Director: Technical Infrastructure

Industrial Development Division (IDD)

Director: Technical Infrastructure
All-inclusive salary package: R685 200 per annum (Ref. IDD/Tech Infras 010)

Requirements: • Postgraduate qualification in Economics, Science or a related field • 3-5 years’ work experience in a related environment will be an advantage.

Duties: • Promote the development, through Technical Infrastructure Agencies (SABS, NRCS, NMISA and SANAS), of mandatory and non-mandatory standards and conformity assessment systems that enhance the competitiveness of SA production facilities • Promote the use of mandatory standards and conformity assessment requirements to lock out unsafe products of inferior quality that are harmful to public health and the environment • Advocate for the strategic use of the Technical Infrastructure Agencies across Government to assist with improved service delivery • Provide administrative support on the implementation of the Standards Act, the National Regulator for Compulsory Specification Act, the Metrology Act and the Accreditation Act.

Note: Background verification, including criminal record and citizenship checks, as well as competency assessment, will form part of the selection process. the dti is committed to the pursuit of diversity and redress. Candidates whose appointment will promote representivity in terms of race, disability and gender will receive preference. Applicants who do not meet the minimum qualification requirements but who have extensive relevant experience will also be considered. No late applications will be accepted. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).

To apply or view full details of the above positions, please go to: http://www.thedti.gov.za
Click on the “Careers at the dti” button.

Should you experience any problems in submitting your application, please follow the Support link on the Careers site or contact the Recruitment Office at (012) 394-1809.

Applications, accompanied by a Z83 application form, may also be sent to Private Bag X84, Pretoria 0001, for attention: The Recruitment Office.

the dti welcomes applications from all persons with disabilities

Closing date: 7 November 2011

Applications received after this date will not be considered.