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Head of Creative Hub
Position: Head of Creative Hub
Scale Code: 130A
Position ID: 60023999
Location: Johannesburg
Reporting Line: Chief Commercial Officer 125 (Peromnes 5, Paterson DU)
Closing Date: 14 November 2025
Main Purpose of the Job
The Head of Creative Hub works closely with sales teams to help them succeed in sales and commercial activities. This role involves creating and providing creative solutions that meet client needs. The position leads the setup, growth, and management of SABC’s integrated Creative Solutions Hub. This hub aims to boost revenue through new and exciting advertising solutions across multiple platforms, including TV, radio, digital, OTT, web, social media, and mobile. The role helps sales teams spend more time with clients and meet or exceed revenue goals by delivering strong multimedia campaigns.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the creation and delivery of integrated, insight-based creative advertising and marketing solutions that provide real value and meet client needs and expectations.
- Drive steady revenue growth by creating and suggesting high-impact creative solutions that offer strong value to clients and increase SABC’s share of the advertising and sponsorship market.
- Make advertising and marketing solutions stand out from competitors to grow market share and revenue across all platforms.
- Offer fresh ideas to get the most value from SABC’s unique mix of radio, video entertainment, and digital media channels, platforms, and apps.
- Use audience insights, CRM analytics, and competitor trends to guide creative directions and encourage advertisers to spend more on SABC media.
- Meet deadlines for client proposals and reports.
- Create new content-based and on-the-ground commercial opportunities beyond traditional advertising to improve SABC’s creative reputation and revenue.
- Track creative sales performance against targets, manage budgets, and provide timely, accurate reports using CRM and strategic dashboards.
- Develop templates for sales and marketing proposals, concepts, collateral, presentations, and standard reports to boost SABC’s professional image and speed up client proposals.
- Give input to intelligence and analytics research proposals to guide their scope and make the best use of results.
- Combine audience insights with data-based analytics to support creative campaign development, build client loyalty, open new revenue paths, and grow market share.
- Share useful market intelligence to guide idea creation and influence client spending toward SABC platforms.
- Keep an active, up-to-date client database for targeted engagement, sales tracking, loyalty checks, and campaign conversions.
- Regularly watch competitors and market trends to spot gaps, win back lost business, and drive creative commercial innovation in sales and marketing.
- Hold post-campaign talks or surveys with clients to see how well the solution met their needs, learn lessons, and find areas for improvement.
- Maximize profits through careful cost-of-sales management and smart commercial deal structures.
- Contribute to strategic revenue planning, including setting targets, budgeting, and sales forecasting that match business goals.
- Monitor performance regularly using sales analytics and reviews to track progress toward revenue and margin targets.
- Set up and enforce standard operating procedures (SOPs), internal controls, and compliance rules to manage risks, control costs, and follow laws, regulations, and SABC policies.
- Ensure timely and accurate reporting, keeping full records in CRM systems.
- Proactively manage risks and audits, identifying, addressing, and reporting operational risks through structured plans.
- Promote performance accountability using organizational performance systems and keeping accurate CRM and budget reports.
- Lead strategic planning and business reviews, tracking proposal conversions, revenue trends, and performance to guide decisions and prevent commercial losses.
- Work closely with all sales, marketing, and commercial teams to create value, build client loyalty, and support SABC’s commercial success.
- Build strategic partnerships with SABC platforms, agencies, and industry stakeholders to open collaborative revenue opportunities.
- Increase market visibility by attending industry events regularly, positioning SABC as a creative leader and trusted commercial partner.
- Develop strong client relationships that lead to repeat business, bigger deals, and long-term sponsorship and content partnerships.
- Use stakeholder engagement to co-create innovative media solutions that boost sales and grow SABC’s commercial presence.
- Provide clear guidance to the Creative Solutions Team and promote cross-functional collaboration internally and with sales teams at all levels.
- Develop and run structured training and succession plans to build future-ready creative and commercial talent.
- Promote a culture of accountability through consistent use of the Performance Management System aligned with organizational standards.
