Call for applications: Market Theatre senior production administrator in SA

Roles:

• Provide effective and efficient administrative support for successful productions and presentations by the Market Theatre Foundation.
• Administration of schedules and procurement services implementation, administration, and reporting on allocated budgets.
• Liaison with relevant persons in the completion of administrative processes and tasks administration of logistics for travel and tours in the department.
• Attending production meetings and retaining minutes for the producing and technical units.
• Maintaining of the department’s assets register, inventories, risk register and attend to all compliance reporting for the Artistic Department (production and technical).
• Manage and administer in conjunction with the assistant producer, the department’s budget including all invoicing for the Department (Producing and Technical).
• Assist with the compilation of the department’s quarterly report.
• Assist in the preparation of quarterly performance information.
• Developing and maintaining a filing system for all administrative documents.
• Liaison with the department’s service providers.

Assisting the assistant producer with administrative matters as required in the following areas:

• Schedules, planning, timelines, liaising between the producing office and the creative team of production as well as between other internal and external stakeholders.
• Render general administrative support to the assistant producer.

Preferred qualifications, skills and experience

• At least five years proven administrative experience within the arts sector.
• Grade 12 – matric minimum three years diploma/degree in office administration or equivalent qualification.
• Basic accounting skills.
• Understanding of administrative and clerical duties.
• Solid organisational skills, including multitasking and time-management.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbally) and report writing.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

How to apply

Interested persons who meet the requirements are invited to send a concise CV to the human resources department via e-mail to vacancies@markettheatre.co.za before 15 April.

Applicants should indicate the reference number of the post. ITC and criminal checks will be conducted and where applicable, candidates will be subjected to an assessment test.

Should applicants not hear from The Market Theatre Foundation within 30 days after the closing date, they should consider their applications unsuccessful. Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only.

The Market Theatre Foundation reserves the right not to make any appointment(s) to the above post. All enquiries should be directed to Phanuel Pooe at 011 832 1641.

View the original call here.