Work-Force
The organisation is recruiting a SEO Specialist for its Bela-Bela operation. The role forms part of a wider marketing jobs portfolio across Limpopo.
What This Role Involves
This SEO Specialist role sits within the marketing jobs function in Bela-Bela. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Limpopo.
Day-to-day, the role balances focused delivery with the kind of collaboration that keeps things moving. The successful candidate is trusted to make sensible decisions inside the agreed scope, with line-management support whenever a sounding board is useful.
Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the marketing jobs group in Bela-Bela.
On top of that, the role has been written to be sustainable, not just busy. Strong output is expected, and managers in Bela-Bela also pay attention to recovery, learning and the kind of breathing room that keeps people doing good work over time.
What Your Day Looks Like
You usually start by scanning campaign dashboards over coffee, checking performance against targets and flagging anything that needs attention. Mornings are often given to creative work — briefing designers, refining copy, planning the next content drop — while afternoons mix stakeholder meetings, agency calls and a steady stream of approvals. In between, you’re watching what competitors are doing, listening to what customers are saying online, and shaping the next set of experiments to push the brand forward.
In addition, the Bela-Bela office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.
On top of that, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Limpopo operations throw up the unexpected.
No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Bela-Bela.
About the Team
Equally, you will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the marketing jobs side of the business inside out. The Bela-Bela group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.
On top of that, the team mix in Bela-Bela reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.
About Bela-Bela
Working in Bela-Bela means a place within the Phalaborwa mining belt, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the Limpopo region, and the Bela-Bela office benefits from those long-standing connections.
Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Bela-Bela.
Many candidates already living within reach of Bela-Bela cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Limpopo economy.
If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Bela-Bela, Limpopo.
Equal Opportunity
Diverse teams build stronger workplaces. Applications are welcome from candidates of every background, language and community across Limpopo, and recruitment is fair, transparent and aligned with the EE Act.
Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Limpopo.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Bela-Bela.
B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.
Daily Duties
- Ensure all marketing complies with POPIA and consumer protection codes
- Monitor brand reputation and respond to customer comments online
- Test, learn and iterate on creative, channels and audience targeting
- Optimise organic search performance through on-page and technical SEO
- Manage brand assets, tone of voice and corporate identity guidelines
- Maintain the editorial and content calendar across owned channels
- Manage paid media budgets across Google, Meta and LinkedIn
- Brief and manage external creative, media and PR agencies
Who We’re Looking For
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English
- Solid understanding of SEO and content marketing principles
- Comfortable creating short-form video and social media content
- Awareness of POPIA and consumer protection requirements
- Ability to work cross-functionally with sales, design and product teams
- Strong project management and organisational skills
Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.