Jobs · Western Cape · Health
Principal Personnel Officer (Employee Sourcing)
Chief Directorate: Metro Health Services
Closes Friday 30 October 2026 at midnight
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Principal Personnel Officer supporting HR functions in health services. Requires matric, PERSAL knowledge, and HR experience.
- Support HR management including appointments, terminations, salary administration, leave audits, and pension administration
- Administer benefits, process PERSAL transactions, manage personnel files and correspondence
- Train and manage staff performance, assist employees and public with HR matters
- Minimum qualification: National Senior Certificate (or equivalent)
- Must have experience in Employee Benefits, PERSAL, personnel management, and MS Office skills
- Position based at Southern/Western Sub-structure Office, Cape Town
- Closing date not stated in the advertisement
Generated by claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 from the text below; it may be wrong or incomplete. Original wording, page 191
Requirements
- Minimum educational qualification:
- National Senior Certificate (or equivalent).
- Experience:
- Appropriate experience in all Employee Benefits practices.
- Appropriate experience of PERSAL and Personnel management.
- Competencies (knowledge/skills):
- Computer skills MS Office packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Outlook and PERSAL.
- Ability to execute duties accurately and thoroughly.
- Good interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
Duties
- Support the Senior Personnel Practitioner with the management of all Human Resource related functions within the PM department.
- Handle appointments, service terminations, salary administration and general service conditions, audit of leave and personnel files, debt management, pension administration and management of pay sheets.
- Administer Commuted Overtime and other service benefits within the Southern / Western Sub-structure.
- Approval of PERSAL transactions.
- Handle personnel enquires and correspondence (written and verbal).
- Training and development of sub-ordinates.
- Manage the Staff Performance Management System (SPMS) process for Sub-ordinates.
- Assist staff, supervisor, management and members of the public with regard to Human Resource and Personnel Matters.
How to apply
Not stated in circular
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Enquiries
Ms M Ganief Tel No: (021) 202-0962
Notes from the department
No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Short-listed candidates will be subjected to written /practical and oral assessments.
As printed in Circular 35 of 2026 · page 191 · open the PDF
POST 35/280: PRINCIPAL PERSONNEL OFFICER (EMPLOYEE SOURCING) Chief Directorate: Metro Health Services SALARY: R338 106 per annum CENTRE: Southern/Western Sub-structure Office REQUIREMENTS: Minimum educational qualification: National Senior Certificate (or equivalent). Experience: Appropriate experience in all Employee Benefits practices. Appropriate experience of PERSAL and Personnel management. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Computer skills MS Office packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Outlook and PERSAL. Ability to execute duties accurately and thoroughly. Good interpersonal and problem-solving skills. DUTIES: Support the Senior Personnel Practitioner with the management of all Human Resource related functions within the PM department. Handle appointments, service terminations, salary administration and general service conditions, audit of leave and personnel files, debt management, pension administration and management of pay sheets. Administer Commuted Overtime and other service benefits within the Southern / Western Sub-structure. Approval of PERSAL transactions. Handle personnel enquires and correspondence (written and verbal). Training and development of sub-ordinates. Manage the Staff Performance Management System (SPMS) process for Sub-ordinates. Assist staff, supervisor, management and members of the public with regard to Human Resource and Personnel Matters. ENQUIRIES: Ms M Ganief Tel No: (021) 202-0962 NOTE: No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Short-listed candidates will be subjected to written /practical and oral assessments.