This vacancy has closed. It closed on 17 July 2026 and is kept here for reference only.
SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Department of Basic Education
Branch: Delivery and Support
- Reference number
- DBE/53/2026
- Salary
- R413 001 per annum (Level 08)
- Centre
- Pretoria
- Province
- Gauteng
- Closing date
- 17 July 2026
- Circular
- No 23 of 2026
Requirements
Applicant must be in possession of three (3) years relevant post matric qualification (NQF level 6) or equivalent qualification as recognised by SAQA; Two (2) years’ experience working in the Basic Education Sector; Knowledge of the education policy and legislation environment; Must have a strong language competency in Sepedi and isiZulu; An understanding of Whole-School Evaluation (WSE); Strong communication (verbal and writing) skills; An understanding of both qualitative and quantitative research methodology; Sound analytical skills; Report writing and presentation, including MS PowerPoint presentation skills; The ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines; Computer skills in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook); Ability to work independently without supervision to meet targets; Willingness to work extensive hours and be prepared to travel; A passion to making a positive contribution to South African education.
Duties
The successful candidate will be responsible for transcribing, recording interviews verbatim to prepare for the analysis of data; Capturing and collecting data from schools, district offices and provincial offices through questionnaires; Cleaning and sorting data captured in different databases; Sorting and packaging hundreds of documents researchers collect from the field; Assisting in calling schools and districts in preparation for visits by researchers; Assisting in calling schools and districts to make follow-ups on documents that the researchers need to prepare reports; Training, supervising and guiding a team that capturing and cleaning data; Scanning and filing completed data instruments; Formatting prepared reports; Keeping Leave and Risk Registers; Monitoring expenditures using the monthly cashflow statements; Making travelling plans for researchers to collect data; Quality-assuring researchers’ S&T claim forms before they are submitted for payment; Carrying out other activities as assigned by the Supervisor within the ambit of labour law.
Where to send your application
Submitted via post to: Private Bag X895, Pretoria, 0001 or hand-deliver to: The Department of Basic Education, 222 Struben Street, Pretoria or you can email your applications LowerApplications@dbe.gov.za FOR ATTENTION : Ms M Mahape/Ms N Kumalo
Enquiries
Ms M Mahape Tel No: (012) 357 3291/Ms N Kumalo Tel No:(012) 3573 3398
Taken from Public Service Vacancy Circular 23 of 2026, published by the Department of Public Service and Administration on 3 July 2026. Open the PDF to check this post against the original. Last checked 9 September 2026.
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