Bursary Clerk at Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery

BURSARY CLERK REF NO: 229/2014
Directorate: Employee Development and Performance Management
SALARY : R148 584 per annum
CENTRE : Pretoria

REQUIREMENTS : Applicants must be in possession of a National diploma in Human Resources
Management/Development and relevant experience in the administration of
bursary schemes. Knowledge of filing systems and databases. Computer skills in
MS Office software. Accuracy, interpersonal relations, communication, problem
solving, creative thinking, time management, typing, planning and organising
skills.

DUTIES : The incumbent will be responsible for the administration of the internal Bursary
Scheme for Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF). Perform
takeovers of student loans of DAFF personnel. Process new bursary applications.
File student information and liaise with the Directorate: Financial Services with
regards to payments and takeovers. Handle administration of existing bursary
holders, including resignations, transfers, termination of bursaries and recovery of
debt. Update/Maintain a database and file new student information. Supply
statistics for weekly/monthly and annual reporting. Compile monthly and quarterly
reports on bursary holders. Audit bursary files. Handle bursary related enquiries
(telephonic, email, personal visits, etc.).
ENQUIRIES : Ms J. Digolo, tel. 012 319 8075.

APPLICATIONS : Applications may be posted to URS Response Handling, P. O. Box 11506,
Tierpoort, 0056 or submitted electronically via email: [email protected] or via
fax: 086 654 1824 or online: www.ursonline.co.za or deposited in the URS
Response Handling boxes at any one of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries’ offices indicated below. Enquiries: URS Response Handling, tel.
012 811 1900.
PRETORIA: Reception, Agriculture Place, 20 Steve Biko Street (formerly Beatrix
Street), Arcadia, Pretoria, Gauteng.
Cape Town: Reception (Ground Floor), Foretrust Building, 3 Martin
Hammerschlag Way, Foreshore, Cape Town, Western Cape.
STELLENBOSCH: Reception (Support Building), Quarantine Station, Polkadraai
Road, Stellenbosch, Western Cape.
PIETERMARITZBURG: Reception (5th Floor), Old Mutual Building, 185
Langalibalele Street, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal.
KING WILLIAM’S TOWN: Reception (Ground Floor), Old SABC Building, 2
Hargreaves Avenue, King William’s Town, Eastern Cape.
NELSPRUIT: Reception (2nd Floor), Permanent Building, 27 Brown Street,
Nelspruit, Mpumalanga.
MAKHADO: Reception (Ground Floor), Magistrates Building, 103 Landros Street,
Makhado, Limpopo
MTHATHA: Reception (3rd Floor), PRD Building, 2 Sutherland Street, Mthatha,
Eastern Cape
CLOSING DATE : 4 July 2014

NOTE : Applications must be submitted on a Z83 Form, obtainable from any Public
Service department or on the internet at
http://www.info.gov.za/documents/forms/employ.pdf which must be signed (an
unsigned Z83 form will disqualify an application) and should be accompanied by a
recently updated, comprehensive CV as well as copies of all qualification(s)
[Matric certificate must also be attached] and ID-document and Driver’s licence
[where applicable]. Non-RSA Citizens/Permanent Resident Permit Holders must
attach a copy of his/her Permanent Residence Permit to his/her application.
Should you be in possession of a foreign qualification, it must be accompanied by
an evaluation certificate from the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA).
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 three (3) months 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 check, citizenship verification, financial/asset record check,
qualification/study verification and previous employment verification). Successful
candidates will also be subjected to security clearance processes. Where
applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test. Successful
candidates will be appointed on a probation period of twelve (12) months. The
Department reserves the right not to make appointment(s) to the advertised
post(s). Applications submitted via email, fax or online must include the post title
and reference number in the subject line and a scanned, signed Z83 form (a Z83
form without a physical signature will disqualify an application) together with all
relevant documents as indicated above. Persons with disability are encouraged to
apply.