the Institute of Internal Auditors South Africa (IIA SA) 

• Minimum of 5 to 7 years’ of experience in internal auditing, risk management or related fields 

• Experience in leading audits and providing recommendations to senior management

• Strong knowledge of auditing standards, risk management frameworks, and regulatory compliance requirements 

• Previous experience working in a large organisation or in industries with complex regulatory requirements will be advantageous 

• A Masters’ degree will be an added advantage. 

 

Competencies and Skills 

• Technical Skills: 

·       Proficiency in audit software and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). 

·       Familiarity with data analytics tools and techniques to identify trends and risks in financial and operational data. 

 

• Soft Skills: 

·       Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills. 

·       Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to communicate complex audit findings to non-technical stakeholders. 

·       Attention to detail and ability to work under tight deadlines. 

·       Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to mentor and guide team members. 

 

 

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 2 June 2026 

 

Application requirements: 

1. A fully completed prescribed application form which can be obtained from www.vut.ac.za 

2. A detailed curriculum vitae (explicitly stating relevant experience or knowledge in the fields mentioned above) 

3. Certified copies of all qualifications 

4. A certified copy of your South African identity document 

5. Contact details of referees 

6. Applications must be emailed to recruitment10@vut.ac.za. Please quote the post reference and post description in the subject line. 

7. No manual applications will be accepted. Incomplete applications, or applications submitted without the application form and required supporting documents, will be disregarded. 

8. Only applications submitted using the official VUT application for employment form will be considered. 

9. Correspondence will only be entered into with shortlisted candidates. If you do not hear from VUT within 3 months of the closing date, please regard your application as unsuccessful. 

 

Enquiries: Ms S Nortje: Tel: 016-950 9695/email: gerbrechtn@vut.ac.za

 

Please Note 

By submitting your application, you consent to VUT verifying your qualifications and sharing your personal information with the selection panel and other authorised persons involved in the recruitment process. Candidates with foreign qualifications must submit a South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) certificate of evaluation. VUT is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act No. 55 of 1998 (as amended), and in line with its Employment Equity Plan and Recruitment Policy, preference will be given to suitably qualified candidates from designated groups, and preference will be given to African, and Coloured, applicants, and persons with disabilities. VUT reserves the right not to make an appointment. 

 

The Applicant acknowledges and agrees that VUT will collect, process, and store the Applicants' personal information in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA), for the purposes of the recruitment and selection process. 

 

VUT will take reasonable steps to protect applicants' personal information from unauthorised access, use, or disclosure. Applicants have the right to access, correct, or delete their personal information at any time. 

 

Litigation Waiver 

The Applicant agrees to waive all claims against VUT arising from the collection, processing, storage, or sharing of personal information in accordance with this clause.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTERNAL & EXTERNAL

ERRATUM

DIVISION: HUMAN RESOURCES Permanent

POST: Director: Talent Management & Organisational Development 

Peromnes post level 5 

POST Nº: 5056 

 

Job Description:

 The overall responsibility of the role is to lead the design and delivery of people, organisational development, and learning and development strategies, as well as the management of change initiatives in support of the institution’s strategic and operational plans. 

The role also leads strategic Human Resources initiatives, including workforce planning, culture transformation, and performance management to support academic excellence and the institution’s strategic goals. 

The incumbent will collaborate with teams across the institution to support continuous organisational performance improvement, thereby assisting the Institution to achieve its ambition of becoming a high performing and learning organisation. 

 

Key performance areas include but are not limited to: 

Talent Management: 

·       Develop, disseminate, and implement a talent management framework, solutions, policies, processes, and practices for high-performance. 

·       Integrate talent management outputs into other strategic Human Resources institutional priorities such as transformation, leadership development, culture, recruitment and selection and performance management. 

·       Develop the institution’s capability and processes for strategic sourcing of talent. 

·       Recommend and manage the implementation of policy interventions for effective organisational change and transformation in line with VUT Strategy and with greater focus on management of key talent. 

·       Conduct surveys and analyses of employment trends within the VUT to inform decision-making and for purposes of improving VUT employee value proposition. 

 

Leadership Development: 

·       Create mentoring, coaching, and professional development programmes to support employees and enhance leadership capacity. 

·       Identify and implement best practice talent development programmes and initiatives including management of talent inventories, onboarding initiatives, social capital initiatives, mentoring schemes, coaching, shadowing to support the achievement of personal development plans. 

 

Organisational Design: 

·       Monitor effectiveness of organisational culture, values, design, policies, procedures and practices in attracting, retaining and nurturing key talent in the organisation and building VUT employee brand and value proposition. 

·       Conduct institutional diagnostics, design structures, and facilitating change management for academic and professional staff. 

·       Build the university job design matrix and capability, including job title frameworks and position budgeting and evaluation. 

