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Assistant Director: Communication
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Employment Type: Permanent
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Reference No: HO19/2025
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Directorate: Communication
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| Appropriate experience in a communication, public relations, or marketing environment, including: Appropriate experience in senior role. Appropriated experience with internal communication within a medium to large organisation (minimum 1 200 staff members). |
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| Appropriate three-year National Diploma/Degree in Communication, Journalism, Marketing, or Public Relations. (not negotiable). |
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| Dwayne Evans (dwayne.evans@westerncape.gov.za / 072 236 8658) |
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| Experience in stakeholder and staff engagement. Proficiency in compiling and implementing communication strategies. Expertise in developing and executing authentic and engaging internal and external communication campaigns. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal and narrative management skills. Ability to work on reputation-building within the confines of a large organisation. Experience working in hierarchy with multi-level engagement. |
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| No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. |
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| The Assistant Director: Corporate Communication will lead internal and external communication efforts for the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness by developing proactive campaigns, aligning messaging, and promoting organisational values and messages. They will source and craft engaging stories to enhance the profile of corporate business units, ensuring impactful communication through strategic planning and execution while reinvigorating the overall internal communication space: at all times aligned to organisational objectives. Be the custodian of the internal stakeholders (staff) to ensure that staff feel engaged and connected to the whole organisation. - Coordinate internal communication campaigns and initiatives and events. - Enhance organisational alignment through proactive corporate communication and maintain internal official channels. - Monitor, analyse, and report on communication effectiveness. - Manage and develop communication staff, leading on the “internal perspective”. - Driving organisational values, culture and belonging through initiatives such as storytelling. |
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| Valid Code (B/EB) driver’s licence. Must be willing to occasionally work outside of regular office hours, including weekends and public holidays. Willingness to travel within the province. |
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Remuneration:
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R 444 036 per annum - R 532 602 per annum Annual salary plus service benefits (13th cheque, employer's contribution to the pension fund, housing and medical aid allowance).
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Starting Date:
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1/24/2025 12:00:00 AM
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NOTICE TO ALL
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Candidates may be subjected to a competency test. No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. As directed by the Department of Public Service and Administration, applicants must note that further checks will be conducted once they are shortlisted and that their appointment is subject to positive outcomes on these checks, which include security clearance, qualification verification, criminal records and previous employment.
- It will be expected of shortlisted candidates to be:
- available at the venue on the time and date as determined by the Department and
- bring along recently (not older than 6 months) certified copies of your Identity Document (ID), driver’s license (if applicable for the post), qualification and/or proof of registration at relevant statutory body. Failure to adhere to the aforementioned may lead to his/her application being disqualified and not further considered.
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Closing date: 2/7/2025 12:00:00 AM
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