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Administration Officer: Legal Services
Directorate: Legal Services
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Administration Officer in Legal Services to provide administrative support, secretariat services, database management, and registry support. Requires Grade 12 and 3 years' legal administration experie
- Provide administrative support services to the Legal Services directorate
- Provide secretariat services and manage databases
- Provide registry support services
- Must have Senior Certificate/Grade 12/NQF Level 4 and 3 years' experience in administration in Legal Services
- Must have computer literacy (Excel), knowledge of public administration policies and legislation, and strong communication skills
- Based in Pietermaritzburg
- Salary: R338 106 per annum at Level 7
Generated by claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 from the text below; it may be wrong or incomplete. Original wording, page 123
Requirements
- The ideal candidate must be in possession of Senior Certificate/Grade 12/ NQF level 4 coupled with 3 years’ administration experience in Legal Services.
- Essential Knowledge, Skills And Competencies Required:
- The successful candidate must have: - Knowledge of Policies;
- Legislation and Prescripts pertaining to Public Administration and Traditional Affairs;
- Computer Literacy (Excel);
- Administration procedures;
- Database maintenance;
- Professional skills;
- Client orientated;
- Loyal and dedicated;
- Honest;
- Tactful;
- Approachable;
- Innovative;
- Discipline;
- Ability to work under pressure;
- Innovative/creative;
- Ability to work in a team and independently;
- Good communication skills (written and verbal) with staff.
Duties
- The successful candidate will be required to render administrative support services with the following responsibilities: - Provide administrative support services;
- Provide secretariat services;
- Manage database;
- Provide registry support services.
How to apply
To be posted to: The Chief Director, Human Resource Management & Development, Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Private Bag X9078, Pietermaritzburg, 3200 or Hand Delivered To: The Chief Registry Clerk, 2nd Floor, South Tower, Natalia, 330 Langalibalele Street, Pietermaritzburg. Applications received after this date will not be accepted. Applicants can also submit their Z83 and CV via e-Recruitment System on www.eservices.gov.za
For attention:Ms E Perumal
New to the Z83 form? Read the application guide.
Enquiries
Mr SP Mncwango Tel No: (033) 260 8034
Notes from the department
- To applicants:
- Applications must be submitted on the new Application for Employment Form (Z83) available from any Public Service Department and should be accompanied by a comprehensive CV.
- The Department discourages applications sent by registered mail and will not be held responsible for applications sent via registered mail which are not collected from the post office.
- It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application reaches the Department timeously.
- Failure to comply with any instruction will disqualify applicants.
- Appointment is subject to a positive outcome on the following checks (Security Clearance, Citizenship, qualification verification, criminal records, credit records and previous employment).
- Faxed or late applications will not be accepted.
- Should applicants not receive any response from the Department within three months of the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
- All shortlisted candidates, including SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments.
- One will be a practical exercise, and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment.
- Selection panels shall score both technical exercises as an additional criterion in the interview process.
- The Department is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and is committed to empowering people with a disability.
As printed in Circular 35 of 2026 · page 123 · open the PDF
POST 35/183: ADMINISTRATION OFFICER: LEGAL SERVICES REF NO: 22/1/3/6/3/52/2026 (CS) Head Of Department Directorate: Legal Services SALARY: R338 106 per annum (Level 07) CENTRE: Pietermaritzburg REQUIREMENTS: The ideal candidate must be in possession of Senior Certificate/Grade 12/ NQF level 4 coupled with 3 years’ administration experience in Legal Services. Essential Knowledge, Skills And Competencies Required: The successful candidate must have: - Knowledge of Policies; Legislation and Prescripts pertaining to Public Administration and Traditional Affairs; Computer Literacy (Excel); Administration procedures; Database maintenance; Professional skills; Client orientated; Loyal and dedicated; Honest; Tactful; Approachable; Innovative; Discipline; Ability to work under pressure; Innovative/creative; Ability to work in a team and independently; Good communication skills (written and verbal) with staff. DUTIES: The successful candidate will be required to render administrative support services with the following responsibilities: - Provide administrative support services; Provide secretariat services; Manage database; Provide registry support services. ENQUIRIES: Mr SP Mncwango Tel No: (033) 260 8034