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Requirements

Competencies

• Service delivery innovation
• Problem solving and analysis
• People management and empowerment
• Client orientation and customer focus
• Computer literacy and communication. Technical COMPETENCIES: Operational performance
• compliance and financial audits
• Knowledge of Risk management and auditing practices
• The Public Finance Management Act
• Corporate governance
• Development of policies and strategies.

Duties

• Manage and implement operational strategic plans
• policies and procedures and internal audit methodology
• Perform and manage the audits to ensure that professional standards are maintained in the planning
• execution
• reporting and monitoring
• Manage and prepare draft audit reports and discuss value- adding recommendations with relevant management
• Review the main audit findings on the Department and effect corrective action
• Examine
• evaluate and improve the systems of control and risk management process.

How to apply

Email: Recruitment@dot.gov.za

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

Notes

Closing Date

17 April 2026 NOTE : Applications must be accompanied by a completed new Z83 form, obtainable from any Public Service Department, (or obtainable at).

Applicants must fill in full new Z83 form part A, B, C, and D. A recent updated comprehensive CV (previous experience must be comprehensively detailed, i.e. positions held and dates).

Applicants will submit certified copies of all qualifications and ID document on the day of the interviews.

It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA).

All shortlisted candidates, including SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments.

One must be a practical exercise, and the other must be an Integrity (Ethical Conduct) Assessment.

Selection panels shall score both technical exercises as an additional criterion in the interview process; the logistics will be communicated to candidates prior to the interviews.

Recommended candidates will also be required to attend a generic managerial competency assessment after the interviews also take a note that National School of Governance (NGS) has introduce compulsory SMS pre-entry certificate with effect from 01 April 2020 as Minimum Entry Requirements for Senior Management Services (submitted prior to appointment) and can be accessed through the following link: http://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry-programme/.

The competency assessment will be testing generic managerial competencies using the mandated DPSA SMS competency assessment tools.

The successful candidate must disclose to the Director-General particulars of all registrable financial interests, sign a performance agreement and employment contract with the Director-General within three months from the date of assumption of duty.

The successful candidate must be willing to sign an oath of secrecy with the Department.

Applicants will be expected to be available for selection interviews and assessments at a time, date and place as determined by the Department.

An offer letter will only be issued to the successful candidate once the following has been verified educational qualifications, previous experience, citizenship, reference checks and security vetting.

Please note: Correspondence will only be entered into with short- listed candidates. MANAGEMENT ECHELON