4 weeks ago
Job title : Specialised Tour Guiding Officer
Job Location : Western Cape, Cape Town
Deadline : October 19, 2024
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Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conduct prison and specialised VIP prison tours including personal experiences; as per schedule of bookings.
- Present the story of political imprisonment and South African history in general to organized and specialised groups on request and as per schedule of booking
- Conduct induction/orientation sessions for tour guides on a needs basis and as defined by line supervisor
- Train tour guides in the narrative of political imprisonment for the purposes of improving narrative delivery
- Make special presentations on political imprisonment on the island in conferences/workshops/meetings as when and necessary
- Monitor narrative delivery of the tour guides to identify gaps and areas of improvement towards a continuous holistic and inclusive narrative development
- Conduct site specific interpretation/guiding on the other sites relating to political imprisonment narrative of the island.
- Take part in conducting research, assist research fellows and visiting scholars who research about political imprisonment, in its broad sense.
- Participate in oral history workshops for the museum’s narrative development strategy and acts as ambassador in promoting Robben Island Museum
- Support museum and Heritage Education Outreach programmes in their diversity on and off the island (national and internationally.
Qualification and Experience Requirements
- Experience in the Robben Island Prison (incarcerated at Robben Island)
- Fluency in English and 1 other official language
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organisational and time skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to interact with internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to take the initiative and to develop new ideas / understanding based on assessment of issues at hand.
- Ability to identify issues and grasp complexities.
Forward a detailed CV and ID only as well as contactable referees, using the subject line “Specialised Tour Guiding” “09/2024”
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