Roodepoort - Linux Administrator (Salary R18 - R25 pm)

We are looking for a linux system administrator with knowledge and experience in the following fields:- installing and tuning of linxu (RedHat, CentOS or Fedora Core)- automation of installation (kickstart) and custom repository managment- security managment (iptable)- installation, tuning and maintenance of the following packages:. apache + PHP. postgresql/mysql. mail server. DNS server- automation of tasks using bash scripting- networkking (settings up switches and routers)- machines and network monitoring (SNMP, MRTG, Cricket)

Cape Town - Programme Administrator (Salary R10k)

Seeks to appoint an Administrator in the Cape Town office to support the Director and researchers in the financial and administrative management of the research programme. The level of appointment will depend on the mix of qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.
The candidate will be required to:
Provide efficient administrative, organizational and secretarial support to the Director and researchers of the Child, Youth, Family and Social Development (CYFSD) programme in the Cape Town office as well as the Administrative Manager of CYFSD
Liaise with Corporate Services and respond to queries
Manage programme and project finances and the processing of claims and payments
Update and maintain financial activity and performance filing systems and databases
Prepare and monitor project budgets, expenditure, milestones, deliverables, correspondence and conferences and report on them
Ensure that infrastructure, equipment and services are available to ensure a high level of effectiveness and efficiency within the research programme
Organise meetings, workshops and conferences and produce minutes and records and facilitate travel arrangements thereof.
Scan the funding and dissemination environment for opportunities for the research programme and liaise with funders, users and the media
Key requirements include:
A post matric qualification and proven senior-level relevant office experience, thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office, email / InternetThe position requires a candidate with a commitment to excellence and strong team orientation. A high level of administrative and financial skill, and advanced computer literacy Intellectual and personal integrity, a well developed work ethic, and drive A strong user orientation, ability to prioritize, and an understanding of a research environment Advanced computer literacy; Intellectual and personal integrity, a well developed work ethic, and drive;A strong user orientation and an ability to prioritise; Flexibility and independence, and aptitude for innovation; The ability to get on with other people and to motivate and coordinate staff; A capacity to work under pressure and to work after hours when needed; Presentable and confident with excellent spoken and written English fluency.The environment demands a high level of competency, a teamwork orientation while expecting the incumbent to be self-motivated and able to work

Centurion - ASP.NET Developer with C#, XML, XSLT (Salary up to R30k)

Our client provides Information Technology solutions and business consulting services to their clients in South Africa and abroad covering a range of vertical markets.
They have a proud history of software engineering excellence and has been doing so for more than 10 years.
They focus on providing business solutions to organisations active in emerging markets, i.e. Micro-Finance Institutions, NGO s and banks. Together with their clients, they are working to increase access to banking products and services to people and businesses in developing economies. Their solutions cover personal, SME and housing loan origination, credit management, as well as debt and arrears management.
They have developed an integrated suite of products including workflow, document management, credit scoring, payment systems, wireless front-office and MIS that augments the functionality of most core banking systems to create a very flexible web-based banking environment.
In addition, they provide software development services to a variety of other industries like transport, travel, education, training and retail management.
We are looking for a person that has 0-4 years experience in development C#, ASP.Net, XML and XSLT. Will first be doing development support (+-1 year) to learn the systems and then based on progress move into new development.

Look at the big picture when planning your IT career

The IT industry consist of IT Companies and Non-IT Companies. Companies who's main product line is IT Services / products, and Companies who's main product line is not IT, but they buy IT products / services from IT Companies.

We have placed these two types of companies on our websites to categorise the skills in each. In IT Companies we find the position of a 'Consultant' a lot. For example a SAP Consultant in an IT Company will work next to a similarly educated person in a non-IT Company but the nature of a consultant's job is so much more different than that of the 'Business Analyst', that we do have to distinguish between the two.

A Consultant spends his time at client sites, performing an advisory role, whereas an in-house Business Analyst's main priority is the business of his own company. It is often said that a consultant must be prepared to 'live out of his car's boot'.

The skills are mapped out on our home page on http://www.compuways.co.za .

Compuways - 19 years and going stronger

[2009] As South Africa faces a skills shortage, IT recruitment company Compuways CEO reveals his secrets for success in IT recruitment.

Established in July 1990, Compuways the local ICT recruitment and skills specialists celebrates 19 years in IT recruitment in July.

Compuways is the brainchild of Arnold Graaff, and was initially started as a promotion agency for IT contracting freelancers, while he was working as a freelance programmer. The company gained traction when Graaff teamed up with a general recruiter and began focusing on all aspects of IT recruitment, resulting in the Compuways we now know today.

“IT placements compared to general placements are very much skills-based, therefore a lot of effort goes into ensuring the applicant's skill-levels are up to standard,” says Graaff, MD at Compuways.

“Other factors like team type and industry, as well as oriented matching must be taken into account when placing candidates with an employer. All of that needs to happen before we even look at the softer aspects of candidate matching such as culture and personality types.”?

The secret of Compuways success has hinged around the development of an electronic database driven system that firstly categorises applicants and then matches them to positions. Being a computer programmer since 1982 and after obtaining his Hons Degree in Computer Science in 1988 Graaff himself was deeply entrenched in the development of the system, and touts it as a unique contributor to the success of Compuways in the IT recruitment space.

Graaff states that the system provides crucial support throughout the entire recruitment process. In the year 2000, the system was given a Web Interface, in essence automating much of the manual process, and in turn enabling recruiters, applicants and employers to provide their inputs throughout the recruitment process.

“We attribute our success to our ability to deliver the right calibre of candidate to the right kind of company, time and again, and across the whole spectrum of the IT skills base,” states Graaff.

Compuways prides itself on having grown through many IT Industry developments such as ERP, Object Orientation, as well as the Mainframe and Mini's right through to contemporary networks. In the IT industry times and technologies have changed considerably requiring an array of different skills. Throughout its 19 years Compuways has provided top-notch candidates, delivering from learnerships to CIO's, ERP consultants, technicians and developers.

“Compuways has built a strong brand throughout the years and nurtured loyal client relationships - some of our clients are still with us since our inception. I believe our success can be attributed to our taking pride in every placement we make,” ends Graaff.

Be aware of how our recruitment procedure works

To maximise your chances of getting one of our jobs, ensure that your keywords are valid and your profile updated. Here is what we do when we get a new position from a client.

We give preference to our registered members. After categorising the new job, we identify the most important keywords in the job spec. We select all our Compuways Candidate profiles in the same category and those containing the same keywords. We then email it to them.

A job spec can be matched with 1 to 3 keywords in a category. We can unfortunately not match to the detail of salary brackets but we do offer our members a referral bonus if they can refer someone.

If we do not find any of our registered members interested, we then go out to advertise and search on 3rd party job sites for candidates.

Make your next career move wisely

Nobody wants to make a bad career move, neither does anyone want to stagnate in a job that leads nowhere. When considering a new job, one should look at oneself through the eyes of a prospective employer. You can learn about yourself by looking at your past jobs / projects and also by being honest and 'interviewing yourself '.

Looking at your current and / or previous jobs or projects

What am I good at and what not?
What makes me happy and unhappy?
What are my achievements?

When answering the above 3 questions, try to see the big picture. With that I mean how an employer sees it in terms of the running of his department and so in terms of how the owner of the company sees it.