SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL SPACE AGENCY (SANSA)
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: SPACE ENGINEERING Pretoria Job Ref #: EDSE01 Industry: Engineering Job Type: Permanent Salary: Market Related Description: Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Executive Director is a member of the executive team and provides leadership in developing programmatic, organizational, and financial plans for the SANSA Space Engineering Programme in terms of (i) space missions management, (ii) space and systems engineering, (iii) programme and project management, (iv) technology and innovation management, (v) strategic products, systems, and technology acquisition, (iv) contract management, (v) industry coordination, and development. Key performance areas will include, but are not limited to:
Requirements: The ideal candidate must have the following qualifications and experience:
Background verification, including criminal record, credit checks, security clearances, qualifications, and citizenship checks, as well as competency assessment and psychometric testing, may form part of the selection process. By applying for these vacancies, the candidates consent that SANSA can collect, process, and share their Personal Information (PI) for verification, assessments, and employment purposes only. SANSA subscribes to the principles of the Employment Equity Act. As per the Employment Equity Plan of SANSA and its Employment Equity goals and targets, preference will be given to candidates from under-represented designated groups (African males and females, Coloured females, and People with disabilities). Should you meet the above requirements, please upload your detailed CV, and apply on : Current Opportunities (mcidirecthire.com) Communication will only be conducted with short-listed candidates. If applicants have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, regard your application as unsuccessful. SANSA reserves the right not to make an appointment. Closing Date: 29 February 2024. For queries, please contact Mr. Selaelo Motalaota by email at smotalaota@sansa.org.za or on 012 844 0502. APPLY
REMOTE SENSING SCIENTIST Pretoria Job Ref #: RSS03 Industry: Research Job Type: Permanent Salary: Market Related Description: Reporting to the Space Intelligence Services Manager, the Remote Sensing Scientist will be responsible for researching applications and potential remote sensing technology for image processing applications in specific focus areas. They will be required to develop value-added products as derived from satellite images. Key performance areas will include, but are not limited to:
Requirements: The ideal candidate must have the following qualifications and experience:
Background verification, including criminal record, credit checks, security clearances, qualifications, and citizenship checks, as well as competency assessment and psychometric testing, may form part of the selection process. By applying for these vacancies, the candidates consent that SANSA can collect, process, and share their Personal Information (PI) for verification, assessments, and employment purposes only. SANSA subscribes to the principles of the Employment Equity Act. As per the Employment Equity Plan of SANSA and its Employment Equity goals and targets, preference will be given to candidates from under-represented designated groups (African males and females, Coloured females, and People with disabilities). Should you meet the above requirements, please upload your detailed CV, and apply on : Current Opportunities (mcidirecthire.com) Communication will only be conducted with short-listed candidates. If applicants have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, regard your application as unsuccessful. SANSA reserves the right not to make an appointment. Closing Date: 01 March 2024. For queries, please contact Mr. Selaelo Motalaota by email at smotalaota@sansa.org.za or on 012 844 0502. APPLY
SENIOR PAYROLL PRACTITIONER Pretoria Job Ref #: SPP01 Industry: Banking/Finance And Investment Job Type: Permanent Salary: Market Related Description: Reporting to the Enterprise Finance Manager, the Senior Payroll Practitioner will be required to manage, direct, control, and process the agency’s entire payroll and all other payroll-related duties, support the financial administrator, and manage all journals related to finance. Key performance areas will include, but are not limited to:
Requirements: The ideal candidate must have the following qualifications and experience:
Background verification, including criminal record, credit checks, security clearances, qualifications, and citizenship checks, as well as competency assessment and psychometric testing, may form part of the selection process. By applying for these vacancies, the candidates consent that SANSA can collect, process, and share their Personal Information (PI) for verification, assessments, and employment purposes only. SANSA subscribes to the principles of the Employment Equity Act. As per the Employment Equity Plan of SANSA and its Employment Equity goals and targets, preference will be given to candidates from under-represented designated groups (African males and females, Coloured females, and People with disabilities). Should you meet the above requirements, please upload your detailed CV, and apply on : Current Opportunities (mcidirecthire.com) Communication will only be conducted with short-listed candidates. If applicants have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, regard your application as unsuccessful. SANSA reserves the right not to make an appointment. Closing Date: 01 March 2024. For queries, please contact Mr. Selaelo Motalaota by email at smotalaota@sansa.org.za or on 012 844 0502. APPLY
