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Our client is a leading global supplier of automation technology and technical education solutions.

We are seeking a dynamic and results-driven Automation Skills Consultant. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in automation technology, coupled with excellent communication and sales skills. You will be responsible for selling training solutions to a diverse range of industries and identifying skills gaps within client organizations.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with clients to understand their automation training needs and objectives.
• Utilize industry knowledge and expertise to identify skills gaps within client organizations.
• Develop customized training solutions tailored to address specific skill gaps and meet client requirements.
• Present and demonstrate the client’s training solutions to potential clients, effectively articulating the value proposition.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, acting as a trusted advisor on automation training and skills development.
• Work closely with internal teams, including Sales, Marketing, and Technical Support, to ensure seamless delivery of training solutions.
• Keep abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously enhance knowledge and expertise.
• Meet or exceed sales targets and contribute to the overall growth and success of the client’s Training Solutions Division.

Qualifications:

• Degree (BTech/BEng/BScEng) in Electrical/Mechanical/Mechatronic/Industrial Engineering or equivalent tertiary qualification.
• Additional Commercial/Supply Chain Management qualification will be advantageous.

Experience:

• Minimum 4 years technical industrial experience in Plant Maintenance, Engineering or Operations.
• Minimum 2 years Industrial Solutions Sales/Consulting experience.

Your Growth

You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact.

In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we’ll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help you quickly broaden your expertise, grow into a well-rounded professional, and contribute to work that truly makes a difference.

When you join us, you will have:

• Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
• A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
• Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Exceptional benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.

Your Impact

As a Professional Development colleague, you will be responsible for managing the staffing process including (but not limited to) obtaining detailed information from Partners regarding client engagement and staffing needs; developing professional relationships with consultants to understand their experience, aspirations and circumstances; providing coaching and guidance to the consultants on their staffing and professional development; recommending best available teams for each study, balancing client, team and individual needs; communicating decisions and rationale; coordinating with other relevant departments such as finance and recruiting.

You will be in charge of orchestrating the mobility process for the Johannesburg office with key stakeholders (consultants, leadership, Africa Professional Development Team, immigration and HR team), organizing and planning various office connectivity and learning programs, managing the evaluation process for the consultants as well as leading people initiatives and projects in the office in line with our People agenda.

You will also be responsible for maintaining accurate and up-to-date information in all people information systems and leading analysis and reporting of key people metrics for local office leadership.

You’ll work in our Johannesburg office and be part of our Africa Professional Development Team. You’ll be responsible for managing and coordinating the staffing and professional development activities for the consultants that are part of the Johannesburg office, and work with the rest of the professional development team on Africa wide projects and initiatives.

You will also work closely with the leadership in our Johannesburg office and the rest of Africa, and the relevant African firm service professionals (Professional Development, Human Resources, Recruiting, Finance).

Your qualifications and skills

• Undergraduate degree required with 4+ years of experience in human resources or administration within a professional services firm
• Experience in mentoring, coaching and advising of young professionals
• Strong passion for people related topics
• High integrity, maturity and fairness in dealing with people and confidential information; comfort with conflict and courage to stand firm on decisions
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral, written and listening) with groups of varying size and at all levels; strong influencing capabilities; ability to connect/collaborate with Partners, consultants and other firm service professionals
• Strong problem-solving skills and flexibility to deal with ambiguous (sometimes conflicting) situations and obstacles in a fast-paced and quick-changing environment; ability to build consensus
• Excellent organisational and project management skills, ability to structure thinking and work, ability to multitask, and track record of strong demonstrated leadership
• Great energy, drive and entrepreneurship
• Comfort with numbers, analysis and systems
• Experience and confidence in using IT-based systems and tools

Your Growth

You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact.

In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we’ll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help you quickly broaden your expertise, grow into a well-rounded professional, and contribute to work that truly makes a difference.

When you join us, you will have:

• Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
• A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
• Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Exceptional benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.

Your Impact

As a Professional Development colleague, you will be responsible for managing the staffing process including (but not limited to) obtaining detailed information from Partners regarding client engagement and staffing needs; developing professional relationships with consultants to understand their experience, aspirations and circumstances; providing coaching and guidance to the consultants on their staffing and professional development; recommending best available teams for each study, balancing client, team and individual needs; communicating decisions and rationale; coordinating with other relevant departments such as finance and recruiting.

You will be in charge of orchestrating the mobility process for the Johannesburg office with key stakeholders (consultants, leadership, Africa Professional Development Team, immigration and HR team), organizing and planning various office connectivity and learning programs, managing the evaluation process for the consultants as well as leading people initiatives and projects in the office in line with our People agenda.

You will also be responsible for maintaining accurate and up-to-date information in all people information systems and leading analysis and reporting of key people metrics for local office leadership.

