Current Job Openings at Democratic Alliance

The successful candidates will be responsible for:

• Conducting as many high-quality survey interviews as possible with residents who meet screening criteria and accurately capturing their responses

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• National Senior Certificate or equivalent
• Data capturing experience
• Read, write and speak English & at least one of the following languages: Afrikaans, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Venda, Xhosa, Xitsonga or Zulu
• Computer literacy
• Experience working in a call centre (advantageous)
• Survey fieldwork experience (advantageous)

Skills:

• Telephone etiquette
• Written and verbal communication
• Attention to detail

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Description

The successful candidates will be responsible for:

• Providing a translation and administrative function
• Evaluating the quality of interviews against the criteria set out

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• National Senior Certificate or equivalent
• Experience in a similar role
• Data capturing experience
• Read, write and speak English and Afrikaans, or, English, Xhosa and Zulu
• Computer literacy
• Experience working in a call centre (advantageous)
• Survey fieldwork experience (advantageous)

Skills:

• Written and verbal communication
• Telephone etiquette
• Interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail

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Description

The successful candidates will be responsible for:

• Effectively leading a team of Quantitative Researchers to conduct as many high-quality survey interviews as possible with respondents who meet screening criteria
• Consistently managing team productivity and morale
• Ensuring all relevant standard operating procedures, workplace rules and policies are adhered to
• Conducting high-quality survey interviews when required

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• National Senior Certificate or equivalent
• Experience managing a team
• Data capturing experience
• Read, write and speak English & at least one of the following languages: Afrikaans, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Venda, Xhosa, Xitsonga or Zulu
• Computer literacy
• Experience working in a call centre (advantageous)
• Survey fieldwork experience (advantageous)

Skills:

• Written and verbal communication
• Interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail

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Description

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Designing and constructing a data warehouse that integrates data from multiple sources to produce a comprehensive dataset covering the Party’s campaign activity
• Developing ETL pipelines to populate the data warehouse
• Designing and building dashboards, visualisation and other BI tools to inform the campaign management and guide decision-making
• Producing adhoc reports and data queries as needed 
• Collaborating with other members of the development team to design and develop software systems related to voter and campaign data

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or similar qualification in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or related field
• 5 years’ experience in software development
• Experience with data warehouses  
• Experience with Business Intelligence (BI) tools 
• Software systems design and architecture experience
• In depth knowledge of SQL (PostgreSQL advantageous) 
• MongoDB experience (advantageous)

Skills:

• Strong programming skills 
• Strong problem-solving skills, with an aptitude for analytical thinking
• Organisation and planning
• Attention to detail

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Description

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Facilitating the delivery of all DA communication to the media
• Writing high-quality press releases and media advisories, often under tight deadlines
• Monitoring developments in the media to advise on this
• Assisting with the planning and coordination of media events
• Supporting the Party’s Sunday media operation
• Maintaining and updating accurate media databases
• Ensuring all communication is of the highest possible standard

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• National Senior Certificate or equivalent 
• 3 years’ experience in a communications or media-related environment
• 2 years’ professional writing experience
• Experience in the field of politics (advantageous)
• Computer literacy (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Zoom, Smartsheet)

Skills:

• Editing 
• Written and verbal communication
• Coordination
• Time management
• Attention to detail

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The successful candidates will be responsible for:

Providing effective and efficient administrative support to various functions and systems in the Public Representative Performance & Candidate Selection Departments including: 

• Effectively executing verification processes in candidate selection data
• Providing candidate selection progress reports
• Liaising with structures regarding candidate selection processes
• Managing mailboxes effectively
• Managing helpdesk requests
• Record keeping of meetings

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• National Senior Certificate or equivalent
• 2 years’ experience in an administrative role
• Proficiency in more than one official language advantageous
• Computer literacy, particularly MS Office suite, with intermediate Excel proficiency

 Skills:

• Written and verbal communication 
• Time management
• Administration and organisation
• Attention to detail

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The successful candidate will be responsible for:

 Effectively and efficiently coordinating the following in respect of candidate selection:

• Liaising with software developers, service providers, support contractors and Party structures at provincial and regional level 
• System monitoring, testing and reporting
• Managing verification processes
• Managing helpdesk requests and technical queries
• Requesting and circulating information on the candidate selection process

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• National Senior Certificate or equivalent
• 3 years’ experience in a senior administrative role
• Project management experience
• Computer literacy, particularly MS Office suite, with advanced Excel

Skills:

• Written and verbal communication, including minute taking and agenda preparation
• Attention to detail

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The successful candidate will be responsible for:

Managing a team of parliamentary researchers with the aim of providing members of the DA parliamentary caucus with:

• Quality research and procedural support in Parliament that would effectively drive strategic issues
• Quality and strategic legislation research and analysis in Parliament
• Managing the functioning of the Parliamentary Research Unit

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• Relevant Bachelor's degree
• Postgraduate degree (advantageous)
• Prior research experience (highly advantageous)
• Relevant staff management experience, including on project basis or completion of the Party’s Management Readiness Programme (applicable to internal candidates)
• 3 years’ experience working in a national or provincial legislature, government or legal practice
• Computer literacy, particularly MS Office suite
• Valid driver’s licence and access to a vehicle for occasional use

Skills:

• Time management
• Written and verbal communication
• Administration and organisation
• Team management
• Conflict management

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The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Working together with the relevant stakeholders to plan and execute both proactive and reactive, vote-winning communications for the Party
• Ensuring that the key messages of the Party communications are effectively delivered to the relevant targeted areas in furtherance of the strategic objectives of the Party
• Ensuring that communication is of the highest possible standard and in line with Party’s policy, standard operating procedures and the Party’s brand and communications guide
• Designing, maintaining and updating the relevant data base
• Managing provincial social media accounts and voter contact networks in the province

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• Relevant tertiary qualification
• Relevant staff management experience, including on project basis or completion of the Party’s Management Readiness Programme (applicable to internal candidates)
• Experience in the field of media, marketing, social media, digital media or journalistic management
• Relevant experience in content writing
• Experience in conducting investigations and research
• Experience in graphic design, video editing, photography, etc advantageous
• Computer literacy (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Zoom and Smartsheet)
• Proficiency in English and Afrikaans

 Skills:

• Social media skills
• Written and verbal communication (including report writing and summation)
• Administration
• Attention to detail
• Organisation

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The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Developing comprehensive programs and conducting orientation sessions in collaboration with relevant line managers
• Managing and integrating new employees into the organisation, ensuring they acclimate smoothly and are set up for success
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with new hires to ensure a smooth organisational transition
• Promoting the DA as an employer people want to work for
• Managing the ETDP-SETA relationship and associated internal staff processes

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• Tertiary qualification in human resources, training and development or a related field
• 3 years’ experience in human resources or training and development, preferably in a corporate environment (with specific onboarding experience being advantageous)
• Computer literacy, particularly MS Office Suite, and/or HR information systems, or other related software programs

Skills:

• Written and verbal communication skills
• Organisation
• Administration
• Attention to detail