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The African Union Development Agency invites applicants who are citizens of African Union Member States for the post of Internship Digital Design Architect.

Expected Deliverables

• Wireframes and mock-ups for ongoing projects.

• Design documentation and architectural diagrams.

• Weekly status reports and a final internship report.

Required Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a degree in Architecture, Graphic Design, Computational Design, Software Engineering, or a related field.

• Strong knowledge of design tools (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, InVision).

• Basic understanding of digital systems, information architecture, and responsive design.

• Good analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills and project management knowhow.

• Portfolio of relevant academic or personal digital design projects (if available).

Internship allowance:A stipend of US$500 per month.

Applications must be received no later than Monday, 13 October 2025.

Click below to register and apply:

Please note that the intern should be available from 01 November 2025 to 31 January 2026.

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Who are we?

Sanlam Fintech is a newly established digital first business within the Sanlam Group on a mission to democratize financial advice and solutions for everyone across the African continent. We exist to pioneer inclusive financial confidence helping people build strong foundations to bridge the gap in generational wealth. Our culture us that of agility and constant deployment, we believe in learning fast, learning cheap and learning forward. Our aim is to provide a work environment where knowledge workers can accelerate the development of their ideas and bring innovation to market, at the same time provide compelling career and development proposition that will enable them to realize their dreams.

About this Role

We're in the exciting process of building a cutting-edge digital ecosystem primarily focused on a new app, and we're seeking a strategic, delivery-focused Senior Digital/Design Program Manager to help drive digital delivery excellence.

Reporting to the Head of Digital / Head of UX/UI, you will play a crucial role in bridging the gap between the UX/UI team and cross-functional areas such as Product, Tech, QA, Ops and Analytics, to establish a stronger cadence and cohesion in delivery.

You will oversee the digital design portfolio across Loyalty & Rewards in the Sanlam FinTech space, ensuring seamless coordination, faster delivery, and an elevated end-to-end user and customer experience.

What will you do?

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Portfolio and Operational Leadership

1. Own the digital design (UX/UI) portfolio for Loyalty & Rewards, aligning design and digital strategy with business goals & priority.

2. Govern design workflows with clear stage-gates, prioritization criteria, design readiness criteria, budget oversight, and stakeholder alignment.

End-to-End Delivery Management

1. Act as the gatekeeper for UX/UI work intake by supporting Product Owners in refining requirements and ensuring only validated, complete, customer-focused, and technically feasible requests are briefed into the team.

2. Manage UX/UI team capacity, Jira workflows, and sprints to ensure smooth delivery.

3. Facilitate collaboration across Product, UX/UI, and Tech by resolving blockers, enabling frictionless handovers, and synchronizing backlog, scope, release, and sprint planning to accelerate delivery.

4. Oversee BAU and change requests, ensuring incidents, bugs, changes and stakeholder needs are triaged and resolved efficiently.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Alignment

1. Serve as the central liaison for the UX/UI team and ensure cross-functional alignment by providing clear visibility into roadmaps, priorities, and dependencies to manage stakeholder expectations and enable informed decision-making around sequencing and trade-offs.

2. Work in close collaboration with the Technical Program Manager on UX/UI-Tech interdependencies, and with other cross-functional teams on deliverables requiring UX/UI input and execution.

Analytics, Reporting & Continuous Improvement

1. Report on UX/UI and digital metrics & analytics in board reports and monthly forums, including delivery, performance, and progress updates.

2. Define and track user experience KPIs to measure outcomes and identify areas for improvement.

3. Drive continuous improvement cycles using customer data and behavioural insights, ensuring the digital experience evolves continuously.

What will make you successful in this role?

