Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) Recruitment May 2026 | Qualifications

Interested in contributing to the socioeconomic transformation in South Africa? The Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) recruitment has been officially announced for 2026. This deployment opens up highly competitive public service careers for qualified and interested South African citizens.

Job Overview

Organization	Department of Employment and Labour (DEL)
Eligible Nationality	South Africa
Location	Gauteng | Western Cape | Northern Cape
Employment Type	Full-time
Positions	22 Positions
Qualifications	Varies by Position
Application Deadline	8th June, 2026

Positions at DEL

1. Office Aid
2. Administration Clerk: Management Support Services
3. Administration Clerk: Inspection and Enforcement Services
4. Administration Clerk: Risk Management
5. Personnel Officer HRM
6. UI Claims Officer
7. BCEA Inspector
8. Client Service Officer: Public Employment Services (PES)
9. Client Service Officer: IES
10. Administrative Officer: Work-Seeker Registration
11. Administrative Officer: Management Support Services
12. OHS Inspector
13. Senior State Accountant: Finance
14. BCEA Inspector
15. Principal Inspector: Employer Audit
16. Senior Administration Officer: UIF Operations
17. Assistant Director: Administrative Support Service (IES)
18. Assistant Director: UI Operations
19. Deputy Director: Actuarial Services
20. Deputy Director: Treasury
21. Deputy Director: Investments
22. Director: Corporate Services

Requirements and Responsibilities

1. Office Aid

Location: Western Cape

Requirements          

• Standard 8/Grade 10.
• No experience.

Responsibilities          

• Ensure a clean office environment at all times.
• Provide food service’s aid.
• Assist in distributing stock.
• Assist with messenger functions.

2. Administration Clerk: Management Support Services

Location: Western Cape

Requirements  

• Matriculation/Grade 12/Senior certificate.
• No experience.

Responsibilities

• To render Supply Chain Management Function in a Labour Centre.
• Provide a finance and office management service to the Labour Centre.
• Render a Human Resource Management service at a Labour Centre daily.
• Responsible for training and performance activities in a Labour Centre.
• Responsible for the records management in a Labour Centre.
• Responsible for the transport in a Labour Centre and ensure safe keeping of pool cars.
• Render general administrative work for the Labour Centre as and when required.

3. Administration Clerk: Inspection and Enforcement Services

Location: Gauteng

Requirements

• Matriculation/Grade12/Senior certificate.
• No  experience. 

Responsibilities

• Render administration support services to the Directorate.
• Control the movement of documents and files in the Directorate.
• Provide Supply Chain Management support in the Directorate.
• Render Human Resource Services support for the Directorate.

4. Administration Clerk: Risk Management

Location: Western Cape

Requirements

• Matric/Grade 12 Certificate.
• No experience.

Responsibilities

• Administer and provide effective and efficient management risk registers.
• Perform office administration, logistical support function and ensure adequate functioning of risk management unit and committee.
• Provide administration support for the risk management activities in Supply Chain Management.
• Provide assistance on ethics and anti-corruption prevention strategy implemented.

5. Personnel Officer HRM

Location: Western Cape

Requirements

• Matriculation/Grade 12/Senior certificate plus Certificate in Human Resource Management Field. 

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and provide administrative support for service benefit of employees.
• Provide support to the recruitment and selection processes.
• Capture and update all personal data on PERSAL system.
• Attend to client’s enquiries.

6. Claims Officer

Location: Western Cape

Requirements

• Grade 12/ Senior Certificate.
• 0 to 6 months’ experience.

7. BCEA Inspector

Location: Western Cape

Requirements

• Three (3) years relevant qualification in Labour Relations/BCOM Law/LLB.
• A Valid driver’s license

Responsibilities

• Conduct occupational inspections with the aim of ensuring compliance with all labour legislations.
• Execute investigations on reported cases pertaining to contravention of labour legislation and enforce where and when necessary.
• Conduct proactive (Blitz) inspections regularly to monitor compliance with labour legislation.
• Conduct advocacy campaigns on identified and allocated labour legislation.
• Assist in drafting of inspection plans, reports and compilation of statistics on allocated cases.

8. Client Service Officer: Public Employment Services (PES)

Location: Western Cape

Requirements

• Matriculation/Grade 12/Senior Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Render registration services of work-seekers on ESSA.
• Render registration services of work and learning opportunities on ESSA.
• Refer work seekers for Employment Counselling services.
• Provide administrative support with the 17 placement of work seekers in work and learning opportunities.
• Render general administrative duties and participate in advocacy sessions as and when required.

