ROBBEN ISLAND MUSEUM VACANCIES

​FEMALE EX-POLITICAL PRISONER RESEARCH ASSISTANT 
TOTAL COST TO COMPANY: R 7 332,63 pm 
6 MONTHS FIXED TERM CONTRACT 
The above short-term positions exist in the Heritage and Research Department at Robben Island Museum. 
 
Responsibilities:

• Travel with the Researchers to conduct life history interviews during data collection sessions. 
• Attend compulsory training sessions/ workshops to be offered by RIM in Cape Town. 
• Attend and contribute to project inception, progress and ad hoc meetings pertaining the women imprisonment project. 
• As a Project Ambassador, politely and meaningfully address all questions from the interviewees about the project and RIM’s mandate and current heritage programmes. 
• Ensure that a sample size of women EPPs in the 9 provinces are interviewed and project targets are met. 
• Assist with identification of women EPPs that are eligible for interviews within the provinces. 
• Link the Researchers/RIM to the EPP’s and/or EPP family to be interviewed. 
• Ensure a conducive and healthy atmosphere during interview session. 
• As a Project Ambassador, outline the benefits of the interview project in relation to the AEPP and RIM as World Heritage Site to each EPP and/or EPP family to be interviewed. 
• Educate all EPPs about RIM, a World Heritage Site, its heritage programmes, and benefits that exist within other State Departments, i.e. Department of Military Veterans. 
• Market RIM through educating EPPs and their families on the mandate of RIM and its heritage programmes. 
• Generate and submit monthly reports. 
• Able to conduct any other duties that aimed at benefiting RIM and EPPs within the province, i.e. attend meetings to talk about RIM heritage programmes, distribute resource materials to EPPs. 

 
Minimum requirements: 

• Be a women ex-political prisoner with a verifiable prison number 
• Reside in the Western Cape 
• Must have completed Grade 12 
• Knowledge of basic computer literacy to search data and input data. 
• Excellent telephone manner and verbal communication skills. 
• Proficiency in English and two of the African languages. 
• Ability to travel away for 4 weeks at a time.

​• RIM is an EE, AA, employer and reserves the right not to make an appointment if suitable candidates are not found. 
• Only Forward a detailed CV with Contactable Referees and a Copy of ID to Recruit1@robben-island.org.za
• using the subject line “FEMALE EX-POLITICAL PRISONER RESEARCH ASSISTANT 05/2025 and prison number” no later than 29 May 2025. Late submission will automatically be disqualified. 
                                                                   
Note: If you do not hear from us within 30 days, please consider your application as unsuccessful. 
 
• “By submitting your CV/ Application for any position, you hereby grant RIM permission to use your personal information in line with the Protection of Personal Information Act no 4 of 2013 and the revised amendment dated 2021”