Directorate: Animal Health
SALARY: R144 024 per annum (Level 02), (all-inclusive package)
CENTRE : Mpumalanga: Hectorspruit
REQUIREMENTS: ABET/Basic Education. No experience required. Job Related Knowledge: Repair and maintenance and patrol roads. Firefighting. Signs of animal disease. Animal tracking. Job-Related Skills: Basic numeracy skills and basic literacy skills. Work overtime and during weekends. Exposure to wild animals. Exposure to extreme weather conditions.
DUTIES: Repair breakages and replace stolen sections of fence. Remove trees, weeds, and tall grasses along the fence and patrol roads and apply herbicides as required. Maintenance and repair of the patrol road and drainage trenches. Firefighting and prevention of fire along the fence. Prevent/deter transboundary movement of animal diseases. Daily patrol and inspection of disease control fence for breakages. Quarantine all illegal animals. Safe disposal of carcasses found along the fence. Daily patrol of gates on the disease control fences. Care for quarantined livestock. Maintenance and safeguarding of Departmental assets and consumables. Safekeeping of fencing materials and equipment. Maintenance of fencing equipment. Cleaning the storeroom and office. Wash departmental car. Communicate and report unwanted activities in the boundary area. Liaison with local community, farmers, security cluster. Routine feedback to supervisor. Immediate reporting of illegal movement of animals or signs of animal disease to supervisor. Reporting of illegal nonanimal related activities to security cluster.
ENQUIRIES: Mr Thabo Motsisi at 072 198 5067
APPLICATIONS: Applications can be submitted by hand delivery during office hours to 20 Steve Biko Street, Agriculture Place, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0002 or by email TMArecruit24@nda.gov.za.
NOTE: EE Target: Coloured, Indian, White Males and African, Coloured, White Females and Persons with disability
CLOSING DATE: 12 May 2026 at 16:00
NOTE: To apply, submit a completed Z83 form and detailed Curriculum Vitae (PDF document to a maximum of 10 megabytes) via e-mail or hand delivery. The Department will not be held responsible for server delays. Late applications due to technical issues will not be considered. Shortlisted candidates must provide certified copies of required documents (Identity Document, qualifications, etc) where necessary and service certificates to support senior management experience to Human Resources before the interviews, including South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) evaluation reports for foreign qualifications. Failure to comply will result in disqualification.