
Senior Hr Practitioner
Salary or stipendR413 001 per annum, plus service benefits.
The Department of Community Safety is looking for a Senior Hr Practitioner. This is a permanent role based in Gauteng.
Source: DPSA Circular 38 of 2026Post 38/273, page 200
- Reference number
- REFS/057032
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Province
- Gauteng
- Closing date
- 9 November 2026
- Centre
- Head Office Johannesburg
What you will need
- All valid relevant driving licences (A and EC).
- No criminal record or any pending cases against you.
- Knowledge and Skills: Treasury regulations.
- Understanding of different project management principles.
- Relevant legislation and public service regulations.
- Understanding DCS related projects.
- Understanding of expectations of customers.
- Knowledge of SLAs.
- Management information knowledge.
- Labour relations concepts, theories, prescripts and legislation.
- Project management methodologies.
- Business performance management.
- Stakeholder relationship management.
- Policy development analysis and application.
- Negotiation skills.
Experience
A Grade 12 certificate plus a bachelor’s degree in public administration or NQF level 6. 3-5 years’ experience in Records Management.
Skills and competencies
- Knowledge and Skills: Treasury regulations.
- Negotiation skills.
Key responsibilities
- Develop a control register and ensure that all correspondence received is registered and dispatched accordingly.
- Prepare documentation received on a daily basis and ensure filing according to Departmental file plan and National Archive Act 43 of 1996.
- Prepare filing of all documents and punching to the relevant box files.
- Ensure confidentiality of live and archived files according to the Minimum Information Security Standard of 2000.
- Implement proper HR filing systems.
- Store HR files as informed by departmental archiving guidelines.
- Monitor and evaluate trends and patterns of Departmental Personnel Record Management systems and report deviations.
- Implement and identify records management policies gaps.
- Benchmark, analyse trends and practices.
- Prepare reports for various strategic reporting.
- Collect payslips for all normal and supplementary runs.
- Sort and distribute payslips to various officials.
- Distribute payroll and payroll certificates for signing by relevant authority in line with Treasury Regulations.
- File all correspondence relating to payroll.
- Collect and distribute IRP5s and file them on an annual basis.
- Prepare reports for various strategic reporting.
- Develop a database for all HR queries received.
- Register all queries received in the HR database.
- Allocate all enquiries according to complexity.
- Facilitate timeous responses to clients.
- Where necessary escalate complex queries for urgent intervention and possible resolution.
- Prepare incoming and outgoing correspondence for all correspondence received.
- Facilitate reports for various strategic reporting.
- Coach and mentor staff members.
- Co-ordinate the development of operational plans, alignment of performance contracts, monitoring and evaluation.
- Submit inputs for drafting of unit budget.
- Supervise utilisation of sub-section budget and expenditure.
- Submit inputs the compilation of various reports and statistics for the sub-section.
- Supervise staff related matters e.g. leave and conflict.
How to apply
- Enquiries: Call Ms. Avhatakali Nemukula/Mr. Vuyolwethu Sondo
- Telephone: (011) 689 3845

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