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 or you can email
your application at HR@dbe.gov.za. Please visit the Department of Education’s
website at www.education.gov.za

FOR ATTENTION : Mr M Segowa/Ms M Monyela/Ms N Kumalo
CLOSING DATE : 13 February 2026

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 record checks,
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 abovementioned
requirements will not be considered. Applications received after the closing
date will not be considered.

POST 03/08 : ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (DEBT, REVENUE AND FINANCIAL COMPLIANCE): FINANCIAL SERVICES REF NO: DBE/01/2026

Branch: Finance and Administration
Chief Directorate: Financial Management Services
Directorate: Financial Services
SALARY : R468 459 per annum
CENTRE : Pretoria

REQUIREMENTS : The applicant must be in possession of a three (3) year relevant post matric
qualification (NQF level 6) in Auditing, Accounting, Financial Management, or
relevant qualification with accounting as major subject as recognised by SAQA;
Three (3) years relevant experience at a supervisory level; A minimum of three
(3) years’ experience in internal control/ Auditing, Financial Management or
related field; An in-depth knowledge of the legislative environment applicable
to government finance and supply chain management and the development,
implementation and monitoring of related policies and procedures within a
government environment; Knowledge of relevant prescripts (PFMA, Treasury
regulations, BBBEE Act, PPPFA); Knowledge and experience on BAS, and
LOGIS will be an advantage; Knowledge management and change
management; Ability to establish and manage financial management systems
and controls; Ability to maintain high level of confidentiality and prioritise work
in high-pressure environments; Ability to work independently and in a team;
Ability to interpret and evaluate information; Good interpersonal,
administrative, managerial, Conflict management, communication (verbal and
writing) skills; Skills in policy formulation and review, financial management;
Ability able to work under pressure.

DUTIES : The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting to manage and
report on revenue; Assisting to manage and reporting on debt and receivables;
Assisting to ensure accurate management reports are compiled; Assisting to
produce Generally Recognized Accounting Practices (GRAP) compliant
annual financial statements (AFS) and regulatory bodies reports; Investigating
irregular and fruitless and wasteful expenditure; Identifying potential financial
risks (inclusive of fraud risks) and facilitating management action to mitigate
the identified risks; Testing and monitoring level of compliance to enabling
legislation (PFMA, Treasury Regulations, SCM); Raising findings on areas of
concern relating to weaknesses in controls to assist and enhance effectiveness
of the process; Monitoring the implementation of internal and external audit
recommendations based on the audit results; Monitoring the progress of audit
recommendations; Coordinating, monitoring and reporting on fruitless and
wasteful expenditure registers; Coordinating, monitoring and reporting on
irregular expenditure registers; Monitoring and strengthening the control
environment within the Department through performance of planned internal
control assessments of quarterly key control assessments and follow through
all data analysis reviews; Monitoring and ensuring that departmental policies
and procedures are updated and valid; Managing operational risk register;
Attending audit steering committee meetings; Performing any duties as
delegated.

ENQUIRIES : Ms N Kumalo Tel No: (012) 357 3398/ Ms N Monyela 3294/ Mr M Segowa Tel
No: (012) 357 4291
NOTE : All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry
assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s
suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other
must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment The successful candidate
have to sign an annual performance agreement, annually disclose his/ her
financial interests and be subjected to a security clearance.

POST 03/07 : ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: INITIAL TEACHER EDUCATION REF NO: DBE/02/2026

Branch: Teacher Education Human Resources and Institutional Development
Chief Directorate: Education Human Resources Development
Directorate: Initial Teacher Education
SALARY : R582 444 per annum
CENTRE : Pretoria

REQUIREMENTS : The Applicants must be in possession of an appropriate three (3) year relevant
post matric qualification (NQF level 6) as recognised by SAQA in Economics
or Business Administration with Project Management as a subject. An
academic record should be attached; A master’s degree will be added
advantage); Three (3) years relevant experience at supervisory level;
Applicants must have at least two years’ working experience in the research
and management of data; Knowledge of policies of the Education sector and
Higher Education Institution (HEI) environment; Analytical, planning,
facilitation, communication, interpersonal, problem solving organisational
skills; Data analysis, interpretation and reporting skills; Report writing skills and
policy development. An understanding of teacher education environment;
Highly credible professional with good policy formulation and conflict
resolution; Ability to use surveys to determine the identification of teachers
needs/demand and supply; Ability to review and recommend changes in any
programme/project; Ability to revamp and aligned the recommendations to
improve the implementation of the project or programme of induction of new
teachers; Ability to work with diverse teams at National, Provincial, District,
circuits, schools and HEIs; Innovation and creativity for the programme NTIP
and Funza Lushaka; Proficiency in Quantitative research and STATA, project
management tools and software; Ability to prioritise and work under pressure.

