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 Overall Purpose of the Job:

• The IT Support person provides technical assistance and support related to computer systems, hardware, and software. They respond to queries, run diagnostic programs, isolate problems, and as the primary support person for the location of work. This role is crucial for ensuring the efficient operation of the site’s IT infrastructure at the location of work.
• Where applicable the person will be responsible for the junior support staff at the campus.

Responsibilities for this Position:

Infrastructure Support:

• Conduct daily checks on the IT infrastructure (LAN, WLAN, WAN, etc.) to monitor uptime requirements and ensure systems are running optimally.
• Install and coordinate the deployment of hardware, systems, and infrastructure within the campus.
• Accountable for the support for the IT infrastructure (LAN, WLAN, WAN, etc.) at the campus. Perform diagnostics and troubleshooting, where applicable, and escalate to necessary internal or external parties when needed.
• Fulfil appropriate access requirements based on P7 policies.
• Interact and liaise with vendors or service providers for support and troubleshooting as necessary.

Security:

• Adhere to policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the company's standards.
• Monitor and manage device compliance and exposure to maintain security and efficiency.
• Respond promptly to IT incidents, providing effective solutions, or escalating where necessary and complete the necessary documentation pertaining to the incident.
• Manage and execute patch management for both servers and workstations, including vulnerability patching for devices and applications.
• Ensure timely and effective patching of vulnerabilities across all devices and applications.
• Ensure the accuracy of campus device statistics by verifying that the number of physical devices matches the records in Active Directory (AD), Azure Active Directory (AAD), System Centre Configuration Manager (SCCM), Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MEM), and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE).
• Ensure compliance with software and devices meet standard.

Connectivity and Communications Support:

• Monitor network connectivity and communication systems to ensure reliable and secure communications.
• Troubleshoot and resolve network issues.
• Ensure secure and efficient network operations.

Office 365 and IT Systems Support:

• Monitor OneDrive health on endpoints.
• Verify licensing requirements for campus staff.
• Conduct periodic Teams and SharePoint data cleanups and deletions.
• Assist with account audits (Joiners, Movers, Leavers - JML).
• Provide first-line support for Office 365 web and desktop applications.
• Capture as much information as possible into the service desk ticket, including relevant details such as screenshots, troubleshooting steps taken, and the outcomes of those steps.
• Follow escalation procedures: escalate unresolved problems to the Schools ICT Team leads or log a service request (SR) with AIT to involve the Systems Administrators or Engineers as needed.
• Direct users to log tickets through the Service Desk.

Business System Support:

• Provide support for business systems.
• Troubleshoot and resolve business application issues and escalate to the Schools ICT Team Lead. Assist in troubleshooting to ensure correct information is passed to the appropriate Business Application Vertical.

Customer Management:

• Provide support through the service desk, ensuring efficient resolution of user issues and queries.
• Respond to service desk tickets promptly and within SLA.
• Track and prioritize support requests.
• Ensure timely resolution and user satisfaction.

 Education:

• ICT Diploma.
• ITIL v3 Foundation.

Experience:

• 3 Years of Desktop/ICT support experience.
   

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Overall, Purpose of the Job:

• Maintains information technology strategies by managing staff, researching and implementing technological strategic solutions. Plans, directs, and co-ordinates activities of specific technology projects to ensure that goals or objectives of the project are accomplished within prescribed period and parameters.
• Often responsible for oversight of multiple projects. Ensures that project goals are accomplished and in line with business objectives.  Assigns personnel to tasks, directs their activities and co-ordinates the work of staff. Develops project plans specifying goals, strategy, staffing, scheduling, risks, contingency plans, and allocation of resources.
• Consults with management, stakeholders, and project sponsors and reviews project proposals to determine goals, period, funding limitations, and procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of resources.
• Ensures that technical and functional standards, as set out by Advtech, are observed and prepares staffing and hardware/software budgets
• Plans, directs, and co-ordinates activities of specific technology projects to ensure that goals or objectives of the project are accomplished within prescribed time frame and funding parameters.  Plans, organises and controls activities of team leaders, systems analysts, analyst/programmers and programmers in the development of computer-based systems.    Assigns personnel to projects, directs their activities and co-ordinates the work of team leaders.  Ensures technical and functional standards are observed and prepares staffing and hardware/software budgets.

