Job Openings at MultiChoice

Key Performance Objectives Tasks

Quality of learning and child development.

• Assist in managing daily routines and child attendance, including daily preparation of the Montessori Environment; indoors and outdoors
• Assist with record keeping and Bird's Eye View of Montessori presentations are updated weekly and making one relevant material per term
• Plan weekly and execute art and gross motor activities daily, according to child's milestones
• Assist in monthly observation and referring to Directress and HOD

Assist with Parent relationships

• Building parent relationships through communication and feedback on daily basis (verbal)
• Ensure that all negative feedback is discussed with the lead Directress and HOD before giving the feedback to the parent.
• Communicate parent concerns with HOD and lead Directress

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Health & Safety

• Identify health and safety hazards in the work area both indoor and outdoor through weekly risk assessments and daily checks.
• Manage health and safety hazards in the learning environment through taking the appropriate action to correct the situation.
• Management of incident and accident procedures and the escalation process
• Awareness, knowledge, recording and liaising with the pediatric nurse regarding allergies and illnesses.
• Active and vigilant playground duty at all times

Administration

• Keep abreast of policies and procedures and review their relevance.

Projects

• Considering the customers (children, parents and team) needs when planning the school and class project with consideration of the allocated budget.
• Participate in the overall school project plan as well as departmental projects
• Briefing with the HODs & Project team on a continuous basis leading up to the project completion
• Innovation and implementation of new ideas relating to the school
• Communicating information to all involved parties in a timeous manner to ensure the project success
• Organize a post-mortem after the completion of the project and report to HOD or principal

Qualifications: Essential

• Matric
• First Aid Certificate Level 1 is an advantage
• Min of 1-year childcare experience

Experience

• Qualification and practical completion of hours to be certified directress
• Planning & Organizing
• Resilience
• Ideas Generating
• Relationship Building
• Persuading & Influencing

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Key Performance Objectives

Operational Delivery

• Responsible for service delivery of Shared Services activities 
• Maintain the Shared Services Catalogues
• Manage, track and report Service Level Agreements (SLA) and address SLA failures
• Responsible for the service delivery and governance reporting of Shared Services activities
• Manage the design of Business Intelligence products for operational delivery
• Own and publish reports, dashboards, scorecards, and other visual information displays through front end interfaces as well as through application and database programming
• Work closely with management to prioritise business and information needs
• Own all the data that Shared Services holds and create sustainable reporting solutions ensuring the accuracy of the data
• Take responsibility for Management Information report design and production; Scope and prioritize work stream
• Manage the delivery of Business-as-usual projects across Shared Service including Rest Of Africa, for process improvement, Internal Audit and Risk projects

Technology Management 

• Manage the development of Shared Services end-to-end technology roadmap to improve Finance’s efficacy by working with Technology to ensure technological issues are addressed, and enhancements are implemented timeously
• Keep abreast of technology related best practice for Finance and share this information across the Shared Services environment
• Assist in the alignment of Finance and Technology on which enhancements to prioritise, based on objective cost/benefit analyses 
• Manage Shared Services Change Requests Prioritization Tracker for all Shared Services Requests.
• Conduct impact analysis of business process and technology changes.
• Keep track of billable change requests from Shared Service.
• Assess new system releases to ensure that any issues that were raised have been included in the latest updates
• Help create and maintain a formal tracking dashboard to monitor technology’s progress on Finance’s Technology roadmap and issue resolution
• Work with finance and technology teams to ensure that technology is leveraged to drive improvements across Shared Services
• Offer functional & technical expertise on SAP, Coupa and Blackline modules.
• Develop and maintain training documentation. 
• Upskill Shared Service Super-users.
• Understand business requirements, prepare AS-IS and TO-BE documents, and obtain user sign-off for process/solution design documentation
• Create relevant Project and BAU documentation in adherence to BMS documentation standards. This includes documents such as Business Requirement Specification (BRS), Functional Development Specification (FDS), Conceptual Design Documents (CDD), Test Scripts, and Training documentation.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as a liaison between Shared Services Process Areas and various EBS Teams.
• Communicate with internal employees to secure appropriate information to support and resolve functional queries.

