CHIEF DIRECTOR: MEDIA LIAISON AND NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL COMMUNICATION

Department of Basic Education

Branch: Office of the Director-General

Reference number: DBE/59/2026
Salary: R1 554 696 per annum, (all-inclusive remuneration package)
Centre: Pretoria
Province: Gauteng
Closing date: 17 August 2026
Circular: No 27 of 2026

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Requirements

An appropriate recognised qualification at NQF level 7 in Communication, Marketing, Public Relations or a related field, as recognised by SAQA. A relevant NQF level 8 or higher qualification, as recognised by SAQA, will be an added advantage. The incumbent must have a minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in communication, public relations, media liaison, marketing, content development and/or internal communications, of which at least five (5) years must have been at senior management level. Proven experience in strategic communication, media liaison, public relations, stakeholder communication, marketing campaigns, content development and internal communications will be required. Experience in the education sector, public sector, intergovernmental environment, or a similarly complex stakeholder environment requiring high-level media liaison, crisis communication and stakeholder management will be an added advantage. Process competencies: Knowledge Management, Service Delivery Innovation, Problem Solving and Analysis, Client Orientation and Customer Focus, Communication skills. Core Competencies: Strategic Capacity and Leadership, People Management and Empowerment, Financial Management and Change Management, promotion communication, innovation and creativity, and the ability to prepare speeches. The candidate must be confident, trustworthy, accurate, adaptable and diplomatic. Applicants must have a valid driver’s licence and be willing to travel extensively.

Duties

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing effective communication services to the Minister, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and Education Departments in the provinces; Responsible for leading communication strategies for the Minister, DBE and provinces; Managing communication campaigns; Managing urgent and unplanned communication matters; Responding to deadlines and quality inputs; Overseeing and providing strategic direction in the development and implementation of communication channels and strategies for the Ministry, the Department of Basic Education and Provincial Education Departments; Overseeing, implementing and managing communication campaigns for the Department of Basic Education and providing support to communication campaigns undertaken by the Ministry of Basic Education, where required; Ensuring effective management and utilisation of appropriate communication channels for the Ministry and the Department of Basic Education; Building and sustaining a positive reputation for the Ministry and the Department of Basic Education; Managing planned, unplanned and urgent communication matters for the Ministry, where requested, and for the Department of Basic Education; Arranging media and press conferences; Responding to media enquiries; Responding timeously to deadlines and providing quality inputs into matters that affect the Ministry and the Department of Basic Education; Overseeing strategic content development, public relations, stakeholder communication, media liaison and internal communication functions in support of the Department’s priorities and the broader basic education sector; Supporting delegated tasks from the Minister, Deputy Minister, DG, HEDCOM and CEM; and ensuring proper financial, administrative and personnel management. Ensuring that appropriate financial, administrative and personnel management procedures are in place and in accordance with the requirements of the Department of Basic Education, relevant Public Service and Administration policies and the Public Finance Management Act.

Where to send your application

Submitted via post to: Private Bag X895, Pretoria, 0001 or hand-deliver to: The Department of Basic Education, 222 Struben Street, Pretoria or you can email your application Sechele.O@dbe.gov.za/Monyela.N@dbe.gov.za/Segowa.M@dbe.gov.za/Ku malo.N@dbe.gov.za Please visit the Department of Education’s website at www.education.gov.za

Enquiries

Ms N Monyela Tel No: (012) 357 3294/ Mr M Segowa Tel No: (012) 357 4291

Taken from Public Service Vacancy Circular 27 of 2026, published by the Department of Public Service and Administration on 31 July 2026. Open the PDF to check this post against the original. Last checked 31 July 2026.

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