Jobs Available at The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Conceptualise and produce stories for News and Current Affairs across platforms in accordance with SABC News’ editorial objectives and public mandate.
• Present and produce a weekly diary of proposed stories to the Editor/s.
• Conduct interviews and provide in-depth and comprehensive treatment of stories for SABC News’ broadcasting and digital publishing platforms.
• To stand in/act on the desk when the Assignment Editor is off or on leave.
• Provide story leads to Editor/s, break evidence-based stories, and coordinate interviews for various News and Current Affairs platforms as required.
• Attend diary meetings and contribute to editorial discussions on self-initiated and other stories.
• Conduct primary investigations for original, incisive, and compelling content.
• Professionally live Tweet coverage of breaking and rolling events and stories.
• Ensure that all treatment of stories adheres to the SABC Editorial Policies, BCCSA and Press Council codes, as well as to all other broadcasting regulations and policies.
• Ensure balance and appropriate contextualisation of stories.
• Support themed coverage and special productions with background information for depth and breadth.
• Contribute textual and audio-visual news items and features to the digital news platforms.
• Ensure appropriate and audience-friendly visualisation of all numerical and textual data.
• Employ evidence-based insights to generate ground-breaking story ideas and angles.
• Work with relevant research agencies, think tanks, and universities to enrich news production.
• Contribute to panel discussions on matters of journalistic and editorial interest.
• Collaborate with specialist researchers to deliver content-rich stories for all News and Current Affairs platforms.
• For TV, work closely with video journalists/video editors to ensure visuals, interviews, and edited products are of the highest standard.
• Perform post-production tasks as required, including but not limited to, ensuring the transcribing, editing, and final mixing of the story.
• Be a reputable and trustworthy representative of SABC News and Current Affairs.
• Adhere to the SABC Editorial Policies, BCCSA, and Press Council codes and ensure high-quality editorial and production standards.
• Adhere and comply with the organisational policies and procedures.
• Observe journalistic and editorial ethics, as well as craft protocols, and uphold SABC News and Current Affairs’ integrity.

REQUIREMENTS:

• National Diploma/ Bachelor’s degree in Journalism / Media studies – NQF 6/7.
• 8 years’ experience in News and Current Affairs field reporting.
• A proven and demonstrable ability to produce for more than one broadcasting/publishing platform is a must.
• A well-established and active digital media presence.
• Proven track record of exceptional of journalistic performance.

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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

BUSINESS OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY

• Collaborate with development and infrastructure teams to design scalable and efficient architecture for websites and mobile applications.
• Evaluate and recommend technologies, tools, and frameworks to improve system performance and reliability.
• Design and implement high availability and disaster recovery solutions for critical web and mobile services.
• Conduct performance analysis and optimization for websites and mobile applications to ensure fast response times and optimal user experience.
• Implement caching strategies, CDN integration, and server-side optimizations to improve performance and scalability.
• Monitor and analyse system metrics to identify bottlenecks and areas for improvement.
• Collaborate with developers to troubleshoot and resolve software and application bugs or compatibility issues.
• Deployment of new features, updates, and patches to websites and mobile applications.
• Implement security best practices and protocols to protect websites and mobile applications from cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
• Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Develop and enforce security policies and procedures to safeguard sensitive data and user information.
• Lead incident response efforts to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve system outages, performance issues, and security incidents.
• Perform root cause analysis for critical incidents and implement preventive measures to mitigate future occurrences.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior staff.
• Provide system enhancement, and improvement documentation (SOP manuals, Technical manuals, etc.).
• Immediate and regular reporting of failures and system performance to line management

GOVERNANCE, RISK AND COMPLIANCE

• Cooperation with regulatory and policy affairs to ensure compliance with broadcasting policies, legislation, regulations and licence conditions.
• Ensure compliance with SABC policy and procedures. 
• Ensure compliance with SABC Methodologies and Best practice standards for digital products.
• Ensure compliance with the SABC digital products incident, change and release management requirements.

STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT

• Effective briefing and communication with stakeholders
• Provide technical support to users experiencing issues with websites and mobile applications.
• Work with various cross-functional stakeholders across the business to ensure optimal operations.
• Work with various cross-functional stakeholders across the business to ensure compliance of digital products with applicable laws and policies.
• Provide training to the business stakeholders.

INHERENT/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

 QUALIFICATIONS

• Relevant 3-year Diploma/Degree NQF 6 in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Development, or related field.
• ITIL Certification is an advantage

EXPERIENCE

• At least 3 years of Systems Administration Experience
• Strong understanding of web technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and APIs.
• Familiarity with mobile app development frameworks (e.g., React Native, Flutter) and mobile operating systems (iOS, Android).
• Proficiency in server administration and configuration (e.g., Linux, Apache, Nginx, MySQL).
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks effectively.

