Communications Officer, Cape Town – Labour Research Service

The Communications Officer will coordinate internal and external communications and drive communications strategy development. The incumbent must be creative, innovative, strategic and results-driven; assisting with organisational branding and communications campaigns.
Key responsibilities of this position include:

• Managing the online and offline presence of the organisation
• Driving communications strategy development
• Managing organisational information assets and ICT Environment
• Managing service providers
• Providing support to the Executive Director

The Communications Officer must meet the following criteria:

• Post matric qualification (degree or diploma) preferably in communications
• Good organisational skills with attention to detail
• Media knowledge and experience of working with media
• Knowledge and experience working across all aspects of social media
• Knowledge and experience of website maintenance
• Excellent writing skills

Personal Attributes:

• A professional attitude and approach
• Self-motivated and articulate
• Takes initiative
• Excellent communication skills
• Creativity and ability to think out of the box
• Ability to form strong external relationships

Please send your CV, letter of motivation and complete the AA bio summary form, (you can download the form from this page) in MS word format to: tracy@actionappointments.co.za