21 Government Departments jobs in South Africa

Job Title

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor: Department of Public Administration and Management (Job ID: 6231)

Organizational Unit

University of the Free State -> Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences -> Department Public Administration and Management

Contract Type

Permanent

Occupational Level

Junior Management

Location

Bloemfontein Campus - Bloemfontein, FS ZA (Primary)

Closing Date

21/9/2025

Description

KINDLY TAKE NOTE: Applications may only be submitted online through the official UFS vacancy website: - Applications submitted through any other platform will not be considered.

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INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED

To ensure your application is complete, you must submit ALL documents listed under the inherent requirements, as well as the following standard documentation:

• A detailed Curriculum Vitae.
• Copies of your qualifications, or official proof of qualifications obtained (If you hold foreign qualifications, please include SAQA accreditation).
• A copy of your identity document (South African ID or passport for foreign nationals).
• Confirmation of employment in the form of a letter, appointment contract, service certificate, or recent payslip from your current or most recent employer (applicable to external applicants only).

Duties and responsibilities:

• Teach Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Public Administration modules to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• Perform academic administration of undergraduate and postgraduate modules pertaining to learning, teaching, research and assessments.
• Contribute to curriculum development in the department and faculty.
• Provide supervision in postgraduate programmes to Honours, Master's or PhD students.
• Conduct high-quality research, publish in accredited journals, and deliver quality research outputs in line with the faculty's research strategy.
• Provide leadership in pursuit of the department and faculty's strategic plan with regard to research, learning and teaching, engaged scholarship, as well as leadership and administration.
• Participate in additional academic activities including, but not limited to, presentation of research papers at national and/or international conferences as well as involvement in departmental/faculty research projects.
• Serve as a member of various academic and research committees and perform any other tasks allocated by the Dean and Head of the department.
• Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with relevant research, civil society, government, industry, and professional organisations.

Inherent requirements:

Lecturer

• A PhD on NQF Level 10 in Public Administration and Management (for a permanent appointment)

or

• Master's degree on NQF Level 9 in Public Administration and Management (contract appointment: five years during which a PhD on NQF Level 10 in Public Administration and Management MUST be obtained to be converted to a permanent appointment).
• Proven record of teaching Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Public Administration related modules at an undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.
• Proven experience in the delivery of poster or oral presentations at conferences or equivalent activities.
• Evidence of manuscripts produced that have the potential to be converted or submitted for publication in accredited journals.
• A good academic record (attach a copy).

Senior Lecturer

• PhD on NQF Level 10 in Public Administration and Management.
• Proven experience in the presentation of papers/posters at national scholarly conferences.
• Proven record of teaching Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Public Administration related modules at an undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.
• Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research in a specific area of scholarship.
• An NRF rating or demonstrated potential for obtaining an NRF rating.
• Proven experience in supervising to completion of honours and master's degree students.
• A proven research record of relevant publication/s in peer reviewed national and international accredited scientific journals.
• Proven experience of service as an active member of a national or international scholarly society or committee or agency concerned with research at higher-education levels.

Associate Professor

• PhD on NQF Level 10 in Public Administration and Management.
• Experience as external examiner for postgraduate students.
• Proven record of teaching Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Public Administration related modules at an undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.
• Proven experience in the presentation of research papers at national and international conferences, where there is evidence of peer review of papers.
• Acted as an editorial board member of high-quality national scholarly journals.
• Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research leadership in a specific scientific area of scholarship.
• An NRF rating of C3 or equivalent status.
• Proven experience in the supervision of graduated master's and doctoral degree students.
• A proven research record of relevant publications in national and international accredited journals
• Served as a member of a national scholarly society OR a national committee or agency concerned with research at higher education levels OR showed evidence of service as an active member of an international equivalent.

Recommendations:

• Proven research record of relevant publications in national accredited journals.
• Member of a or registration at a professional body (applicable to Lecturer / Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor).
• Experience as a departmental leader/ manager in a higher education environment (applicable to Associate Professor).
• Sound knowledge of the South African Public Administration and Management environment.
• Sound knowledge of the South African public sector environment.
• Proven work experience in the South African public sector environment.

