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Job Title: Archives and Collections Manager (Fixed term contract: Ending 31 March 2030)

Salary R53 896,95 ctc per month (Global Grade 12) REF No: ACM 01/2026

Purpose

The Archives Manager is responsible for leading and managing the implementation of the Market Theatre Foundation Archival Strategy, ensuring the systematic collection, preservation, digitisation, and promotion of archival materials both tangible and intangible that records the organisation’s artistic, social and institutional history. The role manages archival workflows, develops procedures, ensure condition assessment and appropriate upkeep of archival objects, and ensures legal and ethical compliance, including copyright and intellectual property permissions for use of archival materials. The Archives Manager plays a key role in enabling consolidation of archives, access for research, publications, exhibition, heritage projects and public storytelling, while ensuring the long-term protection and care of the collection (e.g audio visual materials, historic documents and scripts, posters, photographs, paintings, sculptures, set designs).

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The Market Theatre Foundation (MTF) invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced individual for appointment on a three (3) year contract in compliance with section 51(1)(a)(i) of the PFMA to serve on the Audit and Risk Committee, as the Chairperson.

AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE (Chairperson)

Accounting/Auditing/Finance/Risk & Compliance Requirements

  • A relevant postgraduate qualification in Accounting/Auditing/Public Finance Management/Master’s In Business Administration/Leadership.
  • Possession of CA (SA), SAIPA, CIMA, or ACCA is mandatory. CA(SA) candidates must have 8–10 years’ post-qualification experience, including executive and/or board-level exposure.
  • Working knowledge of the GRAP standards, the PFMA, and National Treasury regulations.
  • Executive management experience in the public sector is mandatory.
  • Previous board and ARC experience mandatory.
  • Risk Management, Internal and External Audit, and Combined Assurance experience are mandatory.
  • Previous ARC Chair ideal, an added advantage. 

Term of Office and Remuneration

  • The term of office of the appointed candidate will be for three years (3) commencing

1 September 2026 until 31 August 2029, with an option for renewal for a second and final term of three years (3).

  • The remuneration of the members of the Audit and Risk Committee is determined in accordance with paragraph 20.2 of the National Treasury Regulations.

Applications must be accompanied by a cover letter, Curriculum Vitae and certified copies of qualifications and ID not older than 6 months.

People with disabilities and women are encouraged to apply.

Applications should be emailed to vacancies@markettheatre.co.za for the attention of the Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Tshiamo Mokgadi referenced ‘ARC Chairperson Application’.

Enquiries:

  • Applications should be submitted by no later than 3 July 2026 at 16:00.
  • Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
  • Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only.
  • The MTF reserves the right not to make an appointment.

 Note that the remuneration of committee members will be in terms of the National Treasury rates, which are determined periodically.