Responsibilities for this Position:

Innovation Development:

• Research new ideas to improve the systems for the Group.

Project Management:

• Developing project plans, goals, and budgets; identifying resources needed.
• Developing schedules and methods for measuring results.
• Guiding and performing strategic analysis for the project.
• Organising and managing all phases of the project to ensure on-time completion.
• Assembling and coordinating project team members; assigning individual responsibilities.
• Preparing requests for proposals and conducting all necessary meetings to facilitate selection of project services and products.
• Planning and overseeing the preparation and dissemination of project communications.
• Follow the below RACI model during each phase of a project.

Consultancy and advice:

• Liaises with business and departmental heads to provide advice on technological matters and implementation.
• Maintains organisation’s effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting strategic plans for implementing information technologies.
• Recommends information technology strategies, policies, and procedures by evaluating organization outcomes; identifying problems; evaluating trends; anticipating requirements.

Financial performance:

• Ensure that projects are correctly budgeted for.
• Project spends are kept within a 5% spend margin according to budget, within normal parameters.
• Ensure that project budget overruns where there are out of scope expenditures are correctly accounted for and signed off by the relevant parties.
• Manage the Interface with the Business and Users.  

Problem Management:

• Customer service review meetings with Brands.
• Record business requirements and prioritise system changes with Brands.
• Provide business with a monthly review of services provided and status of planned changes and enhancements.
• Handles escalations from business and is the lead with regard to Problem Management.
• Negotiate SLAs and OLA’s with business.
• Attends and reviews management meetings with brands monthly.
• Documents and agrees processes and procedures in place.

Staffing:

• Define a career path for Support staff.
• Conduct EDW, goal settings and conduct employee appraisals.
• Sets performance objectives for staff.
• Establish and define succession planning for your role.
• Draws up action plans to address poor performance.
• Ensure that staff attend regular training to ensure that they meet the requirements for their role and keep up with the maintenance thereof.
• Institute monthly reporting sessions for team leaders to track progress and compliance of systems and work done\.
• Onboarding and transition to new ways of working for new and existing staff.

Education:

• Project Management Qualification
• ITIL v3 Foundation
• ICT Diploma

Experience:

• 1 Year of experience in Business Analysis
• 1 Year of experience in Project Administration
• 3 Years of experience in Service Desk Supervision / Customer service management
• 3 Years of experience in System Administration
• 3 to 5 Years of experience in management at a Senior Supervisory capacity
   

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Overall Purpose of the Job:

• Responsible for the day-to-day administration of M365 and IT Systems.  Configuration programming, installation, and support of Advtech IT architectures and related services for the enterprise. Monitors performance and maintains systems and servers according to requirements ensuring they work effectively.
• Identifies and resolves all hardware and software technical problems and malfunctions related to the system operations and underlying hardware. Escalate business process problems to the accountable system, owner.
• Advises team leader in the areas of performance analysis, problem-solving, and infrastructure and system planning, with the potential to affect the successful execution of business transactions. Ensures a stable performance environment for the business processing system.
• Provides reports and metrics relating to overall systems health, to improve system availability and performance, thus providing a holistic management view and recommendations to alleviate pre-empty and avoid potential issues.

Responsibilities for this Position:

Administration Windows Server:

• Administration of Physical or Virtual Windows Server from provisioning, through operations to decommissioning according to Group standards.
• Proactively perform regular maintenance and performance monitoring of Windows Server, which includes resource management, software updates and repairs when system errors occur.
• Optimise processes and drive process improvement to increase performance and reduce costs.
• Troubleshoot and facilitate any hardware repairs and/or upgrades in co-operation with support vendors.

