Office Manager to the Deputy Director General: Corporate Services

Requirements: • A 3-year tertiary qualification plus 3 years’ relevant experience • Understanding of the PFMA, administration principles and Batho Pele principles • Computer literacy • Good interpersonal relations skills • Communication skills (both written and verbal) • Good telephone etiquette • Analytical skills • Basic project management skills • Knowledge of financial management • Networking skills.

Duties: • Develop and maintain an effective document flow system for the office • Provide secretarial support to the DDG • Provide administrative support to the DDG • Manage the budget and assets for the office • Support the DDG on any task/assignment as directed • Be responsible for collation of reports and information as directed by the DDG.

Enquiries for Post DOHS/53/2012: Ms F Matlatsi, tel. (012) 421-1442
Enquiries for Post DOHS/54/2012: Ms Letsholonyane, tel. (012) 421-1605

Note: It will be expected of the selected candidates to be available for interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the Department of Human Settlements. Applicants must note that further checks will be conducted once they have been short-listed and that their appointment is subject to positive outcomes on these checks, which include security clearance, qualification verification and criminal records. In addition to the above the applicant must be prepared to travel and work long hours.

Applications must be submitted on form Z83, obtainable from any Public Service department and must be accompanied by a detailed CV, together with certified copies of your qualification certificates and your ID/Passport. Failure to submit the required documents will result in your application not being considered.
The Department of Human Settlement is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. It is our intention to promote representivity (race, gender and disability). The candidature of persons whose transfer/promotion/appointment will promote representivity will receive preference.

Enquiries related to the application process should be directed to Genevieve Mohammed at Human Communications, tel. (011) 257-8000.

Please apply online after uploading all of the required documents (including a scanned copy of the relevant signed Z83 form/s) to your profile.

Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only.

If you have not been contacted within 4 months of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.