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    Systems Administrator

     Reference No. Circular No. HR/MFIN 8/2025


    Public Service Employees  

    Indefinite  

    Information Technology
    Published Date: 31/10/2025 11:00
    Closing Date: 14/11/2025 17:15
    Ministry: Ministry for Finance
    Department: Information Management Unit

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1. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Finance, invites applications for the post of Systems Administrator in the Information Management Unit within the Ministry for Finance.

2.1 This appointment is subject to a probationary/trial period of twelve (12) months.

2.2 The salary for the post of Systems Administrator is Salary Scale 8, which in the year 2025 is equivalent to €28,792.02 per annum, rising by annual increments of €486.83 up to a maximum of €31,713.

2.3 A Systems Administrator will progress to Scale 7 (€30,506.98 x €531.17 - €33,694) on completion of three (3) years' service in the grade, subject to satisfactory performance and subject to the completion of a specific ICT Toolkit course related to the grade as established from time to time by the Central Administration.

2.4 A Systems Administrator will also be entitled to an annual performance bonus of up to a maximum of 10% of their basic salary. The amount payable shall be determined by the Chief Information Officer after consideration of the officer's performance and any recommendations forwarded by the officer's immediate superior, where applicable. Payment of bonus is also subject to the Central Administration's policies in force from time to time.

a. Appointees will also be entitled to an annual all-inclusive communication allowance of €815 and annual class allowance of €6,000.

2.5 In terms of the requirements emanating from Directive 16, regarding the “Governing Framework for Preventing and Managing Conflicts of Interest in the Public Administration”, issued by the Principal Permanent Secretary on 27th November 2023 and which came into force on 1st February 2024, the Selection Board will assess candidates’ previous employment to assess potential conflicts of interest.  In this respect, candidates are to provide a completely updated CV, including qualifications and employment history, with their application.  Any potential conflict of interest matters noted will be reported to the respective Permanent Secretary to ensure that, should the candidate be recruited, such conflicts of interest would be appropriately managed.

Moreover, selected candidates are to report any known actual, potential or apparent conflicts of interest prior to accepting an appointment through the prescribed Declaration available at Appendix 1 to Directive 16 (available here).  

Duties

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

Eligibility

4.1 By the closing time and date of this call for applications, applicants must be Public Officers in the Malta Public Service or Public Officers in the Malta Public Service on loan/detailed with/deployed with/on attachment to public sector organisations. 

(i) able to communicate in the English language in order to sufficiently and adequately carry out the duties applied for;

AND

(ii) in possession of a recognised qualification at MQF Level 6 (with a minimum of 180 ECTS or equivalent*) in Computing and/or ICT or a recognised comparable professional qualification at MQF Level 6 in Computing and/or ICT plus one (1) year relevant work experience in a formal and mature ICT environment.

*A recognised comparable Bachelor’s qualification, as applicable, is only accepted subject to an MQRIC formal recognition statement being submitted with the application (subject to the provisions of clause 5.4 of the General Provisions document). A recognised Bachelor’s qualification from the University of Malta (awarded pre-2009) with less than 180 ECTS credits is acceptable provided that it is verified by MQRIC or the University of Malta that the workload is comparable to the minimum of 180 ECTS credits.

OR

(iii) in possession of a recognised qualification at MQF Level 5 (with a minimum of 60 ECTS or equivalent*) in Computing and/or ICT or a recognised comparable professional qualification at MQF Level 5 in Computing and/or ICT plus three (3) years of relevant work experience in a formal and mature ICT environment.

*A recognised qualification comparable to 60 ECTS credits, as applicable, is only accepted subject to an MQRIC formal recognition statement being submitted with the application (subject to the provisions of clause 5.4 of the General Provisions document).

OR

(iv) Public officers not below Salary Scale 11 with six (6) years of relevant work experience in a formal and mature ICT environment.

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 a previous unconfirmed appointment is not possible. 

4.2 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.

4.3 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, the requisite eligibility level 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 must be met in terms of this call for applications.

4.4 (i) Candidates who have not yet formally obtained or are not yet approved for the qualification specified in paragraph 4.1 (ii) or (iii) or else as indicated in paragraph 3.1 of the general provisions https://publicservices.gov.mt/en/people/Documents/Recruitment_GenProvs/General%20Provisions_ENG.pdf 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 within one year of their appointment date. If the stipulated deadline for attaining this qualification is not met, the appointment will, for this reason, automatically terminate. 

(ii) 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 credits, or equivalent, and attained the required MQF level by the closing time and date of the call for applications. 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:


 

Ministry for Finance


Contact Person:


 

Ms Analise Bonello


Address:


 

Cavalier House, 158, Old Mint Street, Valletta


Telephone:


 

25998431


Email address:




  • 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.