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Intelligence Services Act, 2002 (Act No. 65 of 2002)

Intelligence Services Regulations, 2003

Chapter V : Recruitment, Selection, Appointment and Termination of Service

7. Selection Process

 

 

1) The selection process must consist of the following three (3) phases —
a) pre-selection;
b) selection; and
c) post-selection.

 

2) The General Manager responsible for Human Resources must ensure the coordination of the three selection phases and submission of reports to the Appointment and Selection Board for processing.

 

3) The pre-selection phase consists of —
a) Short-listing;
i) this must take place as soon as is possible after the closing date for the submission of applications;
ii) the structure responsible for recruitment and selection must conduct a preliminary short-listing of applicants;
iii) the interview panel must meet to plan the selection criteria prior to the interviews.
b) reference and preliminary security checks on short-listed applicants prior to interviews.

 

4) The interview panel provides the requirements and criteria set for the post to all assessment units.

 

5) The interview panel must be constituted prior to the commencement of the selection process.

 

6) The interview panel must be representative in terms of gender and race, and consist of a member from —
a) line management;
b) human resources: and
c) a member from a component outside the component the candidate is interviewed for.

 

7) The selection phase consists of panel interviews and assessments as follows —
a) panel interviews;
i) these interviews must take place within a reasonable period after the pre-selection phase has been concluded.
ii) the overall purpose of the interview is to —
aa) provide information about the nature of the Intelligence Services or the Academy, as the case may be, and the responsibilities attached to the post:
aa) elicit information on the applicant's previous experience and qualifications insofar as they relate to the job requirements;
bb) assess competence, particularly behavioural attributes and language ability: and
cc) afford the line manager an opportunity to have personal interaction with the applicants.
iii) the interviews and/or questions must be based on competencies determined by the Director-General or CEO, as the case may be.
b) assessments;
i) assessment tests must be conducted by trained assessors.
ii) the assessment process must be competency-based and may include the following tests —
aa) conventional assessment centre exercises;
bb) psychometric tests;
cc) medical tests; and
dd) job samples.

 

8) The post-selection phase consist of —
a) security screening, that may commence at any time during the selection process.
b) Selection and Appointment Board;
i) A Selection and Appointment Board must be constituted within the respective Intelligence Services or the Academy as the case may be: Provided that the Minister may determine that a Selection and Appointment Board may be established for a spending center within the Agency, comprising —
aa) The Head responsible for the Human Resources function;
bb) The senior manager responsible for coordination of human resources in the spending centre the candidate is interviewed for, where relevant;
cc) The Head or a designated member responsible for Internal Security;
dd) The manager of the post to be filled;
ee) A member designated by the Board to be the chairperson; and
ff) The Chairperson of the Staff Council.
ii) the functions of the Board are to—
aa) receive all selection assessments from the assessment panel;
bb) consolidate recommendations or findings of the various assessment units that conducted the assessments:
cc) to evaluate the recommendations and to select the successful candidate in accordance with requirements and criteria set for the post;
dd) to inform the applicant with regard to the conditions of service applicable to the Intelligence Services or the Academy, as the case may be.
iii) the Board must record and submit reasons for its decisions and/or recommendations to the Minister, the Director-General or CEO, as the case may be.