- The National Training Manager holds strategic leadership and overall accountability for the Learning & Development function across the company. The role sets national Learning & Development strategy, owns regulatory and statutory compliance, promotes and drives MORSE learning and competency culture, and ensures all training is compliant with the company and industry standards. This position leads a tiered training organization, dedicated to deliver safe, compliant, high-quality training across all seven SA airports and across the Ground Handling, Cargo, and VIP & Lounges streams.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and lead the national Learning & Development strategy for South Africa, aligned with the company's global framework and business objectives.
- Provide strategic leadership across Ground Handling, Cargo, VIP & Lounges, ensuring consistent training standards across the SA network.
- Ensure compliance with SACAA, ISAGO, IOSA, 8 Pillar, 5 Star, TETA, B-BBEE and Employment Equity requirements.
- Take overall accountability for SACAA accreditation, training governance, audit readiness and regulatory compliance.
- Act as the Primary Skills Development Facilitator (SDF), overseeing WSP/ATR submissions, grant funding and skills-development initiatives.
- Lead and develop the Learning & Development management team, building capability, succession and career progression within the training function.
- Oversee the national training calendar, ensuring effective delivery of operational, regulatory, mandatory and airline-specific training.
- Set and monitor national training KPIs, quality standards, competency and operational readiness.
- Own and manage the national training and skills-development budget, driving cost efficiency, grant recovery and ROI.
- Maintain strong relationships with SACAA, TETA, operational leadership, HR, Risk and Employment Equity stakeholders.
- Represent South Africa Learning & Development at regional and company global forums, promoting a strong learning, safety, competency and continuous improvement culture.
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications | Years of Experience
Qualifications
- Relevant tertiary qualification in HR, Learning & Development, or a related field.
- Postgraduate qualification preferred.
- ODETDP (NQF 5/6).
- SDF accreditation.
Experience
- Extensive senior Learning & Development leadership experience, preferably within aviation or a highly regulated, safety-critical environment.
- Proven experience leading multi-site training teams through a management structure.
- Demonstrated experience with:
- SACAA accreditation
- SETA/WSP/ATR
- B-BBEE Skills Development
- Employment Equity
- Proven experience managing a significant training budget, including grant optimisation and ROI
Skills and Competencies
Skills
- Strong knowledge of labour and skills-development legislation.
- Strong strategic, analytical and systems-thinking capabilities.
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Ability to engage effectively with regulators and executive leadership.
- Strong people leadership, coaching, succession planning and decision-making skills.
Competencies
- Highly compliance-focused.
- Commercially minded.
- Results-driven.
- Strong leadership and strategic decision-making ability.
- Ability to manage and influence stakeholders at different levels.
- Ability to align Learning & Development with business and regulatory requirements.
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R30,000 - R35,000
About Job Role
- The Commercial & Marketing Manager is a senior management position responsible for strengthening company’s commercial position, market presence, community relevance and long-term sustainability.
- The role requires a commercially minded, strategic and entrepreneurial individual who understands business, media and people, and who can translate the vision and mission of the company into practical opportunities, campaigns, projects, partnerships and initiatives.
- The Commercial & Marketing Manager is expected to see opportunities, develop ideas, make plans and mobilise people to turn those ideas into reality. This includes growing existing commercial initiatives, creating new concepts, building mutually beneficial relationships with businesses and organisations, and finding ways to place the company more firmly in the community and in the public conversation.
- The role extends beyond traditional marketing, advertising or fundraising. It focuses on creating value and growth across the organisation through commercial projects, strategic partnerships, campaigns, events, audience engagement and community initiatives.
- The Commercial & Marketing Manager forms part of the management team and works closely with the Station Manager/Content Manager, Integrated Marketing Specialist and Development & Partnership Manager, as well as other relevant teams.
- The role requires an integrated approach in which content, programming, marketing, commercial development, fundraising, partnerships, events and community engagement support and strengthen one another.
- This is not a siloed role. The successful candidate must be able to connect people, ideas, departments and opportunities, mobilise the appropriate teams and drive initiatives through to implementation.
- The ultimate objective is to help the company to grow, become more visible and relevant, strengthen its commercial sustainability and become a station that is seen, heard, experienced, and talked about.
