PRACTITIONER: RISK AND BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT is a South African government vacancy at The Presidency. This job is part of Circular 17 of 2026 from the DPSA. centre: Pretoria | closing date: 05 June 2026. Use this page to review the requirements, duties, application instructions and official source links before applying.
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Where to send your application.
The Presidency, Private Bag X1000, Pretoria, 0001 or Hand deliver at Government Avenue, Union Buildings, Pretoria or by email: applications@presidency.gov.za
Directorate
Risk Management
Salary
R338 106 per annum (Level 07)
Centre
Pretoria
Requirements
- Senior Certificate plus an NQF Level 6 Diploma/Advanced Certificate in Risk Management/ Accounting/ Internal Auditing/ Social Science or equivalent qualification.
- A minimum of 1-2 years’ experience in the in the field of Risk and Business Continuity Management.
- Competencies: Project Management Skills;
- Effective oral and written communication skills;
- Good understanding of governance.
- Be professional, highly motivated, Analytical (ability to gather and analyse information);
- Good interpersonal skills;
- Good organisational and planning skills and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously;
- Have a sense of urgency and ability to identify, analyse and resolve problems in a timely manner;
- Be able to work independently and also as part of a team;
- Knowledge: In depth understanding of the Public Sector Risk Management Framework, Public Finance Management Act, Public Service Act, Public Service Regulations., the Disaster Management Act Occupational Health and Safety Act Good understanding of Policy formulation process within Government.
- Good understanding of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resource modelling and leadership techniques.
- Understanding of monitoring and evaluation methods, tools and techniques.
- Monitoring and evaluation methods, tools and techniques.
Duties
- Assist the Directorate in coordinating departmental Strategic and Operational risk assessment workshops and compile risk registers.
- Capture risks in all workshops.
- Compile the audit findings tracking system to inform the drafting, evaluation, analysis and review of risks in the departmental risk registers.
- Compile quarterly strategic and operational mitigation progress reports.
- Draft a quarterly risk mitigation analysis report.
- Issue the risk analysis mitigation report to the Risk Management Committee (RMC).
- Assist in providing administrative support to the Risk Management Committee.
- Compile meeting packs for the RMC Chair and Director;
- Risk Management.
- Assist with logistical arrangements for RMC meetings including special meetings.
- Prepare the payment of the external RMC Members.
- Assist in providing administrative support in executing Risk and BCM Functions.
- Logistical arrangements for awareness sessions.
- Co-facilitate the procurement of promotional material.
- Develop a schedule for risk workshops with all the Branches and confirm their availability.
- Assist in developing specifications and proposals for acquisition of services as and when required.
- Coordinate the budget of the Directorate serve as Chief User Clerk.
- Maintain proper filling/record keeping system for all expenses incurred and/records generated by the Directorate.
- Manage asset registers for the Directorate.
- Provide assistance in implementing the Business Continuity Programme.
- Assist in coordinating meetings for Business Continuity Champions.
- Capture BCM risks as part of the BCM Risk Register.
- Assist in the developments of Business Continuity Plans and BC Response Plans and serve as first point of contact on BCM arrangements.
- Liaise with Stakeholders on BCM arrangements such as the Metropolitan Municipalities concerning the Contingency Management Plans.
- Assist in conducting Business Impact Analysis in the compilation of inputs from Branches/Units/Directorates and statistical reports.
Enquiries
Mr G Mahlangu Tel No: (012) 300 5378
Department Notes
Applications must quote the relevant reference number and include only TWO (2) documents (Z83 & CV). A fully 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 updated Curriculum Vitae. Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of Identity Document, Grade 12 Certificate and the highest required qualifications as well as a driver’ s licence where necessary, to Human Resources on or before the day of the interview. 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). Please ensure that you submit your application before the closing date as no late applications will be considered. Do not submit duplicate applications. If applying for multiple posts, submit separate applications for each post. Due to the large number of applications we envisage to receive, correspondence will be limited to successful candidates only, applications will however be acknowledged by auto response. 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 be 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 readvertise the post at any time in the future. Important: The Department reserves the right not to fill a position. Shortlisted candidates will be required to be available for interviews at a date and time as determined by the Department. All shortlisted candidates will be subjected to Personnel Suitability Checks, which may include social media profiles of the shortlisted candidates and pre-employment screening to determine the suitability of a person for employment. 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 required to enter into the SMS employment contract and a performance agreement. The requirements for appointment at Senior Management Service (SMS) level will be the completion of the Senior Management Pre-entry programme as endorsed by the National School of Government (NSG). Shortlisted candidates should therefore provide proof (prior to the interviews) that they have registered for the SMS Pre-Entry programme, which can be accessed using the following link: https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry-programme/ and 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. All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. Failure to submit the requested two (2) documents on application, will result in your not being considered. In addition, the successful candidates will be required to disclose their financial interests.