1. Strategic thinker with experience working with UX/UI, Product and Tech teams.
2. Data-driven decision-maker with excellent communication and facilitation skills.
3. Proficiency in Agile frameworks and delivery tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence)
4. Adaptable and versatile, with a growth mindset and eagerness to learn.
5. Degree in Business, Project Management, Design, Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
6. 10+ years of experience in digital delivery, portfolio/program management, design operations, or a related field - ideally within large-scale, complex environments.
7. Proven experience in mobile app delivery

Qualification and Experience

Degree with 10 to 12 years related experience.

Knowledge and Skills

Support business strategies digitally

Digital and social media

Design and implement digital processes and policies

Regulation

Management of employees

Personal Attributes

Business insight - Contributing through others

Communicates effectively - Contributing through others

Manages complexity - Contributing through others

Tech savvy - Contributing through others

Build a successful career with us

We're all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future – your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters – Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

Core Competencies

Cultivates innovation - Contributing through others

Customer focus - Contributing through others

Drives results - Contributing through others

Collaborates - Contributing through others

Being resilient - Contributing through others

Turnaround time

The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers.

Our commitment to transformation

The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.

Who are we?
Sanlam Fintech is a newly established digital first business within the Sanlam Group on a mission to democratize financial advice and solutions for everyone across the African continent. We exist to pioneer inclusive financial confidence helping people build strong foundations to bridge the gap in generational wealth. Our culture us that of agility and constant deployment, we believe in learning fast, learning cheap and learning forward. Our aim is to provide a work environment where knowledge workers can accelerate the development of their ideas and bring innovation to market, at the same time provide compelling career and development proposition that will enable them to realize their dreams.

About This Role
We're in the exciting process of building a cutting-edge digital ecosystem primarily focused on a new app, and we're seeking a strategic, delivery-focused Senior Digital/Design Program Manager to help drive digital delivery excellence.

Reporting to the Head of Digital / Head of UX/UI, you will play a crucial role in bridging the gap between the UX/UI team and cross-functional areas such as Product, Tech, QA, Ops and Analytics, to establish a stronger cadence and cohesion in delivery.

You will oversee the digital design portfolio across Loyalty & Rewards in the Sanlam FinTech space, ensuring seamless coordination, faster delivery, and an elevated end-to-end user and customer experience.

What will you do?
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Portfolio and Operational Leadership

• Own the digital design (UX/UI) portfolio for Loyalty & Rewards, aligning design and digital strategy with business goals & priority.
• Govern design workflows with clear stage-gates, prioritization criteria, design readiness criteria, budget oversight, and stakeholder alignment.

End-to-End Delivery Management

• Act as the gatekeeper for UX/UI work intake by supporting Product Owners in refining requirements and ensuring only validated, complete, customer-focused, and technically feasible requests are briefed into the team.
• Manage UX/UI team capacity, Jira workflows, and sprints to ensure smooth delivery.
• Facilitate collaboration across Product, UX/UI, and Tech by resolving blockers, enabling frictionless handovers, and synchronizing backlog, scope, release, and sprint planning to accelerate delivery.
• Oversee BAU and change requests, ensuring incidents, bugs, changes and stakeholder needs are triaged and resolved efficiently.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Alignment

• Serve as the central liaison for the UX/UI team and ensure cross-functional alignment by providing clear visibility into roadmaps, priorities, and dependencies to manage stakeholder expectations and enable informed decision-making around sequencing and trade-offs.
• Work in close collaboration with the Technical Program Manager on UX/UI-Tech interdependencies, and with other cross-functional teams on deliverables requiring UX/UI input and execution.

Analytics, Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Report on UX/UI and digital metrics & analytics in board reports and monthly forums, including delivery, performance, and progress updates.
• Define and track user experience KPIs to measure outcomes and identify areas for improvement.
• Drive continuous improvement cycles using customer data and behavioural insights, ensuring the digital experience evolves continuously.

What will make you successful in this role?

