Job Openings at Accenture

About the Role

• We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Junior Paid Media Specialist to join our performance marketing team. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the delivery of high-impact digital campaigns that drive measurable results for our clients. This position will provide hands-on exposure to a wide range of paid media platforms, including Search, Display, Social, Programmatic, and Video, offering an excellent foundation for a career in digital marketing.
• As a Junior Paid Media Specialist, you will assist in end-to-end campaign management - from research and setup to optimisation and reporting. You will work closely with senior specialists and account managers to ensure campaigns are executed effectively, budgets are utilised efficiently, and performance targets are achieved.
• This role is ideal for someone who is curious, data-driven, and proactive, with a strong interest in understanding consumer behaviour and how digital advertising influences decision-making.
• The position requires a balance of analytical thinking and creative problem-solving, as you will not only analyse campaign data but also contribute ideas to improve targeting, messaging, and creative performance.

Key Responsibilities

Campaign Management and Execution

• Develop media plans with clearly defined KPIs and strategic budget allocations across relevant platforms to ensure measurable performance outcomes.
• Setting up, managing, and optimising paid media campaigns across platforms (e.g. Google Ads, Meta, DV360, TikTok, LinkedIn).
• Ensure tracking and tagging (UTMs, pixels, floodlights) are correctly implemented in collaboration with data analyst.
• Ensure accurate campaign trafficking, targeting, and creative implementation.
• Monitor daily campaign performance to ensure budgets are on track and KPIs are met.
• Maintain platform hygiene by ensuring naming conventions, budgets, and assets are organised.
• Adhere to brand guidelines and compliance regulations to client industries.

Optimisation and Reporting

• Conduct ongoing campaign optimisations across audiences, bid strategies, creatives and placements to improve performance.
• Track, measure, and report on KPIs and overall campaign effectiveness.
• Provide actionable insights and recommendations to clients for future implementation.

Research & Strategy Support

• Conduct competitor research, audience analysis, and keyword research to support campaign strategies.
• Contribute ideas for A/B testing and campaign enhancements.
• Stay updated on industry trends, new ad formats, and platform updates.

Collaboration

• Work closely with senior specialists and account managers to ensure seamless execution of campaigns.
• Support cross-functional teams in delivering integrated digital marketing strategies.
• Assist in preparing presentations and campaign reports for internal and client meetings.

We’re Looking For

Experience & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Digital Media, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 2–3 years’ experience in digital marketing or entry-level paid media roles.
• Google Ads, Meta Blueprint, or similar certifications.
• Strong numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets for data analysis and reporting.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Eagerness to learn and proactive mindset.

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Job Description

THE WORK:

• Join us in a role where your expertise will shine! You will be a Subject Matter Expert with deep knowledge and experience, possessing strong influencing and advisory skills.
• You will engage with multiple teams and contribute to key decisions while providing solutions to problems that apply across various areas.
• This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact, and we cannot wait to see how you will contribute your talents to our organization!
• Deliver end-to-end contract management aligned with the solution plan.
• Ensure projects meet contractual and economic commitments.
• Oversee project management, including scope, timeline, risk, and quality management.
• Build and engage high-performance teams to achieve contract outcomes.
• Develop and implement effective talent plans.

HERE'S WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

• Expert proficiency in Account Delivery Management. 
• A minimum of 8 years of experience in relevant related skills.
• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field of studies.

BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:

• Advanced proficiency in Business Operation Management.
• Advanced proficiency in Estimation and Planning.
• Advanced proficiency in Work Management.

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Job Description

• Join us in a thrilling journey where you will be an SME in User Interface (UI) Design, collaborate and manage the team to perform, engage with multiple teams, and contribute on key decisions. Responsible for team decisions, you will provide solutions to problems for their immediate team and across multiple teams. Let's create a brighter future together!

