Writer & Digital Communications Specialist:

1 week ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Viv Gordon Placements Full time

The NPO operates on a hybrid working approach with staff working two days per week in the office and the remainder at home. For the initial three months of employment, you may be required to work more than two days in the office as you learn and require more direct in-person on-the-job training from your Knowledge Management colleagues. Such a fabulous chance to do meaningful work. Don’t miss it

**Responsibilities**:
Written Reports
- Provide varying levels of editing support on reports written by data and programme specialists, based on the objectives and strategic importance of these
- Editing support will vary from light proofreading through to rewriting aspects of reports and the development of executive summaries
- Maintain a knowledge base of common errors and development areas to enable improved writing skills throughout the organisation
- Summarising lengthy reports to be digestible as digital publications.

PowerPoint Presentations
- Proofreading and editing of PowerPoint presentations
- Attend dry-runs and suggest edits to cut back on wordiness of presentations and improve their visual impact.

Other Writing
- Provide support to data and programmes staff to produce impactful written content, e.g., blogs
- With the assistance of contracted journalists develop content that can be published in the media.

Social Media
- Draft wording and brief design intern on imagery for Social Media posts
- Upload posts
- Monitor interaction with the NPO’s Social Media
- Develop the reach and impact of Social Media.

Ad Hoc Writing and Communications Support
- Assist with messaging and editing based on ad hoc requirements e.g., event invitations, internal communications campaigns etc.

**Requirements**:

- Bachelor Honours Degree in Journalism, English, Communications, or related discipline - essential
- Copywriting - 4-6 years’ experience - essential
- Digital Communications 4-6 years’ experience - essential
- Financial writing experience - ideal
- Technical writing experience - a must
- Computer Literacy: Microsoft office, specifically PowerPoint and Word - essential
- InDesign (advantageous)
- Attention to detail
- Ability to train and develop
- Planning and organising skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Time management
- Curiosity
- Comfortable stretching beyond job specification and learning new things
- Excellent plain language English editing and writing
- Solid verbal and written communication
- Project Management skills
- Prioritisation
- Time management.

City: Hybrid in Johannesburg

Country: South Africa

Level of Expertise: Mid-Senior

Remuneration: Negotiable

Reference Number: #Tam661

**Tamara Wolpert**:
GM & Consultant


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