Senior Administrative Clerk: Administration, Coordination And Communications

Closing date: 18 Sep 2026
Department: Department of Higher Education and Training

Reference number: DHET 50/09/2026

Salary: R237 453 per annum (Level 05)

Centre: Pretoria

Requirements

A Senior Certificate/Grade 12/NCV Certificate Level 4.
Related degree/National diploma will be an added advantage.
A minimum of one to two years’ relevant experience will be an added advantage.
The successful candidate must be adaptable, disciplined, self-confident, and able to work
independently and under pressure, and work with a diverse team.
Good writing, communication and interpersonal relationship skills are essential along with
experience in administration.
Ability to write minutes, draft agendas, organize venues and catering, coordinating meetings, policies acts and regulations,
Computer literacy i.e. MS Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, Stakeholder engagements and Knowledge and understanding of social media.

Duties

To assist in the work performed in the Directorate: National Human Resource Development, including co-ordination of meetings for Human Resource
development Council of South Africa and its structures.
To handle all incoming and outgoing mails and referee to the correct role players.
To provide secretarial functions in board meetings and wherever the Human Resource
Development Council of South Africa sits.
To arrange and schedule seminars, meetings, and social functions and identify venues, invite role players, and
organize refreshments.
To record all minutes/ decisions and communicate to all relevant role players and make follow up on progress.
To collect all relevant documents for meetings.
Scrutinize documents to determine actions/information/other documents required for meetings.
To keep a filling system.
To compile documents, memorandums, letters and reports.
To compile agendas and the minutes for meetings and workshops.
To liaise with travel agencies to make travel and accommodation arrangements for members and
social partners of the HRDCSA.
To process the travel and subsistence claims.
To assist the Deputy Director in the running of the office and provide support when required.
Sending & retrieving emails, typing memos and submissions.
N.B. All shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a relevant competency exercise.

Enquiries

Mr R Kgare/Ms XE Rikhotso/Ms P Morota Tel No: (012) 312 5165/5513/6389

Applications

DHET invites applicants to apply online on the New Z83 form by accessing the
Departmental Website (click the ‘apply now’ button) or
http://z83.ngnscan.co.za/apply and follow the easy prompts/instructions.

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