This is an Intern position reporting to the Communications Officers. It is a fixed term contract of 1 year.
Position purpose:
The incumbent will learn theoretical and practical skills within the field of communications so as to build and gain practical and hands-on experience through experiential learning, based on the Internship agreement, and will assist the Communications Department to implement the communications outputs.
Key Outputs:
- Receive and distribute supplies for the Communications Department
- Assist with the co-ordination of events
- Assist with the development of relations with the media and the communications stakeholders
- Assist with the implementation of Legal Aid SA's public relations initiatives
- Assist with corporate identity quality control
- Report on all regional communications activities
- Assist with the responsibility for media interviews and queries
- Assist with departmental administration and finance
- Assist with daily media monitoring
- Liaise with the Training and Development Department to ensure that appropriate Internship documents and reports are updated monthly
- Maintain departmental database
- Recognised Grade 12 certificate
- Proof of registration with a recognized tertiary institution
- Studying towards a tertiary qualification in Communications
- Ready to serve an Internship according to the rules and regulations of the tertiary institutions
A detailed Curriculum Vitae, reflecting practical application of the position outputs and required competencies as advertised, must be submitted by close of business on 16 April 2013.
Forward applications to: recruit@legal-aid.co.za
Should you not hear from us within 2 months of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.