Assistant Director: Events Management (SAC)

Key Performance Areas

• Designing publications and managing corporate brand compliance when managing, organizing, facilitating, and coordinating departmental events. Facilitate and coordinate the management of events preparatory meetings and development of events management plan: Monitor the compilation of events calendar, facilitate communication with various stakeholders for the logistics of events, facilitate compilation and updating of guest list in line with the nature of the event, ensure all stakeholders are invited for all events, extend invites to departmental workforce for assistant and ensure attendance registers and guest lists are preserved.
• Facilitation and coordination of logistical arrangements of the event: Conducting environmental scan, to assist in the identification of suitable venues for events, drawing of ground plans of every event, research and facilitate drafting of specifications, facilitate processing of memos, facilitate putting of tents, sound & stage for every event. Facilitation and coordination in development departmental year plan/events calendar: Managing events calendar, consolidate and circulate bi-weekly. Facilitate development of checklist for respective events, facilitate drafting of invitations, agendas and distributing to stakeholders, facilitate drafting of programmes for the events, co-ordinate all preparatory meetings.
• Facilitation and Coordination protocol arrangements: Facilitate and render protocol services in all departmental events, organise ushers, facilitate and coordinate the availability of briefing rooms of the events, facilitate proper sitting arrangements, ensure correct application and management of the official order of precedence, and facilitate correct seniority placement at all official ceremonial functions. Consolidate report for each programme- pre-during and post events.

Prerequisites

• An undergraduate Qualification National Diploma at NQF level 06 in Media Studies/ Communications/ Public Relation/ Events Management/Graphic Design or equivalent qualification related to the field as recognized by SAQA.
• A minimum of 3 years' supervisory experience in Events Management/Communications/Media Relations/Public Relations/Public Sector Corporate Communication at salary level 7/8. A valid driver's license except for persons with disabilities.

Person Profile

• Advance events management, computer literacy, graphic designer, project management and good communication skills; Digital communications skills, presentation skills, report writing, stakeholder engagement skills; research management skills, Computer literacy not limited to PowerPoint and excel, report writing skills and professional writing; professional negotiating skills; planning; organizing, leading and coordinating departmental events.