Museum Officer

8 hours ago

Cape Town, South Africa Western Cape Department of Health Full time

**Closing Date**
- 2025/05/26

**Reference Number**
- WCG250415-8

**Tracking Number**
- CAS 21/2025

**Job Title**
- Museum Officer: Satellite Museum Lwandle Migrant Labour, Ref No. CAS 21/2025

**Department**
- Cultural Affairs and Sport

**Salary level**
- 7

**Enquiries**
- Ms L Hutton at (021) 483 9703

**Job Type**
- Permanent

**Location - Country**
- South Africa

**Location - Province**
- Western Cape

**Location - Town / City**
- Cape Town

**Job Purpose**
- The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Western Cape Government has an opportunity for a suitably qualified and competent individual to oversee, facilitate and preserve the natural and cultural history within the museum context.

**Minimum Requirements**
- An appropriate 3-year National Diploma/B-Degree (equivalent or higher qualification); A minimum of 1 year relevant experience.

**Recommendation**
- None.

**Key Performance Areas**
- Governance and administration of the museum as well as related activities; Facilitate, present and implement public programmes and relations; Engage in research and implement exhibitions; Assist with the promotion and marketing of the museum; People Management.

**Competencies**

**Knowledge of the following**: History, purpose and functions of museums in society, including their potential for national building and tourism development; Museum ethics; Current primary, secondary and field history research techniques of selection, evaluation and exhibition of objects of material culture or the presentation of living history; Collections management (information management) and preventive conservation; Education methodology in museums; Project planning and management, including financial management; Legislation, policy and regulations relating to sector; Government-driven service improvement initiatives such as “Batho Pele.
**Skills in the following**:Ability to motivate own ideas and approaches; Ability to breakdown problems into manageable parts and identify solutions; Ability to listen well and be receptive to the ideas of others; Ability to manage conflict; Ability to communicate (verbally or in writing) with ease and confidence; Ability to speak in public and make presentations to large or small groups; Ability to review and critique research reports; Ability to critique exhibition guides; Ability to comprehend complex ideas, theories to concepts by analysing copious information from desperate sources.

**Remuneration**

**R 325 101 - R 382 959 per annum (Salary level 7)**

Note on remuneration in addition service benefits or obligations for qualifying employees (medical assistance, housing assistance, pension-fund contributions, etc) are funded or co-funded in terms of the applicable prescripts or collective agreements.

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