Secretary Legal Services
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SAFETY
Vacancy at a glance
- Employer
- DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SAFETY
- Location
- Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Pay or stipend
- R237 453 p.a. + service benefits
- Closing date
- 9 Nov 2026
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Overview
Provide a secretarial/receptionist support service to the office of the executive authority. This would, inter alia, entail the following: Receive telephone calls and refer the calls to the correct persons.
Requirements
- Grade 12 with typing as a subject or any other training course/qualification that will enable the person to perform the work satisfactorily
- No criminal record or any pending cases against you
- Knowledge and Skills: Language skills and the ability to communicate well with people at different levels and from different backgrounds
- Good telephone etiquette
- Computer literacy
- Sound organisational skills
- High level of reliability
- Basic written communication skills
- Ability to act with tact an d discretion
- Good grooming and presentation
Responsibilities
- Provide a secretarial/receptionist support service to the office of the executive authority
- This would, inter alia, entail the following: Receive telephone calls and refer the calls to the correct persons
- Receive visitors to the office of the executive a uthority
- Co -ordinate appointments with the appointment’s secretary
- Types documents for the staff within the office
- Operate office equipment like fax machines and photocopiers
- Provides a clerical support service to the office
- This would, inter alia, entail the following: Liaise with travel agencies to make travel arrangements for the staff of the office and the executive authority
- Arrange meetings and events for the office of the executive authority
- Identify venues, invite role players and organise refreshments
- Process the travel and subsistence claims of the staff of the office of the executive authority
- Draft routine correspondence and reports
- Administer matters like leave registers and telephone accounts
- Handle the procurement of standard items like stationary, refreshments etc
- Remain up to date with regard to prescripts/policies and procedures applicable to her/his work terrain
- This would, inter alia, entail the following: Study the relevant Public Service and departmental prescripts/policies and other documents to ensure that the application thereof is understood properly
- Remain abreast with the procedures and processes that apply in the office of the executive authority
How to apply
Enquiries
Mr. Tshidiso Chabane/ Ms. Dolly Seboane/ Tlalane Koenane Tel No: ( 011) 689 3845/ 3723/ 3847
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