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    Printer (Printing Section)

     Reference No. Government Gazette dated 05/01/2024


    General Public   

    Indefinite  

    Technical and Industrial
    Published Date: 05/01/2024 12:00
    Closing Date: 19/01/2024 17:15
    Ministry: Office of the Prime Minister
    Department: Government Printing Press

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View File Malti 
View File Annex A - Printer _GPP 
The Director (Finance and Administration), Office of the Prime Minister invites applications for the Post of Printer in the Government Printing Press within the Office of the Prime Minister as follows:
  • Printer (Finishing Section)
  • Printer (Printing Section)

This appointment is subject to a probationary period of six (6) months. 

The salary for the post of Printer is Salary Scale 16, which in the year 2024 is equivalent to, €16,130.00 per annum, rising by annual increments of €263.00 up to a maximum of €17,708.00.

A Printer will progress to Scale 15 (€17,265.00 x €298.00 - €19,053.00) on completion of five (5) years service in the grade, subject to satisfactory performance .

A printer will further proceed to Scale 14 (€18,538.02 x €316.83 - €20,439.00 ) on completion of ten (10) years service in the grade, subject to satisfactory performance.

Lateral applications in the same grade from public officers are not allowed.
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Accepting appointment in this grade signifies that any pending applications within the Public Service are automatically considered renounced, unless the latter are applications for SAAC/ADAC positions or applications for a definite position.

Duties

The job duties for the post of Printer may be viewed in Annex A attached to this Circular.

Eligibility

By the closing time and date of this call for applications, applicants must be:
    1. citizens of Malta; or

    2. citizens of other Member States of the European Union who are entitled to equal treatment to Maltese citizens in matters of employment by virtue of EU legislation and treaty provisions dealing with the free movement of workers; or

    3. citizens of any other country who are entitled to equal treatment to Maltese citizens in matters related to employment by virtue of the application to that country of EU legislation and treaty provisions dealing with the free movement of workers; or

    4. any other persons who are entitled to equal treatment to Maltese citizens in matters related to employment in terms of the law or the above-mentioned EU legislation and treaty provisions, on account of their family relationship with persons mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c); or

    5. third country nationals who have been granted long-term resident status in Malta under regulation 4 of the “Status of Long-Term Residents (Third Country Nationals) Regulations, 2006” or who have been granted a residence permit under regulation 18(3) thereof, together with family members of such third country nationals who have been granted a residence permit under the “Family Reunification Regulations, 2007”; or

    6. in possession of a residence document issued in terms of the “Residence Status of United Kingdom Nationals and their Family Members in Malta in accordance with the Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community Regulations”.
The advice of the Citizenship Unit within Community Malta Agency and the Expatriates Unit within Identita` should be sought as necessary in the interpretation of the above provisions.

The appointment of candidates referred to at (b), (c), (d) and (e) above would necessitate the issue of an employment licence in so far as this is required by the Immigration Act and subsidiary legislation.  Jobsplus should be consulted as necessary on this issue.

  1. able to communicate in the Maltese and English languages.

    AND

  2. (a) have successfully completed the relevant course of study under the Extended Skills Training Scheme (MQF Level 3) or an appropriate, recognized, comparable qualification;

    OR

    (b) persons whose competence in the printing trade has been certified by a Trade Testing Board set up under the Employment and Training Services Act or an appropriate, recognized comparable qualification.
      
Public Officers applying for this post must be confirmed in their current appointment, unless the current appointment is in a different class/career stream or in a definite position, but may apply for a lower grade/position even if not confirmed and whether in the same stream or not. Reversion to previous unconfirmed appointment is not possible. 

(i) Qualifications at a level higher than that specified above will be accepted for eligibility purposes, provided they meet any specified subject requirements.

(ii) Furthermore, candidates who have not yet formally obtained the qualification specified in paragraph 4.1(iii) (a)  or else as indicated in paragraph 4.1(iii)(b) will still be considered provided that they submit evidence that they are in the final phase of their course leading to such qualification. Appointees must obtain, or be approved, for the award of such qualification by the 31st October, 2024. If this stipulated deadline for the attainment of such qualification is not met, the appointment will be, for this reason, automatically terminated. 

(a) The probation period and progression entitlement (as the case may be) start to count from date of appointment. 

(b) Such appointees will not benefit from any allowances until attainment of, or are approved for the indicated qualification referred to in clauses 4.1 (iii) (a) or 4.1 (iii) (b). 

(c) Marks for additional relevant qualifications may only be awarded for qualifications attained by the closing date of the call for applications. A candidate who can provide evidence that the necessary ECTS were attained by such date may be awarded marks accordingly, i.e. the Selection Board could opt to give one of the lower marks if substantiated by an available transcript.


(iii) Furthermore, candidates who are currently following a recognised programme of study at a higher MQF level than that requested above will also be considered.  Such candidates are to submit evidence that they have successfully completed the necessary ECTS/ECVET credits, or equivalent, and attained the required MQF level, by the closing time and date of the call for applications.

Public Officers holding a grade in a particular stream, and who were granted Officer in Scale status by virtue of a Grievances Unit decision in the same scale as that of a higher grade in that stream, are eligible to apply for grades open to officers holding such higher grade within the stream that carries the same scale as that of the Officer in Scale status.

The years of service since the effective date of appointment as Officer in Scale are reckonable for the purpose of satisfying any requisite years of service stipulated in calls for applications. 

Any other eligibility requisites for the post must be met in terms of this call for applications.

Public officers who currently hold an appointment as Officer in Grade are considered on a personal basis to pertain to the Class/Stream of their immediately previous substantive grade, and may apply on the basis of their current scale as Officer in Grade, which must be equivalent to, or higher than, what is required by this call for applications.

The years of service since the effective date of appointment as Officer in Grade are reckonable for the purpose of satisfying any requisite years of “service in the grade” as stipulated in calls for applications.

Any other eligibility requisites for the post/position must be met in terms of this call for applications

Applicants must be of conduct which is appropriate to the post applied for. In the case of applicants who are already in the Malta Public Service, the GP 47 is to be requested by the HR Unit of the ministry /department issuing the call for application from the Director responsible for HR where applicants are serving, while those applying from outside the Public Service must produce a Certificate of Conduct issued by the Criminal Records Office or other competent authority not earlier than one (1) month from the date of application and state whether they have ever been in Government Service, giving details. 

Applicants must be eligible to take up their due appointment, in terms of 4.1 to 4.5 above, not only by the closing time and date of this call for applications but also on the date of appointment.

Applicants are obliged to immediately inform the Selection Board (if result has not yet been published, in which case the application should be withdrawn by the applicant) or the HR Unit within the issuing ministry / department (if result has been published) upon any change in the status of their appointment from the date of submission of their application until the closing date, or upon being called for appointment as a result, of this call for application, as the case may be. Non-observance of this instruction may lead to disciplinary action. On its part, at the start of the interview, the Selection Board will request the candidate to declare any changes in status of his/her current appointment from the date of submission of application.

Prospective applicants should note the requirement to produce MQRIC recognition statements in respect of their qualifications from MQRIC, or other designated authorities, as applicable, as per provisions applicable to this call for applications (see link below).

Ministry / Department :

People Management Section, Finance and Administration Directorate, Office of the Prime Minister 

Contact Persons :

Mr. Andrea Briffa   Ms. Romina Brincat

Address :

Auberge de Castille, Valletta.

Telephone :

22002105   22001016

Email address :

[email protected]

  • Note

  • In case of conflict in interpretation of any part/s of a call for applications, the final interpretation should be that of the published Maltese version of the call for applications.