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  4. Policy administration professionals

Policy administration professionals

Policy administration professionals develop and analyze policies guiding the design, implementation and modification of government and commercial operations and programs.

Skill level: Highly skilled

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  • Salary range for the majority of workers in Policy administration professionals - from R11 707 to R53 258 per month - 2025.
  • A Policy administration professionals typically earns between R11 707 and R30 681 net per month at the start of the job.
  • After 5 years of service, this is between R16 114 and R40 564 per month for a working week of 45 hours.

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  • Policy officer
  • Programme officer
  • Project officer
  • Policy advisor

Duties and tasks

  • Liaising and consulting with program administrators and other interested parties to identify policy needs
  • Reviewing existing policies and legislation to identify anomalies and out-of-date provisions
  • Researching social, economic and industrial trends, and client expectations of programs and services provided
  • Formulating and analyzing policy options, preparing briefing papers and recommendations for policy changes, and advising on preferred options
  • Assessing impacts, financial implications, interactions with other programs and political and administrative feasibility of policies
  • Conducting threat and risk assessments and developing responses
  • Reviewing operations and programs to ensure consistency with policies of the organization

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  • Policy officer
  • Programme officer
  • Project officer
  • Policy advisor

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