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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:
Bachelor’s degree in Communications/Journalism/Marketing or equivalent (NQF level 7);
Post graduate will be an advantage; and
7 – 9 years’ experience, of which 3 – 4 years at middle management level;
Understanding of the City’s strategy and departmental strategic framework;
Administrative capacity and leadership;
Stakeholder management savvy and sensitivity;
Business management processes, systems and approaches.
Primary Function:
Provide a comprehensive Communications support function to the Department by managing the team’s (communication/stakeholder engagement/community facilitation) outputs, dealing with proactive media relations, planning, development strategies, process daily queries and “crises management”, engaging with other spheres of government regarding policies and service delivery programs and ensure adherence and compliance to the CoJ communication policies and protocols.
Key Performance Areas:
Identify and define immediate, short and long term objectives associated with the Communications Services and processes;
Give input into the preparation, monitoring and controlling of the annual Communications budget;
Direct and control outcomes associated with utilization, productivity and performance of personnel within the Communications Section/Unit. Identify and define the immediate, short and long term objectives/plans associated with the provision of administrative support to the directorate;
Develop, implement and monitor stakeholder communications strategy to set the standard, address communication matters, and ensure consistency and alignment to the CoJ strategy;
Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the current internal and external communication in order to determine the effectiveness of employed strategies and take remedial steps where necessary;
Lead the civic education campaigns;
Manage and control outgoing communication;
Handle media enquiries effectively;
Influence the media opinion during media briefings, media induction sessions, media tours and media networking sessions;
Procure goods and services for directorate in consultation with Director: Business Management Support;
Responsible for the development and implementation of all strategic marketing plans and put together and advertising strategy and ensure consistent brand awareness;
Manage and coordinate campaign activities, exhibitions and promotions aimed to reach the target audience of the Department.
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