SOUTH AFRICAN COUNCIL FOR EDUCATORS (SACE) VACANCIES

 
 
FINANCE CLERK-PAYROLL X1 (HEAD OFFICE) FINANCE001

• Basic Salary: R233 280 per annum and benefits
• Salary Grade B2

 
Qualifications and Skills

• Matric, NQF Level 6 qualification in the field of accounting.
• 1-year relevant experience, preferably in payroll, 
• Computer skills and Pastel Accounting knowledge,
• Communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Finance and accounting skills
• Ability to be discreet regarding confidential personnel matters.

 
Job key responsibilities

Payroll Administration
·       Setting up new employee files electronically by engaging on the SAGE Pastel Payroll system.
·       Maintaining salary changes on electronic employee files.
·       Maintaining medical, pension, and other third-party documentation on payroll files
·       Undertaking required reporting, both internal and statutory reporting i.e. SARS, Compensation commissioner.
·       Ensure compliance with Human Resources policy and procedures
·       Maintain travel and subsistence allowances regularly – ensure that S&T is reflected or reported on the employee files on a monthly basis  
·       Maintain termination and appointment documentation on teams.    
·       Process claims in the processing system.
·       Process overtime claims and upload them to the respective employees’ files.
·       Maintain Staff Salary Advances documents and ensure compliance to Human Resource policy.

Data capturing
·       Capturing payroll related monthly journals
·       Maintain calculation of the employee fringe benefit in line with the Human Resource policy.

 
 
 
 
 
 
RECEPTIONIST X1 (HEAD OFFICE) COMS002
Basic Salary: R233 280 per annum and benefits
Salary Grade B2
 
Qualifications and Skills

• Matric Certificate, NQF Level 6 qualification in the field of Office Administration / Management.
• Minimum 1-year relevant experience
• Basic Telephone Skills word processing skills (30 word per minute) and Office Administration
• Communication skills, interpersonal skills.

 
Job key responsibilities
 
Switchboard/Reception duties
- Manages the switchboard:

• answers general queries.
• directs calls to relevant SACE staff; and
• records messages.

- Forwards relevant calls to the Helpdesk/Call Centre department where appropriate.
- Monitors that all telephone equipment is in good working order and arranges maintenance where appropriate.
- Receives visitors to SACE.
- Record register of all educators and visitors on arrival
 
General Administration
- Handle electronic queries and email queries
- Assist with the management and bookings for boardrooms.
- Filing general correspondence and all other records in relation to own  scope of work.
- Any other related duties that may be assigned by the Senior Helpdesk Officer to facilitate the smooth running of SACE



 
 

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REGISTRATION DATA CAPTURER CLERK X1 (HEAD OFFICE) REG003
Basic Salary: R233 280 per annum and benefits
Salary Grade B2
 
Qualifications and Skills

• Matric Certificate, NQF Level 6 qualification in the field of Office Administration / Management Assistant, public management, operations management.
• 1-year relevant experience
• Practical knowledge of computerised registration systems.
• Computer Literacy 
• Communication and interpersonal skills.

 
   Job key responsibilities
 
Capture educator data

• Check correctness and completeness of documents. 

• Captures data from the application forms 

• Capture new applications and Updates registration status. 

Processing of applications

• Check correctness and completeness of application form and documents.

• Vetting processes 

Assist with Online applications

• Assist applicants with uploading of documents

• Assist applicants with scanning of documents

Data Capture Administration

• Reconciliation of daily captured data. 

• Compile a register of captured applicants. 

• Scanning application documents. 

• Filling of application documents. 

3.5 Reporting

• Submit daily/ weekly/ monthly reports 

- Any occasional duties that may be assigned by the supervisor
 
 
 
 
 
 

LEGAL AND ETHICS OFFICER X1 (HEAD OFFICE) ETHICS004
Basic Salary: R360 318 per annum and benefits
Salary Grade C1
 
Qualifications and Skills

•  Matric Certificate, NQF Level 7 qualification in the field of law.
• 2-year relevant experience
• Computer literacy
• Investigation Skill, Prosecution skills, Alternative dispute Resolution skills
• Communication and interpersonal skills.

