Government Jobs

Office Administrator Iii

DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Pretoria, Gauteng Posted 6 Sep 2026 Closes in 15 days

Overview

Render secretarial support to the DDG’s office. Ensure no clashes of dates and confirm all appointments prior to the appointment.

Requirements

  • National Diploma (NQF level 6) in Office Management / Public Management or relevant qualification within related field as recognised by SAQA
  • A minimum of two (2) years’ experience in Administration/Office environment or related field
  • Knowledge of adminis tration procedures
  • Knowledge of financial and project management
  • Knowledge of Public Service and departmental procedures and prescripts
  • Knowledge of Batho Pele Principles
  • Knowledge of minutes taking
  • Computer literacy
  • Sound organising and planning skills
  • Presentation and facilitation skills
  • Communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work long hours voluntarily
  • Ability to work individually and in a team
  • Ability to work under extreme pressure
  • Ability to work with difficult persons and to resolve conflict
  • Ability to work with limited supervision
  • Ability to share knowledge

Responsibilities

  • Render secretarial support to the DDG’s office
  • Ensure no clashes of dates and confirm all appointments prior to the appointment
  • Diaries all appointments for the DDG’s. compile minute during the DDG’s meetings and ensure distribution thereof
  • Provide admi nistrative support to the DDG’s Office
  • Administer leave
  • Provide support with consolidation and alignment of monthly reports, Parliamentary Questions, EDMS Referrals, Quarterly reports, or any ad-hoc requests for inputs
  • Receive and distributing confident ial documents
  • Provide document management support in the DDG’s Office
  • Draft correspondence Record all incoming and outgoing correspondence from the DDG in the register book
  • Drafting and amending of submissions where required and compiling of reports
  • Re nder and coordinate logistical arrangement support services for the DDG
  • Coordinate logistical arrangements for the meetings/workshop (confirm the date, time, and venue for the meeting)
  • Obtain petty cash for purchasing of refreshments
  • Provide Client Liai son support services
  • Undertake proper screening of calls and management of e-mails
  • Provide response to the queries and handle classified documents according to the security regulations
  • Internal liaising with officials to provide good response to the queries

How to apply

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Enquiries

Recruitment enquiries

Ms. B Shibambo, Cell No: 060 973 2176

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