Role: Communications Executive, Mining Indaba (Fixed Term- Ending March 2027)

Brand / Portfolio: Energy Transition

Reports to: Senior Communications Manager

Based: Johannesburg,South Africa

About the role

Mining Indaba is a leading platform for the global mining industry, bringing together mining companies, investors, governments, policymakers, communities and industry stakeholders to shape conversations, build connections and drive progress across the sector. Mining Indaba takes place every February in Cape Town.

The Communications Executive will support the day-to-day delivery of Mining Indaba’s communications strategy, helping to grow the brand, strengthen audience engagement and maximise the reach and impact of its communications activity.

Working closely with the Senior Communications Manager, the role will be responsible for executing communications campaigns across PR, content, social media, influencers, strategic partnerships and media partnerships. The successful candidate will coordinate multiple workstreams, manage communications assets and timelines, support content development and publishing, and track campaign performance to ensure activity is delivered on time and against agreed objectives.

This is a hands-on role suited to someone who is proactive, organised and confident working across multiple communications channels. The successful candidate will need to bring strong writing skills, creative thinking and an understanding of what makes content relevant and engaging to Mining Indaba’s audiences.

The role will also provide support to the Senior Communications Manager, enabling greater focus on strategic communications, audience growth, senior stakeholder engagement and performance optimisation.

The ideal candidate

We are looking for a proactive and commercially aware communications professional who can take ownership, move work forward and deliver to a high standard.

What we are looking for

• A minimum of 4 years’ relevant experience across communications, PR, marketing, journalism or a related field, including relevant internship and/or professional working experience, with demonstrated experience supporting or delivering successful communications campaigns.
• A relevant qualification in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Journalism or a related discipline.
• Experience working in the events, conferences, exhibitions or B2B environment would be advantageous.
• Strong writing, editing and proofreading skills, with the ability to adapt messaging for different audiences and channels.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain quality and accuracy across communications materials.
• Confidence working with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.
• A proactive approach, with the ability to identify opportunities rather than waiting for direction.
• Creative thinking and a strong understanding of social media, digital content and audience engagement.
• The ability to understand campaign objectives and translate them into practical communications activity.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a fast-paced, cross-functional team.
• An interest in the mining industry, business, investment and the wider African economic landscape would be helpful.

Key responsibilities

Communications & Campaign Delivery

• Support the execution of Mining Indaba’s communications strategy and integrated campaigns across owned, earned and partner channels.
• Coordinate communications activity across multiple workstreams, ensuring deliverables are completed on time and to the required standard.
• Develop and maintain communications schedules, campaign trackers, briefs and project timelines.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen campaign reach, engagement and audience growth.

PR & Media

• Support PR activity, including drafting and coordinating press releases, media materials, briefing documents and other communications content.
• Coordinate with the PR agency on agreed deliverables, media opportunities and campaign activity.
• Support responses to media enquiries and coordinate information internally where required.
• Help identify relevant media opportunities and proactively flag potential stories, spokespeople and content opportunities.

Content & Social Media

• Develop, coordinate, publish and repurpose content across Mining Indaba’s digital and social channels.
• Support the development and execution of channel-specific social media plans, ensuring content is relevant to each audience and platform.
• Monitor social and industry trends to identify timely content and engagement opportunities.
• Support the production and repurposing of Digital Mining Pulse and Mining Pulse and other editorial content.
• Ensure content is accurate, on-brand and aligned with campaign messaging and objectives.

Influencer & Strategic Partner Campaigns

• Coordinate the delivery of Mining Indaba’s Influencer Campaign, including content schedules, profiles, assets and deliverables.
• Support communications activity with strategic partners, ensuring agreed visibility and content deliverables are fulfilled.
• Coordinate with partners and internal stakeholders to maximise opportunities for amplification and audience reach.
• Identify opportunities to leverage partner networks to extend Mining Indaba’s communications reach.

Media & Marketing Partnerships

• Manage and coordinate communications deliverables for media partners, ensuring agreed assets, content and visibility are delivered within deadlines.
• Work closely with Marketing, Brand and Commercial teams to ensure communications activity is integrated with wider campaign and commercial objectives.
• Coordinate the delivery and approval of communications assets across relevant stakeholders.

Reporting & Performance

• Monitor communications and campaign performance across relevant channels.
• Maintain accurate campaign reporting and prepare regular performance updates.
• Identify key insights, trends and opportunities to improve campaign effectiveness.
• Use performance data to inform future content and communications activity.