Fresh Jobs at South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)

Purpose Statement

• To provide a value adding certification service to the department and division through technical expertise and review, which meet the requirements of Accreditation and SANS/ISO Standards and the SABS policies, processes and procedures. 

Minimum Requirements    
Qualifications

• National Diploma / Diploma in Engineering: Electrical (Heavy Current) (NQF Level 6)
• SAATCA Registration is advantageous                                                                                  

Work Experiance                                                                                                           

• 3 years relevant work experience in a relevant technical environment (Oprational Level)
• Product and/or Systems Certification protocols knowledge is essential (Operational Level)

Duties and Responsibilities    

Functional Management

• Conduct sales application reviews of existing customers.
• Review the planning, scheduling and executing of audits in line with client and SABS requirements.
• Review audit reports of clients based on the scope of work required. 
• Conduct on-site peer reviews of auditors as required.
• Review AB submissions per Accreditation, ISO and SABS requirements.
• Provide technical support to guide the quotation process for new clients and permit extensions through Technical Reviews.
• Assist Sales BU with technical expertise for clients where required.
• Submit all relevant reports within scope of control and on time.
• Contribute to the development and execution of the Certification Systems Operational Plan (6- month view) to meet capacity and requirements (for new and existing customers).
• Provide subject matter expertise to the organization as a Technical Reviewer and CTC member.
• Contribute to the effective functioning of CTCs.

Risk and Compliance Management

• Assist in identifying and adhering to fraud controls, risk prevention principles, sound governance and compliance processes, and tools to identify and manage risks.
• Support and provide evidence to all internal and external audit and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain quality risk management standards in line with regulatory requirements.
• Maintain and enforce all related Service Level Agreements to minimise business risk and ensure business continuity.
• Adhere to all relevant laws, policies and Standard Operating Procedures throughout the organisation.
• Provide technical expertise on schemes to ensure adherence to all relevant laws, policies and Standard Operating Procedures throughout the organisation.

Stakeholder Management

• Contribute to maintaining effective internal and external stakeholder relationships for the purpose of expectations management, knowledge sharing and integration, and to manage the organisation’s reputation.
• Provide mentorship, coaching and/or skills transfer to staff regarding systems / product schemes.
• Represent and participate in the organisation’s committees and tasks teams when required.
• Convene, chair and attend meetings and present performance and business related information to relevant stakeholders when required.
• Ensure the provision of excellent customer service.
• Resolve queries and problems within span of control and within agreed time frames.
• Follow up on unresolved queries and complaints where required.
• Liaise with relevant stakeholders regarding follow-up of information, as required for tender requests.
• Provide subject-matter advocacy and expertise to all relevant stakeholders.
• Manage internal and external relationships to ensure that certification audit best practices are implemented across the organisation. 

Deadline:21st November,2025

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Purpose Statement

• To develop, manage and implement the Human Capital Centre of Excellence activities to support business operations and strategic objectives and ensure compliance to all statutory and legislative prescripts

Qualifications

• Diploma + Advanced Diploma / B-Degree in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, or a related field
• NQF level 7
• South African Board for People Practices (SABPP) registration is preferred

Experience

• 10 years’ relevant work experience in human resources
• 3 years management experience
• Proven track record in developing, managing and implementing strategies for optimal organisational structure, performance management, workforce planning, compensation & benefits, employee engagement, value systems, human capital service delivery, etc.
• Proven track record in designing organisational frameworks for human capital value chain optimisation, leadership development, culture change, and human capital compliance and governance

Duties and Responsibilities    
Operational Management

• Contribute towards the development of an operational strategy for the Division function and ensure alignment of this strategy to the plan for the HC Centre of Excellence business unit overall.
• Ensure productivity is measured effectively against set objectives.
• Manage and ensure the drive of continuous improvement activities.

