CHIEF DIRECTOR: INTEGRATED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REF NO: DESTEA 07/08/23

CENTRE : Bloemfontein

DUTIES : Support and promote industrial and sectoral development through collaboration with industrial stakeholders. Facilitate the development of industries in the Free State in collaboration with the Free State Development Corporation and the Maluti a Phofung Special Economic Zone (MAP-SEZ). Ensure coordination of sector-specific development funding. Facilitate the implementation of strategies and projects that improve the competitiveness of identified priority sectors in the Free State provincial plans. Management of resources of the Chief Directorate, i.e., human, asset, and financial resources.

ENQUIRIES : Dr. M. Nokwequ at (076) 940 6670

FREE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC, SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, TOURISM AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

Free State Provincial Government is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer. We intend to promote representativity (race, gender, and disability) in the Province through the filling of these posts, and candidates whose appointment/promotion/transfer will promote representativity will receive preference.

APPLICATIONS : Quoting the reference number, applications must be forwarded to the Head of Department: Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism, and Environmental Affairs, Private Bag X20801, Bloemfontein, 9300, or delivered by Hand at the Ground Floor Security Entrance, 113 St Andrews Building, St Andrew Street, Bloemfontein.

FOR ATTENTION : Mesdames. M Parkies/ K Majafa/N. Ramaebebe/Mr. T. Chaka

CLOSING DATE : 25 August 2023 at 16:00

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NOTE : Directions to applicants: Applications must be submitted on a new Z.83 form (applications submitted on the old Z83 forms will not be considered), obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet at www.dpsa.gov.za-vacancies and must be accompanied by a recently updated comprehensive CV only (separate application for every vacancy). Applicants are requested to complete the Z83 form properly and in full. Applications received after the closing date and those that do not comply with these instructions will not be considered. The onus is on the applicants to ensure that their applications are posted or hand delivered timeously. Candidates who possess foreign qualifications and/or short course certificates must take it upon themselves to have their qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), and proof of the level of their qualifications after evaluation will be required when shortlisted. No e-mailed or faxed applications will be considered. Applicants are respectfully informed that if no notification of appointment is received within 4 months of the closing date, they must accept that their applications were unsuccessful. Please take note that communication will only be limited to short-listed candidates. The Department reserves the right not to appoint. Note: Entry level requirements for SMS posts: In terms of the Directive on Compulsory Capacity Development, Mandatory Training Days & Minimum Entry Requirements for SMS that was introduced on 1 April 2015, a requirement for all applicants for SMS posts from 1 April 2020 is successful completion of the Senior Management Pre-Entry Programme as endorsed by the National School of Government (NSG). 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-entry-programme/. The successful candidate will be required to provide proof of completion of the NSG Public Service Senior Management Leadership Programme Certificate prior to appointment for entry into the SMS. Furthermore, candidates shortlisted for the SMS post will be subjected to a technical exercise that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job. Following the interview and the technical exercise, the selection panel will recommend candidates to attend a generic managerial competency assessment in compliance with the DPSA Directive on the implementation of competency-based assessments. The person appointed to this position will be subjected to a security clearance, the signing of a performance agreement, and an employment contract. Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of their qualifications. Failure to do so will result in your application being disqualified.