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Senior HR Practitioner: Appointments
Directorate: HR Administration and Utilization
Closes Monday 9 November 2026 at 15:45
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Senior HR Practitioner for appointments at the Department of Correctional Services head office. Suits people with a relevant degree or diploma and 3-5 years of HR experience.
- Support the HR appointment process at head office and help develop and monitor appointment policies.
- Check source documents, issue appointment letters, and manage contract appointments under the relevant Act and OSD rules.
- Must have a relevant degree or national diploma in HR Management, Public Administration or Management.
- Must have 3-5 years of relevant experience in an HR environment, plus knowledge of relevant legislation and the ability to analyse PERSAL reports.
- The post is based at National Head Office, and the job needs willingness to travel and a valid driver's licence.
- Submit your application under reference HO 2026/11/71. The closing date is not given in the text.
Generated by claude-haiku-5-5 from the text below; it may be wrong or incomplete. Original wording, page 44 (opens in new tab)
Requirements
- Relevant Degree/National Diploma in Human Resource Management/ Public Administration/Management.
- 3-5 years relevant experience in human resource environment.
- Computer literate.
- Valid driver’s licence.
- Competencies And Attributes:
- Knowledge of relevant legislations.
- Knowledge of relevant legislations.
- Ability to analyse PERSAL reports.
- Conflict resolution, report writing, problem solving and decision making, team leadership, policy interpretation, confidentiality, integrity and honesty, time management, assertiveness, ability to network, service delivery and client orientation, friendly and adaptability, ability to work under pressure, willingness to travel.
Duties
- Provide management support of HR appointment process within DCS.
- Assist in the development and monitoring of policies on appointments.
- Checking of source documents for appointment processes.
- Issuing of appointment letters according to the approval, act of appointment and Occupation Specific Dispensation (OSD).
- Managing of contract appointments.
- Administration of monthly Annual Performance Plan (APP) and Annual Operation Plan (AOP).
- Compiling of appointment information annual report.
- Monitoring and evaluation of appointments, nationally.
- Compiling of memorandums and filing.
- Management of performance information, human resources, finance and assets.
How to apply
should be submitted online at https://careers.dcs.gov.za/. Emailed, post or hand delivered applications will not be considered.
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Enquiries
National Head Office: Ms NS Khumalo Tel No: (012) 307 2174 or Ms TP Ngobeni Tel No: (012) 305 8589.
Notes from the department
Appointment under the Public Service Act.
As printed in Circular 38 of 2026 · page 44 · open the PDF (opens in new tab)
POST 38/74: SENIOR HR PRACTITIONER: APPOINTMENTS REF NO: HO 2026/11/71 Directorate: HR Administration and Utilization SALARY: R413 001 per annum CENTRE: National Head Office REQUIREMENTS: Relevant Degree/National Diploma in Human Resource Management/ Public Administration/Management. 3-5 years relevant experience in human resource environment. Computer literate. Valid driver’s licence. Competencies And Attributes: Knowledge of relevant legislations. Knowledge of relevant legislations. Ability to analyse PERSAL reports. Conflict resolution, report writing, problem solving and decision making, team leadership, policy interpretation, confidentiality, integrity and honesty, time management, assertiveness, ability to network, service delivery and client orientation, friendly and adaptability, ability to work under pressure, willingness to travel. DUTIES: Provide management support of HR appointment process within DCS. Assist in the development and monitoring of policies on appointments. Checking of source documents for appointment processes. Issuing of appointment letters according to the approval, act of appointment and Occupation Specific Dispensation (OSD). Managing of contract appointments. Administration of monthly Annual Performance Plan (APP) and Annual Operation Plan (AOP). Compiling of appointment information annual report. Monitoring and evaluation of appointments, nationally. Compiling of memorandums and filing. Management of performance information, human resources, finance and assets. ENQUIRIES: National Head Office: Ms NS Khumalo Tel No: (012) 307 2174 or Ms TP Ngobeni Tel No: (012) 305 8589. NOTE: Appointment under the Public Service Act.