Latest Vacancies at Affirmative Portfolios

Duties

• Identifying and Acquiring New Business
• Conduct process evaluations and introduce constant improvement initiatives utilising the latest technology available.
• Maintain and Grow Existing Customer base through cross selling and up selling including the correct package concept.
• Preparing Proposals and Quotations
• Negotiating Service Level agreements
• Providing Pre-Sales and Post-Sales Support.
• Providing Product Education and Advice.
• Projects – Specialized solutions.
• Maintain an up-to-date pipeline of prospects in accordance with company procedures.
• Using the Weekly call planner (SPI Tool), to work out daily priorities, log and track all contacts and companies at every stage of the sales process with prospects and clients.
• To provide accurate, detailed and timely information regarding all prospects and sales activities to the sales manager weekly through a One-on-One session using the IRAS (internal program)
• Keep  contact with the workshop in terms of customer’s tool repairs.
• Manage product pricing and communicate price increases as they occur
• Achieve if not exceed monthly sales targets   

Skills

• Knowledge of the Syspro System and or a similar ERP system
• Must be a good verbal communicator with relevant key points
• Must have ability to construct relevant structured reports
• Sales skills, must include CRM or sales process experience.
• Ability to be able to deal EFFECTIVELY with all levels of customer interaction (from buyers to production/maintenance staff to operational managers and senior management
• Ability to work as part of a team and to contribute accordingly
• Prospecting / Business Development experience.
• A technical aptitude albeit, pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical
• Ability to prioritise tasks/workload
• Strong planning skills
• Ability to prepare ahead of tasks (research/analysis)
• Ability to draw out and focus on summary key drivers in a project
• Ability to be able to construct ‘mind maps’
• Control over administrative tasks

The following will be an additional advantage

• Minimum, three years’ sales experience in the industrial sector
• At least a matric pass + Higher Education

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WHAT YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO DO

•  Maintenance of equipment
•  Technician competency tasks
•  Administration
•  Teamwork 

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS 

• Minimum Requirements National Technical Diploma/National Higher Diploma (NQF5) or equivalent RPL or ND in Engineering,
• 2 years relevant plant or industry experience

Skills 

• PLC programming on Siemens S7 systems;
• knowledge of SCADA systems;
• knowledge of static and dynamic scales;
• knowledge of Siemens Variable Speed Drives;
• PC literacy;
• good analytical;
• technical investigations and fault finding;
• Code EB driver’s license

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Duties:

• Internal Collaboration: Effective and consistent service delivery, teamwork, communication and customer satisfaction.
• Quality Assurance – technical solution: Follow standards; best practices of IT team, maintains a high-quality standard in the work being delivered, maintainability of code, quality of design and elegance of solution, compliance to system design and architecture.
• Quality Assurance – testing: Conduct necessary developer testing (Stress, Integration and Unit), pass basic test scenarios and functionality sanity checks, take responsibility for acquiring developer test data, list all impacted areas and database impact to jira’s for regression testing, complies with all business requirements and does the tester reopen the fixed defect multiple times for the same problem.
• Testing: Perform relevant developer testing, update basic test cases with additional impact information and database impact, conduct necessary testing (Stress, Integration and Unit).
• Software Development Efficiency – Business Requirements: Take accountability for understanding business requirements by asking questions, clarifying requirements, research appropriate solutions/answers, providing an analysis and recommendations to meet requirements, insight into business requirements – demonstrates an understanding toward why these requirements should be implemented and identify, understand and communicate critical dependencies, integration and impact (Internal and external) of requirements.
• Planning: Define scope and main pieces of work/tasks (must be logged in Jira), estimate duration of IT solution based on business requirements (update Jira), provide honest feedback on the progress of tasks irrespective of challenges and update jira status when done.
• Software development and implementation: Takes full accountability to deliver work/task within agreed time period, Develop, enhance and maintain applications for the internal and external clients base on specifications received, write code or parameters to provide software components according to technical specifications, amend any defects within the solution, take responsibility for ensuring successful integration with internal and external systems, migrate applications into applicable environments, conduct implementation checks and testing and post implementation monitoring, complete and maintain relevant technical documentation.
• Risk / Opportunity identification related to Expenses and Revenue/ Innovate: Identify financial and business risks to the company and escalate accordingly, minimise the company’s loss by controlling excessive wastage, contain costs within budget parameters, suggestions increased
• productivity/SDLC/Quality, suggested improvements/Provided solutions; not just technical, come forth with ideas on how to marry business and technical.
• Performance and Development: Manage own performance and development.
• Treating Customers Fairly: Ensure effective and consistent service delivery and support to both internal and external clients in line with the Company Values and Treating Customers Fairly Principles.
• Values: Live the values namely, Accountability, Diversity, Excellence, Integrity, Innovation and Teamwork. 