Daily activities include but not limited to:

Discover

• Requirements elicitation
• Behavioural data analysis
• User surveys and interviews
• Persona’s and mental models
• Empathy maps
• Current product analysis
• Competitor product analysis
• Best practice analysis
• User testing and feature validation

Describe

• Solutioning workshops
• Feature listing and prioritization
• UX definition and principles
• Browsing flows
• Low-medium fidelity wireframing
• Functional prototyping
• Accessibility implementation guidelines
• User stories and product roadmap contribution

​​​​​​​Design

• Look and feel establishment
• Graphic user interface design
• Accessibility implementation and testing
• Micro-copy and UX writing
• Multi-device design and rollout
• Design system utilisation and extension
• Micro-interactions and motion prototyping

​​​​​​​Develop

• Annotated design specifications
• Visual asset preparation
• Development implementation review
• Product experience testing
• Content quality assurance checks
• Design system governance support

Qualification

Job Qualifications

• Strong portfolio of product and platform design work
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in relevant related skills
• Proficient in utilising prototyping software, Figma and the Adobe suite
• A superb eye for design with strong attention to detail
• Good understanding of branding, marketing, data, media, social UI, UX, business analysis and technology trends
• Good understanding of the development process and agile methodologies
• Ability to work well alongside internal and external client teams
• Take initiative and follow a self-leadership approach
• Strong team player contributing towards positive and respectful collaboration

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Job Description

THE WORK:

• Transform your career by engaging in exciting projects that drive business and technology transformation.
• You will be recognized as a Subject Matter Expert, collaborating with various teams to contribute to key decisions and provide innovative solutions to complex problems.
• Your expertise will be invaluable as you coordinate efforts and support change initiatives.
• We invite you to be part of this dynamic environment where your contributions will make a significant impact.
• Identify project scope and define requirements to ensure successful outcomes.
• Create functional and technical specifications that guide project implementation.
• Develop and support proof of concepts and conceptual designs.
• Coordinate the implementation of solutions while supporting change management efforts.
• Engage with multiple teams to foster collaboration and drive project success.

HERE'S WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

• Master proficiency in SAP SuccessFactors.
• Master proficiency in SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in relevant related skills.
• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field of studies.

BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:

• Advanced experience in business process analysis.
• Expert knowledge of change management methodologies.
• Intermediate skills in project management.
• Master proficiency in data analysis and reporting.
• Advanced understanding of user experience design.

Qualification

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitating client process walkthroughs to understand business processes and alignment with solution functionality.
• Acting in a client facing role to determine business requirements. Identifying how the HCM solution can be best utilized to meet client requirements.
• Providing support to the interface workstream to understand business scenarios and integration between the solution and other applications.
• Supporting configuration, testing, training, data migration and change management workstreams.
• Project management or team lead of large Success Factors implementation
• Be the design lead of SuccessFactors implementations for the modules in your expertise.
• Shape SuccessFactors solutions to help our clients solve complex situations.
• Deliver also advisory services in broader technology enabled business change integrator selection, vendor selection, application studies, solution architecture, or program diagnostics and recovery .
• Deliver advisory services to the most innovative client organizations.
• Building and maintaining client relationships Qualifications.

Qualifications

• Success Factors Certified in 2 to 3 Modules
• Degree or Diploma in IT
• What skills experience are we looking for
• 5 Year experience in complex Success Factors SAP HR Implementations.
• 3 Experience in designing and or implementing Success Factors in lead roles .
• Certified in one or more SuccessFactors modules.
• Strong communication and leading skills.
• Understanding of Human Resource Business Processes.

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Job Description

OVERALL PURPOSE OF JOB:

• To design, program and test programs (new or modifications to existing applications within the BAS Architecture)
• To provide production support for a specific application or group of applications
• To ensure data integrity and fix data integrity through data fixes, On-line account headers and account header batch runs.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES/TASKS:

