Registry Clerk

📝 About the role

Department of Public Works and Infrastructure is advertising Registry Clerk in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape (ref 2026/359). Main duties include: Receive mail from Post Office and internal clients. Remuneration: R237 453 per annum. Applications close 16 October 2026.

✅ Key duties

• Receive mail from Post Office and internal clients
• Open, stamp, sort mail and record in the register
• Receive parcels delivered by hand and record in the register
• Render courier service: package documents, place in envelopes, address envelopes; place them in and outgoing tray and record mail in the mail register
• File and retrieve files on-site and off-site storage
• Control movement of files and access to files
• Index, scanning, faxing
• Photocopying
• Reload franking machine, register priority mail, receive and date stamp invoices and forward to finance
• Register supply of files to officials and maintain register of files opened and make follow up if the file is not returned back to Registry after the due date

🎓 Requirements

• A minimum of National Senior Certificate/ Grade 12
• No experience required
• Completion of the Records Management course is a prerequisite
• Knowledge of records/ documents management, a file plan, mail and courier service procedures
• Knowledge Information Act (PAIA) and National Archives and Records Service Act (NARSA)
• Knowledge of electronic document and records management system will be an added advantage (EDRMS)
• Knowledge of Reapatala invoice tracking system
• Competencies needed: Planning and organizing skills
• Communication (verbal and written) Skills
• Problem solving skills, Customer care and Client orientation skills