Administration Active Directory:

• Administer the On-Premises Identity for Group Admin Staff (all contract types), Schools Students and Tertiary Students.
• Administer on-premises and cloud Windows Desktop computers within Active Directory in collaboration with Site ICT.
• Perform regular Active Directory audits that includes stale user/computer object clean-ups and access rights management.
• Monitor and Maintain standards for installations of Microsoft Windows Operating System technology including AD Forests, Microsoft Entra ID, Domains, Trusts, DNS, Group Policy and Organizational Units.
• Create and update technical documentation of operating procedures as needed.

Administration of LAN WAN Infrastructure:

• Troubleshoot and monitor campus networking equipment, which includes firewalls, switches, Wi-Fi, and broadband equipment and escalate to partners/providers.
• Administer and troubleshoot URL/Application block/allow configuration on campus firewalls as required by business while maintaining a secure environment.
• Monitor and maintain standards at campus level server rooms and cabling cabinets.

Administration of IT Systems:

System Center Orchestrator:

• Utilize Orchestrator to improve efficiency and reduce operational costs to support cross-departmental objectives.
• Utilize Orchestrator to provide extensible integration for custom in-house solutions, using the Orchestrator Integration Toolkit.

System Center Configuration Manager:

• Utilize SCCM for Windows and package deployment
• Maintain Windows Endpoint Updates via SCCM

Microsoft Intune (Modern Endpoint Management):

• Administer Microsoft Intune for device enrolment, compliance policies, configuration profiles, and app deployment across Windows, iOS, and Android endpoints.
• Manage Conditional Access integration between Entra ID and Intune to enforce device compliance as a condition of resource access (Zero Trust model).
• Support co-management workload transition from SCCM to Intune; manage Windows Update for Business rings and software package deployment via Intune.

System Center Operations Manager / Azure Monitor:

• Ensure all servers report into SCOM.
• Monitor and maintain alerts for services monitored by SCOM and Azure Monitor; escalate and resolve service health incidents in line with SLA requirements.

Office 365 Team Administration of Office 365 Identity:

• Administer the Office 365 – Identity for Group Admin Staff (all contract types), Schools Students and Tertiary Students.
• Perform regular Microsoft Entra ID audits that includes stale user/computer object clean-ups, access rights management, and review of Conditional Access policies to enforce Zero Trust principles.
• Create and update technical documentation of operating procedures as needed.
• Assist Team leader with Problem Management.

Office 365 Team Administration of Office 365 Messaging:

• Administer Office 365 – Messaging (including hybrid configuration) for Group Admin Staff (all contract types), Schools Students and Tertiary Students.
• Monitor and Maintain standards and installations of Microsoft Messaging Solutions which includes Microsoft Exchange Server.
• Perform regular Audits within the messaging platform that includes reviews of Global Address Lists, Mailbox Usage, Mailbox Delegation, Mailbox Rules & Autoresponders, Distribution Lists and Contacts.
• Create and update technical documentation of operating procedures as needed.
• Assist Team leader with Problem Management.

Office 365 Team Administration of Non-Microsoft SaaS (Software as a Service) Applications:

• Administer Non-Microsoft SaaS (Software as a Service) Applications (Mimecast) which includes, but are not limited to Audit logs, Message Tracking & Troubleshooting, Managed Senders as well as Held Queue processing.
• Follow and apply configuration and security standards and policies within the defined Change Management process.
• Escalation point for TheMarshal Support Staff.
• Create and update technical documentation of operating procedures as needed.
• Assist Team leader with Problem Management.

Office 365 Team Administration of Office 365 Security:

• Defender for Endpoint:
• Administer lifecycle which includes identifying, on/offboarding, service health and removal of endpoints.
• Respond to security incidents as required by the Security/SOC Team.
• Defender for Office:
• Administration of Email & Collaboration space in Defender, which includes incidents, threat removal, quarantined messages, restricted users, and others.
• Cloud app security incidents on instruction of the Security/SOC Team.