- Lead strategic people initiatives, including talent management, career progression, employment equity, and wellness programs.
- Create a high-performance team environment by mentoring, motivating, and supporting continuous development for all direct reports.
Qualifications and Experience
- A relevant degree at NQF7 in Media, Marketing, Industrial Design, Art, Sales, Communication, Marketing, or a related field is required.
- Additional training or certifications in Creative Strategy, Digital Media, Integrated Marketing, or Design Thinking is a strong advantage.
- 8–10 years of progressive experience in media, digital, creative strategy, or commercial management, preferably in creative or media sales environments.
- Proven track record in leading creative teams and delivering integrated, revenue-generating advertising, marketing, and sponsorship solutions across multimedia platforms.
- Supplementary qualifications in Creative Strategy, Media Innovation, Digital Marketing, or related fields are highly desirable.
- Experience and skills in using MS Office (especially Word and PowerPoint) are essential.
- Experience in desktop publishing (DTP) and tools like Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator is an advantage.
- Industry awards or a portfolio of award-winning work is advantageous.
Head: Sales News & Sport (Re-advertisement)
Position: Head: Sales News & Sport
Scale Code: 125A
Position ID: 60023994
Location: Johannesburg
Reporting Line: Chief Commercial Officer
Closing Date: 14 November 2025
Main Purpose of the Position
The role focuses on growing sustainable SABC revenue and market share by selling news and sports-focused advertising, sponsorships, and related products, services, and solutions. This covers linear TV channels, radio stations, digital media assets, and SABC Plus. The position leads a high-performing national sales team for news and sport in a professional, performance-driven way. It involves building commercial relationships, spotting advertising and sponsorship opportunities, and meeting client needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Work closely with news and sports divisions to create detailed sales strategies and plans aligned with the SABC Strategy, Corporate Plan, and divisional strategies. Aim to meet revenue targets and grow market share in news and sports broadcast media.
- Develop news and sports-focused sales strategies to capitalize on targeted sporting events, codes, and major national events.
- Review progress on strategy implementation and adjust if targets are not met.
- Lead and manage a team of sales professionals in a structured way to meet and exceed sales targets in news and sports segments.
- Understand client needs in news and sports to create unique solutions using SABC’s radio, TV, SABC Plus, and digital assets.
- Collaborate to propose relevant, innovative media solutions using a mix of SABC assets to fit budgets, improve campaign results, and increase revenue.
- Work with the Creative Solutions Team to ensure high-quality proposals and presentations with insights and measurable results.
- Ensure salespeople use the SABC CRM system and follow all sales rules and reporting.
- Make sure proposals and presentations offer high-quality, insightful, and measurable value.
- Provide regular monthly reports on sales progress, including sales pipeline and metrics like calls, proposals, values, conversions, and salesperson performance.
- Collaborate with sales intelligence, creative solutions, innovation, and channel teams to launch and implement new products.
- Address client needs proactively and resolve issues for satisfaction.
- Engage in trade marketing to build industry relationships and visibility.
- Collaborate with news, sports heads, ROMs, and NSMs nationally to use resources for sales opportunities.
- Build a performance-driven sales approach with a client-focused culture under the new sales model.
- Manage stakeholders with open communication.
- Analyze and segment markets to understand clients, unlock revenue, and grow SABC share in news and sports.
- Develop strategies to gain revenue share based on SABC’s audience and market share.
- Use market intelligence, competitor analysis, and audience insights for sales strategy, advertiser spend, and data decisions.
- Collaborate across sports, news, VE, radio, and digital for integrated solutions.
- Promote innovation by developing new products through adventure and digital sales, focusing on digital-first and high-yield segments.
- Debrief salespeople regularly for market intelligence.
- Gather and analyze on-the-ground market and client info for dynamics and needs.
- Report intelligence to the Intelligence & Analytics Team.
- Monitor competitors to find opportunities and increase share.
- Use intelligence and research to optimize revenue, like trends and lost business.
