Chief Operations Officer

To direct, administer, and coordinate the NRCS operational areas nationally and play a role in anchoring the organization to realize its full potential by regulating and managing the implementation of its Compulsory Specifications.

To provide strategic leadership and management of the following operational areas of the NRCS: Legal Metrology, Foods and Associated Industries, Chemical, Materials & Mechanical, Automotive, Electro-technical and National Building Regulations.

• Strategic Leadership
• Implement Optimal Governance Delivery and Resource Management
• Maintain efficient customer care and Stakeholder Management
• Strategic Management of NRCS Operations
• People Management

• Post-graduate Degree (Honours NQF Level 8) in Engineering. Master's Degree will be an added advantage.
• 7 years' business support/operational management experience in a Senior/Executive management role preferable in a Regulatory environment.

The NRCS act, The Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, External quality management system, Inspection methods, IT literacy, Principles of Corporate Governance Relevant technical regulations/compulsory specifications, Relevant regulations, The Trade Metrology Act (where relevant), The National Road Traffic Act (where relevant), The Health Act (where relevant), The Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act (where relevant), Function specific technical knowledge, Relevant products/facilities, Function specific policies, procedures and work instructions, Inspection process, Type examination process, Testing methodology, Relevant software applications, Client relationship management, Client and industry knowledge and Coaching / mentoring (where relevant).

• Thinking Competencies
• Managing my job, Resources, Technology
• Personal Effectiveness
• People & Relationship Competencies
• People and Relationship Competencies
• Managing and Leading Others

• Preferred candidate is Any Female/People with disability in order to meet NRCS EE targets as per our EE Plan.
• Suitably qualified candidates will be subjected to employment and criminal verification checks.
• Suitable candidates will be required to undergo competency assessment. Please submit application to this email address:
• Applications must be submitted on a signed AS 83 form and should be accompanied by a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (preferably in word format) and 3 months certified copies of qualifications and ID copy in order to be considered.
• All applications must be submitted to the relevant Recruitment Response Email address stated on each advert.
• Applications will also be accepted via Post (NRCS, Private Bag X25, Brooklyn, 0075) or hand delivery (SABS Campus, 1 Dr Lategan Road, Groenkloof, Pretoria).
• All applicants will receive an automated acknowledgment message, should you not receive this message please contact the NRCS as indicated below or on the website.
• Correspondence will only be limited to shortlisted candidates and if you do not hear from us within 90 days after the closing date, consider your application as unsuccessful.
• Please quote the Position you are applying for and the Reference No. on the subject line of your email, when applying for any vacancy.
• People with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
• Late submission will be automatically disqualified.
• It is applicant's responsibility to ensure that foreign qualifications have been evaluated by SAQA.
• Applicants are advised to take note that emails from untrusted sources (i.e. Unsafe Internet Shops, Domain Names etc.) will be rejected due to our ICT Security measures that are in place to strengthen our organizational Cyber resilience programme. Should you receive an automatic email reply that your application was not successfully delivered for reasons such as this or otherwise, please contact the NRCS Human Capital Management Team on this email address: or use the following WhatsApp number: .
• For any other enquiries: Human Resource, Ms. Anne-Marry Meke, Tel
• Closing date for applications: 25 May 2023
• Please take note that the Organization is currently undergoing Organizational redesign, which might impact on any of the position advertised.
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