PIER Officer (Public Information, Education and Relations)

  • Full Time
  • Gauteng
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Website City of Johannesburg

The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality is located in the Gauteng Province. Johannesburg is the most advanced commercial city in Africa and the engine room of the South African and regional economy. It is a city with a unique, African character, world-class infrastructure in the fields of… read more telecommunications, transportation, water and power, and with globally-competitive health care and educational facilities. However, the city is also one of contrasts – home to both wealthy and poor, residents and refugees, global corporations and emerging enterprises.  The demographics of Johannesburg indicate a large and ethnically diverse metropolitan area. As the largest city in South Africa, its population is defined by a long history of local and international migration. Johannesburg is home to almost five million people, accounting for about 36% of Gauteng's population and 8% of the national population.  Over the last decade the city has been growing. A key contributor to this is that the city continues to attract people from other provinces, and internationally, who are looking for better economic opportunities and quality of life. The population pyramid indicates that the city’s population is predominantly young. This can be attributed to migration from other parts of the country as young people look for jobs. Johannesburg is considered the economic hub of South Africa and is often the first choice of destination by job seekers across the country. 158 Civic Boulevard, Braamfontein, Johannesburg

Minimum Requirements: 

Matric/Grade 12 or Higher plus a National Diploma in Fire Technology at NQF Level 6; 
6 years of operational experience in the relevant field, of which 2 years at the Community Educator level. 
NFPA 1001 Firefighter 1 & 2; 
NFPA 472 Hazmat Awareness and Operational; 
First Aid Level III 
NFPA 10-35 Fire and Life Safety Educator level 1 & 2; 
Must have a valid Code B license; 
No criminal record. 

 Primary Function:

Take responsibility for managing, coordinating, organising and overseeing the delivery of a public information service intended to educate and inform the public regarding fire and life safety education and the functions of EMS, based on the ward-based risk assessment and profiling of the community of the region, using media and relevant communication networks to decrease fatalities and mortalities. 

Key Performance Areas: 

Attend to the distribution of Information within the Public Safety Department and accessibility thereof to the public; 
Promote emergency medical management through public information campaigns, education and training, and liaison with communities; 
Control all administration and scheduling for B.E.S.A.F.E training sessions; 
Participate in large incidents; 
Create awareness of the extent of services provided by EMS.

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