- Provide input on pricing and rate cards based on market experience.
- Drive profitable growth with tailored radio solutions, sponsorships, and client offerings.
- Use intelligence and analytics for pricing, campaign optimization, and revenue growth.
- Manage costs and commitments for profitability and reporting.
- Contribute to forecasting, targets, and budgeting, tracking and adjusting plans.
- Manage budgets efficiently.
- Follow legislative and regulatory requirements, like ICASA and SABC Act.
- Deliver reports on time and accurately.
- Ensure data integrity in sales info.
- Optimize team time in market and prevent hybrid work abuse.
- Set up governance, SOPs, and controls for compliance.
- Identify and mitigate risks with plans and audits.
- Ensure accurate CRM reporting and visibility.
- Track revenue leakage and improve audit readiness.
- Address audit issues with mitigation strategies.
- Build long-term relationships with sports federations, clubs, and news influencers.
- Maintain stakeholder database in CRM.
- Build strategic relationships across platforms, agencies, clients, and stakeholders for growth.
- Represent SABC at industry events for visibility.
- Foster partnerships for value.
- Support regional sales with ROMs and NSMs.
- Enhance SABC brand through engagements and relationships.
- Recruit high-performing sales talent with HR.
- Implement sales cadences, CRM, and training for productivity.
- Set targets and manage performance.
- Recognize achievements and handle underperformance.
- Coach team for skills development.
- Lead and develop resilient teams with KPIs and growth paths.
- Drive performance management for improvement.
- Champion development, succession, wellness, talent, and equity.
Qualifications and Experience
- NQF8 Degree in Sales, Marketing, Media, or Business Management.
- Supplementary courses in media, sales, or relevant areas.
- Qualifications in Sports Management or related fields are an advantage.
- 8–10 years of progressive sales leadership in media sales industry, especially news and sports.
- Minimum 3 years in news and sports advertising/sponsorship sales at senior level.
- Knowledge of ICASA, advertising regulations, and SABC Act.
- Advanced knowledge of CRM, media measurement, and reporting.
- Skills in using intelligence and analytics for sales performance, pricing, and audience value.
- At least 5 years in media sales with proven success.
Head: Sales Innovation (Re-advertisement)
Position: Head: Sales Innovation
Scale Code: 125A (Paterson DU, Peromnes 5)
Position ID: 60023997
Location: Johannesburg
Reporting Line: Chief Commercial Officer
Closing Date: 05 November 2025
Main Purpose of the Position
This role grows a forward-looking portfolio of innovative sales products, services, and solutions (PS&S) to keep SABC relevant in a changing market. The Innovation Sales Team supports SABC’s future growth by exploring new market opportunities and new revenue streams. It involves working with the Innovation Team in the Office of the GCEO to develop, test, and prototype new PS&S, take them to market, learn from results, adapt them, and incubate them for market success. Once ready, these can be transferred to segment-focused sales teams with training and systems support.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop an innovation-focused sales strategy and plan aligned with SABC’s Strategy and Corporate Plan to test new PS&S in the market and build a pipeline of future PS&S, including all assigned to the innovation team.
- Achieve revenue targets and grow market share for new PS&S in broadcast media.
- Work with GCEO’s Strategy and Innovation teams to test value, viability, and feasibility of new PS&S and decide on go/no-go.
- Continue selling innovative PS&S from the innovation team or transfer to segment teams once capabilities are built.
- Review strategy implementation progress and adjust if needed.
- Lead sales professionals in a structured way to exceed targets for innovation PS&S.
- Understand client needs across segments to develop unique PS&S using SABC’s radio, TV, SABC Plus, and digital assets.
- Propose innovative media PS&S using mixed assets to meet budgets, optimize performance, and enhance revenue.
- Collaborate with Creative Solutions for high-quality proposals with insights and outcomes.
- Ensure CRM use and sales discipline adherence.
- Ensure proposals offer quality value.
- Provide monthly reports on progress, prototypes to market, pipeline, and metrics.
