Job Details

Provide GIS professional services in support of all the programmes of the Department.

Office of the Chief Directorate: Province Shared Services Centre (KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Northern Cape, Free State, Eastern Cape, Western Cape And Gauteng)

Senior Managers: Spatial Information Service (Various)
Salary: R652 572 per annum (all-inclusive package to be structured in accordance with the rules of Senior Management Structure) (Level 13)
(Ref. S8/3/2010/179)

Requirements:

• Tertiary qualification in Geography, Geographic/Geo-spatial Information Systems (GIS), or related spatial/information management qualification
  
• Registration or proof of eligibility for registration as a GIS Practitioner with the South African Council for Professional and Technical Surveyors will be an added advantage
• Completed relevant postgraduate qualification will be an added advantage
• Minimum of 4 years’ management experience at the level of Deputy Director in the Public Service (or verifiable evidence of comparable management or professional leadership in GIS)
• Understanding of the role of spatial information in development planning and spatial planning
• Knowledge of Government’s planning framework, policies and programmes, including rural development programmes
• Financial, general and project management skills
  
• Valid driver’s licence.
  

Duties:

• Provide GIS professional services in support of all the programmes of the Department
  
• Render spatial analysis, spatial information management and project management inputs and professional services support for all the programmes and projects of the Department
  
• Support the National Office in the execution of the strategic and operational plans of the Chief Directorate: Spatial Planning and Information, including, but not limited to, providing support to municipalities in respect of their IDPs, SDFs, LUMS, GIS and related matters
  
• Carry out any other duty incidental to the achievement of the Department’s Strategic Plan.
  

Note: Whites, Coloured, Indians and females are specifically encouraged to apply. Please indicate clearly which Province you wish your application to be considered for. Appointment is subject to a positive security clearance and the signing of a performance agreement.

The suitable candidates will be selected with the intention of promoting representivity and achieving Affirmative Action targets, as contemplated in the relevant component’s employment equity plan.

The Department reserves the right not to appoint any applicant to these positions and to conduct pre-employment security screening.

Applications must be submitted on form Z83, obtainable from any Public Service department and should be accompanied by a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (previous experience must be comprehensively detailed) and certified copies of qualifications, service certificates and Identification Document. Applicants with foreign qualifications must submit a SAQA evaluation report on the qualification. Non-SA citizens must attach a certified copy of proof of permanent residence in South Africa. Applicants must also provide the full names, addresses and telephone numbers of at least three referees. Failure to submit the requested documents may result in your application not being considered (applications lacking evidence of relevant experience will not be considered). If you apply for more than one post in the Department,
please submit separate application forms for each post. Applicants will be expected to be available for selection interviews and assessments at a time, date and place as determined by the Department. If you have not been contacted within three months of the closing date, please note that your application was unsuccessful.

Applicants are requested to use the template CV as published on the departmental
intranet and on http://www.ruraldevelopment.gov.za

Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Please forward your application, quoting the relevant reference number and the name of the publication in which you saw this advertisement, to: The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform, Private Bag X833, Pretoria 0001, for attention: Human Resource Management.

Note: Applications will not be considered after the closing date.

Closing date: 19 March 2010.