SOUTH AFRICAN TOURISM VACANCIES

SOUTH AFRICAN TOURISM

CHANNEL CONTENT SPECIALIST
South African Tourism is calling on vibrant, creative, and digitally-savvy talent to join our Brand and Marketing team as a Channel Content Specialist. If you live for storytelling, understand how audiences engage across digital platforms, and want to help shape how people experience South Africa, then this is the team for you.
This is more than a job. It’s a chance to celebrate our culture, our people, our landscapes, our rhythm, our joy and share that with the world. If you are passionate, collaborative, curious, and ready to roll up your sleeves in a fast-paced and purpose-driven environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Purpose of the Role
The Channel Content Specialist plays a key role in bringing our destination story to life across various channels. Working closely with the Digital Channel Manager, this role helps craft and execute channel-specific content strategies, ensures consistent brand storytelling, optimises performance using insights, and ensures our platforms are engaging, inspiring, and continuously evolving. This role contributes to enhancing brand awareness, increasing engagement, supporting travel consideration, and building a positive image of South Africa.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Content Strategy & Planning

Support the development and execution of channel-specific content strategies.
Develop content plans that align to both short-term campaign needs and long-term brand goals.
Ensure content aligns with the organisation’s communication and brand strategies.
Manage and maintain digital platforms and content ecosystems.

Content Creation, Production & Publishing

Write, edit, and refine content for multiple digital channels (web, social, email, trade, internal platforms etc).
Create compelling, culturally relevant, audience-focused content.
Upload, format, and manage content on South African Tourism varied platforms.
Collaborate with designers, videographers, writers, and agencies to produce impactful content.
Maintain consistent tone, brand voice, and messaging across all touch points.

Analytics, Optimisation & Best Practice

Track content performance and user behaviour to inform continuous improvement.
Monitor content trends, formats and emerging technologies.
Use insights to guide future content direction and enhance effectiveness.
Ensure compliance with editorial standards, copyright, data protection and representation guidelines.

Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration

Work closely across business units to understand content needs and deliver against them.
Maintain strong relationships with internal teams, provincial tourism authorities, travel trade, industry partners, and regional markets.
Ensure smooth communication and alignment on content priorities and outcomes.
Contribute to internal engagement by sharing updates, wins, and content insights.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

Degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Tourism Management, or a related discipline.
Minimum of 5 years’ experience in content development, digital content management, or brand communications.
Demonstrated experience in producing content for web and/or social platforms.

Skills and Competencies:

Strong writing, editing, and storytelling ability
Detail-oriented with strong organisational skills
Analytical mindset with ability to manage multiple tasks, deadlines, and projects to interpret data and optimise content
Creative thinker with cultural awareness and trend sensitivity
Effective communicator with strong relationship-building ability
Customer and stakeholder centric

Knowledge and understanding of:

Understanding of government policies, strategic priorities, and compliance frameworks (PFMA, Public Service Act, Treasury Regulations)
Understanding of the Tourism industry and Marketing and Advertising principles and standards would be a great added advantage
Knowledge of digital publishing tools and content management systems
Performance monitoring, evaluation and reporting frameworks, systems and processes
Knowledge of national legislation related to communication and information management
Awareness of public service systems and reporting structures.

Visit us @ www.southafrica.net

Detailed CV to be sent to : brandmarketing@southafrica.net

Closing date : 20 November 2025

South African Tourism is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from individuals who are enthusiastic about shaping the image of South Africa through compelling storytelling, digital innovation and excellence, and stakeholder engagement.

Important note:
People with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Due to a large amount of correspondence, we envisage receiving, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Should you not have heard from us in four weeks after the closing date, kindly consider your application unsuccessful.
No late applications will be accepted.

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION MANAGER
CENTRAL EUROPE HUB
We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance and Administration Manager to support our Central Europe Tourism Execution team from our Head Office in South Africa. This position reports to the Head: Central Europe Hub. If you possess the required skills, experience and are an energetic team player interested in joining a dynamic organisation committed to developing a better South Africa, we invite you to apply.

Key Outputs:

Coordinate the management of the annual budget
Ensure that the budgets managed according to Finance (Head Office) guidelines and procedures
Coordinate and ensure that budgets are revised according to Finance (Head Office) guidelines
Submit daily, monthly, and quarterly budget reports to Hub Head and Head Office by deadline
Ensure that the Central Europe Hub staff follow SA Tourism supply chain management policy in executing the budget
Manage bank account access (including internet access) and sign cheques when relevant
Ensure the Central Europe office is compliant with all relevant statutory requirements in Germany, for e.g., tax authority, payroll regulations and handling

Accounting

Manage the accounting system which includes capturing transactions in line with applicable accounting standard
Processing salaries, staff expense claims and third party pay submissions and payments
Tax submissions done within guidelines and deadlines set, where applicable.
Prepare monthly financial reconciliations for all Balance Sheet accounts including accounts payable and accounts receivable.

