Robben Island Museum Is Recruiting : Research Assistant (Projects Ambassador) X4 – South Africa

ROBBEN Island EPP Research ASSISTANT

(PROJECTS AMBASSADOR)x4

(NORTHEN CAPE,NORTH-WEST,Gauteng AND MPUMALANGA

RECORDINGS)

Total Cost To COMPANY:R14841,00pm 6months contract

The above short-term positions exist in the Heritage and Research Department at Robben Island Museum. Project Ambassador will assist RIM on its ongoing interview recordings project of life history of all the Ex-Political Prisoners (EPPs) that were incarcerated at Robben Island. This project will only focus at Northern Cape, North-West, Gauteng and Mpumalanga Provinces.

Responsibilities:

Travel with the Researchers to conduct life history interviews during data collection sessions;

Attend compulsory training sessions/ workshops to be offered by RIM in Cape Town;

Attend and contribute to project inception, progress and ad hoc meetings pertaining the life history recording project;

As a Project Ambassador, politely and meaning fully address all questions from the interviewees about the project and RIM’s mandate and current heritage programmes;

Ensure that all EPPs in the province are interviewed and RIM targets are met;

Assist with identification of EPPs and their families that are eligible for interviews within the province;

Link the Researchers to the EPP and/or EPP family to be interviewed;

Ensure a conducive and healthy atmosphere during interview session;

As a Project Ambassador, outline the benefits of the interview project in relation to the EPPA and RIM as World Heritage Site to each EPP and/or EPP family to be interviewed; Educate all EPPs about RIM a World Heritage Site, its heritage programmes, and benefit that exist within RIM and other State Departments,

i.e. Department of Military Veterans;

Market RIM through educating EPPs and their families on the mandate of RIM and its heritage programmes; Generate and submit monthly reports;

Able to conduct any other duties that aimed at benefiting RIM and EPPs within the province, i.e. attend meetings to talk about RIM heritage programmes, distribute resource materials to EPPs.

Minimum requirements:

Be Robben Island Ex-Political Prisoner (with verifiable Prison Number);

Fluent in SA languages used in the Northern Cape, North-West, Gauteng or Mpumalanga;

Born and raised in the Northern Cape, North-West, Gauteng or Mpumalanga;

Excellent knowledge of the Northern Cape, North-West, Gauteng or Mpumalanga terrain; Been unemployed for at least the last 5 years; Sober habits:

Willingness to engage with former Prisoners or their family dependants who may be of a different political persuasion; Willingness to dress in the provided RIM branded attire;

Willingness to travel to RIM for the inception meeting and 1 week of orientation training on the core values of RIM and the Memorialisation Project;

Willingness to work long hours and weekends;

Willingness to accept a 6 months employment contract from RIM with no option to extend. Drivers licence will be an additional benefit

RIM is an EE, AA, employer, RIM reserves the right not to make an appointment if suitable candidates are not found. Forward a detailed cv with subject line “EPP Research Assistant 09/2023”, accompanied by certified copies of your ID and qualification certificates as well as contactable referees, to [email protected] by no later than 07 September 2023.

Note : If you do not hear from us within 30 days, please consider your application unsuccessful. Please note your attachment should not exceed 10 MB: