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POST: Team Leader: Financial Investigation (Lieutenant Colonel)
LOCATION: Priority Crime Specialised Investigation, Provincial Office, Polokwane
LEVEL OF REMUNERATION: Band D: R 474 216 per annum
REFERENCES: DPCI/LIM/357/2021 (1 post)

Generic Requirements:
Applicant must display competency in the post-specific functions of the post;
 Be in possession of a Senior Certificate (Grade 12) and a relevant (to the post) three
(3) year Degree/Diploma registered on the National Learner Record Database on at
least a NQF 6 level;
 Be proficient in at least two (2) official languages, of which one (1) must be English.
 Must be a South African citizen.
 Must have no previous criminal/departmental convictions or criminal or departmental
cases pending;
 Applicants will be subjected to a vetting process which will include security
screening;
 Be in possession of at least a valid light motor vehicle driver’s licence;
 Must not have tattoos which will be visible when wearing summer uniform;
 Relevant courses in the field of the post may be an advantage.

Additional requirements:
 A relevant three (3) year Diploma/ Degree registered on the National Learner Record
Database on at least a NQF 6 level with three (3) years relevant experience in the
field of the post of which two (2) years should be on supervisory level. Preference
will be given to applicants in possession of qualification(s) in Policing/ Law/ Forensic
Investigation/ Criminology/ Accounting/ Public Management or related field of study.

Core Functions:
 Ensure effective investigation of all projects relating to transnational drug trafficking
network;
 Ensure the enforcement of drug eradication programmes in the province;
 The effective investigation of organised crime threats identified by means of National
Threats Analysis (NCTA);
 Manage and utilise all resources allocated to the immediate post environment in
accordance with the relevant directives and legislation.

General:
 Only the official application form (for salary level 1-12) which will be available at all
SAPS Offices, Stations and may also be downloaded on the SAPS website will be
accepted. All instructions on the application form must be adhered to; failure to do so
may result in the rejection of the application.
 The post particulars and reference number of the post must be correctly specified on
the application form.
 Comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV) must be submitted together with the application
form as well as copies of an applicant’s (which need not to be certified):
– Identity document,
– Valid motor vehicle driver’s license,
– Matric/Senior Certificate, Degree/ Diploma certificate (Study/ academic records
of qualification alone do not suffice) of all educational qualifications;
– Study/ academic records should be attached to verify modules/subjects where
necessary.
 It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South
African Qualification Authority (SAQA).
 Applicants will be subjected to fingerprint screening.
 Persons who retired from the Public Service by taking a severance package, early
retirement or for medical reasons, as well as persons with previous convictions, are
excluded.
 Appointments will be made in terms of the South African Police Service Act, 1995.
 Applicants appointed under the Police Service Act will be subjected to a medical
assessment by a medical practitioner as determined by SAPS prescripts.
 It is the responsibility of the applicants to submit applications timeously to the
correct physical or email address (between 07h30 and 16h00) as provided below
(Please note that applications that are submitted or emailed to an incorrect
physical/email address will not be considered). Failure to which the applications
would not be considered.
 The closing date for all applications is 14 January 2022 at 16:00. Late applications
will not be accepted or considered.
 If an applicant is short-listed, it can be expected of him/ her to undergo a personal
interview and such candidates may be subjected to security clearance.
 Correspondence will be conducted with successful candidates only. If you have not
been contacted within 3 months after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
 The South African Police Service is under no obligation to fill a post after advertisement
thereof.
 Candidates short-listed for appointment to certain identified posts will be vetted in terms
of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act
No 32 of 2007) and the children’s Act, 2005 (Act No 38 of 2005). A candidate, whose
particulars appear in either the National Register of Sex Offenders or Part B of the Child
Protection Register, will be disqualified from appointment to the post.

 Application forms may be hand delivered/couriered and or emailed to the following addresses:

Applications for DPCI: LIMPOPO can be posted to:

Hand delivered or couriered to:
Hans van Rensburg Street, Suite 02, 106 Empire Place
POLOKWANE

Applications emailed to:
[email protected] (Limpopo posts only)

Enquiries can be directed to:
Lieutenant Colonel Seabi and Captain Seabi
Telephone number: (015) 283 8117 / 015 293 9235/ 7236

 The contents of this circular must be brought to the attention of all personnel.

Information

Application Form (DPCI)