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With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.

Job Summary

We are launching an exciting graduate programme aimed at developing the next generation of digital strategy leaders. As a Junior Analyst, you will be part of a dynamic team driving strategic initiatives across digital channels, customer value management, and commercial growth. This role is ideal for a recent graduate with a strong analytical foundation and a passion for solving complex problems in innovative ways.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of digital strategy initiatives through data-driven insights.
• Break down complex business problems using first-principles thinking and structured problem-solving approaches.
• Analyze large datasets to identify trends, opportunities, and risks, and present findings in clear, compelling visual formats (charts, dashboards, infographics).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support strategic planning, performance tracking, and business case development.
• Prepare high-quality written reports, executive summaries, and presentations for senior stakeholders.
• Participate in workshops, brainstorming sessions, and strategic reviews, contributing ideas and insights confidently.
• Embrace coaching and feedback to accelerate personal and professional growth.

Education & Background

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (e.g., Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science) or Finance/Economics.
• Strong academic performance and demonstrated analytical aptitude.

Core Skills & Competencies

• Analytical Thinking: Ability to deconstruct complex problems into manageable components using first-principles logic.
• Data Literacy: Comfortable working with large datasets; able to extract insights and translate them into actionable recommendations.
• Visual Communication: Skilled in creating clear, concise, and visually engaging charts and graphics.
• Verbal Communication: Confident speaker with the ability to present ideas clearly and persuasively to diverse audiences.
• Written Communication: Exceptional writing skills with a professional tone suitable for executive-level communication.
• Coachability: Open to feedback, eager to learn, and adaptable to new challenges and environments.

Preferred Tools & Technologies

• Familiarity with Excel, PowerPoint, and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
• Exposure to SQL, Python, or other analytical tools is a plus.

What We Offer

• Structured mentorship and coaching from senior leaders.
• Exposure to high-impact strategic projects.
• A collaborative and inclusive team culture.
• Opportunities for growth and career progression within the digital strategy space.

Education

Bachelors Degree and Professional Qualifications: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised

NTU International A/S
is leading a consortium for the implementation of the EU funded project called:
Technical Assistance to Africa CDC - Accelerating Digital Health Transformation in Africa - TEI Digital health
and is searching for experts to support the core team during the implementation of this project.

The
overall objective
of this assignment is to strengthen health systems through integrated, patient-centred digital solutions development at the Primary Health Care (PHC) level, in line with the Africa CDC Digital Transformation Strategy.

Location
: Africa.

Duration
: The indicative start date is
23/11/2025
and the period of implementation of the contract will be
28 Month(s)
from this date (indicative end date:
23/03/2028
).

Digital Health Strategy Advisor (Cat. I)

Qualifications and skills:

• Completed University studies of at least 3 years in Public Health, Health Informatics, Digital Health, Information Technology/Computer Science, Health Policy and Management, Data Science, Business Administration (with a focus on health innovation). In its absence, 5 years of equivalent professional experience.
• Strong digital health project management and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Fluency in English is
  required
  ; working knowledge of French is an
  asset
  .

General professional experience:

• Expertise demonstrated by consolidated experience of 12 years in the fields related to the digital health policy, governance structures, or health financing.
• Experience working with government health agencies, international organizations (e.g., AU, WHO, World Bank), NGOs, or private sector health tech firms.
• Demonstrated knowledge of digital health frameworks and standards (such as WHO's Global Strategy on Digital Health, Digital Public Goods, OpenHIE, or SMART Health IT).
• Prior experience with Africa CDC, WHO-AFRO, Ministries of Health, or international donor-funded projects.