People Management

• Manage team members to ensure effective delivery of business unit objectives
• Develop a high performing team by embedding formal performance development and informal coaching
• Encourage frequent knowledge sharing between team members
• Determine and analyse development needs for the team and ensure that identified training requirements are budgeted for and executed
• Interview and recruit new members of the team, including determining appropriate compensation levels with input from HR
• Create effective workforce and recruitment demand plans to ensure that current and future business requirements can be met
• Review and update the department’s organisation structure and role descriptions on at least an annual basis to ensure that they are fit for purpose and contain all the accountabilities of each team member
• Approve leave requests for team members and create a leave plan to ensure adequate coverage
• When required, initiate disciplinary processes for team members calling on support from HR when required
• Resolve grievances raised by team members and escalate only if required
• Address poor performance of any team member through the formal Performance Improvement Programme and ensure that continued poor performance is appropriately dealt with
• Motivate team members and ensure that their efforts are recognized

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Computer Science or related 
• Relevant SAP/Coupa certification
• Project management qualification will be an added advantage

Experience 

The ideal candidate must possess a minimum of 5 years' experience as a SAP Consultant or in a similar role for the following platforms:

• SAP 4HANA (essential)
• SAP FIORI Apps
• Coupa
• Specific experience working with a large finance team/Finance Shared Services. 
• Technology acumen in Robotics Process Automation, Workflow automation, Business Intelligence and Analytics a definite plus.
• In addition, experience with Project Management, HFM, Accurate, Blackline, Best, Microsoft SharePoint, Power Automate, and PowerBI would be considered advantageous.

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Key Performance Objectives Tasks

Legal Drafting

• Draft a variety of commercial legal agreements including broadcast rights and license agreements, advertising agreements, service level agreements, independent service provider agreements, freelance and talent agreements.
• Work with the greater SuperSport Legal team to received instructions from and manage the drafting of various agreements for all SuperSport business units.

Stakeholder Management

• Maintain a compliance framework in collaboration with the relevant stakeholders.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders and maintain healthy relationships.
• Collaborate with all SuperSport business units by providing advice on legal services related to a variety of matters across the entire business.

Legal Advisory

• Provide expert legal advice and guidance on a wide range of legal matters, including contracts, compliance, intellectual property, employment law, and regulatory issues.
• Conduct legal research and analysis to anticipate and identify potential legal risks and implications associated with various business activities, initiatives, and decisions.
• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to develop strategies, policies and procedures that mitigate legal risks and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Assess the business needs vis-a-vis the legal team to ensure alignment to the business.
• Proactively assess and manage reputational risks arising from legal and compliance matters, ensuring SuperSport maintains a positive public image and stakeholder confidence.
• Work closely with internal departments to develop and implement measures that align business practices with legal requirements, ethical standards, and industry best practices.
• Provide guidance and support in crisis management situations, helping to mitigate reputational damage and developing effective communication strategies.

​​​​​​​Legal Project Management 

• Support strategic legal negotiations by conducting due diligence, drafting agreements, and advising on legal implications.
• Lead other key projects requiring leadership by the Head of legal (SuperSport).
• Co-ordinate involvement by different parts of the business in key strategic transactions and projects.

Leadership and Mentoring   

• Provide leadership, guidance, and supervision to a small team of junior legal advisors, and legal assistants fostering their professional development and ensuring the delivery of high-quality legal services.
• Mentor and coach junior legal advisors/legal assistants, offering guidance on legal research, analysis, and the development of legal arguments and strategies.
• Conduct regular performance evaluations, provide constructive feedback, and identify training and development opportunities to enhance the skills and capabilities of the legal team.
• To act as support for the Head of Legal in providing systemic legal advice to the business and in developing and implementing new operational systems and schemes of training to empower colleagues within the business to operate within acceptable business risk parameters with a degree of autonomy.

Governance        

• Maintain strict adherence to workflows, standard operating procuress and protocols for contract management and drafting.
• Produce and manage a framework to ensure the correct interpretation of, and compliance with policies, rules, regulations and procedures applicable to all staff.
• Manage legal risk, including assisting the MultiChoice Group litigation team with all litigation matters emanating from the various business units.

Qualifications

• LLB or equivalent.
• Master’s degree in law would be an advantage.
• Admitted legal practitioner of the High Court or equivalent.

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Experience/Skills

• A minimum of 8 years of experience as a legal counsel or senior legal practitioner, preferably in the media and entertainment industry or a related field.
• Proven experience in contract drafting and negotiation, intellectual property law, compliance, and risk management.
• Strong knowledge of media and entertainment law, including copyright, trademark, licensing, distribution, production, and regulatory compliance.
• Strong understanding of contract law principles, with the ability to draft, review, and negotiate complex agreements.
• Litigation management skills, including dispute resolution strategies.
• Knowledge of sports law, including rights agreements and broadcast and license agreements is highly advantageous.

