Government jobs
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.
View the latest advertised positions in government: Western cape government vacancies
Public Service Vacancy Circular No 1 of 13 January 2023 [PDF]
Government Recruitment Centre
You can register to apply for a job at the following government institutions:
- Department of Employment and Labour
- Department of Higher Education and Training
- Office of the Public Service Commission
- Department of Public Service Administration
- National School of Government
- Centre for Public Service Innovation
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
Advertised posts in all government departments and provincial governments are listed on the Department of Public and Administration website.
Vacancies advertised on the websites of national government departments
- Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
- Arts and Culture
- Basic Education
- Civilian Secretariat for Police
- Commission on Gender Equality(link is external)
- Communications and Digital Technologies
- Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
- Correctional Services
- Defence
- Employment and Labour
- Energy
- Foresty, Fisheries and 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
- Military Veterans
- Mineral Resources
- National School of Government
- National Treasury
- Office of the Chief Justice(link is external)
- Parliament of South Africa
- Performance Monitoring and Evaluation
- Public Enterprises
- Public Service and Administration
- Public Service Commission
- Public Works and Infrastructure
- Statistics SA
- Social Development
- Small Business Development
- SA Revenue Service
- SA Police Service
- The Presidency
- Tourism
- Transport
- Trade, Industry and Competition
- Water Affairs 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.
Career Development Services
The Department of Higher Education and Training currently runs a Career Development Services Centre to assist learners with career advice.
SMS or “Please Call Me”: 072 204 5056
Telephone: 086 999 0123
E-Mail: careerhelp@dhet.gov.za(link sends e-mail)
Facebook: www.facebook.com/careerhelp(link is external)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rsacareerhelp(link is external)
Website: www.careerhelp.org.za(link is external)
National Career Advice Portal: https://ncap.careerhelp.org.za(link is external)
Walk-in Centre: 123 Francis Baard Street, Pretoria
Related links
- Z83 form
- Finding a job
- Writing a CV
- Preparing for an interview
- Start your own business
- Government priority: Creating decent jobs
- Advertise your vacancies in Vuk’uzenzele