Various Job Openings at The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)

Main Purpose of the position

• To develop marketing strategy to attract and retain specific audiences and increase market share in order for Sales to maximise revenue.

Key Accountabilities:

• Develop and implement strategic marketing and brand building plans, in order to retain and increase current market share.
• Improve programme marketability and profitability by researching trends, identifying and capitalising on market opportunities;
• Effectively promote programmes and on-air personalities to increase audience growth in accordance with the station strategy.
• Liaise with and sustain rapport with relevant internal and external media owners (television, radio, press and magazine) to ensure effective publicity of the station.
• Oversee all station Digital platforms (websites, social media and apps) to ensure growth of digital communities and creation of revenue generation opportunities.
• Develop and implement trade and consumer below-the-line strategy.
• Develop and implement a PR & Communications Strategy, for traditional and online platforms.
• Identify marketing opportunities by identifying consumer requirements; defining market, competitors’ share, and competitors’ advantages and weaknesses; forecasting projected business.
• Improve programme marketability and profitability by researching, identifying, and capitalising on market opportunities.
• Develop business cases and proposals for the implementation of strategic marketing activities.
• Develop briefs for the sourcing of external marketing and brand agencies.
• Manage contracts with external agencies and all suppliers.
• Plan, determine, manage and ensure cost-effective utilisation of marketing budget.
• Identify and exploit alternative revenue streams.
• Plan and execute all Marketing related events, including goods reconciliation, post campaign and post event analysis reports.
• Provide monthly and quarterly reports on the department’s performance ( inclusive of CSI and Digital activities)
• Maintain and update an electronic and manual filling system.
• Develop and implement Standard Operating Procedures and to address gaps and promote accountability.
• Oversee the management of risks to protect organisational integrity, create value, prevent financial loss and ensure compliance with applicable policies and legislations.
• Comply with SCM procedures and effectively manage contracts with internal and external partners.
• Adherence to PFMA and compliance with industry regulations and SABC policies and procedures.
• Communicate and sustain rapport with relevant internal and external media owners to ensure effective publicity of the station.
• Develop and Present proposals to internal and external stakeholder to enhance communication, awareness and buy-in of station projects.
• Manage, maintain and expand customer base, exploit specific data, anticipate and explore new opportunities.
• Collect, analyse and present marketing information to management for decision making.
• Synergise and provide information to Sales workforce for trade marketing purposes.
• Liaise with Radio Sales to ensure that product campaigns run smoothly and on-time for client satisfaction.
• Effective implementation of Performance Management System in accordance with organizational policies and procedures.
• Ensure adequate staffing for workload and effective leadership (including leave management).
• Effective briefing and communication with departmental staff.
• Complete Personal Development Plans (PDP) for all staff members.
• Provide direction on the retention and attraction of staff.
• Individual coaching and mentoring conducted on an ongoing basis to meet performance and developmental needs.
• Transfer of skills in line with succession planning principles.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree/B.Tech in Marketing/Communications/Media Studies or relevant qualification at NQF Level 7.
• 5 years’ experience in marketing, preferably in the broadcasting industry and 2 years should be at supervisory level.
• Understanding of legislation, policies, SOPs and procedures relating to Radio Broadcasting industry
• Understanding of Advertising industry legislation, rules, norms and standards.
• Knowledge and wide network in various industries.
• Ability to analyze research and identify industry trends.
• Digital marketing qualification.
• Development of strategy for consumer and trade marketing.
• Expert knowledge of and experience of utilizing digital technology tools for marketing purposes.
• Driving License
• Understanding Public Finance Management Act
• Expert knowledge of Marketing and Brand building.
• Sound understanding of the radio broadcasting industry.
• Digital marketing principles
• Creative thinking ability.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills.
• Knowledge of the station and its target audience.

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MAIN PURPOSE OF POSITION

• To manage a maintenance schedule, ad-hoc repairs, and building facilities, in order to ensure the maximum effectiveness of these buildings.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

 BUSINESS OPERATIONAL PLAN

• Implement maintenance plans for building civil/structural and general.
• Oversee minor and major projects
• Co-ordination role in contracts
• Manage, organise, plan and control operational activities
• Carry out quality checks
• Set up and control Maintenance schedules and formulate daily routines
• Set up Maintenance Plans
• Execute maintenance according to plan & Budget
• Ensure relevant maintenance contracts are in place with suppliers
• Manage SLA with suppliers
• Fault finding and development of repair methodology
• Inspections and assessment of building structures (walls, doors, roofs floors etc)
• Assist in purchase and control material required for material
• Ensure cleanness of storerooms, workshops, parking facilities and general
• Manage the maintenance of buildings and facilities.

