
South African Police Service invites interested and suitably qualified candidates to apply for the following position.
POST: Section Head: Legal Support: Crime Detection (Brigadier)
LOCATION: Division: Legal Services, Head Office, Pretoria
LEVEL OF REMUNERATION: Band A (SMS) = An all-inclusive flexible remuneration package of R 1 182 765 per annum is applicable to the post.
REFERENCES: 23/12/3575 (1 post) RE-ADVERTISEMENT
Generic Competencies:
The post requires skills in: strategic capability, analytical ability and leadership, programme
and project management, financial management, change management, service delivery
innovation, problem solving and analysis, people management and empowerment, client
orientation, audit and assurance, audit and risk management experience, stake holder
relations and customer focus.
Applicants must have knowledge of systems, processes, procedures, policies and legislation
relevant to the field of the post, such as the Minimum Information Security Standards (MISS),
Public Service Act, South African Police Service Act, as well as Public Finance Management
Act, Treasury Regulations, Police / Public Service Regulations, Risk Management
Framework in the Public Sector and other relevant legislation.
Applicants must also be computer literate (Microsoft Word / Power Point / Excel).
Appointment Requirements
Applicants:
Must have a LLB Degree (accredited by SAQA on NQF level 8). An applicable post graduate
qualification in the above relevant fields, and / or relevant training and development in a
Middle Management Learning Programme, and Project Management and / or admission as
an Attorney or Advocate with successful bar examination / pupillage examination may be an
advantage;
Must have a minimum period of three years’ appropriate managerial experience in the field
of the post;
Must be fluent in at least two of the official languages, of which one must be English;
Must have a valid motor vehicle drivers’ licence; and
Will be required to undergo a security vetting process to the level of Top Secret and obtain
a security clearance of Top Secret within six months after appointment (if not already in
possession of such a valid security clearance).
Core Functions:
To ensure the management of legal support within detection environments.
Manage the provision of legal support to Crime Intelligence and MOSAC environments.
Manage the provision of legal support to Forensic Services environments.
Manage and utilise human, financial, physical and information resources in the immediate
post environment in accordance with the strategies, priorities and regulatory framework of the SAPS.
Application forms specifically developed for this advertisement (containing the closing
date for applications in Red on page 1), will be available from SAPS Head Office, Wachthuis Building, Thibault Arcade, 225 Pretorius Street, PRETORIA, 2nd floor, room T208.
The use of any other (old) application form may result in the rejection of the application. Application forms will also be available at the Provincial Offices, Human Resource Management and on the SAPS Website: https://www.saps.gov.za. The application form that must be used is circulated together with the advertisement and it may be requested via only one of the following e-mail addresses:
[email protected]; [email protected]
[email protected]; [email protected]
[email protected]
Application forms may be delivered by hand to the SAPS Head Office, Subsection: SMS Appointment Administration: Wachthuis Building, Thibault Arcade, 225 Pretorius Street, PRETORIA, 2nd floor, room T208 (between 07:30 and 16:00), or may be posted to (please note that in the event that an application is posted, it must be reached at the indicated office before or on the closing date and time specified in the advertisement i.e. 27 December 2023 at 16:00)