DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DALRRD)
POST : ASSISTANT AGRICULTURAL PRACTITIONERS
SALARY : Salary Level 4 (R16 824.00) (Contract appointment for a period of three months)
CENTRE : PROVINCIAL OFFICE: GAUTENG: 447 POSITIONS
PROVINCIAL OFFICE: NORTH WEST: 250 POSITIONS
PROVINCIAL OFFICE: MPUMALANGA: 750 POSITIONS
PROVINCIAL OFFICE: LIMPOPO: 820 POSITIONS
PROVINCIAL OFFICE: FREE STATE: 300 POSITIONS
PROVINCIAL OFFICE: KWAZULU-NATAL: 750 POSITIONS
PROVINCIAL OFFICE: EASTERN CAPE: 820 POSITIONS
PROVINCIAL OFFICE: WESTERN CAPE: 200 POSITIONS
PROVINCIAL OFFICE: NORTHERN CAPE: 200 POSITIONS
WITH A POSSIBILITY FOR PLACEMENTS AT PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENTS OF
AGRICULTURE AT DISTRICT LEVEL (LOCAL OFFICES), COMMODITY
ORGANISATIONS AND PUBLIC ENTITIES
REQUIREMENTS : A minimum of three-year Diploma in Agriculture (NQF level 6). Applicants are required
to register with the professional council/body such as the South African Council for
Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP) or any other relevant statutory professional
body, however, those who are not registered are encouraged to apply for the
position and they will be given an opportunity to apply for registration within 45
days of resumption of duty. Knowledge of extension methodology. Good
communication skills (verbal and written). Basic reporting skills. Basic level of public
speaking. Understanding of group dynamics. Ability to communicate with clients and
farmers. Be prepared to physically visit the farmers (farms or projects) within the area
where you are located.
DUTIES : To assist in rendering general agricultural advice to internal and external clients
so as to ensure sustainable development. Assist in demonstration of farming
methods, to ensure efficient utilization of resources like soil, water, veld, money and
others. Assist in organising farmers’ days, information sessions etc. Assist in
conducting farm visits and use visitation tools for impact assessment and the
development of farm business plans. Source technical and functional inputs from
DepartmentofAgriculture,LandReformand RuralDevelopment lDepartement vanLandbou,GrondhervormingenLandelikeOntwikkeling l
MuhashowazwaVhu- limi,MbuedzedzoyaMavunaMveledzisoyaMahayani luMnyangoWezolimo,IzinguqukoKwezomhlaba
NokuthuthukiswaKwezindawoZasemakhayalNdzawulo yaVurimi,Antswisowa MisavanaNhluvukisowa Matikoxikaya lLitiko
Letekulima,TingucukoKutemhlabaNekutfutfukiswaKwetindzawoTasemaphandleni lUmNyangowezokuLima,ukuBuyiselwa kweNarha
nokuThuthukiswakweeNdawozemaKhayalKgoroyaTemo,PeakanyoleswayaNagaleTlhabolloyaDinaga- magae l Lefapha la
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specialists as required by producers. Assist to provide clients with information
concerning financial assistance. To assist in providing technical support on all
agricultural projects, food security initiatives and land development support
programmes and also assist with planning, advice, facilitating of training and
after care. Assist in identification and mobilise interest groups to form entities or
institutions. Assist in organising meetings to identify training needs. Assist to facilitate
capacity building and provide aftercare. Assist to facilitate the development and
implementation of business plans. Assist to establish and revive inactive projects.
Assist to establish and maintain home gardens. To assist in promoting a pluralistic
approach and partnership with relevant agricultural stakeholders and organised
agriculture. Assist in gathering and analyse relevant information in order to assist
with identification of problem areas and prioritisation thereof e.g. conduct extension
surveys. Conduct planning meetings. Assist to facilitate the establishment of
cooperatives, farmer’s associations, interest groups etc. To assist in promotion of
sustainable production of agricultural products. Facilitate the identification of real
and perceived needs. Establish structures to address the needs identified. Assist in
building capacity of clients in to enable them to fulfil their own needs. Assist in
providing inputs for the implementation of best practice, technologies and latest
trends. Support the implementation of programs. Assist in evaluating the success /
effectiveness of production systems. Provide continuous support to ensure sustained
production. Provide administrative and related functions. Study technological
advances and best practices to enable him / her to perform the extension function
according to the required standards. Keep relevant database up to date (including a
register of farms within area of operation). Compile and submit monthly and quarterly
reports. Comply with the Public Service prescripts, departmental policies, procedures,
technologies and new developments to be able to render an efficient and effective
extension services. Safe keeping of physical assets (where applicable)
NOTE : The applicants should be available to work on a 3 months contract ending 31 March
- Any renewal will be in the sole discretion of the Department and no expectation
of renewal is created. Candidates are encouraged to only apply within their own area
and no duplicate applications will be considered. Preference will be given to youth,
women and people living with disabilities. Applicants who fail to apply for registeration
within the prescribed timeframe their contracts will be terminated.