You’ll work in our Johannesburg office and be part of our Africa Professional Development Team. You’ll be responsible for managing and coordinating the staffing and professional development activities for the consultants that are part of the Johannesburg office, and work with the rest of the professional development team on Africa wide projects and initiatives.

You will also work closely with the leadership in our Johannesburg office and the rest of Africa, and the relevant African firm service professionals (Professional Development, Human Resources, Recruiting, Finance).

Your qualifications and skills

• Undergraduate degree required with 4+ years of experience in human resources or administration within a professional services firm
• Experience in mentoring, coaching and advising of young professionals
• Strong passion for people related topics
• High integrity, maturity and fairness in dealing with people and confidential information; comfort with conflict and courage to stand firm on decisions
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral, written and listening) with groups of varying size and at all levels; strong influencing capabilities; ability to connect/collaborate with Partners, consultants and other firm service professionals
• Strong problem-solving skills and flexibility to deal with ambiguous (sometimes conflicting) situations and obstacles in a fast-paced and quick-changing environment; ability to build consensus
• Excellent organisational and project management skills, ability to structure thinking and work, ability to multitask, and track record of strong demonstrated leadership
• Great energy, drive and entrepreneurship
• Comfort with numbers, analysis and systems
• Experience and confidence in using IT-based systems and tools

The University of the Free State (UFS) invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for a postdoctoral fellowship in the Faculty of Education within the department of Curriculum Studies and Higher Education. Applicants interested in pursuing an academic career in Teacher Education and Professional Development research are strongly encouraged to apply. The fellowship will enable an outstanding doctoral graduate to obtain experience of research innovation and community service at a higher education institution under the mentorship of established researchers.

The fellowship is awarded on a competitive basis taking into account the applicants academic achievements research outputs and potential as well as the relevance of his / her prior experience and expertise. The fellowship is available for a period of one year renewable for up to three years subject to satisfactory performance.

Duties and responsibilities :

Conduct innovative research in the following areas : Practitioner / Educator Professional Development; Curriculum reform and Facilitation of Learning.

Author / coauthor at least three (3) publication outputs per year in the form of DHET accredited scholarly journal articles or books / chapters in books.

Initiate research projects and seek funding for them.

The renewal of the fellowship beyond the first year depends on satisfactory performance and the submission of an annual progress report.

Do limited teaching in the Programmes where appropriate.

Provide limited supervision and / or cosupervision at Honours Masters and / or Doctoral level where appropriate.

Register and reside as a postdoctoral research fellow at the UFS and participate in relevant activities in the Faculty of Education

The successful candidate will be required to conduct innovative research and obtain evidence based empirical data on current developments in Teacher Education and professional development studies within the South African context.

Requirements

Eligibility requirements :

Open to all South African and foreign nationals for fulltime research at the University of the Free State.

Graduated with a relevant PhD degree with a focus on Teacher Education and Professional Development studies within the last five years.

Successful candidates must remember that the fellowship will terminate once your PhD degree reaches the fifth (5th) year of graduation.

Successful applicants may not hold fulltime salaried employment during the fellowship

Successful applicants must be able to relocate to the UFS for the duration of the fellowship. This is a residential fellowship : the successful applicant is required to spend 80% of her / his postdoctoral period at the UFS Bloemfontein Campus.

Value of the fellowship :

R 3000 additional research expenses fund.

Application :

To apply please email the following documentation to :

Motivation letter detailing postdoctoral research agenda including a 12page outline of relevant expertise and experience.

Full CV including a list of research publications conference papers and other scholarly outputs.

Full transcripts of academic record and copy of doctoral degree certificate.

A copy of at least two manuscripts produced that have the potential to be converted or submitted for publication in accredited journals.

Copy of ID document (or copy of passport in the case of foreign applicants).

Contact details of two academic referees who have taught / supervised the candidate.

Closing date : 06 June 2025.

Commencement of fellowship :

01 July 2025.

For enquiries please contact :

Prof Matseliso L MokheleMakgalwa : Email :

General :

The UFS is a designated employer and is committed to the pursuit of excellence diversity and redress in achieving its equity targets in accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of the University and its Employment Equity goals and targets. Preference will be given to candidates from the underrepresented designated groups including candidates with disabilities. Our Employment Equity Policy is available at : EEA13EE Plan UFS 1 March 2022 (003).pd f

The University processes personal information in line with its obligations under the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and any personal information provided to the University will be treated as confidential and processed in accordance with the rights provided to data subjects under POPIA.

The University reserves the right not to fill the post. The UFS will only consider applications of candidates who meet all the inherent requirements of the position. Applications that are incomplete will not be considered. Communication will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. Should you not be contacted within six weeks of the closing date for applications you may assume that your application was unsuccessful.

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