Secretary

About this post

The Department of Land Reform and Rural Development is looking for a Secretary in Pretoria. It is a permanent post on salary level 5, paying R237 453 per annum.

Section: Directorate: Fraud Prevention and Ethics Management

Where you will work: Gauteng (Pretoria)

Closing date: Monday, 16 November 2026. Late applications are not considered.

What you need

The official advert asks for:

• Minimum requirements: Applicants must be in possession of a Grade 12 Certificate or relevant equivalent.
• Job related knowledge: Computer literacy (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Job related skills: Good telephone etiquette.
• Sound organisational ability.
• Good people skills.
• Computer literacy.
• Ability to communicate well with people at different levels and from different backgrounds (both written and verbal).
• Ability to act with tact and discretion.

What you’ll do

• Provide a secretariat / receptionist support service to the Director.
• Receive telephone calls and refer the calls to the correct role players if not meant for the relevant senior manager.
• Record appointments and events in the diary.
• Type documents for the senior manager and other staff within the unit.
• Operate office equipment e.g. computers and photocopiers.
• Provide a clerical support service to the Senior Manager.
• Liaise with travel agencies to make travel arrangements.
• Check arrangements when relevant documents are received.
• Arrange meetings and events for the senior manager and the staff in the unit.
• Identifies venues, invite role players, organise refreshments and sets up schedules for meeting and events.
• Process the travel and subsistence claims for the unit.
• Process all invoices that emanate from the activities of the work of the senior manager.
• Records basic minutes of meetings of the senior manager where required.
• Draft routine correspondence and reports.
• Do filing of documents for the senior manager and the unit where necessary.
• Administer matters like leave registers and telephonic accounts.
• Receive, records and distributes all incoming and outgoing documents.
• … and 4 more points in the official advert.

Tips before you apply

• Use the new Z83 application form. Fill in every section and sign it: unsigned or incomplete Z83 forms are usually not considered.
• Quote the reference number 3/1/1/1/2026/325 on your application and in the subject line of any e-mail.
• Attach only the documents this advert asks for, such as a CV with your experience dated month and year. Many departments ask for certified copies only once you are shortlisted.
• Show clearly on your CV that you meet each requirement above, for example your Grade 12 results or driver's licence code.