BACKGROUND: UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, BERTHA CENTRE
The UCT Graduate School of Business is home to the only full-time MBA in Africa ranked in the top 100 by the prestigious Financial Times, ranked 59 th in the world in 2014. With the “triple-crown” of full accreditations from EQUIS (Europe); AMBA (UK) and AACSB (USA), our school is among the best in the world. We take a fourpronged approach to excellence that combines academic rigour, societal relevance, innovation in teaching and thought leadership to transform our students - taking them from a place of knowing to doing to being.
Our full-colour thinking approach challenges taken-for-granted assumptions and practices and encourages executives, students and practicioners to do the same. With our roots in Africa, our focus is on emerging market business and our teaching and research is geared towards driving development and understanding in this context, which is characterized by high degrees of uncertainty, complexity and inequality.
Read more on UCT GSB: www.gsb.uct.ac.za
The Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Bertha Centre is housed at the UCT
Graduate School of Business and was established in 2011 in partnership with the Bertha Foundation as the first centre of excellence in social innovation in Africa. As a social innovation catalyst, we invoke the social innovation capability in people and organisations to co-create relevant innovative solutions and action that will lead to an inclusive and just world. It does this through both systemic approaches as well as rooted, on the ground work. We achieve this through:
• Academia: education, research and publishing
• Networks: events, dialogue, connections
• Action: practical initiatives that seek to challenge the roots, practices and policies in the key sectors of health, education, finance and entrepreneurship, and to understand eco-systems and scaling
Being located in Africa gives us rich context to challenge and learn, and to be smart and adaptable.
Read more on Bertha Centre: www.gsb.uct.ac.za/berthacentre
RECRUITMENT: COMMUNICATIONS CO-ORDINATOR: BERTHA CENTRE
In order to meet its mission of catalysing a new generation of social innovators, the Bertha Centre is looking to
recruit a candidate motivated by “purpose beyond profit” to manage all communications with the Bertha
Centre’s internal and external stakeholders, delivering relevant messages that are aligned to our mission. As the voice of the Bertha Centre, the Communication Co-ordinator will work alongside leading academics and industry professionals who have experience working on a global level in this field. This role will be the chance to be part of a team that is seeking to create positive impact and progress towards a more inclusive society.
Importantly, the successful candidate will work closely with other team members to ensure our communication is always fresh, interesting, valuable, and thought-provoking.
Reporting to the Director of the Bertha Centre, the roles and responsibilities of the Communications Coordinator will entail the following:
1. Communication plan in line with the Bertha Centre and GSB Strategy
 In co-operation with the GSB Marketing department, develop and implement an approved annual communications plan in, aligned to Bertha Centre’s overall mission, objectives, initiatives and activites.

 Establish performance metrics to monitor and evaluate all communications.
 Perform audit of existing marketing collateral, and initiate new material where needed.
2. Managing and implementing communications in line with the GSB marketing processes and strategy
 Manage the development, distribution, and maintenance of all marketing for the Centre and all its various initiatives, including our social innovation paper Inside|Out.
 Oversee design, PR agency and events coordinator to ensure that all Bertha Centre’s communications are aligned to brand and overall objectives.
 Drive and co-ordinate media and press releases for important projects/events on a local, national and international level.
 Lead the generation of online content (website, social media, newsletters) and print content (marketing collateral) that engages and develops the Centre’s reputation both locally and internationally. This includes coordinating the webpage maintenance to ensure that new and consistent information (article links, stories, and events) is posted regularly and in a timely fashion.
3. Database and CRM management
 Maintain and grow the Bertha Centre’s database, working with GSB IT and each Initiative leader to use events to keep information up to date and valuable.
 Evolve current systems to better understand the Centre’s audiences (i.e. who is engaging with the
Centre and how often), using insight to inform communications.
 Working with PR agency, develop and manage an in-house pan-African media database across focus areas for the Centre (i.e. Social Entrepreneurship, Scholarships, Scaling, Health, Education, etc.).
EDUCATIONAL AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
PROFILE
 3-5 years experience in marketing and/or communications
 Preferably hold a tertiary qualification
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 Exceptional writing and verbal communication skills, including the ability to articulate complex concepts with clarity, tact and diplomacy.
 Strong knowledge of social media and PR, and strong networks in media and PR
 Design skills (or willingness to learn basics) advantageous
 Motivated by making a significant positive change in the world with some understanding of social impact and entrepreneurial sectors helpful
 Demonstrated ability to self-start and manage work with minimal supervision in a rapidly changing, constantly evolving setting
 Have a successful track record of building and managing relationships with internal and external partners to achieve communication objectives
 Detail-oriented, highly organized, and ability to multi-task to achieve critical deadlines.
 A creative team player, with excellent interpersonal skills, committed to the Bertha Centre and GSB with a collaborative approach and desire to work with others in achieving a common goal.
PERSONAL STYLE AND BEHAVIOUR
 Positive, energetic and enthusiastic attitude
 Hardworking (goes the extra mile)
 Excellent communicator
 Creative, innovative and curious
 Proactive and confident self-starter
 Flexible team member
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 Thrives in changing and fast paced environment
 Professional and ethical
OFFER
 A Communications Co-ordinator appointment on a 2 year contract
 A job with a focus on sharing knowledge on a chaning paradigm of “purpose beyond profit”
 An opportunity to be part of a unique Centre at the leading university in Africa
 A fascinating School that strives for academic excellence and societal relevance
 The potential for a meaningful assignment in a prime location in the world
The post is advertised as a 2 year contract position. The annual remuneration is based on relevant experience and will be between R273 662 and R312 265. If you are interested in applying for this position, please follow the application process stated below.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
To apply, please e-mail the completed UCT Application form and all other relevant documentation as indicated on the form, to:
E-mail: Recruitment@gsb.uct.ac.za
Website: www.gsb.uct.ac.za
The application form can also be downloaded at http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/sapweb/forms/hr201.doc
An application which does not comply with the above requirements will be regarded as incomplete. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Reference number: I-3001
Closing date: 03 September 2014
“UCT is committed to the pursuit of excellence, diversity and redress. Our Employment Equity Policy is available at http://hr.uct.ac.za/policies/ee.php.”
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