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Marketing and Events Co-ordinator

We are looking for a person with marketing experience for a one-year fixed term position at our Kings Hall Head Office.

You will be responsible for contributing to the development and implementation of Tafta’s marketing and communications programme, and for supporting all departmental programmes and activities related to media, branding, public relations, and events. This includes planning and executing internal and external communications, coordinating and supporting internal and external events, facilitating media relations, and ensuring consistent brand application across all platforms in alignment with Tafta’s strategic objectives.

Minimum Qualifications/Requirements:

  • A Marketing/Communications or related qualification at Diploma Level or Higher
  • Knowledge and experience in marketing, ideally across all or most of the following: advertising, communications, public relations, content writing, event planning, event sponsorships, social media platforms
  • Experience in coordinating and hosting events
  • Preparing pitch/event assets in various forms using platforms like Canva and Microsoft Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Experience in preparing content for and design of PowerPoint Presentations
  • Advantageous: Previous experience in fundraising

Areas of Responsibility:

  • Tafta’s Marketing & Communication plans are target driven, effective and of high quality.
  • Events are well planned, executed and meet the brief.
  • Media portfolio is diverse, targeted and effective.
  • An effective team working together to achieve the aims of the organisation.

Demonstrable Behavioural Competencies:

  • Initiative: Willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges, is a self-starter with a proactive approach to encourage positive thinking and a can-do attitude
  • Attention to Detail: Accuracy and thoroughness in completion of work tasks.
  • Innovative Thinking: Ability to explore creative ways of presenting activities, events and campaigns
  • Communication (Written and Verbal): Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Service to others: Anticipates and meets the needs of both internal and external customers. Delivers high quality services in a way that creates a human habitat within which life is worth living. Demonstrates a commitment to continuous improvement.
  • Team building: Inspires and fosters team commitment, spirit, pride and trust. Facilitates cooperation and motivates team members to accomplish the team’s goals.
  • Problem Solving: Identifies and analyses problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations.
  • Flexibility: Is open to change and new information; adapts to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected outcomes.
  • Resilience: Deals effectively with pressure; remains optimistic and persistent, even under adversity. Recovers quickly from setbacks.
  • Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely and cost-effective results. Determines objectives and sets priorities. Accepts responsibility for mistakes. Complies with established control systems and rules.
  • Technical Credibility: Understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations and policies.
  • Technology management: Keeps up-to-date on technological developments. Makes effective use of technology to achieve results. Ensures access to and security of technological systems.
  • Developing Care Partners: Develops the ability of employee care partners and students to perform for and contribute to the organisation by offering ongoing feedback and by providing opportunities for people to learn through formal and informal methods.
  • Conflict Management: Encourages creative tension and differences of opinions.  Anticipates and takes steps to prevent counterproductive confrontations. Manages and resolves conflicts and disagreements in a constructive manner.
  • Planning and Organising: Excellent time management – establishes priorities, sets timeframes and allocates resources to work effectively and efficiently.

Technical Competencies

  • Good project management skills and experience
  • Good working knowledge of advertising and communication structures including social media platforms
  • Proficiency in MS Office, in particular Word and Excel.
  • Excellent written and verbal English
  • Event coordination
  • Marketing and promotional selling
  • Social media coordination
  • Use of design tools e.g. Canva, Adobe Suite
  • Code 8 Driver’s License

A copy of the full job description is available on request. Interested parties who meet the minimum qualifications and other criteria are invited to apply by emailing a 2-3 page CV to hr@tafta.org.za  by  11 August 2025. Applicants who have had no response by 1st September 2025 may consider their application unsuccessful.