Charmaine Resandt

Experience

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  Western Cape Department of Human Settlements

  Apr 2012 - Mar 2015

  Senior Communications Officer

  Promote and ensure the effective communication and liaison services of the Department; Comprehensive report writing; Assist with formulation, implementation and management media campaigns and strategies in accordance with the Strategic Objective 6, a provincial initiative that tasks the Department with ‘Developing Integrated Human Settlements, as well as Outcome 8, adopted by the national government in 2010. More recently, the incorporation of provisions contained in the National Development Plan and the Department’s Strategic Direction (2014-2019) has also been considered when formulating media campaigns; Have an understanding of key social, economic and political issues, current affairs, components and events that inform the media campaigns at hand; Manage and co-ordinate media monitoring and liaison relevant to the Department Show less

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  Overstrand Municipality

  Apr 2015 - now

  • Compile and distribute media releases when required• Respond to media queries when required• Conceptualize, maintain and create updated content for all communication platforms, including Newsletters, Publications, Website and Social Media (the latter, as and when required)• Drafting of official speeches and documents, including research, fact checking and editing• Help raise the Municipality’s profile by running external and in-house community outreach programmes• Develop suitable ways of communicating complex information to all Municipal Stakeholders• Communicate the Municipality’s vision by developing and implementing short- and long-term Media strategies for specific projects and initiatives (as and when required by the communications manager)• Liaise with key departments to develop proactive communications plans to support their business objectives, projects and programmes• Evaluate media coverage and prepare reports for operational purposes, committee meetings and Council• Promote and attend municipal corporate/community events during and after business hours• Proof reading and editing of public documents and publications• Undertake Media training for Council, Directors and Senior Management• Perform other reasonable administrative duties as requested by the Manager Communications & Customer Relations Show less Responsible for research, development, co-ordinating of media campaigns for the Office of the Executive Mayor. Prepare information material for release in a wide range of media, including media releases, photos, reports, video and electronic files. Co-ordinate the gathering of data and development of informational projects to support the goals and objectives of the Executive Mayor and Council. Co-ordinate and implement internal and external communications strategies to project the values, goals and image of the Overstrand Municipality. Serve as spokesperson as directed for the Executive Mayor. Show less

  • Communications Officer

    Aug 2016 - now

  • Public Relations Officer

    Apr 2015 - now