The Presidency is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. It is our intention to promote representivity (race, gender and disability). The candidature of persons whose transfer/appointment will promote representivity will receive preference.

Applications: The Presidency, Private Bag X1000, Pretoria, 0001 or Hand deliver at Government Avenue, Union Buildings, Pretoria or by email: applications@presidency.gov.za

For Attention: Ms L Mphahlele

Closing Date: 14 March 2025

Note: Applications must include only Two (2) documents. A completed and signed new Z83 Form, obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) website link: https://www.dpsa.gov.za/newsroom/psvc/ and a detailed Curriculum Vitae. Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of Identity Document, Grade 12 Certificate and the highest required qualifications as well as a driver’ s licence where necessary, to Human Resources on or before the day of the interview. Failure to do so will result in your application being disqualified. Foreign qualifications must be accompanied by an evaluation report issued by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). It is the applicant’ s responsibility to have all foreign qualifications evaluated by SAQA and to provide proof of such evaluation report (only when shortlisted). Please ensure that you submit your application before the closing date as no late applications will be considered. Due to the large number of applications we envisage to receive, correspondence will be limited to successful candidates only, applications will however be acknowledged by auto response. 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 be 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: The Department reserves the right not to fill a position. Shortlisted candidates will be required to be available for interviews at a date and time as determined by the Department. All shortlisted candidates will be subjected to Personnel Suitability Checks, which may include social media profiles of the shortlisted candidates and pre-employment screening to determine the suitability of a person for employment. 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 required to enter into the SMS employment contract and a performance agreement. The successful candidate will be subjected to reference checks and a security clearance up to the level of “Top Secret”. The requirements for appointment at Senior Management Service (SMS) level will be the completion of the Senior Management Pre-entry programme as endorsed by the National School of Government (NSG). Shortlisted candidates should therefore provide proof (prior to the interviews) that they have registered for the SMS Pre-Entry programme, which can be accessed using the following link: https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entryprogramme/. All shortlisted SMS candidates will be subjected to a technical exercise that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of which will be communicated by the Department, be required to attend a generic managerial competency assessment (in compliance with the DPSA Directive on the implementation of competency based assessments). The competency assessment will be testing generic managerial competencies using the mandated DPSA SMS competency assessment tools. Failure to submit the requested documents will result in your application not being considered. In addition, the successful candidate will have to disclose their financial interests. Candidates will be subjected to a security clearance up to the level of “Top Secret”.

POST 08/24 - Chief Director: Protocol, Events and Ceremonial Services (REF NO: PECS/PRES/2025)

Salary: R1 436 022 per annum (Level 14), (all-inclusive package)

Centre: Pretoria

Requirements: A Senior Certificate plus an appropriate Bachelor’s Degree/Advanced Diploma in Administration/Management or equivalent qualification on NQF level 7 as recognized by SAQA. 5 years’ experience at Senior Management Services. Candidate must have the following competencies: communication, both oral and writing. Client orientation and customer focus. Honesty and integrity. Service delivery innovation. Knowledge of financial management. Problem solving and analysis. Strategic capability leadership. Program and project management, People management and empowerment, change management, Public Service Regulatory Framework, Policy formulation process within Government, Business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resource modelling and leadership techniques. Monitoring and evaluation methods, tools and techniques. In depth understanding of the Public Service Regulatory Framework, good understanding of Policy formulation process within government, monitoring and evaluation methods, tools and techniques.

Duties: The successful candidate will be responsible for the following duties. Provide strategic leadership on protocol and ceremonial services. Manage and coordinate logistics for outgoing and incoming state, official and working visits of the Principals in conjunction with the Private Offices and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO). Manage all public engagements of the Principals. Manage allocations of Protocol Officers to Principal's events. Approves Order of Proceedings for Principals' engagements. Plan, manage and coordinate National Orders as well as State and Official Funerals. Plan, manage and coordinate Inauguration of the President. Manage and coordinate the swearing-in of the President, Deputy President, Ministers and Deputy Ministers. Chair The Presidency's Protocol Committee meetings to plan for domestic events of the Principals. Support DIRCO in the coordination of the international programme of the Principals. Provide strategic leadership in Events and Stakeholder Management. Develop,  manage and maintenance of an events calendar. Coordinate all internal and external stakeholders during the planning of events of the Principals and The Presidency. Facilitate the appointment, management and monitoring of service providers. Manage and render on-site technical support and advice on events. Recommend draft infrastructure specifications/requirements. Manage the guest RSVP system. Manage dinners and banquets. Submit post events reports. Public Liaison. Oversee written responses on all correspondence received from the public/society. Provide support in the management and coordination of protests and the delivery of Memorandum of demands/petitions at all buildings of The Presidency. Provide strategic leadership in the development and maintaining of good relations between The Presidency and the SA citizenry through regular interaction and interface with both the Internal and External Stakeholders via the Hotline, Provincial and National Government Departments. Management of support in the consolidation and reporting of the Principal's commitment during the Presidential Imbizo and other strategic interventions with members of the public. Support the ministries' outreach programs. Approve all the Chief Directorates reports, including post event reports.

Enquiries: Ms Nonhlanhla Mshengu on 012 300 5895

NOTE : NB: Email applications must on the subject line state ONLY the Reference number: PECS/PRES/2025 (with no spaces)