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Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

Department of Agriculture: Entry Level Secretary / Clerk

  • Full Time
  • Pretoria,
  • Applications have closed.

Company : Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Location: Pretoria, South Africa
Closing date: 19 April 2023

The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development invites unemployed youth to apply for the following Government entry level Jobs / positions.

Job level: Grade 12 / Junior / Entry level SA Government Jobs

Salary: R181 599 per annum

The following entry level job opportunities are open for applications:

Secretary

Location: Gauteng (Pretoria)

Reference No: 3/2/1/2023/290

Salary: R181 599.per annum (Level 5)

Requirements: Grade 12 Certificate. No experience required

Duties: Provide secretariat / receptionist support service to the Director. Receive telephonic calls and refers the calls to the correct role players if not meant for the relevant senior manager. Record appointments and events on the diary. Type documents for the senior manager and other staff within the unit. Operate office equipment e.g. fax machine and photocopier. Provide clerical support services to the senior manager. Liaise with travel agencies to make travel arrangements. Checks the arrangements when relevant documents are received. Arrange meetings and events for senior manager and staff in the unit. Identifies venues, invites role players, organise refreshments, sets up for scheduled meeting and events. Process the travel and subsistence claims for the unit. Process all invoices that emanate from the activities of the work of the senior manager. Record basic minutes of the meetings of the senior manager where required.


Financial Clerk

Location: Gauteng (Pretoria)

Reference No: 3/2/1/2023/294

Salary:R181 599.per annum (Level 5)

Requirements: Grade 12 Certificate. No experience required

Knowledge: Basic knowledge of financial functions, practices as well as the ability to capture data, operate a computer and collate financial statistics. Basic knowledge and insight of the Public Service financial legislation procedures and Treasury Regulations (Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), Division of Revenue Act (DORA), Public Service Act (PSA), Public Service Regulations (PSR), Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA), Financial manual). Knowledge of basic financial operating systems (Personnel and Salary Administration (PERSAL),

Duties: Render financial accounting transactions. Receive invoices. Check invoices for correctness, verification and approval (internal control). Process invoices (e.g. capture payments). Filing of all documents. Collection of cash. Perform salary administration support services. Receive salary advices. Process advices (e.g. check advices for correctness, capture salaries, bonuses, salary adjustments, capture all deductions etc). File all documents. Perform bookkeeping support services. Capture all financial transactions. Clear suspense accounts. Record debtors and creditors. Process electronic banking transactions. Compile journals. Monitor and follow up on debtor accounts. Register new debts. Follow up on debt related submissions (State Attorney Cases etc). Send Statements to debtors monthly either by post or by email.

Skills and Competencies:

  • Computer literacy (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc).
  • Good telephone etiquette,
  • Sound organizational skills,
  • Language skills and ability to communicate well with people at different levels and from different backgrounds,
  • Communication skills (written and verbal),
  • Ability to act with tact and discretion
  • Good presentation skills.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted with a Z83 form (Download Here)  and must be accompanied by recently updated CV. Please indicate the reference number and position you are applying for on your application form.

NB. Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of an ID documents, qualifications, and recent academic transcripts / records.

Secretary

Location: Gauteng (Pretoria)

Reference No: 3/2/1/2023/290

Send Applications to: Private Bag X833, Pretoria, 0001 or hand delivered during office hours to: 184 Jeff Masemola Street (formerly known as Jacob Mare), corner of Jeff Masemola and Paul Kruger Streets, Pretoria or to Agriculture Place, 20 Steve Biko (formerly Beatrix) Street, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0001


Financial Clerk

Location: Gauteng (Pretoria)

Reference No: 3/2/1/2023/294

Send Applications to: Private Bag X833, Pretoria, 0001 or hand delivered during office hours to: 184 Jeff Masemola Street (formerly known as Jacob Mare), corner of Jeff Masemola and Paul Kruger Streets, Pretoria or to Agriculture Place, 20 Steve Biko (formerly Beatrix) Street, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0001.