Senior Administrative Officer (Reference 336/2013)

Advertiser: Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Location: Pretoria

Chief Directorate: Animal Production and Health
Salary: R212 106 per annum

Requirements:
Applicants must be in possession of a Grade 12 (Matric) Certificate or a National diploma/degree with knowledge of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act 1 of 1999) (PFMA). Extensive experience in budget and general administration procedures. Good planning and interpersonal relations. Computer skills in MS Office software. A valid driver’s licence.

Duties:
The incumbent will be responsible for the budget, compiling a zero-based budget, the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Estimates of National Expenditure (ENE). Compile monthly state of expenditure and cash flow statements. Procurement of goods and services. Drafting of submissions, faxes, letters and memos. Taking minutes during Chief Directorate and other meetings as requested by the Chief Director. Responsible for S&T claims, cell phone and kilometre claims. Responsible for drafting of parliamentary questions and check those from other directorates for compliance. Collate inputs for reports as requested by the Chief Director. He/She will be appointed as sub Asset Controller and therefore be responsible for Assets of the office.

Enquiries: Ms G. Mani, tel. 012 319 7463

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: 336/2013

Closing date: 30 August 2013