·       Establish VUT Competency Framework for success model delivery and develop career path framework and ensuring that career paths and ladders within job families are defined. 

·       Develop an integrated employee value proposition for various talent workforce to ensure retention of critical skills, benchmark trends, and best practices in performance management, recognition, and reward, talent management, and leadership development 

 

Performance Management: 

- Develop the institution’s strategic Performance Management frameworks, tools & solutions that meet the institutional needs. 

- Ensure the performance deliverables are integrated with all programmes and cascaded faculty/ divisional and individual performance. 

- Ensure the Performance Management system is effectively supporting the performance management process with clear performance management cycle, which includes employee self-assessment linking individual goals with division/faculty objectives. 

 

Learning & Development: 

- Design and align the HRD strategy to the HR strategic objectives in support of the university talent development. 

- Oversee compliance in the skills development environment, including the enhancement of the Skills Development Skills Pillar regarding BBBEE objectives.

 

Culture and Transformation: 

·       Align the organisational culture with the university’s strategic goals, including equity and transformation initiatives. 

·       Lead the implementation of a high-performance culture within the organisation, including employee wellness initiatives and employee relations. 

 

Change Management: 

·       Provide expert knowledge and understanding of change processes and its effect on the organisation to mitigate potential transformational risks. 

·       Proactively identify and advise on innovative change management initiatives and facilitate their effective implementation. 

·       Provide input into the development and revision of Human Resources strategies and processes to ensure VUT’s changing needs are met. 

 

People Management: 

- Determine and analyse development needs for the team and ensure identified training requirements are budgeted for and implemented. 

- Address poor performance of any team member through the formal Performance improvement programme and ensure continued poor performance is appropriately managed. 

- Motivate team members and ensure that their efforts are recognised. 

 

Minimum Requirements: 

·       Honours or post graduate qualification equivalent to NQF Level 8 in Human Resources or related field. 

·       Minimum of seven (7) years’ experience in talent management, organisational development, and leadership development, of and at least three (3 years) in a management role. 

·       Proven experience in designing and implementing talent management and organisational development strategies and programmes. 

·       Proven knowledge and experience in other Human Resources disciplines and new upcoming trends. 

·       Demonstrated track record of driving organisational change and implementing successful initiatives. 

 

Added advantage 

·       Registration with a relevant professional body such as SABPP etc. 

·       Experience in higher education sector. 

 

Skills: 

·       Transformation and leadership 

·       Change management and strategic thinking 

·       Process mapping and optimisation 

·       Project management 

·       Problem solving skills 

·       Negotiation skills 

·       Good communication skills 

·       People management skills 

·       Learning design and technology 

·       Stakeholder management and influence 

·       Emotional intelligence. 

 

 

Closing date for applications: Friday, 29 May 2026 

 

Those who have applied before may also reapply. 

 

Please email applications to recruitment3@vut.ac.za

 

Enquiries may be directed to: HR Practitioner: Ms A Mabona: angie@vut.ac.za Tel: 016-950 9452 

 

Applications should include: 

·       A fully completed prescribed application form, obtainable from www.vut.ac.za. 

·       A detailed curriculum vitae (explicitly stating relevant experience or knowledge in the fields mentioned above). 

·       Certified copies of all academic records and certificates or degrees. 

·       A certified copy of your South African identity document. 

·       Current contact details of referees. 

·       Applications must be emailed to recruitment3@vut.ac.za. Please quote the post reference and post description in the subject line. 

·       No manual applications will be accepted. Incomplete applications, or those submitted without the required application form and supporting documents, will be disregarded. 

·       Only applications submitted using the official VUT application for employment form will be considered. 

·       Correspondence will only be entered into with shortlisted candidates. If you do not hear from VUT within three months of the closing date, please regard your application as unsuccessful. 

 

Please note 

·       By submitting your application, you consent to VUT verifying your qualifications and sharing your personal information with the selection panel and other authorised persons involved in the recruitment process. Candidates with foreign qualifications must submit a South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) certificate of evaluation. VUT is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act No. 55 of 1998 (as amended), and in line with its Employment Equity Plan and Recruitment Policy, preference will be given to suitably qualified candidates from designated groups, specifically African, Coloured, and persons with disabilities. 

·       VUT reserves the right not to make an appointment 

 

POPIA Compliance 

The Applicant acknowledges and agrees that VUT will collect, process, and store the Applicants' personal information in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA), for the purposes of the recruitment and selection process. 

 

VUT will take reasonable steps to protect applicants' personal information from unauthorised access, use, or disclosure. Applicants have the right to access, correct, or delete their personal information at any time. 

 

Litigation Waiver 

The Applicant agrees to waive all claims against VUT arising from the collection, processing, storage, or sharing of personal information in accordance with this clause.