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Gauteng Department of e-Government Vacancies: Apply by 28 November 2025

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Are you passionate about digital transformation in the public sector? The Gauteng Department of e-Government is recruiting for key positions in debt management, ERP support, registry and security. If you have the skills and experience to support a modern, technology-driven administration, these Gauteng Department of e-Government vacancies are a great opportunity to grow your career in Johannesburg.

Vacancy Summary

Employer:Gauteng Department of e-Government
Closing Date:28 November 2025
Location:Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Deputy Director: Debt Management (REFS/023181)

Chief Directorate: Human Resources Services – Debt Management
Salary: R896 436 per annum (all-inclusive package)
Centre: Johannesburg

Requirements

  • Qualification in Financial Accounting / Financial Management at NQF Level 7 (as recognised by SAQA).
  • At least 3 years’ experience at supervisory (Assistant Director) level in a debt management environment.
  • Relevant training in:
    • Debt administration and collection processes
    • Management and leadership
  • Strong knowledge of:
    • e-GOV and GPG business
    • Public Service Act and Regulations
    • National Credit Act
    • Debt management (including IFRS, IAS, GAAP and legal prescripts)
    • Debt collection processes and public sector revenue collection
    • Treasury Regulations and PFMA
    • BAS, PERSAL, SAP or other ERP systems
    • Financial compliance and reporting

Skills and Attributes

  • Strong analytical skills and decision-making
  • Debt management policy application and bad debt management
  • Financial information systems competency
  • Conflict management, research and budgeting skills
  • Leadership, team management and interpersonal skills
  • Client orientation, planning and organising
  • Professional communication and report writing
  • High levels of confidentiality, impartiality and alignment with departmental values

Key Duties

  • Reduce new and legacy debts in line with set collection targets.
  • Allocate new debts timeously and oversee tracing of uncontactable debtors.
  • Communicate with debtors, resolve disputes and approve outbound debt communications.
  • Verify debt statements, reminder letters and letters of demand.
  • Monitor Acknowledgement of Debt (AOD) processes and instalments on PERSAL.
  • Perform due diligence before referral of cases to the State Attorney and monitor progress.
  • Administer and approve doubtful and bad debt write-off processes.
  • Ensure BAS and Debt Collection systems are reconciled.
  • Oversee new debt notifications, credit balances and ledger account maintenance within SLA.
  • Approve credit refunds, transfers and journal processing related to debts.
  • Ensure proper internal controls, accurate reconciliations and complete record-keeping.
  • Manage and develop staff (ASDs, practitioners and filing clerks), including performance management, mentoring and training.
  • Build and maintain stakeholder relationships (client departments, GPT Fiscal Policy, State Attorneys, auditors).
  • Prepare management reports and provide data for Annual Financial Statements in line with IFRS, IAS and GAAP.

Senior Admin Officer: ERP Basis (REFS/023531)

Branch: Information Communication Technology Shared Services (ICTSS) – Applications Competency (ERP BASIS)
Salary: R397 116 per annum (plus benefits)
Centre: Johannesburg

Requirements

  • National Diploma or equivalent qualification in Information Technology at NQF Level 6.
  • 2–3 years’ experience in SAP BASIS administration and Linux server operating systems.
  • SAP BASIS Academy certification and database administration (MSSQL or HANA).

Knowledge and Competencies

  • General GPG business and government regulations and procedures.
  • ERP standards, protocols and SAP BASIS best practice.
  • Project management and change management.
  • MS Operating Systems experience.

Skills and Attributes

  • Strong communication and report-writing skills
  • Analytical thinking and problem solving
  • Computer literacy and planning/organisation
  • Ability to work under pressure, encourage teamwork and drive quality and innovation

Key Duties

  • Monitor and report on ERP Basis system performance and uptime.
  • Check critical transactions and report issues in line with SAP best practices.
  • Report on backups and system health.
  • Conduct performance testing and interpret system statistics for optimisation.
  • Perform upgrading, patching and administration of SAP and database systems.
  • Run periodic clean-ups and maintenance tasks.
  • Assist with the design, development, testing and documentation of system changes.
  • Help determine system specifications and support migration from old to new platforms.
  • Provide user training after implementation, and support business process modelling in projects.
  • Support SAP servers at DB and OS level, including patching and incident handling.