STRATEGIC PLANNING, MONITORING & EVALUATION MANAGER Pretoria Job Ref #: SPME01 Industry: Professional Job Type: Permanent Salary: Market Related Description: Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Strategic Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Manager will develop and implement governance processes and organizational performance monitoring, evaluation, and reporting, ensuring that strategic objectives and programmes are implemented and reported on. Key performance areas will include, but are not limited to:
Requirements: The ideal candidate must have the following qualifications and experience:
Background verification, including criminal record, credit checks, security clearances, qualifications, and citizenship checks, as well as competency assessment and psychometric testing, may form part of the selection process. By applying for these vacancies, the candidates consent that SANSA can collect, process, and share their Personal Information (PI) for verification, assessments, and employment purposes only. SANSA subscribes to the principles of the Employment Equity Act. As per the Employment Equity Plan of SANSA and its Employment Equity goals and targets, preference will be given to candidates from under-represented designated groups (African males and females, Coloured females, and People with disabilities). Should you meet the above requirements, please upload your detailed CV, and apply on : Current Opportunities (mcidirecthire.com) Communication will only be conducted with short-listed candidates. If applicants have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, regard your application as unsuccessful. SANSA reserves the right not to make an appointment. Closing Date: 01 March 2024. For queries, please contact Mr. Selaelo Motalaota by email at smotalaota@sansa.org.za or on 012 844 0502. APPLY
ENTERPRISE RISK PRACTITIONER (RE-ADVERTISEMENT) Pretoria Job Ref #: ERP02 Industry: Insurance Job Type: Permanent Salary: Market Related Description: Reporting to the Enterprise Risk Manager, the Enterprise Risk Practitioner will assist the Enterprise Risk Manager in the design, implementation, and management of the Risk Management Framework throughout SANSA. They will report on and monitor risks and mitigation factors. They will also assist in the management and reporting on anti-corruption, fraud, fruitless and wasteful, and irregular expenditure, and overseeing the Business Continuity plans across SANSA. Key performance areas will include, but are not limited to:
Requirements: The ideal candidate must have the following qualifications and experience:
Background verification, including criminal record, credit checks, security clearances, qualifications, and citizenship checks, as well as competency assessment and psychometric testing, may form part of the selection process. By applying for these vacancies, the candidates consent that SANSA can collect, process, and share their Personal Information (PI) for verification, assessments, and employment purposes only. SANSA subscribes to the principles of the Employment Equity Act. As per the Employment Equity Plan of SANSA and its Employment Equity goals and targets, preference will be given to candidates from under-represented designated groups (African males and females, Coloured females, and People with disabilities). Should you meet the above requirements, please upload your detailed CV, and apply on : Current Opportunities (mcidirecthire.com) Communication will only be conducted with short-listed candidates. If applicants have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, regard your application as unsuccessful. SANSA reserves the right not to make an appointment. Closing Date: 01 March 2024. For queries, please contact Mr. Selaelo Motalaota by email at smotalaota@sansa.org.za or on 012 844 0502. APPLY
COMMITTEE SECRETARY Pretoria Job Ref #: CS1 Industry: Legal Job Type: Permanent Salary: Market Related Description: Reporting to the Board Secretary, the Committee Secretary will assist the Board Secretary by performing a wide range of administrative and office support activities of the Board Secretariat. Key performance areas will include, but are not limited to:
Requirements: The ideal candidate must have the following qualifications and experience:
Background verification, including criminal record, credit checks, security clearances, qualifications, and citizenship checks, as well as competency assessment and psychometric testing, may form part of the selection process. By applying for these vacancies, the candidates consent that SANSA can collect, process, and share their Personal Information (PI) for verification, assessments, and employment purposes only. SANSA subscribes to the principles of the Employment Equity Act. As per the Employment Equity Plan of SANSA and its Employment Equity goals and targets, preference will be given to candidates from under-represented designated groups (African males and females, Coloured females, and People with disabilities). Should you meet the above requirements, please upload your detailed CV, and apply on : Current Opportunities (mcidirecthire.com) Communication will only be conducted with short-listed candidates. If applicants have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, regard your application as unsuccessful. SANSA reserves the right not to make an appointment. Closing Date: 01 March 2024. For queries, please contact Mr. Selaelo Motalaota by email at smotalaota@sansa.org.za or on 012 844 0502. APPLY
QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER Pretoria Job Ref #: QAM01 Industry: Engineering Job Type: Permanent Salary: Market Related Description: Reporting to the CEO, the Quality Assurance Manager is responsible for ensuring that products or services meet established standards of quality. Key performance areas will include, but are not limited to:
Requirements: The ideal candidate must have the following qualifications and experience:
Background verification, including criminal record, credit checks, security clearances, qualifications, and citizenship checks, as well as competency assessment and psychometric testing, may form part of the selection process. By applying for these vacancies, the candidates consent that SANSA can collect, process, and share their Personal Information (PI) for verification, assessments, and employment purposes only. SANSA subscribes to the principles of the Employment Equity Act. As per the Employment Equity Plan of SANSA and its Employment Equity goals and targets, preference will be given to candidates from under-represented designated groups (African males and females, Coloured females, and People with disabilities). Should you meet the above requirements, please upload your detailed CV, and apply on : Current Opportunities (mcidirecthire.com) Communication will only be conducted with short-listed candidates. If applicants have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, regard your application as unsuccessful. SANSA reserves the right not to make an appointment. Closing Date: 01 March 2024. For queries, please contact Mr. Selaelo Motalaota by email at smotalaota@sansa.org.za or on 012 844 0502. APPLY
PRODUCT ASSURANCE ENGINEER (RE-ADVERTISEMENT) Pretoria Job Ref #: PAE02 Industry: Engineering Job Type: Permanent Salary: Market Related Description: Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Product Assurance Engineer will ensure that space systems under development or operation meet the reliability, maintainability, availability, and safety requirements as approved by the Programme/Project Manager. Key performance areas will include, but are not limited to:
Requirements: The ideal candidate must have the following qualifications and experience:
Background verification, including criminal record, credit checks, security clearances, qualifications, and citizenship checks, as well as competency assessment and psychometric testing, may form part of the selection process. By applying for these vacancies, the candidates consent that SANSA can collect, process, and share their Personal Information (PI) for verification, assessments, and employment purposes only. SANSA subscribes to the principles of the Employment Equity Act. As per the Employment Equity Plan of SANSA and its Employment Equity goals and targets, preference will be given to candidates from under-represented designated groups (African males and females, Coloured females, and People with disabilities). Should you meet the above requirements, please upload your detailed CV, and apply on : Current Opportunities (mcidirecthire.com) Communication will only be conducted with short-listed candidates. If applicants have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, regard your application as unsuccessful. SANSA reserves the right not to make an appointment. Closing Date: 01 March 2024. For queries, please contact Mr. Selaelo Motalaota by email at smotalaota@sansa.org.za or on 012 844 0502. APPLY
SPACE MISSION DESIGN ENGINEER (RE-ADVERTISEMENT) Pretoria Job Ref #: SMDE02 Industry: Engineering Job Type: Permanent Salary: Market Related Description: Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Space Mission Design Engineer will ensure that rigorous analyses and studies are performed that will inform the development of space systems, through the development of requirements that will be approved by the Programme/Project Manager. Key performance areas will include, but are not limited to:
Requirements: The ideal candidate must have the following qualifications and experience:
Background verification, including criminal record, credit checks, security clearances, qualifications, and citizenship checks, as well as competency assessment and psychometric testing, may form part of the selection process. By applying for these vacancies, the candidates consent that SANSA can collect, process, and share their Personal Information (PI) for verification, assessments, and employment purposes only. SANSA subscribes to the principles of the Employment Equity Act. As per the Employment Equity Plan of SANSA and its Employment Equity goals and targets, preference will be given to candidates from under-represented designated groups (African males and females, Coloured females, and People with disabilities). Should you meet the above requirements, please upload your detailed CV, and apply on : Current Opportunities (mcidirecthire.com) Communication will only be conducted with short-listed candidates. If applicants have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, regard your application as unsuccessful. SANSA reserves the right not to make an appointment. Closing Date: 01 March 2024. For queries, please contact Mr. Selaelo Motalaota by email at smotalaota@sansa.org.za or on 012 844 0502. APPLY
