Department of Water and Sanitation: Registry Clerk Position Available in Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

Department of Water and Sanitation: Registry Clerk Position Available in Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha). The Department of Water and Sanitation invites job seekers to apply for a registry clerk position; no experience is required.

Location: Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha), South Africa

Category: Government Vacancies

Closing Date: 11/09/2026

Requirements

• A Senior/Grade 12 certificate or relevant qualification
• Knowledge of human resources functions and practices, as well as the ability to capture data, operate computers, and collate administrative statistics
• Basic knowledge and insight into Human Resources prescripts
• Knowledge of basic financial operating systems (PERSAL)
• Knowledge of registry duties and practices, as well as the ability to capture data and operate computers
• Working knowledge and understanding of the legislative framework governing the Public Service
• Knowledge of storage and retrieval procedures in terms of the working environment
• Understanding of the work in registry
• Knowledge of working procedures in terms of the working environment flexibility

Duties and responsibilities

• Provide counter services: Attend to clients
• Handle telephone and other enquiries received
• Receive and register hand-delivered mail/files
• Handle incoming and outgoing correspondence: Receive all mail
• Sort, register and dispatch mail
• Distribute notices on registry issues. Render an effective filing and record management service: Opening and closing files according to record classification system
• Filling/storage, tracing (electronically/ manually) and retrieval of documents and files
• Complete index cards for all files
• Operate office machines in relation to the registry function: Open and maintain Franking machine register
• Frank post, record money and update register daily
• Undertake spot checks on post to ensure no private post is included
• Lock post in postbag for messengers to deliver to the post Office
• Open & maintain remittance register
• Record all valuable articles as prescribed in the remittance register
• Hand-deliver and sign over remittances to finance
• Send wrong remittances back to sender via registered post and record reference number in register
• Keep daily record of number of letters franked
• Process documents for archiving and/ disposal: 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

How to Apply

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