Deputy Director: Layout & Design Ref No: HRMC 32/23/3 at The Department of Home Affairs

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•  Maintaining the National Population Register (NPR)
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  Deputy Director: Layout & Design Ref No: HRMC 32/23/3

  • Job Type Full Time
  • Qualification Bachelors
  • Experience 3 years
  • Location Gauteng
  • City Pretoria
  • Job Field Art / Crafts / Languages 
  • Salary Range R750,000 - R1,000,000/month

  REQUIREMENTS :  

  • An undergraduate qualification in Graphic Design at NQF level 6 as recognized by SAQA •
  • Minimum of 3 years experience at a supervisory level as a Mid to Senior Designer  
  • Portfolio of previous work and sufficient evidence of Design Management Projects  
  • Advanced in using Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe in Design, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Premier Pro  
  • Knowledge of Video Editing, 3D and Motion Graphic apps such as Final Cut
  • Pro, Sketchbook, Canva and Procreate will be an added advantage  Knowledge of Apple
  • Mac, Macbook Pro and the use of Apple iPad for design purposes  Knowledge and
  • understanding of Public Service legislation  Knowledge and understanding of all
  • Departmental prescripts and legislations  

  Required skills and competencies: 

  • Strategiccapability and leadership  Service delivery innovation  People management and
  • empowerment  Client orientation and customer focus  Financial management  Programme
  • and project management  Change management  Good communication and decision making
  • skills  Problem solving and analysis  Presentation and business report writing skills •
  • Influencing and networking  Planning and organising  Interpersonal, negotiation, technical
  • and commercial skills  Computer literacy  A valid drivers license, willingness to travel and
  • work extended hours when required.

  DUTIES :

  The successful candidate will be responsible for, amongst others, the following specific tasks:

  •  Manage and maintain design and layout for the Department  
  • Manage the activities of the Graphic Design unit  Working from agreed design briefs, conceive design ideas / concepts to create designs for the Department’s products and campaigns  
  • Manage the visual execution of designs and layout briefs  
  • Provide professional recommendations for concept development, art direction, the printing process / buying and production and monitor quality controls Contribute to editorial development of projects  Development and implementation of policy and procedure, Directive Acts and Regulations  
  • Develop and review communications policies and code of practice for the sub-directorate  
  • Manage physical, human and financial resources. 

  Method of Application

  Applications must be submitted on the Application for Employment Form (Z.83), obtainable from any Public Service department or at www.gov.za and must be accompanied by a comprehensive CV, citing the start and end date (dd/mm/yr) of each employment period to be considered, including the details of at least two contactable referees (should be people who recently worked with the applicant) together with a certified copy of highest qualification. Shortlisted applicants who will be invited for interviews, will be requested to bring all other supporting documentation on the day of the interview. It is the responsibility of applicants in possession of foreign qualifications to submit evaluated results by South African Qualifications Authority. All shortlisted candidates for posts on Salary Level 9 and above will be subjected to a technical assessment that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job.  Compulsory requirement for SMS posts, Nyukela Programme: Pre-entry Certificate to Senior Management Services as endorsed by DPSA which is an online course, endorsed by the National School of Government (NSG). The course is available at the NSG under the name Certificate for entry into the SMS and the full details can be sourced by the following link: http://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry-programme/.

  All identified candidates on Salary Level 11 and above will furthermore undergo a competency assessment, which applies transversally across the Public Service. All recommended candidates, irrespective of the Salary Level, will be subject to Employment Suitability Checks (Credit, Criminal, Citizenship, Employment Reference and Qualification Verification Checks).

  Kindly note that, for e-mailed applications, should you not receive an acknowledgement of receipt/ confirmation advice, this could mean that your application did not reach us due to the size of the attachments exceeding 2.5MB. Should this occur, we suggest you resend your application in 2 or 3 parts, splitting the attachments accordingly.

  ENQUIRIES :

  Mr A Molatlhegi, Tel No: (012) 406 2845
  APPLICATIONS :

  Quoting the relevant reference number, direct your comprehensive CV, citing the start and end date (dd/mm/yr) of each employment period to be considered, together with an
  Application for Employment Form (New Z.83), obtainable from any Public Service department or at www.gov.za, by the closing date to: E-mail: [email protected]

  Interested and qualified? Go to The Department of Home Affairs on www.dha.gov.za to apply

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