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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

BUSINESS OPERATIONS EFFICIENCY

• Inspect the buildings and grounds to ensure compliance to OHS Act and Building Regulations 
• Monitor projects to ensure compliance
• Follow up on reported faults
• Follow up inspections on reported faults
• Inspect the cleanliness of the building and the perimeter
• Ensure sufficient equipment, resources and suppliers availability according to client needs. Monitor on-going effectiveness of the Contract Management in line with Procurement processes.
• To manage / monitor contracts.
• To liaise with service provider/ suppliers to ensure cost effective and timeous delivery of goods and services.
• To control inventory assets.
• Design, implement and evaluate service providers.
• Maintain/ monitor records pertaining to inventory, supplier, canteen equipment and facility maintenance.
• Compile/ prepare monthly reports.
• Resolve customer complaints and answer customer’s questions regarding the policies and procedures.
• Co-ordinate activities with other BU’s or departments.
• Monitor service providers and contractors to ensure compliance with standard specifications set on contracts. 
• Contract and manage the SABC’s Performance Management System with the team in accordance with the organizational policy and procedures.
• Allocate responsibilities and scheduling of team to services providers.
• Monitor progress on work or faults attended to by the handyman or  artisan..

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

• Provide an annual update of ‘cost centre’ for budgeting purposes (square meter)
• Monitor and ensure effective utilisation of operational budgets and resources

GOVERNANCE, RISK AND COMPLIANCE

• Ensure compliance to SABC policies and procedures.
• Adhere to the organization Broadcasting Regulatory provisions.
• Development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and monitor the implementation thereof.

STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT

• Consult with internal clients and contractors on services to be rendered
• Communicate with internal on a service to be rendered.
• Communicate with external stakeholders such as service providers and contractors.

INHERENT/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
QUALIFICATIONS

• NTC 3, N3 qualifications or equivalent qualification.

EXPERIENCE

• 3 years’ experience in building operations skills.

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Key Accountabilities:

• Make input in the development of plans for the drama department, in line with station strategy and priorities.
• Workshop administrative staff, production teams, drama actors, scriptwriters, quality assurers and authors on strategic objectives and priorities of the radio station or business unit.
• Liaise with various internal (i.e. Sales and Marketing, Finance, Audience Research) and external content providers to ensure radio drama objectives are met.
• Liaise with Market Intelligence and utilize other research sources to enhance the quality and relevance of radio dramas, and ensure that the station’s drama themes respond to audience needs at all times.
• Help to develop station’s Standard Operation Procedures (SOP), ensure sign off with internal and external stakeholders, and monitor execution.
• Conduct continuous reviews of products, markets and revenue opportunities in order to meet strategic objectives and ensure competitiveness.
• Develop a multi- platform media approach for the department and ensure the drama series or soapies livelonger by extending them to digital platforms.
• Develop teasers and promos for each drama before it goes on air and create public engagement and listener feedback sessions.
• Assess submitted scripts for suitability and provide feedback timeously to the writers.
• Provide creative guidance and process mapping to drama authors, scriptwriters in order to develop drama scripts that are suitable for production and broadcast.
• Provide guidance, support and monitor new writing talent in the development of their scripts (external Clients).
• Make meaningful amendments to scripts and do quality assurance.
• Generate and develop ideas for possible commissioning of scripts for special calendar events, commemorations and special broadcasts.
• Manage and monitor the casting of appropriate talent for productions of the highest creative quality for plays and serials
• Direct actors in the pursuit of obtaining the best possible performances for the given recording and narration of the storyline.
• Guide and advise technical personnel in the choice and use of sound effects and recording techniques.
• Guide the editing process to arrive at a production of excellent technical quality.
• Monitor and facilitate the creativity of new ideas and innovative ways of achieving desired results.
• Do impact assessment of the storyline and public feedback sessions frequently to improve on the quality of actors, storyline, scripting and messaging in the drama
• Adhere to regulations and broadcast legislation i.e. ICASA compliance, Broadcasting Act etc.
• Monitor and report on the operational risks and compliance matters.
• Manage risks to protect organisational integrity, create value, prevent financial loss and ensure compliance with applicable policies and legislations.
• Ensure compliance with Copyright Act.
• Adhere to SABC editorial code, ICASA regulations and applicable policies.
• Manage contacts and networks and maintain confidentiality of writers’ intellectual property.
• Engage constantly with content providers internally and external to be able to develop detailed briefs for script writers and drama authors to achieve good quality productions in line with the station’s objectives.
• Oversee public feedback engagements and respond to complaints and recommendations.
• Liaise with Commercial Enterprises and Business Development around drama sponsorships and product placement campaigns to realize revenue growth.
• Liaise with internal and external content providers to ensure content alignment to programming strategy
• Manage adequate staffing for fair workload distribution, succession planning and effective leadership.
• Effective communication and briefing of actors, script writers, authors, technicians and administrative staff.
• Provide direction on casting and attraction of drama script writers, actors, drama authors, quality assurers and language specialists.
• Conduct Individual coaching, counseling and mentoring on an ongoing basis to meet performance needs.
• Manage available staff and performance management.

INHERENT/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

QUALIFICATIONS

• National diploma or degree in Speech and Drama/Media Studies/Communication or relevant qualification. NQF 6
• 3 years’ experience in Radio content production
• Qualification in theatre / radio / TV drama production would be an advantage
• Excellent command of language of the radio station (both written and spoken).
• Technical skills (pro-tools)
• Advanced knowledge of Radio production processes, tools and systems.
• Ability to create reporting and filing systems to ensure accountability.
• Project management skills.
• Good problem solving skills.
• Understanding of the different role players within the media landscape.
• Digital media skills.
• Sound understanding of current trends and socio-political issues.
• Script writing and editing skills.
• Knowledge of SABC Corporate Goals and other mandatory and legislative requirements regarding broadcast content.
• Ability to work within a team environment, give advice and guidance appropriately.
• Ability to work under pressure and with tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Advanced computer skills