Strategic Planning Officer (Reference 127/2013)

Advertiser: Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Location: Pretoria

Directorate: Strategic Planning
Salary: R252 144 per annum

Requirements:
Applicants must be in possession of an appropriate Bachelor’s Degree or National Diploma. Relevant experience in the field of strategic and operational planning as well as project and programme management .Working knowledge of Government’s planning cycle, National outcomes, the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act 1 of 1999) (PFMA) and Treasury Regulations. Facilitation, problem solving and report writing skills. Communication (verbal and written) skills. Computer literacy MS Office software.

Duties:
The incumbent will be responsible to render administration and facilitation service to internal and external stakeholders on strategic planning matters which entails the coordination of administration functions of the Unit with regard to strategic and operational planning. Advise and liaise with Directorates on strategic and operational planning principles and activities. Coordinate strategic and operational planning session within in the Directorates. Collate, verify and consolidate strategic and operational planning inputs from programmes. Maintain strategic and operational planning database and documents. Review and update guidelines for strategic and operational planning.

Enquiries: Ms M. Motlatsi, Tel. 012 319 7951

It is the Department's intention to promote equity through the filling of posts, according to the set Employment Equity targets. To facilitate this process successfully, an indication of race, gender and disability status is required

Applications:
Applications may be posted to URS Response Handling, P. O. Box 11506, Tierpoort, 0056 OR deposited in the URS Response Handling boxes at any one of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries‟ offices indicated below.

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Ultimate Recruitment Solutions (URS) will NOT accept liability for any applications forwarded to any other address besides those indicated above.

Enquiries: URS Response Handling Tel. 012 811 1900.

PRETORIA: Reception, Agriculture Place, 20 Steve Biko Street (formerly Beatrix Street), Arcadia, Pretoria, Gauteng
CAPE TOWN: Reception (Ground Floor), Foretrust Building, 3 Martin Hammerschlag Way, Foreshore, Cape Town, Western Cape
STELLENBOSCH: Reception (Support Building), Quarantine Station, Polkadraai Road, Stellenbosch, Western Cape
PIETERMARITZBURG: Reception (5th Floor), Old Mutual Building, 185 Longmarket Street, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
KING WILLIAM‟S TOWN: Reception (Ground Floor), Old SABC Building, 2 Hargreaves Avenue, King William‟s Town, Eastern Cape
NELSPRUIT: Reception (4th Floor), Prorom Building, Corner Brown and Paul Kruger Streets, Nelspruit, Mpumalanga
MAKHADO: Reception (Ground Floor), Magistrates Building, 103 Landros Street, Makhado, Limpopo
UMTATA: Reception (3rd Floor) PRD Building, 2 Sutherland Street, Umtata, Eastern Cape

Note:
Applications must be submitted on a Z83 form (click to download form), and should be accompanied by a recently updated, comprehensive CV as well as copies of all qualification(s) and ID-document and Driver’s licence [where applicable]. Non-RSA Citizens/Permanent Resident Permit Holders must attach a copy of his/her Permanent Residence Permit to his / her application. Should you be in possession of a foreign qualification, it must be accompanied by an evaluation certificate from the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA). Failure to submit all the requested documents will result in the application not being considered.

Correspondence will be limited to short listed candidates only. If you have not been contacted within three (3) months after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record check, citizenship verification, financial / asset record check, qualification / study verification and previous employment verification). Successful candidates will also be subjected to security clearance processes. Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test. Successful candidates will be appointed on a probation period of twelve (12) months. The Department reserves the right not to make appointment(s) to the advertised post(s).

Reference number: 127/2013

Closing date: 26 April 2013