Job Opportunities at PanSALB

The purpose of the position:

• The General Assistant is responsible for ensuring that the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) offices are clean, tidy and presentable at all times.
• The incumbent must ensure that all cleaning tasks allocated are performed effectively and efficiently as per PanSALB’s hygienic standards.
• Activities in this role include planning and administering catering services for staff and visitors, maintaining sufficient levels of refreshment and cleaning supplies, reporting any malfunctions related to the general office environments.

Requirements:

• Grade 12 or Matric certificate or equivalent qualification.
• Ability to communicate in at least three official languages of which one must be English.

Competences needed:

• Good interpersonal skills.
• Basic communications and literacy skills.
• Ability to perform routine tasks and knowledge of using cleaning materials and equipment.

Key Performance Areas:

• General cleaning which includes sweeping, scrubbing, mopping of floors, dusting, polishing of floors and furniture, emptying dirt bins daily, cleaning of windows, light shades and walls and thoroughly cleaning all kitchens and passages in the building.
• Ensure that cleaning equipment e.g. vacuum machines, mops, brooms, buckets etc. are clean after usage and securely stored.
• Ensure that there are sufficient supplies relating to general beverages e.g. coffee, tea, milk, sugar etc. as well as cleaning materials.
• Perform duties as per Health and Safety Regulations. Attending to ad hoc tasks as and when required.

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Purpose of the Position:

• The Chief Language Practitioner is responsible for the implementation of language development and usage in the province.
• The incumbent must ensure equitability of language use, language promotion and implement language research programmes as well as to co-ordinate linguistic human rights cases.
• The incumbent must also support PanSALB’s Provincial Language Committee, National Language Board and National Lexicography Units. Compliance with policies and procedures.
• The incumbent must focus on improving and supporting their work in order to respond to PanSALB’s business requirements through troubleshooting and diagnosis of problems and taking corrective measurements
• . The incumbent shall also execute other duties as and when required.

Minimum Requirements:

• Applicants must be in a possession of a National Diploma or B-degree in Languages (or equivalent qualification) with translation, Interpreting, status language planning, lexicography, terminology, together with 3 to 5 years’ experience as a Language Practitioner. A post-graduate qualification will be an added advantage. 3-5 years’ working experience on language matters including linguistic human rights.
• Sound knowledge of language legislation, monitoring and evaluation systems. Research knowledge and skills, policy development and PanSALB Act.
• A good command of at least three (3) official languages of the relevant province. A valid driver’s licence and preparedness to work under pressure and travel extensively. Willingness to accept responsibility and other functions that may be delegated.

Competencies Needed:

• Stakeholder management. change management, excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written), good facilitation and presentation skills, project management.
• Computer literacy (MS Office), translation and interpreting skills, basic research skills, problem analysis and solution, decision making, planning and organising.

Key Performance Areas:

• The successful incumbent will be expected to perform amongst others but not limited to the following tasks and responsibilities: Coordination of structures meetings for creating conditions for language use and development.
• Develop and update databases and records of approved products and services by PanSALB. Arrange and co-ordinate language promotion awareness workshops.
• Create awareness on the importance of translation and interpreting services. Assist in developing guidelines, policies and frameworks.
• Carry out language research programmes. Carry out linguistic human rights programmes.
• Development and implementation of linguistic human rights monitoring tools.
• Language promotion and media coverage/reports.