DFFE Housekeeping Executive X3 Jobs 2026 | Grade 9 / ABET Level 2

Job Description

The National Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) is recruiting 3 Housekeeping Executives for positions based in Pretoria and QwaQwa.

The positions offer a salary of R144 024 per annum. Applicants need Grade 9 or an ABET Level 2 Certificate, while experience in rendering cleaning services will be an added advantage.

Job Details

Position: Housekeeping Executive
Post: 29/32
Number of Posts: 3
Department: National Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Salary: R144 024 per annum

Centres & Reference Numbers

Minimum Requirements

Applicants must have:

• Grade 9 or ABET Level 2 Certificate
• Experience in rendering cleaning services will be an added advantage
• Understanding one of the official languages used in the Department
• Ability to work individually and in a team

Skills Required

• Good interpersonal relations
• Communication
• Sound organizing and planning skills
• Have a sense of responsibility and loyalty
• Ability to work long hours voluntarily

Duties

Successful candidates will be responsible for:

• Provide cleaning service in the department
• Cleaning of offices, boardrooms, kitchen, and passages
• Clean the computer printer and cabinets
• Provide support for meetings in the department
• Washing cups and filling up water bottles
• Removing waste and disposing of the main dustbin
• Handling cleaning material
• Using the cleaning material and equipment in a prescribed manner
• Prepare tea and water for meetings
• Removing and washing cups after the meeting
• Maintain and update stock levels
• Keep stock (cutlery, crockery, cleaning equipment, refill beverage) list and levels of cutlery and crockery
• Receive and pack stock
• Report faults, loss, and breakage of utensils/equipment

How to Apply

All applications must be submitted online through the DFFE e-Recruitment system:

https://erecruitment.environment.gov.za/

Applicants must complete all sections of the online Z83 and attach a detailed CV with at least three (3) contactable references.

Failure to complete or disclose all required information will automatically disqualify the applicant.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of qualifications, identity document and driver’s license on or before the day of the interview.

Closing Date

31 August 2026 at 16:00

No late applications will be accepted.

Enquiries

Ms. N Molepo
Tel: (012) 399 8886

Important Notes

The National Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Preference may be given to appointable applicants from underrepresented designated groups in terms of the Department’s equity plan. Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Correspondence will be limited to successful candidates only. Shortlisted candidates will be subjected to screening and security vetting to determine their suitability for employment, including criminal records, citizenship status, credit worthiness, previous employment reference checks and qualification verification.

It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).

The Department reserves the right not to make an appointment. If you have not been contacted within three (3) months after the closing date of the advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

By submitting the employment application form, applicants agree and consent in terms of Section 11(1) of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), 2013 (Act 4 of 2013), for their personal information provided to the DFFE to be processed for recruitment purposes in accordance with POPIA.