POST 14/314 :
Directorate: Heritage
SALARY : R269 214 per annum, (plus benefits)
CENTRE : Johannesburg (Head office)
REQUIREMENTS : The successful candidate should have a grade 12 certificate plus a National
Diploma (NQF Level 6)/ Degree (NQF Level 7) in Language Practice/ Linguistics
with one of the relevant languages as major subject. No experience required. An
experience in language Development programs and Translations will be an added
advantage. PFMA, Legislation, prescript, Skills: Research, Administration, planning
and organization, problem solving, formulating and editing, facilitation,
interpersonal relationship. Analytical thinking, Maintain discipline, project
management, reporting, Policy development and analysis, supervising, budgeting,
financial management, conflict management, verbal and written communication
and leadership and computer literacy.
DUTIES : Interpreting during official sessions. Prepare and conduct research on the topic and
the type of audience. Provide simultaneous and consecutive interpreting. Edit
document. Submit edited document to supervisor for quality assurance. Discuss
and effect changes proposed by supervisor. Record new terminology/ language
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problems with possible solutions for future reference. Record and file edited
document. Conduct research and provide professional advice and support to
interpreters and clients. Participate in the development of language awareness
campaigns. Undertake language awareness campaigns. Develop, populate and
maintain sign language databases. Undertake research on new sign language
developments. Coordinate and conduct literature writing workshops. Facilitate
literature writing competitions. Establish and support reading and debating clubs.
Provide guidance to budding (emerging) writers and act as link between the writers
and publishers. Editing of documents of newly coined terms. Develop and maintain
database on projects and programmes with regard language issues. Provide
administrative and technical support with regard to language programmes.
Monitoring the implementation of approved sign language programmes.
ENQUIRIES : Mr. Nkhumeleni Magadze Tel No: 011 355 2720/2606/2539/2861
