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In response to growing need for statistical skills, a number of vacancies exist that would be of interest to the ISIbalo Community.  This page will be updated every two weeks. But should you want to advertise on this website, please contact Mr. Motimedi Sekhobela at MotimediSe@statssa.gov.za

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Statssa Vacancies

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Stats SA provides scientific knowledge that enables society to understand complex socio-economic phenomena. It draws its mandate from the Statistics Act, 1999 (Act No 6 of 1999). Stats SA strives to excel in the following five competencies: ● Intellectual capability to lead the scientific work of statistics ● Technological competence for purposes of large-scale processing and for complex computations and accessibility of information to the public ● Logistical competence for deployment of (forward and reverse) logistics of large-scale field operations and for strategic choices regarding operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness ● Political competence in understanding the political environment without being political or Politicised (commitment of delivery without fear or favour) ● Administrative competence: The ability of bringing it all together.

Chief Director: Survey Monitoring & Evaluation

One permanent position exists in the Survey Monitoring & Evaluation chief directorate (Ref No.: 01/07/22HO)

(Salary level 14:  R1 269 951 all-inclusive remuneration package per annum) 

Key Performance Areas: · Lead in the development of strategic and operational plans, policies and procedures for the Chief Directorate · Oversee the development of monitoring and evaluation strategies and plans for economic, population and social statistics including the census · Provide strategical leadership in the design and development of monitoring and evaluation systems, tools and indicators for surveys in economic, population and social statistics including the census · Manage research, conceptualisation and design of monitoring and evaluation studies · Provide leadership in the management of field operations, processing, analysis and reporting · Provide leadership in the management of the Chief Directorate, staff and other resources · Evaluate and review statistical products.

Prerequisites: · A three-year tertiary qualification (NQF 7 SAQA recognised) in Statistics, Demography, Population Studies, Mathematics, Social Sciences (with Statistics/ Mathematics as a subject) · At least 6 years relevant experience of which 5 years must be at senior managerial level · Training in monitoring and evaluation, Project Management, Management courses or related field is essential · Extensive knowledge of survey methodology · Experience in conducting censuses  and surveys · Monitoring and evaluation of surveys and censuses· Extensive experience in facilitation and/or development and/or management of strategy monitoring systems,  financial and administrative management, performance and administrative management · Knowledge of MS Office Suite  ·A valid driver’s license.

Person profile: This position will suit a person with: · Good facilitation, report writing, leadership and analytical, communication, Strategic thinking and conflict resolution skills ·  Assertive and innovative thinker, team player · Ability to communicate at all levels, manage personnel and other resources  · Willingness to work under pressure and long hours to meet deadlines ·  Willingness to travel.

Chief Methodologist

One permanent position exists in the Statistical Methods chief directorate, Head Office (Ref No.: 02/07/22HO)

(Salary level 13:  R 1 073 187 all-inclusive remuneration package per annum

Key Performance Areas: ● Design, develop and maintain suitable sampling frames and select samples for surveys ● Conceptualise and design computer programmes, develop methodologies for weighting and estimation, and conduct weighting and estimation for survey areas ● Provide specialist advice and evaluate the quality of surveys and censuses ● Conceptualise, develop and maintain sources and methods documentation ● Render technical guidance in the development of specifications, guidelines and procedures for the development of programmes and systems ● Provide specialist advice to stakeholders and methodology team ● Provide on-the-job training to team members.

Prerequisites: ● An Honour’s degree in Statistics/ Economics/ Econometrics/ Mathematics or related field of study ● Advanced training in SAS ● Project Management experience ● At least 6 years relevant experience in a research institution or statistical agency with experience in managing and supervising a team  ● Research skills as well as skills to implement operational theoretical solutions to researched problems ● Knowledge of statistical, economic and social processes ● Broad knowledge of Government policies and initiatives and how they relate to statistics ● Knowledge of MS Office Suite ●A valid driver’s license.

Person Profile: ● This position will suit a person with: ● Good communication, numeracy, problem solving, interpersonal, analysis and interpretation of specialist data skills ● An innovative thinker who is assertive, self-organised, self-motivated, independent and analytically oriented ● Ability to plan work, meet timelines and pay attention to detail ● Willingness to work under pressure and long hours to meet deadlines ● Willingness to travel.