- Collaborate with intelligence, creative, innovation, and channel teams to commercialize new PS&S.
- Address client needs and resolve issues.
- Engage in trade marketing for relationships and visibility.
- Collaborate with strategy, innovation, segmented teams, divisions, ROMs, and NSMs for opportunities.
- Build performance-driven sales with client focus under new model.
- Manage stakeholders transparently.
- Analyze and segment markets to understand clients, unlock revenue, specify new PS&S, and expand share.
- Develop strategies for revenue share based on reach and audience.
- Use intelligence, analysis, and insights for strategy, spend influence, and decisions.
- Collaborate across divisions for integrated solutions.
- Champion innovation through segment and digital teams, digital-first focus.
- Debrief for intelligence.
- Gather and analyze market and client info.
- Report intelligence to team.
- Monitor competitors for new PS&S and opportunities.
- Use intelligence for revenue optimization.
- Input on pricing based on market.
- Drive growth with innovative PS&S, sponsorships, offerings.
- Use intelligence for pricing and performance.
- Manage costs for profitability and reporting.
- Contribute to forecasting, targets, budgeting.
- Manage budgets.
- Follow regulations like ICASA and SABC Act.
- Deliver reports accurately.
- Ensure data integrity.
- Optimize market time.
- Set governance, SOPs, controls.
- Mitigate risks with plans and audits.
- Ensure CRM reporting.
- Track leakage, audit readiness.
- Address audits.
- Build relationships with associations and influencers.
- Maintain stakeholder database.
- Build relationships for innovation and growth.
- Represent at events.
- Foster partnerships.
- Support regional sales.
- Enhance brand through engagements.
- Recruit talent.
- Implement cadences, training.
- Set targets, manage performance.
- Recognize and manage underperformance.
- Coach for skills.
- Lead and develop teams.
- Drive performance management.
- Champion development initiatives.
Qualifications and Experience
- NQF7 Degree in Sales, Marketing, Media, or Business Management.
- MBA is an advantage.
- Supplementary media, sales, or relevant courses.
- Qualifications in business management, innovation, or related fields are an advantage.
- 8–10 years sales leadership in media sales.
- Minimum 3 years in innovative advertising/sponsorship PS&S at senior level.
- Skills in intelligence and analytics for performance, pricing, audience.
- At least 5 years media sales with success.
Head: Enablement & Fulfilment (Re-advertisement)
Position: Head of Enablement & Fulfilment
Scale Code: 125 (Peromnes 5, Paterson DU)
Position ID: 60024000
Location: Johannesburg
Reporting Line: Chief Commercial Officer
Closing Date: 14 November 2025
Main Purpose of the Position
This role ensures all advertising and sponsorship sales are delivered on the right platform, channel, or app on time and as promised to clients. As a senior leadership position in the Sales Division, it manages systems, processes, people, and governance to deliver commercial airtime, sponsorships, and sales fulfillment across TV, radio, and digital platforms effectively.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement a sales fulfillment strategy aligned with commercial goals and sales division objectives.
- Turn commercial outcomes into operational targets for systems and processes.
- Lead long-term planning for operations, infrastructure, and digital changes.
- Provide strategic insights and risk assessments to CCO and forums.
- Improve effectiveness across sales support, including bookings, inventory, sponsorships, traffic, materials, fulfillment, and systems.
- Oversee and optimize processes by configuring, maintaining, and supporting sales tech platforms.
- Manage administration of sales systems, access, users, and vendors.
- Align fulfillment systems with needs and security.
- Promote continuity through reconciliations, data checks, and SOPs.
- Lead projects for new tools, platforms, workflows, and enhancements for speed and quality.
- Govern fulfillment operations aligned with finance, regulations, controls, and audits.
- Oversee revenue assurance and commissions by monitoring accuracy and compliance.
- Identify improvements through analysis, automation, analytics, and tracking.
- Implement trading methods per strategy.
- Provide back-office support to sales and operations.
