SENIOR PERSONNEL PRACTITIONER: RECRUITMENT & PLANNING is a South African government vacancy at Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI). This job is part of Circular 18 of 2026 from the DPSA. centre: Head Office (Pretoria) | closing date: 12 June 2026. Use this page to review the requirements, duties, application instructions and official source links before applying.
Job details
Salary
R413 001 per annum
Centre
Head Office (Pretoria)
Requirements
- A minimum of three-year tertiary qualification (NQF Level 06) in Human Resource Management or related field.
- Appropriate working experience in Human Resource Recruitment Management.
- Knowledge: Standards, practices, processes and procedures related to HR Recruitment.
- Structure and functioning of the Department.
- Employment Equity Plan of the Department.
- Public Service Act and Regulations.
- Employment Equity Act.
- Knowledge of PERSAL.
- Basic Condition Act.
- Public finance Management Act.
- Codes of Remuneration.
- Conflict Management.
- Project management.
- Skills: Numeracy.
- Interpersonal and diplomacy skills.
- Advisory skills.
- Supervisory skills.
- General administration and organization skills.
- Computer utilization.
- Analytical thinking.
- Problem solving skills.
- Communication and report writing abilities.
- Personal Attributes: Creative.
- Ability to work under stressful situations.
- Ability to communicate at all levels.
- People Orientated, Punctuality, Assertive, Hardworking, Self-motivated, Ability to work independently.
Duties
- Facilitate and implement advertising process.
- Receive and implement staff requisitions forms and motivation for posts to be advertised.
- Facilitate the drafting of advertisements.
- Implementation of recruitment and selection processes.
- Keep records of application.
- Oversee sorting of received applications.
- Ensure development of applicant’s profiles.
- Facilitate the invitation of shortlisted applicants.
- Represent Human resources in interviews of shortlisted applicants.
- Communicate with successful applicants.
- Verify results, certificates and qualifications.
- Facilitate the compilation of appointment letters.
- Facilitate personal planning requirements.
- Compile, maintain and communicate the human resource plan.
- Undertake the human resource assessments as prescribed.
- Promote the achievement of employment equity and support the employment equity plan.
- Keep abreast of changes in employment legislation and ensure that related HR processes are aligned thereto.
- Supervise employees to ensure an effective service delivery.
- General supervision of employees.
- Allocate duties and perform quality control on the work delivered by supervisees.
- Advice and lead supervisees with regard to all aspects of the work.
- Manage performance, conduct and discipline of supervisees.
- Ensure that all supervisees are trained and developed to be able to deliver work of the of the required standard efficiently and effectively
Enquiries
Ms NP Mudau Tel No: (012) 406 1552
Applications
Where to send your application.
For Head Office: Email to: Recruitment26-47@dpw.gov.za
Department Notes
Applications must be submitted on the prescribed Z83 application form (obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the DPSA website link: https:/www.dpsa.gov.za/newsroom/psvc/, which must be signed, initialled and dated by the applicant, and must be accompanied by a detailed curriculum vitae (CV) only. Candidates are not required to submit certified copies of qualifications and related documents on application. Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of qualification and other related documents on or before the date of interview, which should not be older than six months. Should an application be submitted using incorrect/old Z83 application form, such an application will be disqualified. Further take note of the following on completion of Z83 application form: PART A and PART B must be fully completed. PART C – PART G: Noting that there is a limited space provided applicants may refer to CV or indicate. This will be acceptable as long as the CV has been attached and provides the required information. Page 1 of the Z83 application form must be initialled and page 2 signed and dated by the applicant. Failure to comply with the above instructions may result in an application being disqualified. Applicants applying for more than one advertised post must submit separate Z83 application forms and CVs in respect to each post being applied for. Should an application be received where an applicant has applied for more than one posts on the same Z83 application form, the applicant will be considered for the first post indicated on the Z83 application form only. Applications will be received via post/courier services, hand deliveries or email. Late applications will not be considered. Regulation 57 (c) and 