Chief Systems Developer

One permanent position exists in the Business Modernisation chief directorate (Ref No: 03/07/22HO)

(Salary level 13:  R 1 073 187 all-inclusive remuneration package per annum)

Key Performance Areas: ●Develop and implement strategies, frameworks, policies, procedures, guidelines and standards ● Conceptualise technical design solutions and provide technical advice ● Develop complex test and implement reusable components and version control ● Manage staff and oversee the development of solutions according to time, cost and quality requirements ● Participate with vendors in the assessment of advanced ICT solutions ● Monitor and maintain systems capacity and performance ● Oversee systems maintenance and support

Prerequisites: ● A three-year tertiary qualification (NQF 7 SAQA recognised) in Information Systems/ IT/ Computer Science/ Computer Engineering ● Training in COBIT/ITIL frameworks, Architecture Frameworks, Project Management, Object Oriented Programming, Web services and service wrapping, Relational database design and SCRUM ● At least seven years working experience in a systems development and implementation of which five (5) years of experience must be at a middle management level ● A thorough understanding of the SDLC process, tools and techniques applicable to software development methodology such as SCRUM  and Extreme programming ● High level understanding of operating systems and IT infrastructure architecture ● Solid experience in application release management and version control ● Proven experience of systems development in a windows, web and mobile environment ● Strong demonstrable programming skills in Microsoft development frameworks and technologies such as .NET, .NET Core, ASP.Net, C# and Entity Framework. ● Extensive experience in web development such as HTML5, XML, JSON, SOAP and Rest web services, JavaScript technology (jQuery, angular, react.js) ● Experience in relational database design and database programming, stored procedures, triggers, ETL and SSIS ● Extensive experience in object oriented programming ● Advanced database query tuning and performance optimisation skills ● Technical project management and report writing experience ● Experience in development of procedures and policies ● Experience in doing cost-benefit analysis ●  Extensive knowledge of applications and systems software development, technology trends and development, technology architecture, web infrastructure, ICT security, Project Management ● Extensive knowledge of database design ● Knowledge of applicable ICT practices and acts ● Understanding of government policies ● A valid driver’s license.

Person Profile: This position will suit a person with communication, interpersonal, presentation, analytical, problem solving, leadership and project management and technical documentation skills ● Ability to pay attention to detail, make high impact decisions, conduct research into database issues, standards and products as required ● Ability to effectively prioritise and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment ● A hardworking person who is highly self-motivated and driven, persistent, innovative, dedicated, resourceful and innovative ● Ability to work under pressure in order to meet deadlines ● Willingness to travel.

Chief Database and Application Server Administrator

One permanent position exists in the Business Modernisation chief directorate (Ref No: 04/07/22HO)

(Salary level 13:  R 1 073 187 all-inclusive remuneration package per annum)

Key Performance Areas: ● Provide leadership in policy development, interpretation of functions and strategy ● Conceptualise advanced technical solutions to complicated business problems and manage the execution of research into new technology and solutions ● Manage the installation, administration and optimisation of database servers and application servers and related components ● Manage the design, development, implementation, monitoring, maintenance and performance of databases ● Manage end-user database access control levels ● Interact with stakeholders ● Manage staff.

Prerequisites: ● A three-year tertiary qualification (NQF 7 SAQA recognised) in Information Systems/ IT/ Computer Science ●DBA Certification ● Training in Relational Database management and optimisation, Application Server Management and Optimisation, Project Management, Software/ Product Specific Training ● At least nine years working experience in a database administration environment of which five (5) years of experience must be at a middle management level ● Proven experience with SAS database administration will be an added advantage ● Working technical experience with designing, building, installing, configuring and supporting database and application servers ● Hands-on database tuning and troubleshooting experience ● Strong working knowledge of relational database ● Proven knowledge of systems development life cycle methodologies ● Extensive knowledge of database security ● Extensive application support experience ● General knowledge of storage technologies and server security ● Business process and reengineering knowledge, as well as understanding of the relationship between processes and policies ● Experience with data processing flowcharting techniques ● Strong understanding of database structures, theories, principles and practices ● Knowledge of Technology Architecture, Web Infrastructure, IT Security, Project Management, Applications and systems software, technology trends and development, applicable data privacy practices and laws ●  Knowledge of MS Office Suite ● A valid driver’s license.

Person Profile: This position will suit a person with communication, interpersonal, presentation,  analytical, problem solving, leadership and project management and technical documentation skills ● Ability to pay attention to detail, make high impact decisions, conduct research into database issues, standards and products as required ● Ability to effectively prioritise and execute tasks in a high pressure environment ● A hardworking person who is highly self-motivated and driven, persistent, innovative, dedicated, resourceful and innovative ● Ability to work under pressure in order to meet deadlines ● Willingness to travel.