Key Responsibilities
Commercial Strategy & Business Development
- Drive commercial growth strategies that support the long-term sustainability of the company.
- Work collaboratively with the Development & Partnership Manager on commercial and income-generating opportunities, ensuring that the respective roles complement one another.
- Understand the needs of businesses and organisations and create mutually beneficial opportunities connecting them with the company’s audience, platforms and community.
- Create commercial concepts, proposals and packages incorporating radio, digital, events, activations and other station assets.
- Build and maintain relationships with prospective clients, partners and stakeholders.
- Negotiate and facilitate commercial arrangements and strategic collaborations within approved parameters.
- Monitor relevant business, media and market trends and identify opportunities for growth.
Strategic Campaigns & Commercial Projects
- Take overall commercial responsibility for the company’s existing income-generating projects and initiatives, ensuring that they are effectively managed, strengthened and grown.
- Drive the further development and scaling of established projects and other commercial initiatives of the station.
- Turn ideas and opportunities into commercially viable campaigns, projects and initiatives.
- Lead projects from concept and planning through to implementation, completion and evaluation.
- Look for ways to increase the commercial return, reach, participation and long-term potential of existing projects.
- Bring the appropriate internal teams and external partners together to make projects happen.
- Evaluate successful initiatives and explore opportunities to repeat, expand or scale them.
Business Relationships, Networking & Partnerships
- Build strong relationships with business owners, executives, entrepreneurs, community leaders, and strategic stakeholders.
- Maintain an active business and community network that can support future opportunities.
- Represent the company at relevant networking events, business forums, conferences, and community engagements.
- Create opportunities for collaboration rather than simply selling advertising or requesting sponsorship.
- Develop mutually beneficial partnerships, joint campaigns, events, promotions, and community initiatives.
- Maintain and grow relationships with existing commercial partners.
- Represent the company professionally and act as an ambassador for its vision, mission and brand.
Market Presence, Marketing & Audience Growth
- Strengthen the company’s visibility, relevance and presence within the community and broader market.
- Work closely with the Station Manager/Content Manager and Integrated Marketing Specialist to align content, marketing, campaigns, promotions and commercial initiatives.
- Drive initiatives that increase awareness, listenership, audience engagement and interaction with the station beyond the traditional broadcast platform.
- Ensure that the company brand is consistently positioned across commercial, community, marketing and promotional activities.
- Leverage radio, digital, social media, events and community platforms to create greater reach, engagement and commercial value.
- Position the company as an active and relevant participant in the community – seen, heard, experienced and talked about.
Integrated Management & Leadership
- Serve as a member of the company management team and contribute to the overall strategic direction of the organisation.
- Work closely with the Station Manager/Content Manager, Integrated Marketing Specialist and Development & Partnership Manager to ensure that the different areas of the organisation work towards common objectives.
- Ensure that commercial, marketing, content, programming, fundraising, partnership, event and community initiatives are considered from a whole-station perspective.
- Bring the appropriate people together around projects and ensure that responsibilities, objectives and timelines are clearly understood.
- Mobilise internal teams around strategic campaigns, projects and opportunities.
- Facilitate collaboration and communication between different functional areas.
- Encourage a culture of initiative, creativity, accountability and shared responsibility for the growth of the company.
- Participate actively in strategic planning, brainstorming and management discussions.
Innovation & Commercialization
- Look for new ideas, trends, platforms, events, partnerships and business models that could benefit the company.
- Explore opportunities to use the station’s existing assets — including its on-air platforms, digital channels, events, presenters, audience and community presence — to create greater commercial value.
- Develop innovative packages and concepts that combine different station assets for commercial and strategic benefit.
- Encourage innovative thinking and an opportunity-driven culture across the organisation.
- Assess new ideas from both a commercial and strategic perspective and, where appropriate, turn them into practical projects.
Strategic Planning & Performance
- Contribute to organisational strategy, business planning and management decision-making.
- Work with other members of management to establish relevant goals and KPIs.
- Prepare commercial proposals, budgets, forecasts and performance reports where required.
- Monitor the financial and strategic performance of projects and initiatives.
