Deadline: 21 January 2011
The Cape IT Initiative (www.citi.org.za) is a non-profit organization that develops and supports the ICT industry in the Western Cape. We are based in the Cape Town City Bowl and are looking for a Junior/Entry Level Researcher-Writer to join our project team for three months starting 1 February 2011.
REQUIREMENTS
· Bachelor’s degree, preferably with a final year average of 65% or more
· (Recommended) Experience writing academic papers and/or business or research reports and/or copy for corporate websites and/or writing newsletters and/or writing profiles of companies or individuals
· (Recommended) Research experience including either academic research and/or online research and/or telephone interviewing and/or market research
· Own transport and/or valid drivers’ licence and a willingness to travel locally
· Highly IT literate: MS Office and Internet (essential), HTML (optional)
KEY COMPETENCIES
· Outstanding business writing and research ability
· Excellent ability to source information from online and other sources
· Capable of taking ideas and expressing them clearly
· Ability to distil specialised information and communicate it to various audiences · Able to discern what is most important from a wealth of information
· Excellent command of the English language
· Meticulous attention to detail and professionalism
· Well-organised and able to work fast
· Work effectively and efficiently under pressure
· Ease in working both independently and within a team
· Possesses a consistently positive and professional attitude
· Self-starter with exceptional time management skills
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
· Perform research, analysis, and writing in the context of the company’s projects (which include writing stories for our IT Heroes portal, writing newsletters and website content, writing reports, sourcing and collating information and research about ICT industry and ICT skills statistics, doing research related to our economic indicator survey, etc) · Work with other professionals in a team-based environment
BENEFITS
· Start-up culture · View of Signal Hill
· Opportunity to make a difference
· Three month contract, which may be extended into full-time employment for an exceptional candidate. The monthly package is R 6 000 – R 8 000 per month depending on the candidate’s educational qualifications
Please send a motivation letter, a copy of your CV, an example of your writing and a copy of your final year marks to rsvp@citi.org.za before 21 January 2011.
Please note that correspondence will be entered into with short-listed candidates only. If you have not received a reply within 4 weeks please consider your application unsuccessful.