Assistant Director: Content Writer and Editor at South African Tourism

REQUIREMENTS :

• A National Diploma (NQF 6) or Bachelor’s degree (NQF 7) in Language Practice/ Linguistics/ Indigenous Languages/ Communications or Journalism.
• Minimum of five years’ working experience in language, editorial services and protocol, of which three years must be at supervisory level.
• Experience in published and electronic content. In-depth understanding of South African government strategies/plans, processes, programmes and communications. Knowledge of the use of Official Languages Act.

DUTIES :

• The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating the development and review of the departmental language policy and ensuring alignment with the Use of Official Languages Act and its amendments; facilitating the implementation of the language policy through departmental presentations and awareness campaigns;
• representing the department on National Language Forums and workshops related to language policy implementation by the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture and Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB);
• managing and overseeing the translation of documents of/by the department into relevant official languages;
• advising on the development of specifications for SCM processes on sign languages and braille; organising South African Sign Language interpreting for departmental activities; ensuring that there are sign language interpreters in flagship departmental events;
• writing articles, speeches, forewords and opinion pieces for departmental, governmental and external publications that are strategically informed; writing media messages and key messages on departmental programmes which are aligned to governmental and departmental strategic documents
• liaising with stakeholders to develop webpages, social media messages, posters and infographic messages for departmental programmes;
• providing guidance and supporting on the development of content for stakeholders including tourism signage, brochures, reports, newsletters and speaking notes;
• writing media statements related to government policies and departmental events and programmes that are aligned to governmental and departmental strategic documents;
• writing content for community outreach and engagement activities including town hall meetings, public forums and surveys; conducting desktop research, monitoring trends and identifying strategic issues to guide the development of content and key messages;
• providing guidance to departmental employees on the development of articles and opinion pieces for internal and external publications; editing content of high-level publications intended for external stakeholders; editing and proofreading content for departmental publications;
• editing policy documents, white papers and other confidential and non-confidential documents; ensuring adherence to the GCIS editorial style guide; conducting workshops on the GCIS editorial style guide.