CHIEF REGISTRAR

🏢 Office of the Chief Justice

CIRCULAR 7 OF 2026

🔢 Post Number 07/62

📑 Reference 2025/415/OCJ

💰 Salary R 986,964 p/a

⏳ Closing Date 13 March 2026

🗺️ Province Free State

📍 Centre Supreme Court Of Appeal: Bloemfontein

✅ Requirements

• Applicants should be in possession of an LLB degree, or a four (4) year legal qualification as recognised by SAQA
• A minimum of eight (8) years' post graduate experience gained as a Registrar
• Proven managerial/supervisory experience and a valid driver's license
• An LLM degree will be an added advantage
• All shortlisted candidates shall undertake a pre-entry practical exercise as part of the assessment method to determine the candidate's suitability based on the post's technical and generic requirements
• Skills and Competencies: Report writing skills
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Numerical skills
• Technical expertise
• Computer Literacy (MS Office)
• Attention to detail
• Planning, organising and control
• Problem solving and decision-making skills
• Customer service orientated
• Interpersonal skills
• Conflict management skills
• Strong work ethic and motivation
• Self-management
• Initiative
• Leadership
• Professional appearance and conduct

📝 Duties

• Mentor and advice on the tracking and management of the progression of all cases filed in court
• Management of time and events necessary to move cases from initiation through to disposition
• Make inputs on amendments of court rules and practice directives to improve efficiency at the Supreme Court of Appeal
• Implement directives issued by the President of the Supreme Court of Appeal
• Manage implementation of the Departmental Strategic Objectives relating to the processing of cases within the Case Flow Management Framework at the Supreme Court of Appeal
• Compiling of training manuals and providing of training to Registrars and Clerks
• Stakeholder Management
• Support Court and Case Flow Management/Quasi-Judicial functions
• Manage Service Level Agreement Framework
• Managing Strategic Court Efficiency Projects and Best Practices, Information and Case/Court Documentation Management System
• Safeguard case records in accordance with prescripts
• Achieve excellence in delivering planned customer service outcomes (i
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• service levels and standards) for the Department and monitoring the unit's service delivery in order to achieve the service delivery targets
• Ensure the highest level of customer care and customer satisfaction
• Manage staff and all HR related processes

📞 Enquiries

Technical Related Enquiries: Mr. M. Ndlokovane Tel No: (010) 493 2500; HR Related Enquiries Ms N. de la Rey Tel No: (051) 492 4523

📌 Important Note:

All applications must be submitted on a New Z83 form, which can be downloaded on internet at www.judiciary.org.za / www.dpsa.gov.za/dpsa2g/vacancies.asp or obtainable from any Public Service Department and should be accompanied by a recent comprehensive CV only; contactable referees (telephone numbers and email addresses must be indicated). Please send your documents in a PDF and put them in one folder. Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of qualifications and other related documents on or before the day of the interview following communication from Human Resources. All shortlisted candidates, including SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One must be a practical exercise, and the other must be an Integrity (Ethical Conduct) Assessment. Selection panels shall score both technical exercises as an additional criterion in the interview process. All shortlisted candidates for SMS posts will be subjected to a technical competency exercise that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of which will be communicated by the Department. Following the interview and technical exercise, the selection panel will recommend candidates to attend generic managerial competencies using the mandated DPSA SMS competency assessment tools. Applicants could be required to provide consent for access to their social media accounts. Prior to appointment for SMS, a candidate would be required to complete the Nyukela Programme: Pre-entry Certificate to Senior Management Services as endorsed by DPSA which is an online course, endorsed by the National School of Government (NSG). The course is available at the NSG under the name Certificate for entry into the SMS and the full details can be sourced by the following link: https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry-programme/. Each application form must be fully completed, duly signed and initialed on both pages by the applicant. The application must indicate the correct job title, the office where the position is advertised and the reference number as stated in the advert. Failure by the applicant to complete, sign and initial the application form will lead to disqualification of the application during the selection process. Applications on the old Z83 will unfortunately not be considered. Should you be in possession of a foreign qualification, it must be accompanied by an evaluation 7considered. Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record, financial checks, qualification verification, citizenship checks, reference checks and employment verification). Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. If you have not been contacted within three (3) months after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. The Department reserves the right not to make any appointment(s) to the advertised post(s). Applicants who do not comply with the above-mentioned requirements, as well as applications received late, will not be considered. Failure to submit all the requested documents will result in the application not being considered during the selection process. All successful candidates will be expected to enter into an employment contract and a performance agreement within 3 months of appointment, as well as be required to undergo a security clearance three (3) months after appointment. The Office the Chief Justice complies with the provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA); Act No. 4 of 2013. We will use your personal information provided to us for the purpose of recruitment only and more specifically for the purpose of the position/vacancy you have applied for. In the event that your application was unsuccessful, the Office of the Chief Justice will retain your personal information for internal audit purposes as required by policies. All the information requested now or during the process is required for recruitment purposes. Failure to provide requested information will render your application null and void. The Office of the Chief Justice will safeguard the security and confidentiality of all information you shared during the recruitment process