Competencies

• Deciding & Initiating Action
• Adhering to Principles & Values
• Applying Expertise & Technology
• Analyzing; Learning & Researching
• Creating & Innovating
• Planning & Organising
• Delivering Results & Meeting Customer Expectations
• Adapting & Responding to Change
• Coping with Pressures & Setback
• Achieving Personal Work Goals & Objectives

Experience and Qualifications

• Diploma / Degree in Information Technology
• 5 years RPG Development/ ILE experience
• RPG 7
• Embedded SQL
• Good communication skills
• Be pro-active and take initiative

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WHAT YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO

• Maintain company Locomotives
• Attend to Locomotive Breakdown
• Inspect Locomotives
• Maintain SAP System
• Perform Section Standby Duties
• Service and maintain other mobile equipment
• Perform team duties
• Complying and maintaining ISO45001 and ISO14001 Health Safety and Environmental Standard

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Minimum Requirements Matric or N3, Diesel Electrical Fitter trade test,
• 5 years experience maintaining diesel electric locomotives.
• General Electric and General Motors locomotive experience

Skills

• Computer literate,
• Code B driver’s license,
• be able to interpret electrical circuit diagrams and fault find,
• Mechanical and electrical troubleshooting.

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Responsibilities and Duties:

• Manage the social portals for the brand for both incoming and outgoing communication.
• Manage digital portals including email, website, sms as well as marketing campaigns via 3rd party platforms.
• Analyzing data and pushing the findings to relevant stakeholders.
• Extracting data from the database for analysis and interpretation purposes.
• Performing regular investigations of data sources to verify the accuracy and integrity of data sources.
• Make recommendations based on accurate analysis of data.
• Develop regular reporting and analysis, including key metrics reports.
• Generate new ideas for social content to drive communication and brand awareness.
• Planning, creation (photos, video, and copy), and communication of social content and communication platforms in line with campaign strategies, brand identity, and budget.
• Maintaining the content calendar ensuring social media content is regular, relevant and engaging.
• Responsible for Managing and posting content on social media platforms and the website
• Continuous monitoring of social campaigns and adjusting to improve performance
• Communicating the schedule of marketing events via digital platforms.
•  Responding to comments and customer queries in time on all social platforms (inbox & comments).
• Monitor and report on feedback and online reviews.
• Participate in events to communicate through digital platforms in order to build community engagement by conducting interviews with attendees, creating live video feeds, etc.
• Liaise with the academic department to stay updated on new products and features and ensure correct communication of online programs.
• Stay up-to-date with digital technology trends and implement applications etc. to improve digital communications.
•  Liaise with service providers for backend development and external digital marketing (supplying of content, tracking links, etc).
• Creation of direct marketing content and lists for email communication campaigns.
• Maintain quality and integrity of marketing lists.
• SMS marketing creation and sending, including cleaning of lists and delivery of SMS campaigns.
• Webinar full execution from planning to speakers and sending reports
• Emailer and Remarking Campaigns- Must have experience in backend Ads campaign marketing and reporting.
• Dealing with paid media agency on content/campaign set up/ coms/ testing/ execution / monitoring feedback and weekly tracking.
• Monitoring of all aspects of the digital aspects of the business.
• Work with the webmaster on content and changes
• Work with the design team on copy/ content creation and execution.
• Work on all content for CRM.
• Must be able to budget and execute within budget and report on ROIs.
• Work with the brand coordinator on the briefing.
• Work with a copywriter for blogs.

