DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION
The Department of Basic Education is committed to providing equal opportunities and practicing affirmative
action employment. It is our intention to promote equity through the filling of all numeric targets as contained
in the Employment Equity Plan. To facilitate this process successfully, an indication of race, gender and
disability status is required. Preference will be given to underrepresented groups as per the DBE
Employment Equity Targets. Women and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
APPLICATIONS: Submitted via post to: Private Bag X895, Pretoria, 0001 or hand-deliver to: The
Department of Basic Education, 222 Struben Street, Pretoria. Please visit the
Department of Education’s website at www.education.gov.za or the Department of
Public Service and Administration vacancy circulars at www.dpsa.gov.za
FOR ATTENTION: Ms N Monyela (012) 357 3294/ Ms J Masipa (012) 357 3295
NOTE: Applications must be submitted on the most recently approved Z83 Application for
Employment Form, obtainable from the DBE Website or any Public Service
Department/Webpage. Use of the old Z83 Form will result in disqualification. The
Z83 must be completed in full and page 2 duly signed. A clear indication of the
post and reference number that is being applied for must be indicated on your Z.83.
Applicants are not required to submit copies of qualifications and other relevant
documents on application but must submit the Z83 with a detailed Curriculum
Vitae (ONLY). Certified copies of qualifications and other relevant documents will
be requested from shortlisted candidates on or before the day of the interview.
Successful candidates will be subjected to Personnel Suitability Checks (criminal
record, citizenship, financial/asset records, qualification and employment
verification including social media profiles). Appointment is subject to positive
results of the security clearance process. The successful candidate will be required
to sign an annual performance agreement and, where applicable, annually disclose
his/her financial interests. All applicants are required to declare any conflict or
perceived conflict of interest, to disclose memberships of Boards and directorships
that they may be associated with. Applicants who do not comply with the
requirements outlined above, will not be considered. Applications received after the
closing date and e-mailed or faxed applications will not be considered.
NOTE: All shortlisted candidates may be expected to demonstrate their skills in a
short task as part of the interview and will be subjected to a security
clearance. Shortlisted candidates may perform competency assessment.
The successful candidate will have to sign an annual performance
agreement, annually disclose his/her financial interest and be subjected to a
subjected to a security clearance.
OTHER POST
POST: CHIEF EDUCATION SPECIALIST: QUALITY ASSURANCE OF SCHOOL
BASED ASSESSMENT IN THE FET PHASE REF NO: DBE/47/2022
Branch: Curriculum Policy, Support and Monitoring
Chief Directorate: Public Examinations and Assessments
Directorate: Public Examinations
SALARY: R922 635.00 per annum
CENTER: Department of Basic Education (Pretoria)
REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must be in possession of an appropriate three-four year’s qualification,
which includes professional teacher education and registered with SACE as a
professional Educator; A minimum of nine (9) years teaching experience, which
must include three (3) years managerial/supervisory experience relating to public
examinations; Extensive experience and relevant knowledge relating to
examinations and assessments, specifically relating to the implementation and
quality assurance of School Based Assessment (SBA) in grades 10 – 12;
Extensive and sound knowledge of current education policies relating to curriculum
implementation and the conducting SBA’s, PATs and Oral assessments in the FET
band; An understanding of the challenges relating to SBA in practice; Training
experience to lead, develop and implement capacity building programmes. Ability
to manage teams of people from diverse backgrounds. Good communication and
report writing skills; Good computer skills including MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power
Point, MS Access and MS Teams as an online application to enhance
communication; Project Management will serve as an advantage; Ability to work
under pressure; A valid driver’s licence and willingness to travel.
DUTIES: The incumbent will manage quality assurance of SBA, which includes Orals and
PATs, at a national level, focused on the inputs, process and outputs of SBA;
Develop and implement innovative and effective quality assurance mechanisms
relating to the audit of SBA systems, monitor, moderation and feedback, which
should include online moderation modalities; Mediate, support and monitor SBA
policy implementation and develop Standard Operating Procedures to strengthen
implementation; Conduct training and deploy national SBA moderators; Ensure
reliable and standardised implementation and reporting of learner outcomes
across all provinces via the South African School Administration and Management
System (SA-SAMS) that enables schools to manage their own data administration
and reporting.
