Senior Manager

National Office: Pretoria
Senior Manager: Property Research and State Land Administration Supp ort
Salary: R652 572 per annum (all-inclusive package to be structured in accordance with the rules for SMS) (Level 13) (Ref. S8/3/2010/547)

Requirements:

• Post-Matric qualification in Surveying or Town/Regional Planning/Geography or Law/Property Management
  
• Minimum of 5 years’ management experience in a Property Management or Land Administration environment
  
• Knowledge of and experience in legislation governing public land administration
  
• Computer literacy
  
• Skills in networking, project management, budget forecasting and resource planning, problem-solving and decision-making
  
• Valid driver’s licence.

Duties:

• Provide a framework for the design and implementation of Land Use Investigations on State land under the custody of the Department
• Provide property research that adds value to the Asset Register and general land administration support functions
  
• Safeguard the title deeds of the Department
  
• Manage the development of training material and the provision of training in land administration
• Co-ordinate the surveying of State land
• Provide Provincial State Land Disposal Committee (PSLDC) support
• Prepare and maintain a Custodian Immovable Asset Management Plan in accordance with the Government Immovable Asset Management Act, 2007 (Act No 19 of 2007)
  
• Develop and review Land Administration policies and procedures or guidelines
• Provide an efficient and reliable legal support function on Land Administration
• Assume all other ancillary management responsibilities applicable to a senior management position.
  

Note: Appointment is subject to a positive security clearance and the signing of a performance agreement.

The suitable candidate will be selected with the intention of promoting representivity and achieving Affirmative Action targets, as contemplated in the relevant component’s employment equity plan.

The Department reserves the right not to appoint any applicant to this position and to conduct pre-employment security screening.

Applications must be submitted on form Z83, obtainable from any Public Service department and should be accompanied by a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (previous experience must be comprehensively detailed) and certified copies of qualifications, service certificates and Identification Document. Applicants with foreign qualifications must submit a SAQA evaluation report on the qualification. Non-SA citizens must attach a certified copy of proof of permanent residence in South Africa. Applicants must also provide the full names, addresses and telephone numbers of at least three referees. Failure to submit the requested documents may result in your application not being considered (applications lacking evidence of relevant experience will not be considered). Applicants will be expected to be available for selection interviews and assessments at a time, date and place as determined by the Department. If you have not been contacted within three months of the closing date, please note that your application was unsuccessful.

Correspondence will be entered into with short-listed candidates only.

Persons with disabilities ar e encoura ged to app ly.

Please forward your application, quoting the relevant reference number and the name of the publication in which you saw this advertisement, to: The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform, Private Bag X833, Pretoria 0001 or hand-deliver at 184 Jacob Mare Street, corner of Jacob Mare and Paul Kruger Streets, Pretoria, for attention: Human Resource Management.

Closing date: 30 July 2010