- Collaborate with marketing, operations (sport, news, radio, VE), and sales for sponsorship and advertising.
- Manage departmental budget for alignment and efficiency.
- Lead revenue assurance, reconciliations, leak detection, reporting.
- Ensure accurate commission calculations.
- Provide data for forecasting, planning, and negotiations.
- Assess risks in fulfillment and mitigate for no leakage.
- Maintain compliance with policies, audits, ICASA.
- Oversee risk planning for disruptions, failures, gaps.
- Contact for internal/external audits.
- Support compliance training.
- Maintain relationships with legal, finance, IT, marketing, divisions, vendors.
- Communicate across sales units for alignment.
- Manage vendor contracts.
- Resolve queries professionally.
- Lead high-performing team with accountability, innovation, excellence.
- Guide PDPs, succession, capability building.
- Align objectives with KPIs, provide feedback and coaching.
Qualifications and Experience
- NQF7 Degree in Operations Management, Business, IT/Systems, or Management.
- Minimum 10 years in commercial or sales operations, focusing on quality, systems, processes.
- At least 4 years senior management leading operational/systems teams.
- Background in media, advertising, broadcasting, or tech services.
- Experience with ERP, workflow optimization, automation.
- Exposure to governance, audits, cross-functional programs.
Regional Operations Manager: Mpumalanga
Position: Regional Operations Manager Mpumalanga
Division: Office of the COO
Reporting Line: Head of Regions, Governance & Strategy
Position ID: 60020406
Scale Code: 125 (Peromnes 5, Paterson DU)
Closing Date: 09 November 2025
Main Purpose
Develop and provide strategic and operational leadership for the region. Coordinate and align business activities across functional divisions through effective regional plans linked to the organizational strategy. Ensure financial and operational sustainability for SABC in the region. Build centers of excellence (CoE) and maintain strong stakeholder engagements with business chambers, premiers, local/regional government, and traditional leaders.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Financial Sustainability
- Monitor and measure strategy regularly; address shortfalls promptly.
- Develop and manage regional operating model for continuous improvement.
- Prepare regional capex and opex budgets per cycle.
- Set guidelines for fund allocation within budget and requirements.
- Monitor expenses against budget for performance, planning, forecasting to support broadcasting initiatives.
- Encourage cost containment.
- Control capex and opex within budgets.
- Identify improvements for clean audits.
- Monitor regional operations value chain.
- Support COO budget development.
- Oversee revenue and expense monitoring for profitability.
2. Content and Platforms
- Implement editorial policy and governance for compliance, risks, independence.
- Use marketing insights for content strategy and planning.
- Adopt digital multi-platform working.
- Develop innovative products/services via digital.
- Provide performance reporting for compliance.
- Manage content and platform risks for integrity, value, no loss, compliance.
3. Development and Implementation of Regions Strategy
- Lead Regional Management Committee for objectives.
- Provide strategic oversight and alignment to cascade organizational goals.
- Support overarching SABC Operations strategy.
- Consolidate and execute multi-functional regional strategy.
- Implement optimal operating model considering functions on matrix basis.
- Manage, monitor achievement of regional objectives.
- Stay updated on public service broadcasting, policies, regulations; advise committee.
- Support corporate communications, PR, quality strategies for positive image.
- Support customer service strategies for quality services.
- Assist in operational plans for goals.
4. Partnerships
- Develop and leverage internal/external partnerships for goals.
- Understand consumer behaviors and preferences.
- Advise Head of Regions on stakeholder liaison.
- Formulate and integrate strategies for stakeholders.
- Drive compliance for brand and stakeholder interface.
- Contribute to diversity and build relationships.
- Promote third-party funding for regional content.
- Commit and negotiate with stakeholders for ROI.
- Develop innovative customer-centric solutions.
- Manage stakeholders for delivery.
- Liaise with sales for market segments, tariffs, revenue strategies.
- Create cross-functional communication.
- Use station reach for inter-regional opportunities.
5. Human Capital
- Ensure performance through management, empowerment, development, succession to attract/retain talent.
