Jobs at Department of Land Reform and Rural Development

REQUIREMENTS : Minimum requirements:

• Applicants must be in a possession of Grade 12 Certificate and a Bachelor’s Degree in Town and Regional Planning / Urban and Regional Planning / Geographical Information Science (GISc) (NQF Level 7) and a Nyukela certificate (Pre-entry Certificate to the SMS) submitted prior to appointment. Registration with South African Council for Planners (SACPLAN) as a Profession Planner or with South African Geomatics Council as a Professional Geomatics Professional: GISc. Minimum of 5 years’ experience at a middle / senior managerial level in a Town and Regional Planning or GISc environment. 

DUTIES :

• Provide spatial planning, land use management and environmental services in liaison with the national office. Monitor compliance with the provisions of Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act (SPLUMA). Enforce compliance with SPLUMA. Oversee Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Interventions to ensure compliance. Ensure compliance with the National Environmental Management Act.
• Provide spatial planning information services in liaison with the national office. Enable provincial integrated spatial information management systems. Provide Geographic Information Science (GISc) technical support to municipalities. Facilitate the utilisation of GISc technical tools to aid spatial planning. Provide support to the implementation of Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act 16 of 2013 (SPLUMA). Support municipalities in the utilisation of SPLUMA guidelines, toolsets, systems and procedures. Support municipalities in setting up functional Land Use Regulators.
• Provide technical support in the development of Provincial Legislation, Land Use Schemes and Spatial Development Frameworks and related Plans. Provide technical support to agriculture, rural development and land reform programmes. Provide Spatial Analysis services, Provide GISc and Mapping services. Provide GISc remote sensing and mobile application services. Provide development planning support. Provide Intergovernmental support and co-ordination. Coordinate Intergovernmental relations amongst relevant stakeholders. Coordinate provincial Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Services. Coordinate ad hoc engagements as required. Support spatial integration of plans and programmes. 

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REQUIREMENTS : Minimum requirements:

• Applicants must be in possession of a Grade 12 Certificate and National Diploma (NQF level 6) / Degree qualification in Information Technology / Computer Science or related equivalent qualification.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience at junior management level in ICT environment relating to Local Area Network (LAN) and Wide Area Network (WAN), ICT servers and applications, Network and Hardware support

DUTIES :

• Provide Local Area Network (LAN) and Wide Area Network (WAN) support. Check connectivity on transversal and business application systems. Report on the functionality of the systems. Monitor systems reconnections. Manage, assess and resolve network infrastructure connectivity (Switches, Routers and Access Points (AP's). Receive new user creation forms from users and submit for creation on departmental network. Provide feedback on new user creations. Process and submit user network terminations as received from Human Resource Management (HRM). Compile monthly Information Technology (IT) reports. Manage and maintain ICT servers and applications. Monitor and assess server environment and access control. Ensure server and connection issues are assessed and resolved satisfactorily.
• Report and manage escalation of server room issues for smooth resolutions. Facilitate, install and update of ICT Application, eg, Antivirus, etc. Scan and clean computers for viruses. Scan and remove unwanted / unapproved DLRRD applications. Setup, configure and connection of IT applications. Manage and monitor Network and Hardware support to business / users via ICT Call logging process. Attend and manage user workstation ICT logged calls (allocation, resolution, resolution update) in respect of hardware, software and network in context to the Service Level Agreement (SLA) timelines. Generate call management reports. Review and implement corrective actions on calls / processes.
• Participate in central ICT projects of rolling out new initiatives in departmental offices across the province. Conduct ICT business needs and equipment assessment report with related recommendations on resolutions / specification. Supervise and manage sub-Directorate. Manage the day-to-day operations of the IT unit. Manage staff subordinates work allocation and leave. Ensure that calls are resolved and closed within the stipulated SLA time frame. Manage Central National Office / Provincial ICT projects and provide project status updates. 

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REQUIREMENTS : Minimum requirements:

• Applicants must be in a possession of Grade 12 Certificate or relevant equivalent qualification. Minimum of 3 years’ experience working in a human resource environment.

DUTIES :

• Supervise and undertake the more complex implementation and maintenance of human resource administration practices. Human resource provisioning (recruitment and selection, appointments, transfer, verification of qualifications, secretariat functions at interviews, absorptions, probationary periods etc.). Implement conditions of service and service benefits (leave, housing, medical, injury on duty, long service recognition, overtime, relocation, pension, allowances etc.).
• Termination of service. Recommend (approve) transactions on Personnel and Salary Administration system (PERSAL) according to delegations. (final authorisation should happen on a higher level preferably at Assistant Director or higher level). Performance management. Prepare reports on human resource administration issues and statistics. Handle human resource administration enquiries. Manage enquiries from internal and external clients. Supervise human resources / staff. Allocate and ensure quality of work. Personnel development. Apply discipline. Assess staff performance. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Minimum requirements: Applicants must be in possession of a Grade 12 Certificate. 

DUTIES :

• Provide a secretariat / receptionist support service to the Director. Receive telephone calls and refers the calls to the correct role players if not meant for the relevant senior manager. Record appointments and events in the diary. Types documents for the senior manager and other staff within the unit on a word process. Operate office equipment e.g. computers and photocopiers. Provide a clerical support service to the Senior Manager. Liaise with travel agencies to make travel arrangements.
• Check arrangements when relevant documents are received. Arrange meetings and events for the senior manager and the staff in the unit. Identifies venues, invite role players, organise refreshments and sets up schedules for meeting and events. Process the travel and subsistence claims for the unit. Process all invoices that emanate from the activities of the work of the senior manager. Records basic minutes of meetings of the senior manager where required. Draft routine correspondence and reports. Do filling of documents for the senior manager and the unit where necessary. Administer matters like leave registers and telephonic accounts.
• Receive, records and distributes all incoming and outgoing documents. Handle the procurement of standard items like stationary, refreshments etc. Collects all relevant documents to enable the Director to prepare for meetings. Remains up to date with regard to prescripts / policies and procedures applicable to her / his work environment to ensure efficient and effective support to the senior manager. Study the relevant public service and the departmental prescripts / policies and other documents to ensure that the application thereof is understood properly. Remain abreast with the procedures and process that apply in the office of the senior manager.