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

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Intelligence Services Regulations, 2014

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

2. Application of the Regulation

 

 

(1) The following are fundamental aspects—
(a) accessibility - all positions within the Agency must be filled on a basis of competition, and must therefore be advertised openly. Requests to waive advertising procedures and/or to appoint by invitation must be referred to the Director-General for approval;
(b) accountability - the Director-General is accountable and the authority for recruitment and selection is vested with him or her;
(c) equity - measures must be implemented to ensure that human resource practices are free from discrimination, invisible barriers and unjustness, which will impede equal employment opportunities;
(d) fairness - actions and decisions must be objective, consistent and without prejudice;
(e) transparency - recruitment and selection processes in the Agency must be open, transparent and subject to internal scrutiny and audit;
(f) professionalism - recruitment and selection processes must be conducted professionally, competently and depict the highest ethical standards.

 

(2) Recruitment for rare or scarce skills in the competitive market must require the use of both advertising and headhunting.

 

(3) Recruitment and selection within the Agency must be guided and informed by a properly instituted human resource plan, derived from the Agency's strategic planning processes.

 

(4) All matters relating to the filling of positions within the Agency must be coordinated and handled by the structure responsible for recruitment and selection within the Agency.