COMMUNICATION OFFICER REF NO: CSP/11/2022
(Twelve Months Contract)
SALARY: R261 372 per annum
CENTRE: Pretoria
REQUIREMENTS: Appropriate National Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Communication or Journalism. 1 year relevant experience in a Communication field. Knowledge of graphic design. Adobe creative suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premier Pro) in the production of communication products, Digital media, Photography. Knowledge of the relevant legislation/ policies/ prescripts, guidelines, standards, procedures and best practices. Knowledge of global, regional and local political, economic and social affairs impacting on the South Africa Police Services. Events management. Computer competency (MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and emails).
Communication skills (Written and Verbal), facilitation skills and report writing skills. Planning and organising skills. Problem solving and decision making. Interpersonal relations, sound organizing skills, and project management skills. Communication and Information management, customer focus and responsiveness and ability to work long hours. Confidentiality and high level reliability, confident and independent. Integrity and honesty. Ability to work under pressure. Ability to act with tact and discretion. Drivers’ license.
DUTIES: Facilitate and enhance communication services. Design and implement brand awareness campaigns, Develop and implement communication campaigns and products, Design and roll out above-the-line communication campaigns and products in collaboration with relevant stakeholders (programmes, izimbizos and facilities. Render graphic design, photographic and video services. Design promotional displays, marketing brochures, packing products, animations, layout method, logos for products and services. Plan, analyse and design a visual answer to a communication problem, Review and check the design to avoid errors before the final printing, take photos and videos for department, edit photos and videos for publications, manage the departmental digital library (pictures and videos). Facilitate departmental media events and functions.
Oversea departmental social media accounts (Facebook, twitter, you-tube, instagram), implement social media strategy in align with the departmental cooperate identity manual, conduct research on current social media standard trends and audience preferences. Edit, publish and share engaging content, monitor the department social media platforms and respond accordingly, stay up to date with the current technologies and trends in social media, design tools and system. Enhance department identity and brand. Develop branding initiatives, establish and maintain the image of the department, implement new features to develop brand awareness, promote departmental programmes in line with the CSPS calendar, write news diary of events to support internal publications, issue internal communication publication.
ENQUIRIES: Mr BK Shiphamele / Ms NM Sefiti / Tel No: (012-393-4359/2500)
APPLICATIONS: Applications can also be emailed to Gladman.Bida@csp.gov.za Applications must be mailed timeously to Private Bag X922 Pretoria 0001 or hand deliveredor couriered to 258 Lilian Ngoyi Street, Pretorius Street, Fedsure Building 2nd floor, Pretoria at the Reception Desk. NB: Please ensure that your application reaches this office not later than 16h00 on week-days.
NOTE: Applications must be submitted on the new prescribed application form Z.83 of the Public Service Act form only, (i.e. application for employment form), obtainable from any Public Service Department or any Public Service and Administration website or Recruitment Office within the Secretariat for Police Service. The Z.83 form should be accompanied by a recent updated comprehensive CV (previous experience must be comprehensively detailed, i.e. positions held and dates), as well as copies of all qualifications, ID document and license (these copies need not be certified), only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified documents on or before the day of the interviews following communication from HR.
Failure to submit the requested documents/information will result in your application not being considered. Failure to comply with this requirement will result in the candidate being disqualified. Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. If you have not been contacted within three months of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. All shortlisted candidates for posts will be subjected to a technical competency exercise that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of which will be communicated by the Department. Following the interview and technical exercise, the selection panel will recommend the most suitable candidate. Short-listed candidates will be subjected to a security clearance. The Secretary for Police Service has the right not to fill the post. All posts are based in Pretoria. Preference will be given to youth, people with disability and women in accordance with our employment equity.
CLOSING DATE: 03 June 2022