Specific professional experience:

• Expert in national digital health strategy development, with experience in health policy, legal frameworks, health financing, and institutional design and supporting governments to align national strategies with continental and global standards.
• Experience in developing, implementing, and evaluating digital health policies in AU Member States.
• Ability to work with governments, donors, and multilateral organizations to shape national digital health initiatives.
• Understanding of health financing models for digital health solutions.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply and upload your CV via LinkedIn or sent to Due to the large number of applicants, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

*Job Classification *
Job Classification: Marketing, Communication and Research

Job Post End Date: 31 October 2025

Reporting Line: Head: Digital Marketing Strategy & Innovation

Direct Reports: 3 x Digital Marketing Managers

Job Purpose
The Senior Manager: Digital Marketing Strategy oversees the development of digital marketing initiatives, enhancing capabilities and progressing maturity at Nedbank. They contribute to the effective use of data and marketing technology (MarTech). Leading a team of digital marketing managers and collaborating closely with marketing pods and agile squads, this individual crafts data-driven, performance-focused strategies that align with business objectives to achieve meaningful results. Utilising Nedbank's full MarTech suite, including Adobe Experience Cloud and emerging AI technologies, they enable teams to innovate, personalise client experiences, and boost commercial growth. The role is crucial in converting complex data and technology into effective strategies, ensuring digital marketing efforts are innovative, client-focused, and aligned with Nedbank's vision for future-ready marketing.

Key Responsibilities
Strategic Digital Marketing Leadership (50%)

• Lead the development of integrated, measurable, client-centric digital marketing strategies.
• Drive capability building and maturity in digital marketing across teams.
• Partner with pods and agile squads to design, test, and optimise performance-driven campaigns.
• Use insights and analytics to ensure strategies are aligned with business growth and ROI.

MarTech-driven Campaign Enablement (30%)

• Partner with Group Technology and other functions to creatively leverage Adobe Experience Cloud (AEM, Journey Optimiser, Analytics, Target, Firefly, Creative Cloud) and other MarTech tools (e.g. GA4, Apps Flyer).
• Act as a catalyst for MarTech-enabled creativity, guiding marketers across the group in the strategic use of data and technology to enhance campaign impact.
• Ensure MarTech initiatives are tightly integrated with campaign objectives and deliver clear, measurable value.
• Provide strategic input into MarTech enablement roadmaps, focusing on campaign outcomes rather than simply platform adoption.

AI and Advanced Technology Integration (20%)

• Identify and champion opportunities to apply AI and advanced technologies in marketing activity for greater personalisation and efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to evaluate and implement AI tools that enhance campaign creativity and effectiveness.
• Contribute to the responsible governance of AI and data-driven marketing, ensuring its ethical and impactful use.
• Build awareness and capability across marketing teams on the creative potential and limitations of AI in marketing.

Education & Qualifications
Postgraduate degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field (master's degree is advantageous). Professional certification in Digital Marketing and relevant MarTech tools is advantageous.

Experience

• 7–10 years in senior digital marketing roles, with proven leadership experience.
• Demonstrated ability to drive strategy, build capability, and uplift digital maturity.
• Demonstrated expertise in creatively applying MarTech platforms (preferably Adobe Experience Cloud) to drive marketing success.
• Experience working cross-functionally with technology and data teams.
• Interest and aptitude in AI-driven marketing innovation.
• Agency experience is advantageous.

Technical Skills

• Optimising digital marketing channels (web, social, mobile, direct) – Advanced.
• Leveraging digital advertising platforms (including programmatic display, paid search and performance media) – Advanced.
• Agile ways of working and project management – Progressive.
• Process improvement and journey orchestration – Progressive.
• Communication & presentation skills – Advanced.

*BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES *

• Change Leadership – Inspire and guide teams through transformation.
• Cross-Functional Influence – Build alignment across marketing pods, Group Technology, risk and compliance, and external partners.
• Strategic and Conceptual Thinking – Translate complexity into actionable strategies.
• Planning & Project Management – Prioritise, roadmap, and deliver effectively.
• Customer Focus – Keep client-centricity at the core of digital initiatives.
• Ethical Responsibility – Ensure responsible application of AI and data-driven marketing.
• Tenacity & Resilience – Persist through setbacks with determination and a solutions-focused mindset.

