Social Media Officer at Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)

REQUIREMENTS :

• Applicants should be in possession an appropriate three-year National Diploma (NQF Level 6) or a Bachelor’s Degree (NQF Level 7) as recognised by SAQA in Digital Communication, Digital Marketing, Multimedia, or equivalent related qualification majoring in Digital Communication, Digital Marketing, Multimedia. General exposure in the field will be an added advantage.
• The candidate must have basic understanding of planning content, writing and maintaining social media content, and using social media as part of a communication plan.

DUTIES :

• The successful candidate will be part of a team responsible for the continuous updating, maintenance and improvement of social media accounts and websites maintained by GCIS.
• This includes liaising with role-players, preparing content for the social media accounts (abstracting, writing, language and content editing), updating website content on a Drupal content management system, and creating dynamic written, graphic and video content that promotes audience interaction on the social media accounts managed by GCIS using Adobe.
• The candidate will also write and distribute e-newsletter to mailing list subscribers and use a social media monitoring tool to listen, monitor, and engage with target audiences proactively. Please detail courses passed in the CV as per the academic transcript.