Latest WOF News
New Fire Truck to help make our jobs easier
A brand new fire truck from Working on Fire has been delivered to the De Wildt Helpmekaar Fire Protection Association. It was delivered by Gauteng Province’s Transport Officer, Thabo Modimoeng, recently. He said that the truck will be used to transport the Working on...
Reaching out to landowners at prestigious Elliot Agri-Expo
WoF in the Eastern Cape recently attended the prestigious Agri-Expo in Elliot where it showcased its work on integrated fire management to landowners within the agricultural communities of the Province. The Elliot Team was on hand to engage with landowners and...
Communicating fire education through sports
The Witelsbos Team in the Eastern Cape together with the Fire and Rescue Unit from the Koukamma Municipality educated more than 200 school kids recently about the dangers of fire. A variety of sporting code activities took place at the Woodland Soccer Field and...
Training in Industrial Relations to create productive work environment
The Head of the Department of Industrial Relations, Monde Maqula, has come up with an initiative of empowering Working on Fire managers to be able to deal with the issues of discipline and disputes in the working environment. Maqula’s department has conducted training...
Working on Fire is one of the South African government’s marque programmes
An upbeat Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa praised Working on Fire for instilling discipline in young people to love and ultimately take care of the environment. The Deputy President was speaking at the official opening of the 14th World Forestry Congress (WFC) at the...
Eastern Cape fire hotspot has no more fires
A fire hotspot in recent years, Keiskammahoek in the Eastern Cape, has recorded no fires in the current fire season thanks to the fire awareness education by Working on Fire. Community Fire Awareness Officer, Wongama Copiso, applauded the community of Gwiligwili for...
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Job Profile:
The role is responsible for creating, developing, refining and executing internal / external communications in line with the overall business strategy and ensures that the appropriate messages are developed via appropriate communications channels/platforms.
Reports to: Communication and Marketing Executive
Key Performance Areas:
- Corporate Communications
- Collaborate with key stakeholders in the planning, development and delivering corporate communication to achieve objectives in engaging with business units and employees.
- Develop, initiate and take ownership of the end-to-end delivery targeted, creative and engaging communications plans.
- Create Internal Communication platforms and initiatives.
- Conceptualises, copy-writes, proof-reads, edits and distributes content.
- Develop and update annual Organizational Calendar and align the Corporate Communications Annual plan of Operations accordingly. Provide support to stakeholder on developing and/or implementing internal campaigns or events.
- Be part of strategically driving the organisations values and culture.
- Measure effectiveness of communications and distribution of content and recommending improvements and initiatives to achieve the business’s desired objectives.
- Brand Management and Compliance
- Ensure brand compliance the Corporate Identity manual of funders.
- Identify and procurement of Corporate Communication merchandise.
- Design and edit corporate templates.
- Administration
- Report writing
Job Requirements:
- Diploma or Degree in Communications / Public Relations / Marketing
- 2 to 5 years proven experience in internal communications, public relations, marketing or similar
Required Skills:
- Proven excellent command of the English language (written and spoken)
- Ability to effectively communicate across multiple platforms
- Familiar with Google Workspace, HTML, Social Media, Instant Messaging Platforms, Microsoft Office Suite
Desired Skills:
- Internal Strategic Communications
- Project Management (added advantage)
- Adobe Premium – an advantage
- Willingness to travel
Submit CV together with a motivational letter to: talentad@wofire.co.za
Note: Please clearly indicate in the subject line for which position you are applying.
If you have not had a response from us within 30 days after the closing date, kindly accept that your application has been unsuccessful. In line with the EEA, preference will be given to those applicants whose appointment will address the demographic imbalances in our work force profile.
Covid-19 Vaccine Intent:
WOF has a mandatory Covid-19 vaccination plan in place and as such all applicants will be required to submit a vaccination certificate to be considered in the selection process.