Operations Manager : Business Development

Pretoria, Gauteng Ad Talent Africa

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Who are we: A prominent digital marketing agency

Who are we looking for: We're seeking a talented individual to fill the pivotal role of Operations Manager: Business Development at our esteemed online marketing company. As the Operations Manager for Business Development, you will play a crucial role in steering our company towards greater financial performance and growth, while ensuring the seamless operation of our business development department.

The department currently covers:

  • Affiliate Partner sourcing and management
  • Media and Tech Partner Reselling
  • General Sales and bringing in new business
  • Scoping opportunity for growth both inside our current services and new innovative business opportunities

What will you do:

  • Manage and oversee the business development department, including performance accountability and financial growth.
  • Lead a team of currently 5 dedicated employees, fostering collaboration and individual development.
  • Drive both operational and strategic initiatives to achieve departmental and company-wide goals.
  • Report directly to the Head of Business Development, providing insights and recommendations for business improvement.
  • Utilise your problem-solving abilities and solution-oriented mindset to overcome challenges and capitalise on opportunities.
  • Maintain a strong focus on multiple departmental priorities while ensuring alignment with the company's overarching objectives.
  • Cultivate and manage relationships with clients, partners, and stakeholders, resolving disputes diplomatically and effectively.
  • Conduct management reporting and data analysis, leveraging your proficiency in Excel and other reporting tools.
  • Ensure the team's adherence to sales targets and goals, motivating them to achieve success.
  • Handle any HR matters related to the department and its employees.

What do you need:

  • Minimum 5 years of sales experience in the digital marketing industry.
  • Proven track record in a management position, with strong leadership and decision-making skills.
  • Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
  • Deep understanding of business operations and strategic planning.
  • Passion for working with people and leading a team to success.
  • High level of proficiency in Excel and data analysis.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage relationships effectively.
  • Self-motivated, independent worker with respect for authority.
  • Driven by goals and targets, with a keen understanding of how your department contributes to overall business success.
  • Previous experience managing a team is essential.

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Senior Manager: Strategy And Business Performance

Groenkloof, Gauteng R120000 - R600000 Y South African National Parks

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The Organisation requires the services of a Senior Manager: Strategy and Business Performance in the Chief Operating Officer Division. This position will be based at Groenkloof National Park, Pretoria.

Location

GROENKLOOF NATIONAL PARK (HEAD OFFICE)

Requirements
  • Be in possession of a Post Graduate Degree in Business Administration or Public Management.
  • Have 6-8 years of experience at a strategic level i.e., ExCo and /or Senior management role.
  • Have an understanding (working knowledge) of the South African Government's Medium-Term Strategic Framework (MTSF).
  • An understanding of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment (DFFE) reporting format and cycles.
  • An understanding of the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) Framework and guidelines for the development of Strategies, Annual Performance Plans, and Annual Operational Plans.
  • An understanding of the role of the AG in auditing strategies, APPs, and AOPs.
  • Leadership and management skills.
  • Planning and organising.
  • Conflict management.
  • Presentation skills.
  • Computer skills.
  • Listening skills.
  • High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Making rule-based and analytical decisions.
  • Project management.
  • Interpersonal skills.
  • Strategic leadership and awareness.
  • Project management skills.
  • Interpersonal skills.
  • Strategic leadership and awareness.
  • Decision making.
  • Teamwork and collaboration.
  • Time management.
  • Ethical practice and adhering to organisational values.
  • Organisational knowledge.
  • Effective communication (verbal and written).
  • Information management.
  • Analytical skills.
Responsibilities
  • Monitor the implementation of the APPs and divisional AOPs, against set deliverables.
  • Manage the early warning system and reporting between divisions and EXCO.
  • Compile and distribute business performance information to relevant parties internally and externally.
  • Coordinate attendance and reporting of working groups and reports to Minmec.
  • Provide support in the planning, preparation, organising, and execution of business performance planning sessions.
  • Advice on business process efficacies.
  • Collate information from previous strategic plans and provide a baseline from which a 5-year strategic plan will be developed.
  • Provide support in the development of the SANParks annual performance plan (APP) in alignment with the government's MTSF and the DPME guideline.
  • Ensure the development of divisional annual operational plans and assure quality.
  • Ensure development of departmental operations plans.
  • Provide input into alignment of APPS, OAPs in the HCM performance management system, and L&D approaches.
  • Combined assurance for audit to internal and AG on the business performance report.
  • Ensure timeous and correct reporting of the annual performance plans on a quarterly and annual basis to the EXCO, board committees, board, DFFE, and DPME.
  • Ensure compliance with the relevant prescripts of MTSF, DPME guidelines, and the national treasury.
  • Ensure compliance with the Auditor General's (AG) prescripts in terms of reporting against the annual performance plans.
  • Ensure that the internal audit provides quarterly assessments on the APP.
  • Ensure that audit findings from the AG and internal audit are tracked per division and corrective actions are undertaken.
Please Note

SANParks reserves the right not to make an appointment.

Salary

R – R Per Annum

How To Apply

Interested candidates who meet the above requirements should forward their applications accompanied by the required documentation listed below to the following:

Documents Required

A covering letter, detailed Curriculum Vitae, certified copies of qualification(s), and Identity Document (certified within the past 3 months) to the following address:

Human Resources Division

SA National Parks

PO Box 787

PRETORIA

0001

Fax:

E-mail:

Applicants in possession of foreign qualifications are to submit evaluated results by the South African Qualifications Authority.

If you have not been responded to within 21 days of the closing date, please accept that your application was not successful.

Closing Date

03 October 2025

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