 
Investigate complaints  

• Consult the complainant to establish jurisdiction and additional information
• Prepare and send out notices
• Visit the school
• Interview the Principal 
• Interview Victim 
• Interview the accused 
• Interview witnesses 
• Collect evidence and write the investigation report

Mediation of complaints

• Mediate were necessary 
• Prepare and send out notices
• Mediation report

Prosecution in disciplinary hearings

• Send out summons and evidence

• Send out subpoenas
• Prepare a letter for the appointment of the presiding officer and/or prosecutor 
• Conduct the hearing
• Submit the closing argument, mitigation, and aggravation circumstances
• Submit the report to the Manager for the Ethics Committee
• Prepare and send out a sanction letter
• Depending on the outcome, (unless there is an appeal) send out a memo to finance and/or registration divisions

Prosecution in appeal hearings

• Prepare and send out opposing statements
• Create a schedule 
• Prepare and send out notices
• Appoint and appeal panel
• Prepare and send out bundles to the appeal panel
• Conduct the appeal hearing
• Depending on the outcome, send out a memo to finance and/or registration divisions
• Prepare and send sanction letter to the educator

Administration of the case management process

• Drafting of emails for all parties involved
• Responding to queries through emails and telephonic 
• Quality assurance of reports from prosecutors, presiding offices, and investigators
• Make inputs on internal policies, SOPs, and legal opinions

• Open case files for media reported complaints

Administration of procurement processes

• Request bookings on BPM  
• Include evidence for bookings
• Liaise with procurement sub-division

 
 
 
 
 
 
COMMITTEE SECRETARY CORP004
Basic Salary: R414 366 per annum and benefits
Salary Grade.C2
 
Qualifications and Skills

• Matric, NQF Level 7 qualification in the field of Public Administration /Public Management  
• 3-year relevant experience in Committees/meetings
• Computer literacy, 
• Communication skills, 
• Attention to detail

 
Job key responsibilities

• Effective board committee process 
• Documents management 
• Providing general support to committees 
• Coordinate and schedule Committee meetings
• Prepare comprehensive meeting agendas and supporting documentation
• Record accurate minutes and distribute promptly post-meeting
• Maintain committee records and ensure compliance with governance requirements
• Provide administrative support to committee members as required, which includes but is not limited to travel bookings, claims.
• Implementation  of the Committee Charters in collaboration with the divisional managers
• Provide comprehensive and professional secretarial services and support to the council, its committees, and the Executive Committee (EXCO in line with the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).
• Any other related duties that maybe assigned by the supervisors

 
 
 
 
 
 
FINANCE CLERK -REVENUE X1 (HEAD OFFICE) FINANCE001 
Basic Salary: R233 280 per annum and benefits
Salary Grade B2 
 
Qualifications and Skills 
• Matric, NQF Level 6 qualification in the field of Accounting. 
• 1-year relevant experience 
• Computer Literacy, and knowledge of Pastel Accounting system 
• Communication skills, interpersonal skills. 
 
Job key responsibilities 

• Handle Revenue collection payments 
• Control receipt on daily basis 
• File supporting documents 
• Daily electronic capturing of income receipt data 
• Capture membership information daily, including cash receipt, debit orders and bank deposit
• Filling of relevant documents on the systems. 
• Attend to educator’s emailed enquiries in relation to their membership fees status daily. 
• Daily reconciliation of school accounts. 
• Process petty cash. 
• Updating records of all petty cash receipts and payments. 
• Submission of petty cash account to the Financial Officer for reconciliation before petty cash is issued. 
• Ensuring that the expenditure account and descriptions are clearly indicated on the voucher. 
• Capture staff advance transactions.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FINANCE OFFICER-BOOKKEEPING X1 (HEAD OFFICE) FINANCE002

• Basic Salary: R290 013 per annum and benefits
• Salary Grade B4

 
Qualifications and Skills

• Matric with accounting, NQF Level 7 qualification in the field of Accounting or Finance.
• 2-year relevant experience, 
• Computer Literacy and Knowledge of Pastel Accounting system
• Communication skills and interpersonal skills

 
Job key responsibilities
Payment administration

• Timeous payment of all third-party payments
• Check captured accounting data before updating
• Check all payment requisitions against supporting documents
• Accurately processing the monthly salary payments
• Payment of all travel claims and subsistence allowances

