Position available: Newsroom Co-ordinator

• Are you interested in helping develop Bush Radio’s newsroom?
• Are we covering the right stories? Are we delivering news/it in the right way?
• Is it news that our audience can use? Do you have basic managerial and editorial skills?

Then Bush Radio 89.5FM has a position for you as a newsroom co-ordinator.

We are looking for a dynamic, driven, hardworking and enthusiastic individual with a flair for, and the basic understanding of the running of a newsroom who is willing to be mentored to help develop Bush Radio’s newsroom: in terms of policy, content, delivery (reading) editing and networking.

In return Bush Radio will offer the candidate access to local and international training as it becomes available, as well as mentoring by senior Bush Radio management in order for the candidate to develop into a fully fledge radio news editor.

Duties will include: Ensuring that Bush Radio adhere’s to its newsroom polices, that content is developed to meet these requirements, ensure that all content published by the newsroom (ie bulletins, online articles, current affairs, features) are of a high and constantly improving quality.

• No formal journalism or media qualification is a requirement but would aid application.
• An excellent command of English and a good general knowledge is a requirement as well as the command of one other language Bush Radio broadcasts in (Afrikaans or Xhosa)
• Experience in working in a newsroom would be an asset.
• This is a full time contract position (1 year contract after 6 months’ probation)
• Salary R 4 500 to R 6 000 based on skill level and experience.
• Cape Town based
• Application deadline: 17h00 on Wednesday, 26 August 2015
• Only email applications will be accepted.
• Send your application with the subject line: News Co-ordinator 2015 to newsed@bushradio.co.za

Application must include:

1. detailed CV
2. A motivation letter, including basic ideas on what you think community radio’s news priorities should be, as well as some detail on how you would transform the current news on Bush Radio 89.5FM.
3. 3 contactable references

Position available: Senior Administrative Assistant – UPDATE: Deadline extended to Sunday, 5 July 2015

Bush Radio 89.5FM has a vacancy for an energetic and organised Senior Administrative Assistant (see full criteria + job description below).

• Application must include a detailed CV, with a minimum of 3 contactable references.

• Application deadline: 16:00 on Friday, 3 July 2015.
• ***** UPDATE: Deadline extended to Sunday, 5 July 2015 @ 8pm ******

• Applications can be emailed to admin@bushradio.co.za and should state: Senior Administrative Assistant Application 2015 in the subject line. No telephonic enquiries will be accepted.

• Candidate must be available to start immediately.

• Applicants not contacted within two weeks after the closing date should consider their applications unsuccessful.

• Bush Radio reserves the right not to make an appointment.

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Position: Senior Administrative Assistant

Salary ranges from R60,000 – R84,000 per year depending on experience.

Skills required:

• Computer literacy (Word, Excel, Turbocash/Pastel and internet / email)
• Excellent reading and writing skills in English and Afrikaans or Xhosa
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills • Strong administrative and financial skills

Experience required:

• 3 years prior experience in administration and finance (NGO or commercial environment)
• Prior experience on SARS e-filing and Eazy File

Personality attributes:

• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to adhere to deadlines
• Ability to work within a team

Key Performance Areas:

Administration:

• Stationery purchase and distribution
• Do filing and updating of files
• Ensure fixing of equipment
• Record keeping
• Liaise with stakeholders, clients and funders
• Report writing

Finances:

• Petty cash
• Prepare financial books to trial balance (using Turbocash/Pastel)
• Draft financial reports for the Station Manager
• Bank reconciliation
• Record keeping
• Account payments and debt collections
• Prepare and monitor budgets
• Write proposals and reports to funders
• Do all statutory returns, such as VAT, PAYE, SDL, and UIF

Personnel:

• Keep and update all personnel records
• Do work-schedules and make sure staff is on duty
• Deal with all statutory requirements

Other:

• Deal with advertising queries
• Receive advertising schedules and reconcile with payments
• Check advertising schedules and make sure that all material is at Bush Radio