Overview
Job title: 2 x Coordinators : Vetting, Screening & Conflict of Interest (Fixed Term Contract) (10612)
Job Location: Gauteng, Pretoria
Deadline: November 09, 2025
Job Purpose
To be responsible for coordinating the activities of vetting, screening and conflict-of-interest functions, in order to optimise compliance to SARS moral and ethical standards through the identification and mitigation of people risks, investigation of non-compliance and execution of the security vetting function as well as assessing and managing conflicts of interest in SARS.
Education and Experience
Minimum Qualification & Experience Required
- Higher Certificate in Human Resources, Business Administration, Social Science and Legal (NQF 5) AND 2 years' experience in administration, ethics and conflict-of-interest analysis.
#Alternative
- Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 3 years' experience in administration, ethics and conflict-of-interest analysis.
The alternative qualifications and experience refers to internal minimum requirements
Minimum Functional Requirements
- Exposure to vetting, screening and conflict-of-interest analysis
Job Outputs : Process
- Ensure quality of work content, quick turnaround, prioritise, minimise mistakes and continuously improve quality, service and standards.
- Communication of transactional outputs and queries in area of work.
- Deliver on contracted performance objectives according to set procedures and agreed service level agreements.
- Embrace change initiatives and positively contribute to the success thereof within area of accountability.
- Identify problems, apply known solutions in line with procedures or guidelines and escalate unresolved problems.
- Plan and organise own work in an effective and efficient manner to reach agreed performance objectives.
- Report on transactional activity progression within set guidelines to provide timely information for decision making in area of accountability.
- Carry out integrity and ethics compliance assessments, report on identified gaps and recommend corrective actions.
- Conduct vetting on the creditors and make recommendations on the approval or denial of the credit limit to the creditors.
- Maintain a control log and actively follow up on information requested from internal and external parties to ensure timeous delivery.
- Ensure smooth external liaison and coordination with other government departments and third parties.
- Create and maintain a confidential filing system, control and retrieval of documents for the Office of the Commissioner and / or Chief Officer.
- Planning and scheduling of interviews with relevant references, as per individual vetting need.
- Conduct interviews in accordance with State Security Agency (SSA) standards and SARS Vetting Policy and Standard Operating Procedure
- Collect all applicable vetting information related to integrity and risk profile of an individual.
- Complete vetting report in accordance with the prescribed standards.
- Perform a preliminary analysis of data collated and identify issues for review.
- Assist with the communication initiatives to improve data quality awareness and acceptance by stakeholders.
- Conduct regular follow up of functional performance / progress against agreed deliverables.
- Conduct mathematical and statistical analysis on data quality to discover patterns indicating potential data quality issues.
- Conduct daily, weekly and monthly planning and monitoring against functional and divisional plans.
- Analyse cleaned data using review and feedback tool and scan all relevant sources of data.
- Ensure protection and security of files and records.
- Assist business with the enforcement of data quality requirements through the monitoring of data quality trends.
Governance
- Comply with and adhere to identified governance and compliance standards and escalate problems for investigation and resolution.
- Comply with data validation, integrity and governance processes and produce reports, monitor results and take appropriate action as needed.
People
- Drive own performance and development to achieve and improve on work outputs in line with required response time, quality and service delivery standards.
- Continuously assess own performance, seek timely and clear feedback and request training where appropriate.
Finance
- Adhere to specified policies, standards, legislation and procedures to prevent wastage on resources, unauthorised expenditure and wasteful expenditure and report violations.
- Ensure the recording and safe keeping of all functional assets in accordance with set policy and process.
Client
- Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
- Ensure own understanding and adherence to customer service delivery to meet or exceed customer expectations.
Behavioural competencies
- Honesty and Integrity
- Fairness and Transparency
- Accountability
- Trust
- Respect
Technical competencies
- Functional Policies and Procedures
- Governance, Ethics and Values
Standard Operating Procedure Compliance