Business Intelligence System Analyst (Senior)

Empowering the South African Dream

Exciting opportunities exist for qualified and highly motivated candidates who wish to join our professional team working for Group Information Technology within the Enterprise Development Division.

Closing date: 27 September 2012

To apply for vacancies, visit our website: www.eskom.co.za and click on a career at Eskom.

The principles as set out in Eskom’s employment equity policy will apply. If you have not been contacted within 28 days of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

Disabled candidates are welcome to apply.

Auditor-General Of South Africa (AGSA) Contract Work Centre Manager

The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) has a constitutional mandate and, as the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) of South Africa, it exists to strengthen our constitutional democracy by enabling oversight, accountability and governance in the public sector through auditing, thereby building public confidence.


By doing this, we contribute to the quality of life and well-being of South Africans.

PRETORIA
• Contract Work Centre Manager

Visit www.agsa.co.za to see full details and to apply

South Africa National Treasury Jobs

Join the National Treasury, it is a move in the right direction.

Make 2013 the year for serious career decisions.

“I am a serious thinker”

National Treasury
Department:
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

The National Treasury’s Chartered Accountants Academy offers a three-year full-time training contract that will provide trainees with the opportunity for development in Financial Management, Accounting and External Reporting, Management Decisionmaking and Control, Auditing and Assurance, Internal Audit, Risk Management and Governance and Taxation in pursuance of the Chartered Accountancy CA(SA) profession.

Training programme: Candidates are invited to apply for the programme and will be exposed to the public sector with a view to meet the skills shortage. Trainees will have an opportunity to be on the cutting edge of financial management transformation and be part of policy development initiatives while developing technical and professional competencies.

Essential requirements: • Certificate in the Theory of Accounting (CTA) or equivalent qualification that meets SAICA requirements to write Initial Test of Competence (ITC) in January 2013 • Candidates who are in the process of completing CTA or doing final year of equivalent qualification can apply • Proof of academic results.

To apply for CAA, please send your application form (available on www.treasury.gov.za), certified copies of official academic record and your ID to: caa@treasury.gov.za or The Training Officer, Private Bag X115, Pretoria 0001.

Closing date: 30 September 2012

If you have not heard from the National Treasury within one month of the closing date please regard your application as unsuccessful.

Knowledge Manager Location: South Africa

Futures Group Sexual HIV Prevention Programme (SHIPP) is seeking a Knowledge Manager. The main function of the knowledge sharing position is to help champion organization-wide knowledge sharing, so that the organization's know-how, information and experience is shared inside and (as appropriate) outside the organization with clients, partners, and stakeholders. The Knowledge Manager will develop and execute the application of policies, processes and technologies to ensure that information is systematically produced, organized and made accessible to the people who need it. This position will be based in Pretoria South Africa and Futures Group is seeking candidates that are currently residing in South Africa and eligible to work in the country.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement the project’s knowledge management strategy,
• Develop and manage knowledge sharing portal, and other electronic approaches that promote information sharing;
• Assist the project leadership in the procurement of the ICT tools including software and hardware;
• Review and maintain SHIPP’s knowledge resources and recommend strategies to ensure it is centralized and accessible to staff.
• Work closely with Programme Office, Finance and Procurement & Quality Assurance Manager to put in place robust management of information.
• Design, construct and maintain in-house databases of relevant material
• Extract and manage data on relevant research from electronic databases and other published sources using search engines, query tools and other more traditional approaches;
• Contribute to the design of databases; manage the day-to-day database activities and make sure it operates smoothly;
• Provide expertise and advise on data structures and databases that ensures correct and quality production of reports/ management information.
• Participate in the overall management and co-ordination of SHIPP’s ICT infrastructure.
• Liaise with external and international stakeholders and partners; e.g., SHIPP Partners and SAG, to obtain the relevant information for communication purposes.
• Manage the drafting content for press releases, fact sheets, campaign materials, video scripts, external publications and marketing material, etc.
• Manage consultants appointed to develop and maintain the Intranet/Website for SHIPP; coordinate and support the content management activities, ensuring quality and integrity of information published on both sites.
• Contribute to briefing and training sessions for other SHIPP staff and occasionally clients’ personnel

