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Constitutional Mandate
The mandate of the Public Protector is to strengthen
constitutional democracy by investigating and redressingimproper
and prejudicial conduct, maladministration and abuse of power in
all State affairs, resolvingadministrative conduct through
mediation, conciliation or negotiation, advising on appropriate
remedies or
employing any other expedient means; reporting and recommending,
advising and investigating violations ofthe Executive Members
Ethics Act of 1994; resolving dispute relating to the operations of
Promotion of Accessto Information Act of 2000 and discharging other
responsibilities as mandated by the legislation.
Vision Statement of the Public Protector South Africa
A trusted, effective and accessible Public Protector that rights
administrative wrongs and consistently acts withintegrity to ensure
fair, accountable and responsive decision making, service and good
governance in all Stateaffairs and Public Administration in every
sphere of Government.
Mission Statement of the Public Protector South Africa
To strengthen constitutional democracy in pursuit of our
constitutional mandate by investigating, rectifying and
redressing improper or prejudicial conduct in State affairs and
resolving related disputes through mediation,
conciliation, negotiation and other measures to ensure fair,
responsive and accountable Public Sector decision
making and service delivery
LEGAL EDITORS/WRITERS/RESEARCHERS (5-10)Pretoria: Head
Office
The Public Protector SA (PPSA) seeks to urgently appoint legal
editors to help in clearing the backlog
of investigations reports within its Quality Assurance Unit. The
prospective candidates are required tohave appropriate relevant
qualifications plus practical experience in editing legal/law
publicationsincluding articles published in law journals.
Prospective candidates with experience as authors orresearchers
will also be considered.
It is envisaged that successful candidates will commence duties
as soon as possible on or before 15November 2013. The successful
candidates will be appointed on an ad-hoc basis depending on
thevolume of reports to be quality assured. The successful
candidates will be remunerated in accordancewith the Department of
Public Service and Administration (DPSA) rates for consultancy
work. Thecurrent minimum applicable rate for the prospective
candidates based on the minimum legalqualification of an
investigator in the PPSA is R445 per hour negotiable depending on
the level of
qualifications and experience.
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The successful candidates will be expected to attend a full day
workshop with the Public Protector to beguided on their duties and
responsibilities regarding quality assurance of investigation
reports. Thesuccessful candidates will be expected to show clear
daily outputs/deliverables for the days assigned.The project
entails the quality assurance of investigations reports in
accordance the Public ProtectorSA approved format, structure and
standards.
Enquiries: Mr Isaac Matlawe, tel. (012) 366 -7097 or Ms. Soretha
Venter, tel. (012) 366 7064
Note:All appointments will be done in terms of the Public
Protector Act. Successful candidates will beexpected to sign the
secrecy declaration. Prospective candidates should send proof of
previousrelevant work performed, their comprehensive CVs,
Application letter, Certified copies of Qualificationto the
following e-mail address: [email protected] or hand-delivered to
Public Protector House,175 Lunnon Street, Hillcrest Office Park,
Pretoria 0083, marked for attention of the Human ResourcesManager,
Mr. T Mokoena.
