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CHIEF LAND INFORMATION ANALYST

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Job Details

Published date: July 4, 2023
Closing date: July 14, 2023

Contact Details

Ms K Taljard
(012) 312 8211
Pretoria, Gauteng

Description

CHIEF LAND INFORMATION ANALYST (REFERENCE: 3/2/1/2023/449)
SALARY : R527 298 per annum (Level 10)
CENTRE : Directorate: Property Research And Support: Gauteng (Pretoria)

DUTIES : Process vesting applications in Land Administration Web (LAW) system. Process vesting applications to the Deputy Director. Prepare acknowledgement of receipt of signed item 28(1) certificate to the Deputy Director for handing over to the applicant. Prepare submissions for cancellation of signed item 28(1) certificate to Deputy Director for Director’s signature. Request for certified copies of signed item 28(1) certificates researched and submitted to Deputy Director for Director’s signature. Process disposal and long-term lease applications in the LAW system. Verify applications received from Provincial Shared Service Centre’s (PDDC’s) for District Shared Service Centre (DSSC) meetings. Scribe DSSC meetings and prepare DSSC minutes. Process DSSC supported submissions to the Deputy Director. Prepare letters to National Treasury to obtain approval for the donation or disposal at less than market value to Deputy Director for Director’s signature. Inform the Provincial Office by standard email about the disposal approval and include a copy of the signed memorandum. Prepare acknowledgement of receipt for the handing over of original signed memorandum and relevant documentation to the Deputy Director to be forwarded to the relevant official to conclude the transaction. Process land survey consent letter received from the Provincial Office to the Deputy Director. Process land survey consent letters to the Deputy Director. Inform client of signed consent letter. Prepare hand over acknowledgement of receipt of signed consent letter. Execute land research and prepare responses on land status enquiries: Do land research. Prepare responses on land status enquiry to Deputy Director.

ENQUIRIES : Ms K Taljard Tel No: (012) 312 8211

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

APPLICATIONS : Applications can be submitted by post to: Private Bag X833, Pretoria, 0001 or hand delivered during office hours to: 600 Lilian Ngoyi Street (formerly known as Van der Walt Street), Berea Park, Pretoria, 0002 or to Agriculture Place, 20 Steve Biko (formerly Beatrix) Street, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0083

NOTE : African, Coloured and Indian Males and African, Coloured and Indian Females and Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Shortlisted candidates will be subjected to a technical exercise that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job.

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.

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS : Applicants must be in possession of a Grade 12 Certificate and a Bachelor’s Degree or National Diploma in Town and Reginal Planning or Geography or Real Estate or Surveying or BAdmin Degree or BAdmin Public Management Degree or a Degree in Law or LLB. Minimum of 3 years’ experience at supervisory level in land related research work, land use investigations / surveys or land administration. Job related knowledge: Sound knowledge of geography and computer. Understanding of the principles of types of land. Understanding of the land reform principles and related processes. Understanding of the research methodology. Job related skills: Ability to interpret maps, aerial photographs, Surveyor-General diagrams, Title Deeds and proclamations. Ability to understand and see land in a spatial context. Good project management skills. Highly creative. Good interpersonal skills. Map reading, analysis and interpretation skills. Good communication skills (verbal and written). Accuracy and attention to details. A valid driver’s licence. Ability to work in a team as well as independently.