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Independent Contractor - Authentication Services (X4)

All Inclusive Salary package (R): Hourly Rate - R154.56
Benefits: N/A
Contract Type: Independent Contractor
Objective: To assist the Authentication Services unit with the day-to-day productivity to mitigate backlog issues across all sub-units as required by the Senior Manager: Authentication Services. Furthermore, to assist with projects as required by the Senior Manager Authentications Services.


Requirements are: • Required education - Level 5 on the 10 Level NQF or Level 4 on the 8 Level NQF, or equivalent. An NQF Level 6 qualification on the 10 Level NQF or Level 5 on the 8 Level NQF will be an added advantage.
• Required experience – A minimum of one year of proven experience in project management, data capturing and information management. More than one year of relevant experience will be an added advantage.
Duties : Evaluation of foreign qualifications, including but not limited to:
• Allocating of files and country specialisations for verification;
• Drafting letters;
• Verifying the authenticity of foreign qualification awards;
• Conducting research and seeking additional information as needed;
• Seeking accreditation status of foreign institutions and verifying the status of foreign qualifications;
• Assisting applicants with queries;
• Responding to emails received through the foreign institutions mailbox; and
• Printing of Certificates as part of the transition to going paperless.
The below outlines the deliverables expected for each independent contractor, over a 40-hour period:
• Printing of SCoE’s - 200
• Foreign award emails (POP’s and responses) - 300
• Reactivation of files - 250
• Non-national / non-compliant letters - 50
• Comparisons - 115
• Verification initiation - 100
• Non-national closing of application / moving to comparison phase -100
Verification of national qualifications, including but not limited to:
• Contacting information partners
• Processing pre-employment verifications including verification letters
• Processing bulk verifications
• Processing verification and cabinet letters
• Quoting, invoicing and reconciliation
• Distributing Batches and verifying the Batches
The below outlines the deliverables expected for each independent contractor, over a 40-hour period:
• Contacting information partners – 100%
• Pre – employment - Distribution and verification of South African qualifications – 500 records per person
• Verification Letters - Processing and generating quotes – 120 records
• Reconciliation, Printing and Dispatch of letters – 120 letters
Client services, including but not limited to:
• Attending to the foreign qualification’s mailbox
• Printing and courier
• Responding to queries
The below outlines the deliverables expected for each independent contractor, over a 40-hour period:
• Queries (social media, calls and emails) – 300 (60 per day)
• Printing of labels for courier of certificates – 200
• Processing of incoming courier mail-verification responses – 100%
• Processing applications for evaluation of foreign qualifications – 300 (60 per day)
Note: Payment is linked to deliverables and will be disbursed based on progress against the deliverable.

Closing On: 2022-06-21

SAQA will verify credit and criminal records as well as qualifications.
SAQA reserves the right not to make an appointment to the advertised post and will only communicate with short listed candidates.

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