Graphic Designer

The Road Accident Fund’s mission is to provide timely and equitable assistance to those affected by motor vehicle accidents through the provision of appropriate social benefits to ensure financial relief and recovery for qualifying individuals.

Purpose of the Job: Reporting to Manager: Multimedia, the successful incumbent is responsible for the entire process of defining requirements, visualizing and creating graphics including illustrations, logos, layouts and photos. The job incumbent will also be expected o shape the visual aspects of the Fund’s websites, social media platforms, publications, internal communications, marketing and related content.

Key Performance Areas

Graphic Design

• Develop a design illustrating the offerings of the fund.
• Develop a visual illustration showing the application process.
• Formulate design concepts for the subject to be communicated.
• Create designs and layouts for promotional designs or materials for the Fund.
• Keep up with the graphic design trends and make recommendations where necessary.

Website Design

• Design website graphics that are visually appealing and aligned to the mandate of the Fund.
• Enhance the website with graphics that encourage interaction.

Reporting

• Contribute to the preparation and submission of regulation reports.
• Report regularly and periodically perform necessary submissions as and when required to provide progress updates and/or inform management decisions.

Stakeholder Management

• Ensure proactive and progressive relationships with key stakeholders.
• Deal with inquiries and requests for information from both internal and external stakeholders.
• Aid in the maintenance of relationships with vendors, service providers or procurement teams and ensure that all relevant procured items are invoiced and paid on time.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelors Degree/ Advanced Diploma in Graphic Design related qualification.
• Relevant 4 years’ experience in a Graphic Design related environment.
• Experience in Agency graphic designing environment will be an added advantage.

Technical, Managerial, and behavioral competencies required

• Planning, Organising and Coordinating
• Ethics and Values
• Client Service Orientation
• Artistic ability.
• Development & coordination of content for internal and external publications.
• Writing and editing.
• Advanced photography & graphic design

NB: “RAF offers Total Employment Cost packages with no additional contributions from the Employer, successful candidates are required to structure their packages in a manner that will suit their needs”.

The Road Accident Fund subscribes to the principles of employment equity and preference will be given to People with Disabilities.

Applicants who have not received any correspondence from us within six weeks from the closing date can consider themselves unsuccessful.

Security Vetting shall be conducted on all prospective employees.

It is the applicants’ responsibility to have foreign qualification evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) and to provide proof of such evaluation.