FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
13 April 2022
THE ARTS & CULTURE TRUST SEEKS DYNAMIC PART TIME ADMIN INTERN.
The Arts & Culture Trust has been actively serving the arts and culture sector in all nine provinces of South Africa for 28 years. The main purpose is to increase the capacity of arts and culture initiatives thereby creating sustainable futures, through the development and investment in innovative, sustainable projects and programmes.
The ACT seeks the services of a young admin intern between the ages of 21 and 35 years to work on site at their offices based in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. The part time position requires three full days a week over eight months on a contractual basis from May to Dec 2022.
Essential basic criteria required of all applicants is a bachelors matriculation pass or a degree in the arts plus fluency in English as well as computer literacy skills especially in Microsoft Word and Excel.
This position involves general admin assistance including the answering of calls and reception duties; the scheduling of appointments and meetings; checking the office mailbox and the collation and distribution of email; preparation of written communications including invoices and reports; writing and editing of documents from letters to reports and instruction documents, etc. Duties also require the creating and maintaining electronic and hard copy filing systems; management of accounts, invoicing and conduct basic bookkeeping; the recording, writing and distribution of meeting minutes; co-ordination of the delivery and collection of ACT banners and promotional materials; updating the database; support of the marketing and communications campaigns for ACT programmes. This includes assistance at ACT events. . It is important to be a team player who enjoys learning from a small but dynamic team operating within an active environment. For more information about the Trust, visit www.act.org.za
Applicants must submit their CV including three professional contactable references (no family or friends) via email to info@act.org.za between 14 to 26 April 2022. All references will be checked. Previous experience on a professional or volunteer basis at a registered organisation will be beneficial.
Only successful candidates who qualify for an interview will be contacted. If applicants have not been contacted by 28 April, then they should regard their application as unsuccessful. ENDS
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Over 28 years of arts development and support
The ACT is South Africa’s premier independent development and arts investment organisation. The primary aim of ACT is to increase the capacity for arts and culture initiatives to create sustainable futures, through development and investment in innovative, sustainable projects that make a meaningful contribution to society. Through structured development programmes ACT provides support to all expressions of arts and culture, including literature, music, visual art, theatre and dance, and the support extends to festivals, community arts initiatives, arts management, arts education and arts administration. For more information, please visit the ACT website, follow them on Twitter or like their Facebook page.
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Submitted by: Debra de Souza, 082 8229478 (WhatsApp please), debranne@icon.co.za