• Providing production support for a specific application or group of applications.  Activities include code problem analysis, fixing, testing and releasing to the production environment according to SLA’s
• Ensuring that all change control documentation is completed and signed off prior to releasing the code to the production environment.
• Analyzing, coding and testing simple to moderate modules (both new and changes to existing programs) from design specifications. 
• Ensuring the finished product meets the design objectives and any other appropriate criteria associated with the original request. 
• Ensuring that a minimal number of SIRS are logged against the task in the testing environments. 
• Ensuring that there are no comebacks once the code has been released into the production environment.
• Investigating and resolving comebacks.
• Producing complete and accurate documentation for work based on current documentation standards.
• Supporting the testing team when the new / changed code is being tested.
• Identify and resolve data integrity issues.  This includes fixing the data correctly the first time.
• Completing data fix documentation and ensuring that when the documentation is signed off the data has been corrected according to the data fix documentation.
• Ensuring a good understanding of the task / datafix at hand.
• Ensuring correctness of own work prior to reporting on completion to the supervisor.
• Displaying a moderate proficiency level of the programming languages and tools used in their area (C# and/or  COBOL,  and SQL OR .Net/ Java /Phython / CSharp and is willing to also obtain skill in COBOL and FCP [Foundation for Cooperative Processing]).
• Assisting with the data preparation for implementation of new departments.
• Understands overall team workload and focus ensuring assistance is provided to fellow team members where possible.
• Conduct project and issue management (status reporting, ETC/budget reporting) for assigned scope of work.
• Informal daily feedback on status of tasks assigned to the individual.
• Working effectively as part of a team and seeks to support the team’s goals.
• Broadening own technical, functional and industry skill base (Microsoft office).
• Provide a quality service to the client.
• Understand client’s business needs.
• Prioritise own workload.
• Basic working knowledge of one medium / large sized functional area (alternately basic working knowledge of multiple small functional areas).
• Reporting weekly turnarounds to supervisor by 8:30 on Monday mornings.

OTHER FEATURES OF THE JOB (e.g., location, travelling, shift hours, etc.):

• Open plan office
• Overtime when required
• Standby for batch runs when required

Qualification

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

Knowledge of the technical environment (i.e. products used by Application Maintenance) namely:

• IBM Mainframe / MVS / CICS / JCL
• WINDOWS OS
• COBOL
• C or C#
• MS Office
• FTP
• SQL
• OR .Net/ Java /Phython / CSharp and is willing to also obtain skill in COBOL and FCP [Foundation for Cooperative Processing]
• Good verbal and written communication skills

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Job Description

• Partners in Performance, Part of Accenture is a global management consulting firm with a focus on human performance working alongside client partners to make change happen. We’ve got offices in Australia, New Zealand, South-East Asia, Africa, North and South America and Europe but prefer to spend as little time in them as possible. Instead, we work alongside our clients to unleash their potential and deliver lasting impact that you hardly ever achieve by sitting in a boardroom. 
• As a Partner you will be responsible for developing relationships with senior client staff, heading up major projects and ensuring lasting impact in business improvement. You will also be responsible for business development, nurturing and optimising existing client relationships as well as working on new acquisitions. 
• Your experience will include a proven strategy consulting tool kit that also includes the ability to deliver large scale transformation projects and frontline productivity improvements.
• You will be proactive, driven and take a team approach when interacting with stakeholders & ensuring recommendations are sustained.
• Finally, you will have proven experience in a leadership role and will have prior experience working in a similar role with a global management consulting firm. Ideally you will have worked with a variety of clients in both delivery and business development.

Qualification

What we are looking for:

• Strong leadership skills and the ability to influence C level and operational management
• Exceptional logical reasoning and the ability to ruthlessly prioritise to ensure rapid gains are achieved and sustained
• Proven recent blue chip, generalist consulting background in a T1 consulting house
• Ideally experience of delivering results based engagements with proven, lasting impact
• A genuine passion for sustainable results

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Job Description

• Partners in Performance, Part of Accenture is a global management consulting firm with a focus on human performance working alongside client partners to make change happen. We’ve got offices in Australia, New Zealand, South-East Asia, Africa, North and South America and Europe but prefer to spend as little time in them as possible. Instead, we work alongside our clients to unleash their potential and deliver lasting impact that you hardly ever achieve by sitting in a boardroom. 
• The Associate role is a frontline change agent for our clients. 
• You are the primary source of reliable data and rock-solid analysis, providing the fact base the improvement team uses to make decisions in real time.

