Communication Officer

Base at the COSATU Head Office – No. 1 Leyds Street, Braamfontein

Job Description

The main responsibility is to act as the COSATU Journalist. The incumbent will report to the COSATU Spokesperson.

Other responsibilities include:

· Develop a system to cover all major COSATU and its Affiliates’ events and use the information to write articles for the weekly newsletter, and the Shopsteward magazine or ensuring its consumption by the mainstream media
· Help to produce daily Information Digest for the leadership, the weekly newsletter and the Shopsteward magazine, the production of pamphlets, campaign bulletins.

Requirements

· Preferably a post graduate qualification or equivalent journalist or writing experience and skills
· Experience in advocacy work would be an advantage
· Strong writing ability
· Commitment to the values and objectives of the Federation
· Ability to work on deadline

All applications should be sent before 31 January 2008 with detailed CV, articles written by the applicant and contactable references to:

The COSATU General Secretary
PO. Box 1019
JOHANNESBURG
2000
OR
Fax to: 011 339 6940/011 339 5080
OR
Email to: khanyisile@cosatu.org.za

Please note that communication will only be made to those who will be short-listed.