About The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development is responsible for ensuring the country’s food security and land reform. The department’s mandate is to drive agricultural and rural development, promote equitable access to land, and create sustainable rural livelihoods. The department also seeks to transform the agricultural sector by promoting inclusivity and diversity, improving productivity and competitiveness, and addressing social and economic inequalities. Its activities are guided by national policies and legislation, as well as regional and international agreements on food security and sustainable development. With its broad mandate, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development plays a critical role in shaping the future of agriculture and rural development in South Africa.
Latest Jobs in the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Director: Corporate Services Ref No: 3/2/1/2023/313
The post is for a Director of Corporate Services (Ref No: 3/2/1/2023/313) in the Gauteng province (Pretoria) with a salary of R1 105 383 per annum (Level 13). The position requires a Pre-entry Certificate for Senior Management Services (SMS) endorsed by the National School of Government (NSG), a Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in Public Administration / Public Management / Business Administration / Human Resource Management (NQF Level 7), and a minimum of 5 years’ experience at a middle/senior managerial level.
The duties include providing human resource administration and management services, managing employee relations, coordinating employee health and wellness programs, rendering corporate and development communication services, managing safety and security services, managing compliance with records and information management policies, providing information technology support services, and ensuring compliance with policies, directives, instruction, and regulations.
Interested applicants can submit their applications by post or hand-delivered during office hours to the Sunaracdia Building, 6th floor, 524 Cnr Steve Biko and Stanza Bopape Street, Arcadia, 0083. The post has been re-advertised, and previous applicants are encouraged to re-apply. Enquiries can be made to Ms. V Nemalili at Tel No: (012) 337 3656.
Chief Professional Surveyor (Grade A – B) Ref No: 3/2/1/2023/324
The post is for a Chief Professional Surveyor (Grade A – B) (Ref No: 3/2/1/2023/324) in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, with a salary range of R939 408 – R1 755 627 per annum. The position requires a Grade 12 Certificate and a 4-year Bachelor of Science Degree in Land Surveying/Geomatics, a minimum of 6 years of post-qualification survey experience, and compulsory registration with the South African Geomatics Council (SAGC) as a Professional Land Surveyor on appointment.
The duties include designing, planning, and performing surveys to solve practical survey problems, managing projects on the application of new and existing survey technologies, managing and planning surveys of a varied and complex nature, developing cost-effective solutions and approving surveys according to prescribed requirements/standards, promoting safety in line with statutory and regulatory requirements, and managing the execution of maintenance strategy.
Interested applicants can submit their applications by post or hand-delivered during office hours to the 1st Floor, 270 Jabu Ndlovu Street, Pietermaritzburg, 3200. Enquiries can be made to Ms M Kekana at Tel No: (012) 326 8050. Coloured Males and African, Coloured, and Indian Females, and Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Scientist Manager (Grade A – B) Ref No: 3/2/1/2023/310
The post is for a Scientist Manager (Grade A – B) (Ref No: 3/2/1/2023/310) in Roodeplaat, Gauteng, with a salary range of R939 408 – R1 755 627 per annum. The position requires a Grade 12 Certificate and an MSc Degree or relevant qualification, a minimum of 6 years of post-qualification natural scientific experience, and registration with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP) as a Professional Natural Scientist.
The duties include developing and implementing policies, systems, and procedures pertaining to the national plant variety evaluation system, managing the allocation of crops to relevant scientists, providing scientific and technical support and advice to the industry and stakeholders, leading, coordinating, and developing scientific models and regulatory frameworks pertaining to evaluation of new plant varieties, conducting and managing scientific evaluations, monitoring and collection of data pertaining to plant varieties evaluated for granting of Plant Breeders’ Rights and National Listing, and managing the resources of the sub-directorate.
Interested applicants can submit their applications by post or hand-delivered during office hours to the 184 Jeff Masemola Street or Agriculture Place, 20 Steve Biko Street, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0001. Enquiries can be made to Dr N Netnou-Nkoana at Tel No: (012) 319 6024. African, Coloured and Indian Males and Coloured and Indian Females, and Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Senior Restitution Advisor Ref No: 3/2/1/2023/325
This job posting is for a Senior Restitution Advisor at the Directorate of Legal Support, located in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. The position requires a Grade 12 Certificate and an LLB or B Proc Degree. The successful candidate must have a minimum of 6 years of extensive post-qualification legal professional and advisory experience (with 4 years of supervisory experience) and must be admitted as an Attorney or Advocate of the High Court of South Africa.
The Senior Restitution Advisor will be responsible for ensuring legal compliance to the Restitution of Land Rights Act and will be involved in various activities such as attending stakeholders’ engagements, checking gazette notices, attending negotiations with farmers/landowners, checking financial compensation files for payment, participating in all meetings upon instructions to attend and providing legal responses where required, drafting referrals, attending to make copies and issue the notice of referral at court, and facilitating the implementation of court orders, among other tasks.
The salary for this position is R908 502 per annum (Level 12), and the all-inclusive remuneration package will be structured in accordance with the rules for MMS. The application can be submitted by post or hand-delivered during office hours to the specified address. Coloured, Indian, and White Males and African, Coloured, Indian, and White Females, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Analyst Development: Application Development Ref No:3/2/1/2023/304 (X2 Posts)
This job posting is for two positions of Analyst Development in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) Solution Development directorate. The positions are based in Pretoria, Gauteng, and the salary is R766 584 per annum (Level 11), with an all-inclusive remuneration package to be structured in accordance with the rules for MMS. The minimum requirements include a Grade 12 certificate and a Bachelor’s degree or National Diploma in Computer Sciences/Engineering/Information Technology (IT)/Software Development.
Applicants should have a minimum of 3 years of experience in web technologies and scripting tools such as Java/J2EE, HTML, Javascript, XML, EJB, CSS, JSP, Java Beans, C#, .Net 4.0, ASP.NET, jQuery, and Microsoft Power BI, with relevant database knowledge in MySQL, MS SQL, and Oracle. They should also have experience in software development life cycle (SDLC) and relational databases. The job-related skills required include computer literacy, communication skills (verbal and written), analyst skills, interpersonal skills, problem-solving skills, organising skills, and the ability to work independently as well as part of the team.
The duties of the position include writing functional and technical design specification documents, analysing information processing needs, designing computer systems using data modelling techniques, defining the goals of the system, designing new systems including process flow, user interface, reports and security procedures, evaluating and recommending appropriate web presentation and server-side technologies, participating in Joint Application Development (JAB) and testing sessions, and providing thought leadership on business requirements related to application development.
The posting also encourages Coloured and Indian Males and Coloured, Indian and White Females and Persons with disabilities to apply.