Notes
NB: Email applications must on the subject line state ONLY the Reference number: RISK/PRES/2026 (with no spaces)
Z83 form: Government job applications usually require the Z83 application form. Download the Z83 application form before applying.
Original Text
Directorate: Risk Management
SALARY : R338 106 per annum (Level 07)
CENTRE : Pretoria
REQUIREMENTS : Senior Certificate plus an NQF Level 6 Diploma/Advanced Certificate in Risk Management/ Accounting/ Internal Auditing/ Social Science or equivalent
qualification. A minimum of 1-2 years’ experience in the in the field of Risk and
Business Continuity Management. Competencies: Project Management Skills;
Effective oral and written communication skills; Good understanding of governance. Be professional, highly motivated, Analytical (ability to gather and
analyse information); Good interpersonal skills; Good organisational and
planning skills and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously; Have a sense of urgency and ability to identify, analyse and resolve problems in a
timely manner; Be able to work independently and also as part of a team;
Knowledge: In depth understanding of the Public Sector Risk Management
Framework, Public Finance Management Act, Public Service Act, Public
Service Regulations., the Disaster Management Act Occupational Health and
Safety Act Good understanding of Policy formulation process within
Government. Good understanding of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resource modelling
and leadership techniques. Understanding of monitoring and evaluation methods, tools and techniques. Monitoring and evaluation methods, tools and
techniques.
DUTIES : Assist the Directorate in coordinating departmental Strategic and Operational risk assessment workshops and compile risk registers. Capture risks in all
workshops. Compile the audit findings tracking system to inform the drafting, evaluation, analysis and review of risks in the departmental risk registers.
Compile quarterly strategic and operational mitigation progress reports. Draft a quarterly risk mitigation analysis report. Issue the risk analysis mitigation
report to the Risk Management Committee (RMC). Assist in providing administrative support to the Risk Management Committee. Compile meeting
packs for the RMC Chair and Director; Risk Management. Assist with logistical arrangements for RMC meetings including special meetings. Prepare the
payment of the external RMC Members. Assist in providing administrative support in executing Risk and BCM Functions. Logistical arrangements for
awareness sessions. Co-facilitate the procurement of promotional material.
Develop a schedule for risk workshops with all the Branches and confirm their availability. Assist in developing specifications and proposals for acquisition of
services as and when required. Coordinate the budget of the Directorate serve as Chief User Clerk. Maintain proper filling/record keeping system for all
expenses incurred and/records generated by the Directorate. Manage asset registers for the Directorate. Provide assistance in implementing the Business
Continuity Programme. Assist in coordinating meetings for Business Continuity
Champions. Capture BCM risks as part of the BCM Risk Register. Assist in the developments of Business Continuity Plans and BC Response Plans and serve
as first point of contact on BCM arrangements. Liaise with Stakeholders on
BCM arrangements such as the Metropolitan Municipalities concerning the
Contingency Management Plans. Assist in conducting Business Impact
Analysis in the compilation of inputs from Branches/Units/Directorates and statistical reports.
ENQUIRIES : Mr G Mahlangu Tel No: (012) 300 5378
NOTE : NB: Email applications must on the subject line state ONLY the Reference number: RISK/PRES/2026 (with no spaces)
Official source
This vacancy was imported from DPSA Circular 17 of 2026 for reference.
Disclaimer: This vacancy was imported from the official DPSA circular PDF. Please confirm the reference number, closing date, and application instructions in the original circular before applying. View the official DPSA vacancy circulars.