Functional Management

• Act as a custodian of all HC Centre of Excellence policies and procedures ensuring effective communication and monitoring of the policies and procedures, and alignment to legislation and collective agreements as required.
• Research, benchmark, and developing policies and processes within relevant area.
• Deliver an integrated, seamless HC Centre of Excellence provision to SABS through a service delivery model which places staff and management at the center to support the success of SABS’s goals and business strategies.
• Foster and drive people-centric practices and initiatives that are aligned to the strategic priorities and objectives of SABS.
• Develop and lead human capital governance, risk and compliance frameworks and programmes within Human Capital.
• Undertake detailed analysis of the SABS’ people and risk landscape to ensure that appropriate employee practices and strategies are in place.
• Develop, implement and manage strategies such as organisational structure design, workforce planning, employee engagement, and human capital service delivery and policies within scope of control.
• Develop and manage mechanisms that enable the human capital value chain to be optimised throughout the organisation.

Risk and Compliance Management

• Ensure the mitigation of the business unit’s risk profile through the application of fraud controls and risk prevention principles and implementing of sound governance and compliance processes and tools to identify and manage risks.
• Responsible for the coordination and maintenance of quality risk management in line with regulatory requirements.
• Drive the implementation of compliance with policies aimed at strengthening the SABS brand and stakeholder interface.
• Monitor changes in the regulatory environment and ensure that appropriate operational controls are implemented to address new requirements.
• Support and provide evidence to all internal and external audit and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee the maintenance and enforcement of related Service Level Agreements to minimise business risk and ensure business continuity.
• Ensure adherence in the team to all relevant laws, policies and Standard Operating Procedures throughout the organisation.

Financial Management

• Provide input in the planning and compilation of the annual budget aligned to the tactical delivery plans to support the implementation of set objectives.
• Ensure the effective implementation, management, monitoring of the business unit’s budget, and mitigate and report on any variances
• Ensure the deployment of proper financial controls to manage the business unit budget.

People Management

• Proactively manage all direct reports in order to ensure that the strategic objectives for the division is met.
• Maintain excellent human capital performance through employee empowerment, skills development and retention and succession planning within the team.
• Maintain an environment where employees respect and adhere to company standards of integrity and ethics by integrating these values into all processes, procedures and practices.

Stakeholder Management

• Identify and mitigate internal systems and procedural barriers to enhance excellent customer service.
• Build and maintain effective internal and external stakeholder relationships for the purpose of expectations management, knowledge sharing and integration, and to manage the organisation’s reputation.
• Represent and participate in the organisation’s committees and tasks teams when required.

Deadline:24th November,2025

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Purpose Statement

• To provide generalist human capital business partnering services to SABS and to drive compliance with the SABS Human Capital policies and procedures nationally.  

Qualifications

• Diploma + Advanced Diploma / B-Degree in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, Social Science or a related field
• NQF level 7
• South African Board for People Practices (SABPP) registration is preferred.

Experience

• 8 years’ relevant work experience in human resources
• 4 years specialist experience
• Proven track record in driving and implementing generalised human capital business partnering initiatives within a corporate environment
• Must have experience in Employee Relations, Recruitment & Selection, Performance Management, Change Management, Talent Management as well as Learning & Development.

Duties and Responsibilities    

Functional Management

• Implement the strategic objectives of the Human Capital Management function within all business units.
• Implement and attend to the day-to-day general Human Capital requirements of lines of business within area of control.
• Develop an understanding of the business and provide solutions tailor-made for business needs.
• Ensure that relevant projects are managed and implemented within set timeframes, and as per the project scope and plan, and track and report on the project status.
• Adhere to sound project management principles such as analysis, scope, risk mitigation, change management, and project learnings.
• Provide guidance to line management and employees and implement sound employee relations initiatives and practices, within scope of control.

Risk and Compliance Management

• Assist in identifying and adhering to fraud controls, risk prevention principles, sound governance and compliance processes, and tools to identify and manage risks.
• Provide input and review Human Capital policies and procedures as required.
• Support and provide evidence to all internal and external audit and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain quality risk management standards in line with ISO and regulatory requirements.

Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain effective internal and external stakeholder relationships for the purpose of expectations management, knowledge sharing and integration, and to manage the organisation’s reputation.
• Represent and participate in the organisation’s committees and tasks teams when required.
• Convene and attend meetings and present relevant information stakeholders when required.
• Ensure the provision of excellent customer service.

Deadline:24th November,2025

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Purpose Statement

• To conduct testing, generate test report and participate in other laboratory activities in support of the attainment of the divisional and business objectives and ensure the maintenance of the laboratory QMS and relevant SANAS and ISO Accreditation requirements.

Qualifications

• Diploma /National Diploma in Chemistry (NQF Level 6)
• Technical signatory status is essential

Work Experiance

• 3 years work experience in Mining and Minerals environment. 
• Work exposure in SANS (Mining and Minerals Lab) is essential.

Duties and Responsibilities    
Functional Management

• Oversee and conduct manual or automated tests and generate results as required.
• Receive and record all samples from clients before testing.
• Plan and prepare to conduct tests.
• Analyse recorded or generated test results.
• Compile and verify the technical correctness and completeness of the test reports.
• Conduct quality verification on all test reports generated in the laboratory.
• Interpret test standards and methods and generate reports.
• Develop and coordinate testing schedules with the team.
• Research, develop and validate new testing methods.
• Conduct witness testing for internal and external clients to demonstrate and verify testing processes.
• Conduct proficiency testing for industry benchmark purposes as and when required.
• Prepare and apply calibration and maintenance procedures and ensure that all equipment is calibrated and maintained.
• Conduct root cause analysis within laboratory and ensure the effective implementation of corrective and preventative measures.
• Apply appropriate maintenance and basic trouble shooting requirements.
• Calibrate and verify test equipment.
• Ensure all Laboratory assets are accounted for in area of control and participate in asset verification.
• Ensure that commissioning reports of equipment are compiled and asset registration and capitalization is done timeously as per SABS policies.
• Process samples and participate in proficiency schemes (including intra and inter Laboratory comparisons).
• Participate in in-house test validations as required to confirm the results.
• Conduct all activities assigned to maintain the Quality Management System and Accreditation and participate in the maintenance of the quality management system in accordance with the Quality Manual and the laboratory’s accreditation to the relevant technical standards.
• Prepare for internal audits and maintain alignment to audit processes.
• Provide advocacy and assist with technical specifications and requirements to generate quotations.
• Analyse customer requirements and check alignment with technical(testing) specifications
• Provide customer advice on interpretation and application of technical(testing) specifications
• Conduct training on equipment used for testing to stakeholders as and when its required.
• Document and alert Standard Writers on identified errors in the specifications or Standard documents.
• Conduct training and coaching sessions for other Test Officers and mentor them (Test Officers) who are in the process of acquiring Technical Signatory status.
• Maintain a safe working environment by adhering to all safety principles and procedures.
• Keep abreast of all the changes in Occupational Health and Safety requirements.
• Keep abreast with developments in the technical committees, working groups and industry trends.
• Complete the Competence Development Ladder (CDP) for the next level.

Risk and Compliance Management

• Assist in identifying and adhering to fraud controls, risk prevention principles, sound governance and compliance processes, and tools to identify and manage risks.
• Assist in the preparation and support and provide evidence to all internal and external audit requirements.
• Maintain quality risk management standards in line with legislative and accreditation requirements.
• Adhere to all relevant laws, policies and Standard Operating Procedures throughout the organisation.

Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain effective internal and external stakeholder relationships for the purpose of expectations management, knowledge sharing and integration, and to manage the organization’s reputation.
• Represent and participate in the organization’s committees and tasks teams when required.
• Convene and attend meetings (e.g., technical committees, working groups etc.) and present relevant information stakeholders when required.
• Ensure the provision of excellent customer service.
• Resolve queries and problems within span of control and within agreed time frames.
• Follow up on unresolved queries and complaints where required.
• Liaise with relevant stakeholders regarding follow-up of information, as required

Deadline:28th November,2025