Key details

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Requirements

Competencies

• Communication skills (oral and written) and interpersonal skills
• Administrative and secretariat skills
• problem solving and decision support
• confidentiality
• ethics and professionalism
• digital literacy and systems proficiency and stakeholder management
• coordination
• planning
• organisation and time management and financial and procurement administration skills and adaptability and resilience.

Duties

Provide a receptionist and front-line support services inclusive of but limited to receiving, screening, directing or prioritising telephone calls, emails and digital correspondence, clarifying instructions and accurately relaying messages etc.

Scrutinize electronic documents and submissions to identify required actions, information gaps and supporting documentation for meeting.

Collect, compile and organise meeting packs and briefing documents using electronic document management systems (EDMS).

Manage and coordinate the Senior Manager’s the diary using digital calendar systems, ensuring effective management and prioritisation.

Coordinate travel arrangements (flights, accommodation, car rentals) through approved online travel management 111 systems and service providers.

Manage the flow of information and correspondence to and from the Office of the Senior Manager through electronic workflows and digital filing systems.

Provide budget inputs and supporting information to assist the Senior Manager with MTEF submissions and planning processes.

Liaise with internal and external stakeholders through digital communication platforms to coordinate responses, action plans and progress updates.

Communicate with the Ministry and the Office of the Director-General regarding submissions, reports and work-related correspondence required by the Senior Manager.

How to apply

Tip: Many government posts require a completed Z83 form. Download it above and follow the guide.

Notes

Application must include a Z83 form and CV only.

Electronic application must be in PDF format and made up of a single document file.

Indicate the correct job title and the reference number of the post on the subject line of your email.

Failure to do so, your application will be disqualified.

Applications quoting the relevant reference number must be submitted on the new form Z83, obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet at www.gov.za/documents.

Received applications using the incorrect application for employment (old Z83) will not be considered.

Each post(s) advert must be accompanied by its own application form for employment and must be fully completed, initialled and signed by the applicant as instructed below.

Failure to fully complete, initial, and sign the Z83 form will lead to disqualification of the application during the selection process.

All fields of Section A, B, C, and D of the Z83 must be completed in full.

Section E, F, G (Due to the limited space on the Z83, it is acceptable for applicants to refer to their CV or see attached.

However, the question related to conditions that prevent re-appointment under Part “F” must be answered, and the declaration signed.

Only an updated comprehensive CV (with detailed previous experience if any) and a completed and signed new Z83 application form are required.

Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of qualifications and other related documents on or before the day of the interview following the communication from Human Resources, and such qualifications (s) and other related documents (s) will be in line with the requirements of the advert.

Non-RSA Citizens/Permanent Resident Permit holders in possession of foreign qualifications must be accompanied by an evaluation report issued by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) (only when shortlisted).

Applicants who do not comply with the abovementioned instructions/ requirements, as well as applications received late, will not be considered.

Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only.

All shortlisted candidates shall undertake a (1) practical exercise as part of the assessment method to determine the candidate’s suitability based on the posts’ technical and generic requirements and (2) an ethical conduct test.

Candidates will further be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record, citizenship, credit record checks, qualification verification, and employment verification).

Some of the interviewed candidates for Senior Management level vacancies may be subjected to a 2-day competency assessment that will test generic competencies.

Appointment will be subject to the signing of the performance agreement, employment contract, and annual financial disclosure, and must attain a security clearance (vetting) applicable to the post.

The Department reserves the right not to make an appointment.

You are consenting to the Department of Tourism processing your personal information, subject to POPIA, by applying for this post.

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.

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