Office 365 Team Administration of Office 365 Document Management and Storage Systems:

• SharePoint-Online and One Drive:
• Ensuring the operational health of the SharePoint online environment including security, availability, performance, interoperability, and reliability.
• Maintenance/sustainment of existing client SharePoint sites and subsites, lists, libraries, and content (including pages, workflows, and items).
• Administration, support and configuration of SharePoint Online within the Microsoft Office 365 Admin Platform.
• Administer changes to the configuration, including Change Requests for discussion and approval by CAB.
• Administer the 365 Admin settings from the SharePoint Admin Center. Settings include (Create and administer Site Collections, administer Global Settings, Assign and Administer Site Collection Administrators, administer Site Collection storage limits, recover content from the Recycle bin and administer SharePoint Online user Profiles).
• Training and educating end-users on O365 capabilities and collaboration tools (OneDrive, Teams, OneNote, Outlook, etc).
• Assist in data Migrations from local resources to SharePoint Departmental locations.
• Conduct routine monitoring and analysis to include Audit Log Reports evaluation, system, and storage utilization reports, site and system usage, growth reports, and manage site collection quota settings.
• Feedback on Services Uptime and Performance.
• Office 365 Team Administration of Office 365 Applications:

Teams:

• Administer all aspects of Microsoft Teams and Support.

Planner:

• Administer Planner settings for the Shared Tenant. This includes Turning Planner on or off, Control who can create plans, Control the email notifications.
• Restrict guests from Outside the network, Outlook Calendar sync, Reporting on usage.

OneNote:

• Administer all aspects of Microsoft OneNote and Support.

Office 365 Add-Ons:

• Administer and deploy Office 365 add-on applications like FindTime etc.

Microsoft 365 Copilot & Purview:

• Manage Microsoft 365 Copilot licensing and governance in the M365 admin centre, including controlling agent deployment and access via the Copilot Control.
• Administer Microsoft Purview for data classification, DLP policies, and information protection relevant to the education environment.

Schools Data Sync (SDS):

• Administer SDS components which includes SIS exports, data upload and sync jobs.
• Monitor SDS health daily and provide the SIS team reports on errors that may prohibit student imports.

Education:

• Degree / Diploma in IT.
• Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals (MS-900) or Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300).

Experience:

• ICT industry experience of 3 to 5 years in the following roles;
• 2 Years of experience with LAN / WAN.
• 1 Year of experience with Systems Administration.
• 2 Years of experience with Problem Management.
   

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Overall, Purpose of the Job:

• The BA is responsible for ensuring that the relevant teaching and learning applications within the Business Applications Team meet the needs and requirements of the users.  The applications must be integrated into the other systems in use by the business.  In that regard the BA is responsible for all escalated user queries, change requests, annual configuration, maintenance and upgrades including user forum processes for those applications that are applicable to the portfolio. 
• Within the teaching and learning applications identify and develop new and alternative approaches to performing business activities that are made possible by the availability of information and communications technology.  Responsible for the methodical investigation, analysis and documentation of the application in terms of the business processes and the information used. 
• Implementing change management strategies to drive organizational transformation in the – Schools and Tertiary environment of Advtech Limited.

Responsibilities for this Position:

Business Analysis:

