Personal Assistant: Operational Management Support, Ref No. DSD 92/2026
Western Cape Social Development · Gauteng
Stop applying one at a time.
JobAlertsZA auto-applies to South African jobs like this one for you, overnight. Upload your CV once — we do the applying.
Start free — we apply for you →Minimum Requirements
- Grade 12 Senior Certificate or equivalent qualification plus an accredited secretarial diploma and/or administrative qualification on the level of NQF level 5 or relevant higher tertiary qualification;
- A minimum of 3 years experience in rendering secretarial/ administrative support services to management/ senior management.
Key Performance Areas
- Provide a secretarial/receptionist support service to the manager; Render administrative support services to the manager;
- Provide support to manager regarding meetings; Support the manager with the administration of the manager's budget;
- Study the relevant Public Service and departmental prescripts/ policies and other documents and ensure that the application thereof is understood properly.
Competencies
- Knowledge of the following: Legislation, regulatory frameworks, policies and best practices that have a bearing on the line functions; Information systems that aid in the management of knowledge and information pertaining to the line function; Project management; Operational management practices; Procurement and tendering processes; Policy development, and operational management, monitoring and review processes; Modern systems of governance and administration; Public service procedures, processes and systems;
- Regional and local political, economic and social affairs impacting on the provincial government of the Western Cape; Constitutional, legal and institutional arrangements governing the South African public sector; Public finance, human resources and discourse management processes; Public Finance Management Act, National and Provincial Treasury Regulations, other financial policies, prescripts, directives and collective agreements; Functioning of the Province and the activities of sister departments/related functional areas; Policies of the government of the day; Labour Relations legislation and regulations; Performance management in general.
- Skills in the following: Numeracy; Computer Literacy; Language skills.