Job description

Epicentre is looking for a skilled house mother to provide general support to field staff living in the Epicentre house. She will be required to ensure the smooth running of the house and provide a happy comfortable and well-disciplined atmosphere for staff. She will be required to undertake a variety of day-to-day duties within the house and play an integral part in ensuring that our field staff is provided with a clean and comfortable living area.

Responsibilities:

• To take care of all matters concerning the care and welfare of the house.
• To keep a formal record of incidents that occur in the house.
• Managing the daily running of the house.
• To be responsible for the keys.
• To be the main point of contact during the day in regard to placing orders, etc.
• To make sure the domestic arrangements of the house is in order e.g. cleanliness and laundry.
• Basic housekeeping duties include vacuuming, dusting, mopping, surface cleaning and kitchen and bathroom details, making sure all assigned areas of the home are clean, neat and tidy.
• To provide catering requirements for staff living at the house, cooking and food preparations e.g. breakfast, lunch packs and dinner.
• To report all necessary repairs to be attended to.
• Completing relevant daily paperwork.

Location:

KwaZulu-Natal, Westville and surrounding areas.

Company Description

Epicentre is a South African company founded in 2001, that specialises in public health research and programme impact assessment and implementing workplace programmes.

Requirements

Education requirements:

Matric certificate.

Previous experience:

• Previous experience in a similar role would be advantageous.
• The house mother needs to have personal qualities which will enable them to support the company and staff in ensuring that trust and confidence are built.

Knowledge and skills required: 

• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Ability to pay great attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in English and isiZulu.
• Ability to work independently, but be a team player.
• Must show initiative
• Must be energetic.

Posted on 08 Nov 08:14

Job description

We are looking for an experienced, passionate and creative individual to join our growing marketing team at FMI. This digital-savvy employee is responsible for communications, social media, and content creation, and able to build the company’s brand, both online and off. The potential candidate should have:

• Writing skills 
• Social media experience – understand social media tools and platforms, and how brands should effectively communicate on these platforms

Key Duties and Responsibilities 

• Content creation – writing blog posts, articles, newsletters, communications materials, and material for social media channels
• Social media marketing – creating, managing and growing the company’s presence through blogs, Twitter, Facebook, and other strategically relevant online properties
• Customer relations – monitoring and responding to online comments
• Set and implement social media and communication campaigns to align with marketing strategies
• Monitor and report on feedback and online reviews
• Liaise with Development and Sales departments to stay updated on new products and features
• Stay up-to-date with digital technology trends
• Planning social content and maintaining the content calendar
• Ensuring social media content is regular, relevant and engaging
• Engaging with Fans and Followers to build relationships with the community and encourage engagement

Company Description

FMI, is an innovative life insurance company, poised for considerable growth. We offer a complete suite of life insurance products including temporary and long-term Disability, Critical Illness and Life cover. We are proud to offer
products and services that can really change people’s lives. We are committed to building a brand that protects people from the risk of not being able to earn an income, no matter how severe the injury or illness. At FMI, we
celebrate paying claims, because we see it as an opportunity to support our clients’ dreams and aspirations, now and in their future.

At FMI, we’re proud to be customer-centric – where the customer and their needs are at the centre of everything we do. We are invested in supporting them and protecting the future they’re trying to build. We strive to make cover
available to everyone, and ensure they are taken care of in their time of need.

We like to think of ourselves as partners to our policyholders, rather than providers, and building long-lasting relationships is what we value most.

Requirements

Education and Experience Required

• Communications degree or equivalent
• Two+ years’ experience as Community Manager in digital agency ideal      

General Skills Required

• Must have a good eye for detail
• Must be highly motivated
• Good interpersonal skills and work well in a team
• Interest in and keeping up to date on latest trends
• Sound brand/marketing understanding
• Must be highly creative Requires minimal supervision; models effective self-management skills; is highly confidential; demonstrates good judgement, high EQ and communicates effectively with other project / management
• Prioritises and manages actions to meet changing deadlines and requirements within a high volume, high paced environment
• Ability to organise tasks, adjust to priorities, learn systems, within time constraints and with available resources

Posted on 06 Nov 11:07