• Strategic thinker with experience working with UX/UI, Product and Tech teams.
• Data-driven decision-maker with excellent communication and facilitation skills.
• Proficiency in Agile frameworks and delivery tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence)
• Adaptable and versatile, with a growth mindset and eagerness to learn.
• Degree in Business, Project Management, Design, Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience in digital delivery, portfolio/program management, design operations, or a related field - ideally within large-scale, complex environments.
• Proven experience in mobile app delivery

Qualification And Experience
Degree with 10 to 12 years related experience.

Knowledge And Skills
Support business strategies digitally

Digital and social media

Design and implement digital processes and policies

Regulation

Management of employees

Personal Attributes
Business insight - Contributing through others

Communicates effectively - Contributing through others

Manages complexity - Contributing through others

Tech savvy - Contributing through others

Build a successful career with us
We're all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future – your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters – Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

Core Competencies
Cultivates innovation - Contributing through others

Customer focus - Contributing through others

Drives results - Contributing through others

Collaborates - Contributing through others

Being resilient - Contributing through others

Turnaround time
The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers.

Our commitment to transformation
The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.

Introduction

We're looking for a Junior Digital Content Creator who lives and breathes creativity—someone who looks at an idea and instantly imagines how to make it more beautiful, balanced, and human. You'll have the freedom to explore new creative ideas and contribute visually in ways that will transform how we produce content at Metisware.

What you'll learn about:

Bringing fresh, innovative design thinking to every project, from video layouts and on-screen graphics to event visuals, corporate and marketing content

Designing and preparing clean, modern visuals that shape the overall look of our clients' brands and productions

Assisting in the creation of video assets for live, hybrid, and in-room events, launches, and graduations that push our creative boundaries

Collaborating on motion graphics and visual concepts, learning how design translates into movement, storytelling, and what audiences see during livestreams

Helping with studio shoots and lighting setups, understanding how visuals come to life in-camera

Creating designs for website and e-learning content that brings a fresh new look and feel

What we offer you:

A collaborative, creative, fun, and supportive work environment

Upskilling courses to enhance your creative design capabilities

Hands-on mentorship and real-world learning

Medical Aid and Pension Fund

Hybrid working model

Occasional travel

Growth opportunities in an expanding ed-tech company

Salary R10,000 per month (approximate, based on experience and potential)

REQUIREMENTS

You don't need to know everything yet. What matters most is your eye for modern design, your drive to learn, and your willingness to get hands-on with new tools that connect creativity and technology through your creative design skills.

Introduction
We're looking for a Junior Digital Content Creator who lives and breathes creativity—someone who looks at an idea and instantly imagines how to make it more beautiful, balanced, and human. You'll have the freedom to explore new creative ideas and contribute visually in ways that will transform how we produce content at Metisware.

What you'll learn about:

• Bringing fresh, innovative design thinking to every project, from video layouts and on-screen graphics to event visuals, corporate and marketing content
• Designing and preparing clean, modern visuals that shape the overall look of our clients' brands and productions
• Assisting in the creation of video assets for live, hybrid, and in-room events, launches, and graduations that push our creative boundaries
• Collaborating on motion graphics and visual concepts, learning how design translates into movement, storytelling, and what audiences see during livestreams
• Helping with studio shoots and lighting setups, understanding how visuals come to life in-camera
• Creating designs for website and e-learning content that brings a fresh new look and feel

What we offer you:

• A collaborative, creative, fun, and supportive work environment
• Upskilling courses to enhance your creative design capabilities
• Hands-on mentorship and real-world learning
• Medical Aid and Pension Fund
• Hybrid working model
• Occasional travel
• Growth opportunities in an expanding ed-tech company
• Salary R10,000 per month (approximate, based on experience and potential)

REQUIREMENTS

You don't need to know everything yet. What matters most is your eye for modern design, your drive to learn, and your willingness to get hands-on with new tools that connect creativity and technology through your creative design skills.

StyleSociety has an exciting opportunity for a young creative to join our team as a Creative Design Assistant .