Requirements and Skills:

• Marketing degree or equivalent.
• 3-4 years in digital marketing
• 1-2 experience working in an agency.
• Proficient in all Microsoft packages.
• Knowledge of social platforms, strategic marketing and planning, budgeting and ROI, content writing, and data analysis.
• Excel for reporting and ability to analyze data to make recommendations.
• Good communication both internally and externally with social audiences.
• Photo and video skills to capture good live content.
• Good social content writing skills to write copy that is able to quickly capture a lead.
• Social media and digital platform applications and business tools.
• Must know Facebook ads and remarketing.

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Responsilities

Cook assistants will be expected to:

• Switch on Easy Boil cylinder and stove.
• Keep working areas clean.
• Receipt of daily food issues from the hospital Food Service Unit, Stores, and private suppliers.
• Check Daily Menu.
• Prepare and serve breakfast, lunch, supper, and an afternoon snack to clients.
• Supervise the preparation of tea and sandwiches for clients.
• Supervise cleaning of crockery, cutlery, and other utensils.
• Cleaning of kitchen area after every meal preparation and serving

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Role and Responsibilities

• Editing and vetting of research reports
• Ensure that research reports are compliant with the restitution
• Act/Timeous feedback to restitution co-ordinators on the quality of the research reports/
• Capacitation of research coordinators in the drafting of research reports
• Ensure that correct and appropriate annexures are attached to report

STAKE HOLDER ENGAGEMENT

• Drafting legal opinions/Drafting of section (11) notices/Drafting of section 11 or drafting of 11 a (4) notices and or dismissal letters/Drafting of referral notices and memorandum in terms of section

 MANAGE DISMISSAL PROCESSES

• Prepare dismissal memorandum for the RLCC/Serve 1st Letter to claimants/Compile representation by claimants to RLCC/Serve 2nd letter to claimants
• Report to research Manager
• Compile Project plans/Compile weekly/monthly/Quarterly/annual reports

REQUIREMENTS

• An appropriate graduate/post-graduate law qualification as recognized by SAQA (NQF Level 8)
• Admission as an advocate or attorney in High Court of South Africa will be an added advantage and a minimum of 3 years post-graduate experience of working in the legal profession 

EXPERIENCE AND PERSONAL QUALITIES

• Proven understanding of project management systems
• Understanding of project management systems
• Understanding of land data such as cadastral data property descriptions deeds information and the ability to read maps
• Knowledge of M&E and statistical analysis
• Excellent understanding of data administration and management functions (collection, analysis, distribution etc)
• Excellent proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Access, Word, etc)
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Presentation skills development of material and delivery of content
• People management to obtain the necessary inputs and effectively communicate the outcomes in a constructive manner
• An analytical mindset with problem-solving skills
• Understanding of the restitution of land Rights Act No 22 of 1994
• Ability to property interpreted the law as anticipated by restitution
• Understanding and knowledge of the constitution of South Africa 1996
• The Successful candidate must have a clear understanding of the legislative mandate of commissions,
• The relevant Government policies and legislation impacting on the commission and its relationship with department provincial government and other stakeholders
   

DURATION -3 YEARS CONTRACT

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REQUIREMENTS

• CA (SA) who trained in public practice (external audit) with at least 6 years post qualification experience in external statutory audits.
• RA registration / Eligibility to register as an RA is advantageous.
• Private sector / IFRS audit experience essential.
• At a minimum, a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) qualification with full ISACA membership (CPD up to date).
• At least 5 years IT Audit related experience within an external audit firm.
• Quality control reviews or audit technical support advantageous.
• Minimum at a Senior Manager or equivalent position in an auditing environment.
• Excellent technical knowledge and experience in auditing and financial reporting standards.
• Be able to critically analyse the performance of Information Technology General Controls and Application control audits against information technology industry standards and International Standards on Auditing (ISA).
• The candidate should also have a good understanding of current and emerging technologies used in the audit process for risk assessment and/or to gather audit evidence (e.g., data query and analysis, automation and robotics technologies, blockchain technologies).
• Require an understanding and appreciation of the role in protecting the investing public. 

