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 08/26 - Information and Communication Technology Developer (REF NO: ICT/PRES/2025)

Salary: R849 702 per annum (Level 11), (all-inclusive remuneration package)

Centre: Pretoria

Requirements: A Senior Certificate plus an applicable Bachelor’s Degree/Advanced Diploma in Information Technology or related qualification on NQF level 7 as recognised by SAQA. Minimum of 3 to 5 years’ relevant experience in systems development according to the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Candidate must have the following competencies: Communication, both oral and writing. Client orientation and customer focus. Honesty and integrity. Service delivery creativity and innovation. Able to learn new technologies quickly. Attention to detail, accuracy, Analytical skills, Critical thinker and problem-solving skills. Ability to work independently, under pressure, and in a team. Good time-management skills. Systems Analysis, documentation, and problem-solving skills problem. Able to communicate difficult procedures to users Knowledge Management. Financial management. Relational Database concepts and experience in SQL server for database design and SQL query design. SharePoint Development and administration skills. Programming language skills .NET framework, C#. 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 technique. Monitoring and evaluation methods, tools and techniques. Knowledge and interest in computer systems and the latest technologies.

Duties: The successful candidate will be responsible for the following duties: Analysis, design and develop business of applications based on user requirements. Develop Business Intelligent dashboards and reports for various systems. Accelerate ICT modernisation projects in particular automation and digitalisation of the business process. Develop in-house applications by routing information and correspondence through user-defined rules and actions. Evaluate, investigate and apply new technologies to enhance applications and systems within The Presidency and make recommendations to management. The development and maintenance of IT systems in support of strategic, operational and service delivery objectives. Support and maintenance of Information Communication Technology (ICT) Infrastructure. Implement, monitor, and upgrade multi-platform Information Technology software systems. Manage and Maintain Project and Programme Management and Monitoring Service Identifying areas for modification in current systems or applications and then developing those modifications. Draft quality Standard of Procedures (SOP)and document all work for future reference. Training users. Writing and testing application code. Discussing users’ requirements and propose solutions. Integrate Software or application modules with third-party programs. Perform systems integration testing of the systems and applications. Work with other IT team to set specifications for new applications. Monitor the quality and performance of applications through testing and maintenance. Assist with software or application support and troubleshooting through interaction with the users.

Enquiries: Mr Tsepo Ramosebi on 012 300 5548

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