Director: Statistical Support and Coordination

(One permanent position exists in the Gauteng Cape Provincial Office (Ref No.: 05/07/22GP)

 (Salary level 13:  R 1 073 187 all-inclusive remuneration package per annum)

Key Performance Areas: ● Assess, monitor, and meet statistical information needs of users ● Undertake and oversee advocacy for Stats SA and the use of statistics in the province ● Facilitate, address and implement the SANSS activities in the province  ● Provide information technology technical support ● Coordination of district offices relating to administration ● Manage and oversee programme office requirements and reporting

Prerequisites: ● A three-year tertiary qualification (NQF 7 SAQA recognised) in Mathematics, Statistics, Social Studies, Demography and or Geography ● At least six years proven experience in the statistical production process, data analysis,  map reading  and report writing ● Training in project management ● Five (5) years of experience at a middle management level ● Knowledge of MS Office Suite ● A valid driver’s license.

Person Profile: ● This position will suit a person with: ● Good communication, decision making, leadership, presentation, conflict resolution, report writing and facilitation skills ● Customer focussed, strategic thinker, ability to handle multiple and complex tasks, strong conceptual and analytical skills ● Ability to handle stressful situations ● Willingness to work under pressure and long hours to meet deadlines ● Willingness to travel.

Director: Security Management

One permanent position exists in the Facilities, Transport and Security Management Chief Directorate, (Ref No.: 06/07/22HO)

(Salary level 13:  R 1 073 187 all-inclusive remuneration package per annum)

Key Performance Areas: · Ensure the development of policy, processes, plans and procedures for security management ● Ensure the management of security coordination and advisory and the Threat and Risk Assessment (Physical Security) ● Planning, execution and monitoring of the Projects Security and the provision of VIP Protection Services ● Management of provincial Security Coordinators  ● Ensure the management of vetting and information security clearance in the department (personnel security) ● Liaise with internal and external stakeholders ● Manage staff, budget and other resources.

Prerequisites: · A three-year tertiary qualification (NQF 7 SAQA recognised) in Security Management, Law or Military Science ● Security Management training, Fire training, Risk Management, Project Management, Occupational Health and Safety training, VIP and Protocol training, Vetting Course by SSA/ NIA/ Defence Intelligence, Security Management course (NIA) ● At least six years proven experience in Security Management ● Five (5) years of experience at a middle management level ● Knowledge of MS Office Suite  ● Staff management ●  A valid driver’s license.

Person profile: This position will suit a person with:·Good facilitation, report writing, leadership and communication skills, Strategic thinking and conflict resolution skills ·  Assertive and innovative thinker, team player · Ability to communicate at all levels, manage personnel and other resources  · Willingness to work under pressure and long hours to meet deadlines ·  Willingness to travel.

Deputy Director: Internal Audit

One permanent position exist in the Internal Audit Chief Directorate Ref No.: 07/07/22HO)

(Salary Level 11: R744 255 all-inclusive remuneration package per annum)

Key Performance Areas: ● Manage the internal audit sub directorate ● Develop strategic internal audit plans ● Implement the approved Internal Audit operational plan ● Participate in the coordination with other internal and external service providers of assurance to ensure proper coverage to minimise duplication of effort ● Keep up to date with new developments in the internal audit environment

Prerequisites: ● A three-year tertiary qualification in Auditing, Finance or related field,  CIA (Certified Internal Auditor), completed articles, CCSA (Certification in Control Self-Assessment), CFSA (Certified Financial Systems Auditor) CGAP (Certified Government Auditing Professional) or CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) ● A minimum of five (5) years’ experience in Auditing, Finance, Risk Management, Corporate Governance or other related fields ● A minimum of two (2) years specific experience in a specialized audit field of Performance Auditing ● Knowledge of relevant Acts, Legislation and Regulations ● A high level of computer skills Knowledge of government systems (BAS, Persal, etc)

Person Profile: This position will suit a person with: ● Honesty and integrity, independence and good judgement ● Good presentation, interviewing, client and interpersonal relationship skills ● Exceptional analytical and decision-making skills ● Diversity awareness ● Ability to pay attention to detail ● Deadline driven and willingness to work under pressure and travel when required.

