Nathi Simelane Email & Phone Number

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

-Develop the APS brand in line with Strategic vision of APS moving forward -Solicit Projects & Strategic Partnerships that encourage promotion of the APS brand through brand association and bring income and opportunity to APS-Maintain existing partnerships with stakeholders and facilitate opportunities for engagement -Develop a protocol for customer engagement and operations for special projects-Oversee the development of APS design templates

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

PROJECTS AND PARTNERSHIPS• Support project coordinator to ensure effective implementation of partner projects. Oversee intern work placements. • Coordinate corporate projects with Interns• Manage all projects that the unit is commissioned ensuring sufficient materials are available, budget constraints are adhered to and working with a team of artists/students/interns to assist.• Assess execution of projects and adapt accordingly and where necessary.• Ensure stakeholders, programme staff, artists, interns and participants are aware of the schedules and are able to follow time-frames for delivery.MARKETING, BRANDING AND COMMUNICATIONS• Ensure that APS branding and marketing materials are up to date – these include social media, printed material and website.• Oversee all material developed and designed by graphic designer.• Work with unit representatives to develop marketing strategy that will help increasing audience, sale opportunities.• Market APS activities and events through available print and digital platforms – ensure that units provide content required for you to do so.ONLINE STORE AND WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT• Responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the APS website and online shop.• Upload media content on Stock2Shop and ensure a correct sync between S2S data and Shopify.• Monitor and update APS website and other online platforms. Including social media.• Work with units and designer to update content when required.• Work with developers to ensure that all APS online sales platforms are functional and up-to-date.IT AND COMPANY EMAILS• Work with contracted IT support to ensure that all required staff have adequate working computers.• Ensure all full-time staff have functioning APS email accounts.• Access c-panel to monitor email and website settings.• Maintain record of all email usernames and passwords. This includes settings.

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

MANAGE AND FACILITATE WORKPLACE TRAINING UP TO AND INCLUDING INCOME GENERATING, OUTREACH PROJECTS, CORPORATE PROJECTS OR MURAL PROJECTS• Lead, organise and control all projects allocated to the Special Projects Unit. In charge of marketing aspects of projects, studio activities and events.• Facilitate Interns and Work placements.• Coordinate corporate projects with Interns.• Ensure community outreach programmes take place and are effectively managed.• Work with coordinator to ensure effective delivery of services.• Work with Business Manager to manage the delivery on corporate projects.• Manage all projects that the unit takes on ensuring sufficient materials are available, budget constraints are adhered to and working with a team of artists/students/interns to assist.• Support and assist in project implementation.• Work with a team of stakeholders to develop project plans and schedules needed for each particular project within the unit.• Assess progress of projects and adapt accordingly and where necessary.• Ensure stakeholders, programme staff, artists, interns and participants are aware of the schedules and are able to follow time-frames for delivery.MARKETING, BRANDING AND COMMUNICATIONS• Ensure that APS branding and marketing materials are up to date – these include social media, printed material and website.• Oversee all material developed by graphic designer.• Work with unit representatives to develop marketing strategy that will help increasing audience, sale opportunities…• Market APS activities and events through available print and digital platforms – ensure that units provide content required for you to do so.ONLINE STORE/WEBSITE• Responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the APS website and online shop.• Upload media content on Stock2Shop (S2S) and ensure a correct sync between S2S data and Shopify.• Manage artworks allocated for online shop.

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

MANAGE AND FACILITATE WORKPLACE TRAINING UP TO AND INCLUDING INCOME GENERATING, OUTREACH PROJECTS, CORPORATE PROJECTS OR MURAL PROJECTS• Lead, organise and control all projects allocated to the Special Projects Unit. In charge of marketing aspects of projects, studio activities and events.• Facilitate Interns and Work placements.• Coordinate corporate projects with Interns.• Ensure community outreach programmes take place and are effectively managed.• Work with coordinator to ensure effective delivery of services.• Work with Business Manager to manage the delivery on corporate projects.• Manage all projects that the unit takes on ensuring sufficient materials are available, budget constraints are adhered to and working with a team of artists/students/interns to assist.• Support and assist in project implementation.• Work with a team of stakeholders to develop project plans and schedules needed for each particular project within the unit.• Assess progress of projects and adapt accordingly and where necessary.• Ensure stakeholders, programme staff, artists, interns and participants are aware of the schedules and are able to follow time-frames for delivery.OVERSEE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME• Work with 4th year programme coordinator to oversee schedule and placement of interns.• Schedule capacity building workshops.• Work with programme coordinator to review programme – through input given by units and performance of internsPUBLIC PRINTING WORKSHOPS• Work with facilitators in Education Units to grow APS printmaking short courses – which may include drawing classes.• Assist with contacting artists and facilitators to develop schedule for short courses.• Work with outreach facilitators to plan project based activities with identified partners/schools.• Oversee the execution of the projects with project coordinator/assistant• Ensure that facilitators have required materials and

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

1. PROJECT PLANNING• Write and develop proposals for companies and community projects• Allocate materials & tools required for project/workshops• Develop realistic timelines and communicate project status to ensure milestones are met• Develop budgets in line with timelines and resources needed to complete the project• Have all documents checked and signed off by Special Projects manager before submitting to the client2. TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT• Train and develop students on the job to increase their skills set and knowledge of production• Include students in workshops to increase their skills and knowledge of public interventions and outreach3. ARTWORK DESIGN• Works with Special Projects Manager in creating digital mock-ups that maintain the aesthetic of printmaking and preserve the integrity of the artist’s work.4. PRODUCTION• Teams are motivated to work towards project milestones according to the workplan laid out in the proposal• Work is prepared before teams arrive so they do not waste time • Monitor and record attendance and time keeping of all team members during a project• Authorize claim forms at the end of the project using team register as support5. REPORTING• All project milestones and challenges are reported to the Special projects manager weekly• At the end of the process, the highlights, challenges and overall project is documented in a written report and sent to the Special Project Manager

Newtown

I digitise drawings to be used as murals and posters on a Medical Male Circumcision campaign in partnership with the Sonke Gender Justice Network.