*ORGANISATIONAL FIT *

• High Fit Facets: Challenging the status quo, continuous improvement, customer focus, personal growth, planning for long-term success.
• Low Fit Facets: Growth at any cost, geographic dispersion, thriving on risk.

Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team

Experienced Creative Coordinator (Static Ads & Strategy)

Job Title: Creative Coordinator - Static Ads & Awareness Strategy (Remote, Full-Time)

Rate: USD Type - Hourly

Hours per Week: 40 hours

Location: East Europe

About the company

We're Body & Bra. A fast-growing lingerie and shapewear brand trusted by 135,000+ women worldwide who were tired of being overlooked by traditional lingerie. Most brands make women choose between support and comfort. We don't.

We design everyday essentials that actually support without pain, wires, or compromises.

And now, we're looking for a Creative Coordinator to help us transform smart ideas into powerful campaigns, and bring fresh creativity to fuel our next stage of growth.

About the role

As our Creative Coordinator, you'll turn static ads into proven sales drivers. You'll research trends and develop concepts for each customer awareness stage. In addition, you'll manage the full process from idea to briefing designers, to approving the final creative.

What You'll Own:

Trend Analysis & Innovation

• Stay current on industry trends
• Apply research insights to develop new static ad concepts and strategies
• Experiment with creative approaches to improve engagement and conversions

Strategy Development

• Conduct research to generate static ad ideas that convert at each awareness stage
• Translate insights into actionable creative strategies aligned with business goals

Campaign Planning & Execution

• Develop and manage end-to-end static ad campaigns, from concept to final approval
• Brief designers clearly, ensuring alignment with creative strategy and sales objectives
• Collaborate with marketing teams to deliver cohesive campaigns
• Use ad performance feedback to implement optimizations and maximize conversions

Who You Are

• You have proven experience converting static ads into sales, ideally in a DTC environment
• You're a creative researcher who can spot trends and translate insights into high-performing ad concepts
• You understand the different stages of customer awareness and know how static ads should adapt to each
• You're detail-oriented and organized, able to manage multiple projects from concept to final approval without losing quality

You'll Thrive Here If…

• You want a role with variety, ownership, and real impact in a growing brand
• You're energized by turning creative ideas into measurable results
• You enjoy collaborating across teams and shaping strategies while having the freedom to own your projects end-to-end

What's in it for you?

• Full time with flexible working hours, fully remote
• A high-ownership role with plenty of room to grow
• A warm, international team that values clarity, kindness, and speed
• The chance to help shape the content engine behind a fast growing brand

How to apply?

To apply, please complete the application form attached in this post. If the skills and vibes are a match, we'll be in contact.

Looking forward to your application

Business Unit: Discovery Health

Function: Strategy

Date: 10 Sept 2025

About Discovery

About Discovery Discovery's core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

About Discovery Health Digital

This position is within the Discovery Health Digital Product team, working to optimize the use and integration of digital health and telehealth solutions within the healthcare landscape. The primary objective of the role is to ensure the seamless implementation, operation, and enhancement of digital and analytics solutions in the company's digital health platform to support the delivery of delivering efficient, high-quality patient care.

Job Purpose

To assist in both data products for the health digital platform as well as the overall digital product strategy, including product conceptualization and implementation. A strategist and visionary who sets/influences the direction and DNA of the product, the successful candidate will lead a portfolio of initiatives with a focus on the definition of the data strategy for the digital health platform, as well as the subsequent innovation, growth and commercialization of it. The role will be responsible for the development and management of the digital data portfolio roadmap based on adopted strategies and is inherently cross functional, demanding successful collaboration between engineering, product design, marketing, servicing, and other business functions to achieve alignment and successful execution of the strategy. The successful result of this synthesis of various tech and capabilities is the manifestation of intelligent digital products that our customers will strongly engage with.