 
 General Ledger accounts and accounting data verification 

• Check captured accounting data before updating
• Check general ledger accounts allocations daily
• Daily cashbook processing
• Any related duties that may be assigned by the Assistant Manager to facilitate the smooth running of SACE

 Creditors Management
·       Daily payments of reconciled suppliers
·       Prepare reconciliation of supplier/creditor accounts before payment
·       Monthly reconcile creditors age analysis.
·       Ensure that suppliers are paid within 30 days
 

​PROVINCIAL ADMIN OFFICERS: EASTERN CAPE (5-YEAR FIXED TERM CONTRACT) ADMIN/EC 001
 Basic Salary: R290 013 per annum and benefits
 Salary Grade B4
 
Qualifications and Skills

• Matric, NQF Level 6 qualification in the field of Public Administration, Management Assistant and Office Management
• General knowledge of the South African Primary and Secondary Education system, knowledge of the Registration Criteria and Process, Practical Knowledge of the registration systems.
• 2 years relevant experience, Interpersonal skills and communication skills.
• Communications skills – verbal writing, Product knowledge, Using information systems, Attention to detail.
• Problem Solving, Planning skills, Time Management, Decision Making.

   
Job key responsibilities

• Check correctness and completeness of the registration applications.
• Verification of registration documents.
• Verify amounts paid for the required service.
• Capture the form into the system.
• Respond to incoming mail.
• Print letters and certificates.
• Oversee all applications which do not meet registration requirements and verify with the Provincial Head.
• Verify captured forms before release to Provincial Head.
• Search educators’ registration status, details etc.
• Monitor the work of registration.
• Maintain register of all walk-in educators.
• Maintain register of all certificates collected   by educators.
• Keep register of all reported Ethics cases updated.
• Resolution of educator queries incoming.
• Attends to enquiries regarding registration of educators. .
• Handles correspondence, information and reports related to registration of educators.
• Assist public to report cases.
• Report all maintenance issues to the Provincial Head.
• Arrange meetings with relevant stakeholders.
• Assists the Provincial Head with reports.
• Any occasional duties that may be assigned by the Provincial Head to facilitate the smooth running of SACE provincial office.

 
 
 
 
 
 
FINANCE CLERK-CASHIER -EASTERN CAPE AND LIMPOPO X1 (5-YEAR FIXED TERM CONTRACT) FIN/EC 001
 Basic Salary: R233 280 per annum and benefits
 Salary Grade B2
 
Job key responsibilities
Qualifications and Skills

• Matric, NQF Level 6 in the field in accounting.
• Computer Literacy, Knowledge of Pastel Accounting system.
• 1 -year relevant experience.
• Communication skills
• Interpersonal skills.
• Attention to detail 
• Ability to be discreet regarding confidential matters.

 
Job Key responsibilities:
 

Banking
- Daily banking 
- File revenue supporting documents 
- Accounting for all the monies received by means of a receipt to the clients.
- Ensuring that bank electronic transfers into SACE account by Provincial Departments are accurately and timeously done.
- Sending bank record and receipt book to the Finance Officer for checking before banking.

Disposal of payments

• Capture membership information daily
• Any other relevant duties that may be assigned by the supervisor to facilitate the smooth running of SACE.
• Daily capturing membership, reprint, and registration information on cash customer accounts.
• Daily reconciliation of daily transaction analysis

 
 
 
  
 
 
GENERAL WORKERS -EASTERN CAPE (5 -YEAR FIXED TERM CONTRACT) GEN/EC 001
 Basic Salary: R177 239 per annum and benefits
 Salary Grade A1
 
Qualifications and Skills

• NQF Level 1
• 1 year relevant experience
• Ability to work in a team and maintain good interpersonal relationship.
• Ability to use modern office equipment, Ability to use appropriate initiative as may be required in a given situation.
• Team worker, Self-motivated, Punctual, Ability to learn quickly.
• Ability to understand and follow simple written and oral directions.
• Positive attitude and behaviour, Honest and trustworthy

Job key responsibilities

• Clean and create an orderly environment.
• Ensure that the boardrooms, offices, kitchens are clean and tidy.
• Empty waste bags, provide and change waste bags.
• Load and offload of goods.
• Dusting of hard surfaces.
• Cleaning of toilets and floors
• Cleaning of building windows, inside and out.
• Washing of dishes
• Operate cleaning machines
• Operate cleaning machinery
• Preparing of refreshments for Meetings
• Prepare tea and other refreshments for meetings

