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Acting Chief Inspector-052-002

Job Description

Main purpose of the job

Operations Supervisory Development Opportunity

6 Months

The Operations Department is offering developmental opportunities for potential Talent to gain practical exposure to supervisory competencies while Acting in the role of Chief Inspector.

Chief Inspector (CI) – Tzaneen)

These developmental acting opportunities – starting 1 April 2026 – offer the ideal chance for individuals to be exposed to the supervision role within a small team environment.

OVERVIEW OF EXPOSURE:

Operations Supervision is a specialist competency aimed at ensuring the correct application of standards and protocols within the PPECB’s legislative mandate; transfer of skills and monitoring of consistent technical competence within the legislative framework of the PPECB.

The primary objective is to ensure compliance to all relevant procedures, protocols and Service Level Agreements within a defined geographical area.

High level job objectives

•    To ensure sound stakeholder relations.
•    To ensure correct application of Operational quality management systems, procedures and work instructions.
•    To ensure legislative mandate compliance.
•    To ensure compliance to Finance policies and procedures.
•    To ensure compliance to Human Capital policies and procedures.

Requirements
Qualifications
(Essential)
•    A Minimum Tertiary Qualification or a National Diploma/Degree in the following Sciences:
o    Agricultural management / Crop production
o    Horticulture
o    Environmental Health or
o    Food Technology
(Desirable)
•    Experience supervising a team and/
•    Experience as acting supervisor within the inspections discipline

Knowledge

(Essential)
•    Relevant acts relating to the regulatory environment
•    PPECB system knowledge, policies and procedures
•    Product knowledge.

Technical Skills/ Functional Skills

(Essential)

• Computer Literacy
• Competency in all major products for the organization and minor products related to the area

(Desirable)
• Conducting technical training and assessing and moderation training
• Financial acumen,

Competency Profile: Behavioral

(Essential)

•    Deciding and Initiating Action
•    Leading and Supervising
•    Creating and Innovating
•    Formulating Strategies and Concepts
•    Planning and Organizing
•    Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations
•    Adapting and Responding to Change
•    Achieving Personal Work Goals and Objectives
•    Entrepreneurial and Commercial Thinking
•    Following Instructions and Procedures

(Desirable)
•    Adhering to Principles and Values
•    Persuading and Influencing
•    Analyzing

Physical and other
• Business travel – Locally and Nationally
• Good health (ability to distinguishing color and working at heights and moving around hazardous environments)

APPLICATION & SELECTION PROCESS:

Applications will be considered by means of a multiple-hurdle process; consisting of pre-screening of applications; formal interviews; followed by assessments for short-listed candidates. Formal developmental feedback will be provided to unsuccessful candidates to assist them with their PDP’s (Personal Development Plans).

The candidates with the strongest performance in the above process will be appointed to these 6-month developmental acting opportunities. An Acting allowance will be applicable for the period.

Please note: Successful placement in above acting role does not guarantee future acting placements and/ or appointments. Candidates’ Acting performance will be assessed at the end of the period and serve as input to the Talent Management reviews for Operations Supervisory pools.

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Acting Chief Inspector-052-003

Job Description

Main purpose of the job

Operations Supervisory Development Opportunity

6 Months

The Operations Department is offering developmental opportunities for potential Talent to gain practical exposure to supervisory competencies while Acting in the role of Chief Inspector.

Chief Inspector (CI) – Tzaneen)

These developmental acting opportunities – starting 1 April 2026 – offer the ideal chance for individuals to be exposed to the supervision role within a small team environment.

OVERVIEW OF EXPOSURE:

The primary objective is to ensure compliance to all relevant procedures, protocols and Service Level Agreements within a defined geographical area.

Knowledge

(Essential)
•    Relevant acts relating to the regulatory environment
•    PPECB system knowledge, policies and procedures
•    Product knowledge.

Technical Skills/ Functional Skills

(Essential)

• Computer Literacy
• Competency in all major products for the organization and minor products related to the area

(Desirable)
• Conducting technical training and assessing and moderation training
• Financial acumen,

Competency Profile: Behavioral

(Essential)

(Desirable)
•    Adhering to Principles and Values
•    Persuading and Influencing
•    Analyzing

Physical and other
• Business travel – Locally and Nationally
• Good health (ability to distinguishing color and working at heights and moving around hazardous environments)

APPLICATION & SELECTION PROCESS:

The candidates with the strongest performance in the above process will be appointed to these 6-month developmental acting opportunities. An Acting allowance will be applicable for the period.

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Acting Chief Inspector-052-001

Job Description

Main purpose of the job

Operations Supervisory Development Opportunity

6 Months

The Operations Department is offering developmental opportunities for potential Talent to gain practical exposure to supervisory competencies while Acting in the role of Chief Inspector.

