Registry Clerk: Records and Document Management
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About the role
The Department of Education (Eastern Cape) is hiring 2 Registry Clerk: Records and Document Management posts in Education District Office, based in Nelson Mandela Bay; Sarah Baartman. This is a permanent post, paying R237,453 to R279,708 a year. How to apply: Applications must be submitted via the provincial e-recruitment system accessible at: https://ecprov.gov.za (under Careers) and/or at https://erecruitment.ecotp.gov.za. The Provincial e-Recruitment System is available 24/7 and closes at 23: 59 on the Closing Date. To report any e- Recruitment System challenges send an email with your (i) ID Number, (ii) profile email address, (iii) details of your issue to: erecruitment@ecdoe.gov.za. Do not send any applications to this email address; should you do so, your applications/ CV will be regarded as lost and will not be considered. Technical support is limited to working hours: (08:00 16:30 Mon-Thursday and 08:00- 16:00 on Friday). Direct all enquiries to the specified enquiries person or email Address. Reference numbers to quote: DOE107/10/2026, DOE108/10/2026 Closing date: 13 November 2026. Applications received after closing date will not be considered. Use the new Z83 form and attach a detailed CV.
Responsibilities
- Attend to clients.
- Handle telephone and other enquiries received.
- Receive and register hand delivered mail/files.
- Receive all mail.
- Sort, register and dispatch mail.
- Distribute notices on registry issues.
- Opening and closing files according to the record classification system.
- Filing/storage, tracing (electronically/manually) and retrieval of documents and files.
- Complete index cards for all files.
- Open and maintain franking machine register.
- Frank post, record money and update register on a daily basis.
- Do spot checks on posts to ensure that no private posts are included.
- Lock post in postbag for messengers to deliver to Post Office.
- Open & maintain remittance register.
- Record all valuable articles as prescribed in remittance register.
- Hand delivers and signs over remittances to finance.
- Send wrong remittances back to sender via registered post and record reference number in register.
- Keep record daily of amount of letters received.
- Electronic scanning of files.
- Sort and package files for archives and distribution.
- Compile list of documents to be archived and submit to the supervisor.
- Keep records for archived documents.
Requirements
- A Grade 12 certificate with no experience required.
- Effective communication skills (written and verbal skills) and a good command of English language.
- Knowledge of registry duties, practices as well as the ability to capture data, and operate computer.
- Working knowledge and understanding of the legislative framework governing the Public Service.
- Knowledge of storage and retrieval procedures in terms of the working environment.
- Knowledge and understanding of PFMA, Treasury Regulations, Public Service Act and Employment of Educator Act.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Well-developed reasoning mathematical, innovative thinking as well as problem solving ability, ability to execute variety of tasks and be able to work under pressure.
- Knowledge of Education Sector will be added advantage.