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PRINCIPAL COMMUNICATION OFFICER: STAKEHOLDER COOPERATION AND AWARENESS

Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Reference number
CMS-CT18/2026
Salary
R413 001 per annum
Centre
Cape Town
Province
Western Cape
Closing date
2 November 2026
Circular
No 37 of 2026

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Requirements

National Diploma (NQF6) in Communications, Public Relations, Event Management, Marketing, Journalism or relevant equivalent qualification. A minimum of two years (2) relevant experience in relevant field. Knowledge of project management. Knowledge of Marketing and stakeholder management, event management, campaigns management, Administration fields, Public Service and Departmental procedure. Skills. Sound, organising and planning skills, good communication skills. Ability to engage senior managers, good interpersonal relations. Ability to work long hours voluntarily, be able to gather and analyse information. Ability to apply policies, be able to work individually and in teams and ability to be able to work under extreme pressure and organise and plan under pressure. Sense of responsibility and ability to lead multidisciplinary team and to resolve conflicts.

Duties

Provide event management support for environmental calendar days activities and ministerial and non-ministerial events and conferences. Assist in updating the departmental calendar for events and stakeholder engagement database. Provide support on learner environmental awareness programmes, career expos and community outreach programmes. Provide support in the development and implementation of departmental campaigns. Provide support in the implementation of stakeholder engagement programmes. Assist with logistics and communication outputs for events, conferences and stakeholder engagement programmes.

Where to send your application

All applications to be submitted online on the following link: https://erecruitment.environment.gov.za/

Enquiries

Mr P Sigutya Tel No: (021) 493 7136

Taken from Public Service Vacancy Circular 37 of 2026, published by the Department of Public Service and Administration on 16 October 2026. Open the PDF to check this post against the original. Last checked 24 October 2026.

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