Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000)RegulationsLocal Government: Regulations on Appointment and Conditions of Employment of Senior ManagersChapter 3 : Recruitment, Selection and Appointment10. Advertising of vacant posts |
| (1) | The municipal manager must, within 14 days of receipt of the approval referred to in regulation 7, ensure that the vacant post is advertised. |
| (2) | A vacant senior manager post must be advertised in a newspaper circulating nationally and in the province where the municipality is located. |
| (3) | An advertisement for a vacant senior manager post must specify the— |
| (a) | job title; |
| (b) | term of appointment; |
| (d) | place to be stationed; |
| (e) | compentency requiements of the post, including minimum qualifications and experience required; |
| (f) | core functions; |
| (g) | need for signing of an employment contract, a performance agreement and disclosure of financial interest; |
| (h) | the need to undergo security vetting; |
| (i) | contact person; |
| (j) | address where applications must be sent or delivered; and |
| (k) | closing date which must be a minimum of 14 days from the date the advertisement appears in the newspaper and not more than 30 days after such date. |
| (4) | A municipality may utilise a recruitment agency to identify candidates for posts: Provided that the advertising, recruitment and selection procedures comply with these regulations. |
| (5) | The mayor, in the case of a municipal manager, or the municipal manager, in the case of a manager directly accountable to the municipal manager, must provide monthly reports to the executive committee regarding progress on the filling of the vacant senior manager post. |