Manage Office Expenditure

Ensure that all procurement for the Central Europe Hub follows SA Tourism supply chain management policy
Ensure that payments to vendors, outsourcers, business partners, etc. are processed 100% accurately and within contractual and regulatory deadlines
Ensure that staff salaries are paid 100% correctly, on time and the relevant documentation is processed sent to Payroll in Head Office
Report reasons for variances on monthly, quarterly, and annual budget.
Process staff expense claims in line with relevant SA Tourism policies
Manage and reconcile petty cash

Supply chain, asset, and contract management

Ensure that all subscriptions held by the Central Europe Hub office is managed
Ensure that all purchase orders are raised in compliance with the SA Tourism Supply Chain Management policy and report instances of non-compliance
Ensure that all demand requirements i.e., procurement plan, demand plan, operational cost & benchmark analysis, etc. and prepared and delivered as per business processes
Ensure that all assets are procured in compliance with the SA Tourism Supply Chain Management policy
Prepare an annual asset inventory report and submit to Head Central Europe Hub and Finance Execution Support Manager in Head Office
Conduct an asset count twice each financial year
Ensure that all office assets are in good working condition and manage the maintenance where relevant
Ensure that the accounting for all assets, including leased assets, is conducted in compliance with applicable accounting standards and SA Tourism capital expenditure policy
Ensure that stock control list of all marketing collateral is updated monthly
Handle suppliers in the Region: supplier database, financial queries with suppliers in German

Human Capital Administration

Work closely with the Human Capital Regional Business Partner in Head Office to coordinate and facilitate the recruitment of new employees for the Central Europe Hub
Ensure all employee contracts are signed, exchanged, and filed
Manage Central Europe Hub staff salary payments, leave applications, ordering of ticket restaurant, mutual payments, performance bonus payments, workers compensation insurance, other employee insurance, etc.
Co-ordinate staff exits in compliance with German labour law and SA Tourism policies
Co-ordinate the training of all Central Europe staff working with the Human Capital Regional Business Partner in Head Office
Co-ordinate the reporting of IT-related problems with the relevant service provider to ensure that the Central Europe Hub is fully operational
Co-ordinate with the Business Information Systems department in Head Office on the ICT needs of the Central Europe Hub and the implementation of SA Tourism technology solutions in the Central Europe office
Ensure that the operation, security, and maintenance of the office facilities meet the needs of the Central Europe Hub and its employees
Ensure that the office facilities meet the German statutory requirements including environmental, health and safety standards

Qualifications and Experience

A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Financial Management or equivalent is essential.
Around 2-4 years’ experience in Accountancy/Financial Management
Minimum 2 years’ experience of working on Financial System
Compliance with policies in line with relevant legislation and regulatory requirements namely PFMA, Treasury Regulations and Frameworks on performance information and strategic plans
Relevant legislation and regulatory requirements for Germany where the Central Europe Hub is operated from as well relevant legislation for Austria, and Switzerland as markets serviced within the Hub
Language proficiency: English (written and verbal skills)

Knowledge and understanding of

Performance monitoring, evaluation and reporting frameworks, systems, and processes
Knowledge and understanding of financial practices and standards prescribe by regulation authorities
Budget and financial management experience.
Administrative support best practice
Government priorities and imperatives
All Public Service systems.
Communications and information management legislative requirements

Visit us @ www.southafrica.net

Please send your detailed CV to : tourismexecution@southafrica.net

Closing Date : 20 November 2025

Important note:
People with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Due to a large amount of correspondence we envisage receiving, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you have not heard from us Four weeks after the closing date, kindly consider your application unsuccessful. No late applications will be accepted.

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION MANAGER
NORTH EUROPE HUB
Fixed Term Contract: 12 Months

We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance and Administration Manager to support our North Europe Tourism Execution team from our Head Office in South Africa. This position reports to the Head: North Europe Hub. If you possess the required skills, experience and are an energetic team player interested in joining a dynamic organisation committed to developing a better South Africa, we invite you to apply.

Key Outputs:
Coordinate the management of the annual budget

Ensure that the budgets managed according to Finance (Head Office) guidelines and procedures
Coordinate and ensure that budgets are revised according to Finance (Head Office) guidelines
Submit daily, monthly, and quarterly budget reports to Hub Head and Head Office by deadline
Ensure that the North Europe Hub staff follow SA Tourism supply chain management policy in executing the budget
Manage bank account access (including internet access) and sign cheques when relevant
Ensure the North Europe office is compliant with all relevant statutory requirements, for e.g., tax authority, payroll regulations and handling