Government Jobs

 

Tips for finding a job

For every job available, you will always have to compete with other job-seekers. Government has information that will help you to find a job, write a CV, prepare you for the interview and starting the job. You can also find information on how to start a business.

Advertisements

Jobs are advertised on the websites of national government departments, as well as in the Public Service Vacancy Circular, which contains advertised posts in all national and provincial government. In addition, you can find job adverts from across government as advertised in the Vuk’uzenzele newspaper.

Vacancies advertised on the websites of national government departments

• Agriculture
• Basic Education
• Civilian Secretariat for Police
• Commission on Gender Equality
• Communications and Digital Technologies
• Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
• Correctional Services
• Defence
• Electricity and Energy
• Employment and Labour
• Foresty, Fisheries and the Environment
• Government Communication and Information System
• Health
• Higher Education and Training
• Home Affairs
• Human Settlements
• Independent Police Investigative Directorate
• International Relations and Cooperation
• Justice and Constitutional Development
• Land Reform and Rural Development
• Military Veterans
• Mineral and Petroleum Resources
• National School of Government
• National Treasury
• Office of the Chief Justice
• Parliament of South Africa
• Performance Monitoring and Evaluation
• Public Service and Administration
• Public Service Commission
• Public Works and Infrastructure
• Social Development
• SA Revenue Service
• SA Police Service
• Small Business Development
• Sport, Arts and Culture
• Statistics SA
• The Presidency
• Tourism
• Transport
• Trade, Industry and Competition
• Water and Sanitation
• Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

 

 

Learnerships

Many departments also have learnerships and internships which are advertised on the same pages as the vacancies.

Linking young people to opportunities

The implementation of the National Pathway Management Network (NPMN) is led by the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL), with the Presidency providing overall strategic direction. Among others, the network partners include:

• the Department of Labour (DEL) with its Employment Services of South Africa (ESSA) platform and 126 labour centres across the country;
• the Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator who manages the SA Youth platform;
• the Gauteng Provincial Government’s Tshepo 1 Million platform;
• private sector initiatives such as the Youth Employment Service (YES4Youth);
• the Department of Higher Education and Training’s (DHET) Kheta career advice portal.

More information

Career Development Services

The Department of Higher Education and Training currently runs a Career Development Services Centre to assist learners with career advice.