Finance

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Deputy Director General:  Governance and Asset Management

From 1 January 2015 (3 months)

Recruitment and selection process finalised. Post was filled with effect from 1 June 2015.

14

Chief Director: Local Government Public Finance

From 1 April 2013 (2 years)

The post was advertised on 3 March 2013. After assessing the applicants it was decided to embark on a head-hunt process to increase the number of suitable candidates.  After due consideration of the applicants no appointment was made. The post was re-advertised on 28 April 2014 with an extended closing date from 16 May 2014 to 17 June 2014.  Interviews were concluded on 1 August 2014 and a recommendation made.  Recommended candidate has declined the offer and post will be re-advertised in July 2015.

13

Director: Fiscal Policy

From 1 September 2013 (1 year and  7 months)

Post was advertised on 7 April 2014 and process finalised on 1 August 2014. Nominated candidate withdrew her application and declined a follow up interview.  Post will be re-advertised in July 2015.

13

Director:  Provincial Government Budget Office

From 1 November 2014 (5 months)

Post was advertised on 7 November 2014 and closed on 28 November 2014.  Interviews concluded on 19 March 2015. Selection panel to re-convene on 14 July 2015; recruitment and selection process will be concluded thereafter.

13

Director:  Local Government Accounting

From 18 October 2014 (5 months and 10 working days)

Post was advertised on 7 November 2014 and closed on 28 November 2015.  Interviews were conducted on 3 February 2015.  Recommended candidate declined the offer.  Post was re-advertised and closed on 30 April 2015. Recruitment and selection process to be concluded; anticipated date for filling of post is 1 September 2015.  

13

Director:  Local Government Supply Chain Management

From 1 December 2014 (4 months)

Post was filled with effect from 01 April 2015 with lateral transfer from National Treasury.

11

Procurement Manager

From 1 November 2014 (5 months)

Recruitment and selection process finalised.   Post filled with effect from 1 May 2015.

11

Deputy Director: Interface and Collating

From 1 December 2014 (4 months)

Recruitment and selection process finalised.  Post will be filled with effect from 1 July 2015.

11

Local Government Financial Management Co-ordinator

From 1 November 2014 (5 months)

Post was advertised on 7 April 2015 and closed on 24 April 2015.  Recruitment and selection process to be concluded; anticipated date for filling of post is 1 September 2015.

11

Economist

From 31 March 2014 (1 year and 1 month)

Recruitment and selection process finalised, but only one post filled with effect from ­­­1 January 2015. Post was re-advertised on 18 March 2015. Recruitment and selection process to be concluded; anticipated date for filling of post is 1 September 2015.  

10

Public Private Partnership Analyst

From 19 May 2014 (10 months and 9 working days)

Recruitment and selection process finalised.  Post will be filled with effect from 1 July 2015.

9

Expenditure Analyst (2)

One from  22 April 2014 (11 months and 7 working days)

One from 1 January 2015 (3 months)

Recruitment and selection process finalised.  Posts will be filled with effect from 1 August 2015.

9

Infrastructure Analysts

From 4 December 2013 (15 months and 17 working days).

Recruitment and selection process finalised, but only one post filled. Post was re-advertised and closed on 24 April 2015.  Recruitment and selection process for re-advertisement to be concluded; anticipated date for filling of post is 1 September 2015.

9

Procurement Specialists (3)

One from  31 October 2014  (6 months)

One from 29 November 2013  (1 year, 2 months and 21 working days)

One from 1 November 2014 (5 months)

Recruitment and selection process finalised.  Posts filled with effect from 1 May 2015.

9

Procurement Analysts (4)

One from 1 October 2014  (6 months)

One from 31 January 2015  (2 months)

One from 27 March 2015 (2 working days)

One from 1 April 2014 (1 year)

The one post that has been vacant for one year was previously advertised; however the successful candidate declined the offer. All posts, including the aforementioned, have been advertised. Recruitment and selection process to be concluded; anticipated date for filling of posts is 1 September 2015.

9

Accounting Practitioner

From 1 November 2014  (5 months)

Post filled with internal transfer with effect from 01 April 2015.