Qualifications and Experience

• University degree in communications, ICT, business or public administration, development or related fields.
• Master’s degree preferred
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in knowledge management and communication with proven experience of successful implementation of internal and external communications activities.
• Excellent knowledge of knowledge management and communication principles, current theories and practices including sourcing and managing information online.
• Experience in capacity building, training and/or identifying needs to improve capacity.
• Experience working with USAID projects
• Familiarity with HIV prevention, District health system and education programs
• Track record of success in database design and technology, and/or organizational alignment and strategy
• Experience with Google sites and Google Docs and working knowledge of advanced Excel/Google Doc formulas
• Comprehensive experience managing complex projects that include a number of different stakeholders
• Experience with a variety of different data management tools and excellent research and assessment skills

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent written and oral communication skills; demonstrated experience in the ability to communicate with, engage and inspire a wide range of audiences
• Quick learner with strong communication and critical thinking skills
• Strong analytical, research and writing skills with demonstrated ability to think strategically.
• Strong sense of design and experience with web publishing tools and other technical skills

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand or sit, and move about the facility

Work Environment

• Usual office working conditions free of disagreeable elements.

The closing date for application is 12 August 2012.

All applications for this position should be submitted online at www.futuresgroup.com via the Careers page. Futures Group provides equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.

Technical Director Engagement and Strategic Planning South Africa

Futures Group develops and delivers innovative, locally relevant, evidence-based solutions to improve the health and well being of people around the world. Since 1971, we have assisted governmental and non-governmental agencies, foundations, and the private sector by designing, implementing and evaluating programs in HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive health, population and family planning, maternal and child health, infectious diseases, and gender. Futures Group has deep expertise in policy and advocacy, research and strategic information, health markets and private sector engagement, modeling and economic analysis, patient monitoring and management/HMIS, strategic consulting, and program management.

Position Summary

Futures Group Sexual HIV Prevention Programme (SHIPP) is seeking a Technical Director for Engagement and Strategic Planning (TD ESP). This key position will be responsible for achieving the objectives in the engagement, strategic planning and decision-making leadership functions of SHIPP.

As part of SHIPP’s senior leadership management team, the TD ESP provides national technical guidance in the engagement and strategic planning of HIV prevention programs implemented in partnership with SANAC, NDOH, DBE and DSD and manages team members.

This position will be based in Pretoria South Africa and Futures Group is seeking candidates that are currently residing in South Africa and eligible to work in the country.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Stakeholder Engagement Team and the Strategic Planning and Decision-making Team and ensure that the South African Government (SAG) departments’ capacity building needs in these areas are identified and addressed through the SAG collaboration plan and through specific activities in the annual work-plans.
• Develop, implement, and oversee an overall integrated Strategic Information plan in line with the SHIPP annual work-plans
• Provide strategic leadership for the SHIPP technical team project staff, and interface with the Chief of Party, USAID and Futures Group HQ to monitor program progress.
• Lead and support technical support to partners and provinces to develop their capacity for HIV Prevention programs
• Provides technical leadership in the design, execution, and ongoing review of project strategy to ensure that benchmarks of success are met.
• Support strategic planning, the development of work plans and results reporting for the project.
• Coordinate planning processes of the team.
• Direct quality control mechanisms for all technical deliverables
• Ensure that all objectives of the annual work-plans are met and flag any critical delay to the Chief of Party
• Use a combination of logic, analysis, experience, wisdom, and advanced methods to make sound, timely decisions and to solve problems.
• Develop and maintain relationships with partners and stakeholders.
• Effectively communicate the SHIPP strategy to partners, stakeholders and management team.
• Ensure that the SHIPP team members are kept fully informed and updated on the HIV prevention global and local initiatives.
• Oversee and ensure that all reporting requirement are met and are of a high standard.
• The TD will ensure that the activities of implementing partners are effectively planned, budgeted, implemented, monitored and evaluated.
• Contribute to the SHIPP M&E plan, focusing on indicators and milestones. He/she will be responsible for quality assurance and overall integrity of the SHIPP activities/program, including the management of quality outputs in keeping with project specification, scope, milestones, key performance areas and deliverables.
• Ensure compliance with USG regulations and guidelines by relevant HPI implementing partners and\or consultants
• Report and communicate SHIPP program’s results through the execution of the SHIPP performance monitoring plan. This includes the following:

• Guide staff in preparing reports in accordance with approved reporting formats and ensure timely submission
• This includes quarterly progress reports, annual, semi-annual program reports, and ad-hoc technical reports
• Prepare consolidated progress reports for the Country Director, Deputy Directors and Program Managers

Qualifications and experience

• Applicants must be experienced in addressing the special challenges of HIV combination prevention programming described in the above program description, as demonstrated by at least 8 years of experience designing, implementing, and managing large, complex public health projects in/for developing countries.
• Experience with HIV and AIDS programs is highly desirable.
• Strong interpersonal, writing and oral presentation skills in English are also required.
• Master’s Degree or higher in public health, business administration, international development, or a related advanced degree is required.
• Two years’ experience living or working in a developing country.
• Fluency/ proficiency in a second African official language are desired.

