Public Affairs Specialist

Introduction

SALARY LEVEL WILL BE BASED ON PRIOR JOB-RELATED EXPERIENCE AND SALARY HISTORY. NOTE: ALL ORDINARILY RESIDENT APPLICANTS WHO ARE NOT SOUTH AFRICAN CITIZENS MUST HAVE THE REQUIRED WORK AND/OR PERMANENT RESIDENCY PERMITS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications Required: NOTE: ALL APPLICANTS MUST ADDRESS EACH SELECTION CRITERION DETAILED BELOW WITH SPECIFIC AND COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION SUPPORTING EACH ITEM. Items 1- 6 are ALL REQUIRED 1. Bachelor’s degree in humanities, business, social science, political science or related field. 2. Six years of mid to senior level experience in management, education, public relations or public outreach is required. 3. English level IV (Fluent) reading/writing/speaking.(This will be tested)4. Must have thorough knowledge of the political, economic, social, cultural, academic and government institutions and the key figures of Kwa Zulu Natal and South Africa. Specific knowledge of U.S Government/Public Affairs cultural, educational and information programs.5. Must have the ability to develop and maintain senior level contacts and plan, execute and document complex events and programs. 6. Must be proficient in the use of all aspects of Microsoft Office Suite 2007. (This will be tested)

Job Specification

Basic Function of Position:

The incumbent serves as program manager, planning and executing a wide range of activities covering all aspects of cultural, information and educational programming. The incumbent must be equipped with the full working knowledge of the entire range of the Public Affairs Section functions.
Closing date: September 2, 2011

Please note that this link will take you to the job opportunities page for the South African mission and will link you to the p-net site.http://southafrica.usembassy.gov/job_opportunities.html Or you can go directly to the p-net site to register and apply via: http://americanembassy.pnet.co.za/