Deputy Director: Editing

Your main Responsibilities will be:


1) Editing support to Chief Directorate: Science Communication (media invites, media releases, articles, etc.)

• a) Edit documents for language, consistency, logical flow, style (as per the Department's Style Guide) and presentation of documents, rewriting and shortening text when required, and ensuring an appropriate tone.
• b) Verify the correctness of references to legislation, people, organisations and documents in text.
• c) Liaise with the writers of documents to clarify meaning.

2) Editing support in respect of communications to external stakeholders (letters, invitations, Cabinet Memos, Parliamentary Questions, etc.):

a) Edit documents for language, consistency, logical flow, style (as per the Department's Style Guide) and presentation of documents, rewriting and shortening text when required, and ensuring an appropriate tone;
b) Verify the correctness of references to legislation, people, organisations and documents in text.
c) Liaise with the writers of documents to clarify meaning.

3) Editing support in respect of internal documents (Exco and Opco minutes, submissions to DG and Minister, HR):

a) Edit documents for language, consistency, logical flow, style (as per the Department's Style Guide) and presentation of documents, rewriting and shortening text when required, and ensuring an appropriate tone; Edited internal documents, e.g. Exco and Opco minutes, submissions to DG and Minister, HR and Finance documents.
b) Verify the correctness of references to legislation, people, organisations and documents in text.
c) Liaise with the writers of documents to clarify meaning.

4) Editing support in respect of publications (Annual Report, APP, strategies, reports, policy advice, conference booklets):

a) Edit documents for language, consistency, logical flow, style
(as per the Department's Style Guide) and presentation of documents, rewriting and shortening text when required, and ensuring an appropriate tone.
b) Verify the correctness of references to legislation, people, organisations and documents in text.
c) Liaise with the writers of documents to clarify meaning.

Minimum Requirements:

• A tertiary qualification at NQF 6 preferably in Languages with English as a major
• Minimum 3 years' experience in editing