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System Controllers (LOGIS, BAS, IPS) (4)

One from 1 January 2010 (5 years and 3 months)  

One from 31 December 2010 (4 years, 3 months, 1 working day)

One from 1 December 2012 (2 years and 4 months)

One from  1 April 2012 (3 years)

Posts have been advertised twice and could not yield the desired candidature. Relaxation of qualification requirements was approved and posts were advertised. Recruitment and selection process to be concluded; anticipated date for filling of posts is 1 August 2015.

9

Office Manager:  Governance and Asset Management

From 1 March 2015 (1 month)

Post was advertised and closed on 24 April 2015.   Recruitment and selection process to be concluded; anticipated date for filling of post is 1 September 2015.

9

Financial Analyst (MFMA)

From 31 December 2014 (3 months)

Post was advertised and closed on 13 March 2015.  Recruitment and selection process to be concluded; anticipated date for filling of post is 1August 2015.

9

Financial Analyst (PFMA)

From 31 August 2014 (7 months)

Recruitment and selection process finalised.  Posts filled with effect from 1 May 2015.

9

Cash Flow and Investment Analyst (PFMA)

From 20 December 2013 (15 months and  4 working days)

Post filled with internal transfer with effect from 01 April 2015.

9

Cash Flow Analyst

From 17 April 2014 (11 months and 9 working days)

Post was advertised and closed on 24 April 2015.  Recruitment and selection process to be concluded; anticipated date for filling of post is 1 October 2015.

9

Assistant Director:  Assurance Services

From 1 October 2014 (6 months)

Recruitment and selection process finalised, but no suitable candidate was found and post will be re-advertised.

8

State Accountant: Assurance Services

From 1 July 2014 (9 months)

Recruitment and selection process finalised.  Post filled with effect from 1 July 2015.

7

Personal Assistants (5) (various units)

One from 1 July 2014 (9 months)

One from 28 February 2014 (1 year,  1 month and 1 working day)

One from 1 February 2014 (1 year and 2 months)

One from 1 November 2008  (6 years and  5 moths)

One from 31 December 2014 (3 months)

The majority of these posts were not advertised as anticipated. Positions were temporarily filled with Personal Assistants from the units where the SMS posts were still vacant.

Three posts have been advertised.  Recruitment and selection process to be concluded; anticipated date for filling of posts is 1 August 2015.

One post will not be advertised and is reserved for acting Personal Assistant:  Head of Ministry.

One post to be filled when the Chief Director: Local Government Public Finance is filled.

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Electronic Data Analyst

Vacant since it was created on 1 December 2011 (4 years and 4 months).

Funding for this post was only made available in the 2012/13 financial year. Since the 2012/13 financial year the post was advertised and re-advertised, but no suitable candidature could be found. Approval was obtained to advertise the post with relaxed qualification requirement.  Post will be re-advertised in July 2015.

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Administration Clerks (5)

One from 1 September 2013 (1 year and 7 months)

One from 1January 2014 (1 year and  3 months)

One from 1 March 2014 (1 year)

One from 30 November 2014 (4 months)

One from 1 December 2014 (4 months)

One from 1 January 2015

(3 months)

Post vacant since 2013: Post under Organisational Design investigation and will be advertised after finalisation of process.

Post vacant since 1 Jan 2014: Only funded with effect from 1 April 2014. Recruitment and selection process finalised.  Post filled with effect from 22 June 2015. 

Three posts vacant since March to December 2014:  Recruitment and selection process finalised.  One post filled with effect from 13 May 2015 and the other two with effect from 01 June 2015

One post vacant since 1 January 2015:  Recruitment and Selection processes finalised, but no successful candidate could be found. Post will be re-advertised.

4

Driver/Messenger

From 1 July 2014 (9 months)

Post of Driver/ Messenger became vacant with Cabinet reshuffling in 2014. Post has not been advertised.

2

Messenger

From 1 December 2014 (4 months)

Post was advertised and closed on 13 March 2015.  Recruitment and selection process to be concluded; anticipated date for filling of post is 1 August 2015.