CONTROL IMMIGRATION OFFICER: INSPECTORATE

Closing Date: 03 July 2026

SALARY RANGE: R413001 - R486501

Skills and Competencies

- Service delivery innovation

- Client orientation and customer focus

- Excellent interpersonal skills

- Problem solving and conflict management

- Analytical skills

- Planning, organising and time management

- Good written and verbal communication skills

- Report writing

- Computer literacy

- Patriotic, honesty, and integrity

Duties

- Provide effective law enforcement and monitoring of the investigation of illegal foreigners according to the Immigration Act No 13 of 2002.

- Supervise, administrate, and enforce the detection, tracing, arrest, and detention of illegal foreigners within the country.

- Ensure effective investigation of cases involving smuggling of migrants, human trafficking, and illegal mass production of enabling documents such as birth certificates, travel documents, permits, visas, identity documents, and theft of face value documents.

- Assist in dealing with illegal migration facilitated by corruption and other high-profile cases.

- Appear and testify in court proceedings (both criminal and civil), as well as disciplinary enquiries on behalf of the Department.

- Monitor the process of the deportation of illegal foreigners out of the country to their country of origin.

- Administrate and implement inspections in loco.

- Assist in the promotion of a climate in the country that discourages illegal migration and ensures that illegal foreigners depart the country either through deportation or voluntarily, in line with applicable Acts and Regulations.

- Monitor the influx of foreigners residing in the country and ensure that they have legal documentation.

- Timeously liaise with all law enforcement agencies and other relevant institutions on the verification of the identity of foreigners who contravene the provisions of applicable Legislation.

- Administrate the arrest and deportation of illegal foreigners who are unwilling to leave the country voluntarily, in a lawful manner.

- Assist in crime combatting operations with other law enforcement agencies.

- Participate in security cluster forums and case flow management meetings.

- Prepare reports and statistics as directed.

- Operate, maintain, and safeguard the assigned heavy-duty vehicle as well as designated tools of trade, in accordance with relevant Departmental policy frameworks.

- Ensure the implementation of Departmental policies and procedures.

- Maintain relationships with various stakeholders (internal and external).

- Ensure effective and efficient management of human, physical, and financial resources within the Unit.

- Coach and guide staff on compliance with all regulatory requirements.