- Embed SABC values and culture in processes for respect and adherence.
- Lead team with vision, alignment, expectations, support, high performance.
- Plan workforce for optimal staff use.
- Create CoEs and business partnering for skills.
- Implement and track Performance Management System.
- Brief and communicate with regions.
- PDPs for all staff.
6. Governance
- Develop regional governance and risk framework for accountability, efficiencies, reduce waste.
- Analyze and report risks to mitigate threats.
- Implement SABC policies in region.
- Set controls for governance and compliance.
- Execute risk audits, address gaps.
- Manage provincial assets per OHS and policy.
- Monitor operational risks and compliance.
- Oversee risk management for integrity, value, compliance.
- Monitor OHS compliance.
- Review and implement Risk Management Plan (COSO).
- Implement controls for governance and compliance.
7. Business Operational Efficiency
- Use data and collaboration for multi-year growth strategies for market/audience share.
- Maintain traditional business and migrate to digital.
- Leverage tech for process optimization, scale.
- Monitor revenue/expenses for profitability.
- Stay abreast of broadcasting/digital tech; recommend to COO/Execs.
- Optimize practices and processes across functions for ROI, productivity, implementation.
- Develop controls for optimal operations.
- Review operations and performance for synergies.
- Provide feedback to COO on issues.
- Analyze trends, identify growth opportunities.
- Recommend process streamlining for efficiency.
Inherent/Minimum Requirements
Qualifications
- Relevant NQF7 Degree in business management, operations, or related.
- High IT proficiency.
- Broadcasting knowledge/exposure advantage.
- Strategic/scenario planning, trend analysis experience.
- Understanding of legislative frameworks.
- 10 years management experience; 5 in middle/senior management.
- Proven managing multiple departments, budgets, revenues.
- Commercializing strategies understanding.
- Financial management, scenario planning per PFMA, treasury.
Knowledge
- SABC Financial, HR, Procurement policies.
- Internal controls, Delegation of Authority.
- Software applications, SAP.
- Technology developments.
- Flow diagrams, file formats, audio/video formats.
- OHS Act.
Head: Sales Radio (Re-advertisement)
Position: Head of Sales Radio
Scale Code: 120
Position ID: 60023993
Location: Johannesburg
Reporting Line: Chief Commercial Officer
Closing Date: 05 November 2025
Main Purpose of the Position
Grow sustainable SABC revenue and market share by selling radio-related advertising, sponsorships, and associated products, services, and solutions across radio stations, including streaming on SABC Plus. Lead a high-performing national radio sales team professionally and performance-focused, building relationships and meeting client radio advertising and sponsorship needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop sales strategy and plan aligned with SABC Strategy and Corporate Plan for revenue targets and market share in radio segment.
- Evaluate plan progress and adjust if needed.
- Lead sales team structured to exceed targets in radio.
- Understand radio client needs for differentiated solutions using stations and digital.
- Propose innovative solutions using radio and other platforms where relevant.
- Collaborate with Creative Solutions for quality proposals.
- Ensure CRM use and sales adherence.
- Ensure proposals offer value.
- Provide monthly reports on progress, pipeline, metrics.
- Collaborate for new products.
- Address client needs.
- Engage in trade marketing.
- Collaborate with radio stations nationally for opportunities.
- Build performance-driven sales culture.
- Manage stakeholders.
- Analyze markets for revenue and share.
- Develop strategies for revenue regain.
- Use intelligence for strategy.
- Collaborate across VE, News, Sports, Digital.
- Champion innovation via Ad-Venture, Digital.
- Debrief for intelligence.
- Gather market info.
- Report intelligence.
- Monitor competitors.
- Use for optimization.
- Input on pricing.
- Drive growth with radio solutions.
- Use for pricing, performance.
- Manage costs.
- Contribute to forecasting.
- Manage budgets.
- Deliver reports.
- Ensure data integrity.
- Optimize time.
- Set governance.
- Mitigate risks.
- Ensure reporting.
