Coordinator Ii : Marketing

Committed to transformative change, UJ's mission is "To transform and serve humanity through innovation and the collective and collaborative pursuit of knowledge."

The University is guided by the vision of building "An international university of choice, anchored in Africa and the global south, dynamically shaping a sustainable future".

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Job Purpose

This role is responsible for supporting initiatives that enhance the university's reputation and brand visibility by coordinating marketing and communication activities in line with the university's strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

• Effective event planning to ensure successful extraction of benefits for the event.
• Defining the event's purpose, target audience, and desired outcomes.
• Setting timelines, choosing formats (in-person, virtual, hybrid), and selecting themes.
• Creating a project plan guiding execution of all activities.
• Allocating financial resources, negotiating with vendors, ensuring cost-effectiveness while maintaining quality.
• Working within the allocated budget and ensuring adherence to budget utilisation processes.
• Planning, managing, executing and evaluating UJ's planned and ad-hoc corporate events.
• Ensuring UJ's compliance with legislation and statutes (e.g., Disaster Management).
• Staying abreast of trends and environmental developments relating to events management.
• Managing venues, transportation, catering, equipment setup, and staffing needs.
• Pre-inspection and on-site management.
• Providing guidance to UJ Faculties, Departments on processes and procedures of events management in line with the SOP.
• Managing and building relations with internal clients, stakeholders and suppliers.
• Consulting with relevant stakeholders related to the event.
• Offering advice to Procurement on the best possible ways to obtain relevant suppliers.
• Advising relevant departments on how to promote the event within the limits of the initial brief.
• Offering advice on potential risks and working with the risks team to develop contingency plans for smooth implementation.
• Assessing the event's success through feedback, ROI analysis, and post-event reporting.

Minimum Requirements

Competencies and Behavioural Attributes

Recommendations

Application Process

Your application must comprise of a detailed Curriculum Vitae and the names and full contact details (including telephone numbers and e‑mail addresses) of at least three traceable and credible referees. These must be uploaded before or on the closing date of the advertised post.

Additionally, attach the following :

Candidates may be subjected to appropriate psychometric testing and other selection instruments.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Johannesburg is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities and those individuals from historically disadvantaged groups.

Contact

Enquiries regarding job content : Dr Phumelela Dhlomo (Senior Director) – Tel : …

Enquiries regarding remuneration and benefits : Mrs. Chandni Hira‑Fakir (HCM Business Partner) – Tel : …

Other Notices

As necessitated by operational requirements the University reserves the right not to make an appointment to positions advertised.

If you have not received a response from the University within 8 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

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