SPACE INTELLIGENCE SERVICES MANAGER (RE-ADVERTISEMENT) Pretoria Job Ref #: SISM02 Industry: Research Job Type: Permanent Salary: Market Related Description: Reporting to the Managing Director, the Space Intelligence Services Manager will provide an Earth Observation (EO) Space Intelligence capability to drive the EO programme. this position will develop, direct, and execute key and insightful strategies and tactics to facilitate decision support tools for government, industry knowledge, innovative research, and best-in-class practice to enhance the credibility of SANSA. Key performance areas will include, but not limited to:
Requirements: The ideal candidate must have the following qualifications and experience:
Background verification, including criminal record, credit checks, security clearances, qualifications, and citizenship checks, as well as competency assessment and psychometric testing, may form part of the selection process. By applying for these vacancies, the candidates consent that SANSA can collect, process, and share their Personal Information (PI) for verification, assessments, and employment purposes only. SANSA subscribes to the principles of the Employment Equity Act. As per the Employment Equity Plan of SANSA and its Employment Equity goals and targets, preference will be given to candidates from under-represented designated groups (African males and females, Coloured females, and People with disabilities). Should you meet the above requirements, please upload your detailed CV, and apply on : Current Opportunities (mcidirecthire.com) Communication will only be conducted with short-listed candidates. If applicants have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, regard your application as unsuccessful. SANSA reserves the right not to make an appointment. Closing Date: 01 March 2024. For queries, please contact Mr. Selaelo Motalaota by email at smotalaota@sansa.org.za or on 012 844 0502. APPLY SPACE WEATHER FORECASTER Hermanus Job Ref #: SWF004 Industry: Research Job Type: Contract Salary: Market Related Description: SANSA has a mandate to drive the promotion and use of space and cooperation in space-related activities. To achieve this mandate, the Agency fosters research in space science and technology, advances space engineering programmes, and supports the creation of an environment conducive to industrial development in space technologies within the framework of national government policy. More information about the organization can be found at http://www.sansa.org.za SANSA thrives on our employees’ creativity, competencies, and expertise, and on their ingenuity to succeed in a high-performing environment. If you aspire to the SANSA values of Customer centric, Collaboration and Teamwork, Innovation and solutions driven, Responsiveness to opportunities, Having fun together and living these in a fast-paced and innovative environment, then SANSA could be the place for you. The following opportunities exists in SANSA Hermanus, Western Cape within the Space Science Programme to be filled by an individual with the relevant skills, drive, competencies and qualifications. ADVERTISEMENT (HERMANUS) Space Weather Forecaster (2-year contract) Reporting to the Head of Space Weather, the incumbent will provide Space Weather forecasting and prediction services as a customer demand service within SANSA’s suite of products and services. The forecasting and prediction services are delivered as part of SANSA’s operational space weather centre, which is a 24/7 monitoring and control environment that will become operational in 2022. Incumbents will work shifts (day and night on rotation) This will include but is not limited to the following duties:
Requirements: The ideal candidate will have: Minimum Qualifications for a level 1 forecaster:
1 – 2 Years weather related forecasting would be an advantage Minimum Qualifications for a level 2 forecaster: Minimum Qualifications
Additional Requirements
Candidates will be provided with the opportunity to undertake space weather related research and further their qualifications. Training will be provided, and candidates must be willing to travel nationally and /or internationally to attend training. Incumbents who successfully pass all aspects of the training provided in the first 2 years may be offered permanent positions as Space Weather Forecasters within the Operational Space Weather Centre subject to: i. the recruitment policy; ii. any other applicable policies of the organization, and iii. the availability of vacancies. Competency based testing will form part of the selection process. Please NOTE that the appointment will be on a level commensurate with qualifications and experience. Background verification, including criminal record, credit checks, security clearances, qualifications, and citizenship checks, as well as competency assessment and psychometric testing, may form part of the selection process. By applying for this vacancy, the candidates consent that SANSA can collect, process, and share their Personal Information (PI) for verification, assessments, and employment purposes only. SANSA subscribes to the principles of Employment Equity Act. In accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of SANSA and its Employment Equity goals and targets, preference will be given to candidates from under-represented designated groups (African males and females, Coloured females, and People with disabilities ) Should you meet the above requirements, please upload your detailed CV, and apply on: Current Opportunities (mcidirecthire.com) Communication will only be conducted with short-listed candidates. If applicants have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, regard your application as unsuccessful. SANSA reserves the right not to make an appointment. Closing date: 27 February 2024 APPLY
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