SARS Specialist Engineering Fore sighting and Innovation Job Vacancies in Pretoria

Minimum Requirements

Relevant Bachelor’s Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7): Industrial Engineering, preferably augmented by a qualification or further studies in Future Studies, Fore-sighting or Innovation Research AND 8-10 years’ experience in a similar environment, of which 3-4 years must be at operational specialist level

OR

Senior Certificate (NQF 4) preferably augmented by a qualification or further studies in Future Studies, Fore-sighting or Innovation Research AND 15 year’s related experience, of which 3-4 years must be at operational specialist level

Ability

• The ability to identify patterns or connections between situations that are not obviously related and to identify key or underlying issues
• This is the ability to formulate new concepts based on information gathered
• Ability to determine trends from raw data to assist decision-making in various aspects of work at SARS
• The ability to take all relevant details into account to ensure that a task is completed to required standards

Knowledge

• Knowledge of innovation, industry and technology trends
• Understand a situation or problem by breaking it into smaller pieces/tracing the implications of situation in a step-by-step way
• Knowledge of own organisations, policies, procedures, services, products and business operating models
• The knowledge and interpretation of the functional policies and procedures, including monitoring their consistent application internally within SARS.

Process

• Conduct fore-sighting and innovation research and benchmarking
• Manage the business ideation process
• Conduct and/or facilitate innovation prototypes, simulations and pilots of emerging business trends
• Craft innovation conceptual designs
• Design and maintain the ‘SARS of the Future’ model
• Ensure that business requirements are clearly identified, prioritized and satisfied by appropriate technical and or business process solutions.
• Accumulate information to review work progress that provides input to reporting, decision making and the identification of improvement opportunities.
• Apply practical and applied knowledge and act authoritatively on methods, systems and procedures to identify trends and potential risks.
• Communicate situational interpretation and judgement of work outputs and queries in area of specialisation.
• Correctly apply policies, practices, standards, procedures and legislation in the delivery of work outputs.
• Draw on own knowledge and experience to diagnose symptoms, causes and possible effects in order to solve emerging problems.
• Initiate process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change.
• Plan for value-added process improvements, initiatives and services to deliver on operational strategy and objectives.
• Execute specialist input through investigation &opportunities within the product process including risk concern.
• Analyse and review legislative changes and practically translate these pieces of legislation for scoping consumption.
• Provide business design and engineering support to institutionalise process initiatives.
• Design, model and document business design specifications.
• Apply and utilise systems in a manner that ensures efficient and effective service delivery, optimised quality, financial accuracy and calculation.
• Contribute to the successful implementation of change initiatives by providing support in area of work.
• Apply processes to improve data validation across service delivery systems in line with operational targets.

Governance

• Implement and provide input into the development of governance, compliance, integrity and ethics processes within area of specialisation.
• Ensure that completed work adhere to relevant policies, procedures, governance and legislative requirements and report on deviations & discrepancies.

People

• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives.
• Search for, integrate and share new knowledge attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.
• Enable a culture where information regarding successes, issues, trends and ideas are actively shared between team members.

Finance

• Adhere to organisational policies and procedures to ensure cost effectiveness and reduction of financial costs.

Client

• Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
• Provide authoritative, specialist services, expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

Behavioral Competencies

• Accountability
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Conceptual Ability & Competence
• Inquisitive
• Problem Solving & Analysis

Technical Competencies

• Innovation driven research & benchmarking
• Idea incubation
• Innovation concept development
• Business Knowledge

• Capacity Planning
• Institutional Process Analysis & Redesign
• Process Auditing
• Reporting

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