Jobs at Media24 (Pty) Ltd

Role Overview

• Design, implement, and optimise automation across enterprise processes to reduce manual effort, improve efficiency, and strengthen control effectiveness. The role focuses on identifying automation opportunities across business and IT domains (including IAM), building scalable solutions, and improving operational and audit outcomes.

Key Objectives

• Eliminate manual, repetitive processes across business and IT functions
• Improve operational efficiency and scalability through automation
• Enhance control effectiveness and audit readiness
• Enable transition from manual/ticket-based processes to policy-driven automation
• Drive cross-functional automation (IAM, finance, operations, SAP, etc.)

Key Responsibilities

Automation & Engineering

• Design and implement automation solutions for enterprise processes
• Develop integrations and workflows across systems (e.g. APIs, platforms, cloud services)
• Build reusable automation components and frameworks
• Automate reporting, data flows, and control execution

Process Analysis & Optimisation

• Analyse end-to-end business processes and identify automation opportunities
• Re-engineer processes before automation (avoid automating inefficiencies)
• Standardise workflows and reduce dependency on manual/ticket-based activities

Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Embed controls and policy requirements into automated processes
• Generate audit-ready outputs and reporting
• Support audit and risk functions through improved control visibility
• Ensure alignment to regulatory and compliance requirements (e.g. POPIA context where applicable)

IAM Automation (Key Initial Domain Responsibility — not primary scope)

• Automate identity lifecycle processes (joiners, movers, leavers)
• Automate access reviews and certification processes
• Support integration across IAM platforms (e.g. AD, Okta, SAP)
• Improve control enforcement (e.g. SoD, policy-driven provisioning)

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

• Identify new automation opportunities
• Contribute to enterprise automation strategy and tooling standards
• Drive continuous improvement in efficiency, scalability, and security

Minimum Requirements

• Honours degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronic Engineering or related technical field
• 5–7+ years’ experience in automation, development, or systems engineering roles
• Experience working across multiple business/IT domains (not single-function)

Technical Skills

• Scripting and automation (e.g. PowerShell, Python)
• API integration and workflow automation tools
• Experience with enterprise platforms (e.g. SAP, IAM systems, cloud services)
• Exposure to cloud environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Understanding of system integration patterns

Key Competencies

• Strong analytical and process-engineering mindset
• Ability to identify value-driving automation opportunities
• High attention to detail (especially for controls and audit scenarios)
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Strong stakeholder engagement across business and IT

Closing Date 31 July 2026

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Job Description

Commissioning Editor: Current Affairs & Business

(Ideally based in Cape Town, but can be in Gauteng)

• Tafelberg, the team behind nonfiction bestsellers like The Shadow State, Capitec, Betting on a Darkie, The President’s Keepers and many others, is looking for a dynamic nonfiction Commissioning Editor.
• This exciting position requires someone with a keen interest in South African politics, business, popular culture and a natural instinct for the topics readers want to read about.

The ideal professional:

• can conceptualise ideas for commercially-viable new books
• can commission successful books by matching the right author with the right subject
• can develop manuscripts by structuring content logically and accessibly
• has strong organisational abilities and can manage a demanding programme to deadline and to budget
• has excellent networking skills
• works well under pressure and can brief and manage teams of freelancers
• is creative, enthusiastic and a self-starter
• is well informed and in touch with opinion formers, journalists and media.

Minimum requirements include:

• a relevant tertiary qualification
• experience in book publishing, journalism, media or another relevant field
• a love of reading and an excellent command of English.

The position offers:

• a stimulating, varied work environment as part of a vibrant and diverse team of book people
• a competitive salary with company benefits

Closing Date 25 June 2026