DIRCO Annual Report

Table 3.2.2 Employment and vacancies by salary band as on 31 March 2021

Number of posts filled on 31 March 2021 (including employees additional)

Number of posts on approved establishment on 31 March 2021

Number of employees additional to the establishment

Salary band

Vacancy rate %

Lower skilled (Levels 1-2)

3

1

66.7 25.7 10.9 16.5

0 1

Skilled (Levels 3-5)

175 781

130 696 957 260

Highly skilled production (Levels 6-8) Highly skilled supervision (Levels 9-12) Senior management (Levels 13-16)

10 12

1 146

300

3.3

5 0

POBs Total

3

3

0

2 408 28 NOTE: The Senior Management Service (SMS) managers reflected as additional to the establishment include employees seconded to international organisations in terms of the National Policy on the Secondment of South African Public Service Employees. Table 3.2.3 Employment and vacancies by critical occupations as on 31 March 2021 2 047 15.0

Number of posts filled on 31 March 2021 (including employees additional)

Number of posts on approved establishment on 31 March 2021

Number of employees additional to the establishment

Critical occupation

Vacancy rate %

Heads of Mission Diplomatic Corps SMS: Head Office Special advisers

121 563 159

104 464 140

14.0 17.6 11.9

0 3 3 0 0

2 3

2 3

0 0

POBs Total

848 6 NOTE: The SMS reflected as additional to the establishment include employees seconded to international organisations in terms of the National Policy on the Secondment of South African Public Service Employees. 713 15.9

Department of International Relations and Cooperation

170