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Job Advert Summary    

• To provide administrative support and related services to the Standards portfolio of quality assurance to ensure that service delivery is optimized and meets requisite operating procedures, and to ensure that all statutory and legislative requirements relating to Quality Assurance systems are met.

Minimum Requirements    

• Qualifications And Special Certifications/Registration
• Diploma in science, quality management or related field (NQF Level 5)

Experience

• 1-2 years relevant work experience in a Quality Administration and/or Assurance environment (Operational Level)

Duties and Responsibilities    
Functional Management

• Capture all Quality Assurance information for reporting
• Demonstrate, conduct and capture all information related to Quality Assurance assessments on the relevant system.
• Provide the division with Quality Assurance statistics as required.
• Develop presentations and related material for Quality Assurance related information sharing interventions.
• Ensure that an adequate information management system is in place that contains relevant and updated information as it relates to the Quality Assurance function.
• Ensure that all information relevant to Quality Assurance is directed accordingly to the relevant stakeholders such as newsletters and projects.
• Provide the Quality Assurance function with all relevant information and research documentation when required.
• Be the first point of contact for Quality Assurance and provide advice as required.
• Assist with the compilation and submission of reports to Quality Assurance as required.
• Ensure that all documents are filed and information managed appropriately.
• Conduct investigations as they relate to customer complaints to the Standards Division.
• Ensure that all communications for Quality Assurance is directed accordingly.

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 requirements.
• Maintain quality risk management standards in line with ISO and 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.

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 efficient communication to all auditors and other finance team members.
• 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, complaints where required.
• Liaise with relevant stakeholders regarding follow-up of information, as required.

Deadline:17th October,2025

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Purpose Statement

• To facilitate the timely development and maintenance of South African National Standards according to defined processes and procedures including amongst others research tasks, the engagement and effective operations within committees and their members in order to formulate technical requirements in standards.

Minimum Requirements    

Qualification

• Matric Grade 12
• National Diploma in National Diploma in Electrical Engineering (NQF Level 6)

Work Experiance

• 3 years relevant industry experience.
• Must have Standards Development Experience.

Duties and Responsibilities    
Functional Management

• Research the requirements for new standards and evaluatestandards under review, following standard operating procedures.
• Ensure completeness of proposals substantiating therelevance and need for a national standard (e.g., economic,policy, regulatory, conformity assessment, health, safety, and environment, etc.).
• Submit research outputs and recommended plan to internal and external stakeholders for review.
• Keep abreast of new standards or projects (international and Regional) in other areas as relevant to projects within sphere of control.
• Provide support and guidance to more junior team members where required.
• Work on multiple projects (complex) simultaneously
• Develop or innovate new theories/ solutions
• Discuss and assist line management to make sure that the standards development team and current technologies are aligned with the business' goals and vision of the organization.
• Facilitate the development of South African National Standards and other related deliverables in line with the division’s processes and procedures.
• Plan and adhere to all milestones for the delivery of the standard together in consultation with line management.
• Formulate working drafts in collaboration with the working group members according to the preliminary work item and capture technical requirements into written standards.
• Prepare and circulate committee drafts according to Rules for the Structure and Drafting of National Standards Document (ARP 013) and ensure consensus is reached on the draft
• Facilitate the process for the editing of the draft documents and ensure that documents are technically reviewed, and drawingsare prepared and typed as required.
• Monitor the timeous circulation of Draft South African Standard
• Collate comments received at the Draft South African Standard stage.
• Ensure due process is followed including the quality of publications.
• Provide progress reports and escalate to line management on deviations as required.
• Ensure that all projects identified have been registered
• Provide consolidated viewpoint from mirror committee on international documents and the decisions of the mirror committee.

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
• 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, ISO and Accreditation requirements.
• Adhere to all relevant laws, policies and Standard Operating Procedures throughout the organisation.
• Ensure that standards adhere to company policies and standards.

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.
• Facilitate the need to participate in International and Regional Standardisation Committees, including membership levels,and ensure effective contribution on standards projects that South Africa participates in.
• Fulfil the approved leadership roles in International standards development committees as required.
• Provide advocacy and guidance to relevant stakeholders.
• Chair committee meetings effectively when required.
• Educate all stakeholders on the standards development process through workshops and meetings and represent the organization as proficient in the standards development process.
• Represent and participate in the organisation’s committees and tasks teams when required.
• Convene and attend meetings and present performance and business information to relevant stakeholders when required.
• Provide technical support on projects when required.
• Actively liaise and build relationships with SABS clients and service providers so as to ensure that the service standards are met appropriately.
• Effectively manage customer complaints through timeous resolution and/or escalation as required.
• Analyze queries and develop mechanisms to proactively resolve common issues and share lessons learned.

Deadline:17th October,2025