• Analyses past, present and future business environment.
• Analyses business processes to determine problems, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Reviews processes and conduct process audits, as required.
• Designs new business processes.
• Formulates strategies and guidelines to improve the business environment.
• Documents requirements include data modelling, interface layouts, data flows, screen and report layouts, etc.
• Works closely with systems analyst, other Business analysts, project support analyst, project and work delivery managers to design and implement solutions within constraints.
• Investigates and defines requirements for business processes. Identify opportunities to improve processes and reduce waste.
• Facilitates the implementation of new or enhanced processes.
• Provides support and facilitates sessions for end users, e.g. training.
• Consult and engage with business process owners, managers and relevant users on feasibility studies and establish business and systems requirements. This needs to be done proactively. Proactively communicate and collaborate with various teams to analyse information needs and functional requirements to deliver the following artefacts that are needed:
• Business/functional requirement specifications
• Wireframes
• Workflow/Process flow diagrams
• Data Models
• Building of Prototypes
• Conduct detailed analysis based on business problems that exist and/or opportunities identified.
• Recommend the appropriate action required to address business changes in conjunction with impact-aware thinking in terms of the broader ecosystem
• Consults to management (both IT and business) on business procedures and policies.
• Design and maintain regular status reports to management on status and other metrics.
• Expert level of competency in the following
• Analysis and modelling of complex business processes.
• Writing requirements specification for large sized Information Systems.
• End to end experience of the project lifecycle.
• Experience interacting directly with end users.
• Contribute to the appropriate management with direction from the Business Application Owner and Manager with external partners for example BB Global; Serosoft; Toddle; Modo Apps; Microsoft etc.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of appropriate standards, procedures and documentation related to your area.
• Communicate effectively with other team members, clients, vendors, and contracted providers to promote cooperation and mutual success.

Specialisation Area (Subject Matter Specialist) - Tech Ed:

• Responsible in primary role for providing in-depth knowledge to the educational functional applications.
• Providing ongoing business process mapping for Change Request impact on the system.
• Participate in training programmes in such a manner that the affected stakeholders have the required knowledge to make optimal use of the Group Business system.
• Knowledge of LMS, SIS and Educational systems
• Educational environment (Tertiary or Primary / High School (K12)) processing experience
• Excellent communication skills and business acumen.
• Maintain LMS data tools, reporting, integrations and dashboards.
• Produce and deliver standard (monthly, quarterly, and annual) and customized LMS reports.
• Respond to LMS data requests on an ad hoc basis by gathering, analysing, and reporting relevant data from various sources.
• Partner with Academic Teams on system upgrades and analyses.
• Responsible for addressing a high volume of system-related activities in a timely fashion while maintaining a high level of quality and internal customer satisfaction.
• Experience with Microsoft SQL, Power Apps, PowerBi, DevOps and Azure are advantageous.

Solution Design & Implementation & Specifications Development:

• Works closely with the systems analyst, analyst programmer, project support administrator, other Business Analysts and project/work delivery managers to design and implement the best possible solution within the constraints of the tools available.
• Facilitates the implementation of new or enhanced processes. Business processes would be designed and implemented by the BPO; however, the business analyst would take these requirements and understand how to flex the technology to enable the process.
• Responsible for systems, user acceptance testing and implementation of changes or new applications. 
• Investigates and defines requirements for business processes.
• Documents requirements including data modelling, interface layouts, data flows, screen and report layouts, etc. 
• Document defects.
• Document system enhancements.
• Manage change control process and quality assurance
• Leads design of reporting and dashboards. Extracts, validates, and analyses desired data. Consults with leaders to establish data metrics needs.

Systems Testing:

• Owns systems, user acceptance testing and implementation of changes or new applications.
• Review the test plan and test scripts to ensure quality and coverage
• Tests systems and user acceptance and implements changes or new applications
• Ensures all testing protocols are adhered to.
• Test automation processes
• Creating Release notes
• Work with the test team to automate system testing and regression testing.

System Support, User Support, Problem Management and Training:

• Provide front line support to end users responding to issues related to Problem/Incident Management, Release/Deployment, Operational Readiness, Application Monitoring, Production Governance related to issues.
• Renders support and facilitate sessions for end-users, including training
• Provides direct support and coaching to all levels of managers and supervisors as they help their direct reports through transition.
• Carryout activities related to incident and problem management.
• Conduct root cause analysis and dispatch to scrum teams for resolution.
• Customer service review meetings with Brands
• Record business requirements and prioritise system changes with Brands.
• Provide business with a monthly review of services provided and status of planned changes and enhancements.
• Handles escalations from business and is the lead with regard to Problem Management.
• Attends and reviews management meetings with brands monthly
• Documents and agrees processes and procedures in place.

