DIRECTOR: LIBRARY INFORMATION SERVICES AND PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES

Department of Sport, Arts and Culture

Directorate: Library Information Services and Provincial Archives

Reference number: REFS/056598
Salary: R1 317 308 per annum (Level 13), (all-inclusive package)
Centre: Head Office
Province: Gauteng
Closing date: 7 October 2026
Circular: No 34 of 2026

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Requirements

The successful candidate should have a Grade 12 Certificate plus a undergraduate qualification (NQF level 7) in Archival Studies / Libraries & Information Science or relevant qualification. A minimum of 5 years’ experience in senior/middle Management level/ Deputy Director in the relevant field. A compulsory Pre-Entry Senior Management Certificate will be required before the assumption of duty. A valid driver’s license. Skills: Decision making. Management of projects. Technical Analytic skills. Financial Management. Strategic and operational. Planning and organising. Problem solving. Conflict management. Verbal and written communication. Leadership. Computer literacy. Report writing. Knowledge of: The Constitution of 1996. PFMA. Promotion of access to information act. Promotion of administration justice act. Electronic communication and transaction act. National archives and records services act. Change Management, Programme and Project Management, Conflict Management, Financial, People Management and empowerment.

Duties

Oversee the development and implementation of archives and library policies. Oversee and manage the preservation of public and non-public records and ensure accessibility to the public. Manage the development, transformation, promotion and modernisation of libraries and information services. Manage financial support to municipal library services by providing earmarked transferred allocation. Oversee the implementation of reading and library programs to inculcate the culture of reading. Identify the needs for library and archives infrastructure.

Where to send your application

must be online at https://jobs.gauteng.gov.za or emailed to: SACR.RecSMS@gauteng.gov.za

Enquiries

Ms. Itumeleng Maisane Tel No: (011) 355 2697/ 082 810 6152

Taken from Public Service Vacancy Circular 34 of 2026, published by the Department of Public Service and Administration on 18 September 2026. Open the PDF to check this post against the original. Last checked 18 September 2026.

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