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Three posts to examine deeds and documents, conduct quality assurance, train subordinates and manage deed distribution and backlogs. Requires a relevant law/deeds-registration qualification and three years' first-level examination experience. Reference: 3/1/1/1/2026/343 Salary: R487 197 per annum (Level 9). Number of posts: 3. Duty station: Directorate: Examination, Execution, and Deeds Training Services: Mpumalanga (Mbombela).

How to apply

Submit a completed Z83 form and detailed Curriculum Vitae (PDF document to a maximum of 10 megabytes) by hand delivery during office hours to Officer of the Registrar of Deeds: Mpumalanga at 25 Bell Street Mbombela 1200, or apply through http://deedsportal.deeds.gov.za. Please submit a separate application form for each post.

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 about non-compliance with practice, procedures and legislation then pass or reject deeds and documents.
• Compile quality assurance report, take appropriate interventions and submit.
• Update acts, manuals and circulars.
• Training of subordinates.
• Conduct person-to-person training and keep training schedule and submit.
• Nominate subordinates for deeds training courses.
• Consult with clients relating to deeds and documents.
• Discuss notes with Conveyancers and provide guidance.
• Check the deeds for compliance and remove notes.
• Distribute deeds.
• Sort and assess / value deeds for distribution and compile distribution list.
• Distribute deeds according to transactions and batches to Examiners.
• Monitor allocated townships / schemes / rosters / corrective maintenance and expedited deeds.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 Certificate and a 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.