DEPUTY DIRECTOR: PROTOCOL AND CEREMONIAL SERVICES 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
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
Chief Directorate
Protocol and Ceremonial Services
Salary
R932 292 per annum (Level 11)
Centre
Pretoria
Requirements
- A Senior Certificate plus an appropriate National Diploma/Advanced Certificate or equivalent on NQF level 6.
- A minimum of 3-4 years’ middle management experience in Protocol and Ceremonial Services.
- Must possess a valid driver’s licence.
- Candidate must have the following competencies: Be professional, highly motivated, initiative and critical thinker who will be able to gather and analyse information skillfully.
- Hands-on logistical experience in offering Protocol and Ceremonial services to the President and the Deputy President.
- Have excellent interpersonal skills.
- Have excellent organizational and planning skills and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
- Have sense of urgency and ability to identify, analyse and resolve problems in a timely manner.
- Be able to work independently and as part of a team and also work well under pressure.
- Excellent telephone etiquette.
- Have projects management skills.
- Have good report writing skills.
- Have effective oral and written communication skills.
- Good office management skills.
- Be able to handle confidential matters, have integrity and be trustworthy.
- Knowledge: Good understanding of protocol and security measures.
- Good computer knowledge.
- Good knowledge of travel and subsistence procedures.
- Willingness to travel local and internal.
- Good understanding of Public Service Regulation Framework.
Duties
- Providing of protocol and ceremonial support in accordance with national and international policies and procedures.
- The implementation of and adherence to protocol policies and procedures.
- Conducting of research on protocol in respect of other countries as requested/required.
- Advising and support of ‘clients”.
- Ensure compliance, maintenance and management of protocol on all events.
- Consult with stakeholders.
- Oversee overall logistical arrangements for all events attended by the President or Deputy President.
- Establish and ensure that sitting arrangements is in hierarchical order.
- Assist with development of programmes and develop order of proceedings.
- Liaise with the Presidential Protection Service Planning unit in coordination of events.
- Coordinate, review and consolidate directorate’s inputs for the medium-term expenditure framework (MTEF) and estimates of national expenditure (ENE).
Enquiries
Mr. P Seopa Tel No: (012) 308 1779
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: PROTOCOL/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
Chief Directorate: Protocol and Ceremonial Services
SALARY : R932 292 per annum (Level 11)
CENTRE : Pretoria
REQUIREMENTS : A Senior Certificate plus an appropriate National Diploma/Advanced Certificate or equivalent on NQF level 6. A minimum of 3-4 years’ middle management
experience in Protocol and Ceremonial Services. Must possess a valid driver’s licence. Candidate must have the following competencies: Be professional,
highly motivated, initiative and critical thinker who will be able to gather and analyse information skillfully. Hands-on logistical experience in offering
Protocol and Ceremonial services to the President and the Deputy President.
Have excellent interpersonal skills. Have excellent organizational and planning skills and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously. Have sense of
urgency and ability to identify, analyse and resolve problems in a timely manner. Be able to work independently and as part of a team and also work
well under pressure. Excellent telephone etiquette. Have projects management skills. Have good report writing skills. Have effective oral and written
communication skills. Good office management skills. Be able to handle confidential matters, have integrity and be trustworthy. Knowledge: Good
understanding of protocol and security measures. Good computer knowledge.
Good knowledge of travel and subsistence procedures. Willingness to travel local and internal. Good understanding of Public Service Regulation
Framework.
DUTIES : Providing of protocol and ceremonial support in accordance with national and international policies and procedures. The implementation of and adherence to
protocol policies and procedures. Conducting of research on protocol in respect of other countries as requested/required. Advising and support of
‘clients”. Ensure compliance, maintenance and management of protocol on all events. Consult with stakeholders. Oversee overall logistical arrangements for
all events attended by the President or Deputy President. Establish and ensure that sitting arrangements is in hierarchical order. Assist with development of
programmes and develop order of proceedings. Liaise with the Presidential
Protection Service Planning unit in coordination of events. Coordinate, review and consolidate directorate’s inputs for the medium-term expenditure
framework (MTEF) and estimates of national expenditure (ENE).
ENQUIRIES : Mr. P Seopa Tel No: (012) 308 1779
NOTE : NB: Email applications must on the subject line state only the Reference number: PROTOCOL/PRES/2026 (with no spaces).
Official source
This vacancy was imported from DPSA Circular 17 of 2026 for reference.
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.