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    CATERING MANAGER

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    CATERING MANAGER is a South African government vacancy at The Presidency. This job is part of Circular 17 of 2026 from the DPSA. centre: Pretoria | closing date: 05 June 2026. Use this page to review the requirements, duties, application instructions and official source links before applying.


    Job details

    Circular Post No: 17/134
    Job Ref Number: CATERING/PRES/2026
    Department: The Presidency
    Closing Date: 05 June 2026

    Applications

    Where to send your application.

    The Presidency, Private Bag X1000, Pretoria, 0001 or Hand deliver at Government Avenue, Union Buildings, Pretoria or by email: applications@presidency.gov.za

    Directorate

    Accommodation and Households

    Salary

    R487 197 per annum (Level 09)

    Centre

    Pretoria

    Requirements

    • A Senior certificate plus an appropriate National Diploma or equivalent on NQF level 6 in Catering Management or related field in Culinary Studies.
    • Minimum of 3-4 years’ working experience as an Executive Chef or Sous Chef in a fivestar hotel or equivalent hospitality establishment.
    • Sound knowledge and experience in managing daily kitchen operations, supervising staff and ensuring food quality.
    • Competencies: Good communication skills (both oral and writing) client orientated, customer focused, honest, have integrity and be innovative and creative.
    • Willing to work extended hours when necessary and working under pressure.
    • Execute healthy, delicious and beautiful wellpresented meals, in a very short notice.
    • Have knowledge of health and Safety within the Hospitality Industry.
    • Be up to date with the latest food trends and be able to execute these menus.
    • Teach, develop and inspire subordinates.
    • Develop a focus on food and excellent service.

    Duties

    • Co-ordination and execution of cooking and catering for functions e.g.
    • Banquets, Formal Events, Meetings and Family Meals.
    • Managing and coordinating the preparation and service of food, beverages, setting-up of tables and room or venue in accordance with standards and specifications (menu, type of function and preferences of the Principal).
    • Contribute in overall event planning.
    • Liaise with Household Manager discuss menus, special arrangements, serving plans (waiters) of all Catering in the Residence for the day.
    • Determine how food should be presented and create decorative food displays.
    • Attend to Principals and Guests personal preferences, dietary restrictions and requirements.
    • Setting and maintain the standard for preparation of food and beverages and ensure a healthy environment and that the general objectives of the household are achieved.
    • Obtain guest lists and make logistical arrangements.

    Enquiries

    Ms T Manase Tel No: (012) 342 2566

    Department Notes

    Applications must quote the relevant reference number and include only TWO (2) documents (Z83 & CV). A fully completed and signed new Z83 Form, obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) website link: https://www.dpsa.gov.za/newsroom/psvc/ and a detailed updated Curriculum Vitae. Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of Identity Document, Grade 12 Certificate and the highest required qualifications as well as a driver’ s licence where necessary, to Human Resources on or before the day of the interview. Failure to do so will result in your application being disqualified. Foreign qualifications must be accompanied by an evaluation report issued by the South African Qualifications Authority (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). Please ensure that you submit your application before the closing date as no late applications will be considered. Do not submit duplicate applications. If applying for multiple posts, submit separate applications for each post. Due to the large number of applications we envisage to receive, correspondence will be limited to successful candidates only, applications will however be acknowledged by auto response. 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 be affected by any process such as, but not limited to, restructuring or reorganisation of posts, the Department reserves the right to cancel the recruitment process and readvertise the post at any time in the future. Important: The Department reserves the right not to fill a position. Shortlisted candidates will be required to be available for interviews at a date and time as determined by the Department. All shortlisted candidates will be subjected to Personnel Suitability Checks, which may include social media profiles of the shortlisted candidates and pre-employment screening to determine the suitability of a person for employment. 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 required to enter into the SMS employment contract and a performance agreement. The requirements for appointment at Senior Management Service (SMS) level will be the completion of the Senior Management Pre-entry programme as endorsed by the National School of Government (NSG). Shortlisted candidates should therefore provide proof (prior to the interviews) that they have registered for the SMS Pre-Entry programme, which can be accessed using the following link: https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry-programme/ and a generic managerial competency assessment (in compliance with the DPSA Directive on the implementation of competency based assessments).The competency assessment will be testing generic managerial competencies using the mandated DPSA SMS competency assessment tools. 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. Failure to submit the requested two (2) documents on application, will result in your not being considered. In addition, the successful candidates will be required to disclose their financial interests.

    Notes

    NB: Email applications must on the subject line state only the Reference number: CATERING/PRES/2026 (with no spaces).

    Z83 form: Government job applications usually require the Z83 application form. Download the Z83 application form before applying.

    Original Text
    POST 17/134 : CATERING MANAGER REF NO: CATERING/PRES/2026 Directorate: Accommodation and Households
    SALARY : R487 197 per annum (Level 09)
    CENTRE : Pretoria
    REQUIREMENTS : A Senior certificate plus an appropriate National Diploma or equivalent on NQF level 6 in Catering Management or related field in Culinary Studies. Minimum
    of 3-4 years’ working experience as an Executive Chef or Sous Chef in a fivestar hotel or equivalent hospitality establishment. Sound knowledge and experience in managing daily kitchen operations, supervising staff and
    ensuring food quality. Competencies: Good communication skills (both oral and writing) client orientated, customer focused, honest, have integrity and be
    innovative and creative. Willing to work extended hours when necessary and working under pressure. Execute healthy, delicious and beautiful wellpresented meals, in a very short notice. Have knowledge of health and Safety
    within the Hospitality Industry. Be up to date with the latest food trends and be able to execute these menus. Teach, develop and inspire subordinates.
    Develop a focus on food and excellent service.
    DUTIES : Co-ordination and execution of cooking and catering for functions e.g. Banquets, Formal Events, Meetings and Family Meals. Managing and coordinating the preparation and service of food, beverages, setting-up of tables
    and room or venue in accordance with standards and specifications (menu, type of function and preferences of the Principal). Contribute in overall event
    planning. Liaise with Household Manager discuss menus, special arrangements, serving plans (waiters) of all Catering in the Residence for the
    day. Determine how food should be presented and create decorative food displays. Attend to Principals and Guests personal preferences, dietary
    restrictions and requirements. Setting and maintain the standard for preparation of food and beverages and ensure a healthy environment and that
    the general objectives of the household are achieved. Obtain guest lists and make logistical arrangements.
    ENQUIRIES : Ms T Manase Tel No: (012) 342 2566
    NOTE : NB: Email applications must on the subject line state only the Reference number: CATERING/PRES/2026 (with no spaces).

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    • ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: INTERNAL AUDITRef: AUDIT/PRES/2026 | Closing: 05 June 2026
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    Official source

    This vacancy was imported from DPSA Circular 17 of 2026 for reference.

    • View all jobs in DPSA Circular 17 of 2026
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    Disclaimer: This vacancy was imported from the official DPSA circular PDF. Please confirm the reference number, closing date, and application instructions in the original circular before applying. View the official DPSA vacancy circulars.

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