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Requirements

Skills

• Knowledge of public services legislation
• prescripts and regulations. Library and information science matter. Procedures and processes. Knowledge of law subjects and legal phrases. Knowledge of clerical duties
• practices as well as the ability to capture data
• operate computer and collecting statistics. Knowledge of the MS Office package
• with experience in word processing
• Outlook
• Power Point and Excel Knowledge of Office Administration. Knowledge and understanding of the legislative framework governing Public Service. Knowledge of Batho Pele principles. Communication skills (verbal & written). Problem solving skills
• Good public relations skills
• Monitoring and analytical skills
• Computer Literacy skills (MS Teams)
• Planning and organizing skills
• Report writing skills and Typing skills

Duties

Provide administrative functions to the regional court President/ Chief Magistrate.

Compile court performance statistics monthly/quarterly/annually or as required by Regional court president/ Chief Magistrate.

Verify and validate statistics.

Provide support with the production of the court performance reports.

Provide support to case flow management.

Forward case flow challenges report to relevant stakeholders as it is reported and the monthly incidents to each relevant stakeholder.

Provide support with logistics for case flow management meetings (minute taking, compilation of meeting packs, distribution of agendas and minutes).

Provide support with the gathering of statistics from all courts.

Provide support in the regional court registrar.

Provide support to Assistant Registrars in civil issuing offices with issuing, capturing etc.

Provide support in Regional Court Registrar as requested with reports and inspections.

Provide support with the production of the court performance reports.

How to apply

Email: OCJ@judiciary.org.za

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

Notes

Closing Date

17 April 2026 NOTE : Curriculum vitae with a detailed description of duties, the names of two referees accompany your signed application for employment (Z83).

Short listed candidates for a post will be required to submit certified documents on the date of the interview.

Applicants are advised that from 1 January 2021, a new application for employment (Z83) form is effective and must be completed in full, failure to use the new Z83 will result in disqualification.

The new form can be downloaded online at www.dpsa.gov.za-vacancies.

Applicants applying for SMS posts are required to successfully complete the Certificate for entry into the SMS and full details can be sourced by following the link: https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry-programme/.

Applicants are expected to pay for the course and may enroll for it at a cost of R400.00.

The duration of the course is 120 hours.

The nominated candidate must submit the pre-entry Certificate as proof that the course has been completed within 15 days from the conclusion of the interviews.

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.

Applicants applying for SMS posts will, following the interview and technical exercise, be recommended by the selection panel 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 successful candidate will sign an annual performance agreement, complete a financial discloser form and will also be required to undergo a security clearance.

Candidates nominated for posts on salary levels 2 - 12 may be subjected to a competency assessment during the selection process.

If the candidate is applying for an OSD post, certificates of service must be submitted on the date of the interview.

It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA).

Failure to submit the requested documents will result in your application not being considered.

Personnel suitability checks will be conducted on shortlisted candidates, and the appointment is subject to positive outcomes of the checks.

Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only.

Applications received after the closing date will not be taken into consideration.

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

Candidates requiring additional information regarding the advertised post may direct their enquiries to the person as indicated above.

Internal applicants must submit and register their employment applications at the register book in the DSD reception area for the attention of Mr S Boshielo. DSD reserves the right to cancel the filling/ not to fill a vacancy that was advertised during any stage of the recruitment process. MANAGEMENT ECHELON