Principal Database and Application Server Administrator

One permanent position exists in the Business Modernisation chief directorate (Ref No: 08/07/22HO)

(Salary Level 11: R744 255 all-inclusive remuneration package per annum)

Key Performance Areas: ● Develop relevant policies, procedures, guidelines, standards and project plans ● Conduct research into new techniques, technology and solutions● Install and ensure administration and optimization of database servers, application servers and related components ● Ensure the designing, development, implementation, monitoring, maintenance and performance tune databases ● Establish and maintain appropriate end user database access control levels ● Interact with stakeholders ●Define and perform database backups, recovery and archiving according to plans ● Providing assistance, guidance, and coaching support as needed.

Prerequisites: ● A three-year tertiary qualification in IT or related field and DBA certification● Training in Relational database management and optimization, Application server management and optimization, project management and software/product specific training is essential ● At least five years working experience in database administration ● Working technical experience with designing, building, installing, configuring and supporting database and application servers ● Experience in database tuning, troubleshooting, data processing flowcharting techniques, server performance tuning, monitoring tools and application support ● Working knowledge of relational databases, database scripts, storage technologies, server security, business process and reengineering, systems development life cycle methodologies and database security ● Knowledge of technology architecture, web infrastructure, IT security, project management, database design and management, technology trends and development, applicable data privacy practices and laws.

Person Profile: ●This position will suit a person with:  Good communication, time management, customer service orientation, interpersonal, leadership, research, project management, presentation, analytical, decision making and problem solving skills ● Ability to work under pressure, on standby and long hours to meet deadlines ● A hard-worker who is persistent, highly self-motivated and driven, dedicated, committed, reliable, innovative and self-motivated ● Ability to work independently and in a team ● Ability to pay attention to detail ● Willingness to travel.

Principal Systems Analyst

Three permanent positions exist in the Business Modernisation chief directorate (Ref No: 09/07/22HO )

(Salary Level 11: R744 255 all-inclusive remuneration package per annum)

Key Performance Areas: ● Implement stakeholder strategies. frameworks, policies, guidelines, and standards ●Facilitate and analyse business requirements and produce user requirement specifications ● Ensure designing of complex relational databases● Design of complex and quality integrated systems and applications ● Ensure training of users ● Ensure testing of integrated applications ● Facilitate Production and implementation of applications ● Ensure provision of user support ● Supervise staff and management Systems Project.

Prerequisites: ● A three-year tertiary qualification in IT or related field  ● Business analysis, problem analysis ● Systems and data architecture and solutions design ●  Data modelling ● Database design ● Project management ● 5 years programming experience in client/server application development including relational database design of which 3 years must in in systems analysis and design  including relational database design , or ● Systems Development Life Cycle methodology experience ● Extensive knowledge in Agile software development methodologies ● Experience in development of process and standards  ● Experience in project management ● Knowledge of systems and data architecture, design artefacts, advance database design and data modelling, programming, product testing ● Added advantage knowledge of the way in which organisation process work.

Person Profile: This position will suit a person with ● Logical approach to problem solving, communications, commitment, dedication, reliable, innovative, self-motivated, time management, analytical, project management, presentation skills, good decision making, conflict resolution and facilitation skills. Ability to learn quickly, work independently and to work in a team. Ability to work under pressure. Willingness to work overtime and long hours to meet deadlines. Willingness to travel to attend training, presentation, and meeting as part of his or her duties.

Principal Systems Developer

One permanent positions exist in the Business Modernisation chief directorate (Ref No.: 10/07/22HO)

(Salary Level 11: R744 255 all-inclusive remuneration package per annum)

Key Performance Areas: ● Participate in gathering and analysis of user requirements ● Develop, maintain and run update procedures on databases from external sources● Develop, maintain and run complex extract procedures on databases and existing applications to provide to users ● Participate in design of complex high quality applications and relational database ● Develop and test complex applications ● Develop complex user manuals and training of users ● Undertake the review  and quality control of developed applications ● Provide user support and technical consulting support on projects ● Supervise staff.

Prerequisites: ● A three-year tertiary qualification in IT or related field ● At least five years’ as an Application Developer with a focus on SAS programming and data analytics● Business intelligence and/or data management experience ● Experience working with relational databases such as MySQL, MSSQL or Oracle and a good working knowledge of SQL  ● Experience in SDLC and/or Agile Methodologies ● Base SAS programming experience, including SAS macros ● SAS BI tools experience ● SAS Certification will be an added advantage ● Knowledge of MS Office Suite

Person Profile: ●This position will suit a person with:  Good communication, time management, interpersonal relations, project management, presentation, analytical, decision making and problem solving skills ● Ability to work under pressure and long hours to meet deadlines ● A hard-worker who is persistent, dedicated, committed, reliable, innovative and self-motivated ● Ability to work independently and in a team ● Willingness to travel.

