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COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES

PROJECT & DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

PEROMNES GRADE 8

SIX MONTHS FIXED TERM APPOINTMENT

SCHOOL OF ARTS

HOWARD COLLEGE CAMPUS

REFERENCE NO 13/2026

The CCA is a multi-disciplinary Arts hub within the School of Arts, College of Humanities at the UKZN. With a vision to contribute to an enabling environment for the flourishing of artistic and cultural expressions, development and exchanges, the CCA-UKZN coordinates and hosts five Landmark internationally acclaimed festivals – the Time of the Writer festival, the Artfluence Human Rights Festival, JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience, Durban International and Poetry Africa festival. The CCA seeks to appoint on a candidate with a strong track record of working in the arts sector and with a specific focus on community engagement, training and development.

Whilst the candidate will work on supporting the Centre’s varied development programmes across all the Centre’s festivals preference will be given to a candidate with a strong background in the film-sector and who is able to demonstrate the qualifications, skills and ability that will be required to plan and implement the Isiphethu industry development programme aligned to the Durban International Film Festival. The successful applicant will be tasked with implementing the Centre’s isiZulu Film Scriptwriting programme, International Student Film Festival and the Industry Development Programme for emerging film-makers. The successful applicant will be required to draft working budgets, plan schedules and develop programmes for the Isipethu programme; and work towards enhancing and growing the sustainability of the Centre’s acclaimed festivals through efficient, transparent and strategic workplace performance. The successful candidate will report to the Director of the CCA and work closely with the CCA’s Senior Administrator, Durban International Film Manager and the Centre’s festival curators to grow audiences and increase participation in the Centre’s festivals. The successful applicant must be able work on strict timelines as well as impactfully and collaboratively with the Centre’s professional team and interns.

The incumbent will report to Director of the Centre.

Minimum Requirements:

·     Matric plus a relevant three-year post–school qualification in the arts, education or media studies.

·     Three-year relevant experience working in the arts sector and at least one of those years must be extensive work related to the film sector.

·     Experience in budget planning, scheduling and project management

·     Proven track record of having worked with community-based organisations and / or schools on community engagement initiatives.

·     Experience in developing content for community engagement initiatives

Enquiries and details regarding this post may be directed to: Dr Ismail Mahomed

REMUNERATION: The remuneration offered will be in accordance with UKZN fixed-term rates of pay.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 20^th March, 2026

Applicants are required to complete the relevant application form which is available on the

Vacancies website at www.ukzn.ac.za with a cover letter.

Please e-mail applications to: duly@ukzn.ac.za

The job title MUST be clearly stated in the subject line.

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