Reporting to

• Chief of Party

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand or sit, and move about the facility

Work Environment

• Usual office working conditions free of disagreeable elements.

The closing date for application is 12 August 2012.

All applications for this position should be submitted online at www.futuresgroup.com via the Careers page. Futures Group provides equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.

Pretoria - Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

Reporting to: Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist Duration: Full time, to 31 December 2013 with possibility of 2 year extension Remuneration: ZAR 18,000 – 23,000 per month gross BACKGROUND AAA is managed by GRM International through a Program Office in Pretoria, South Africa and through Hub Offices in Nairobi, Kenya and Brisbane, Australia. The Program employs a team of about 60 full-time staff. Australia Awards in Africa (AAA) is an AusAID-funded initiative designed: (i) to equip Africans with the skills and knowledge necessary to influence the economic and social development outcomes of their own countries; and (ii) to build the long-term capacity of African governments to provide a range of essential services, strengthen law and justice systems, improve transparency and achieve reforms to meet their own development challenges, particularly to progress towards their Millennium Development Goals. AAA provides a mix of Long-term and Short Awards to Africans in the public and private sectors and civil society in targeted disciplines that support the home countries’ developmental priorities. Currently, 51 African countries participate in the AAA initiative. The Monitoring & Evaluation Framework: provides the primary basis for performance assessment and continuous improvement of AAA program implementation; informs strategic planning and decision-making in support of the achievement and evaluation of program outputs and outcomes; provides comparative data for reporting purposes to be measured against previous award cycles and scholarships programs. PURPOSE The Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Officer is part of a team that takes responsibility for the implementation and ongoing refinement of the AAA M&E Framework. Based in Pretoria, with travel to other sites in Africa as required, the M&E Officer will report to the M&E Specialist. The M&E Officer will provide robust monitoring and evaluation services for all aspects of the Australia Awards in Africa initiative, including the development and revision of frameworks, analysis of data sets, reporting from and inputting to the AAA management information system, conduct of surveys and other methods of collecting information and contribution to periodic reports. SELECTION CRITERIA Qualifications and experience Essential: Bachelors degree in Evaluation, Social Science or related field; 2-3 years work experience in the field of monitoring and evaluation or equivalent, preferably with exposure to donor funded programs; Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation concepts, tools and processes (both quantitative and qualitative), as well as an understanding of project administration, Ability to interpret data, to identify and analyze problems and offer solutions; Strong analytical skills and demonstrated ability to prepare data collection instruments, analyse and summarise data and interpret results for the benefit of program improvement; 2-3 years experience in working with and managing large databases; Evidence of superior written and verbal communication skills including demonstrated report writing skills; Fluency in written and spoken English Microsoft Office and computer skills to an advanced level. Knowledge and Skills Essential: High level of interpersonal skills with a flexible and collaborative personal style and the ability to communicate with diverse groups; Strong administrative, organisational and presentation skills including the ability to work under pressure and balance several competing tasks at once; Ability to work effectively as part of a cross cultural, multi-disciplinary team; Excellent attention to detail and accuracy; Highly developed sense of initiative and ability to effectively multi-task; Desirable: Experience in the education sector; Fluency in any/all Portuguese, French, Arabic languages would be highly desirable. Application details: If this position is of interest to you, please send the following information: A curriculum vitae no more than 5 pages; A detailed statement that clearly addresses your claims against each of the selection criteria (Please note that applications that fail to address this requirement will not be considered). Please submit your application to kristine.leon@grminternational.com by the closing date of: 24 August 2012 State "M&E Officer" in the subject line of your e-mail. Women and people with disability are strongly encouraged to apply. Click here to view the full Terms of reference. If you have not heard from us within three (3) weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. Communication will only be with applicants short listed for the next stage in the process.

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