Communication & Marketing Practitioner

SUMMARY:
Signa Opportunity is recruiting unemployed youth for quality workplace experience through the Youth Employment Service (YES) initiative.
About the YES Initiative
The initiative was launched by the President in 2018 and is a partnership with the government and labour department to collectively devise a national plan to build economic pathways for South Africa’s youth by creating workplace opportunities for South African youth over a period of 12 months.

Position: Communication & Marketing Practitioner

Stipend: R5400

Location: Gauteng (Midrand)

POSITION INFO:
About the role
Our Company is seeking a Communication & Marketing Practitioner to deliver hands-on support across customer communication, digital content creation, internal communications, event coordination, and general office administration. This role is practical and execution-focused, supporting daily business operations and brand communication activities.

Key Responsibilities:

Customer Communication

• Handle daily customer communications via email, phone, and digital channels.
• Respond to customer inquiries professionally and in a timely manner.
• Coordinate with operations and sales teams to ensure accurate customer updates.
• Maintain communication records and customer correspondence

• Design and produce digital content for social media, website updates, presentations, and marketing materials.
• Create basic visual assets such as social posts, flyers, banners, and internal materials.
• Support content scheduling and posting on digital platforms.
• Ensure brand guidelines are followed across all materials

• Prepare and distribute internal notices, updates, and announcements.
• Support internal messaging initiatives and staff communications.
• Assist in preparing internal presentations, reports, and documents.

• Assist in planning and coordinating company events, meetings, and activations.
• Manage event logistics including invitations, materials, and coordination with vendors.
• Support on-the-day event setup and post-event follow-up
• Office & Administrative Support (Operations – Logistics).
• Provide general office and administrative support.
• Assist with document preparation, filing, and record keeping.
• Support inter-department coordination and daily office operations.
• Assist with office supplies management and basic administrative tasks.

• South African unemployed youth between the ages of 18 and 34.
• Must not have participated on the YES programme before.
• Matric Certificate.
• Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 1–3 years of practical experience in communications, marketing, or administrative support.
• Basic experience with digital content creation and design tools (e.g., Canva, Adobe).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Practical, hands-on approach to tasks.
• Good organizational and time-management skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams.
• Customer-focused and service-oriented mindset.