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POST 11/159 : PERSONAL ASSISTANT (REF NO: PWI 26/08) Office Of The Chief Financial

🏢 PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION: FREE STATE 📍 Bloemfontein ⏳ Closes: 17 Apr 2026 🧾 Post: 11/159 # Ref: PWI 26/08) Office Of The Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

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Key details

Salary

R325 101. • per annum

Centre

Bloemfontein

Reference

PWI 26/08) Office Of The Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Closing date

17 Apr 2026

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Overview

Support the CFO by managing schedules, handling correspondence, and ensuring smooth office operations to enhance service delivery.

Requirements

An appropriate National Diploma or equivalent NQF Level 6 qualification augmented with administrative experience.

Knowledge and practical application of Microsoft package i.e. word, excel, PowerPoint, etc.

Proven ability to apply knowledge and skills. 2 years’ experience in a secretarial or administrative related environment.

Computer literacy.

Secretarial qualification will serve as a strong recommendation.

Duties

Manage engagements of the CFO to improve service delivery.

Implement administrative measures to ensure the efficient functioning of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer.

Ensure an efficient flow of information and documents to and from the Office of the CFO.

Compile and distribute confidential documents and cabinet memoranda and general correspondence to relevant stakeholders.

Deal with enquiries received, internally and externally to the relevant stakeholders.

Keep record of documents, memoranda, etc., which are 143 dealt with by the CFO.

Do certain research for the CFO.

Ensure the safe- keeping of all the documentation in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer to be in line with the Archive Legislation.

Handle travel arrangements for the Chief Financial Officer and assist with the CFO’s personal matters to enable her to attend her duties.

Set up and maintain systems in the Office of the CFO that will contribute towards improving efficiency in the office.

Compile and monitor the budget for the Office to ensure the effective and efficient utilization of funds.

Promote professional behavior and ethics in the Office of the CFO to enhance the image of the Public Service.

Oversee the work of the subordinates of the Office of the Chief Financial officer to ensure the co-ordination of activities, manage the performance of the incumbents and to address development needs.

How to apply

⬇️ Download Z83 form (PDF) What is Z83?

No late applications will be considered.

No faxed or emailed applications will be accepted.

The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements promotes equal opportunity and aims to implement affirmative action measures to address the disadvantages in employment.

Preference may be given to appointable applicants from the underrepresented designated groups in terms of the department’s equity plan.

Candidates whose appointment will promote representativity in terms of race

disability

youth & gender will receive preference.

Whites

Indians

Coloureds and Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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.

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

Applications should be submitted strictly online at https://jobs.gauteng.gov.za and it should be accompanied by a new Z83 and a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV) only.

Certified copies of qualifications

Identity and valid driver’s license (where driving/travelling is an inherent requirement of the job) will be limited to shortlisted candidates only.

Correspondence will only be limited to shortlisted candidates.

If you have not been contacted within 3 months of the closing date of this advertisement

please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

For all SMS positions

the successful completion of the Public Service Senior Management Leadership Programme as endorsed by the National School of Government and possession of the SMS Pre-Entry Certificate is required prior to appointment.

For more details on the pre-entry course visit: https://www.thensg.gov.za/trainingcourse/sms-pre-entry-programme/.

Following the interview and exercise

the selection panel will recommend candidates to attend a generic management competency assessment (in compliance with the DPSA Directive on the implementation of competency- based assessments).

The competency assessment will be testing generic management and development for SMS posts.

The Department reserves the right not to make appointment(s) to the advertised post(s). MANAGEMENT ECHELON

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