Land Administrative Officer REF NO: 3/3/1/91/2026

In brief

**Overview** This role as a Land Administrative Officer at the Department of Agriculture (DOA) involves comprehensive administration of agricultural state land. The position focuses on managing the life cycle of state land from disposal and infrastructure support to advisory services, rental collection, and database maintenance, ensuring compliance and efficient land use. **What you will do** * Facilitate the disposal of Agricultural State Land, including identifying repossessed farms, appointing caretakers, facilitating farm evaluations to determine productive market value, advertising farms through local media, facilitating the appointment of successful candidates, and preparing lease agreements. * Provide Infrastructure support by ensuring proper maintenance and caretaking of farms, conducting inspections to determine farm conditions, conducting needs analysis to identify gaps, eradicating poisonous plants, constructing gabions and fire breaks, and rehabilitating dams. * Render advisory services to inter-governmental departments and clients on land management matters, which includes attending to state land queries from inter-governmental departments and clients, attending to parliamentary queries through the ministerial office, and providing farming advice to lessees/clients. * Facilitate the rental collection and other departmental levies by sending monthly statements to lessees, following up on non-paying lessees, liaising with finance regarding payment verification, facilitating the eviction of non-complying lessees, and referring non-paying lessees to legal services. * Maintain various databases, including updating provincial and state land databases, updating asset management databases, updating new developments on farms, and updating job creation and applicant databases. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * Applicants must be in possession of a National Diploma in Agriculture NQF Level 6. * Minimum of two (2) years’ relevant experience in Land or Land Reform Administration. * Job Related Knowledge: Computer literacy, Analytical skills, PFMA, Planning and organizing, Project Management. * Job Related Skills: Facilitation skills, Project Management, Planning, Initiative, Interpersonal skills, Problem solving abilities, Interpretation of findings, Analytical, Computer literacy, Report writing skills, Drivers’ license, Extended working hours. **Who should apply** This role is suitable for a candidate with a National Diploma in Agriculture (NQF Level 6) and at least two years of experience in Land or Land Reform Administration. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills, be proficient in computer usage, and have knowledge of PFMA, planning, organizing, and project management. They should be capable of facilitation, report writing, and interpreting findings, with a strong initiative and good interpersonal skills. The role also requires a valid driver's license and the ability to work extended hours. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/land-administrative-officer-ref-no-3-3-1-91-2026-department-of-agriculture-land-reform-and-rural-development Source: myjobmag

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