The Office of the Chief Justice invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the role of Administration Clerk, with positions available in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and North West.
ADMINISTRATION CLERK: ASSETS
REFERENCE NUMBER: 2025/35/OCJ
SALARY: R216 417 – R254 928 per annum (Level 05). The successful candidate will be required to sign a performance agreement.
CENTRE: National Office: Midrand
REQUIREMENTS:
- A Grade 12 certificate with no experience required or a three-year tertiary qualification (NQF level 6) as recognized by SAQA in Financial Accounting/ Financial Management/Internal Auditing/ Cost and Management Accounting.
- A minimum of 1 – 2 years working experience in Asset Management will be an added advantage.
- A valid driver ‘s license.
Skills and Competencies:
- Knowledge of Public Finance Management Act (PFMA)
- Treasury Regulations, National Treasury Asset Management Framework
- Modified Cash Accounting Standards.
- Knowledge of the procurement directives and procedures.
- Computer literacy.
- Communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to work in a team.
- Planning and organizing skills.
- Independent and focused.
- Problem solving, decision making, and Innovative.
- Willingness to travel is essential.
- All shortlisted candidates shall undertake a pre-entry practical exercise as part of the assessment method to determine the candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements.
DUTIES:
- Conduct asset verification for departmental owned and leased assets.
- Regular update of the Asset register and lease register.
- Barcode newly acquired assets.
- Quarterly reconciliation of asset verified against the asset register.
- Reconcile the asset expenditure against the assets register.
- Maintain the register for new asset additions.
- Update the lease register with newly concluded contracts or extended ones.
- Facilitate the disposal of unserviceable, redundant, obsolete and lost Maintain a register for all lost assets supported by relevant supporting documents.
- Assist in resolving audit queries and ensure completeness and accuracy of the asset register. Assist with leased assets & disposal related enquiries.
ENQUIRIES: Technical enquiries, Mr P Mahumane Tel No: (010) 493 2646
HR related enquiries, Ms S Tshidino Tel No: (010) 493 8771
APPLICATIONS: Applications can be via email to: 2025/35/OCJ@judiciary.org.za
NOTE: The Organisation will give preference to candidates in line with the Employment Equity goals.
ADMINISTRATION CLERK: LEGAL
REFERENCE NUMBER: 2025/36/OCJ
SALARY: R216 417 – R254 928 per annum (Level 05). The successful candidate will be required to sign a performance agreement.
CENTRE: KZN Provincial Service Centre, (Stationed at Pietermaritzburg)
REQUIREMENTS:
- Matric certificate or equivalent qualification
- An LLB Degree or an equivalent qualification will serve as an added advantage.
- A minimum of one (1)) year’ experience will serve as an added advantage
Skills and Competencies:
- Knowledge of Public Services Legislation, Prescripts and Regulations.
- Research skills communication skills (verbal and written).
- Minute taking skills.
- Decision making and time, management skills.
- Good reporting skills.
- Creative and analytical thinking skills.
- Computer literacy.
- All shortlisted candidates shall undertake a pre-entry practical exercise as part of the assessment method to determine the candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements.
DUTIES:
- Conduct Legal Research for the Regional Court President/Chief Magistrate Provide Administrative functions to the Chief Magistrate.
- Compilation of statistics.
- Case Flow management.
- Assisting Regional Court Registrar and members of the public.
- Provide administrative support in general as requested by the Court Manager and supervisor.
ENQUIRIES: HR related enquiries: Ms N Naidoo / Ms SZ Mvuyana Tel No: (031) 493
Technical related enquiries: Mr M Zondi Tel No: (034) 492 0269 /034 492 0288
APPLICATIONS: Applications can be via email to: 2025/36/OCJ@judiciary.org.za
NOTE: The Organisation will give preference to candidates in line with the Employment Equity goals.
ADMINISTRATION CLERK (DCRS)
REFERENCE NUMBER: 2025/37/OCJ
SALARY: R216 417 – R254 928 per annum (Level 05). The successful candidate will be required to sign a performance agreement.
CENTRE: Gauteng Division of The High Court: Pretoria
REQUIREMENTS:
- Matric Certificate or equivalent qualification
- Computer Certificate (MS Office).
- Good Communication skill (written and Verbal)
- Good Administration and Organizational skills
- Customer service skills and ability to work under pressure; good interpersonal and public relations skills
The following will serve as an added advantage: Experience in general administration or Court related functions with regard to court
recordings and/or case flow management and a valid driver’s license. The shortlisted candidates shall undertake a typing test or a pre-entry practical
exercise as part of the assessment methods to determine the candidate’s suitability based on the post technical and generic requirements. All shortlisted candidates shall undertake a pre-entry practical exercise as part of the assessment method to determine the candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements.
DUTIES:
- Operate the recording machine and recording of court proceedings ensure integrity of such documents.
- Preparing and setting up the recording machine and make sure that the recording machine is on before court starts, make sure that the microphones is functioning properly.
- Provide administrative support in circuit courts. Collecting statistics.
- Report malfunctions on the machines
- Make sure the voices are audible
- Export Cases.
- Keep record of all requests made transcriptions.
- Provide administrative support in general on court performance and case flow management.