Registry Clerk (REFS/022742)

Branch: Corporate Management – Human Resource Administration & Payroll Services
Salary: R228 321 per annum (plus benefits)
Centre: Johannesburg

Requirements

  • NQF Level 4 / Grade 12
  • No experience required
  • Knowledge of registry duties, document storage and retrieval procedures
  • Understanding of the legislative framework governing the Public Service

Skills and Attributes

  • Computer literacy (MS package)
  • Planning and organising
  • Good verbal and written communication
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Decisive, quality oriented, innovative and customer-focused
  • Team worker, flexible and action-oriented

Key Duties

  • Provide registry counter services: receive, register, sort and file documents for easy retrieval.
  • Respond to internal and external enquiries and submit relevant forms to GEPF.
  • Retrieve files requested by auditors within agreed SLAs.
  • Track and trace files and correspondence.
  • Transfer and collect files to/from other government departments.
  • Store files numerically according to the records classification system.
  • Open and close files as required.
  • Prepare files for archiving or disposal in line with the National Archives Act.
  • Maintain records for all archived and transferred files.
  • Compile monthly reports and digitise documents (scanning, copying) as needed.

Security Officer (REFS/022744) – X2 Posts

Branch: Corporate Management – Security Management
Salary: R163 680 per annum (plus benefits)
Centre: Johannesburg

Requirements

  • Grade 10
  • Grade C security training from a PSIRA-recognised training centre
  • Valid PSIRA Grade C registration
  • No experience required

Knowledge and Skills

  • Understanding of government regulations, policies and procedures
  • Knowledge of access control procedures and movement of equipment and stores
  • Knowledge of prescribed security procedures (e.g. MIS, NISA, Protection of Information Act)
  • Knowledge of emergency procedures and alarm systems
  • Communication, interpersonal and report-writing skills
  • Ability to work under pressure, with strong teamwork and quality orientation

Key Duties

  • Perform access control for staff, visitors and service providers.
  • Verify appointments and direct visitors to appropriate service points.
  • Maintain admission control registers and issue visitor permits.
  • Operate X-ray machines and walk-through metal detectors where required.
  • Patrol buildings and premises to check doors, taps, fire hazards, electrical points and suspicious objects.
  • Apply emergency procedures and alert relevant services when needed.
  • Monitor alarm systems and CCTV; report incidents immediately.
  • Control and record movement of equipment, documents and stores.
  • Inspect vehicles entering and leaving the premises.
  • Ensure proper lock-up of offices and access points and record incidents in the occurrence book.

How to Apply

To apply and view more details for all Gauteng Department of e-Government vacancies, use one of the following options:

  • Online applications:
    Visit the Gauteng government jobs portal:
    Gauteng Provincial Government Jobs Portal
  • Manual applications (for e-Government Posts):
    Deliver your completed new Z83 form and comprehensive CV to:
    Gauteng Department of e-Government
    Imbumba House, 75 Fox Street, Marshalltown, Johannesburg

Important application notes:

  • Use the recent Z83 form (from any Public Service department or www.dpsa.gov.za/documents).
  • Complete all sections of the Z83 fully and sign page 2.
  • Clearly indicate the correct post title and reference number (e.g. REFS/023181).
  • Only a Z83 and detailed CV are required at application stage – do not attach copies of qualifications.
  • Only shortlisted candidates will be asked to submit certified copies of qualifications and other documents.
  • Non-RSA citizens and Permanent Residents with foreign qualifications must provide a SAQA evaluation (when shortlisted).
  • Applications received after 28 November 2025 or not meeting the requirements will not be considered.