Xa ufuna ukwenzelwa i cover letter okanye motivational letter. Uyifumana ngoku!

Senior Project Officers: Pre-Settlement Management X2

Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development - Mmabatho, North West

Closing date yi 22 ka August 2022

Law Full-Time Government Facebook Schedule Driver's License

Regrettably, this position has been removed.

Purpose

  • Re-advertisement, applicants who applied previously are encouraged to reapply.
  • Coloured, Indian and White Males and Coloured, Indian and White Females and Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Requirements
  • Applicants must be in possession of a Grade 12 Certificate and a National Diploma / Bachelor’s Degree in the field of Law / Agriculture / Development Studies / Social Science. 
  • 2 years’ experience in Land Restitution environment.
  • A valid driver’s licence.
Skills & Competencies
  • Knowledge of Restitution of Land Rights Act.
  • Knowledge of Land Reform.
  • Knowledge of Rural Development and Knowledge of African languages spoken in the province. 
  • Sound communication skills.
  • Negotiation skills.
  • Excellent report writing skills.
  • Computer literacy.
  • Project management skills and good networking skills. 
  • Initiative, able to take responsibility and meet deadlines. Ability to produce report on a word processor. 
  • Ability to facilitate community meetings. 
  • Ability to draft terms of reference for service providers. 
  • Ability to manage consultants. 
  • Willingness to travel, to spend extended periods in the field and work irregular hours. 
  • Ability to work under pressure.
Responsibilities
  • Investigate and validate restitution claims. 
  • Gather oral and documentary evidence. 
  • Compile research report and gazette land claim. 
  • Verify the beneficiaries of lodged claims. 
  • Compile family tree and gather supporting documents. 
  • Compile verification report. 
  • Negotiate the settlement of claims. 
  • Conduct options from the claimants. 
  • Conduct resolutions of the claims. 
  • Prepare Terms of Reference for valuation and Office of the Valuer-General (OVG) recommendations. 
  • Compile spreadsheet for valuations. 
  • Conduct deeds research for properties. 
  • Facilitate the finalisations of lodged claims. 
  • Compile offers from OVG recommendations. 
  • Compile Section 42D on approved offers. 
  • Engage with stakeholders and manage land claim enquiries. 
  • Respond to all enquiries (Ministerial, Chief Director, Director-General, Chief Land Claims Commissioner, Premier). 
  • Respond to Presidentials.
Additional Information
  • The application must include only completed and signed new Z83 Form, obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the DPSA web site link: https://www.dpsa.gov.za/newsroom/psvc/ and a detailed Curriculum Vitae.
  • Certified copies of Identity Document, Grade 12 Certificate and the highest required qualifications as well as a driver’s license where necessary, will only be submitted by shortlisted candidates to Human Resources on or before the day of the interview date.
  • Failure to do so will result in your application being disqualify.
  • Foreign qualifications must be accompanied by an evaluation report issued by SAQA.
  • It is the applicant’s responsibility to have all foreign qualifications evaluated by SAQA and to provide proof of such evaluation.
  • Applications: Please ensure that you submit your application before the closing date as no late applications will be considered.
  • If you apply for more than 1 post, submit separate applications for each post that you apply for.
  • Due to the large number of applications we envisage to receive, applications will not be acknowledged.
  • Should you not be contacted within 3 months of the closing date of the advertisement, please consider your application to be unsuccessful.
  • Should, during any stage of the recruitment process, a moratorium be placed on the filling of posts or the Department is affected by any process such as, but not limited to, restructuring or reorganisation of posts, the Department reserves the right to cancel the recruitment process and re-advertise the post at any time in the future.
  • Important: DALRRD is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
  • It is our intention to promote representivity in DALRRD through the filling of posts.
  • The Department reserves the right not to fill a position.
  • Shortlisted candidates will be required to be available for assessments and interviews at a date and time as determined by the Department.
  • All shortlisted candidates will be subjected to personnel suitability checks.
  • The successful candidate will be subjected to undergo security vetting.
  • DALRRD will conduct reference checks which may include social media profiles of the shortlisted candidates.
  • Applicants must declare any pending criminal, disciplinary or any other allegations or investigations against them.
  • Should this be uncovered during / after the interview took place, the application will not be considered and in the unlikely event that the person has been appointed such appointment will be terminated.
  • The successful candidate will be appointed subject to positive results of the security clearance process.
  • The successful candidate will be required to enter into an employment contract and sign a performance agreement with the Department.
Ref No
3/2/1/2022/499
Remuneration
R321 543 per annum (Level 08)
Enquiries
Mr KE Sebitiele Tel No: (018) 388 7115
Application Form
Download Full Vacancy
Hand Deliver at
  • Cnr James Moroka and Sekame Drive, West Gallery, Megacity, Mmabatho, 2735
Post to
  • Private Bag X74, Mmabatho, 2735