Areas of responsibility may include but are not limited to;

• Develop and articulate a clear vision, strategy and roadmap for the data and analytics workstream of the digital health platform.
• Oversee the lifecycle from concept to launch, including development and deployment.
• Agreeing value to be delivered by the roadmap and measuring delivered value, to ensure cost-effectiveness of the solutions implemented.
• Over and above the data-based solutions contribute to the development of the overall digital health platform strategy, focusing on engagement, innovation, growth and commercialization of the platform.
• Spearhead the research and analysis on both internal data products and as well as external data solutions in the market, identifying and sharing opportunities that lead to growth and innovation of the digital health platform.
• Guide a team of data-related resources to create, enhance, measure, and continuously improve the data products critical to success of the digital health platform.
• Ensure that the team is engaged, has clarity in terms of the deliverables and is consistently energized to deliver on these timely.
• Collaborate with various functions to align and execute data strategies in the digital health platform and ensure that the right level of creativity, experience, guidance, and support is provided in delivering these products to market.
• Work closely with users of the product to incorporate feedback into continuous development.
• Ensuring experimentation is at the heart of all development.
• Regularly engage with senior executive / C-level stakeholders to ensure that strategic objectives are achieved, relevant success metrics defined/refined and that the business case prevails.
• Adequately update and report into the relevant Excos, Steercom and internal committees.

Job Requirements

Experience

• 5-7 years of Data and Digital Product Management experience in complex/matrix environments managing complex digital product development and implementations across cross-functional team/s of Product Managers, Product Owners, UX designers, Architects, Business Analysts, Developers
• Experience in data science, with a track record of successful delivery of data science projects
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication and leadership skills

Education

• BSc. Computer Science, Data science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics or a related field
• Outstanding academic qualifications

Preferred

• Post-graduate degree in any of the above fields or MBA (advantageous)

Technical Skills or Knowledge

Required

• Product Management experience in complex/matrix environments managing complex digital product development and implementations across cross-functional team/s of Product Managers, Product Owners, UX designers, Architects, Business Analysts, Developers.
• Understanding of SDLC and extensive experience in delivery of integrated solutions of meaningful scale.
• Experience with cloud platforms, such as AWS, GCP and Azure
• Experience with AI models such as GPT, Llama, Gemini, etc
• Familiarity with MLOps practices and tools

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

Overview

We are seeking a highly organized and proactive Project Manager to oversee client campaigns and internal initiatives within our marketing agency. The Project Manager will serve as the bridge between clients, creative teams, and leadership—ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

• Project Planning & Coordination
• Scope, plan, and schedule marketing projects (campaigns, websites, branding, digital ads, content production).
• Define deliverables, timelines, dependencies, and resource allocation.
• Maintain project documentation, status reports, and risk logs.
• Client Management
• Serve as primary client contact for day-to-day communications.
• Translate client goals into actionable project plans.
• Manage expectations, approvals, and feedback cycles.
• Team Leadership & Collaboration
• Coordinate across design, content, digital, and strategy teams.
• Facilitate daily/weekly standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Ensure workloads are balanced and deadlines realistic.
• Execution & Delivery
• Track progress and ensure deliverables meet quality standards.
• Monitor budgets and project profitability.
• Identify and resolve blockers quickly.
• Performance Tracking & Reporting
• Prepare project status updates for clients and leadership.
• Measure campaign performance against KPIs.
• Provide insights for continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in project management, ideally in a marketing, creative, or advertising agency.
• Strong understanding of marketing workflows (digital ads, content marketing, branding, design, web builds).
• Proficiency with project management tools (Asana, Jira, Trello, , etc.).
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines.
• PMP, Agile/Scrum, or similar certifications (preferred, not required).

Key Skills

• Strategic thinking and attention to detail.
• Strong client service orientation.
• Budgeting and resource management.
• Familiarity with creative and digital marketing processes.
• Problem-solving and adaptability in a fast-paced environment.

Success Metrics

• On-time delivery rate of projects.
• Client satisfaction scores and retention.
• Project profitability and budget adherence.
• Team collaboration and workload balance.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: R25 000,00 - R45 000,00 per month

Work Location: Remote