Friday, 14 February 2014

Occupational Health and Safety Specialist Job at Department of Labour in Gauteng

Job Title: Specialist: Occupational Health and Safety
Centre: Provincial Office: Gauteng
Reference No: HR 4/4/14/ 5GP
Salary:All inclusive: R 587 358 per annum

Requirements:
Three year tertiary qualification in Construction, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent, valid drivers’ licence, with three to five years relevant functional experience.

Knowledge:
●Departmental Policies and procedures
●Batho Pele Principles
●PFMA
●LRA
●BCEA
●Public Service Regulations
●SDLA
●OHS Act and Regulations
●COIDA
●UIA
●UI Contribution Act, Skills Development Act, Employment Equity Act, Immigrations Act, Sectorial Determinations.

Skills:
●Facilitation
●Planning and organizing
●Computer literacy
●Interpersonal
●Problem solving
●Interviewing listening and observation
Presentation
●Innovative
●Analytical
●Research
●Project management.

Duties:
●Develop and implement programmes, work plans and policies for Occupational Health and Safety
●Manage and monitor the execution of legal proceedings
●Monitor, evaluate and report on impact of Occupational Health and Safety
Programs
●Provide technical advice on all areas of Occupational Health and Safety
●Execute Occupational Health and Safety strategies and Directives.

Deadline Date: 24.02.2014
How to Apply:

  • Applications must be submitted on form Z83, obtainable from any Public Service Department 
  • The completed and signed form Z83 should be accompanied by a recently updated, comprehensive CV as well as recently certified copies of all qualification(s) and ID-document [Driver’s license where applicable]. 
  • Non-RSA Citizens/Permanent Resident Permit Holders must attach a copy of their Permanent
  • Residence Permits to their applications. 
  • Should you be in possession of a foreign qualification, it must be accompanied by an evaluation certificate from the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA). 
  • Applicants who do not comply with the above-mentioned requirements, as well as applications received late, will not be considered. 
  • The Department does not accept applications via fax or email. 
  • Failure to submit all the requested documents will result in the application not being considered. 
  • Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. 
  • If you have not been contacted within eight (8) weeks after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. 
  • Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record, citizenship, credit record checks, qualification verification and employment verification). Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test. 
  • Successful candidates will be appointed on a probation period of 12 months. 
  • The Department reserves the right not to make any appointment(s) to the above post. 
  • The successful candidate will be expected to sign a performance agreement. 
  • The Department of Labour is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer. 
  • The employment decision shall be informed by the Employment Equity Plan of the Department. 
  • It is the Department’s intention to promote equity (race, gender and disability) through the filling of this post(s) with a candidate whose transfer /promotion / appointment will promote representativity in line with the numerical targets as contained in our Employment Equity Plan.

Applications:
Chief Director: Provincial Operations:
PO Box 4560, Johannesburg, 2001

For Attention:
Sub-directorate: Human Re
sources Management, Gauteng