- Track leakage.
- Address audits.
- Build relationships.
- Represent at events.
- Foster partnerships.
- Champion regional.
- Enhance brand.
- Recruit talent.
- Implement cadences.
- Set targets.
- Manage performance.
- Coach team.
- Lead development.
- Drive management.
- Champion initiatives.
Qualifications and Experience
- NQF7 Degree in Sales, Marketing, Media, or Business Management.
- Supplementary courses.
- 8–10 years sales leadership, media/radio advantage.
- Advanced CRM, measurement knowledge.
- Use intelligence for performance.
- Leadership, people skills.
- Respected in radio industry with networks.
- Proven in high-volume sales.
- Segmentation, acquisition skills.
- Commercial acumen, data fluency.
- Influential communicator.
- Manage complexity, coach, change.
- Office suite, CRM literate.
- Planning, time management.
- Sales skills, coaching.
Reporter
Position: Reporter
Reporting Line: Assignment Editor
Division: News and Current Affairs
Location: Free State Bloemfontein
Scale Code: 402
Position ID: 60018981
Closing Date: 06 November 2025
Main Purpose of Position
Identify, start, investigate, research, plan, and record material for complex stories. Produce fair, accurate, and engaging news reports in Afrikaans and English for target audiences.
Key Responsibilities
- Initiate and cover stories in at least Afrikaans and English.
- Provide quality scripts, voice-overs, on-air broadcasts.
- Investigate, break stories, follow to broadcast.
- Maintain focus areas like crime.
- Give input to live programs, debates, package stories, live crossings.
- Check facts, accuracy, quality.
- Set up interviews, discussions, crossovers.
- Meet deadlines.
- Keep up with news events.
- Obtain broadcast-quality audio-visuals with equipment.
- Adhere to Constitution, broadcasting laws, ICASA, BCCSA, Press Council, SABC policies, SOPs.
- File for radio, TV, digital platforms including , Twitter, , podcasts, website.
Minimum Requirements
- National Diploma/Degree in Journalism or Media Studies (NQF6/7).
- 5 years news/current affairs reporting.
- Understand broadcasting legislation.
- Knowledge of social, economic, political trends.
- Computer literacy.
- Interact with stakeholders.
- Multi-media platforms understanding.
- Excellent Afrikaans and English written/spoken for editorial impact.
- Advanced knowledge of production processes.
- Journalistic acumen.
- Knowledge of broadcast developments, trends, technologies, media industry.
Technician WC
Position: Technician
Division: Technology
Reports To: Sectional Lead: Technical Services
Position ID: 60018350
Scale Code: 403 (Peromnes 10, Paterson C2)
Closing Date: 04 November 2025
Main Purpose of Position
Provide effective support for technology, operations, and resources to install, maintain, and administer broadcast systems, facilities, equipment, servers, and networks. Ensure optimal, functional, secure, and available facilities/equipment for SABC Technology.
Key Responsibilities
- Submit opex motivations for maintenance and sustainability.
- Submit minor capex for new needs.
- Track and transfer assets; maintain register per policy.
- Participate in capex projects for implementation, commissioning, workflows without disruptions.
- Meet targets for resources, availability.
- Achieve SLA ratings.
- Align products, processes with standards.
- Adhere to service standards.
- Submit fault reports.
- Prevent on-air faults per SLA.
- Respond timely to assistance.
- Support users to reduce downtime.
- Configure, test equipment for low faults.
- Ensure reliable digital systems.
- Follow up faults.
- Provide inputs for procurement.
- Perform health checks, replace components.
- Report risks.
- Adhere to OHS, policies.
- Maintain discipline.
- Comply with licenses.
- Apply SOPs for continuity.
- Assist disaster recovery.
- Verify 95% assets annually.
- Assist verification.
- Serve customers proficiently.
- Comply with requests.
- Provide assistance.
- Resolve complaints.
- Comply with performance policies.
- Performance agreements annually.
- Conduct reviews quarterly.
