
Assistant Director: Budget
Salary or stipendR487 197 per annum (Level 09)
The Department of Land Reform And Rural Development is looking for a Assistant Director: Budget. This is a permanent role based in KwaZulu-Natal.
Source: DPSA Circular 37 of 2026Post 37/51, page 44
- Reference number
- 3/1/1/1/2026/281
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Closing date
- 2 November 2026
- Job level
- 09
- Centre
- KwaZulu Natal (Pietermaritzburg)
- Directorate
- Financial And Supply Chain Management Services
What you will need
- Minimum
Key responsibilities
- Facilitate and coordinate budgeting programmes and projects.
- Facilitate and compile the budget integrations (Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), Adjusted Estimates of National Expenditure (AENE) and Estimates of National Expenditure (ENE).
- Facilitate and submit monthly projections.
- Facilitate and submit drawings.
- Monitor budget as per Standard Chart of Accounts (SCOA) allocation.
- Oversee journals progress.
- Monitor commitments.
- Verify the allocations as per captured budget.
- Ensure completeness and accuracy of financial information.
- Coordinate budget performance and reporting.
- Provide monthly expenditure reports.
- Analyse and explain variances.
- Report unauthorised expenditure and report irregular and wasteful expenditure.
- Provide advice to management in relation to budget performance.
- Maintain the provincial budget.
- Analyse and report on expenditure trends of the provincial budget.
- Ensure provincial budget is captured in line with the Demand Management Plan and Procurement Plan.
- Ensure that quarterly budget realignment is done.
Additional details
- Grade: Provincial
How to apply
Applications can be submitted by hand delivery during office hours to: 1st Floor, 270 Jabu Ndlovu Street (formerly known as Loop Street), Pietermaritzburg, 3200 or by email to [email protected]
- Application method: Hand delivery
- Email: [email protected]
- Enquiries: Ms N Ziqubu
- Telephone: (033) 264 9515
Please note
- EE Targets: Indian and White Males, and African, Coloured, Indian and White Females, and Persons with Disabilities.
Applications for this vacancy have closed.

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