• Perform reception duties, perform filing duties, Answer telephonic calls.
• Do reprographic work including duplicating, collating, stapling and scanning, assist with the preparation of work areas and documents/folders for meetings, Collect and distribute stationery and office supplies as required, and prepare and serve refreshments when required.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PROVINCIAL HEAD: FREE STATE X 1 (5-YEAR FIXED TERM CONTRACT) 
Basic Salary: R1,013,374 per annum (All-inclusive Package)) 
Salary Grade D1 
 
Qualifications and Skills 
•Matric, NQF Level 7 qualification in the field of Education. 
• Computer, Research, Policy Development, Communication, English Writing, Networking, Facilitation. 
• 3 years relevant experience, preferably in the field of training and development within the education sector. 
• Managerial, Interpersonal, Sporadic travelling when required, Communications skills – verbal writing, Product knowledge, Using information systems. 
• Motivating others, Leadership skills, Attention to detail, Problem Solving. 
• Planning skills, People Management, Time Management, developing others, Decision Making, Delegating. Job key responsibilities 
• Manage the Provincial Office and provide leadership, direction, support and advice to the Provincial Office. 
• Develop the strategic and annual performance plan for the Provincial Office. 
 
Job key responsibilities 
• Manage the development of the operational plan for the Provincial Office in line with the strategic and annual performance plan of the Council. 
• Manage, monitor, evaluate and report on the implementation of the Province’s operational plan, taking corrective actions where necessary.
• Measure and monitor the achievement of strategic objectives of the Council within the Province and take corrective actions where necessary. 
• Responsible for the management of the budget of the Provincial Office and ensure that expenditure is in line with budget requirements. 
• Oversee and manage the human resources within the Provincial office in an efficient and effective manner. 
• Plan, organize and control activities and resources pertaining to the proper and effective functioning of the Provincial Office. 
• Ensure good governance within the Province in line with relevant legislation, regulations and policies. 
• Oversee and ensure the implementation of all relevant policies, processes, procedures, and tools, applicable to the Provincial Office and monitor implementation thereof. 
• Report on the activities of the Provincial Office to relevant stakeholders in line with requirements. 
• Oversee and ensure the effective implementation of the complaints handling processes, systems and procedures within the Provincial Office. 
• Provide input, upon request, regarding the finalization of national MOUs and to ensure implementation of those MOUs within the Province. 
• Ensure the maintenance of a proper and effective statistical reporting system for complaints within the provincial office. 
• Monitor compliance to service level agreements with regards to corporate support services provided to the Provincial Offices. 
• Manage the provision of facilities management services within the Provincial Office. 
• Monitor compliance to service level agreements with regards to corporate support services provided to the provincial office. 
• Manage the assets within the Provincial Office in line with the PFMA, Treasury regulations and SACE policies. 
• Manage the provision of records management/ archiving support services within the province. 
• Manage the provision of administrative support services to the provincial office. • Build the profile and image of the Council and effectively communicate the vision and objectives of the Council. 
• Administer Public Relations in line with SACE policies. 
• Administer projects in the province and in line with National office directives.

​Posts advertised herein, are declared to be Employment Equity Posts and all designated people are encouraged to apply. SACE Employment Equity Policy will apply.
 
Send your completed SACE Employment Application Form, accompanied by a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV), and certified copies of ID, qualifications and Academic records. Late and incomplete applications will not be considered. All copies should be certified not older than 6 months. SACE Employment Application form can be obtained from our website www.sace.org.za.  The information on the SACE application form must correspond with the Curriculum Vitae. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority. All foreign qualification must be accompanied by evaluation certificate from SAQA. Applications should be emailed to recruitment@sace.org.za (Reference in subject box is the position applied for), hand deliver or Courier to Human Resource Unit, SACE Building Block 1, at 240 Crossway Park Offices, (Corner Jean) Centurion. Correspondence is limited to short-listed candidates. If not contacted within 3 months of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. 
 
The closing date for applications is the 21 November 2025 
 
Direct your Queries to Mary Chauke: 012 663 0429 or Motsatsi Makgoba: 012 663 0423