- Analyse project and campaign results and recommend improvements or further opportunities.
- Monitor budgets and expenses relating to projects under the employee’s responsibility.
- Provide management with regular reports on commercial opportunities, projects, partnerships and performance.
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS (KPAs)
The performance of the Commercial & Marketing Manager will be evaluated against, amongst others:
- Growth in commercial revenue and new income opportunities.
- Successful management, growth and scaling of existing commercial projects.
- Successful development and implementation of commercial campaigns and initiatives.
- Acquisition and development of strategic business relationships and partnerships.
- Growth in the company’s visibility and presence within the community.
- Growth in business and stakeholder engagement.
- Audience growth and engagement resulting from strategic initiatives.
- Successful commercialisation of station assets and platforms.
- Effective collaboration and mobilisation of internal teams.
- Successful integration of commercial, marketing, content, fundraising and community initiatives.
- Contribution to the long-term sustainability and growth of the station.
- Achievement of agreed commercial and strategic targets.
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications | Years of Experience
- Relevant qualification in business management, marketing, commerce, communications, media, business development or a related field advantageous.
- Proven experience in business development, commercial management, marketing, media, partnerships, sales, entrepreneurship or a related field.
- Demonstrated ability to manage commercial opportunities and projects.
- Experience in developing campaigns, projects, partnerships or business initiatives.
- Experience dealing with business owners, executives, clients and senior stakeholders.
- Experience in project management from concept through to completion.
- Experience in developing presentations, proposals or commercial concepts.
- Experience within the media, NPO, Christian, community or related environment is advantageous.
- Strong understanding of business and commercial principles.
Skills and Competencies
- Commercially minded and entrepreneurial
- Strong business acumen.
- Ability to speak Afrikaans and English
- Strategic thinking and planning.
- Ability to see the bigger picture and recognise opportunities.
- Excellent relationship-building and networking skills.
- Strong negotiation and deal-making ability.
- Creative and innovative thinking.
- Strong project and campaign management skills.
- Ability to turn ideas into practical plans and measurable outcomes.
- Strong leadership and team mobilisation skills.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to influence and inspire others.
- Strong initiative and self-motivation.
- Financial and commercial awareness.
- Ability to work across different functions and bring people together.
- Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.
Other Requirements
Values, Mission & Cultural Fit
- The Commercial & Marketing Manager must demonstrate a genuine alignment with the Christian values, vision and mission of the company.
- The successful candidate must be able to represent the company with integrity, professionalism and credibility in both the Christian community and the broader business and commercial environment.
- The role requires an individual who is passionate about people, business, media, community and creating positive impact, and who is able to combine commercial thinking with the values and purpose of a Christian media organisation.
- The successful candidate must be comfortable working in a collaborative environment where the success of the organisation as a whole takes precedence over individual departmental interests.
General Responsibilities
- Uphold the values, vision and mission of the company at all times.
- Maintain professionalism, confidentiality and integrity in all stakeholder interactions.
- Represent the company positively and professionally in the business and community environment.
- Work collaboratively with internal teams and external stakeholders.
- Take responsibility for agreed projects, initiatives and outcomes.
- Maintain professional relationships with clients, partners, suppliers and other stakeholders.
- Ensure that projects and initiatives are conducted professionally and in accordance with approved budgets and organisational requirements.
- Perform additional duties reasonably related to the role as required by management from time to time.
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R30,000 - R35,000
About Job Role
- To support the Tax Manager by owning day-to-day tax compliance across individual, company and trust clients, reviewing the work of the tax team, and managing SARS engagement. The aim is to free the Tax Manager to focus on advisory work, complex matters and client growth.
