Department of Science and Innovation: Entry Level Jobs

The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) invites unemployed youth to apply for the following Government entry level Jobs / positions.

Job level: Grade 12 / Junior / Entry level SA Government Jobs

Location: Pretoria

Salary: R176 310 per annum

The following entry level job opportunities are open for applications:

Supply Chain Management Practitioner: Acquisition: Bid and Quotations 

Reference No: 22/10/21

Requirements: Grade 12 / Matric certificate or equivalent.

Advantageous: NQF 5 and above qualification would be an advantage

Knowledge: Knowledge of public service rules and prescripts, the Public Finance Management Act, Treasury Regulations and guidelines, and Supply Chain Management Framework and Environment. Understanding of Logis.

Duties: Verify terms of reference/specifications for correctness and completeness before sourcing quotations, verify requests for quotations for correctness and completeness, conduct research and source companies from the Central Supplier Database (CSD) and other relevant sources, source quotations and evaluate received quotations. Compile bid documents and advertise. Verify requests for the invitation of bids for correctness and completeness. Draft bid advertisements and compile standard bidding forms before bid is published. Receive and process bid applications. Process adverts in the Government Tender Bulletin and newspapers. Go through checklist to ensure that proposals received comply with requirements. Register bids and ensure safe-keeping of bids received before the closing date. Conduct checklist and compliance of received proposals

Supply Chain Management Practitioner: Acquisition

Reference No: 22/10/22

Requirements: Grade 12 / Matric certificate or equivalent.

Advantageous: NQF 5 and above qualification would be an advantage

Knowledge: Knowledge of contract management, the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act, the Public Finance Management Act, the Treasury Regulations and supply chain process and procedures

Duties: Administer contracts database. Gather contract information from project owners, capture information on contracts numerically on the database, including the contract number, duration of the contract, ceiling price and who the project owner is. Maintain the database, track contract variables monthly, and ensure that project owners have received the goods and services. Monitor and evaluate the performance of contractors, send out surveys to the end users, ensure that final payment has been made according to the service level agreement. Report on contracted services, draft a report on contracts to supervisor and the Head: Supply Chain Management, and send a notification to project owners when the duration of their contract is approaching its end.

Supply Chain Management Practitioner: Orders

Reference No: 22/10/23

Requirements: Grade 12 / Matric certificate or equivalent.

Advantageous: NQF 5 and above qualification would be an advantage

Knowledge: Knowledge and understanding of Logis and BAS, the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act, the Public Finance Management Act and Treasury Regulations, supply chain process and procedures, and technical aspects of the position.

Duties: Order/purchase goods and services. Capture requisitions on Logis. Verify transactions and generate orders on Logis. Mail authorised orders to service providers. Keep the Logis database. Liaise with suppliers and end-users. Inform end-users about expected deliveries and communicate with external vendors. Record keeping and filing (including the filing of procurement advices and copies of orders in numerical order). Forward documentation to transit. Compile commitment reports. Conduct monthly follow-ups on orders and update commitment report.

Supply Chain Management Practitioner: Payment

Reference No: 22/10/24

Requirements: Grade 12 / Matric certificate or equivalent.

Advantageous: NQF 5 and above qualification would be an advantage

Knowledge: The incumbent must have knowledge and understanding of Logis and BAS, supply chain management processes and procedures, the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act, and the Public Finance Management Act and Treasury Regulations.

Duties: Capture supplier payments on Logis and BASVerify invoices against orders and make payment within 30 days of receipt of the invoice. Reconciliation of monthly statements from suppliers. Compile monthly reconciliation with contracted services providers and compare the reconciliation with the actual invoices received to ensure that the correct amounts are paid to service providers. Keep records of payments to companies for filing.Verify banking details on safety web system, capture supplier banking details on Logis and BAS, and verify the banking details that are used by service providers.

Supply Chain Management Practitioner: Assets

Reference No: 22/10/25

Requirements: Grade 12 / Matric certificate or equivalent.

Advantageous: NQF 5 and above qualification would be an advantage

Knowledge: Knowledge of public service rules and prescripts, the Public Finance Management Act, and Treasury Regulations and guidelines. Knowledge of asset management processes and procedures, Supply Chain Framework and Environment, tools and techniques for asset verifications and the Standard Chart of Accounts.

Duties: Receive and barcode all moveable assets, and capture information on the asset register and other relevant registers. Distribute assets to asset custodians. Perform quantity and quality control. Fleet management, manage internal requests to for departmental vehicles, ensure the renewal of licence discs for state vehicles, the branding of vehicles, and arrange petrol cards. Book vehicle repairs and services, and replacements of vehicles. Ensure maintenance of leased RT3-2015 photocopiers, and the ordering and issue of toners. Performing asset verification and asset disposal processes.

Skills and Competencies:

• Good communication (writing and speaking) skills,
• Interpersonal skills and computer literacy.
• Ability to work with people of all kinds, in a team and under pressure, and to pay attention to detail.
• Must be self-driven, innovative, reliable, honest and tolerant