Job Description

The Department of Land Reform and Rural Development is inviting applications for an Administration Clerk position based in Gauteng, Pretoria.

The successful candidate will provide general clerical and administrative support services within the Directorate: Knowledge, Information and Innovation Management. The role includes managing documents and data, maintaining registers, typing correspondence, supporting procurement processes, assisting with personnel records, and providing financial administration support.

This position is suitable for candidates with a Grade 12 certificate who are organised, computer literate, professional, and able to communicate well in a working environment.

Position Details

• Position: Administration Clerk
• Reference Number: 3/1/1/1/2026/27
• Post Number: 16/83
• Department: Department of Land Reform and Rural Development
• Directorate: Knowledge, Information and Innovation Management
• Centre: Gauteng, Pretoria
• Salary: R237 453 per annum
• Level: 05
• Closing Date: 29 May 2026 at 16h00

Responsibilities

• Render general clerical support services.
• Record, organise, store, capture, and retrieve correspondence and data.
• Update registers and statistics.
• Handle routine enquiries.
• Make photocopies and receive or send facsimiles.
• Distribute documents and packages to relevant stakeholders.
• Maintain the filing system for the component.
• Type letters and other correspondence when required.
• Maintain incoming and outgoing document registers.
• Take and draft meeting minutes.
• Provide supply chain clerical support services.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders regarding procurement of goods and services.
• Obtain quotations and complete procurement forms for standard office items.
• Monitor and maintain office stationery stock.
• Keep and maintain the asset register of the component.
• Provide personnel administration clerical support.
• Maintain a leave register for the component.
• Maintain personnel records.
• Maintain the attendance register.
• Arrange travelling and accommodation.
• Provide financial administration support.
• Capture and update expenditure in the component.
• Check correctness of subsistence and travel claims.
• Submit claims and documents to the manager for approval.
• Handle telephone accounts and petty cash for the component.

Requirements

• Grade 12 certificate.
• No experience required.
• Language skills.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Planning and organisation skills.
• Computer literacy.
• Interpersonal relations.
• Flexibility.
• Teamwork.

Skills

• Clerical administration
• Document management
• Filing and record keeping
• Data capturing
• Communication skills
• Computer literacy
• Minute taking
• Planning and organising
• Procurement support
• Personnel administration
• Financial administration
• Attention to detail
• Teamwork
• Stakeholder communication