9. Client Service Officer: IES

Location: Gauteng

Requirements

• Matriculation/Grade 12/Senior Certificate. 

Responsibilities

• Render services at help desk as the first point of entry within the Registration Services.
• Resolve all complaints on IES labour legislations received from Clients within the scope and dictates of the IES SOP.
• Render general administrative duties and participate in advocacy sessions as and when required.

10. Administrative Officer: Work-Seeker Registration

Location: Western Cape

Requirements

• A Three-year tertiary qualification in Administration/ Public Administration.
• One-year functional experience in work-seeker registration.

Responsibilities

• Ensure provision of support to Labour Centres for the delivery of work-seeker registration service.
• Dissemination of information to Labour Centres on registration of work-seekers on ESSA.
• Ensure provision of administrative support for capacity building on ESSA end users.
• Consolidate reports for ESSA user master database.

11. Administrative Officer: Management Support Services

Location: Western Cape

Requirements

• Three-year tertiary qualification in Public/ Human resource Management/ Public Management/ Administration.
• One-year functional experience in support services.

Responsibilities

• Render Supply Chain Management Function in a Labour Centre.
• Provide Finance, office services including fleet management within a Labour Centre.
• Render a Human Resource Management service at a labour Centre (Daily).
• Responsible for training and performance management in a Labour centre.
• Provide general administrative duties to the Labour Centre.
• Responsible for staff supervision and development.

12. OHS Inspector

Location: Nothern Cape

Requirements

• Three (3)-year tertiary qualification (NQF6) in Environmental Health, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Construction, Biology, Microbiology, Biomedical Sciences, Biotechnology, Biochemistry.
• A valid driver’s licence.

13. Senior State Accountant: Finance

Location: Northern Cape

Requirements

• Three (3) years tertiary or equivalent qualification in Finance/Accounting.
• Two (2) years functional experience in Financial Management Services. 

Responsibilities

• Authorise all financial transactions for the whole Province on financial transversal system (e.g. BAS LOGIS, PERSAL AND Safety-net). (Daily).
• Verify information to ensure proper financial documents management.
• Monitor budget process for the province.
• Proper control of Petty case.
• Clear suspense account and unallocated accounts before month closure.

14. BCEA Inspector

Location: Gauteng

Requirements

• Three (3) year tertiary qualification in Labour Relations/BCOM LAW/LLB. Valid motor vehicles driving licence.
• Two (2) years functional experience in inspection and enforcement services. 

Responsibilities

• Plan and independently conduct substantive inspections with the aim of ensuring compliance with Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA).
• Sectoral Determinations and the National Minimum Wage Act.
• Plan and execute investigations independently on reported cases pertaining to contravention of BCEA, SD and NMWA & Regulations and enforce as and when necessary.
• Plan and conduct structured advocacy on BCEA, SD and NMWA independently and analyse impact thereof, consolidate and compile report.
• Contribute at higher level to planning, drafting and maintenance of regional inspection plans execution.

15. Principal Inspector: Employer Audit

Location: Western Cape

Requirements

• Three (3) years relevant tertiary qualification in Labour Relations Management/ BCOM Law/ LLB/ Internal Audit.
• Two (2) years supervisory experience.
• Two (2) years functional experience in Auditing/ Financial Management. 

Responsibilities

• Monitor the implementation of UIA and COIDA strategy programs.
• Implement the systems that provide expert advice on sector specific UIA and COIDA matters.
• Control the process that monitor and evaluate impact of UIA and COIDA programs.
• Monitor the implementation of Advocacy Campaigns on COIDA regularly and when there are amendments.
• Manage the resources within the Inspectorate and Enforcement Unit.

16. Senior Administration Officer: UIF Operations

Location: Western Cape

Requirements

• An undergraduate qualification in Operations Management/ Public Management or Administration/ Business Administration or Management/ Financial Accounting/ Finance at NQF 6 as recognized by SAQA.
• Two (2) years functional experience in Client Services environment /Claims Processing environment or Insurance environment. 

Responsibilities

1. Provide Unemployment Insurance services through interaction with customers.
2. Provide quality assurance and follow-up on Unemployment Insurance applications.
3. Administer the UI Claims and Processing Services.
4. Supervise resources.

