Deputy Director: Disease Control (Reference 224/2013)

Advertiser: Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Location: Pretoria

Directorate: Animal Health
Salary: R587 358 per annum (All inclusive package)

Requirements:
Applicants must be in possession of a BVSc degree (you are required to furnish a credit certificate and/or statement of results) and must be registered with the South African Veterinary Council (SAVC). Good communication (verbal and written) skills. Proven computer skills, especially in MS Word, Excel and Outlook. Extensive progressive experience on a State Veterinary level in the State veterinary disease control environment. Sound knowledge of animal health legislation and animal disease control with special emphasis on State controlled and vector borne diseases. Experience in laboratory services, disease research and the implementation of brucellosis and tuberculosis control schemes in a Provincial veterinary service. Experience in policy formulation and regulatory activities. Knowledge of project management, monitoring and evaluation. Experience in communication with several types of role-players. A valid driver’s licence.

Duties:
The incumbent will be responsible to develop, formulate, implement and manage policies, norms and standards for prevention and control of animal diseases and promotion of animal health in accordance with International requirements. Implementation and (law) enforcement of the Animal Diseases Act, 1984 (Act 35 of 1984) and the Animal Health Act, 2002 (Act 7 of 2002) as well as accompanying regulations in co-ordination with Provincial authorities. Conduct a comprehensive risk analysis of animal diseases and develop animal disease contingency plans as well as develop animal disease (livestock and wildlife) surveillance programmes and animal disease eradication policies. Manage National disease outbreak campaigns and the associated budget. Maintain, upgrade and manage the International border fence. Develop and implement auditing programmes for National and Provincial animal disease control measures. Liaise with National and Provincial departments, industry, farmers and other countries on disease control related issues. Provide general assistance to the Director: Animal Health with regards to office administration, namely personnel, budget, compilation of reports for the sub-directorate, etc.

Enquiries: Dr Mpho Maja, tel. 012 319 7456

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 submitted electronically via email: daff@ursonline.co.za or via fax: 086 654 1824 or online: www.ursonline.co.za or deposited in the URS Response Handling boxes at any one of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ offices indicated below. 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 (2nd Floor), 27 Brown Street, (Building), Nelspruit, Mpumalanga.
Makhado: Reception (Ground Floor), Magistrates Building, 103 Landros street, Makhado, Limpopo
Mthatha: Reception (3rd Floor), PRD Building, 2 Sutherland Street, Mthatha, Eastern Cape

Note:
Applications must be submitted on a Z83 form (click to download pdf form), obtainable from any Public Service department which must be signed (an unsigned form will disqualify an application) and should be accompanied by a recently updated, comprehensive CV as well as copies of all qualification(s) [Matric certificate must also be attached] 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). Applications submitted via email, fax or online must include the post title and reference number in the subject line and a scanned, signed Z83 form (an unsigned Z83 form will disqualify an application) together with all relevant documents as indicated above. Persons with disability are encouraged to apply.

Reference number: 224/2013

Closing date: 30 August 2013