DUTIES : The successful candidate will be expected to work close with Deputy Director
and the Director: Initial Teacher Education in the implementation of Funza
Lushaka Bursary; Recruitment of youths to study teaching and Teacher
Internship Programmes; Supports visits to Universities and the New Teacher
Induction Programme (NTIP) as well as any other project that the subdirectorate will be focusing on annually; Supports role in Funza Lushaka
Bursary recruitment of youths to study teaching and Teacher Internship
Programmes; Supports with the proper administration of the Funza Lushaka
Bursary Programme; Assists with the expansion of teacher recruitment in key
scarce subject priority areas and phases through programmes for school going
youths and out of school youth; Assists with the implementation of advocacy
programmes of the Funza Lushaka Bursary; Participates in the modernisation
of the Funza Lushaka Information Management System; Supports the
implementation of New Teacher Induction Programme in provinces; Supports
the broadening of teacher internship programme in provinces and NonGovernmental Organisations; Assists with the analysis of Provincial, Higher
Education Institutions as well as National Student Financial Aid Scheme plans
and reports; Support visits to Universities, develop tools for the visit,
interpretate data collected from the visit and writing reports; Supports the
maintenance, data collection and management of database of Funza Lusaka
Bursary Programme and reporting; Assists with the co-ordination of final lists
with the districts and Higher Education Institutions; Assists with the coordination and arrangements of selections at Higher Education Institutions;
Use research to implement effective teacher recruitment programmes and
selections of potential prospective teachers; Co-ordinate of data from various
sources such as SA-SAMS, Persal, DDD and grade 12 examination results;
Report needs to be mitigated through series of meetings with provinces and
HEIs; Conduct school visits for new teachers to provide support.

ENQUIRIES : Ms N Kumalo Tel No: (012) 357 3398/ Ms N Monyela 3294/ Mr M Segowa Tel
No: (012) 357 4291
NOTE : All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry
assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s
suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other
must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. The successful candidate
have to sign an annual performance agreement, annually disclose his/ her
financial interests and be subjected to a security clearance.

POST 03/06 : DEPUTY DIRECTOR RESEARCH COORDINATION, MONITORING AND EVALUATION REF NO: DBE/30/2025 (X2 POSTS)

Branch: Business Intelligence
Chief Directorate: Strategic Planning, Research Evaluation and Monitoring
Kindly note that this is a re-advertisement.
SALARY : R1 059 105 per annum
CENTRE : Pretoria

REQUIREMENTS : The applicant must be in possession of a three (3) year relevant post matric
qualification (NQF level 6) or equivalent qualification as recognised by SAQA;
At least four years of relevant technical experience as an Assistant Director or
equivalent in research, monitoring and evaluation with supervisory
responsibilities is required, in project management, coordinating research
projects, and coordinating work amongst team members; At least two years of
experience in managing evaluations in the education sector, involving aspects
such as the coordination of large data collection exercises, data management,
questionnaire design for school – based survey and service provider
management; Knowledge of basic education regulations and policies;
Knowledge of the latest research on education system reform and a proven
personal track record of undertaking research, monitoring and evaluation in the
basic education sector will be highly advantageous; Knowledge of relevant
national education datasets and working experience of such datasets will be
highly advantageous; Ability and experience in writing research reports where
the candidate was the primary author of at least two technical evaluation or
research reports; Ability to develop monitoring tools; and high level skills in the
use of the MS Office Suite; Ability to make presentations to stakeholders; Ability
to analyse, interpret and report on quantitative as well as qualitative data;
Working experience of statistical packages such as R or STATA.

DUTIES : The successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring and evaluating the
policy outputs of the education system and co-ordinating research; Designing,
managing and supporting large scale evaluation and research studies
commissioned by the Department; Facilitating capacity building on planning,
monitoring and evaluation; Liaising and networking with research
organisations, including presenting DBE research at conferences.

ENQUIRIES : Ms N Kumalo Tel No: (012) 357 3398/ Ms N Monyela 3294/ Mr M Segowa Tel
No: (012) 357 4291
NOTE : All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry
assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s
suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other
must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. The successful candidate
have to sign an annual performance agreement, annually disclose his/ her
financial interests and be subjected to a security clearance.

We wish you all the best with your applications