17. Assistant Director: Administrative Support Service (IES)

Location: Western Cape

Requirements

• Three (3) years relevant tertiary qualification in Labour Relations/ Human Resources Management/ Public/Business Management/ Administration.
• Two (2) years supervisory experience.
• Two (2) years functional experience in Inspection/ Administration Services. 

Responsibilities

• Conduct inspection with the aim of ensuring compliance with the labour legislation.
• Carry out investigation on cases reported regarding contravention of labour legislation and enforce where it is evident there is contravention.
• Conduct proactive inspection regularly to monitor compliance with labour legislation.
• Draft inspection plans, reports and compile statistics on the cases allocated, Manage the resources in the sub-section.

18. Assistant Director: UI Operations

Location: Western Cape

Requirements

• Undergraduate qualification in Operations Management/ Public Management or Administration/ Business Administration or Management/ Administration Management/ Management/ Financial Accounting/ Finance at NQF Level 6 as recognized by SAQA.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Four years’ experience of which two (2) years must be functional experience in Operations environment and two (2) years must be supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the employer services function in the province.
• Coordinate the provision of assessment, validation and adjudication of claims.
• Facilitate registry services in the province.
• Coordinate local appeals and complaints in the province.
• Coordinate General support.
• Manage resources in the unit.

19. Deputy Director: Actuarial Services

Location: Gauteng

Requirements

•   An undergraduate qualification in Actuarial Science at NQF Level 7 as recognized by SAQA.
• Five (5) years of working experience, of which three (3) years must be functional operational experience in an actuarial environment and two (2) years’ experience at an Assistant Director / Junior Management level within an actuarial environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Actuarial Valuations, Advanced Modelling and Statutory Reporting. Oversee, manage and assure Data extracts, Assumptions and Methodology Assurance.
• Maintain Governance, Compliance and ensure Audit Readiness.
• Coordinate external Actuarial Advisor Management.

20. Deputy Director: Treasury

Location: Gauteng

Requirements

• Undergraduate qualification in Financial Accounting, Finance, Economics at NQF Level 7 as recognized by SAQA
• Five (5) years working experience of which three (3) years must be functional experience in the cash flow liquidity management or treasury environments and two (2) years of experience at an Assistant Director/ Junior Management level.

Responsibilities

• Manage treasury operations, banking arrangements, and cash- management functions in line with PFMA and National Treasury Regulations.
• Manage cash-flow liquidity forecasting, liquidity- risk management, and short-term investment of funds for cash flow liquidity purposes.
• Ensure accounting and compliance with PFMA, National Treasury Regulations, FIC Act, Banks Act, Public Service Act, UIF policies, and GRAP standards.
• Manage resources.
• Manage treasury governance, internal controls, and reporting to oversight structures.
• Manage financial, human and physical resources of the Sub-directorate.

21. Deputy Director: Investments

Location: Gauteng

Requirements

• Undergraduate qualification in Investment Management/ Finance/ Accounting/ Economics/ an investment-related field of study at NQF Level 7 as recognized by SAQA.
• Five (5) years working experience, of which three (3) years must be functional operational experience in an investment environment and two (2) years at an Assistant Director/Junior Management level in an investment environment. 

Responsibilities

• Manage investment portfolio services and ensure alignment with investment- related prescripts, legislation, and policies.
• Manage investment accounting, valuation, and disclosure in accordance with GRAP standards.
• Monitor investment risk management, linking actuarial risk appetite, tolerance, duration to investment portfolio limits, exposures, and duration.
• Ensure governance, compliance, and reporting, to internal and external oversight structures and stakeholders.
• Manage financial, human, and physical resources of the Sub-directorate.

22. Director: Corporate Services

Location: Gauteng

Requirements

• A qualification at NOF level 7 as recognised by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAOA) in Human Resource Management/ Human Resource Development/Public Administration/ Public Management/ Financial Management/ Supply Chain Management/ Labour Relations/ Business Management/ Management (majoring in Public Management/Administration).
• Valid driver’s license.
• Five (5) years’ experience at Middle/ Senior Managerial level with experience in Human Resource Management; Employment Relations; Supply Chain Management; Financial Management environment. 

Responsibilities

• Oversee the management of human resources including capacity development and performance management in the province.
• Monitor the development and maintenance of the Province’s Organisational Structure and establishment.
• Oversee Financial and Supply Chain Management within the province.
• Manage the provision or communication services within the province.
• Manage the provision of Auxiliary Services and Fleet management obligations in the province.
• Manage staff and all other resources.

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