ENQUIRIES : Gauteng Province: Ms S Mbatha Tel: (012) 337 3654 or by email at
[email protected]; North West Province: Mr K Sebitiele Tel: (018)
388 7115 / 071 491 7724 or by email at [email protected];
DepartmentofAgriculture,LandReformand RuralDevelopment lDepartement vanLandbou,GrondhervormingenLandelikeOntwikkeling l
MuhashowazwaVhu- limi,MbuedzedzoyaMavunaMveledzisoyaMahayani luMnyangoWezolimo,IzinguqukoKwezomhlaba
NokuthuthukiswaKwezindawoZasemakhayalNdzawulo yaVurimi,Antswisowa MisavanaNhluvukisowa Matikoxikaya lLitiko
Letekulima,TingucukoKutemhlabaNekutfutfukiswaKwetindzawoTasemaphandleni lUmNyangowezokuLima,ukuBuyiselwa kweNarha
nokuThuthukiswakweeNdawozemaKhayalKgoroyaTemo,PeakanyoleswayaNagaleTlhabolloyaDinaga- magae l Lefapha la
Temothuo,Kabobotjha ya Naha leTlhabollo ya Dibaka tsa Mahae l Lefapha laTemothuo,Pusetsodinaga leTlhabololo ya Metsemagae l
ISebe lezoLimo, uBuyekezo lwemiHlaba noPhuhlisolamaPhandle
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Mpumalanga Province: Mr A Mdala Tel: (013) 754 8043 / 071 331 2743 or by email
at [email protected]; Limpopo Province: Ms B Mogadingoane Tel:
015 284 6305 or by email at [email protected]; Free State
Province: Ms Z Mokoena Tel: (015) 400 4200 / 083 578 9093 or by email at
[email protected]; KwaZulu Natal Province: Mr S Manqele Tel: (033)
264 9516 or by email at [email protected]; Eastern Cape
Province: Mr M Ciko Tel: (043) 701 8112 / 073 283 0011 or by email at
[email protected]; Western Cape Province: Mr M Mafana Tel: (021)
409 0580 or by email at [email protected]; Northern Cape
Province: Ms T Oliphant Tel: (053) 830 4056 or by email at
[email protected]
CLOSING DATE : 04 November 2022
NOTE : The application must include only completed and signed new Z83 Form, obtainable
from any Public Service Department or on the DPSA web site link:
https://www.dpsa.gov.za/newsroom/psvc/, and a detailed Curriculum Vitae. Certified
copies of Identity Document, Grade 12 Certificate, the highest required qualifications
and Proof of registration with the professional council or proof of application to register,
will only be submitted by shortlisted candidates to Human Resources on or before the
day of the interview date. Failure to do so will result in your application being
disqualified. Foreign qualifications must be accompanied by an evaluation report
issued by SAQA. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have all foreign qualifications
evaluated by SAQA and to provide proof of such evaluation report (only when
shortlisted).
APPLICATIONS : Please ensure that you submit your application before the closing date as no late
applications will be considered. Due to the large number of applications we envisage
to receive, applications will not be acknowledged. Should you not be contacted within
3 months of the closing date of the advertisement, please consider your application to
be unsuccessful. Should, during any stage of the recruitment process, a moratorium
be placed on the filling of posts or the Department is affected by any process such as,
but not limited to, restructuring or reorganization of posts, the Department reserves
the right to cancel the recruitment process and re-advertise the post at any time in the
future.