Responsibilities include:

• You coach client analysts and line managers, sharing your skills and building relationships across the client site, using your network to ensure improvement plans are firmly based on the real-world clients operate in
• Your key responsibility is to provide rigour and accuracy to the improvement effort.  As the chief source of insight based on the data you work with, you facilitate the prioritisation of improvement opportunities, and use root cause analysis to help resolve day-to-day issues with implementation
• You directly support client Idea owners, providing technical and analytical support to ensure improvement ideas are successful
• You recognise when ideas are under or over-performing relative to expectations and you’re the primary source for validating the benefit stream generated by these ideas.
• You draw on and develop your leadership skills to help build the client organisation’s “wiring”, to ensure the improvement effort is sustained by a culture of continuous improvement; by doing this, you ensure that our methodology becomes part of way your client does business, long after the engagement is finished

Qualification

What you will need to become a member of the Partners in Performance consulting team:

• Undergraduate degree from a top-tier university, with excellent results (distinction average)
• Excellent problem-solving skills, including analytics
• Demonstrated passion for results
• Must be fluent in English
• Excellent communication skills, including ability to respond clearly to hard questions under pressure, and to use visual tools without assistance to assist in communicating insights
• Above average knowledge of PowerPoint and Excel

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Job Description

ACCOUNT DIRECTOR

• Overview
• We are seeking a Cape Town-based Account Director to work on a portfolio of leading corporate and financial services clients.
• The successful candidate must have extensive experience working on corporate Earned Media clients and campaigns, with specific experience in corporate communications and ideally, financial services.
• It is imperative that the successful candidate keeps abreast of all Earned Media, PR and Influencer trends, within industry best practices.

Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):

• Senior client lead and team lead, interprets, develops, and manages strategy for clients and ensures that all plans are delivered and are in line with scope of work.
• Manage client expectations and service delivery by being a focal point for day-to-day interaction and take responsibility for the delivery of exceptional work.
• Build and manage client business and relationships, taking ultimate responsibility for client relationships with senior client contacts as well as senior business contacts and be a strategic business partner.
• Develops the PR strategy aligned with client’s business imperatives and ensures efficient execution to deliver to the highest quality.
• Ensures all work produced by team is of the highest standard and demonstrates creativity, attention-to-detail, contemporary thinking, use of new approaches and links to overall strategy and supports clients' business objectives.
• Actively ensures that team members grow and develop into strong Earned Media professionals, through growth opportunities, upskilling, delegation, accountability, and mentoring.
• Responsible for overall ‘health’ and happiness of client team. Expert at delivering content and solutions that speak to full PESO model (Paid, Earned, Shared, Owned).
• Expert in at least one communication area (e.g. media relations, influencer relations, content).
• Handles all contractual and financial aspects of client relationship including scope of work, client KPIs, team resourcing and hour allocation, budget tracking and management.
• Including renegotiating annual retainer increase.
• Manages profitability of team, over- and under-servicing trends in team and proactively manages to correct.
• Ensures financial admin (Workbook) is running smoothly and accurately.
• Actively looks for opportunities to sell-in new projects, services or organically grow clients in other ways.
• Leads and participates in new business pitches. Supports Practice Lead in driving and growing Earned Media through new business, new products and new thinking.
• Ability to manage different personalities and always strive to get the best out of each individual.
• Keep abreast of industry (Earned Media) trends to add additional value to your client’s business.

Requirements / Experience / Skill:

• Relevant tertiary qualification in PR and/or Business Communications.
• Minimum 8 years working experience in PR Agency (or in a similar environment).
• Proficient in MS Office (i.e. Word / Excel / PowerPoint etc).
• Traditional and Digital Earned Media experience is essential (well versed in Digital).
• Strong command of the English language (both verbal and written).
• Strong presentation skills. Strong administrative and organisational skills.
• Strong numerical skills (financial & budget management experience).
• Strong multitasking skills (ability to work on more than one client at any given time).

