Specialist Regulator at The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)

• To be the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s ‘distribution specialist contact’ and co-ordinator, between Sentech/ICASA/Telkom/Industry and the South African Broadcasting Corporation, continually promoting and enhancing the interest of the South African Broadcasting Corporation, in order to ensure optimal service delivery for the SABC on existing and future needs and requirements.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

BUSINESS OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY

• Shaping and influencing the development of Spectrum Policies and Regulations in favour of the SABC
• Providing strategic directions of the National Preparatory Working Group of International Telecommunication Union - Radiocommunications agenda items relating to broadcasting and spectrum management
• Leading signal interference resolutions cases for TVOB, TV and Radio departments
• Apply engineering planning and coordination procedures to spectrum management to support SABC’s various applications for licences at ICASA
• Knowledge of spectrum usage and availability in the Bands
• Participating in band planning exercises in South Africa and providing strategic directions with the aim to protecting SABC’s spectrum usage
• Take responsibility for the technical contact with the ICASA, Telkom and Sentech, in order to ensure optimal delivery on SABC technical needs and requirements.
• Liaise with TV and Radio and relevant technology business units, in order to ensure optimal delivery on transmission technology needs and requirements.
• Liaise with ICASA technical staff, in order to clarify and resolve technical issues and enhance the ICASA
• Efficiently and accurately manage a database of existing transmitters and future planned expansions.
• Ensure optimal alignment between technology and the radio stations and TV channels needs and requirements including contribution links.
• Manage and audit the technical performance of the transmitters and satellite networks used by the SABC.
• Monitor the availability of the transmitter and satellite networks and consolidate an accurate monthly network breakdown report, detailing: total lost broadcast time; total lost broadcast time per programme; graphical representation of hours lost per month, to indicate trends.
• Identification of any transmitter site showing abnormal down time.
• Provide accurate information on census figures, coverage maps and self-help stations.
• Provide strategic direction in terms of optimal utilisation of technology, in order to continually enhance and improve efficiencies and quality of radio and TV processes and systems

STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT

• Represent and present SABC’s interest in the world Radio conferences in line with approved technology roadmap on radio frequency and equipment standardization.
• Management of cross border interference and represent and promote the SABC’s interests in the external world by building long-term alliances and partnerships with suppliers and industry organizations to achieve the SABC’s strategic objectives.
• Promote the interests of the SABC by taking part in industry groups such as NAB and SADIBA and help keep the SABC at the leading edge in relation to South African and international Contribution and Distribution arrangements.
• Responsible for actively managing relationships with all the SABC’s Contribution and Distribution and linking suppliers, including Sentech and satellite platform operators
• Maintain regular contact with ICASA and the DCDT in order to establish and maintain relationships and to assist with in time processing of SABC applications
• Lobby, protect and advance SABC’s interest in all international and national Fora for spectrum requirements

INHERENT/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

 QUALIFICATIONS

• N D Electrical/Electronic Engineering NQF Level 6
• National Diploma/ Degree in Business Administration will be an advantage

EXPERIENCE

• 5 years’ experience on technical regulatory environment

KNOWLEDGE

• Radio frequency planning
• Electromagnetic spectrum theory
• National and international policies and regulation