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Bursary Clerk
Closes Monday 23 November 2026
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Bursary Clerk at High Street Campus. Helps run bursary applications and financial aid. Suits applicants with Grade 12, a finance or accounting diploma and 1-2 years of experience.
- Help coordinate bursary applications and bursary allocations, and help coordinate and monitor financial aid processes.
- Analyse NSFAS provisionally funded students, give students feedback on bursary progress from NSFAS, and help report on allocations and progress.
- Needs Grade 12 plus a recognised national diploma in Financial Management, Accounting or another relevant field.
- Needs 1-2 years of experience in a bursary, financial aid or financial environment, and basic knowledge of public service finance rules (PFMA, PSA, PSR, PPPFA, Treasury Regulations).
- Based at High Street Campus. Salary is R237 453 - R279 708 per year (Level 05), plus benefits.
- Send your application by email to bchs36@emcol.co.za, reference EMC1/36/26. A closing date is not given in the text.
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Requirements
- Grade 12 plus a recognised national diploma in Financial Management / Accounting or any other relevant qualification.
- 1-2 years in Bursary / Financial aid / Financial environment.
- Competencies:
- Basic knowledge of financial functions, practices as well as the ability to capture data, operate computer and collate financial statistics.
- Basic knowledge of the Public Service financial legislations, procedures and Treasury Regulations (PFMA, PSA, PSR, PPPFA, Financial Manual).
- Knowledge of basic financial operating systems (Coltech etc.) Skills:
- Computer skills;
- Planning and organizing;
- Good verbal and written communication;
- Basic numeracy skills;
- Ability to perform routine tasks;
- Ability to operate office equipment;
- Flexibility;
- Interpersonal Relations;
- Accuracy;
- Aptitudes of figures.
Duties
- Assist with the coordination of bursary application processes.
- Assist with coordinating and monitoring of financial aid processes.
- Analyse NSFAS provisionally funded students.
- Assist with the coordination of bursary allocations.
- Assist with the coordination of providing feedback to students relating to the progress of the bursary process as communicated by NSFAS.
- Assist in reporting on all bursary allocations and progress.
How to apply
Email address: bchs36@emcol.co.za
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Enquiries
Mr A Mahamba/Ms N Thompson Tel No: (041) 996 1800
As printed in Circular 38 of 2026 · page 106 · open the PDF (opens in new tab)
POST 38/173: BURSARY CLERK REF NO: EMC1/36/26 SALARY: R237 453 - R279 708 per annum (Level 05), Plus benefits CENTRE: High Street Campus REQUIREMENTS: Grade 12 plus a recognised national diploma in Financial Management / Accounting or any other relevant qualification. 1-2 years in Bursary / Financial aid / Financial environment. Competencies: Basic knowledge of financial functions, practices as well as the ability to capture data, operate computer and collate financial statistics. Basic knowledge of the Public Service financial legislations, procedures and Treasury Regulations (PFMA, PSA, PSR, PPPFA, Financial Manual). Knowledge of basic financial operating systems (Coltech etc.) Skills: Computer skills; Planning and organizing; Good verbal and written communication; Basic numeracy skills; Ability to perform routine tasks; Ability to operate office equipment; Flexibility; Interpersonal Relations; Accuracy; Aptitudes of figures. DUTIES: Assist with the coordination of bursary application processes. Assist with coordinating and monitoring of financial aid processes. Analyse NSFAS provisionally funded students. Assist with the coordination of bursary allocations. Assist with the coordination of providing feedback to students relating to the progress of the bursary process as communicated by NSFAS. Assist in reporting on all bursary allocations and progress. ENQUIRIES: Mr A Mahamba/Ms N Thompson Tel No: (041) 996 1800 APPLICATIONS: Email address: bchs36@emcol.co.za