Basic Education Vacancies

ANNEXURE A

DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION
The Department of Basic Education is committed to providing equal opportunities and practicing
affirmative action employment. It is our intention to promote equity through the filling of all numeric

targets as contained in the Employment Equity Plan. To facilitate this process successfully, an indication
of race, gender and disability status is required. Preference will be given to underrepresented groups as
per the DBE Employment Equity Targets. Women and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

APPLICATIONS : Submitted via post to: Private Bag X895, Pretoria, 0001 or hand-deliver to: The
Department of Basic Education, 222 Struben Street, Pretoria or you can email
your application at Recruitment@dbe.gov.za. Please visit the Department of

Education’s website at www.education.gov.za or the Department of Public
Service and Administration vacancy circulars at www.dpsa.gov.za
FOR ATTENTION : Ms M Mahape/Ms N Kumalo
CLOSING DATE : 07 April 2026
NOTE : Applications must be submitted on the most recently approved Z83Application
for Employment Form, obtainable from the DBE Website or any Public Service
Department/Webpage. Use of the old Z83 Form will result in disqualification.

The Z83 must be completed in full and page 2 duly signed. A clear indication
of the post and reference number that is being applied for must be indicated
on your Z83. Applicants are not required to submit copies of qualifications and
other relevant documents on application but must submit the Z83 with a
detailed Curriculum Vitae (only). Certified copies of qualifications and other
relevant documents will be requested from shortlisted candidates on or before
the day of the interview. Successful candidates will be subjected to Personnel

Suitability Checks (criminal record, citizenship & financial/asset record checks,
qualification and employment verification including social media profiles).
Appointment is subject to positive results of the security clearance process.
The successful candidate will be required to sign an annual performance
agreement and, where applicable, annually disclose his/her financial interests.
All applicants are required to declare any conflict or perceived conflict of
interest, to disclose memberships of Boards and directorships that they may

be associated with. Applicants who do not comply with the abovementioned
requirements will not be considered. Applications received after the closing
date or faxed applications will not be considered.

MANAGEMENT ECHELON

POST 10/01 : CHIEF DIRECTOR: CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING

REF NO: DBE/24/2026
Branch: Curriculum Policy, Support and Monitoring
Chief Directorate: Curriculum Implementation and Monitoring
Applicants who previously applied need not re-apply

SALARY : R1 494 900 per annum
CENTRE : Pretoria

REQUIREMENTS : The applicant must be in a possession of a relevant Bachelor’s degree (NQF
level 7) or equivalent qualification as recognised by SAQA; Five years’
experience at a Senior managerial level and in high level planning and
management; Extensive knowledge, insight and experience in the broad
education policy framework that guides the provision of education in South
African schools, curriculum development and support as it applies to the
National Curriculum Framework (NCF) for the 0-4 years old as well as the

National Curriculum Statement and Curriculum Assessment Policy Statement
(CAPS) for Grades R to 12.Process Competencies: Knowledge Management;
Service Delivery Innovation; Problem Solving and Analysis; Client Oriented,
customer focus and communication skills. Core Competencies: Strategic
capability and Leadership; Programme and project management; Financial
Management; Knowledge management; People management and
Empowerment; Promotion of communication, Innovation and Creativity.

DUTIES : The successful candidate will be responsible for providing strategic leadership,
managing, guiding and supporting the Chief Directorate: Curriculum
Implementation and Monitoring in its objective to improve the quality of Basic
Education for the 0-4 years olds in Grades R to 12 through improving teacher
capacity and practices; Increasing learner participation and success rate to
meet the National Development Plan and Action Plan 2019 towards Schooling

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2030; Collaborating with state institutions, National and International Bodies as
well as NGO’s; Developing and ensuring implementation of Norms and
Standards in line with section 3 and 8 of the National Education Policy Act;
Strengthening School Based Assessment to enhance teaching practice;
Developing and implementing a strategy to promote the utilisation of data to

enhance teaching quality and efficiency; Developing and implementing
business processes on the work done to inform Norms and Standards;
Improving the quality of Early Childhood Development (ECD); Improving the
access of children to qualify for ECD below Grade 1 as well as the grade
promotion of learners through Grade 1 to 9 phases of school; Improving the
access of Inclusive Education; Ensuring that all children remain effectively
enrolled in school up to the year in which they turn 15; Development and

maintaining of policies and programmes to ensure quality implementation of
the NCF and the CAPS, including having responsibility for quality programmes
for children experiencing barriers to learning; Increasing the number of learners
in Grade 6 who have mastered the minimum language and mathematics
competencies; Increase the number of learners in Grade 9 who by the end of
the year have mastered the minimum language and mathematics
competencies; Implementation of the IIAL and GET Strategy and increasing

the number of Grade 12 learners who became eligible for a Bachelor’s
programme at University.
ENQUIRIES : Ms M Mahape Tel No: (012) 357 3291 or Ms N Kumalo Tel No: (012) 357 339
NOTE : A Certificate for SMS pre-entry programme is required for all SMS
appointments, the full details of the outlined requirements and course
information can be sourced by following the link
https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry programme. 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. Following the interview and
the technical exercise, the selection panel will recommend candidates to attend
a generic managerial competency assessment (in compliance with the DPSA
Directive on the implementation of competency-based assessments). The

competency assessment will be testing generic managerial competencies
using the mandated DPSASMS competency assessment tools.The incumbent
will have to sign an annual performance agreement as well as annually
disclose his/her financial interests and be subjected to a security clearance.

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