Veterinary Public Health Officers Wanted - Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Closing Date 2019/04/16

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Germiston
refs/003888
Directorate Veterinary Public Health and Export Facilitation Sub Directorate: Export Facilitation
Package R316 791.00 Per Annum (Plus Benefits)

The Provincial Government of Gauteng is committed to the achievement and maintenance of diversity and equity in employment, especially in respect of race, gender and disability.
The specific reference number of the post must be quoted; failure to comply with these instructions will disqualify applications from being processed.

Requirements

• Matric/ Grade 12 plus Bachelor Degree (NQF Level 7)/National Diploma(NQF Level 6) in Environmental Health/ Animal Health/ Veterinary Public Health as recognized by SAQA. 
• 1-2 years relevant experience in Veterinary Public Services. 
• Must be registered with the South African Veterinary Council (SAVC). 
• A valid driver’s license. 

COMPETENCIES:

• Good communication and Interpersonal relationship skills
• planning and organising abilities, creativity
• mentoring and coaching
• problem solving 
• report writing and Computer literacy

Duties

• Ensure meat hygiene and food safety. 
• Monitor and inspect import and export products/animals. 
• Ensure legislative compliance through awareness campaigns, extension practices and law enforcement. 
• Advise the public regarding informal slaughtering and exemptions. 
• Ensure compliance with legislation. 
• National and international export requirements, Auditing of export facilities for compliance, Game harvesting – monitoring of harvesting procedures, Collection of samples for surveillance projects of identified diseases in animal and animal products. 
• Perform administrative and related functions, Collection of data, Populate database, Compile and submit monthly and quarterly reports, letters and notices and Provide inputs to the operational plan for veterinary public health.

Notes
To apply for the above position, please apply online at http://professionaljobcentre.gpg.gov.za/ or Hand Deliver: Ground floor 56 Eloff Street, Umnotho House and Candidates must attach their recently updated CV as well as certified copies of all qualification/s and ID document (no copies of certified copies allowed, certification should not be more than six months old). Failure to submit all the requested documents will result in the application not being considered. Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates 

NB: For assistance with online applications visit the following centres: 78 Fox Street, Marshalltown or Maponya Mall. It is our intention to promote representivity (race, gender and disability) in the Public Service through the filling of this post. It is the Department intention to promote equity through the filling of all numeric targets as contained in the Employment Equity Plan. To facilitate this process successfully, an indication of race, gender and disability status is required. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). 

The Department reserves the right not to appoint. Disabled people are encouraged to apply. If you do not receive any response from us within 3 months, please accept your application was unsuccessful.

Enquiries Ms. Molebatsi Chuene, Tel No: (011) 240 3084