DPSA Circular vacancies
Department of Land Reform And Rural Development

Assistant Director: Marketing

Salary or stipendR487 197 per annum (Level 09)

The Department of Land Reform And Rural Development is looking for a Assistant Director: Marketing. This is a permanent role based in Gauteng.

Gauteng (Pretoria)Applications close 9 November 2026

Source: DPSA Circular 38 of 2026Post 38/193, page 127

Reference number
3/1/1/1/2026/299
Appointment
Permanent
Province
Gauteng
Closing date
9 November 2026
Job level
09
Centre
Gauteng (Pretoria)
Directorate
Internal Communications

What you will need

  • Minimum

Key responsibilities

  • Provide marketing services for the Department.
  • Coordinate outreach campaigns, information and advocacy sessions to create awareness of the department's initiative and programmes.
  • Compile and distribute information material on the programmes, policies and services of the Department.
  • Promote citizen engagement by coordinating public participation in departmental policies and programmes.
  • Facilitate inter-departmental and external stakeholder messaging on marketing initiatives.
  • Support initiatives to uphold the departmental brand identity.
  • Handle and facilitate information queries from the public and stakeholders attending departmental events and activities.
  • Coordinate corporate identity services for the Department.
  • Monitor the implementation of the departmental brand for consistent visual presentation.
  • Record non-compliance corporate identity guidelines on branded output.
  • Conduct regular training sessions on the compliance to the branding guidelines.
  • Assess and recommend appropriate types of branded signage and way-findings to departmental service delivery points or activities.
  • Develop and implement consistent brand messages internally and externally.
  • Provide advice and specifications for branded collateral and promotional material.
  • Draft and implement event branding plans.
  • Organise and implement events, exhibitions and information sessions.
  • Plan, organise and coordinate events, exhibitions, campaigns and information sessions.
  • Draft and keep an updated calendar for events, exhibitions and information sessions.
  • Identify and recommend relevant target audiences for exhibitions and information sessions.
  • Regular liaising with relevant event, activity or campaign content leaders.
  • Interact with stakeholders and delegates to provide information at events and exhibitions.
  • Maintain even and exhibition attendance registers.
  • Maintain detailed referral documents for queries which cannot be addressed during the activities.
  • Follow-up on events and exhibition queries with the relevant internal units until closure and provide reports.
  • Package and implement traditional and multi-media information tools for departmental activities.
  • Collate and distribute planned and ad-hoc information material to stakeholders.
  • Coordinate media buying and advertising services.
  • Recommend appropriate media channels for paid media campaigns and projects.
  • Source media buying quotations from media houses and media owners.
  • Coordinate the production of advertisement copy or audio-visual recordings aligned to corporate identity guidelines.
  • Coordinate the placement of the advertisement.
  • Collate print media advertisement tear-offs, audio and video clips.

Additional details

  • Grade: National

How to apply

Applications can be submitted by hand delivery during office hours to: 600 Lilian Ngoyi Street (formerly known as Van Der Walt Street) Berea Park, Pretoria, 0001 or by email to [email protected]

  • Application method: Hand delivery
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Enquiries: Mr F Mutangwa
  • Telephone: (012) 312 8283

Please note

  • EE Targets: Coloured, Indian and White Males and African, Coloured, Indian and White Females and Persons with Disabilities.

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