Key Responsibilities
Tax compliance and review
- Prepare and review income tax returns for individuals (ITR12), companies (ITR14) and trusts (ITR12T), including provisional tax (IRP6)
- Prepare and review VAT returns (VAT201) and VAT reconciliations
- Oversee payroll tax compliance: PAYE, UIF and SDL (EMP201), bi-annual EMP501 reconciliations, IRP5/IT3(a) certificates and tax directives
- Perform first-level technical review of work prepared by tax staff before it goes to the Tax Manager for sign-off
- Monitor and manage compliance deadlines across the client portfolio
SARS engagement
- Manage all SARS correspondence, queries and requests for supporting documents
- Prepare and manage objections, appeals (NOO/NOA), suspension-of-payment requests and SARS complaints
- Assist with SARS verifications and audits, including compiling supporting schedules
- Manage tax clearance / Tax Compliance Status (TCS) applications and SARS profile maintenance
People and workflow management
- Supervise, allocate work to and develop junior tax staff
- Review work quality, give feedback and support training
- Escalate technical and risk matters to the Tax Manager appropriately
Client support
- Communicate tax positions and SARS outcomes to clients clearly
- Support the Tax Manager on advisory and planning matters as required
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications | Years of Experience
- Degree or diploma in Accounting, Taxation or a related field (postgraduate tax qualification advantageous)
- Registered tax practitioner with a recognised controlling body (SAIT, SAIPA, SAICA or equivalent)
- 8–10+ years’ hands-on South African tax experience covering individual, company, trust, VAT and payroll taxes
- Proven experience handling SARS queries, verifications, audits, objections and appeals
- 1–2 years’ experience supervising or reviewing the work of others
- Advanced SARS eFiling proficiency; working knowledge of tax software (insert, e.g. CCH / SARS e@syFile / Sage)
- Strong working knowledge of the Income Tax Act, VAT Act and Tax Administration Act
- Bilingual fluency in Afrikaans and English is essential for this role
Skills and Competencies
- Technical accuracy and attention to detail
- Deadline management
- Reviewer mindset
- Clear written communication with SARS and clients
- Ability to coach and direct junior staff
- Integrity and confidentiality
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R20,000 - R25,000
About Job Role
- We are looking for a sharp, driven, and creatively curious Junior Brand Strategist to join our dynamic digital team. Fresh out of a leading institution (such as AAA School of Advertising, Vega, or Red & Yellow) and eager to make your mark, you will play a dual role: helping to shape strategic continuity for our existing client portfolios and bringing fresh, disruptive thinking to new business pitches.
- You are a natural self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced agency environment, possesses strong administrative discipline, and balances conceptual creativity with data-driven logic. Bilingual fluency in Afrikaans and English is essential for this role.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Planning & Insights (Existing Clients)
- Brand Health & Research: Conduct desk research, consumer trend analysis, and competitor audits to uncover actionable insights for existing brand campaigns.
- Campaign Foundations: Assist in translating client briefs into clear, inspiring strategic frameworks, target audience personas, and consumer journey maps.
- Performance Evaluation: Collaborate with the digital and data teams to review campaign performance metrics, helping to evaluate what worked and how future strategies can be optimized.
Pitch Support & Fresh Thinking
- Ideation: Actively participate in brainstorming sessions, bringing fresh, culturally relevant, and digitally native ideas to new business pitches.
- Deck Building: Assist in structuring and designing compelling pitch presentations and strategy decks that tell a clear, persuasive brand story.
- Trend Spotting: Keep a pulse on emerging digital, social, and cultural trends (particularly within the South African landscape) to ensure our pitch concepts remain innovative.
Administrative & Operational Excellence
- Documentation: Maintain meticulous records of strategy documents, research libraries, workshop notes, and competitor trackers.
- Workflow Management: Coordinate smoothly with account management, creative, and media teams to ensure strategic deliverables stay on schedule.
- Internal Alignment: Assist in preparing status reports, meeting agendas, and briefing templates for internal and client-facing syncs.
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications | Years of Experience
- Relevant tertiary qualification (Degree or Diploma) in Brand Building, Strategic Brand Management, Communications, or Copywriting.
- Fluent in English and Afrikaans, both written and spoken.
- Strong copywriting or transcreation capabilities in both English and Afrikaans.
- A genuine interest in advertising, consumer psychology, and digital marketing.
Skills and Competencies
- Proactive, resourceful, and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Strong organisational and administrative skills, with excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously.
- Creative and analytical thinking, with an understanding of how ideas connect with consumers.
- Collaborative, adaptable, and able to work under pressure.
- Eagerness to learn from senior leadership and grow professionally.