Language Practitioner (english)

Appointment requirements

• An appropriate three-year career-related tertiary qualification (degree or national diploma) majoring in English
• At least three years' relevant working experience of editing documents in English
• Computer literacy
• Passing an in-house language competency test
• Membership of a professional language association, such as the South African Translators' Institute or South African Language Practitioners' Council, will be an added advantage
• Must undergo a criminal record check and such a person shall allow their fingerprints to be taken by the Tshwane Metro Police Department at own cost

Personal attributes and/or competencies

• Excellent eye for detail; ability to work under pressure; ability to meet deadlines; good organising skills; ability to cope with stress; good writing skills; analytical thinking skills; general passion for languages

Primary functions

• Edit municipal documents in English at micro (language) and macro (meaning) levels according to the standards of editing practice to produce reader-friendly documents that provide clear access to information and facilitate communication (includes copy, substantive and comparative editing)
• Proofread municipal documents according to standard proofreading practice to provide error-free documents that enhance the image of the City of Tshwane
• Develop terminology in English to assist all the other official languages of the City of Tshwane (in liaison with internal and external language practitioners)
• Advise clients (colleagues and officials of the City of Tshwane) by answering their language queries on the basis of own experience and grammar, spelling and in-house style rules to help them produce quality documents
• Carry out administrative tasks that include updating the internal language register by recording completed work and saving final versions of documents on the internal server