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Requirements

Skills

• Communication skills (verbal and written)
• problem solving skills
• Good public relation skills
• monitoring and analytical skills
• Computer Literacy skills
• planning and organizing skills
• client orientation and customer focus.

Duties

Render administrative support functions to the Judges and the Court Room.

Escort members of the bench to and from court and attends Judges' chambers with counsel.

Facilitate order in court rooms before calling the Judges in.

Organize the court crew and inform them of the starting times, in line with the daily court roll.

Maintain silence and order in the court rooms when Judges enter or leave.

Check the correctness of motion court rolls, generation of copies and dissemination according to the distribution list.

Maintain Court Rooms’ records.

Check and arrange the criminal and civil files (to be taken to the court rooms).

Report the missing files to the Judges.

File/ archive the documents, registers, etc.

Facilitate the smooth- running of the court rooms.

Assist with the scheduling of court matters (motion opposed).

Arrange the representation of cases.

Negotiate the Court Rooms allocation with Judges in times of Court.

Collect and distribute court files.

Sort and check the court files.

Keep the court files safe.

Circulate Court rolls according to the distribution list.

How to apply

Email: OCJ@judiciary.org.za

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Notes

Closing Date

27 March 2026, 16:00 NOTE : Please create a user profile by completing all required personal information and setting up your login credentials.

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Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only.

Only shortlisted candidates will be required to bring certified copies of ID, Driver’s licence (where required) and qualifications on or before the interview.

Should you be in possession of any foreign qualification(s), it must be accompanied by an evaluation certificate from the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA); Applicants must be South African citizens.

Shortlisted candidates must avail themselves for a virtual or in-person panel interview at a date and time determined by DSAC.

The applicant should make own arrangement for access to internet connectivity and equipment for this purpose.

Applicants must note that pre-employment checks and references will be conducted once they are shortlisted.

The appointment is also subject to a positive outcome on these checks, including security clearance, security vetting, qualification/study verification, citizenship verification, financial/asset record check, previous employment verification and criminal record.

If an applicant wishes to withdraw an application, it must be done in writing.

We encourage all applicants to declare any criminal and/or negative credit records.

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, the logistics of which will be communicated by the Department.

The successful candidate will be required to enter into an employment contract and sign an annual performance agreement.

The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.

The employment decision shall be informed by the Employment Equity Plan of the Department to achieve its Employment Equity targets.

It is the Department’s intention to promote equity (race, gender and disability) through the filling of these posts.

Should the Department not be able to recruit candidates from disadvantaged groups, other groups will be considered for appointment.

The Department reserves the right not to make an appointment and to use other recruitment processes, thus withdrawing this advert by notice on its communication channels.

Prior to appointment for SMS post, a candidate would be required to complete the Nyukela Programme: Pre-entry Certificate to Senior Management Services as endorsed by the DPSA, which is an online course endorsed by the National School of Government (NSG).

The course is available at the NSG under the name Certificate for entry into the SMS and the full details can be sourced from the following link: https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry-programme/.

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

We thank all applicants for their interest. 88 MANAGEMENT ECHELON