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POST 09/140 : DEPUTY DIRECTOR: RECRUITMENT OPERATIONS

🏢 DEPARTMENT OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND COMPETITION 📍 Sunnyside, Pretoria ⏳ Closes: 30 Mar 2026 🧾 Post: 09/140 # Ref: CMSB-108 Overview: To lead and manage the Department’s end-to-end recruitment operations framework by developing recruitment strategies, governing recruitment processes, managing stakeholders, systems, service providers, and compliance controls, and ensuring timely appointment of competent employees in line with legislation, employment equity targets, and departmental HR plans.

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Key details

Salary

R896 436 • per annum • package

Centre

Sunnyside, Pretoria

Reference

CMSB-108 Overview: To lead and manage the Department’s end-to-end recruitment operations framework by developing recruitment strategies, governing recruitment processes, managing stakeholders, systems, service providers, and compliance controls, and ensuring timely appointment of competent employees in line with legislation, employment equity targets, and departmental HR plans.

Closing date

30 Mar 2026

Apply email

applications@thedtic.gov.za

Job Highlight

Overview

Lead and improve recruitment processes, manage recruitment teams, and ensure compliance with public service regulations in the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition.

Requirements

Proven experience developing and implementing recruitment policies, SOPs, and internal controls.

Experience managing full recruitment lifecycle (requisition to placement), including shortlisting and interviews.

Experience overseeing advertising and vendor management (advertising agencies, assessment centres, verification providers).

Experience with e-Recruitment systems and managing recruitment databases and dashboards.

Track record in improving recruitment turnaround times and implementing automation or system improvements.

Experience ensuring compliance with Public Service Regulations, Employment Equity and audit readiness.

Experience in procurement and contract management for recruitment services (PFMA/Treasury compliance).

Experience preparing 96 recruitment management reports, analysing trends, and providing strategic insights.

People management experience, including staff development, workload allocation, and performance management.

Ability to manage budgets and monitor expenditure for recruitment activities.

Experience resolving recruitment disputes and providing advisory support to selection committees.

Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and presentation skills.

Strong computer literacy, with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data analysis and reporting.

Duties

Recruitment Policy & Strategy Development: Develop and implement recruitment policies, SOPs, and internal controls aligned to Public Service Regulations.

Provide policy interpretation and advisory services to management and selection committees.

Review recruitment processes to improve turnaround times and ensure audit readiness.

Recruitment Operations: Management (Recruitment, Selection & On-boarding).

Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from requisition to placement and oversee quality assurance of recruitment documentation.

Manage advertising processes and coordination of shortlisting, panels, and interview processes.

Monitor time-to- fill, onboarding/placement processes, and ensure adherence to Employment Equity targets.

Stakeholder Management: Provide advisory support to Branch Heads and senior management and liaise with DPSA, PSC, and oversight bodies as required.

Manage disputes and procedural challenges related to recruitment and communicate processes/outcomes to stakeholders.

Recruitment Systems, Reporting & Compliance: Manage e-Recruitment and related HR information systems and ensure the integrity and audit readiness of recruitment records.

Develop dashboards, management reports, and analyse recruitment trends to provide strategic insights.

Implement system improvements and automation initiatives to enhance efficiency.

Service Provider & Procurement Management: Manage procurement processes for recruitment services in line with PFMA and Treasury Regulations and develop specifications for bids/quotations.

Manage contracts, SLAs, and performance of service providers and verify deliverables and invoices.

Monitor expenditure to prevent irregular or fruitless expenditure.

Sub-directorate Management: Manage staff performance, development, and workload allocation; provide inputs into strategic and operational plans.

Monitor budget and expenditure of the sub-directorate and implement risk management and quality assurance controls.

Build recruitment capability and capacity within the Department.