CHIEF LANGUAGE PRACTITIONER

Reference: DSRAC 04/07/2026. Salary: R605 742 – R713 535 per annum (Level 10), an all-inclusive remuneration. Requirements: A National Senior Certificate plus a National Diploma NQF Level 6 / Preferably bachelor’s degree NQF Level 7 as recognized by SAQA in Linguistic, Socio / Applied -linguistic, Language Planning, Translation and Interpreting Studies, Language Practice / Terminology & Lexicography / Journalism / Communications / Editing or Publishing studies (Languages and Literature 125 services) plus a minimum of three (3) years relevant work experience at a supervisory level (SL 7 / 8) in the field of Languages and Literature development, translating documents from English to isiXhosa. Experience in procurement of goods and services will be an added advantage. A valid driving licence. Duties: Assist in developing language legislation and policy. Formulate language legislation and policy. Facilitate implementation of language policy. Promote the principle of multilingualism in the province. Facilitate establishment of language units in government departments. Coordinate strategic engagements with the Eastern Cape Language Forum. Facilitate translation and interpreting services. Coordinate development of term lists in all official languages of the province. Conduct research on all difficult terms/words on the term list. Terminology development services. Develop terms in conjunction with language role players. Research on difficult terms. Facilitate authentication/verification of difficult terms. Facilitate approval of terms of difficult nature by national term bank. Development of isiXhosa/Sesotho orthography. Provide administrative support for the component. Facilitate the development of Literature. Coordinate engagements with Literature bodies in the province. Facilitate Literature Development programs. Coordinate both literature and language projects. Assist in the development of strategic, operational and procurement, business and projection plans. Manage financial resources. Manage human resources. Compile monthly and quarterly reports. Allocation of resources for staff. Manage EPMDS and provide staff development training needs. Government vacancy from Public Service Vacancy Circular 27 of 2026.