Project Management:

• Ensures that project/department milestones/goals are met and adhering to approved budgets
• Escalating issues in a timely manner and suggesting improvements and proposing solutions.
• Tracking and recording the delivery of high-quality products on time while working closely with team members and following project methodologies
• Follow up with scrum teams to resolve production issue.
• Collaborate with various teams to prioritize.
• Communicate critical issues and potential solutions in a timely manner.

Education:

• An NQF level 6 Qualification
• Business and Systems analysis certification, CBAP/CCBA – Certified Business Analyst Professional

Experience:

• 2-5 years of experience in Business Analysis
• 1-3 years of experience in Teaching or Lecturing
• 1-3 years of experience in management at a team leader or above level
   

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Job Purpose

• The Senior Billing Administrator is responsible for managing accurate, timely, and compliant student billing processes within the Student Lifecycle department. The role ensures billing integrity, efficient revenue cycle management, and adherence to statutory and revenue assurance policies and procedures. The incumbent will support customer account management, reconciliations, reporting, and master data administration, while collaborating with internal stakeholders to ensure an effective and seamless billing experience for students and clients.

Responsibilities:

• Managing customer onboarding and the billing administrative process
• Generate and send accurate invoices/statements to student accounts on a timely basis
• Ensuring billing accuracy, completeness, compliance, and reliability
• Managing accurate, timely, and compliant billing processes
• Ensuring efficient revenue cycle management
• Resolving billing discrepancies through Fresh Service within SLA
• Providing support to revenue assurance through reconciliations
• Managing adherence to statutory and revenue assurance policies and processes
• Reporting on customer billing performance with key highlights on concerns and mitigating plans
• Being accountable for overall billing integrity and customer management
• Monitor and track bursary and discount applications and processing
• Maintain and update billing records and client information in our database
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure timely and accurate billing
• Assist with month-end and year-end closing activities related to billing
• Prepare and analyse billing reports for management
• Masterdata process management including but not limited to transfer process, suspension process, termination process.
• Document administration management.

Education Requirements:

• Grade 12.
• B-Tech Credit management / B.Com Accounting.

Experience Required:

• Minimum of 1 years of experience in billing or a similar role

Skills Required:

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and other accounting software.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Knowledge of billing processes and best practices.
• Experience in a shared services environment is a plus.
   

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Duties:

Pre- Primary educators will be expected to create a learning experience to stimulate and grow individual talents and get children ready for formal schooling so as to maximize the personal, physical and psycho-social development of every child. They will need:

• to deliver future focused education in which students are motivated, inspired and challenged
• to demonstrate strength of character, integrity and professionalism, at all times
• to develop and maintain constructive and ongoing partnerships with colleagues, parents, guardians and members of the community
• to communicate and collaborate with all members of the learning community in a positive, respectful and open-minded way

They will be accountable for the following specific areas of performance: 

• Academic Delivery
• Academic Assessment & Reporting
• Student Behaviour Management
• School Brand Ambassadorship
• Administration
• Health & Safety

Qualifications & Experience:

• a post matric certificate (NQF level 5) in ECD as a minimum or an undergraduate degree (NQF level 6) in ECD or B. Education (Foundation Phase)
• A PGCE would be necessary if the degree is deemed suitable viz Psychology
• SACE certification and a police clearance are requirements
• 2-5 years Teaching Experience
• Computer and digital literacy
• First Aid

Attributes & Competencies

• A Lifelong learner who continually undertakes personal inquiry, reflection and action to inform their practice and understanding of teaching & learning and remains abreast of global education trends
• Demonstrated planning and organisation skills with superior detail orientation
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with excellent written and verbal abilities and professional presentation skills
• A proven track record of managing professional relationships with maturity and high EQ
• Professional time management is a minimum requirement of the role
• Demonstrated evidence of the ability to think critically and problem solve appropriately

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Job Description

• The ADvTECH Schools Division leads the private sector in the field of education, contributing meaningfully towards the sustainable development of human capacity in South Africa.

Duties:

• Responsible for performing miscellaneous tasks as and when required;
• General gardening and maintenance of ground staff;
• General handy-man skills.
• Competencies required:
• Excellent eye sight;
• Punctual at all times;
• Must be helpful, energetic, responsible and reliable;
• Must be prepared to work overtime;
• Able to communicate with students and staff;
• Enthusiastic and trustworthy;
• Able to work in a team.

Qualifications:       

• Minimum requirements are a Grade 12 or Trade.
• Must be fluent in English

Experience:           

• Minimum of 2 years’ relevant experience in the same or similar type of environment

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Job Purpose
The Brand Chief Financial Officer is responsible for driving operating profit growth and ensuring optimal use of capital in support of the division’s financial strategy and sustainability. The role requires strong people management (to oversee the finance team) and partnership across marketing, human resources and academic teams, and active participation in the strategic leadership of the division.

• Drive operating profit growth across all schools through active management of revenue and costs
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial planning with strong focus on forecast accuracy
• Drive effective fee collection processes and minimise bad debts through disciplined execution and working closely with Advtech Group Shared Services
• Oversee capital allocation and ensure investments deliver value aligned to strategy
• Develop financial models to support new school developments and expansion opportunities
• Ensure strong financial governance, controls and audit outcomes
• Provide clear financial reporting and insights to support decision-making
• Partner closely with marketing, human resources and academic leaders as part of an integrated business partner model
• Play an active role in the strategic leadership of the Niche Brands division
• Manage a finance team of approximately 6 to 8 people, including school bursars, a management accountant and a financial manager
• Building capability within the finance team through coaching, succession planning, and structured development of finance talent
• Enabling informed decision-making through clear insights, dashboards, and financial storytelling

Education (Formal Qualification required)

• Minimum - CA (SA)
• Ideal - CA (SA) and MBA/postgraduate business management qualification
• Minimum 5 years of experience in relevant role/field. Experience in education sector preferred and beneficial.

Summary of Key Responsibilities

Output 1 – EBIT Delivery

• Drive EBIT performance through proactive management of revenue and cost levers, including delivery against both EBIT % and EBIT Rands targets
• Actively mitigate financial risks (e.g. enrolment shortfalls) through rapid cost actions and revenue interventions to protect EBIT delivery
• Ensure billing completeness through strong control environments and validation processes
• Implement disciplined bursary management aligned to brand policy
• Identify and execute opportunities to grow ancillary revenue streams
• Develop and implement a mid-term capital allocation plan aligned to Brand strategy
• Track and manage performance using clear EBIT metrics and recovery plans where required

Output 2 – Planning

• Lead integrated budgeting processes across the Brand and schools aligned to strategic objectives
• Drive forecast accuracy through monthly tracking and variance accountability (targeting tight variance to year-end actuals)
• Ensure timely development and execution of business plans across schools
• Identify risks and opportunities and implement mitigation or acceleration actions
• Develop financial models, including:
• Investment models (IRR, payback, scenario modelling)
• 10-year commercial plans supporting brand growth strategies
• Support expansion through high-quality, decision-ready financial modelling for new sites and strategic initiatives
• Build forecasting capability across bursars and finance team

Output 3 – Enhancement of internal control and continuous business process improvement

• Maintain and continuously enhance the Brand’s governance and control environment
• Ensure strong compliance outcomes, including high internal audit ratings and clean external audit results
• Maintain approval frameworks, policies, Standard Operating Procedures, and risk control matrices
• Conduct regular control reviews and effectiveness testing
• Drive training and awareness on governance and compliance
• Lead initiatives to improve process efficiency, cost optimisation, and customer experience
• Drive asset safeguarding and annual asset verification processes
• Identify and embed improvements across finance and operational processes

Output 4 – Manage financial operations (billing, collection and procure-to-pay)

