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REF NO:PS3/2024/06

SALARY : R849 702 – R1 000 908 per annum (Level 11), (all-inclusive annual salary package), of which

30% may be structured according to the individual’s needs. The department will determine the

salary notch based on years’ experience post professional registration.

CENTRE : Bloemfontein: Head Office

REQUIREMENTS : B Comm Degree or Equivalent in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Commerce as recognised

by SAQA. (NQF 7). Relevant Post -Graduate Qualification will be an advantage. Minimum of

3 – 5 years’ experience in management and Valid Drivers license. Recommendations: Computer

Literacy and a Certificate in Infrastructure Delivery Management System will be an added

advantage. Understanding financial management as implemented in Government and within

the context of infrastructure/construction budgeting and spending.

DUTIES : Be able to extract relevant infrastructure project data from BAS and other relevant system.

Analyse financial data of infrastructure projects. Validate credibility of financial data with all

Programme/Project Managers. Prepare all financial reports as required by National

Departments and Provincial Treasury. Report any variances of infrastructure projects

expenditure against budgets and cash flow projections. Implement roll-overs of infrastructure

projects through providing inputs to the Finance Section. Direct financial commitments in line

with approved budget, cash flow projections and the B5 Project list. Update B5 Project list and

Budget [including budget adjustments] and direct that any changes are authorised by the Chief

Director. Prepare reports to the Budget Section in terms of budget adjustment in formats as

prescribed by the budget section. Manage infrastructure spending in line with cash flow

projections to avoid under or overspending on infrastructure budgets. Liaise with the budget

office and infrastructure office in Provincial Treasury to promote coordination and credibility of

data/information. Monitor and report on deviations to the Finance Section and the Chief Director.

Manage the issuing of Work orders after SCM processes. Manage the capturing of Infrastructure

project invoices on LOGIS after signed off by the Chief Director. Manage payments. Implement

financial journals for infrastructure projects/programme. Request for shifting of funds submitted

to Budget office in line with the cash flow projections and payments of infrastructure projects

and/or approved changes on B5 infrastructure project list. Direct personnel costs within

approved budgets. Direct Operational budgets. Provide written inputs to the Finance Section in

terms of operational budgets. Provide inputs to the Finance Section in terms of the budgets and

Financial annual statements for infrastructure projects/programmes prepared in line with GRAP

and within time frames for the PFMA. Manage movable assets being allocated to the Chief

Directorate in line with the movable asset management policies and procedures of the

Department. Implement Financial policies [Division of Revenue Act, PFMA, SCM, National and

Provincial Treasury directives / prescripts, Finance instruction, Departmental financial policies].

Assist managers and staff in Chief Directorate to understand financial policies and directive.

Assist with implementation of SCM. Provide inputs to annual audits and respond to all Auditor

General queries and related Management Letters. Manage the keeping of all financial records

and copies of the contracts while projects are implemented. Original contracts will be kept by the contract management section in SCM and/or by the implementing agent. Provide all financial

documents requested by Auditor General and/or Finance Section.

ENQUIRIES : Mr Botsane Tel No: (051) 404 9292

APPLICATIONS : Please submit your application, quoting the relevant reference number on your Z83 application

as well as on the envelope to: The Director: Human Resource Administration, Department of

Education, Bloemfontein, 9300. (Old Saambou Building, Ground Floor, corner Charlotte Maxeke

and Aliwal Street – Box at Security and or Private Bag X20565, Bloemfontein, 9300) or e-mail

to: erecruitment@fseducation.gov.za Regarding e-mailed applications: Applications must be

submitted as a Single document/One Attachment to the e-mail address specified for each

position. (Kindly note that e-mailed applications and attachments should not exceed 15MB). It

remains the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that their application is successfully submitted.

CLOSING DATE : 08 November 2024

NOTE : It is the intention to promote representativity in the Department through the filling of these

posts. The candidature of applicants from designated groups especially in respect of

people with disabilities will receive preference. Applicants must apply using the NEW Z83

form which can be downloaded at http://www.dpsa.gov.za/dpsa2g/vacancies.asp. From 1

January 2021 should an application be received using the incorrect application form for

employment (Z83), it will not be considered. Please ensure to complete ALL fields on the new

Z83 application form. A recent comprehensive, detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) containing, inter

alia, a complete chronological record of training, experience, competencies, and previous

employment record as well as the names and telephone numbers of three persons willing to act

as referees. Applicants are not required to submit copies of qualifications and other relevant

documents on application but must only submit the Z83 and curriculum vitae (Only shortlisted

candidates will be required to submit certified documents). All shortlisted candidates will be

subjected to personnel suitability checks on criminal records, citizenship verification, financial

records, qualification verification and applicants could be required to provide consent for access

to their social media accounts. Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only.

Separate applications must be submitted for every vacancy. N.B.: Please note that: Incomplete

and late applications will not be considered (applications posted, couriered, and received after

the closing date and those that do not comply with these instructions will not be considered).

The onus is on the applicants to ensure that their applications are posted, e-mailed or hand

delivered timeously. Failure to comply with the procedure outlined above, will lead to an

application being rejected. Applicants are requested to complete the new Z83 form properly

which must be authenticated by a signature and initialed on both pages and clearly quoting the

relevant REF NO number for each post applied for. Applicants are informed that applications,

copies of qualifications and CVs will not be returned; Applicants who terminated their services

with voluntary severance packages may not apply; salary progression on the salary scales is

subject to performance assessment; The FSDoE reserves the right not to fill advertised

positions. It is expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time

and place determined by the Free State Department of Education. It is the applicants’

responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualification

Authority (SAQA). Non-RSA residents/permanent residents will submit proof only when

shortlisted. Applicants are respectfully informed that if no notification of appointment is received

within 4 months of the closing date, they must accept that their application has been

unsuccessful. Please note it might be expected of short-listed applicants to complete a project.

Successful candidates on level 13 and higher must undergo a Competency test.

Introduction and general measures: NB: as of 1st July 2006, all new appointments in the public

service have to be part of the Government Employee Medical Scheme (GEMS) in order to

qualify for a Government Medical Subsidy. Correspondence will only be entered into with

shortlisted applicants. Entry level requirement for SMS posts: In terms of the Directive on

Human Resource Management and Development on Public Service Professionalisation Volume

1, a requirement for appointment into SMS posts is the successful completion of the Senior

Management Pre-Entry programme as endorsed by the National School of Government (NSG).

The Course is available at the NSG under the name Certificate for entry into SMS and the full

details can be obtained by following the below link: https:www.thensg.gov.za/training-

course/sms-pre-entryprogramme/. Certificate to be submitted prior to appointment.