Minimum Requirements
- 3-year National Diploma (S4/T3) in Electrical Engineering (Light Current, Communications, Computer Studies, IT) (NQF6).
- BTech advantageous.
- Driver’s License Code 10.
- Minimum 1 year relevant experience (internship/training counts).
Knowledge and Skills
- IT Network essential (A+, N+); CCNA advantage.
- Excellent hearing, eyesight, physical ability.
- Communication, team work skills.
- MS Office proficiency.
Administrator: Cellphone Office (Re-advertisement)
Position: Administrator: Cell Phone
Report Line: Supervisor: Mobile Communications, Postal and Courier Services
Division: Finance
Department: Real Estate and Logistics
Scale Code: 405 (Peromnes 12, Paterson BU)
Position ID: 60017831
Closing Date: 04 November 2025
Main Purpose of Position
Ensure effective administration and customer service in the Mobile Communications, Postal, and Courier Services office.
Duties and Responsibilities
Business Operational Efficiency
- Process and issue new applications for data cards, SIMs, modems, cellphones, tablets for qualifying staff.
- Process postal and courier services.
- Issue data cards from MTN, Telkom, Cell C, Vodacom, other ISPs.
- Explain sponsored billing and pool phones telephonically.
- Request cancellation for leaving staff.
- Compile monthly high-user list.
- Process device applications manually and on SAP.
- Request itemized billing for pool phones, data cards.
- Process monthly payments for providers.
- Arrange delivery to provincial offices; process rentals.
- Update database.
- Sort incoming mail and parcels.
Stakeholder Management
- Communicate professionally with clients and stakeholders.
- Handle complaints and queries.
- Provide customer service telephonically and in-person.
- Assist staff with applications, billing, swops, upgrades, cancellations, repairs, roaming, courier.
- Build relationships with users and providers.
- Assist with audit queries.
Governance, Risk and Compliance
- Adhere to SABC policies and procedures.
- Comply with SOPs.
- Follow Cellphone Office regulations.
Inherent Requirements
- Diploma or Certificate in Office Administration.
- 1-2 years administrative experience.
Knowledge and Skills
- SABC rules knowledge.
- SAP knowledge.
- Computer skills (MS Package).
- Oral and communication skills.
- Customer service, interpersonal skills.
- Telephone etiquette.
- Handling calls.
- Compile reports, update database for SAP.
- Follow instructions promptly.
Record Librarian
Division: Technology
Position: Record Librarian (Bloemfontein)
Department: Information Library
Scale Code: 404
Report Line: Principal Librarian
Position ID: 60018681
Closing Date: 04 November 2025
Main Purpose of Position
Maintain Record Library: acquire, appraise, catalog, and preserve SABC music collection to support broadcast content.
Key Responsibilities
- Collect, process, research cataloged items.
- Capture CD info accurately on database per form and instructions.
- Generate correct shelf numbers via system.
- Paste barcodes with shelf numbers on CDs, discs, boxes.
- Preserve heritage per standards.
- Gather details for customer requirements.
- Document actions for research and acquisition.
- Follow up requests per standards.
- Research anticipated requests (SDI).
- Comply with Copyright Act, archival practices, disaster plans.
- Maintain, repair, retrieve per SOP.
- Perform library administration.
- Classify CD info per best practice.
- Track submissions from vendors (artist, composer, publisher).
- No duplicates on database.
- Shelve CDs/boxes per SOP.
- Submit monthly reports/stats as requested.
- Perform stock counts per schedules, no variance.
- Address queries/complaints.
Minimum Qualifications
- Degree in Information Science or Music (NQF7).
- 1 year library experience (cataloguing, info provision, computerization, retrieval).
- Good communication with clients at all levels.
- Team work ability.
- Preference for people with disabilities.
Knowledge
- Current affairs.
- Information retrieval systems.
- Library best practices, developments, trends.
- Information systems.
- Relevant subject discipline.
- Cataloguing standards.
- Broadcast standards.
- Wide general knowledge.
We wish you all the best with your applications.