Health · Circular 35 of 2026
Principal Personnel Officer (EMPLOYEE Sourcing)
Department of Health and Wellness
Overview
Principal Personnel Officer (EMPLOYEE Sourcing) at Department of Health and Wellness in Western Cape.
Requirements
- Minimum educational qualification: National Senior Certificate (or equivalent).
- Experience: Appropriate experience in all Employee Benefits practices.
- Appropriate experience of PERSAL and Personnel management.
- Competencies (knowledge/skills): Computer skills MS Office packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Outlook and PERSAL.
- Ability to execute duties accurately and thoroughly.
- Good interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
Duties
- Support the Senior Personnel Practitioner with the management of all Human Resource related functions within the PM department.
- Handle appointments, service terminations, salary administration and general service conditions, audit of leave and personnel files, debt management, pension administration and management of pay sheets.
- Administer Commuted Overtime and other service benefits within the Southern / Western Sub-structure.
- Approval of PERSAL transactions.
- Handle personnel enquires and correspondence (written and verbal).
- Training and development of sub-ordinates.
- Manage the Staff Performance Management System (SPMS) process for Sub-ordinates.
- Assist staff, supervisor, management and members of the public with regard to Human Resource and Personnel Matters.
How to apply
Enquiries: Ms M Ganief Tel No: (021) 202-0962
Notes
No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Short-listed candidates will be subjected to written /practical and oral assessments. 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 Post 34/300: Post: Social Worker Grade 1 To 4 (2 Posts), Institution: Mental Health Roving Team (ACT) (KESS) and Nomzamo CDC, Khayelitsha/ Eastern Sub-structure has been amended as follows: Post: Social Worker Grade 1 To 4, Institution: Mental Health Roving Team (ACT) (KESS), Khayelitsha/ Eastern Sub-structure Kindly note that the Post 34/290: Post: Professional Nurse Grade 1 To 2 (Specialty: Advanced Midwifery) (X2 Posts), Institution: Khayelitsha CHC and Macassar CDC has been amended as follows: Post: Professional Nurse Grade 1 To 2 (Specialty: Advanced Midwifery), Institution: Khayelitsha CHC OTHER POSTS
Post 35/280, sourced from the DPSA Circular 35 of 2026. Apply directly to Department of Health and Wellness. This is an unofficial index; the advert in the circular is authoritative.
- Location
- Western Cape
- Salary
- R338 106 p/a
- Closing date
- See advert
- Reference
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Apply directly to the department, by the closing date, quoting the reference.