POST: DEPUTY CHIEF EDUCATION SPECIALIST: MARKING PROCESS REF NO:
DBE/48/2022
Branch: Curriculum Policy, Support and Monitoring
Chief Directorate: Public Examinations and Assessments
Directorate: Public Examinations
SALARY: R519 429.00 per annum
CENTER: Department of Basic Education (Pretoria)
REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must be in possession of an appropriate three-four year’s qualification,
which includes professional teacher education and registered with SACE as a
professional Educator; A minimum of eight (8) years teaching experience, which
must include two (2) years managerial/supervisory experience; Experience in
conducting training; Have extensive experience and relevant knowledge relating
to examinations and assessment, specifically relating to marking of national
question papers; Extensive knowledge of education policies relating to the FET
band, with particular reference to curriculum, assessment and examinations; In
depth knowledge of marking systems and quality enhancements for marking and
marking feedback; In depth knowledge of the quality assurance of systems relating
to marking processes; Ability to manage teams of people coming from diverse
backgrounds, will be an added advantage; Good communication and report writing
skills; Good computer skills including MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point and
MS Access; Project Management will serve as an advantage; Ability to work under
pressure; A valid driver’s licence and willingness to travel.
DUTIES: The incumbent will be responsible for the management of marking of the National
Senior Certificate and Senior Certificate examinations and the quality assurance
of the marking processes at a national level, this will entail: improving the marking
systems across the nine Provincial Education Departments (PED`s), Ensuring
quality marking across the nine Provincial Education Departments during marking
of National Senior Certificate and Senior Certificate Examinations; Facilitating
marking feedback to teaching and learning; Managing the centralised marking of
small subjects at a national level for the NSC and SC; Developing innovative and
effective quality assurance systems for marking processes and manage training
and evaluation of chief markers and internal moderators.
CLOSING DATE: 28 October 2022
POST: DEPUTY CHIEF EDUCATION SPECIALIST: EXAMINATION AND
ASSESSMENT IRREGULARITIES REF NO: DBE/49/2022
Branch: Curriculum Policy, Support and Monitoring
Chief Directorate: Public Examinations and Assessments
Directorate: Public Examinations
SALARY: R519 429.00 per annum
CENTER: Department of Basic Education (Pretoria)
REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must be in possession of an appropriate three-four year’s qualification,
which includes professional teacher education and registered with SACE as a
professional Educator; A minimum of eight (8) years teaching experience, whichmust include at least two (2) years managerial/supervisory experience relating to
public examinations; Extensive knowledge of education policies relating to the FET
band with particular reference to curriculum, assessment and examinations; In
depth knowledge of examination administration (which includes writing and
marking) and the administration of School Based Assessment (SBA); Knowledge
and experience in monitoring of examination systems and processes; In-depth
knowledge on the identification, investigation, conducting of hearings and
subsequent imposition of sanctions; Ability to manage teams of people coming
from diverse backgrounds; Good communication and report writing skills; Good
computer skills including MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Access;
Project Management will serve as an advantage; Ability to work under pressure; A
valid driver’s license and willingness to travel.
DUTIES: The incumbent will support the Manager responsible for examination irregularities
in the following areas; Improve the systems relate to the management of
examination and SBA irregularities in the Provincial Education Departments
(PEDs); Improve provincial capacity relating to the identification, investigation,
conduct hearings and imposition of sanctions; Co-ordinate the irregularities
register and consolidate the irregularities report; Introduce proactive measures to
minimize examination and SBA irregularities; Manage investigative marking
conducted by DBE; Manage the National Examinations Irregularities Committee
(NEIC); Draft of submissions, letters, annotations and Memoranda; Policy
interpretation and support the draft of Policy in the area of responsibility.