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

• Ensure accurate and sound administration in the preparation and control of costs with no        wasteful expenditure.
• Manage expenditure according to Budget
• Prepare budgets according to maintenance plan
• Accurately budgeting
• Cost estimation for quotations

GOVERNANCE, RISK AND COMPLIANCE 

• Maintain effective health and safety environment,
• Completion of risk assessments of the department
• Conduct tool box talks
• Monitor and enforce safety legal requirements on all machinery
• Ensure compliance to OHS act
• Ensure compliance to NKP act
• Compliance to Procurement processes
• Ensure compliance to SABC policies
• Maintain strict confidentiality of all stakeholder documents at all times

CONTRACT MANAGEMENT

• Initiate, prepare and negotiate building maintenance related contracts
• Maintain the various agreed and signed Service Level Agreements
• Contract Performance management
• Limit job requirements to contract specifications and contractors monitoring
• Sign-off completion certificate where required
• Contract Performance management

ADMINISTRATION

• Facilitate payment processes for service providers on SAP
• Prepare Technical reports
• Implement effective workflow processes
• Manage purchasing for new equipment and repairs.
• Prepare Business cases
• Maintain accurate records for the upkeep of drawings, certificates and other related documents
• Communicate Standard Operating Procedures
• Maintain a database for maintenance activities 

LEADERSHIP AND PEOPLE MANAGEMENT

• Work closely with the team to resolve any issues that arise out of work process and to ensure that solutions meet business requirements.
• Effective contracting and evaluation of Performance Management.
• Effective management of Employment Relations issues within the Business Unit.
• Manage the workload of the team.
• Effective briefing and communication with departmental staff.
• Personnel Development Plans (PDP) for all staff members.
• Provide direction on the attraction and retention of staff.
• Ensure the relevant Job profiles are prepared and are available for the Business Unit.
• Customer relationship building
• Team player

INHERENT/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

QUALIFICATIONS

• NQF 4 /Matric/ Grade 12
• National Diploma S4/T4/N6 Civil Engineering or relevant qualification.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil engineering or relevant qualification (NQF 7/8) is an advantage

EXPERIENCE

• 8 years’ experience in general building maintenance and construction environment with 5 years in a supervisory position.

KNOWLEDGE

• Financial management
• Business planning
• Management information systems
• Financial reporting
• Project Management
• Contract Management
• HR Business Processes and Systems understanding.
• Understanding of related policy Name them
• Technology related Systems
• Computer Package
• People Management
• Customer relationship Management

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Job Summary 

• Reporting to the Manager: Payroll: To perform the day-to-day payroll administration, thereby ensuring smooth and efficient running of the salary payroll, according to defined policies and procedures to meet the SABC’s payroll requirements.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

BUSINESS OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY

• Accurate loading of sundry debtors, advances and related payroll deductions on the payroll system.
• Ensure that the annual tax directives are maintained on the payroll system.
• Regularly communicate status of work to the Payroll Accountant.
• Complete tasks within assigned time frames
• Process payroll amendments for corrections of salaries and allowances after payroll have been processed.
• Check monthly test payrolls to verify data input processed for the payroll and the taxation of salaries and Fringe Benefits.
• Management of reports received from ACB/Banks for salaries or bonds which were returned unpaid.
• Checking of payroll data input by team for control purposes.
• Effective filing of source documents for ease of reference and auditing purposes.
• Distribution of paylips monthly and IRP5 certificates annually Project work for ERP implementation.
• Scrutinize medical aid forms for completeness and correctness before sending to Medscheme.
• Capture all new applications, terminations of employment and changes/updates on SAP.
• Continuous maintenance of Medical Aid master data on SAP.
• Capturing of leave applications and batching thereof
• Pre-engagement of Independent Contractors-HR22’s

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS / FREELANCERS

• Create contracts, check and release contracts for all freelancers.
• Prepare payments for repeat fees, labour brokers and special payment requests.
• Batching of Freelance payments.
• Responds to inquiries/queries from Independent contractors and companies.
• Repeat fee payments, labour brokers and special payment requests.
• Handle all the freelance queries.

GOVERNANCE, RISK AND COMPLIANCE

• Protect operations by keeping financial information confidential.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
• Comply with organisational policies and regulations such as:
• PFMA.
• Leave Management.
• Finance Policy and SOP.
• Continuously inform/advise/update all employees on policies, procedures and new developments.
• Treat salaries and benefits as extremely and highly confidential.

STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT

• Communicate with internal and external clients and Stakeholders and maintain an effective, professional interface with all.
• Maintain an effective, professional interface with all stakeholders and resolve salary queries including tax queries
• Liaising with HR divisions/regions regarding medical aid applications and amendments

INHERENT/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

QUALIFICATIONS

• Matric / Grade 12
• National Diploma in Commerce /Payroll or relevant qualifications (NQF6)

EXPERIENCE

• 1-3 years’ experience in payroll environment.

KNOWLEDGE

• PFMA
• Financial policies and procedures
• Proven numerical capabilities and manual financial calculations
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Computer literacy (SAP)
• Business writing skillsAbility to interact and manage different stakeholders.  

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PURPOSE

• To provide General/Handyman services throughout the buildings.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Attend to general building & office repairs(Plumbing, paving, painting, brick work, laying of tiles and carpets, replace broken glass panes, inspecting the roof)
• Responsible for Alterations of offices(Removal of partitions, installation of partitions and hanging of doors, replacement of ceiling tiles)
• Inspect building & offices, report major defects to management(Walk around a 5 storey building and another 2 storey building, doing inspections)
• Responsible for furniture removals and relocation within the building(Dismantle desks, carry desks and other furniture between offices and the workshop)
• Perform minor repairs to office furniture(Carry broken furniture to the workshop, repair broken furniture)
• Housekeeping(Stacking, collecting and disposal of rubble, tidying up of the workplace)
• Setting up halls and meeting venues(Arranging chairs, tables and other equipment required in meeting venues)
• Collecting and carrying banners and promotional material(Banners moved between offices and store rooms/vehicles)
• Receiving of goods delivered in stores(Collect heavy items from reception to stores)
• Assist the Electrician(Carry light bulbs and ladders, assist in changing lights in hard to reach places)
• Assist in the physical asset verification when necessary.
• Assist in the labeling/marking of the Corporation’s assets.
• Assist with regard to opening of drains and cleaning of gutters.
• Ability to see that standard safe practises and procedures in the work place are adhered to.
• See that standard safe practises and procedures in the work place are adhered to.
• Ability to ensure housekeeping, maintaining a good standard of neatness within designated area.

INHERENT/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

QUALIFICATIONS

• Grade 12
• Certificate in plumbing/bricklaying/carpentry

EXPERIENCE

• Experience in general maintenance

KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge of fire protection reticulation equipment.
• Must be a team player.
• Understand of require tool of trade
• Be paired to work in various environments with different disciplines.
• Must be prepared to work overtime or odd shifts when required.
• Ability to “think on your feet”
• Ability to handle pressure
• Ability to interact and communicate at all levels

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MAIN  PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

• To provide technical and operational support in ensuring high quality news and current affairs output in accordance with SABC News editorial objectives and the public mandate

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Provide input in the development and formulation of news and current affairs resources plan.
• Develop a coherent news infrastructure plan to support the region to deliver on its mandate.
• Ensure effective and efficient deployment of resource for news production in accordance with editorial requirements.
• Ensure that all news production equipment and property is always fully functional.
• Report any faulty equipment and ensure that it is repaired/replaced timeously.
• Book and co-ordinate all line feeds and live crossings as required.
• Conduct pre-check on the broadcasting infrastructure before deployment.
• Compile the feeding and contribution schedule, and continuously update newsroom staff on the status of the feeds.
• Compile the daily feedback report and identify areas of improvement.
• Develop cost-effective measures for sourcing facilities from within organisation and external suppliers.
• Identify new technology systems required for the changing needs of the newsroom.
• Provide quality monthly reports, reporting on performances, developments, and challenges.
• Communicate with editorial staff and ensure that news production requirements are met.
• Monitor daily and forward planning diaries and prioritise resource deployment accordingly.
• Co-ordinate the delivery of all broadcast requirements and infrastructure as per brief with Technology.
• Communication with all relevant stakeholders regarding broadcast infrastructure requirements to deliver on the news mandate.

REQUIREMENTS:

• National Diploma/ Degree  in Journalism with news technology as a major/Information Technology or Sound Engineering or equivalent qualification. 
• 6 years’ proven experience in a multimedia news broadcasting environment of which 3 years should be at supervisory level.
• Well-developed understanding of news processing technology understanding.
• Applicable SABC and industry policies and practices
• Management information systems
• Understanding of the different role players within the broadcasting landscape
• Project management
• Understanding of applicable legislative framework and regulations