ASSISTANT PLANNER: PRE-SETTLEMENT REF NO: 3/2/1/2023/512
Directorate: Operational Management

CENTRE : KwaZulu Natal (Pietermaritzburg)

DUTIES : Assist in the validation of lodged claims. Conduct oral and archival research. Conduct site inspection process (mapping). Identify homestead. Package analysis of aerial photograph report. Facilitate the addressing of overlapping land claims. Separate tenants, beneficial of occupation and registered land rights. Gazetting and notification of affected stakeholders. Assist in the verification of validated claims. Interpret approved research in terms of dispossessed households. Engage the claimants to collect information such as Family Tree Affidavits, Power of Attorney Forms, Death Certificates, Marriage Certificates etc. Conduct options workshops to determine the claimant’s desired restitution option. Draft verification report and list based on data collected. Assist in the preparation of negotiations and settlement of claims. Draft spreadsheet to collate necessary information for requesting the Office of the Valuer General (OVG) to Commission. Assist in the drafting of evaluations analysis and offer memorandums. Engage claimants for signing of approved offers. Assist in the settlement of negotiated claims. Assist in collecting outstanding information in the compiled Section 42D. Assist in drafting Quality Control Committee (QCC) presentations. Assist in the finalization of settled claims. Assist in drafting distribution agreement for settled claims. Assist in compiling payment clearance certificate for settled claims. Collect outstanding payment documents for settled claims. Package and submit the full payment file for implementation purpose.

ENQUIRIES : Mr W Silaule Tel No: (033) 355 8400
APPLICATIONS : Applications can be submitted by post to: Private Bag X9132, Pietermaritzburg, 3200 or hand delivered to: 1st Floor, 270 Jabu Ndlovu Street, Pietermaritzburg, 3200.

NOTE : African, Coloured, Indian and White Males and White Females and Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

CLOSING DATE : 21 August 2023 at 16:00

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NOTE : The application must include only a completed and signed new Z83 Form, obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) website link: https://www.dpsa.gov.za/newsroom/psvc/ and a detailed Curriculum Vitae. Certified copies of Identity Document, Grade 12 Certificate and the highest required qualifications as well as a driver’s licence where necessary, will only be submitted by shortlisted candidates to Human Resources on or before the day of the interview date. Failure to do so will result in your application being disqualified. Foreign qualifications must be accompanied by an evaluation report issued by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). It is the applicant’s responsibility to have all foreign qualifications evaluated by SAQA and to provide proof of such evaluation report (only when shortlisted). The requirements for appointment at the Senior Management Service (SMS) level include the successful completion of the Senior Management Pre-entry Programme as endorsed by the National School of Government (NSG). Prior to appointment, a candidate would be required to complete the Nyukela Programme: Pre-entry Certificate to SMS as endorsed by DPSA which is an online course, endorsed by the NSG. The course is available at the NSG under the name Certificate for entry into the SMS and the full details can be sourced by the following link: https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry-programme/. No appointment will take place without the successful completion of the pre-entry certificate and submission of proof thereof. All shortlisted candidates will be subjected to a technical exercise that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of which will be communicated by the Department. Following the interview and technical exercise, the selection committee will recommend candidates to attend a generic managerial competency assessment in compliance with the DPSA Directive on the Implementation of Competency Based Assessments. The competency assessment will be testing generic managerial competencies using the mandated DPSA SMS competency assessment tools. Applications: Please ensure that you submit your application before the closing date as no late applications will be considered. If you apply for more than 1 post, please submit separate applications for each post that you apply for. Due to the large number of applications we envisage to receive, applications will not be acknowledged. Should you not be contacted within 3 months of the closing date of the advertisement, please consider your application to be unsuccessful. Should, during any stage of the recruitment process, a moratorium be placed on the filling of posts or the Department is affected by any process such as, but not limited to, restructuring or reorganisation of posts, the Department reserves the right to cancel the recruitment process and re-advertise the post at any time in the future. Important DALRRD is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. It is our intention to promote representivity in DALRRD through the filling of posts. The Department reserves the right not to fill a position. Shortlisted candidates will be required to be available for assessments and interviews at a date and time as determined by the Department. All shortlisted candidates will be subjected to Personnel Suitability Checks. The successful candidate will be subjected to undergo security vetting. DALRRD will conduct reference checks which may include social media profiles of the shortlisted candidates. Applicants must declare any pending criminal, disciplinary or any other allegations or investigations against them. Should this be uncovered during / after the interview took place, the application will not be considered and in the unlikely event that the person has been appointed such appointment will be terminated. The successful candidate will be appointed subject to positive results of the security clearance process. The successful candidate will be required to enter into an employment contract and sign a performance agreement with the Department. All applicants are required to declare any conflict or perceived conflict of interest, to disclose memberships of Boards and directorships that they may be associated with.