DepartmentofAgriculture,LandReformand RuralDevelopment lDepartement vanLandbou,GrondhervormingenLandelikeOntwikkeling l
MuhashowazwaVhu- limi,MbuedzedzoyaMavunaMveledzisoyaMahayani luMnyangoWezolimo,IzinguqukoKwezomhlaba
NokuthuthukiswaKwezindawoZasemakhayalNdzawulo yaVurimi,Antswisowa MisavanaNhluvukisowa Matikoxikaya lLitiko
Letekulima,TingucukoKutemhlabaNekutfutfukiswaKwetindzawoTasemaphandleni lUmNyangowezokuLima,ukuBuyiselwa kweNarha
nokuThuthukiswakweeNdawozemaKhayalKgoroyaTemo,PeakanyoleswayaNagaleTlhabolloyaDinaga- magae l Lefapha la
Temothuo,Kabobotjha ya Naha leTlhabollo ya Dibaka tsa Mahae l Lefapha laTemothuo,Pusetsodinaga leTlhabololo ya Metsemagae l
ISebe lezoLimo, uBuyekezo lwemiHlaba noPhuhlisolamaPhandle
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Applications can be submitted by post to: Private Bag X833, Pretoria, 0001 or hand
delivered during office hours to: 184 Jeff Masemola Street (formerly known as Jacob
Mare), corner of Jeff Masemola and Paul Kruger Streets, Pretoria or to Agriculture
Place, 20 Steve Biko (formerly Beatrix) Street, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0001 (or at District
Offices). Applications can be posted to addresses below or hand delivered at any one
of the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development offices as
indicated below. Applications for Gauteng Province can be submitted by post to:
Private Bag X 09, Hatfield 0028 or Suncardia building, 6th floor, 524 Corner Stanza
Bopape and Steve Biko Street, Arcadia, 0083. Applications for North West Province
can be submitted by post to: Private Bag X 8, Mmabatho, 2735, Cnr James Moroka
and Sekame Drive, West Gallery, Megacity, Mmabatho, 2735. Limpopo Province
can be submitted by post to: Private Bag X 9312, Polokwane, 007 or 61 Biccard Street,
Polokwane 0700. Free State Province can be submitted by post to: Private Bag X
20803, Bloemfontein 9300 or 136 Charlotte Maxeke Street, Bloemfontein, 9300.
KwaZulu Natal Province can be submitted by post to: Private Bag X 9132,
Pietermaritzburg, 3200 or 1st Floor, 270 Jabu Ndlovu Street, Pietermaritzburg, 3200.
Eastern Cape Province can be submitted by post to: P.O. Box 1375, East London,
5200, 15 Coutts Street, Ocean Terrace, Block H, Quigney, East London, 5201.
Western Cape Province can be submitted by post to: Private Bag X 10, Mowbray,
7710 or 14 Long Street, 1st Floor, Cape Town, 8001. Northern Cape Province can
be submitted by post to: P.O. Box 2458, Kimberly, 8300, Cnr Knight and Stead Street,
New Public Building, 6th Floor, Kimberly, 8300.
Alternatively, applications can be done online using Survey 123 Application (App). - Use internet and login to https://arcg.is/1qPDfv0.
- Once you click on the link provided, you will be directed to the Survey 123
webpage. - In the page you will notice two options at the top, if you do not have Survey 123
Field App on your phone then go straight to the bottom and click Get it on Google
Play or if you are using an Apple device, it will be Apple Store. The play store will
be open and you can install the App. - Then go back to the Survey 123 webpage that is open on your phone. There will
be two options at the top, the first is “open in browser” and the second is “open in
Survey 123 field App”! Click on the second option, and by doing so, Survey 123
field App will open. - Once the App opens, click!
- Then on the next page where it asks for log in details, select the choice at the
bottom “Continue without signing in”! Then it will take you straight to the Form that
you have to complete.
DepartmentofAgriculture,LandReformand RuralDevelopment lDepartement vanLandbou,GrondhervormingenLandelikeOntwikkeling l
MuhashowazwaVhu- limi,MbuedzedzoyaMavunaMveledzisoyaMahayani luMnyangoWezolimo,IzinguqukoKwezomhlaba
NokuthuthukiswaKwezindawoZasemakhayalNdzawulo yaVurimi,Antswisowa MisavanaNhluvukisowa Matikoxikaya lLitiko
Letekulima,TingucukoKutemhlabaNekutfutfukiswaKwetindzawoTasemaphandleni lUmNyangowezokuLima,ukuBuyiselwa kweNarha
nokuThuthukiswakweeNdawozemaKhayalKgoroyaTemo,PeakanyoleswayaNagaleTlhabolloyaDinaga- magae l Lefapha la
Temothuo,Kabobotjha ya Naha leTlhabollo ya Dibaka tsa Mahae l Lefapha laTemothuo,Pusetsodinaga leTlhabololo ya Metsemagae l
ISebe lezoLimo, uBuyekezo lwemiHlaba noPhuhlisolamaPhandle
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IMPORTANT : DALRRD is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. It is our intention to
promote representivity in DALRRD through the filling of posts. The Department
reserves the right not to fill a position. Shortlisted candidates will be required to be
available for assessments and interviews at a date and time as determined by the
Department. All shortlisted candidates will be subjected to personnel suitability
checks. The successful candidate will be subjected to undergo security vetting.
DALRRD will conduct reference checks which may include social media profiles of the
shortlisted candidates. Applicants must declare any pending criminal, disciplinary or
any other allegations or investigations against them. Should this be uncovered during
/ after the interview took place, the application will not be considered and in the unlikely
event that the person has been appointed such appointment will be terminated. The
successful candidate will be appointed subject to positive results of the security
clearance process. The successful candidate will be required to enter into an
employment contract and sign a performance agreement with the Department. 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.