Curriculum Advisor Vacancies in Department of Education

A dedicated portal tracking Senior Education Specialist (SES) and Deputy Chief Education Specialist (DCES) curriculum advisory vacancies across South African provincial education structures.

Job Analysis: Curriculum Advisor Key Performance Areas

CAPS Oversight & Implementation

Monitoring the systematic delivery of Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS). Analyzing provincial assessment tracking data to isolate regional learning bottlenecks.

Teacher Development & Training

Designing, managing, and facilitating targeted skills development workshops, content orientation programs, and modernized pedagogical training frameworks for classroom educators.

School Support Interventions

Conducting on-site evaluation visits to institutions, auditing teacher files, evaluating internal test frameworks, and deploying remedial academic recovery roadmaps.

Learning Material Moderation

Evaluating, verifying, and approving text references, digitized learning applications, resource packs, and provincial formal testing papers for localized accuracy.

Institutional Appointment Grades & Salary Notches (2026)

Curriculum advisory roles are classified as promotional office-based educational designations under the Public Service and Employment of Educators Acts:

Designation Framework Required Structural Qualifications & Thresholds Estimated Remuneration Scale (Per Annum)
Senior Education Specialist (SES) REQV 14 + Minimum 5 Years of Active Classroom Instructional Experience R465,000 – R580,000
Deputy Chief Education Specialist (DCES) REQV 14 + Minimum 8 Years Combined Instructional and School Management Experience R595,000 – R740,000

Active Provincial Advisory Vacancies Boards

Gauteng Department of Education (GDE)

Senior Education Specialist (SES): FET Phase Mathematics

Johannesburg East District Office | Ref: GDE/CURR-MATH04

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Senior Education Specialist (SES): Senior Phase Natural Sciences

Tshwane South District Office | Ref: GDE/CURR-NATSCI11

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Western Cape Education Department (WCED)

Deputy Chief Education Specialist (DCES): Foundation Phase Curriculum Coordinator

Cape Winelands Education District | Ref: WCED/CURR-DCES09

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KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education (KZNDOE)

Senior Education Specialist (SES): FET Phase Accounting & EMS

Pinetown District Office | Ref: KZN/CURR-ACC88

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Mpumalanga Department of Education

Senior Education Specialist (SES): Intermediate Phase Languages

Ehlanzeni District Office, Mbombela | Ref: MPU/CURR-LANG15

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Mandatory System Prerequisites

Applicants for office-based Curriculum Advisor positions must attach a thoroughly completed, hand-signed New Z83 Application Form alongside a detailed CV specifying actual management or head-of-department tracks. Current registration with **SACE** is an unalterable prerequisite for validation processing.