ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: CLAIMS NON-CAPITAL INCENTIVES

Department of Tourism

Reference number: DT 44/2026
Salary: R487 197 per annum (Level 09)
Centre: Pretoria
Province: Gauteng
Closing date: 25 August 2026
Circular: No 28 of 2026

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Requirements

A recognised NQF Level 6 qualification in Finance, Business Administration/Economics. 3-4 years’ relevant working experience in the appropriate environment in the private or public sector, of which 2 years should be on a senior practitioner level or equivalent. Knowledge of the PFMA. Knowledge of the Tourism Act. Knowledge of Public Sector Regulations. Knowledge of Treasury Regulations. Understanding of the National Tourism Sector Strategy and the Tourism Growth Partnership Plan. Project management skills. Stakeholder management skills. Interpersonal and presentation skills. Numerical skills. Planning and organising skills. Knowledge of incentives will be an added advantage. A valid driver’s licence (persons with disabilities that prevent them from driving will still be considered).

Duties

The successful candidate will be responsible for acknowledgement of claims; screening claims by applying programme guidelines, rules and policies; evaluating complete claims; preparing payment advices; submitting claims at finance for payment processing; collection of stubs/ proof of payment; compile list of monthly cancellations of claims; compiling and submitting weekly and monthly workload statistics report; managing the database and updating payments on a daily basis, compiling the Travellers list of approved enterprises; communicating to approved enterprises to confirm airport departure; requesting quotations for flight and accommodation through the department’s travel agency; preparing visit authorisation enterprises and submit to the Department’s travel office; verify travel vouchers and send to the approved enterprises; collecting post intervention reports from the beneficiaries after the submission of claims upon their return from the event; collecting the six-months Impact Analysis Report from beneficiaries following the supported event;; following up on the outstanding post intervention and six months Impact Analysis Report; verifying information collected through the post-intervention report and six-month’s Impact Analysis Report; compiling and consolidating the interim financial statement and monthly TIP consolidated financial reports; assisting with reconciliation of travel and accommodation invoices against payments to the Department’s travel agency; providing inputs to the monthly consolidated commitments, accruals and expenditure reports; reconciling approved enterprise claims, travel and accommodation against BAS reports and report discrepancies found to the Supervisor; providing inputs to the quarterly and annual TIP implementation reports; assisting with implementation of the Memorandum of Agreement for the Tourism Grading Support Programme (TGSP); ensuring transfers to the implementer are done timeously upon receiving the request; verifying the information on the TGSP report and annexures and generating a report; drafting the annual meeting schedule; attending and providing secretariat duties during meetings; checking completed MASP files and archive with Records Management; update information and documents on EDMS; ensuring all claims are recorded and filed accordingly after approval; respond to verbal and written client’s queries, enquiries and referrals; liaising with internal and external stakeholders, meet walk in clients; marketing TIP incentives provincially; attending and participating in stakeholder awareness workshops and meetings; conducting site visits on a quarterly basis; identifying areas of improvements on the MASP guidelines and assisting to develop processes and material to ensure that readiness to introduce the revised guidelines.

Where to send your application

Email Application: Recruitment4426@tourism.gov.za

Enquiries

Ms M Kekana Tel No: (012) 444 6333

Note

Short-listed candidates will be subjected to screening and security vetting to determine the suitability of a person for employment. EE Requirements: Coloured Male and White Male candidates as well as Youth and People with Disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Taken from Public Service Vacancy Circular 28 of 2026, published by the Department of Public Service and Administration on 7 August 2026. Open the PDF to check this post against the original. Last checked 8 August 2026.

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