16 October 2020
The
Minister of Arts and Culture, Mr Nathi Mthethwa hereby invites members of the
arts fraternity and the general public to nominate persons to serve as Council
members of the National Arts Council (NAC) in terms of the National Arts
Council Act, 1997 (Act No. 56 of 1997).
Nominated
candidates should possess special knowledge and experience in the field of
Arts. Nominees who possess other skills which are not directly related to Arts
but could be beneficial to the Council, for example, managerial, finance, human
resources and legal will be considered. Candidates must be willing to render
community service.
Anyone wishing to nominate a person for possible appointment to the Council of the NAC should submit the following:
- A nomination letter containing full names and all contact details of the nominee. The letter must also provide reasons for the nomination and explaining suitability for appointment;
- A statement / letter signed by the nominee, in which he or she agrees to the nomination;
- Recently updated curriculum vitae of the nominee, including three (3) contactable references; and
- Certified copies of the nominee Identity Document as well as educational qualifications.
No
nomination will be considered unless all of the above are included.
Correspondence will only be entered into with shortlisted candidates. The names
of the nominees, including the dates, time and venue of the interviews as well
as the final list of appointed candidates will be published on the websites of
the National Arts Council and Department of Sport, Arts and Culture to enable
members of the public to participate in the appointment process as required by
the Act.
Nominations
must be addressed to the Director-General of the Department of Sport, Arts and
Culture, for the attention of Ms Lindeka Moeng: Private Bag X897, PRETORIA,
0001 or sent via email to: lindekam@dsac.gov.za
Enquiries may be directed to:
Ms Lindeka Moeng
Cell: 0663014641
Closing
date: 9 November 2020. No late
application will be accepted.
NB:
The remuneration of the appointed Council members will be in line with the
rates prescribed by the National Treasury.