Personal Attributes:

• Team player with the ability to work independently.
• Ability to remain calm in a fast-paced environment.
• Creative “out of the box” thinker.
• People focused including being approachable, emotionally intelligent, empathetic and compassionate.
• Proactive.
• Resilient.
• Curious and analytical.
• Deadline-driven.
• Solution-driven.
• Meticulous with attention to detail.

Other:

• Able to work on-site/ in office and visit clients.

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Job Description

• Do you have a way with words that makes people stop scrolling?
• Are you the kind of person who sees a trend before it peaks and knows exactly how to spin it for a brand?
• If you’re ready to flex your creativity, take ownership of briefs, and bring fresh energy to one of South Africa’s biggest Telco brands, we want you on our team.

What You’ll Do:

• Write with Impact: Create engaging, platform-first copy across posts, stories, reels, and TikToks that connect with our audiences in bold and relevant ways.
• Own Creative Execution: Take briefs and turn them into social content ideas that feel current, exciting, and on-brand.
• Collaborate with Creatives: Work closely with designers, strategists, and community managers to deliver content that sings visually and verbally.
• Spot & Spin Trends: Stay on top of cultural moments, local memes, and digital behaviours, and help the brand tap into them authentically.
• Engage in Social Listening: Monitor conversations and spot opportunities for reactive content or clever community engagement.
• Support Campaigns: Contribute copy and ideas for social-first campaigns, activations, and integrated Telco brand moments.
• Balance the Details: Ensure accuracy in spelling, grammar, tone, and local vernacular, with an eye for quality and detail.
• Get Stuck In: Be hands-on with reactive posts, scrappy content shoots, and real-time publishing when needed.

What You Bring:

• 2–4 years of experience in social media copywriting, content creation, or a related creative field.
• A strong portfolio of social-first work that shows your ability to write across formats and platforms.
• A natural understanding of what makes content engaging online - whether it’s humour, timing, or cultural relevance.
• The ability to adapt your tone of voice depending on the platform and audience.
• A love for digital culture, memes, and trends, especially those unique to South Africa.
• A proactive, problem-solving mindset, you’re comfortable jumping in and making things happen.
• Good organisational and time management skills to balance multiple briefs and deadlines.

Bonus:

• Ability to write in isiXhosa, isiZulu, or other South African languages for added authenticity.

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Job Description

• Are you the kind of creative who sees a trending moment and immediately thinks, How can we make this visually unforgettable, how can this work for a brand?
• Do you thrive in the fast-paced world of social media, crafting conceptual content that stands out in a sea of sameness?
• If you love turning insights into impactful visuals, creating on the fly, and making magic with minimal resources, this role is for you.

What You’ll Do:

• Design for Impact – Create bold, engaging, and platform-native visuals that grab attention and spark conversation.
• Turn Data into Creativity – Work with the insights team to translate social trends and audience behavior into smart, strategic design ideas.
• Stay on Trend – Keep your finger on the pulse of internet culture, emerging aesthetics, and viral content to keep our brand ahead of the curve.
• Be Hands-On – Whether it’s shooting content on the go, editing in real time, or making the most of a scrappy budget, you’re ready to roll up your sleeves.
• Think Conceptually – Develop visual ideas that go beyond just "looking good"—every piece of content should have purpose and personality.
• Collaborate & Execute – Work closely with copywriters, strategists, and community managers to bring ideas to life in fresh and innovative ways.

What You Bring:

•  3+ years of experience in social-first design, motion, or art direction.
• Animation and motion design skills a plus.
• A strong portfolio showcasing high-impact, conceptual social content.
• A deep understanding of different social platforms and what works visually on each.
• The ability to balance quick-turn reactive content with more polished, strategic creative work.
• A passion for social media—you’re always online, always inspired, and always experimenting. 
• A resourceful, get-it-done attitude—you know how to make small budgets work hard.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (bonus points for motion and video editing skills).
• A keen eye for aesthetics, composition, and storytelling in a social-first world.