The Joburg City Theatres (JCT), an entity of the City of Johannesburg, is contributing towards skills development by providing Learnership opportunities to unemployed youth residing in the City of Johannesburg. The Company is providing opportunities to unemployed learners to attend classes and gain work experience in the theatre environment. Joburg City Theatres is therefore recruiting and inviting unemployed youth from the City of Johannesburg, to apply for the Learnership programme.
Ref No: JCT/2025/01
Designation: Learnership X 20
Placement: Joburg Theatre
Employment Status: Learnership Programme
Salary Range: R3, 500.00 Monthly Allowance
Purpose
To provide learners/unemployed youth with valuable work experience and skills development opportunities in live event technical production. The learnership will lead to a nationally recognized qualification, NQF Level 4.
Minimum Requirements:
- Highest Standard passed: Grade 10 or 11 or 12 only.
- Unemployed learners / Persons aged between 18 and 35 years.
- Passionate about technical live event production
- Good Communication and interpersonal skills.
- City of Johannesburg residence only
Interested persons are requested to send their short cover letter, brief CV, proof of residence (i.e. letter from the Ward Councillor), recently certified copies of relevant certificate or results and the Identity documents not longer than three months, quoting the relevant reference number to:
- Mr Thomas Sadiki, General Manager: Human Resources, Joburg City Theatres, via email to: jobapplications2@joburgtheatre.com
Due Date: 5 August 2025
Enquiries Only
Contact Person: Nkosana Mathebula Tel No.: 011 877 6918
Important Note:
- Successful applicants will be required to transport themselves.
- Applicants must have good written and spoken English
- JCT is an equal opportunity employer and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
- Applicants must have NO criminal record.
- Due to the large amount of correspondence, we envisage receiving, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not hear from us within 1 month of the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
- JCT is under no obligation to employ the learners on completion of the programmes.
- JCT reserves the right to place or not place applicants based on its needs and requirements.
Applications received after the due date and those that do not comply with the requirements will not be considered.
What is Joburg Theatre and who operates it?
Johannesburg’s Civic Theatre was built by the then city council in 1962, creating a high-profile landmark on the top of the Braamfontein hill. The building was given a magnificent face-lift in the late ’80s, turning it into one of the most technically proficient theatres in the southern hemisphere.
In the year 2000 – when theatres across the country were considered to be both creatively and financially moribund – the city council decided to corporatise the operating company of theatre, which is now a Municipal Entity of the City of Joburg.
The Johannesburg Civic Theatre (Pty) Ltd was given a Board of Directors, and Bernard Jay, a veteran UK born theatre producer and administrator who had relocated to South Africa in 1993, was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the company.
In July 2013 Xoliswa Nduneni Ngema, an experienced South African theatre practitioner, was appointed as Chief Executive Officer. Godfrey Katsana was appointed as chairman of the Board of Directors in March 2023.
Now in its 24th year as the operating company, “the Civic” – which morphed into the more street-wise and accessible Joburg Theatre in 2009 – has become one of the acknowledged success stories of Joburg City’s corporatisation policy. The complex’ largest auditorium, re-named The Nelson Mandela Theatre, regularly sees over 75% of capacity audiences and remains open a minimum of fifty weeks in each year.
In the past decade, The Mandela at Joburg Theatre has hosted many hit shows, including William Kentridge’s acclaimed interpretation of Mozart’s THE MAGIC FLUTE and THE HEAD AND THE LOAD, the West End and Broadway musicals WEST SIDE STORY, CHICAGO, THE COLOR PURPLE and SPAMALOT and top-of-the-line global touring shows, such as LE GRAND CIRQUE, LORD OF THE DANCE and BRAZOUKA.
Joburg Theatre’s annual festive season pantomime productions, written and directed by Janice Honeyman, have become the most popular highlight of South Africa’s theatrical calendar.
Joburg Theatre is also the permanent home to the smaller Peoples Theatre and the tiny ‘black-box’ theatre known as space.com.