ENQUIRIES: Technical enquiries: Ms T Nzimande Tel No: (010)494 9238
HR enquiries: Ms T Mbalekwa Tel No: (010) 494 8515
APPLICATIONS: Applications can be via email to: 2025/37/OCJ@judiciary.org.za
NOTE: The Organisation will give preference to candidates in line with the Employment Equity goals
ADMINISTRATION CLERK
REFERENCE NUMBER: 2025/39/OCJ
SALARY: R216 417 – R254 928 per annum (Level 05). The successful candidate will be required to sign a performance agreement.
CENTRE: KwaZulu Natal Division of the High Court: Pietermaritzburg
REQUIREMENTS:
- Grade 12, computer literacy and experience in Clerical/ administration functions will be an added advantage.
Skills and Competencies:
- Good communication skills (written and verbal), good interpersonal and public relations skills, good administration and organizational skills and customer service skills and ability to work under pressure.
- All shortlisted candidates shall undertake a pre-entry practical exercise as part of the assessment method to determine the candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements.
DUTIES:
- Render efficient and effective support services to the court, assist the Registrar with compilation of Court rolls (Opposed Motion and Trails
Rolls), allocation of dates in a court diary for the various rolls. - Checking court files for compliance of the Practice Directive before dates are allocated, accepting of filing for the matters on the roll and attending to the filing in court files, assisting litigants and in person litigants with drawing of their files under the court rolls dates for perusal and indexing prior to closing the roll.
- Advising and guiding litigants on the process to obtain dates on the rolls, closing and publishing of gte court roll.
- Facilitating and processing requests for preference via the Judge President’s Office.
- Co-ordinating of the dairy in respect of the various roll with the JP’s office to ensure that there are sufficient Judges/Courts. Updating of spreadsheets and collating of statistics.
ENQUIRIES: HR related enquiries: Ms N Naidoo / Ms SZ Mvuyana Tel No: (031) 493 1723
Technical related enquiries: Mr M Zondi Tel No: (034) 492 0269 /034 492 0288
APPLICATIONS: Applications can be via email to: 2025/39/OCJ@judiciary.org.za
NOTE: The Organisation will give preference to candidates in line with the Employment Equity goals.
ADMINISTRATION CLERK (DCRS)
REFERENCE NUMBER: 2025/41/OCJ
SALARY: R216 417 – R254 928 per annum (Level 05). The successful candidate will be required to sign a performance agreement.
CENTRE: North-West Division of The High Court
REQUIREMENTS:
- Matric certificate or equivalent qualification.
- A minimum of one-year relevant experience will be an added advantage.
- A valid Driver’s license.
Skills and Competencies:
- Job Knowledge.
- Good Communication skills (verbal and written).
- Interpersonal relations skills.
- Flexibility.
- Team work.
- Planning and organization skills.
- Computer literacy (MS Office).
- All shortlisted candidates shall undertake a pre-entry practical exercise as part of the assessment method to determine the candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements.
DUTIES:
- Perform digital recording of court proceedings locally and at circuit courts, and ensure integrity of such documents.
- Maintenance of criminal record books and charge sheets, writing and tracing of summonses and writing of witness fees book. Completion and issuing of committal warrant of arrest.
- Provide administrative support in general court and case flow management.
- Completion of case documents (charge sheet) and other court documents.
- Document scanning and data capturing.
- Provide any other administrative support as required by the judiciary, court manager and or supervisor.
ENQUIRIES: Technical enquiries: Mr O Sebapatso Tel No: (018) 397 7064/ 7000
HR related enquiries: Ms KE Zwane Tel No: (018) 397 7114/ 7064
APPLICATIONS: Applications can be via email to: 2025/40/OCJ@judiciary.org.za
NOTE: The Organisation will give preference to candidates in line with the Employment Equity goals.
CLOSING DATE: 04 April 2025
APPLICATIONS: National Office: Midrand/Constitutional Court: Quoting the relevant reference number, direct your application to: The Director: Human Resources, Office of the Chief Justice, Private Bag X10, Marshalltown, 2107 or hand deliver applications to the Office of the Chief Justice, Human Resource Management, 188, 14th Road, Noordwyk, Midrand, 1685.
Gauteng/Land Court/Pretoria/Johannesburg: Quoting the relevant reference number, direct your application to: The Provincial Head, Office
of the Chief Justice, Private Bag X7, Johannesburg, 2000. Applications can also be hand delivered to the 12th floor, Cnr Pritchard and Kruis Street, Johannesburg.
KwaZulu Natal, Durban/Pietermaritzburg: Quoting the relevant reference number, direct your application to: Application can also be hand
delivered to Office of the Chief Justice, Human Resource Management, 1st Floor, CNR Somtseu & Stalwart, Simelane Streets, Durban, 4000.
North-West: Quoting the relevant reference number, direct your application to: The OCJ Provincial Head, Office of the Chief Justice, Private Bag X2033, Mmabatho, 2735. Applications can also be hand delivered to 22 Molopo Road, Ayob Gardens, Mafikeng.
NOTE: All applications must be submitted on a New Z83 form, which can be downloaded on internet at www.judiciary.org.za / www.dpsa.gov.za/dpsa2g/vacancies.asp or obtainable from any Public Service Department and should be accompanied by a recent comprehensive CV only; contactable referees (telephone numbers and email addresses must be indicated).
Please send your documents in a PDF and put them in one folder. Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of qualifications and other related documents on or before the day of the interview following communication from Human Resources.
Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. If you have not been contacted within three (3) months after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.