PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION: GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS (GDHS)

PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION: GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS (GDHS)

CLOSING DATE: 13 February 2026 NOTE: Requirement of applications: No late applications will be considered. No faxed or emailed applications will be accepted. The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements promotes equal opportunity and aims to implement affirmative action measures to address the disadvantages in employment.

Preference may be given to appointable applicants from the underrepresented designated groups in terms of the department’s equity plan. Candidates whose appointment will promote representativity in terms of race, disability, youth & gender will receive preference. Whites, Indians, Coloureds and Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments.

One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements, and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).

Applications should be submitted strictly online at https://jobs.gauteng.gov.za, and they should be accompanied by a new Z83 and a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV) only. Certified copies of qualifications, identity, and a valid driver’s license (where driving/travelling is an inherent requirement of the job) will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. Correspondence will only be limited to shortlisted candidates. If you have not been contacted within 3 months of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

For all SMS positions, the successful completion of the Public Service Senior Management Leadership Programme, as endorsed by the National School of Government and possession of the SMS Pre-Entry Certificate are required prior to appointment.

For more details on the pre-entry course, visit: https://www.thensg.gov.za/trainingcourse/sms-pre-entry-programme/. Following the interview and exercise, the selection panel will recommend candidates to attend a generic management competency assessment (in compliance with the DPSA Directive on the implementation of competency-based assessments).

The competency assessment will test generic management and development for SMS posts. The Department reserves the right not to make appointment(s) to the advertised post(s).PROVINCIAL