• Drive effective debtors management, including:
• Execution of fee collection campaigns with strong success rates
• Non-re-enrolment campaigns
• Admission credit checks and financial clearance processes
• Implement strategies to minimise bad debt and improve collections performance
• Monitor and improve bad debt metrics as a % of revenue
• Coordinate and control end-to-end billing processes and timelines
• Ensure efficient procurement practices, including:
• Timely supplier payments
• Alignment with academic and operational needs
• Manage and monitor Advtech GSS (Group Shared Services) SLA performance across finance processes
• Drive centralised cost-saving opportunities
• Monitor process quality and implement continuous improvement initiatives
• Review and approve expenditure in line with Group policies

Output 5 – Reporting

• Deliver accurate and timely month-end reporting
• Ensure quality and SLA adherence for GSS inputs
• Maintain robust financial dashboards enabling real-time performance visibility
• Provide actionable insights to MD and Principals to support decision-making
• Track key metrics including EBIT, CAPEX utilisation, debtors performance, and forecast accuracy

ADDED EXPECTATION: Leadership & Team Development

• Build a high-performing, engaged finance team with strong culture and accountability
• Coach and develop Financial Managers and bursars, including supporting new role transitions and succession pipelines
• Drive finance capability through structured training, stretch assignments, and cross-functional exposure
• Create a culture of ownership, responsiveness, and action-orientation within the finance function
• Maintain strong stakeholder relationships across Principals, Support Office, Advtech Finance community and GSS
• Contribute beyond formal role by stepping into broader leadership and project responsibilities where required
   

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Requirements for this position:

• This whole-school position will play a key role within the pastoral structure of our school by helping to maintain a nurturing and disciplined learning environment. This position requires a candidate who is sensitive to the needs of others and has an understanding of remedial education, learning difficulties and extension programmes.

The key performance areas are:

• to lead our ARC (Academic Reinforcement Counselling and Wellbeing) Team.
• to oversee integration between school, LSEN needs and the therapist team.
• implement policies and protocols effectively.
• support assessment, monitoring and concessionary procedures.
• establish supportive professional relationships with teachers, pupils and their parents.
• initiate and co-ordinate pastoral support plans, behaviour plans and any other support strategy to help students learn and grow.

The following will be regarded as given:

• a relevant Educational Psychology or Counselling Psychology qualification.
• at least 3-5 years' experience after qualification.
• experience in teaching in a school environment is a prerequisite
• the ability to multi-task and prioritise demands.
• experience in counselling.
• a significant level of computer literacy.
• excellent administrative skills with a sound command of the English language.
• organised, energetic, creative and willing to “go the extra mile”.
• valid Police Clearance Certificate.
• SACE registration.
• registration with the relevant council.

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Duties
Educators in the FET phase will be responsible for planning, organizing and implementing appropriate instructional programs in a high school environment that guide and encourage students to develop and fulfil their academic potential and prepare them for life after graduation. They will need  :-

• to deliver future focused education in which students are motivated, inspired and challenged;
• to demonstrate strength of character, integrity and professionalism, at all times
• to develop and maintain constructive and ongoing partnerships with colleagues, parents, guardians and members of the community
• to communicate and collaborate with all members of the learning community in a positive, respectful and open-minded way

 They will be accountable for the following  specific areas of performance :-

• Academic Delivery
• Academic Assessment & Reporting
• Student Behaviour Management
• School Brand Ambassadorship
• Administration
• Health & Safety

Qualifications & Experience

• a degree (NQF level 7) and PGCE or B. Education (FET) with a specialization in the subjects to be taught
• SACE certification and a police clearance are requirements
• 2-5 years Teaching Experience
• 2-5 years Specialist subject teaching
• Computer and digital literacy
• First Aid

Attributes & Competencies

• A Lifelong learner who continually undertakes personal inquiry, reflection and action to inform their practice and understanding of teaching & learning and remains abreast of global education trends
• Demonstrated planning and organisation skills with superior detail orientation
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with excellent written and verbal abilities and professional presentation skills
• A proven track record of managing professional relationships with maturity and high EQ
• Professional time management is a minimum requirement of the role
• Demonstrated evidence of the ability to think critically and problem solve appropriately