Personal Assistant: Crime Prevention Centre
Western Cape Police Oversight And Community Safety
- Location
- Western Cape
- Salary (as advertised)
- R338 106 – R398 277 per year
- Minimum qualification
- Diploma
- Closing date
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In brief
**Overview** This role, identified as POCS 17/2026, is a secretarial/administrative support position within the Police Oversight and Community Safety department of the Western Cape Government. It offers a salary range of R338 106 – R398 277 per annum at Level 07. The position primarily involves providing comprehensive secretarial and administrative support services to a manager, assisting with meetings, managing the manager's budget administration, and ensuring the correct understanding and application of relevant public service and departmental prescripts. **What you will do** * Provide a secretarial/receptionist support service to the manager. * Render administrative support services to the manager. * Provide support to the senior manager regarding meetings. * Support the manager with the administration of the manager’s budget. * Study the relevant Public Service and departmental prescripts/ policies and other documents and ensure that the application thereof is understood properly. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * Grade 12 (Senior Certificate or equivalent qualification) plus an accredited secretarial diploma and/or administrative qualification on the level of NQF level 5 or relevant higher tertiary qualification. * A minimum of 3 years’ experience in rendering secretarial/ administrative support services to management/ senior management. * **Competencies:** * **Knowledge of:** * Filing and diary system. * Database administration. * Financial administration. * Legislative framework governing the public service. * OHS Act and procedures. * **Skills in:** * Good telephone etiquette. * Computer Literacy. * Language skills. * Sound organisational skills. * Good people skills. * High level of reliability. * Written communication skills. * Ability to act with tact and discretion. * Information gathering and analysis of information. * Good grooming and presentation. * Self-management and motivation. * Typing and preparing legal correspondence and relevant documentation. * Basic conceptual, interpretive and formulation skills. **Who should apply** An ideal candidate for this role should possess a Grade 12 certificate supplemented by an accredited secretarial or administrative qualification at NQF Level 5 or a relevant higher tertiary qualification. They must have a minimum of three years of experience in providing secretarial or administrative support services to management or senior management. The candidate should be proficient in filing, diary systems, database and financial administration, and have knowledge of the legislative framework governing the public service and OHS Act procedures. Key skills required include good telephone etiquette, computer literacy, strong language and written communication skills, sound organisational abilities, good interpersonal skills, a high level of reliability, tact, discretion, and the ability to gather and analyse information. Additionally, the applicant should demonstrate good grooming and presentation, self-management, motivation, proficiency in typing and preparing legal correspondence, and basic conceptual, interpretive, and formulation skills. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.govpage.co.za/vacancies/western-cape-police-oversight-and-community-safety-vacancies-2#spani-ref-pocs-17-2026 Source: govpage
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