Divisional Head: Communications & Media Relations: CMTD50002 at City of Ekurhuleni

Key performance areas:

• Input and advise on strategic capability and leadership to develop, integrate and drive the communications and media strategy, ensuring effective delivery of compliance and governance
• Ensure operational processes to ensure effective communication functions and logistical management and utilization of technology to benefit the community of the CoE
• Ensure governance and risk management compliance to ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, policies, processes and resolutions and minimize risk for the communications and media division
• Ensure effective financial management and processes to ensure the effective allocation and utilization of funds
• Drive customer service orientation to ensure excellent customer service delivery to all stakeholders
• Implement and manage effective people management to provide a meaningful context, setting performance standards in order to enhance productivity, capacity and high staff moral
• Ensure accurate and timely flow of communication through effective utilisation of press and publicity systems, communication systems and processes
• Deliver and guide innovative, integrated media campaigns through ensuring effective prioritisation and flow across the organisation
• Develop media implementation programmes and plans, ensuring effective roll out and implementation
• Develop, integrate and monitor communication and media quality print publications and manage corporate identity
• Develop and maintain collaborative working relationships within the press and publicity communities and ensuring proactive management of the CoE reputation
• Plan, direct and manage implementation of customer education strategies and programmes

Core Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication or equivalent NQF Level 7 qualification
• 8 years’ experience in a similar environment of which at least 4 years must have been at senior management level
• A valid driver’s license
• Operation planning and reporting skills
• Quality orientation
• People management and empowerment skills
• Effective communication skills with the ability to build trusting relationships
• Analytical thinking

Closing Date : 2025-11-03

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