67 (9) of the Public Service Regulations 2016, as amended, requires the executive authority to ensure that he or she is fully satisfied of the claims being made and the finalisation of Personnel Suitability Checks in order to verify claims and check the candidate for purpose of being fit and proper for employment, respectively. Shortlisted candidates must be willing to undergo normal vetting and verification processes. Note: It is the responsibility of all applicants to ensure that foreign qualifications are evaluated by SAQA. Due to large volume of responses anticipated, receipt of applications will not be acknowledged, and correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. Should you not have heard from us within three months from the closing date, please regard your application as unsuccessful. Entry level requirements for SMS posts: in terms of the Directive on Human Resource Management and Development on Public Service Professionalisation Volume 1 a requirement for appointment into SMS posts is the successful completion of the Senior Management Pre-Entry programme as endorsed by the National School of Governance (NSG). The course is available at the NSG under the name Certificate for entry into SMS and the full details can be obtained by following the below link: https: www.thensg.gov.za/training –course /sms-pre-entry programme/.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. Note: For emailed applications, please submit a SINGLE PDF document or ONE Attachment per application to the email address designated on the specific position. Kindly Note That The Emailed Applications And Attachments Should Not Exceed 15MB. It remains the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that their application is successfully submitted using the required single pdf document. ERRATUM: Kindly note that the following amendments for posts advertised in Public Service Vacancy Circular 16 dated 15 May 2026, with a closing date of 05 June 2026: The post of Administrative Officer: Provisioning Ref No: 2026/209B for Cape Town Regional Office was erroneously advertised, the position is therefore withdrawn.
Original Text
SALARY : R413 001 per annum
CENTRE : Head Office (Pretoria)
REQUIREMENTS : A minimum of three-year tertiary qualification (NQF Level 06) in Human Resource Management or related field. Appropriate working experience in
Human Resource Recruitment Management. Knowledge: Standards, practices, processes and procedures related to HR Recruitment. Structure and
functioning of the Department. Employment Equity Plan of the Department.
Public Service Act and Regulations. Employment Equity Act. Knowledge of
PERSAL. Basic Condition Act. Public finance Management Act. Codes of
Remuneration. Conflict Management. Project management. Skills: Numeracy.
Interpersonal and diplomacy skills. Advisory skills. Supervisory skills. General administration and organization skills. Computer utilization. Analytical thinking.
Problem solving skills. Communication and report writing abilities. Personal
Attributes: Creative. Ability to work under stressful situations. Ability to communicate at all levels. People Orientated, Punctuality, Assertive, Hardworking, Self-motivated, Ability to work independently.
DUTIES : Facilitate and implement advertising process. Receive and implement staff requisitions forms and motivation for posts to be advertised. Facilitate the
drafting of advertisements. Implementation of recruitment and selection processes. Keep records of application. Oversee sorting of received
applications. Ensure development of applicant’s profiles. Facilitate the invitation of shortlisted applicants. Represent Human resources in interviews
of shortlisted applicants. Communicate with successful applicants. Verify results, certificates and qualifications. Facilitate the compilation of appointment
letters. Facilitate personal planning requirements. Compile, maintain and communicate the human resource plan. Undertake the human resource
assessments as prescribed. Promote the achievement of employment equity and support the employment equity plan. Keep abreast of changes in
employment legislation and ensure that related HR processes are aligned thereto. Supervise employees to ensure an effective service delivery. General
supervision of employees. Allocate duties and perform quality control on the work delivered by supervisees. Advice and lead supervisees with regard to all
aspects of the work. Manage performance, conduct and discipline of supervisees. Ensure that all supervisees are trained and developed to be able
to deliver work of the of the required standard efficiently and effectively
ENQUIRIES : Ms NP Mudau Tel No: (012) 406 1552
APPLICATIONS : For Head Office: Email to: Recruitment26-47@dpw.gov.za
Official source
This vacancy was imported from DPSA Circular 18 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.