Parliamentary Officer : National Treasury Office of the Minister of Finance

Company Name : National Treasury Office of the Minister of Finance
Job Title : Parliamentary Officer
Ref.No : S124/ 2016
Closing Date : 14 October 2016
Location : Cape Town
Remuneration Level : R311 784 per annum

Website : http://www.treasury.gov.za/careers/default.aspx
Guideline : https://www.southafricain.com/uploads/1666-parlimentary.pdf
Application Form :  https://www.southafricain.com/uploads/1666-Z83form.docx

Treasury Parliamentary Officer

Purpose :
** To provide overall parliamentary and strategic liaison support to the Ministry includes National Treasury (NT) and all entities reporting to the Minister of Finance.

Related : Department of Education Mpumalanga Bursary Application : www.southafricain.com/1662.html

Key Outputs :
The successful candidate will be expected to :
** Monitor events in parliament that have bearing on portfolio of the Ministry of Finance and related entities
** Peruse and provide updates on parliamentary documents and minutes to relevant stakeholders

** Attend and monitor meetings of parliamentary committees to identify matters that have a bearing on the NT and Ministry of Finance
** Liaise with relevant parliamentary structures on matters that have a bearing on NT and Ministry of Finance and inform relevant stakeholders on decisions taken.

Requirements :
It will be expected from the successful candidate to :
** Relevant four (4) years degree in law/economics/politics from an accredited institution.

** A minimum of 4 – 6 years relevant work experience in the relevant field.
** Must demonstrate a genuine knowledge of how parliament operates and an understanding of the South African political system
** Must be computer literate at an advanced level.

** Facilitate timeous and appropriate responses to parliamentary questions in the format prescribed by Parliament/the legislature and ensure departmental representation in parliamentary events.

** Obtain information relating to agenda and notices of parliamentary meetings.
** Conduct in-depth research on parliamentary questions, legislation and queries received in the parliamentary office

** Serve as liaison between members of the public, parliament on parliamentary related matters.
** Coordinate submission and tabling of annual reports, including entities reporting to the Minister in Parliament.

Note :
Please forward a detailed CV to The Recruitment Administrator, quoting the relevant Ref. No.,
To :
The Recruitment Administrator,
National Treasury,
Private Bag X115,
Pretoria, 0001, or
email: recruit.omin AT treasury.gov.za.

Please note :
** All shortlisted candidates for SMS posts will be subjected to a technical exercise that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of which will be communicated by the Department.

** Qualifications and South African citizenship checks will be conducted on all short-listed candidates and, where applicable, additional checks and assessments will be conducted.

** It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).
** No late applications will be considered