Jobs at Office of the Chief Justice South Africa

REQUIREMENTS :

• Applicants should be in possession of a minimum of a three (03) years National Diploma in Security and Risk Management / equivalent qualification at NQF level 6 with 360 credits as recognised by SAQA. Minimum of five (5) years’ experience of which three (3) years should be at ASD/Junior Management level in the relevant field. A valid driver’s License, Grade A Private Security Industry Regulation Authority (PSIRA) certificate or Training concluded with the registered security training service provider.

DUTIES :

• Manage and oversee the effective and efficient use and deployment of resources, manage event security for the Judiciary and the OCJ, manage effective close and static security services to the Judiciary, manage security assessments, investigations and recommend measures for the Judiciary and manage the Sub Directorate 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Applicants should be in possession of a National Diploma in Building Management/Construction Management/Project Management/Property/Real Estate Management at NQF level 6 with 360 credits as recognised by SAQA. A minimum of 3 years’ experience in Facilities and Auxiliary services, of which one (1) year should be at supervisory level at salary level 7 or 8 / junior management level. A valid driver’s license will serve as an added advantage.

DUTIES :

• Ensure the implementation of facilities and infrastructure projects at OCJ service centres, conduct accommodation needs audit with service centres, consolidate User Assets Management Plan (UAMP) for OCJ, manage office space planning and parking allocation, ensure day-to-day maintenance function for OCJ service centres, develop maintenance plan for OCJ, coordinate and monitor maintenance services, monitor and report on the status and progress of maintenance and update Action Log, execute operations related to facilities within OCJ, ensure management of contracts within OCJ, provide support in management of expenditure within sub directorate, implement and ensure compliance to facilities polices and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), coordinate the facilities and auxiliary services for the OCJ, compile specifications and handle inspections in the cleaning field, manage and control equipment and material register, coordinate outsourced services within the OCJ, manage resources, ensure general supervision and development of employees including training, allocate duties and perform quality control on the work delivered by officials, mentor and coach staff. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Applicants should be in possession of a National Diploma in Web Design/ Computer Science or relevant qualification at NQF Level 6 with 360 credits as recognised by SAQA. A minimum of three (3) years’ experience in the relevant field of which one (1) year should be at supervisory level at salary level 7 or 8 / junior management level. A valid driver’s license. A Postgraduate qualification in Web Design/Computer Science will serve as an added advantage

DUTIES :

• Maintain website content and compliance in line with standard practices, maintain the quality, design and style of the organisational website in line with the website style guide and website policy, ensure website security and data protection by implementing necessary measures and protocols, maintain web platforms Security Validation Programme and databases, monitor site traffic and resolve technical issues to optimise site performance for search engines (Google, Bing, Yahoo) and AI Harvesting, implement website troubleshooting and optimisation, keep abreast with emerging technologies/industry trends and apply them on operations, training and activities, provide advice on new website designs and upgrade implementation, attend to all administrative duties as directed by the supervisor. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Applicants should be in possession of an LLB degree at NQF level 8 as recognised by SAQA. A minimum of two (2) years’ experience in Legal environment (certificates of service must accompany the application).
• MR3: LLB Degree or equivalent plus a minimum of two (2) years post qualification experience in legal environment.
• MR4: LLB degree or equivalent qualification plus a minimum of eight (8) years post qualification experience in a legal profession environment (certificates of service must accompany the application).
• MR5: LLB degree or equivalent qualification plus a minimum of 14 years post qualification experience in a legal profession environment (certificates of service must accompany the application). A valid driver’s license, Superior Court or litigation experience and supervisory experience will serve as an added advantage.

DUTIES :

