SALARY : R1 266 714 per annum (Level 13)
CENTRE : Head Office (Bloemfontein)
REQUIREMENTS : Appropriate NQF 7 (as recognised by SAQA) Batchelor-Degree in Transport Management, Traffic Law Enforcement, Public Administration, or Social Sciences or other related field. A minimum of five (5) years experience at Middle/Senior Managerial level within the law enforcement or transport environment. Knowledge of the National Road Traffic Act and ARTO Regulations. Valid driver’s license. Nyukela Pre-Entry SMS Certificate (no appointment shall be finalised without the relevant candidate producing the pre-entry certificate for SMS). All shortlisted candidates, including SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One must be a practical exercise, and the other must be an Integrity (Ethical Conduct) Assessment. Selection panels shall score both technical exercises as an additional criterion in the interview process. Key requirements: Proven ability to provide strategic direction on matters relating to road safety and align road safety goals with provincial/national transport strategies. Proven ability to lead a team, manage performance and foster capacity building. Proven ability to develop, implement and review Road safety Provincial or National Safety Strategies and Policies. Ability to manage resources. Proven ability to make high-level decisions, particularly in governing road safety. Proven track record in providing high-level reports on road safety performance in the province. High-level strategic financial management, accountability and compliance with public service prescripts. Proven track record in developing traffic services strategies and integrating them with the municipal Integrated Development Plan processes. Proven record in designing, monitoring and evaluating systems to evaluate the impact of road safety interventions.
DUTIES : Overall responsibility for the management and coordination of all activities of road traffic control in the province. Develop and manage the joint traffic law enforcement strategies. Manage and coordinate the traffic law enforcement programmes and projects, including speed operations, roadblock planning with the National Traffic Police and ensure compliance with the National Road Traffic Act and ARTO Regulations. Develop strategies to ensure the reduction of road fatalities. Managing hazardous locations and overseeing the escorting of abnormal loads. Develop, implement and monitor provincial or local safety strategies, traffic management plans and policies. Direct and manage daily traffic and law enforcement operations, including supervision of traffic officers, provincial inspectors, etc. Oversee the regulation of transport, including monitoring operator licenses, permits, and ensuring compliance with public transport regulations. Ensure internal and external stakeholder management (eg South African Police Service, Municipal councils). Overseeing the management of traffic control centres (weighbridges), providing and maintaining law enforcement and order for all modes of transport by providing quality traffic policing services. Development of policies, strategies and programmes. Ensure effective management of the resources of the Directorate, i.e., manage human, financial and asset resources.
ENQUIRIES : Ms. N. Mopeli at 072 781 5180
APPLICATIONS : E-Recruitment Email: dtrafficmanagement@freetrans.gov.za
For All Posts: Please submit your application, quoting the relevant reference number on your Z83 application as well as on the envelope to: The Director: Human Resource Administration, Department of Education, Bloemfontein 9300. (Old Saambou Building, Ground Floor, corner Charlotte Maxeke and Aliwal Street, Bloemfontein – Box at Security). Electronic Applications: To apply visit: (https://systems.fshealth.gov.za/e Recruitment/Login)
CLOSING DATE : 18 May 2026
NOTE : It is the intention to promote representativity in the Department through the filling of these posts. the candidature of applicants from designated groups especially in respect of people with disabilities will receive preference. Applicants must apply using the NEW Z83 form which can be downloaded at http://www.dpsa.gov.za/dpsa2g/vacancies.a p. From 1 January 2021 should an application be received using the incorrect application form for employment (Z83), it will not be considered. Please ensure to complete All fields on the new Z83 application form. A recent comprehensive, detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) containing, inter alia, a complete chronological record of training, experience, competencies, and previous employment record as well as the names and telephone numbers of three persons willing to act as referees. Applicants are not required to submit copies of qualifications and other relevant documents on application but must only submit the Z83 and curriculum vitae (Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified documents). All shortlisted candidates will be subjected to personnel suitability checks on criminal records, citizenship verification, financial records, qualification verification, sexual offenders register and applicants could be required to provide consent for access to their social media accounts. Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. Separate applications must be submitted for every vacancy. N.B.: Please note that: Incomplete and late applications will not be considered (applications posted, couriered, and received after the closing date and those that do not comply with these instructions will not be considered). The onus is on the applicants to ensure that their applications are posted, e-mailed or hand delivered timeously. Failure to comply with the procedure outlined above, will lead to an application being rejected. Applicants are requested to complete the new Z83 form properly which must be authenticated by a signature and initialed on both pages and clearly quoting the relevant REF NO number for each post applied for. Applicants are informed that applications, copies of qualifications and CVs will not be returned; Applicants who terminated their services with voluntary severance packages may not apply; salary progression on the salary scales is subject to performance assessment; The FSDoE reserves the right not to fill advertised positions. It is expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place determined by the Free State Department of Education. It is the applicants’ responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA). Non-RSA residents/permanent residents will submit proof only when shortlisted. Applicants are respectfully informed that if no notification of appointment is received within 4 months of the closing date, they must accept that their application has been unsuccessful. All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. Successful candidates on level 13 and higher must undergo a Competency test and Pre-entry certificate for the Senior Management Services posts is compulsory. Introduction and general measures: NB: as of 1st July 2006, all new appointments in the public service have to be part of the Government Employee Medical Scheme (GEMS) in order to qualify for a Government Medical Subsidy. Correspondence will only be entered into with shortlisted applicants.