CMED088-2026 LANGUAGE PRACTITIONER (ENGLISH)

DEPARTMENT: COMMUNICATION, MARKETING AND EVENTS

Division: Strategic Communication

Section: Language Services

Location: Tshwane House, Pretoria Central

Reference number

CMED088-2026

Position

LANGUAGE PRACTITIONER (ENGLISH)

To be advertised

Internal

External

This position seeks to attract (applicable to external candidates only)

African female

African male

Coloured female

Coloured male

Indian female

Indian male

White female

White male

Person with disability

All categories

Job level

T12

Scale

R486 840,00 – R676 164,00 per annum

Estimated

remuneration package

R651 590,00 – R892 585,00 per annum

Job purpose

To provide a functional editing service for all departments (internal clients) and residents (external clients) of the City of Tshwane to give them full and equal access to information and municipal services

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

SAP

S70001990

New/natural attrition

Natural attrition

Enquiries

F Mangwegape (012 358 5350)