Director of Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy (PLAS) Trading Account Financial Management
Reference Number: 3/2/1/2023/610
Closing Date: 02 October 2023 at 16:00
Location: Gauteng (Pretoria)
Salary: R1 162 200 per annum (Level 13), all-inclusive package
Overview:
The Director of Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy (PLAS) Trading Account Financial Management position is a key role within the Department Of Agriculture, Land Reform And Rural Development responsible for overseeing financial management and budget coordination for the PLAS Trading Account. This re-advertised opportunity seeks qualified candidates to lead financial operations critical to rural development initiatives.
Requirements:
- Successful completion of Pre-entry Certificate for Senior Management Services (SMS) endorsed by the National School of Government (NSG).
- Grade 12 Certificate and Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in Financial Management, Economics, or Commerce (NQF Level 7).
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in middle/senior managerial roles within the finance field.
- Knowledge of the Public Finance Management Act, Treasury Regulations, Basic Accounting Systems (BAS), Estimates of National Expenditure (ENE), Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), and annual financial statement compilation.
- Skills in facilitation, problem-solving, people management, communication (verbal and written), project management, service delivery innovation, report writing, and computer literacy.
- Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and possess a valid driver’s license.
Duties:
- Develop and maintain budget and reporting systems.
- Plan and coordinate the development of trading account and budget.
- Monitor and evaluate revenue trends and funding needs.
- Compile financial and treasury reports.
- Maintain the accounting system and support to provincial offices.
- Manage project registrations and PLAS payment services.
- Handle entity banking services and effect payments to service providers.
- Provide accounts payable and reconciliations.
- Offer accounting control and expenditure services.
- Liaise with management and external clients.
- Provide operational access and improvements systems support and training.
- Manage the control environment, financial policies, and procedures.
- Coordinate annual financial reporting.
- Provide advice on accounting standards.
- Coordinate monthly management packs.
- Manage PLAS investment and report on investment decisions.
- Undertake due diligence on investment options.
- Provide administrative support to the Chief Director.
Application Details:
Interested applicants are encouraged to apply by the closing date. Applications can be submitted by post to Private Bag X833, Pretoria, 0001, or hand-delivered during office hours to 600 Lilian Ngoyi Street, Berea Park, Pretoria, 0002, or to Agriculture Place, 20 Steve Biko Street, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0083.
Assistant Registrar of Deeds – Examination and Sorting: Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Reference Number: 3/2/1/2023/606
Closing Date: 02 October 2023 at 16:00
Location: Gauteng (Pretoria)
Salary: R811,560 per annum (Level 11) (All-inclusive package to be structured in accordance with MMS)
Overview:
The Assistant Registrar of Deeds – Examination and Sorting role is based within the Office of the Registrar of Deeds, Gauteng. This position within the Department Of Agriculture, Land Reform And Rural Development will be responsible for ensuring the thorough examination and sorting of deeds and documents related to registrations, compliance with legislation, and providing guidance to conveyancers. The successful candidate will contribute to maintaining the integrity of property transactions and deeds.
Requirements:
- Grade 12 Certificate.
- National Diploma in Law, National Diploma Deeds Registration Law, Buris, B Proc, or LLB.
- Minimum of 4 years of experience at junior management level in a Deeds environment.
- Proficiency in interpreting and applying various legislation and Acts related to deeds registration, including but not limited to Deeds Registries Act, Sectional Titles Act, Ordinances, Proclamations, Case Law, and Common Law.
- Ability to address a professional audience and convey knowledge effectively.
- Planning and execution skills.
- Strong communication skills.
- Project management skills.
Duties:
- Monitor the examination of deeds and documents.
- Check deeds and documents for registrability and take corrective measures.
- Grant hearings to Conveyancers, make rulings and provide guidance.
- Provide inputs for the update of deeds practice manual, legislation, and draft circulars.
- Report on examination team performance, standards, and turnaround times.
- Update acts, manuals, and circulars.
- Execute deeds, including verifying the execution clause, request for registration, and validity date of relevant certificates.
- Sign all deeds and documents that are registrable.
- Draft reports to the court, receive notice of motions, peruse notices of motions and supporting documents, research the facts, and compile a report to the court with relevant documents.
- Manage the execution of deeds and documents, attend to requests for late and expedited execution, and notify conveyancers of any problems encountered.
- Monitor the execution register for Conveyancers and reject deeds that are not registrable.
- Attend to simultaneous registration with other offices.
- Manage the distribution of deeds, verify information on the distribution list, and spot-check actual deeds batches.
- Verify returned deeds against the distribution list and initiate corrective measures.
- Manage statistics, and exception reports, and implement corrective measures to prevent and address backlogs.
- Attend to queries relating to deeds on the system and authorize requests for withdrawal of deeds.
- Manage the update of the procedure manual.
Application Details:
Applicants are required to send their applications to Private Bag X183, Pretoria, 0001, or hand-deliver them to the Office of the Registrar of Deeds: Pretoria at 600 Lillian Ngoyi Street, Berea Park, 0001.
