Principal Communication Officer: Stakeholder Cooperation and Awareness

Ref: CMS-CT18/2026)

National Diploma (NQF6) in Communications, Public Relations, Event Management, Marketing, Journalism or relevant equivalent qualification. A minimum of two years (2) relevant experience in relevant field.

Duties

Provide event management support for environmental calendar days activities and ministerial and non-ministerial events and conferences. Assist in updating the departmental calendar for events and stakeholder engagement database. Provide support on learner environmental awareness programmes, career expos and community outreach programmes. Provide support in the development and implementation of departmental campaigns. Provide support in the implementation of stakeholder engagement programmes. Assist with logistics and communication outputs for events, conferences and stakeholder engagement programmes.

Candidate Profile

Knowledge of project management. Knowledge of Marketing and stakeholder management, event management, campaigns management, Administration fields, Public Service and Departmental procedure. Skills. Sound, organising and planning skills, good communication skills. Ability to engage senior managers, good interpersonal relations. Ability to work long hours voluntarily, be able to gather and analyse information. Ability to apply policies, be able to work individually and in teams and ability to be able to work under extreme pressure and organise and plan under pressure. Sense of responsibility and ability to lead multidisciplinary team and to resolve conflicts.

Screening Questions

Candidates will be required to answer the following questions when applying for this post.

• Do you have National Diploma (NQF6) in Communications/Public Relations/ Event Management/Marketing or Journalism ?
• Do you have a minimum of two (2) years of experience ?

Job Details

• Office

• Division

• Type

Permanent

• Posts

1

• Salary

Level 8

R413 001 per annum, (an all-inclusive annual remuneration package)

• Opening

16 Oct 2026

• Closing

02 Nov 2026

Soon

Contact Person

021 4937136

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