• Process default judgments to enhance efficiency of the Court in handling of quasi- judicial functions, consider applications for default judgment (Rule 31[5]) by applying Court rules and regulations, case law, discretion and knowledge, ensure circulation of the outcome to the relevant litigating party, capture and update accurate Default applications register and data tool registered in the Office daily, verify data and submit reporting tool on percentage of default judgments granted by Registrars to the Statistician, execute taxations to enhance efficiency of the Court in handling of quasi-judicial functions, determine whether pleadings/ processes comply with the Court rules, Tax bills of cost by hearing arguments from the parties and apply discretion and knowledge to the reasonable litigation costs, process and finalise opposed and Unopposed Taxations in accordance with SOP, deal with and finalise taxation reviews (Rule 48) through the drafting of stated cases, replies, and submission to the Judiciary, finalise taxation reviews (Rule 48) through the drafting of stated cases, replies, and submission to the Judiciary, capture and update accurate Bills of costs registered and data tools in the Office, submit reporting Tool on Taxations to the Statistician, verify data and submit reporting taxations dealt with by Registrars to the Statistician, manage criminal/civil process to enhance efficiency of the court, analyse statistical data to assess trends and devise strategies to address identified risk factors, resolve Presidential Hotline queries and chapter 9 institution enquiries, coordinate and report on the provision of support staff in Court rooms and Registrars supporting offices, manage the allocation of performance information/ data/ Statistics for purpose of reporting as per Reporting Tools.
• Maintain and update manual registers for Audit of reported Performance information, supervise and develop staff, ensure general supervision of employees, allocate duties and perform quality control on the work delivered by officials, manage leave of staff, advise and lead supervisees with regard to all aspects of the work, manage performance, conduct and discipline of employees, ensure that all employees are trained and developed to be able to deliver work of the required standard efficiently and effectively, develop, implement and monitor work systems and processes to ensure efficient and effective functioning, address enquiries and provide advice and guidance on asset allocation and control. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Applicants should be in possession of a National Diploma in Library and Information Science /Record Management/Information Studies or a relevant qualification at NQF level 6 with 360 credits as recognised by SAQA. A minimum of two (2) years’ experience in Library environment. A valid driver’s license and a post graduate qualification in library and information science/studies will serve as added advantage.

DUTIES :

• Develop the catalogue in line with the international library standards, download the best bibliographic records from Smartport, UKM and OCLC, ensure the distribution of catalogued materials, ensure materials are easily retrieved from shelves, administer the classification of the library collection, coordinate and maintain collections relating to previous editions and non-book materials; Identify and remove reference works and serial publications from the general book collection, ensure that catalogued materials are relevant to library users’ needs, update and administer previous editions, coordinate assets management within the Constitutional Court library, conduct asset verification and stocktaking of the library materials, bar code and add records to library management system and entries in the library asset register, remove outdated books from shelves, update the library system and asset register with the written off previous materials, ensure the implementation of disposal of books, attend to queries relating to unverified library materials, supervise and develop staff, ensure general supervision of employees, allocate duties and perform quality control on the work delivered by officials, manage leave of staff, advise and lead supervisees regarding all aspects of the work; manage performance, conduct and discipline of employees, ensure that all employees are trained and developed to be able to deliver work of the required standard efficiently and effectively, attend to enquires and provide advice and guidance on asset allocation and control, develop, implement and monitor work systems and processes to ensure efficient and effective functioning. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Applicants should be in possession of a Grade twelve (12) Certificate. Relevant experience required. A three (3) year National Diploma/Degree in Library Science, Information Science or equivalent qualification at NQF level 6 as recognised by SAQA will serve as an added advantage. 

DUTIES :

• Render library and information services to the Judiciary, internal and external clients, provide efficient and effective circulation desk services, receive and verify the library publications, process and update library publications. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Applicants should be in possession of a Grade twelve (12) certificate. No previous experience required. A valid driver’s license will serve as advantage. All shortlisted candidates shall undertake a pre-entry practical exercise as part of the. assessment method to determine the candidate's suitability based on the post's technical and generic requirements.

DUTIES :

• Capture data from available records into the required formats e.g. databases, table, spreadsheet, verify missing data and errors observed during data entry, review and validate all data from the records, submit data and make regular backups of data, keep and maintain records and files, ensure records and files are properly sorted and secured, provide information to components, keep and maintain record files, send and receive emails when requested, report all IT problems immediately to supervisor, provide information to responsible components, check all machines and microphones and fault diagnosing of the CRT machines, report faults experienced during fault diagnosing process and log queries to helpdesk, capture Court roll from Court list/books and pre-schedule the cases prior to commencement of the proceedings, record Court proceedings as per Court appearance and related annotations for the case type in session, search for postponed cases and add later recording sessions to such locations, transfer Court recordings to the site server in 15min intervals, save and scan documents as requested, ensure that all cases records/Court documents for data capturing are kept safe while in your possession, sort and distribute incoming data to be captured equally, review and validate all data from the files, open files and file and update registers and statistics.