Senior management service documents
Documents on this page- Recruitment and Selection
- Remuneration and Conditions of Service
- Performance Management and Development
- Competency Framework
- Ethics and Conduct
- Misconduct and Incapacity
- Employment of Heads of Department
- Financial Disclosure
- General matters not covered above
- Publications
- Other Publications
- Public Service Act,1994
- Public Service Regulations, 2001
- Public Service Amendment Act, 2007
- Remuneration
- Conditions of Service
Recruitment and Selection
| Chapter 2 (SMS Handbook) | ||
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Remuneration and Conditions of Service
| Chapter 3 (SMS Handbook) | ||
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| SMS Remuneration Matters Click here to view SMS Remuneration Matters on the Remuneration documents page | ||
| Annual Cost of Living Adjustments Click here to view Annual Cost of Living Adjustments on the Remuneration documents page | ||
| Conditions of Service Click here to view Conditions of Service on the Conditions of Service documents page | ||
| Special Advisors Click here to view Special Advisors on the Remuneration documents page | ||
| Sessional Assistance Click here to view Sessional Assistance on the Remuneration documents page | ||
| Acting allowances Click here to view Acting allowances on the Remuneration documents page | ||
| Other Remuneration Allowances Click here to view Other Remuneration Allowances on the Remuneration documents page | ||
| Foreign Service Dispensation Click here to view Foreign Service Dispensation on the Remuneration documents page | ||
Performance Management and Development
| Chapter 4 (SMS Handbook) | ||
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NOTE: Chapter 4 of SMS Handbook applicable up to 31 March 2006, amended chapter w.e.f. 1 April 2006 (Amended w.e.f. 1 April 2006)
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| 26 May 2010 | Alignment of Directors-General performance agreements to their Minister's performance agreement | |
| 5 June 2009 | Amendments regarding signing of performance agreements and filling of posts for members of Senior Management Service | |
| 11 September 2008 (Posted 19 September 2008) | Amendments to Chapter 4 of the SMS Handbook pertaining to the performance, management and development system for the members of the Senior Management Service (SMS) and the filling of designated posts
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| 15 May 2008 | Signing of PA's by SMS members and filling of vacant positions of DG/Hod, DDG, CFO and Municipal Managers (DPLG) | |
| 13 November 2007 | Signing of PAs by SMS members and filling of vacant positions of DG/Hod, DDG, CFO and Municipal Managers (DPLG) Annex A | |
| 27 May 2007 | Signing of PAs by SMS members and filling of vacant positions of DG/Hod, DDG, CFO and Municipal Managers (DPLG) | |
| 24 March 2007 | Amendments to the SMS PMDS | |
| 28 March 2006 | Amendments to SMS PMDS Chapter 4 - PMDS w.e.f. 1 April 2006 | |
Competency Framework
| Chapter 5 (SMS Handbook) | ||
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| 26 April 2010 | Preferred Service Providers (Updated: 21 May 2010) | |
| 4 March 2008 | Newly appointed service providers to perform SMS competency assessments in the Public Service | |
| 8 March 2007 | Compulsory implementation of competency based assessments in the Public Service by 2008 | |
| 19 December 2005 | Strengthening the development and selection processes at Senior Management levels through competency based assessments in the Public Service | |
Ethics and Conduct
| Chapter 6 (SMS Handbook) | ||
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Misconduct and Incapacity
| Chapter 7 (SMS Handbook) | ||
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Employment of Heads of Department
| Chapter 8 (SMS Handbook) | ||
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| 23 June 2010 | Amendment of protocol document on the principles and procedures to be followed for the recruitment and filling of posts of Head of Department (HOD) and Deputy Director-General (DDG) an National level | |
| 23 February 2008 | Protocol document on the Principles and procedures to be followed for the recruitment and filling of posts of Head of Department (HOD) and Deputy Director-General (DDG) at National level
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Financial Disclosure
| Chapter 9 (SMS Handbook) | ||
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General matters not covered above
| 25 June 2004 | Transfer framework to facilitate transfers of personnel between the spheres of Government | |
Publications
| SMS Resource Pack Part 1: Overview of Review Report 2000-2006 | ||
| SMS Resource Pack Part 2: Leadership Development Management Strategic Framework for the SMS (Consultative document) | ||
| SMS Handbook 2003 | ||
| A Professional Association for Senior Management Service (SMS): Exploring Possibilities | ||
Other Publications
| August 2000 | Employment of HOD's
Many EA's do not have time to study the Act and Regulations, hence this handbook has been developed to provide the relevant information in a concise format and in simple language. | |
| Management of Performance Agreements
This guide aims to: | ||
