Deputy Surveyor-General at Department of Land Reform and Rural Development

REQUIREMENTS :

Minimum requirements:

• Applicants must be in possession of Grade 12 Certificate and an undergraduate qualification (NQF Level 7) as recognised by South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), specifically a four-year B or BSc Degree in Geomatics / Land Surveying or related equivalent qualifications and a Nyukela certificate (Pre-entry Certificate to the SMS) submitted prior to appointment. Registered as a Professional Land Surveyor with the South African Geomatics Council. Registered as a Sectional Titles Practitioner in terms of Section 5(2) of the Sectional Titles Act, 1986. Minimum of 5 years of experience at middle/senior managerial level in a land surveying environment. Appropriate post registration experience in cadastral surveying. A valid driver’s licence.
• Job related knowledge: Cadastral Survey knowledge. Technical System knowledge. Cadastral Spatial Information knowledge. Knowledge of Land Information Systems, Land Administration Systems and Geographical Information Management. Knowledge of advances in technology useful to the Cadastral Survey System. Performance Management and Monitoring. Government systems and structures. Government decision making processes. Programme setting process. Understanding of the management information and formal reporting system. Dealing with misconduct. Internal control and risk management. Project management principles and tools. The political landscape of South Africa.
• Job related skills: Project management. Team management. Interpersonal relations. Budget forecasting. Computer literacy. Resource planning. Problem solving and decision-making. Time management. Business ability. Communication (verbal and written). 

DUTIES :

• Manage the provisioning of registry services. Oversee the receipt and dispatch of cadastral documents submitted for examination and approval. Ensure that the necessary fees of office have been paid prior to the acceptance of cadastral documents into the system. Oversee the provision of registry enquiry services. Oversee the maintenance of the cadastral correspondence filing system. Oversee the rendering of registry delivery and collection services. Manage the rendering of first level examination services. Oversee the allocation of land parcel numbers. Ensure technical compliance of all cadastral documents prepared and submitted by Professional Land Surveyors. Ensure proper application of all relevant land administration legislation, policies and procedures.
• Communicate all relevant new management decisions, policies and information to staff. Manage the rendering of second level examination services. Oversee the examination and approval/rejection of all cadastral documents prepared and submitted by Professional Land Surveyors. Report on directorate progress as required. Ensure proper application of all relevant land administration legislation, policies and procedures. Communicate all relevant new management decisions, policies and information to staff. Provide professional advice to Professional Land Surveyors. Oversee and render cadastral advisory and research services to all spheres of government, as well as the public. Provide professional advice to Professional Land Surveyors, government officials and organs of state. Provide feedback on proposed cadastral documents to any competent authority empowered to grant or approve a right to the use of land for a specified purpose. Assist with the interpretation and legal implications for existing and proposed cadastral documents, which have been or are to be registered in a Deeds Registry.
• Provide responses to litigation documentation, including reports to court, relating to existing or proposed cadastral documents. Liaise with the Registrar of Deeds and officials from the Deeds Registry to ensure cadastral documents approved in the office of the Surveyor-General are registerable and ensure harmonious application of the cadastral system. Liaise with voluntary geomatics organisations and professional bodies in the built environment sector. Respond to any Presidential, Ministerial, Provincial hotline request or Director-General task relating to the competencies and area of jurisdiction of the office in which the official serves. Liaise with members of the public on behalf of the Surveyor-General on complex or unusual land parcel boundary or property legislation-related matters. Support the training and development of officials in the cadastral system environment.