Principal Systems Developer

Two permanent positions exist in the Business Modernisation chief directorate (Ref No: 11/07/22HO)

(Salary Level 11: R744 255 all-inclusive remuneration package per annum)

Key Performance Areas: ● Participate in gathering and analysis of user requirements ● Develop, maintain and run update procedures on databases from external sources● Develop, maintain and run complex extract procedures on databases and existing applications to provide to users ● Participate in design of complex high quality applications and relational database ● Develop and test complex applications ● Develop complex user manuals and training of users ● Undertake the review  and quality control of developed applications ● Provide user support and technical consulting support on projects ● Supervise staff.

Prerequisites: ● A three-year tertiary qualification in IT or related field ● At least five years’ experience in programming ● Relevant working experience with HTML5/XHTML PHP, ASP.Net, MVC, CSS3/Bootstrap, JavaScript/jQuery, Angular/AngularJS and Mobile Development ● Experience working with relational databases such as MySQL, MSSQL or Oracle and a good working knowledge of SQL ● Experience in SDLC and/or Agile Methodologies ● Advanced knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming ● Experience in content management systems, will be an advantage ● Knowledge of Linux Administration and troubleshooting, will be an advantage ● Experience in mobile platform development, will be an advantage.

Person Profile: ●This position will suit a person with:  Good communication, time management, interpersonal relations, project management, presentation, analytical, decision making and problem solving skills ● Ability to work under pressure and long hours to meet deadlines ● A hard-worker who is persistent, dedicated, committed, reliable, innovative and self-motivated ● Ability to work independently and in a team ● Willingness to travel.

Systems Developer

Four permanent positions exist in the Business Modernisation chief directorate (Ref No: 12/07/22HO)

(Salary Level 9: R 382 245 per annum)

Key Performance Areas: ● Participate in gathering and analysis of user requirements ● Develop, maintain and run update procedures on databases from external sources● Develop, maintain and run extract procedures on databases and existing applications to provide to users ● Participate in the technical design session of applications and relational database ● Develop and test applications ● Develop user manuals and training of users ● Provide user support and maintenance of existing projects.

Prerequisites: ● A three-year tertiary qualification in IT or related field ● At least three years’ experience in programming ● Relevant working  experience with HTML5/XHTML PHP, ASP.Net, MVC, CSS3/Bootstrap, JavaScript/jQuery and  Angular/AngularJS, Mobile Development ● Experience working with relational databases such as MySQL, MSSQL or Oracle and a good working knowledge of SQL ● Experience in content management systems troubleshooting will be an added advantage ● Knowledge of Linux Administration and troubleshooting will be an added advantage● Experience in mobile platform development will be an added advantage.

Person Profile: ●This position will suit a person with:  Good communication, time management, interpersonal relations, project management, presentation, analytical, decision making and problem solving skills ● A hard-worker who is persistent, dedicated, committed, reliable, innovative and self-motivated ● Ability to work independently and in a team ● Ability to work under pressure and long hours to meet deadlines ● Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously ● Willingness to travel. 

Database and Application Server Administrator

One permanent positions exists in the Business Modernisation chief directorate (Ref No: 13/07/22HO)

(Salary Level 9: R 382 245 per annum) 

Key Performance Areas: Administer and optimize database server, application servers and related components● Design, develop implement, monitor maintain and performance time database ● Maintain appropriate end-user database access control levels ● Provide technical support and resolve issues/problem ● Conduct research into latest technology and trends

Prerequisites: ● A three-year tertiary qualification in Information Systems or Computer Science  or National Diploma in Information Technology  ● Training in relational database management and optimization ●Application server management and optimization ● Software/product specific training ● Three years g experience in a technical position , Understanding of database structures ,theories, principles and practices, working technical experience with building .installing ,configuring and supporting database and application server  and hands-  on dataset tuning and troubleshooting ● Knowledge of relational database ,server performance tuning and monitoring tools , database scripts ,storage technologies, server security, systems development life methodologies , Application support , database security , IT security ,Technology trends and development , server administration  database design and management and Applications and  systems software.

Person Profile: ●This position will suit a person with:  Good communication, time management, interpersonal relations, project management, presentation, analytical, decision making and problem solving skills ● A hard-worker who is persistent, dedicated, committed, reliable, innovative and self-motivated ● Ability to work independently and in a team ● Ability to work under pressure and long hours to meet deadlines ● Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously ● Willingness to travel.