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Examines deeds and documents and supervises quality assurance, training and distribution in Corporate Services. Requires a relevant law/deeds-registration qualification and three years’ first-level examination experience. Job grade: Level 09 Salary: R487 197 per annum Number of posts: 3 Reference: 3/1/1/1/2026/343 Duty station: Western Cape (Cape Town)

How to apply

The advert directs applications to Officer of the Registrar of Deeds: Mpumalanga, 25 Bell Street, Mbombela, 1200, or through http://deedsportal.deeds.gov.za. Submit a separate application form for each post. Use the new Z83 form, include full particulars/CV, and indicate reference number 3/1/1/1/2026/343.

Responsibilities

• Examine deeds and documents.
• Check that first level examination duties have been performed and initiate corrective measures where necessary.
• Examine deeds for registrability, advise conveyancers, and pass or reject deeds and documents.
• Compile quality assurance reports and take appropriate interventions.
• Update acts, manuals and circulars.
• Train subordinates and nominate them for deeds training courses.
• Consult with clients and provide guidance to Conveyancers.
• Distribute deeds and monitor allocated townships, schemes, rosters, corrective maintenance and expedited deeds.
• Analyse DOTS reports and implement measures to address backlogs.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 Certificate and National Diploma in Law / National Diploma Deeds Registration Law / Buris / B Proc / LLB or related equivalent qualification.
• 3 years’ experience in first level examination of deeds and documents.
• Knowledge of deeds-registration processes and procedures, statutory interpretation, examination of deeds, human-resource prescripts, project management and property law.
• Skills in computer literacy, communication, organising, problem solving, interpersonal relations, report writing, supervision, people management, interpretation, analysis and presentation.