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Participating in the team planning and scoping of risk-based inspections.
• Inspecting planned audit engagements and firms’ quality control policies and procedures; discussing findings; consulting and preparing high quality reports in a timely manner.
• Preparing high quality inspection files with evidence of inspections in a timely manner.
• Participating in relevant projects of the company in fulfilling its mandate.
• Responsible for inspecting audit engagements and firms’ quality control policies and procedures, discussing findings, and preparing reports.
• Responsible to critically analyse the performance of Information Technology General
• Controls and Application control audits against information technology audit standards and International Standards on Auditing (ISA).
• Contribute/Champion inspections processes on current and emerging technologies used in the audit process for risk assessment and/or to gather audit evidence (e.g. data query and analysis technologies, automation and robotics technologies, blockchain technologies etc.)
• Support the Inspections Department on IT audit related matters during its inspection of audits.
• Responsible for keeping up to date with the latest accounting and auditing standards and the practical implementation thereof

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Responsibilities and Work Outputs

• Supporting the Product Management team looking after the traditional product. This will involve providing guidance and technical support to other team members, as well as managing various projects or initiatives.
• Ensure delivery of various projects and effective implementation of product solutions
• Analysis of drivers of profit within product ranges to improve profitability
• Building Excel product models to test product solutions
• Presentations to internal product and executive committees regarding product investigations
• Supporting ongoing regulatory compliance
• Supporting cross-functional teams within the department
• Analytics to improve understanding of the business and feedback into product management
• Peer reviews
   

Competencies Required

• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Problem solving and analytics
• Teamwork
• Ability to work independently
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Commitment to producing results for clients and stakeholders

Experience & Qualifications

• Degree in Actuarial Science or related degree
• Newly or nearly qualified Actuary
• Previous Product Development / Management experience
• A minimum of 5 year’s relevant work experience
• Advanced Excel capabilities will be advantageous

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THE WORK YOU NEED TO DELIVER

• Contributing to the delivery of innovative, value-for-money products to the market through the development, pricing and design of new products.
• Ensuring ongoing competitiveness and attractiveness of the individual life risk product range both from a product and pricing perspective.
• Delivering efficient and consistent service and support to all internal and external clients, hence ensuring a quality interaction and relationship with all stakeholders.
• Collaboration with all the other relevant stakeholders (internal and external) such as valuations, claims, underwriting, reinsurance partners etc.
• Understanding and using actuarial models both in terms of the regulatory and commercial environment.
• Contributing towards projects, initiatives, queries and team initiatives.
• Living the values namely Accountability, Diversity, Excellence, Integrity, Innovation and Teamwork.
• Investigating, proposing and obtaining approval for the proposed product range changes;
• Driving and controlling successful implementation of product suite initiatives through to delivery including:
• Provide useful product and market insights to the segment businesses;
• Benefit design, basis setting and pricing;
• Close liaison and input into underwriting, enrolment and claims departments;
• Setting up of all administration, systems, legal and other required processes to deliver the product to market;
• Developing a close working relationship with the key distribution channels to ensure buy in to all products initiatives;
• Providing technical input and oversight of the product specific aspects contained in Client Facing Documents e.g. the User Guide and Contract.
• Ongoing monitoring and maintenance on each of the products in the range including:
• Monitoring sales volumes and experience in order to propose corrective actions and identify opportunities;
• Special quotes and queries;
• Building relationships and interacting with other disciplines in the organisation to ensure proactive management actions are taken;
• Underwriting (including claims), Valuation and Investment management;
• Applying health insights in mortality and morbidity to improve client value as well as the profitability of Client Value Propositions. 

WHAT COMPETENCIES YOU’LL REQUIRE

• Achievement orientation;
• High degree of self-motivation and can work independent of supervision
• Delivering results & Meeting Customer Expectations
• Working with people and relationship building;
• Analytical and conceptual thinking;
• Proactive
• Nearly qualified actuary or good progress with the actuarial exams;
• Two to Three year’s work experience, preferably in product development.

Experience in the following will be advantages:

• Moses;
• Prophet;
• SQL;
• VBA
• Proficient in MS Office Packages (MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Powerpoint, MS Excel)