CLOSING DATE: 28 October 2022
POST: DEPUTY CHIEF EDUCATION SPECIALIST: EDITING AND QUALITY
ASSURANCE REF NO: DBE/50/2022
Branch: Curriculum Policy, Support and Monitoring
Chief Directorate: Public Examinations and Assessments
Directorate: Public Examinations
SALARY: R519 429.00 per annum
CENTRE: Department of Basic Education (Pretoria)
REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must be in possession of an appropriate three-four year’s qualification,
which includes professional teacher education and registered with SACE as a
professional Educator; A minimum of eight (8) years’ teaching experience; Five (5)
years of editing experience; Proficient in African Languages; A qualification in
editing and translation majoring in at least one or two of the African languages is
a strong recommendation; Experience in the editing of question papers for largescale examinations is a prerequisite; Ability to work well in a team and under
pressure; Computer skills including MS Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint
and Access).
DUTIES: The successful candidate will assist in editing, proofreading, translating and quality
assure NSC, SC, GET question papers and other examination-related documents;
Support examiners and moderators in terms of language simplification and
language enquiries.
CLOSING DATE: 28 October 2022
POST: PERSONNEL PRACTITIONER (Ref: DBE/40/2022)
Branch: Finance and Administration
Chief Directorate: HR Management, Development and Labour Relations
Directorate: HR Management and Administration
Sub-Directorate: Recruitment and PMDS
Salary: R261 372.00 per annum (Level 7)
Centre: Pretoria
REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must be in a possession of a Senior Certificate or equivalent
qualification; Two years’ experience in performing recruitment and selection and
performance management and development processes; Good verbal and written
communication skills, Good interpersonal relations, presentation, analytical and
decision making skills; computer literate (MS Office packages); Ability to interpret
relevant pieces of legislation; Ability to handle confidential matters and be discreet
when dealing with people; Ability to compile and maintain statistical data with
relation to HR practices; Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks, Be
innovative and creative. Understanding of Public Service policies and legislative
framework; integrity and honesty.
DUTIES: The successful candidate will promote effective Human Resource Management
practices and research, analyse, develop, review and implement HR policies,
strategies and guidelines; Draft more complex submissions relating to HR matters;
Liaise and render professional HR advice to clients in the Department; Perform
functions related to Recruitment and Selection and Performance Management and
Development Systems; Administer the qualifications verification, criminal record
checks and reference checks of candidates; Maintain statistics and data for
quarterly and annual reports; Perform any other duties as delegated.
NOTE: The successful candidate may be required to undergo a competency test. The
successful candidate will have to sign an annual performance agreement and be
subjected to a security clearance.
CLOSING DATE: 21 October 2022
POST: SENIOR ACCOUNTING CLERK (Ref: DBE/43/2022)
Branch: Finance and Administration
Chief Directorate: Financial Management Services
Directorate: Budget and Expenditure Management, National and Provincial
Salary: R 176 310.00 per annum (Level 5)
Centre: Pretoria
REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must be in possession of Senior Certificate or equivalent qualification;
One-year relevant experience; Knowledge of PFMA and Treasury Regulations;
Computer literacy; Excellent client relations and communications skills; Ability to
work in a pressured environment individually and in a team; Organising, planning,
report writing and problem solving skills and general office management.
DUTIES: The successful candidate will assist with providing a support role to Provincial
Education Departments (PEDs) and Department of Basic Education; Assist with
monitoring and evaluation of the allocation and utilisation of financial resources in
education by PEDs; Assist with the collating of PEDs budgets documents; Assist
with the In-Year-Monitoring (IYM) of PEDs expenditure trends; Assist in coordinating the sector budget process; Assist with queries/request/proposals that
are relevant to the revision of programme structure and standard chart of accounts
(SCOA) per PED
NOTE: The successful candidate may be required to undergo a competency test. The
successful candidate will have to sign an annual performance agreement and be
subjected to a security clearance.
CLOSING DATE: 21 October 2022