You would assist with content creation and delivery of digital and fashion projects. Your typical day would be spent working alongside our Fashion Director, at the StyleSociety HQ’s, styling, sourcing, mood boarding, brainstorming, planning and implementing marketing strategies for social and events. Be prepared for some office administration and personal assistant duties as well.

This position would suit a tenacious, good communicator with a can-do attitude. We are not too keen on the princess types! This is not a work from home opportunity. This is a full-time position and you will be required to work from our offices based in the Cape Winelands.

Your duties would include the following:

1. Assist in developing proposals and fashion stories for our brands.
2. Researching unique ideas for styling, social and events.
3. Sourcing and researching for props and supplies.
4. Taking photos.
5. Recording videos.
6. Editing photos and videos.

Requirements:

• Organised.
• Creative.
• Detail-oriented.
• Eye for Design.
• Visually analytical.
• Experience with natural light photography, editing and creating video content.
• Proficient in Photoshop and Lightroom.
• Copywriting.
• Styling, Art or Design experience an advantage.

The working hours are 9.30 am to 4.30 pm – Mondays to Fridays.

IF YOU MEET ALL THESE REQUIREMENTS, WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.

In your application, please include:

• Cover letter with your updated résumé.
• Headshot photo.
• LinkedIn URL.
• Your ideal work schedule.

• Introduce yourself, and tell us a little about what you love and why you’re applying for this position.
• Why do you want to work at StyleSociety?
• Please remember to send a short resume and links supporting your creative experience and strengths.
• We would love to see links to all your socials – especially Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter.
• Tell us about your past creative positions and what you will bring to the brand?

IMPORTANT:
Candidates who have competing interests or loyalties and are involved in any conflicting fashion, style, online businesses will not be considered for this vacancy.

You can send applications directly to:
Kumari Govender

Please Note: Applications for this position are now CLOSED. We will contact all shortlisted candidates to arrange interviews. Due to the volume of applications received – only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not hear from us, please consider your application unsuccessful.

We're looking for a UI/UX Design Intern to join our early-stage SaaS startup on a part-time, remote basis. This is an opportunity to gain real-world design experience, contribute to a live product, and build portfolio-ready work with mentorship from an experienced product designer.

This internship is ideal for emerging UI/UX designers looking to build real-world experience in ux research, visual design and design systems, under the mentorship of an experienced designer.

This is an unpaid internship opportunity with flexible hours (5-8 hours/week), ideal for students needing practical experience while studying or freelancing.

• Create wireframes, mockups, and UI screens.
• Support in building a design system (components, styles, typography).
• Refine user flows and onboarding experiences.
• Receive regular feedback and guidance to improve your craft.

Must-Haves

• Own laptop capable of running Figma smoothly (browser or desktop app).
• Reliable internet connection for Figma, video calls, and file sharing.
• Basic proficiency in Figma (creating frames, components, exporting files).
• Portfolio or sample design work (to demonstrate interest and baseline skills).
• Good eye for layout, typography, and colour
• Eager to learn, open to feedback, and reliable
• South Africa only

Nice-to-Haves (Not essential, but a bonus)

• Experience with Notion/Trello (or any task tracking tool).
• Familiarity with Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Drive).
• Interest in SaaS, startups, or business tools.
• Basic understanding of UX research (user flows, wireframing, usability).

• Portfolio-ready case study (with approved work samples).
• Flexible hours (approx. 5–8 hrs per week, for 6 months).
• A letter of recommendation.
• Weekly mentorship and design critiques to help grow your skills
• Real-world insight into product design and startup processes.
• Flexibility to work remotely on your own time (no fixed hours).

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for a brief design assessment and Google Meet interview.

Please Note: This is a remote, unpaid position - not a salaried role or internship.

Fancourt, South Africa's premier golfing, leisure and lifestyle destination, is situated in George in the heart of the Garden Route.

Kindly review the role description, and apply if you meet the requirements.

An exciting career opportunity is available at one of the premier golf & leisure resorts in the country for an experienced and motivated Design & Creative Coordinator.