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Tasks

Strategy, Policy and Procedures

• Contribute to defining the processes and procedures to enhance work and effective functioning of the operations team
• Contribute to developing and continuously seeking to improve organisational standards, policies and procedures within span of control and monitor implementation to ensure full compliance
• Assist in setting departmental targets and developing an operational plan to ensure approved objectives are achieved
• Monitor the implementation of remedial actions where necessary

 Marketing Management

• Manage and provide input into the development of Marketing plans; implement to ensure all platforms are fully integrated into campaigns and that objectives are met
• Develop Marketing campaigns to grow and maintain viewership ratings
• Evaluate media plans to ensure they meet and include specific requirements to reach business objectives
• Drive, plan and execute marketing initiatives for new projects
• Identify new marketing opportunities for the brand and ways to partner or exploit opportunities identified
• Identify marketing trends and technologies to keep the company in the forefront of developments and ahead of competition
• Act as a custodian for the brand and ensure that the brand is being used appropriately
• Monitor the effectiveness of campaigns and media performance across all media to inform future campaigns

 Budget & Cost Control

• Effectively manage the function and its objectives in line with approved budgets, report variances as required and recommend / implement remedial action within span of control
• Assess expenditure and resolve gaps
• Review and authorize payments in line with approved budget and policy and submit for final processing
• Ensure identification, implementation and development of processes to optimise cost efficiency
• Provide specialised support to internal and external stakeholders to ensure achievement of functional and organisational objectives
• Establish and monitor healthy, diverse internal and external relations and implement remedial actions where required, in the achievement of organisational goals

 People Management

• Manage the activities of the team to ensure effective delivery of business outcomes
• Interview and recruit new members of the team, including determining appropriate compensation levels with input from Human Capital
• Develop a high performing team by embedding formal performance management process and informal coaching. Encourage frequent knowledge sharing between team members
• Create effective workforce and recruitment demand plans to ensure that current and future business requirements can be met
• When required, initiate disciplinary processes for team members calling on support from Human Capital when required
• Resolve grievances raised by team members and escalate only if required
• Address poor performance of any team member through the formal Performance improvement programme and ensure that continued poor performance is appropriately dealt with
• Motivate team members and ensure that their efforts are recognised
• Degree in Marketing / Communication

 Qualification Preferred

• Post Graduate qualification in Marketing / Communication advantageous

Experience

• A minimum of 5 – 8 years’ experience in Marketing / Brand communications
• Experience in compiling marketing strategies and campaigns
• Experience in budgeting
• Experience agency management
• Knowledge of the media landscape

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Key Performance Objectives

Strategy and Execution

• Generate integrated and targeted content marketing strategies that grow market share and the brand’s reputation.
• Input in the development and implementation of a company-wide go-to-market plan, working with all departments.Ensure alignment of the business and brand objectives to increase awareness, consideration and brand loyalty
• Develop the value proposition for each campaign/show within the different MAH regions.
• Establish brands’ annual objectives, strategies, positioning, tactics, and measures.
• An understanding of all elements of the business (Value chain, distribution, etc.)
• Input in formulating, developing and implementing creative advertising, media, and promotional campaigns for channels.
• Obtain customer insight to identify and evaluate strategic and innovative marketing campaigns.

Operations Deliverables

• Evaluate market trends to maximise business opportunities and mitigate emerging issues/concerns
• Lead the development of creative briefs
• Manage ad agency performance and deliverables including briefing, and development of MAH regions creative assets. Evaluate market trends to address business opportunities and issues.
• Develop the core positioning and messaging for content within the MAH regions.
• Tracks and analyses content performance and trends in terms of viewership and channel performance.
• Constantly monitor performance of content and channels to ensure it meets company objectives
• Prepare and present regular feedback and performance reports.
• Lead marketing launch plans for a variety of content campaigns.

Relationships and Service Support

• Leverage external and internal networks to identify and optimise opportunities.
• Identify and analyze potential partner relationships for the content.
• Maintain close contact with Corporate marketing, Heads of Marketing, Channel Directors and MDs in the MAH regions to ensure alignment on plans.

Marketing Budget Management

• Manage annual marketing budget and forecasting activities
• Track and manage marketing spend for improved efficiency.
• Continuously identify areas for improved efficiency.
• Rigorously monitor Marketing performance against approved budgets and put measures in place to address variances.

People Management

• Responsible for indirect team’s strength and performance level (attraction, selection, retention & development of Marketing team)
• Ensure alignment with team strength, performance and energy matching strategic requirements.
• Ensure direct reports live Company Behaviours
• Provide regular feedback with regards to the performance of marketing team members Provide coaching and mentoring to junior staff

Qualifications Essential:

• Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, branding or communication
• A Post Grad is preferred
• MBA advantageous 

Experience

• A minimum of 8 years marketing experience (or similar experience in commerce, business administration or sales
• 3 years of management experience
• Experience in the media and entertainment industry would be beneficialWorking experience in Africa would be beneficial