Parliament of the Republic of South Africa Vacancies:

1. Chief Editor
2. Division Manager: Strategy and Governance
3. Staff.Specialist.Technicians and Associate Professionals.Skilled, Academic, Jr Mgmt, Supervisors, Foremen and Supts

Chief Editor

Location: Cape Town,ZA

Organization Name: 12001-CBS: Legal Services : Man and Gen

Department Description: Constitution and Legal Services Office

Brief Description:

• The successful candidate will be responsible for the overall processing of Bills and Acts and for management of the Bills Office.

Detailed Description:

• Processing, editing, and publication of Bills
• Processing of Acts
• Publication of ATC
• Procedure and Information
• Operational Management
• Documentation and Data Archiving

Job Requirements:

• Grade 12 NQF Level 4 plus Bachelor’s Degree (NQF Level 7) in Languages / Law
• MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: Five (5) Years’ experience in legislative editing

Additional Details:

• Excellent knowledge of parliamentary rules, procedures, practices, and conventions
• Knowledge of Parliamentary Services policies, directives, and management systems
• Exceptional interpersonal skills
• Hands-on with strategic and operational planning and implementation
• Ability to set clear objectives and lead a team
• Excellent English language skills (written and verbal)
• Knowledge and application of two (2) or more African Indigenous languages will be advantageous
• Ability to work under sustained pressure
• Advanced computer literacy

Salary: R1 374 806

Division Manager: Strategy and Governance

Location: Cape Town,ZA

Organization Name: 11041-SMG: Man and Gen

Department Description: SMG: Man and Gen

Brief Description:

Responsible for the overall leadership of the Strategy and Governance Division to ensure the effective management of the Strategy Management and Governance processes. Responsible to deliver a professional and specialist strategy management service for the Secretary to Parliament, the effective and efficient management and facilitation of the Strategy Management processes and cycle for the Institution and to strengthen decision-making support in this regard. (Strategy analysis and design, planning, execution, review, monitoring, evaluation and reporting of institutional performance.

Detailed Description:

• Development of strategy and execution
• Monitoring and evaluation of institutional performance
• Performance information and reporting
• Operational management
• Financial Management
• Human Resources Management

Job Requirements

• A Post Graduate Degree in Business Science/Commerce/Business Management/Public Management/Strategy Management or relevant qualification (NQF Level 8).
• A minimum of 10 years’ relevant experience, with 5 years at senior management level.

Technical skills:

• Thorough knowledge of the Administrative, Executive and Legislative process
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of prevailing sociopolitical issues in South Africa
• Thorough knowledge of all relevant and applicable policy and procedures.

Behavioural skills:

• Strategic leadership
• Interpersonal effectiveness
• Strong judgment and decision making
• Systems thinking
• Drive and tenacity to lead a senior multi-disciplinary professional team
• Proven track record for delivering results

Skills

• Sound organisational and interpersonal skills
• Excellent leadership skills
• Excellent knowledge and experience in strategy management systems, cycles, processes and methodologies
• Excellent knowledge of the FMPPLA and related regulations, norms and standard
• Excellent understanding of the public sector and legislatures
• Excellent analysis and analytical skills
• Excellent decision making and problem solving abilities
• Excellent organisational awareness
• Strong knowledge and understanding of innovation and design thinking
• Focused on delivering results and meeting clients expectations
• Strong networking ability and persuasive skills
• Ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality
• Political savvy • Knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
• Good command of English (oral and written communication skills).

Salary: R2 201 924

Staff.Specialist.Technicians and Associate Professionals.Skilled, Academic, Jr Mgmt, Supervisors, Foremen and Supts

Location: Cape Town,ZA

Organization Name: 0405-ICT: IT Infrastructure Support Unit

Department Description: ICT Infrastructure Support Unit

Brief Description

The successful candidate will be responsible to administer, configure, document, monitor, maintain, optimize and secure the hardware, operating systems, business applications and server applications, storage equipment, next generation firewall and network.

Detailed Description

• Administer hardware, operating systems and applications of servers and storage equipment.
• Administer, Configure and maintain business applications.
• Document the configuration of and maintain the hardware, operating systems and applications of servers and storage equipment.
• Monitor, optimise and secure the hardware, operating systems and applications of servers and storage equipment and storage equipment.
• Maintain ICT Infrastructure and core services.
• Implement Incident Management, Change Management and Security Management.
• Configure, Document and Perform Disaster Recovery.

Job Requirements

• Relevant National Diploma (NQF 6)
• Relevant Linux Certification
• Relevant Network support certification
• 5 years of relevant experience. Advantageous: Relevant Microsoft Server Certification
• Relevant Microsoft Office 365 Certification
• Relevant Fortinet Certification
• Relevant VM Ware Certification

Additional Details

• Sound administrative skills and computer literacy
• Sound oral and written communication skill
• Ability to organise
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to exercise discretion
• Customer satisfaction oriented
• Working knowledge of IT service management
• Working knowledge of operations within heterogeneous networks
• Working knowledge of enterprise storage networks, virtualization and blade server technologies
• Expert Knowledge of Directory Services
• Working knowledge of project management fundamentals
• Working knowledge of cloud computing technologies

Salary: R743 651

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HOW TO APPLY: (EXTERNAL APPLICANTS) STEPS: To apply go to www.parliament.gov.za and click on Careers. STEP 1: Register your profile on the iRecruitment system. STEP 2: You will be required to update your profile with all the relevant and necessary information relating to your personal particulars highlighting and documenting your work experience, qualifications and skills acquired. Please attach CV,certified copies of all your qualification certificates, ID and 3 contactable referees. Applicants that have not attached these copies will not be considered. Apply for the position of interest and follow the necessary steps on the system. STEP 3: Ensure you complete the assessment. STEP 4: Click FINISH. Parliament reserves the right not to make an appointment. All appointments are subject to relevant security clearance and qualification checks. The successful candidate will be expected to sign a performance agreement

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