The main (not all encompassing) responsibilities of this role are related to create and amend print and digital design artwork; oversee all photographic work; design and produce hotel collateral; provide digital/HTML support; all relevant admin and reports; etc.

A self-managed, attention to detail aspiring creative mind with a dream to start the journey towards describing the foundations of the word, luxury, by only using pictures.

Key Qualifications and Experience required:

• Minimum qualification of Grade 12 coupled with a tertiary qualification in Graphic Design.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a similar role.
• Advanced knowledge of and competency in HTML/Photoshop/Indesign/Illustrator/Premier Pro/Lightroom/Acrobat/Meta/digital assets
• Advanced competency in MS Office suite is essential.

Key skills, abilities and work styles required:

• The ideal candidate must be able to demonstrate that they can be successful under pressure and with minimum supervision.
• Key skills that the candidate must be able to demonstrate will be: active listening, critical thinking, active learning, and time management.
• Key abilities that the candidate must be able to demonstrate will be: originality, fluency of Ideas, written comprehension and expression, verbal comprehension and expression, visualization, deductive (the ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense) and inductive (the ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions) reasoning, and visual colour discrimination.
• Key work styles that the candidate must be able to demonstrate will be: attention to detail, innovation, dependability, initiative, cooperation, persistence, stress tolerance, and self-control.

If you believe you have suitable experience and qualifications, please apply online.

Application Process:

Closing date:

07 September 2025

How to apply:

You can apply online at

PLEASE NOTE:

The Company's Employment Equity Plan will be taken into consideration with all appointments. Should you not be contacted within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful

We're in the middle of a rebrand. The way our company looks and feels online needs to communicate trust, quality, and scale instantly. We're hiring a world-class Web Designer to shape our brand's digital presence — creating clean, modern, conversion-friendly designs that anchor our website and extend across all our marketing.

Outcomes (What Success Looks Like)

• Redesign our website in Figma → deliver a full system of page designs and mobile versions within 6 months.
• Develop a reusable brand design system → typography, colors, grids, iconography, and components, all organized in Figma.
• Deliver a steady stream of high-quality design assets → landing pages, social graphics, presentations, and digital collateral consistently on time.
• Maintain brand consistency across every visual touchpoint, ensuring a unified look and feel.
• Elevate visual clarity → design work that looks world-class, is easy to use, and earns client trust.

Competencies (What You Must Bring)

Hard Skills

• Mastery of Figma (components, design systems, responsive page design).
• Strong UI/UX instincts (user flow, hierarchy, clarity, mobile-first).
• Professional-level graphic design → typography, layout, color, branding.
• Experience designing websites and brand systems (not just app screens).
• Bonus: Experience creating digital marketing assets (ads, decks, social posts).

Soft Skills

• Detail-anchored & structured → your files and designs are clean, consistent, and usable.
• Translator of ideas → you can take a founder's raw vision and turn it into polished clarity.
• Strong communicator → you explain design choices in plain English.
• Adaptable → you can pivot with new priorities while keeping brand integrity.
• Async-friendly → works well with Loom updates, Figma comments, and clear feedback cycles.

The Fit (Who You'll Work Best With)

• You'll work directly with a visionary founder in New York who thrives on speed and new ideas. Your superpower is bringing order, structure, and detail — taking that energy and translating it into beautiful, consistent designs that scale.
• If you love brand systems, crave pixel-perfect consistency, and get energy from turning chaos into clarity, you'll thrive here.

The Opportunity

• This isn't a one-off design project. You'll:
• Shape the brand identity of a fast-scaling international company.
• Be the design anchor across web, digital, and marketing.
• Work with the freedom to create, while owning the standards that keep us consistent.
• Produce work that's seen daily by thousands of business owners.

In one line:

We're looking for a structured, detail-anchored web + brand designer who can transform vision into a world-class design system and brand experience that scales.