City of Johannesburg invites South African unemployed youth to apply for Internship Programme 2024.
An internship programme is an intervention by the City of Johannesburg to address the growing demand by a tertiary institution for students to undergo on-the-job exposure, as a pre-requisite to acquire an academic qualification or as a requirement after the acquisition of academic qualification to obtain experiential training. The City is committed to providing work-based training for students.
- This internship opportunity is applicable to youth in the Johannesburg communities, who qualifies for this internship and have never participated in an internship programme before.
- This Vacancy is open to all qualifying STUDENTS in the Johannesburg Community for a period not exceeding 18 months
- Interested applicants are invited to apply for the positions listed in the circular.
- Complete the online job application form and attach all relevant documents (Certified Qualification/s, ID, and CV).
- Applicants are advised to use Google Chrome when applying for CoJ positions.
- The City of Johannesburg reserves the right not to make an appointment.
- Appointments will be made in accordance with the COJ Employment Equity policy and People with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
- The City of Johannesburg is an equal opportunity employer
POSITION: Internship: Media, Public Relations and Channel Marketing Specialist
BRANCH: Management Support
DEPARTMENT: Group Finance
REMUNERATION:
(Qualification completed with min 360 credits): R9 531,54 pm (Basic Salary, no benefits)
(Enrolled as a student): R3 500,00 pm (Basic salary, no benefits)
LOCATION: 66 Jorissen Street, Braamfontein
STUDENT INTERNSHIP
CIRCULAR 012/2024
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Degree in Journalism.Communications/Public Relations/Media Studies (in a related field);
- Valid Code 8 Driver’s license;
- Only City of Joburg residents will be considered.
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Provide support and assist the Assistant Director of Media, Public Relations and Channel Marketing to ensure the provision of extensive media communications and liaison and monitoring services to the Group Finance Department to enable it to develop and maintain an open and professional image with the media and customers.
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:
- Plan, develop, implement, track and manage;
- Media, public relations and channel marketing campaigns across all the media channels;
- Create and maintain a favourable brand image of Group Finance and the City’s services
and its products; - Manage the Department’s and Joburg brand and raise awareness of the city’s priorities,
programmes and projects; - Build relationships and respond to media questions/queries of print and online residents
and customers in a timely, accurate and honest manner; - Build relationships and work effectively with colleagues to disperse appropriate media,
public relations and channel marketing communications content; - Review and monitor the effectiveness of Group Finance and the city’s print, electronic,
digital and online media activities and assess it against goals (e.g. ROI and KPIs); - Research emerging technologies and trends and provide thought leadership and
perspective for adoption where appropriate; - Manage the outcomes associated with the utilisation, productivity and performance of staff
in the media and public relations sub-unit; - Manage the operational assets and resources of the subdivision cost-effectively and
efficiently in accordance with the legislative framework of the City’s policies and
procedures; - Comply with all relevant legislation, manage and mitigate risk effectively;
LEADING COMPETENCIES:
- Computer literacy including MS Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Excellent people and strong media, public relations and channel marketing negotiation skills;
- Media liaison and journalistic writing;.
- Write and edit content with attention to detail.
- Good Communication skills.
- Project management skills.
- Coordinating skills.
- Report writing.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
- Sound knowledge of creating relevant media lists specific to events/press releases;
- Knowledge of local government and relevant legislation, current affairs, and South African media both print and electronic;
- Knowledge of Batho Pele and Corporate Governance principles;
- Conceptualizing and executing briefs/[presentations
- Collaborative/Teamwork, Values and Integrity, Attention to detail, and quality-focused;
- Customer and Service Delivery Management (Batho Pele) Ethics, Professionalism.
CLOSING DATE: 18 AUGUST 2024
HOW TO APPLY
Apply Here: Internship Programme
Applicants are respectfully informed that, if no notification of appointment/response is received within six (6) weeks of the closing date, they must accept that their application was unsuccessful. By submitting your application for a position at the City of Johannesburg, you are consenting that the personal information submitted as part of your application may be used for the purposes of the Recruitment and Selection and related process. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
POSITION: Internship: Marketing Specialist: Graphic Designer
BRANCH: Management Support
DEPARTMENT: Group Finance
REMUNERATION:
(Qualification completed with min 360 credits): R9 531,54 pm (Basic Salary, no benefits)
(Enrolled as a student) : R3 500,00 pm (Basic salary, no benefits)
LOCATION: 66 Jorissen Street, Braamfontein
STUDENT INTERNSHIP
CIRCULAR 012/2024
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Matric and Diploma/ tertiary degree in Graphic Design/ Graphic Design and Digital Media/ Marketing and Web Design or related field;
- Only City of Joburg residents will be considered.
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
To manage the implementation of Group Finance’s Communications and Marketing Strategy, objectives and activities. As part of the strategic communications team, this post plays a key role in managing the overall graphic design unit by ensuring a creation of the unit original graphic designs, comprehensive layout concepts, and overseeing the coordination of production materials.
This includes overseeing all design projects, from conception to delivery, designing original pieces, including illustrations and infographics, reviewing all design work to ensure high quality.
The specialist provides graphic design solutions across a variety of publications and promotional materials with a particular focus on print and digital graphic designs for interactive and multimedia formats or to produce and oversee digital and print creative solutions to address the communication and marketing needs of the department.
The incumbent would be required to liaise with all stakeholders within the Group Finance Department i.e. Management Support, Revenue Shared Services Centre, Group Treasury, Group Accounting, Core Accounting, Supply Chain Management, Group Property Unit, Group Chief Financial Officer and the office of the MMC Finance to assist in the achievement of each Unit’s goals.
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:
- Develops, conceptualises, plans, designs, and produces a wide range of specialized graphic and/or illustrative material, to include multimedia concepts, as appropriate for all marketing strategies and campaigns across all units;
- Managing the Group Finance channels (touch points) – emails, websites and raising awareness of the City’s priorities, programmes and projects;
- Build relationships and respond to the questions / queries of Group Finance Units in a timely, accurate and honest manner;
- Review and monitor the effectiveness of the City’s, Group Finance, Municipal Entities graphic design activities and assessing them against goals (e.g., ROI and KPIs);
- Do research of emerging technologies and trends and providing thought leadership and perspective for adoption where appropriate;
- Manages the outcomes associated with the utilisation, productivity and performance of staff in the graphic design sub-unit.
LEADING COMPETENCIES:
- Good content writing skills, computer literacy, good content writing skills, attention to detail, excellent communication (both written and verbal) skills; good planning and organising skills, and strong analytical skills and data-driven thinking;
- Graphic design, web design, editing, sub-editing and journalistic writing;
- Social networking and understanding of analytics and reporting;
- Good problem-solving skills;
- Emotional intelligence;
- Project Management;
- Conceptualising and executing briefs/presentations.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
- Solid knowledge of CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite, Adobe Creative Cloud, website analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, WebTrends) and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques;
- Working knowledge of ad serving tools;
- Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript development and constraints;
- Collaborative/Teamwork, Values and Integrity, Attention to detail, and quality-focused;
- Customer and Service Delivery Management (Batho Pele) Ethics, Professionalism.
CLOSING DATE: 18 AUGUST 2024
HOW TO APPLY
Apply Here: Internship Programme
