Deputy Director: Solution and Application Development

 Ref No Hr4/22/10/10 Ho

SALARY: R 744 255 per annum (all inclusive)

CENTRE: Head Office, Pretoria

REQUIREMENTS: Three (3) year National Diploma (NQF6)/ Undergraduate degree (NQF7) in Information Technology/ Computer Science/ Informatics PLUS MCSD certification. Five (5) years' functional experience at which two (2) years in the middle Management level and three (3) years of functional experience in the ICT Network/ Application complex environment as application developer using ASP.NET/JAVA, JQuery, HTML5, Azure. Statutory Body Requirements. N/A. Knowledge: Software languages and associated development platforms and tools, Multi-tier Software architectures and interfaces, System monitoring i.r.o availability, manageability, reliability and security, Software development methodologies, IT service management principles for incident, Change, Problem and Release Management, Technical standards/procedures, Expertise in selected software languages, associated framework and tools, Departmental Procedures and Processes. Skills: Presentation, Problem-solving, Communication, Time-Management, Project-Management, Planning and Organizing, Leadership skills, Negotiation skills, Conflict and Diversity Management.

Duties: Implement enhancements for software applications. Monitor the maintenance of all customized software applications. Engage with other ICT teams top deliver ICT solutions. Manage and supervise resources within the sub-directorate.

ENQUIRIES: Ms Engela Cronje   Tel: 083 797 1452

APPLICATIONS: Chief Director: Human Resource Management: Private Bag X 117, Pretoria, 0001 or hand deliver at 215 Francis Baard Street.

FOR ATTENTION: Sub-directorate: Human Resource Operations, Head Office.

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CLOSING DATE: 04 November 2022 at 16:00

NOTE/ Instruction: Applications quoting the relevant reference number must be submitted on the new form Z83, obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet at www.gov.za/documents. Received applications using the incorrect application for employment (old Z83) will not be considered. Each application for employment form must be fully completed, duly signed and initialled by the applicant. Failure to fully complete, initial and sign this form may lead to disqualification of the application during the selection process. ONLY a fully completed, initialled and signed new form Z83 (Section A, B, C and D compulsory and (Section E, F and G ignore if CV attached) and recently updated comprehensive CV (with detailed previous experience) is required. Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of qualifications and other related documents on or before the day of the interview following the communication from Human Resources and such qualification(s) and other related document(s) will be in line with the requirements of the advert. Foreign qualification must be accompanied by an evaluation report issued by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) (only when shortlisted). Applicants who do not comply with the above-mentioned instruction/ requirements, as well as applications received late will not be considered. The Department does not accept applications via email or fax. 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 eight (8) weeks 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, citizenship, credit record checks, qualification verification and employment verification). The Department reserves the right not to make any appointment(s) to the above post.  A pre-entry certificate obtained from National School of Government (NSG) is required for all SMS applicants. The course is available at the NSG under the name Certificate for entry into SMS and the full details can be obtained by following the below link:https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entryprogramme/. All shortlisted candidates for SMS posts will be subjected to a technical competency exercise that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of which be communicated by the Department. Following the interview and technical exercise, the selection panel will recommend candidates to attend generic managerial competencies using the mandated DPSA SMS competency assessment tools. The successful candidate will be expected to sign an Internship performance agreement. The Department is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer. The Employment Equity Plan of the Department shall inform the employment decision. It is the Department's intention to promote equity (race, gender and disability) through the filling of this post(s)