Current Vacancies at Democratic Alliance

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Conceptualising, designing and implementing online training, learning and leadership development programmes that address the Party’s needs
• Coordinating and managing the DA’s online learning platform(s) that house DA learning programmes, to ensure learners can engage in innovative and excellent online learning
• Ensuring the online systems are up to date, safe to use, and integrated with the Party’s systems
• Coordinating functions, projects, and programmes that support the DA as a learning organisation
• Developing innovative and engaging curricula, course materials and assessments, which can be used for development initiatives for the Party’s public representatives, activists and staff

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• Tertiary qualification in education, learning and development, instructional design, multimedia development or a related field
• 2 years’ experience with online training and systems, instructional design, e-learning development, or a similar role within the online learning space
• Proficiency in Moodle, Articulate or Rise
• Computer literacy, particularly MS Office suite
• Project management experience
• Experience with user testing and feedback collection

Skills:

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

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Description

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Effectively managing and monitoring ICT systems and infrastructure to ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability
• Planning, implementing, developing, upgrading and supporting IT business applications, ensuring they meet business requirements and operational needs, and contribute to the efficient delivery of services
• Assisting with overseeing the day-to-day functioning of the ICT department with regards to routine daily support, maintenance & related administrative duties

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• Tertiary qualification in a related field
• Certification in MCSE, CompTIA Network, Security and/or Azure & AWS (advantageous)
• 3 years’ experience in a Systems Administrator or Systems Engineer role
• Experience with the following:
• network setup including VLAN and advanced routing, monitoring and administration
• supporting various Microsoft Office packages
• setting up and maintaining backup and recovery systems
• installation, trouble shooting and conducting repairs on Windows Operating Systems
• Windows Server environments
• advanced Windows Management (AD, DHCP, DNS, NPS management)
• Exposure to cloud-based hosting and backup services
• Intermediate to advanced level of knowledge related to Networking
• Practical knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks like ISO 27001 (advantageous)
• Knowledge relating to computer hardware systems, chipsets, memory modules and peripherals (advantageous)

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The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Logistically supporting Party public representatives in their efforts to grow and keep DA support, advance the DA brand, properly run DA political structure and meet statutory obligations

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• National Senior Certificate or equivalent 
• Tertiary qualification (advantageous)
• Relevant experience which may include the following roles: field worker, community liaison, project coordinator, operations coordinator, field-related sales, field-related customer service or election/campaign-related role
• Project management experience
• Financial management experience
• Proficiency in more than one language
• Valid driver’s licence with access to a vehicle for daily use
• Computer literacy, particularly MS Office suite

Skills:

• Problem solving
• Written and verbal communication 
• Organising and planning
• Administration
• Attention to detail

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The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Logistically supporting Party public representatives in their efforts to grow and keep DA support, advance the DA brand, properly run DA political structure and meet statutory obligations

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• National Senior Certificate or equivalent 
• Tertiary qualification (advantageous)
• Relevant experience which may include the following roles: field worker, community liaison, project coordinator, operations coordinator, field-related sales, field-related customer service or election/campaign-related role
• Project management experience
• Financial management experience
• Proficiency in more than one language
• Valid driver’s licence with access to a vehicle for daily use
• Computer literacy, particularly MS Office suite

Skills:

• Problem solving
• Written and verbal communication 
• Organising and planning
• Administration
• Attention to detail

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Description

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Logistically supporting Party public representatives in their efforts to grow and keep DA support, advance the DA brand, properly run DA political structure and meet statutory obligations.

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• National Senior Certificate or equivalent 
• Tertiary qualification (advantageous)
• Relevant experience which may include the following roles: field worker, community liaison, project coordinator, operations coordinator, field-related sales, field-related customer service or election/campaign-related role
• Project management experience
• Financial management experience
• Proficiency in more than one language
• Valid driver’s licence with access to a vehicle for daily use
• Computer literacy, particularly MS Office Suite

Skills:

• Problem solving
• Written and verbal communication 
• Organising and Planning
• Administration
• Attention to detail

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Description

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Ensuring that the public representative performance management process is implemented uniformly and consistently in the province
• Assisting the Provincial Support Services Manager with the effective and efficient functioning of support services in the province
• Providing general administrative support to operational management 

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• National Senior Certificate or equivalent 
• Experience working on administrative online applications/systems
• Experience in administrative functions, with a focus on data capturing
• Experience in performance management
• Experience in stakeholder management
• Computer literacy at intermediate level

Skills:

• Written and verbal communication 
• Attention to detail

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Description

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Accurate processing and payment of requisitions
• Accurate processing and reconciliation of cashbooks
• Ensuring that of supporting documents are checked and correctly recorded
• Assisting with additional financial administrative functions

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• Finance related tertiary qualification
• 1 years’ experience in an administrative role in a finance environment
• Computer literacy, particularly MS Office Suite
• Experience using a financial system is advantageous

Skills:

• Analytical and problem-solving
• Written and verbal communication
• Attention to detail

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Description

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Creating a safe, clean, and pleasant environment for all employees and visitors
• Providing administrative assistance to the Provincial Office when required

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• National Senior Certificate or equivalent
• Cleaning experience in an office environment 
• Knowledge of detergents/cleaning supplies, and their uses
• Computer literacy (advantageous)

Skills:

• Written and verbal communication skills
• Time management
• Organisation
• Telephone etiquette
• Attention to detail

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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 content writing
• Experience in conducting investigations and research
• Experience in graphic design, video editing, photography, etc advantageous
• Computer literacy, particularly MS Office Suite particularly Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Zoom and Smartsheet
• Proficiency in English and Afrikaans
• Valid driver’s licence with access to a vehicle for daily use

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The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Logistically supporting Party public representatives in their efforts to grow and keep DA support, advance the DA brand, properly run DA political structure and meet statutory obligations

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• National Senior Certificate or equivalent 
• Tertiary qualification (advantageous)
• Relevant experience which may include the following roles: field worker, community liaison, project coordinator, operations coordinator, field-related sales, field-related customer service or election/campaign-related role
• Project management experience
• Financial management experience
• Proficiency in more than one language
• Valid driver’s licence with access to a vehicle for daily use
• Computer literacy, particularly MS Office suite

Skills:

• Problem solving
• Written and verbal communication 
• Organising and Planning
• Administration
• Attention to detail