Assistant Director of Human Resource Management: Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Reference Number: 3/2/1/2023/601
Closing Date: 02 October 2023 at 16:00
Location: Gauteng (Pretoria)
Salary: R424,104 per annum (Level 09)
Overview:
The Assistant Director of Human Resource Management is a key role within the Office of the Chief Registrar of Deeds in Gauteng, with responsibilities focusing on coordinating and administering various human resource functions. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in managing leave records, ensuring compliance with HR policies and regulations, and providing support to the organization’s employees.
Requirements:
- Grade 12 Certificate.
- National Diploma in Human Resource Management.
- Minimum of 3 years of supervisory experience in an HRM environment.
- Knowledge of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, Labour Relations Act, Public Service Act, and Public Service Regulations.
- Computer literacy.
- Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
- Presentation skills.
- Interpersonal skills.
- Organizing skills.
- Driver’s License.
Duties:
- Coordinate human resources leave records and monitor leave credits for employees.
- Monitor compliance and implementation of leave directives.
- Approve leave transactions on PERSAL (the government’s personnel and salary system).
- Administer the Public Service Employee Liability Insurance Risk (PILIR).
- Monitor compliance with PILIR policy and procedures, prepare reports and statistics on PILIR issues, and provide technical advice on PILIR matters.
- Administer human resource allowances and orders, including implementing conditions of service and service benefits in line with policies and regulations.
- Recommend (approve) transactions on PERSAL according to delegations.
- Prepare reports on human resource administration issues and statistics.
- Monitor human resource service terminations and handle pension inquiries.
- Monitor the administration of the termination of service and quality check pension documents.
- Prepare reports on human resource services termination issues and statistics.
- Monitor the submission of exit interviews.
Application Details:
Applicants are required to send their applications to Private Bag X918, Pretoria, 0001, or hand-deliver them to the Office of the Chief Registrar of Deeds at Corner Bosman and Pretorius Street, Pretoria-Central, Pretoria, 0001, before the closing date, as late applications will not be considered.
Deeds Registration Clerk: Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Reference Number: 3/2/1/2023/607
Closing Date: 02 October 2023 at 16:00
Location: Office of the Registrar of Deeds, Limpopo
Salary: R147,036 per annum (Level 03)
Overview:
The Deeds Registration Clerk role is situated within the Office of the Registrar of Deeds in Limpopo. This position within the Department Of Agriculture, Land Reform And Rural Development is vital for the efficient management of official documents, records, and archives related to deeds registration. The Deeds Registration Clerk will be responsible for various tasks associated with document archiving, sorting, binding, and maintaining records.
Requirements:
- Grade 10 Certificate.
- Ability to identify, classify, and record a variety of official documents.
- Knowledge of records management.
- Computer literacy.
- Filing skills.
- Archiving skills.
- Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Liaison skills.
- Time management.
- Client relations.
Duties:
- Archive deeds documents.
- Sort and bind deeds, documents, interdicts, plans, diagrams, and gazettes.
- Report faulty equipment.
- Convey deeds, documents, office supplies, furniture, and equipment.
- Collect and deliver deeds, documents, and posts between various sections and other institutions.
- Move furniture, office supplies, and equipment.
- Maintain volumes, micro rolls, and all other documents.
- Draw, deliver, and file volumes/files/micro rolls.
- Provide feedback to the requester if unobtainable.
- Search for unobtainable volumes, micro rolls, and documents and reports.
- Check for missing numbers and report.
- Repair worn-out and damaged volumes.
- Maintain the strong rooms.
- Collect and return strong room keys.
- Open and lock strong rooms/shutters.
- Report unauthorised access to the supervisor.
Application Details:
Applicants are required to send their applications to Private Bag X9717, Polokwane, 9717, or hand-deliver them to the Office of the Registrar of Deeds: Limpopo at 101 Dorp St, Polokwane Central.
Messenger: Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Reference Number: 3/2/1/2023/599
Closing Date: 02 October 2023 at 16:00
Location: KwaZulu Natal (Pietermaritzburg)
Salary: R125,373 per annum (Level 02)
Overview:
The Messenger position is based within the Directorate of Examination Services in KwaZulu Natal, specifically in Pietermaritzburg. This role within the Department Of Agriculture, Land Reform And Rural Development primarily involves performing messenger functions, including sorting and distributing correspondence, collecting and delivering mail and documents, and assisting with general office tasks.
Requirements:
- Grade 10 Certificate.
- No prior experience is required.
- Computer literacy.
- Sound organizational skills.
- Good people skills.
- Basic written communication skills.
- Client orientation and customer focus.
Duties:
- Perform messenger functions, including sorting and arranging correspondence in the registry.
- Collect, distribute, and circulate correspondence, mail, parcels, documents, and files.
- Maintain and control a correspondence register.
- Sort mail, files, documents, and parcels.
- Ensure that items to collect are sealed and correctly addressed.
- Collect mail, files, documents, and parcels from addresses.
- Deliver mail, files, documents, and parcels to addressees.
- Ensure that recipients sign the delivery book/register.
- Record contents and physical addresses in a delivery book/register.
- Perform general office assistant tasks, such as making copies, faxing documents, and shredding documents.
Application Details:
Applicants can submit their applications by post to Private Bag X9132, Pietermaritzburg, 3200, or hand-deliver them to 1st Floor, 270 Jabu Ndlovu Street, Pietermaritzburg, 3200.
