Department of Agriculture: Entry level Jobs

The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development invites unemployed youth to apply for the following Government entry level Jobs / positions.

Job level: Grade 12 / Junior / Entry level SA Government Jobs

The following entry level job opportunities are open for applications:

Secretary

Location: Directorate: Strategic Institutional Partnerships: Gauteng (Pretoria)

Reference No: 3/2/1/2023/635

Salary: R202 233 per annum (Level 05)

Requirements: Grade 12 Certificate. No experience required.

Knowledge: Computer literacy (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc).

Duties: Provide secretariat / receptionist support service to the Director. Receive telephonic calls and refers the calls to the correct role players if not meant for the relevant senior manager. Record appointments and events on the diary. Type documents for the senior manager and other staff within the unit. Operate office equipment e.g., Fax machine and photocopier. Provide clerical support services to the senior manager. Liaise with travel agencies to make travel arrangements. Checks the arrangements when relevant documents are received. Arrange meetings and events for senior manager and staff in the unit. Identifies venues, invites role players, organise refreshments, sets up for scheduled meeting and events. Process the travel and subsistence claims for the unit. Process all invoices that emanate from the activities of the work of the senior manager.

Registry Clerk

Location: Gauteng (Pretoria)

Reference No: 3/2/1/2023/639

Salary: R202 233 per annum (Level 05)

Requirements: Grade 12 Certificate. No experience required.

Knowledge: Computer literacy (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc).

Duties: Provide registry counter services. Attend to clients. Handle telephonic and other enquiries received. Receive and register hand delivered mail/files. Handle incoming and outgoing correspondence. Receive, sort, register and dispatch all mail. Distribute notices on registry issues. Render an effective filing and record management service. Opening and closing files according to record classification system. Filing/storage, tracing (electronically / manually) and retrieval of documents and files. Complete index cards for all files. Operate office machines in relation to the registry function. Open and maintain Franking machine register. Frank post, record money and update register on a daily basis. Undertake spot checks on posts to ensure no private post is included. Lock post in postbag for messengers to deliver to the Post Office. Open and maintain remittance register. Record all valuable articles as prescribed in the remittance register.

Secretary

Location: Gauteng (Pretoria)

Reference No: 3/2/1/2023/637

Salary: R202 233 per annum (Level 05)

Requirements: Grade 12 Certificate. No experience required.

Knowledge: Computer literacy (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc).

Duties: Provide secretariat/receptionist support service to the Director. Receive telephonic calls and refer the calls to the correct role players if not meant for the relevant senior manager. Record appointments and events on the diary. Type documents for the senior manager and other staff within the unit. Operate office equipment e.g., Fax machine and photocopier. Provide clerical support services to the senior manager. Liaise with travel agencies to make travel arrangements. Check the arrangements when relevant documents are received. Arrange meetings and events for senior manager and staff in the unit. Identify venues, invite role players, organise refreshments, sets up for scheduled meeting and events. Process the travel and subsistence claims for the unit. Process all invoices that emanate from the activities of the work of the senior manager.

Skills and Competencies:

• Good telephone etiquette,
• Sound organizational skills,
• Computer literacy,
• Language skills and ability to communicate well with people at different levels and from different backgrounds,
• Communication skills (written and verbal),
• Ability to act with tact, discretion
• Good presentation skills