Department of Land Reform And Rural Development

Assistant Director: Human Resource Administration

Salary or stipendR487 197 per annum (Level 09)

The Department of Land Reform And Rural Development is looking for a Assistant Director: Human Resource Administration. This is a permanent role based in Gauteng.

Western Cape (Cape Town)Applications close 13 November 2026

Source: DPSA Circular 39 of 2026Post 39/111, page 91

Reference number: 3/1/1/1/2026/330 This is a re-advertisement, applicants who applied previously are encouraged to re-apply
Appointment: Permanent
Province: Gauteng
Closing date: 13 November 2026
Job level: 09
Centre: Western Cape (Cape Town)
Directorate: Corporate Services

What you will need

Minimum

Key responsibilities

Implement and monitor human resources prescripts.
Implement human resource management resolutions.
Keep employees well informed on new developments of human resource prescripts.
Monitor employee benefits and conditions of service.
Oversee processing of service terminations timeously.
Check and ensure correct completion / submission of pension forms including nomination forms.
Keep and maintain a database for submitted cases to Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF).
Follow-up on all outstanding pension claims with GEPF.
Assist deceased employee’s family to claim funeral benefit from GEPF.
Identify, draw and keep annual list of all employees due to retirement.
Make payment follow-ups and attend to pension queries.
Provide feedback to pension beneficiaries.
Recover all liabilities from pension proceeds.
Coordinate or conduct service benefits workshops.
Ensure compliance with the relevant prescripts when processing allowances.
Ensure correct implementation of allowances on PERSAL e.g. housing acting etc.
Approve leave transactions and ensure that correct codes are used.
Ensure that leave applications comply with policies and prescripts.
Ensure submission of leave plans and adherence thereof.
Verify correctness of incapacity applications and ensure timeous submission to the Health Risk Manager.
Liaise with the Health Risk Manager regarding submitted incapacity

Additional details

Grade: National

How to apply

Implement decision. Verify over granted leave prior to service termination of officials. Check and verify leave gratuity / discounting calculations and ensure correctness. Conduct workshops / induction on leave. Conduct leave audits. Facilitate and implement performance management, training and development. Check the database of Personal Development Plans (PDP’s). Consolidate provincial inputs of Workplace Skills Plans (WSP) which addresses skills

Enquiries: Mr T Mtintsilana
Telephone: (021) 409 0569

Please note

EE Targets: Coloured, Indian and White Males, and Coloured, Indian and White Females, and Persons with disabilities.