Communications Officer - Johannesburg, South Africa - Seriti

Seriti

Verified Company

Johannesburg, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Seriti is a Setswana word meaning shadow.

It has the meta meaning of the contribution that each person makes to the lives of others and their community, for the good or the bad.

For us, this implies a special reverence for the ability of human beings to work together and improve life in the community through cooperation and discussion-based learning.

At Seriti there is a strong belief in people and in their capacity to be drivers of change and progress in pursuit of a society with more opportunities, building toward a better future.

Seriti works in communities to hone capabilities in tandem with its social partners and community champions to create work opportunities; alleviate poverty and inequality; strengthen caregivers, and nurture stronger, food-secure, resilient economically viable communities and township enterprises.

Based in Woodmead, Johannesburg, Seriti seeks to appoint a

COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER / WRITER

The role involves supporting and promoting the Seriti Institute brand, activities and programme opportunities and outcomes on social media; coordinating and facilitating the Seriti TALKS events and other training events and maintaining the Seriti social media platforms and website.

Key responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to:

Resourcing and Administration:

Assist with brainstorming ideas with key programme staff, including New Business Development
Source research materials, photos, graphics and quotations for technical media, design, and communications work;
Assume responsibility for the production of resources (i.e. diagrams, blurbs, profiles and other media) used in proposals, writeups and other materials supporting, the CEO, business development, operations and facilitated workshops
Support CEO and NBD in the content creation of documents for marketing Seriti's value proposition

Media and Communications:

Implement the overall communications and dissemination strategy; including projectspecific communications
Develop and maintain company branding, achievements, announcements, and mailing lists database
Drafting fresh and relevant content for electronic and print media
Marketing Social Media Training Courses
Assisting Solutions Exchange Partners with Social Media
Manage and maintain the Seriti website

Events Coordination:

Coordinate seminars, events, and Seriti TALKS including communication and debriefing of speakers, communication with delegates, and creation of knowledgerepository resources for events (i.e. brochures, pamphlets etc.)
Establishing an Online Repository of Learnings/Papers/Think Pieces from all stakeholders
Provide social media and website linkages to events

Copying Editing and Support:

Working with the rest of Seriti's management team to build and strengthen Seriti's reporting and writing
Assist with the preparation of reports and proposals and copyedit to improve readability
Read reports and proposals to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax; and to verify facts, dates, and statistics using standard reference sources

The Communications Officer must meet the following criteria:

Bachelors or Honours in Arts or Social Sciences in Media, Communications or Journalism. A Masters's in the related field will be beneficial;
Excellent command of the English language both written and verbal; and
Understanding local languages will be an advantage.
Knowledge of PR, social media, events facilitation, communications, and report writing; selfstarter with an ability to follow instructions creatively and problemsolve in real time;
Attention to detail, ability to work under pressure and to manage tight deadlines; flexibility and adaptability to juggle a range of different tasks and to work extra hours, from time to time, to meet deadlines;
Highly developed conceptual ability to analyse information for complex strategic decisionmaking;
Highlevel programme development and implementation skills;
Advanced networking and influencing skills;
Report writing and presentation skills;
Facilitation and engagement skills;
Proficiency in MS Office Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;
Capability and dexterity in working with website developers to manage changes and updates of content, and ability to independently manage social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.
Ability to 'translate' brand and organisational activities into content for consumption by various audiences.