Job Vacancies at Department of Water and Sanitation

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree or Advanced diploma in Real Estate, Property Management, Law (Property/Land Law) at NQF Level 7. Five (5) years’ experience in land management at middle or senior management level. A Nyukela Public Service SMS Pre-entry certificate submitted prior to appointment. Knowledge of Treasury Regulations, procurement frameworks, and public sector financial management. 

Duties

• The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership and oversight of integrated land administration, spatial information, infrastructure support, and operational management functions within the Directorate. Oversee cadastral surveying programmes and the acquisition, integration, and management of cadastral and spatial information to support land administration and decision-making. Provide technical guidance on land acquisition, disposal, land rights administration, leasing, and land servitudes, including interpretation of cadastral, spatial, and legal information.
• Ensure quality assurance of spatial and cadastral data, including the development and maintenance of data standards, protocols, and integration within departmental land management systems. Coordinate engagement with municipalities, surveyors, GIS service providers, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment of spatial data management practices. Oversee land rights administration processes, including land acquisition, disposal, vesting, registration processes, and compliance with relevant legislation. Ensure effective records management, documentation, and database integrity relating to land rights. Provide oversight of financial management functions, including budgeting, procurement, supply chain management, and reporting in line with Treasury Regulations and public sector financial management requirements.
• Oversee operational, business, human resource, and performance planning and reporting processes within the Directorate. Drive strategic and operational planning, performance management, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting to ensure alignment with organisational objectives and service delivery targets. Oversee risk management, governance, compliance, and quality management systems to ensure effective service delivery. Lead stakeholder engagement and intergovernmental coordination across national, provincial, and local governments, as well as external partners. Provide leadership in human resource management within the directorate, including team development, capacity building, performance management, and organisational development to ensure effective service delivery.

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Requirements

• An engineering degree (BEng or BSc Eng) or relevant qualification. Six (6) years post-qualification experience. Compulsory registration with the Engineering Council South Africa (ECSA) as a professional engineer. The disclosure of a valid, unexpired driver’s licence.

Duties

• Manage the area office in the Central Operations Directorate. Implementation of Water Resources. Infrastructure operations. Medium-to-long-term plans to ensure continuation of service delivery. Short-term plan to schedule tasks for efficient operations and maintenance. Effective dam safety practices and emergency preparedness plans. Emergency plans for any emergency situation that may jeopardise lives and equipment in the area office. Maintenance and betterment plans, including general maintenance and related facilities.
• Provide leadership and directions as well as be responsible for facilities for financial management and corporate support in the cluster officer. Prepare and manage the area office budget. Manage and control state-owned land and facilities related to water resource infrastructure. Ensure monitoring and evaluation of Cluster Office activities as well as reporting thereon. Manage administration and technical staff. Promote good stakeholder relations and ensure a customer-focused service delivery related to water resources.

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Requirements

• A Bachelor of Technology in Engineering (B-Tech) or relevant qualification. Six (6) years of post-qualification engineering technologist experience required. Compulsory registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as a professional engineering technologist. The disclosure of a valid, unexpired driver’s licence. 

Duties

• This post requires a qualified person to provide technological advisory services to the Area Office and Cluster. Develop, maintain and manage current technologies. Perform administrative and related functions. Evaluate and monitor existing technical manuals, standard drawings and procedures to incorporate new technology. Ensure quality assurance of technical solutions by applying engineering principles. Identify and optimise technological designs. Manage administrative and related functions.
• Provide inputs into the budgeting process. Ensure the development, Implementation and maintenance of databases. Manage and supervise technological and related personnel and assets. Perform duties away from the office and must be able to travel excessive distances. Able to work under pressure to provide technical reports and final drawings within the prescribed time frame. Research and development. Good communication skills to communicate with the public, colleagues, and clients.

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Requirements

• An NQF level 6 in auditing/information systems/data science. Two (2) years’ experience in an IT auditing environment. Knowledge and understanding of internal audit standards and procedures. Knowledge and understanding of information technology audits. 

Duties

• Conduct information technology audits. Identify exceptions or gaps and potential audit findings. Perform IT general controls audits. Perform IT application control audits. Perform Data Analysis. Compile IT audits in line with an approved internal audit and IT audit methodology

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Minimum requirements:

• Applicants must be in possession of a Grade 12 Certificate and a A certificate or diploma in records management or information services will serve as an added advantage. Minimum Three (3) to five (5) years of relevant experience are required. Knowledge of registry duties and practice as well as the ability to capture data and operate a computer. 

Duties

• Supervise and provide registry counter services. Attend to clients. Supervise the handling of incoming and outgoing correspondence. Supervise and sort, register and dispatch mail. Supervise and render an effective filing and record management service according to the departmental file plan. Opening and closing of files according to the record classification system. Filing, tracing and retrieving documents and files. Complete index cards for all files.
• Supervise the operation and operate machine related to registry functions. Open and maintain the franking machine register. Frank post. Undertake spot checks on post to ensure no private post is included. Open and close the remittance register. Keep a daily record of the number of letters franked. Supervise the processing and process documents for archiving and disposal. Sort and package files for archives and distribution. Keep records for archived documents. Support the satellite office with the application and utilisation of the Departmental File Plan. Supervise human resources/staff. Allocate and ensure quality of work, develop personnel, assess staff performance and apply discipline.