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Senior Officer: Marketing and Communications post level 9)

University of the Free State -
Bloemfontein, Free State

Job Details

Permanent

Full Job Description

Organizational Unit

University of the Free State -> Faculty of Law -> Office of the Vice-Dean: Learning, Teaching, Innovation and Digitalisation

Contract Type

Permanent

Occupational Level

Junior Management

Location

Bloemfontein Campus - Bloemfontein, FS ZA (Primary)

Closing Date

3/7/2026

Description

KINDLY TAKE NOTE: Applications may only be submitted online through the official UFS vacancy website: https://ufs.hua.hrsmart.com/hr/ats/JobSearch/viewAll - Applications submitted through any other platform will not be considered.
The system allows a maximum of eight attachments. To avoid upload issues, we recommend merging some or all documents into fewer files before submitting.
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED!

To ensure your application is complete, you must submit ALL documents listed under the inherent requirements, as well as the following standard documentation:

A detailed Curriculum Vitae.
Copies of your qualifications, or official proof of qualifications obtained (If you hold foreign qualifications, please include SAQA accreditation).
A copy of your identity document (South African ID or passport for foreign nationals).
Confirmation of employment in the form of a letter, appointment contract, service certificate, or recent payslip from your current or most recent employer (applicable to external applicants only).

Duties and responsibilities:

Recruit undergraduate and postgraduate students in alignment with the Faculty of Law’s recruitment strategy and institutional enrolment objectives.
Promote the faculty’s academic programmes through various communication and marketing channels, including digital platforms, career expos, school visits, subject selection evenings, and community engagement initiatives in collaboration with Student Recruitment Services (SRS).
Develop, implement, monitor, and review the Faculty of Law’s communication and marketing strategy in alignment with the university’s brand and strategic priorities.
Coordinate faculty advertising and marketing initiatives in collaboration with the Department of Communication and Marketing.
Develop, design, coordinate, and distribute marketing and communication material for academic programmes, faculty events, and stakeholder engagement initiatives, including brochures, newsletters, videos, information guides, and digital content.
Ensure that all faculty communication and marketing content complies with UFS branding guidelines and promotes a consistent faculty identity across all communication platforms.
Coordinate faculty publications and newsletters, including the design and publication of Kovsilex, faculty rulebooks, annual reports, and other faculty-related publications.
Manage and regularly update the Faculty of Law website and social media platforms to ensure content remains current, relevant, accurate, and aligned with institutional digital communication objectives.
Develop and execute content strategies for faculty events, recruitment campaigns, and stakeholder engagement initiatives.
Monitor and analyse social media engagement and digital communication performance and compile regular reports for faculty management and relevant committees.
Attend and contribute to Faculty Marketing and Communication Committee meetings, providing reports, communication updates, and strategic input regarding faculty visibility and stakeholder engagement.
Write articles and communication content relating to faculty achievements, events, staff and student accomplishments, research activities, and community engagement initiatives and engage with the Department of Communication and Marketing for distribution.
Liaise with faculty staff, students, alumni, relevant university divisions, external stakeholders, and service providers to source, coordinate, and disseminate faculty-related information and achievements.
Ensure that faculty events and marketing initiatives comply with institutional policies, risk management requirements, and relevant university event procedures.
Develop contingency plans for faculty events and address operational challenges to ensure successful event execution.
Maintain and update the Faculty of Law alumni database and facilitate alumni engagement initiatives in collaboration with relevant university structures.
Collaborate with external vendors, designers, photographers, videographers, and other service providers to produce high-quality communication and marketing material where required.
Compile and coordinate the Faculty of Law internationalisation report using the Internationalisation Toolkit and support faculty internationalisation initiatives, partnerships, and exchange programmes.
Represent the faculty on relevant institutional committees and forums related to marketing, communication, recruitment, and internationalisation.
Serve as a point of contact for communication and marketing-related matters between the faculty and internal and external stakeholders.
Draft, manage, and monitor the Faculty of Law marketing budget and identify cost-effective and financially viable marketing opportunities.
Monitor expenditure related to faculty marketing and communication activities to ensure effective utilisation of allocated resources and alignment with institutional procurement processes.
Support the coordination of prospective student databases and communication campaigns in collaboration with Student Recruitment Services
Promote and protect the reputation of the Faculty through proactive communication, stakeholder engagement and brand management initiatives.
Coordinate and curate photographic, video and digital content for use across faculty communication and marketing platforms.

Inherent requirements:

A relevant Bachelor’s degree or a B. Tech degree on NQF Level 7 in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, or related field.
A minimum of two (2) years’ relevant working experience related to the duties and responsibilities.

Recommendations:

An Honours degree on NQF Level 8 in Marketing, Communication, Public Relations, or related field.
Evidence of successful social media and marketing experience.
Experience within the higher education environment.
Member of or registration with a professional body (i.e MASA, PRISA)(attach a copy).

Competencies

Required competencies:

Results Orientated:
The ability to cope with a frequently changing environment and to adapt to evolving situations.
The ability to be reliable, responsible, dependable and to fulfil obligations.

• Strategic Thinking:

The ability to deal with several activities at a time.
The ability to be creative and open-minded when addressing work issues.

• Business Acumen:

The ability to adhere to rules and strictly follow work regulations.
Proficient in using MS Office.

• Leading:

The ability to maintain high levels of personal motivation, energy and enthusiasm.
The ability to be cooperative with others, display a good-natured attitude and encourage people to work together.

• Building Coalitions:

The ability to negotiate, sell, influence and to persuade others.
The ability to interact with others and establish personal connections with people.

Assumption of duties:
1 September or as soon as possible.

Closing date:
3 July 2026

Salary:
The salary is available on request.

Fringe benefits:
(Subject to specific conditions): pension scheme, medical aid scheme, group life insurance, housing allowance, leave and sick leave, service bonus and study benefits.

Enquiries:
For enquiries, please feel free to contact 051 401 2979 or email [email protected] or [email protected] Additionally, kindly contact 051 401 7659 / 2558 for assistance.

General:
The UFS is a designated employer and is committed to the pursuit of excellence, diversity, and redress in achieving its equity targets in accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of the University and its Employment Equity goals and targets. Preference will be given to candidates from the under-represented designated groups including candidates with disabilities.
ufs-employment-equity-plan_2025.pdf

The University processes personal information in line with its obligations under the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and any personal information provided to the University will be treated as confidential and processed in accordance with the rights provided to data subjects under POPIA.

The University reserves the right not to fill the post. The UFS will only consider applications of candidates who meet all the inherent requirements of the position. Applications that are incomplete will not be considered. Communication will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. Should you not be contacted within six weeks of the closing date for applications, you may assume that your application was unsuccessful.

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