Chief Inspector (CI) – Tzaneen)

These developmental acting opportunities – starting 1 April 2026 – offer the ideal chance for individuals to be exposed to the supervision role within a small team environment.

OVERVIEW OF EXPOSURE:

The primary objective is to ensure compliance to all relevant procedures, protocols and Service Level Agreements within a defined geographical area.

Responsibilities:

Supervision competency:

Supervisory roles in Inspection, Food Safety and Export Certification and/or Cold Chain functions related to the specified geographical area.
Performance motivation of sub-ordinates within the framework of the PPECB performance motivation system.
Ensuring adequate competency levels of staff within the Harmonization framework.
Coordinating compliance to prescribed processes, procedures and protocols within the framework of the Agricultural Product Standards Act and/or the Perishable Products Export Control Board Act.
Ensure correct application of quality management systems, procedures and work instructions.

Technical competency:

Administrative tasks and reporting related to the execution of services.

Ensure adherence to Service Level agreements.
Ensuring effective two-way communication internal and external.
Inspection and certification of perishable products and/or the handling, storage and transport of perishable products.
The successful developmental candidates will be required to be semi-functional. Requirements:
Qualifications and Experience:
CI: A tertiary qualification in an agricultural discipline with at least 7 years relevant work experience of which 3 years in a Senior Inspector role
LA: A tertiary qualification in an agricultural discipline with at least 7 years relevant work experience or a competent senior assessor with at least 10 years relevant work experience of which 3 years in a Senior Assessor role
Experience in Food Safety audits will be an advantage Technical competencies:
Competency in all major products for the organization and minor products related to the area(Desirable)
• Conducting technical training and assessing and moderation training
• Financial acumen,
Knowledge, understanding and experience of all inspection and/ or cold chain services relevant to the specified geographical area.
Interpersonal competencies and leadership potential:
Strong self-development orientation and drive
A history of strong, consistent work-performance
Proven track record of taking ownership enabled by responsible and accountable behaviour
Strong leadership orientation
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Positive attitude and a team player
Excellent customer service skills
PPECB Brand Ambassador
Willingness to travel
A valid code 08 driving license and own reliable vehicle
May be required to participate in the relief duty rosterAPPLICATION & SELECTION PROCESS:
Applications will be considered by means of a multiple-hurdle process; consisting of pre-screening of applications; formal interviews; followed by assessments for short-listed candidates. Formal developmental feedback will be provided to unsuccessful candidates to assist them with their PDP’s (Personal Development Plans).
The candidates with the strongest performance in the above process will be appointed to these 6-month developmental acting opportunities. An Acting allowance will be applicable for the period.
Please note: Successful placement in above acting role does not guarantee future acting placements and/ or appointments. Candidates’ Acting performance will be assessed at the end of the period and serve as input to the Talent Management reviews for Operations Supervisory pools.

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Chief Inspector-052-023

Job Description

Knowledge

(Essential)
•    Relevant acts relating to the regulatory environment
•    PPECB system knowledge, policies and procedures
•    Product knowledge.

Technical Skills/ Functional Skills

(Essential)

• Computer Literacy
• Competency in all major products for the organization and minor products related to the area

(Desirable)
• Conducting technical training and assessing and moderation training
• Financial acumen,

Competency Profile: Behavioral

(Essential0

(Desirable)
•    Adhering to Principles and Values
•    Persuading and Influencing
•    Analyzing

Physical and other
• Business travel – Locally and Nationally
• Good health (ability to distinguishing colour and working at heights and moving around hazardous environments)

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Business Analyst-012-007

Job Description

The successful candidate will be responsible for

To obtain approval for business and functional requirement documents
To obtain approval for the user stories
To create a Wikipedia (Technical Function Specification) and user stories from MVP features.
To proactively identify areas of improvement and innovation
To create synergy with multiple stakeholders
To assist in risk assessment and management
To comply with PPECB’s policies and procedures
To adhere to defined and approved processes and methodologies

Requirements

Minimum 3-year Tertiary qualification in ICT or related discipline
Relevant certifications in Business Analysis
Minimum 3 years’ experience in:
- Business Case development and SDLC design
- Experience working on API integration projects, software upgrades, architecture changes, infrastructure, and implementation of new components.
- Experience of working with security design principles.
- Experience in advanced SQL working experience.
- Experience in Azure DevOps Services
- Experience in working with APIs, Microservices architecture and Web-based and mobile applications.
- Experience in applying Agile methodology
Minimum 5 years’ experience in
- Complex technology environment doing business analysis and system analysis.
- Mobile infrastructure business analysis and documenting user stories.