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POST 09/02 : DIRECTOR: LEGAL SERVICES

🏢 DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION 📍 Pretoria ⏳ Closes: 27 Mar 2026 🧾 Post: 09/02 # Ref: DBE/15/2026 Branch: Finance and Administration Chief

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Key details

Salary

R1 266 714 • per annum

Centre

Pretoria

Reference

DBE/15/2026 Branch: Finance and Administration Chief

Closing date

27 Mar 2026

Apply email

Recruitment@dbe.gov.za

Job Highlight

Overview

Lead the Legal Services Directorate by providing expert legal advice and managing litigation support for the Department of Basic Education and its provinces.

Requirements

Competencies

Knowledge Management
Service Delivery Innovation
Problem Solving and Analysis
Client Oriented, customer focus and communication skills. Core COMPETENCIES: Strategic capability and Leadership
Programme and project management
Financial Management
Knowledge management
People management and Empowerment
Promotion of communication, Innovation and Creativity.

Duties

Directorate

Legal Services
Providing litigation support to the National Department of Basic Education (DBE) as well as Provincial Education Departments
Providing legal advice to the entire Department
Coordination, monitoring, evaluating and 6 supporting the effective implementation of legislation related to the basic education
Administering legislation of statutory bodies
Managing court cases on behalf of the Minister and Director-General of the Department Basic Education
Drafting advice on national and international agreements and negotiating the terms of agreement with parties.

How to apply

⬇️ Download Z83 form (PDF) What is Z83?

Email: Recruitment@dbe.gov.za

Submitted via post to: Private Bag X895

Pretoria

0001 or hand-deliver to: The Department of Basic Education

222 Struben Street

Please visit the Department of Education’s website at www.education.gov.za or the Department of Public Service and Administration vacancy circulars at www.dpsa.gov.za.

Tip: Many government posts require a completed Z83 form. Download it above and follow the guide.

Notes

A Certificate for SMS pre-entry programme is required for all SMS appointments, the full details of the outlined requirements and course information can be sourced by following the link https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry programme.

All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments.

One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment.

Following the interview and the technical exercise, the selection panel will recommend candidates to attend a generic managerial competency assessment (in compliance with the DPSA Directive on the implementation of competency-based assessments).

The competency assessment will be testing generic managerial competencies using the mandated DPSA SMS competency assessment tools.

The incumbent will have to sign an annual performance agreement as well as annually disclose his/her financial interests and be subjected to a security clearance. OTHER POSTS