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JOHANNESBURG WATER (SOC) LTD
       
Johannesburg Water (SOC) Ltd is a municipal entity owned by the City of Johannesburg. Its core purpose is to provide water and sanitation services to approximately 5.3 million people. Johannesburg Water will ensure that the selection and recruitment process is employment equity compliant and in line with the Company and the Departmental EE Targets. 
 
OFFICER: EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION 
- REF: OEC-2022 
– 3 MONTHS CONTRACT
 
Primary Purpose: Manage external communications plans, develop and manage media relations campaigns and crisis communications plans.

• Key Responsibilities: Develop and manage external communication activities that involve and engage external stakeholders across the province, on-going. Develop, write and edit content for web services, publications materials and other external communications channels to ensure that they are useful for targeted audience and content is up to date, accurate and consistent, on-going. Assist the line manager to promote effective external communications by writing media releases, on-going. Day to day administration of external communications projects. Publish advertisement to promote stakeholder perceptions and develop a positive organisational corporate identity, on-going. Build brand awareness in support of a positive corporate identity, image and reputation through positive editing of external publications, on-going. Proof reading articles before going to press or print, on-going. Work with internal stakeholders to identify appropriate stories for media, on-going. Write and edit stories for external publication, on-going. Work with internal stakeholders to continue to develop and improve the information provided from different departments in the internet, on-going. Responsible for compiling articles for external communication on the intranet and other related communication channels, on-going. Take responsibility for specific programmes of external communication including special projects. Responsible for photographic studio.
 
Requirements and Experience
The candidate for this post should possess the following attributes:
• National Diploma in Journalism / Public Relations Management / Corporate Communications. (NQF 6)
• 3 years working experience in a marketing and communication or journalism environment.
• Experience in writing media releases, editorials as well as presentations skills.
• Valid Drivers License
 
 
Please forward your CV and qualifications, quoting the relevant reference number and job title in the subject line of your correspondence.
 
To apply for this job email your details to jw.communications@jwater.co.za


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