The Department of Water and Sanitation is advertising several clerk posts where the only qualification needed is a Senior Certificate or Grade 12. These Water and Sanitation vacancies appear in DPSA Public Service Vacancy Circular 35 of 2026 and close on 16 October 2026.
What makes these worth applying for is the wording on experience. For the Administration Clerk posts, the advert states that experience in clerical and administrative duties “will serve as an added advantage”, and that a National Diploma or Degree will too. Neither is a requirement. If you have matric and you are organised, you meet the minimum.
Administration Clerk: Auxiliary Services (2 Posts)
- Post number: 35/166
- Reference: PUCMA 43
- Positions: 2
- Salary: R237 453 per annum (Level 5)
- Centre: Durban
- Agency: Pongola-Umzimkhulu Catchment Management Agency, Auxiliary Services
Requirements
A Senior or Grade 12 certificate. Experience in clerical and administrative duties, and a National Diploma or Degree, each serve as an added advantage rather than a requirement.
The advert asks for knowledge of administrative procedures and policies, the legislative framework governing the Public Service, filing systems and archives, and cell phone administration. Computer literacy in MS Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint is needed, along with the ability to work under pressure, strong interpersonal relations, planning and organising, and verbal and written communication.
Duties
Providing administrative support to Auxiliary Services, arranging accommodation and flight bookings through service providers, compiling the VA2 for the section, recording incoming mail and invoices from stakeholders, preparing submissions, issuing access cards to staff and visitors and keeping registers, maintaining the filing system, relieving on switchboard duties, taking messages, supplying basic information to customers about departmental services, providing registry services in the Provincial Office, and ordering and distributing stationery.
Enquiries: Ms N Mdunge, 082 798 0422.
Administration Clerk: Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement
- Post number: 35/168
- Reference: PUCMA 45
- Salary: R237 453 per annum (Level 5)
- Centre: Durban
- Requirements: A Senior or Grade 12 certificate, or a relevant qualification
This one asks for knowledge of clerical functions and practices, the ability to capture data, operate a computer and collate administrative statistics, planning and organising skills, verbal and written communication, basic knowledge of Human Resources prescripts, and good people and diversity management skills.
Duties include general clerical support, recording, organising, storing, capturing and retrieving correspondence and data within the unit, updating registers and statistics, handling routine enquiries, photocopying, typing letters, distributing documents to stakeholders, maintaining the filing system, assisting with organising meetings and taking minutes, and assisting with procurement.
Enquiries: Ms Zanele Msimang, 082 908 8141.
Human Resource Clerk: Human Resource Management
- Post number: 35/169
- Reference: MTCMA 25
- Salary: R237 453 per annum (Level 5)
- Centre: Kugompo
- Agency: Mzimvubu Tsitsikamma Catchment Management Agency
- Requirements: A Senior or Grade 12 certificate, or a relevant qualification
Knowledge sought includes Human Resources functions and practices, the ability to capture data and operate a computer, basic knowledge of HR prescripts, financial operating systems such as PERSAL, registry duties and practices, and the legislative framework governing the Public Service. Duties cover recruitment and selection including advertisements, appointments and transfers.
How to Apply for These Water and Sanitation Vacancies
Applications are online only, through the Department’s e-recruitment portal at erecruitment.dws.gov.za.
- Register and apply through the online link before the closing date.
- Do not attach certified copies of qualifications, your identity document or driver’s licence at application stage. Shortlisted candidates supply these at the interview, in line with DPSA Circular 19 of 2022.
- Applicants with professional or occupational registration must provide the relevant Part B on the Z83.
- Make sure the form is complete in every respect. Failure to complete or disclose information means the application will not be accepted.
- Submit before 16 October 2026.
Our guide to the Z83 form explains each section and the common mistakes.
What Happens After You Apply
Shortlisted candidates undergo a personnel suitability check covering criminal and credit records and citizenship, plus SAQA verification of any foreign qualification. All shortlisted candidates undertake two pre-entry assessments: a practical exercise on the post’s technical and generic requirements, and an integrity assessment. Candidates complete a financial disclosure form and undergo security clearance.
Foreign nationals or dual citizenship holders must provide a police clearance certificate from their country of origin, only if shortlisted. Correspondence is limited to shortlisted candidates.
Before You Apply
Water and Sanitation vacancies are advertised free of charge and applications are made only through the official departmental portal. If anyone asks you for money in connection with these posts, it is a scam — see our guide to spotting job scams.
Also closing 16 October: Department of Labour posts needing Grade 10 or Grade 12 with no experience, and a Public Works Registry Clerk post in Gqeberha. Studying next year? NSFAS 2027 closes 31 October.
Details compiled from DPSA Public Service Vacancy Circular 35 of 2026, published 2 October 2026. Always confirm against the official circular before applying. We are not the employer and do not receive applications.