Principal Personnel Officer: Employee Benefits

Overview

Supervise staff and manage employee benefits including leave administration, pension applications and service exits at the Klipfontein or Mitchells Plain Sub-structure Office.

Requirements

• Minimum educational qualification: Senior certificate or equivalent qualification.
• Experience: Appropriate experience in Human Resource Management.
• Inherent requirement of the job: A valid driver’s licence (Code B/EB) and willingness to travel to institutions within the Western Cape.
• Competencies (knowledge/skills): Communication skills.
• Advanced interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and part of a team.
• Advanced leadership and management skills.

Duties

• Supervision of staff.
• Process service exits/early retirements without penalisation/pension applications/enquiries.
• Provide advice and support to institutions, including development and training of own staff and HR staff within the Sub-structure.
• Manage leave administration/PILIR and incapacity matters.
• Administer applications for overseas trips, applications of foreign health workers, ORW’s normal and Commuted overtime.
• Administer approvals for payment of allowances, conditions of service for PHC employees and transfer of employees.
• Structure MMS Packages and implementation of appointments on PERSAL.

How to apply

Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).

Enquiries: Ms F Lee Tel No: (021) 370-5109

Notes

No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the Department. Kindly note that excess personnel will receive preference. 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. ERRATUM: Kindly note that the advert for the Post 28/215: Assistant Director: Expenditure Analysis and Management Reporting, Salary R487 197 per annum, Centre: Head Office (Cape Town) advertised in the Public Service Vacancy 28 dated 07 August 2026 with Ref No: 28/215. Kindly note that the post has been cancelled. OTHER POSTS