Competencies

Required competencies:

• Results Orientated:
• The ability to cope with a frequently changing environment and to adapt to evolving situations.
• The ability to be reliable, responsible, dependable and to fulfil obligations.
• Strategic Thinking:
• The ability to deal with several activities at a time.
• The ability to carefully analyse information and use logic to address issues and problems at work.
• Business Acumen:
• The ability to adhere to rules and strictly follow work regulations.
• Proficient in using MS Office.
• Leading:
• The ability to lead, take charge of situations, and offer opinions and directions to others.
• The ability to be cooperative with others, display a good-natured attitude and encourage people to work together.
• Building Coalitions:
• The ability to negotiate, sell, influence and to persuade others.
• The ability to interact with others and establish personal connections with people.

Assumption of duties:

01 January 2026

Closing date:

21 September 2025

Salary:

The salary is available on request.

Fringe benefits:

(Subject to specific conditions): pension scheme, medical aid scheme, group life insurance, housing allowance, leave and sick leave, service bonus and study benefits.

Enquiries:

For enquiries, please feel free to contact or email or Additionally, kindly contact / 9813 / 2979 for assistance.

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 under-represented designated groups including candidates with disabilities. Our Employment Equity Plan is available at: UFS EEA13 1 March 2025_28 Feb 2026

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.

*Job Requisition Details *
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Location: Eastern Cape

Closing Date: 06 October 2025

Talent Acquisition: Bongiwe Mchunu

Job Family
Sales And Services

Career Stream
Sales

Leadership Pipeline
Manage Self: Professional

Job Purpose
To develop and implement strategies to grow and retain the market nationally in line with Commercial Banking objectives and aiming to increase Nedbanks' market share.

*Job Responsibilities *

• Formulate and manage provincial Public Sector budget through assessment of market trends and business banking strategy.
• Ensure delivery of annual financial targets and strategy by adhering to budget and timelines.
• Ensure business results are achieved by distributing annual financial targets according to guidelines to relevant areas and by monitoring and tracking achievement of targets.
• Improve sales targets and assist Business Managers to structure Public Sector CVP's or tenders by providing professional guidance and input.
• Identify opportunities for cross selling and identify possible leads for referral to other channels, by engaging with public sector entities at national, provincial, local government and scanning the environment.
• Increase market share and identify opportunities to increase acquisition targets by promoting customer value propositions within existing networks.
• Develop a thorough understanding of the public sector segment business and needs through conducting client visitations, by assessing the various municipality bodies risk profile in preparation of the accreditation process.
• Establish and maintain relationships with stakeholders through collaboration with business partners (e.g. area managers), by communicating and sharing client information and passing on leads.
• Develop and enhance public sector models by partnering with external stakeholders (e.g. Public Sector) formally and informally.
• Enhance the profile of Nedbank among the public sector fraternity; develop and deliver public sector marketing plans by organising sponsorships, events and/or road shows.
• Develop collaborative relationships with stakeholders through establishing strategic internal and external partnership agreements.
• Develop trusting relationships with stakeholders by establishing and providing a central point of contact nationally with Public Sector bodies and by enabling smooth flow of work.
• Draft Public Sector visitation plan by planning visits according to public sector strategy, annual plans and targeting "most wanted" clients and by reviewing progress, revising plans and monitoring progress.
• Review client value propositions annually by assessing industry and/or market trends.
• Monitor and identify potential risks of portfolio through analysis of early warning signals (e.g. cash-flow constraints, growing debt etc.), implementing appropriate actions to mitigate risk (e.g. offer appropriate assistance in terms of support) for both the client and Nedbank.
• Ensure a uniform credit process is applied across regions, by providing customised client value propositions, input into credit guidelines and credit minutes, assessing applications and recommending approval and/or decline of applications.
• Provide input and advice pertaining to the selection of business solutions/products that can be offered to the sector through regular engagement with various product houses and by ensuring that new developments and/or solutions.

*Professional Knowledge *

• Knowledge of the following legislation, as it relates to the Public Sector: Public Finance Management Act (PFMA)
• Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA)
• Any other relevant legal framework and legislation applicable in the public sector
• Knowledge of Commercial Banking and other bank's products and services across segments

*Type of Exposure *

• Analysing situations or data that requires an evaluation of multiple factors
• Building and maintaining effective cross-functional relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Sharing information in different ways to increase stakeholders understanding
• Communicating complex information orally.
• Interacting at executive forums and board meetings
• Negotiating a major deal/contract
• Implementing and managing strategies to achieve business area objectives
• Conducting market research and scanning the environment
• Analysing business operations
• Assessing and analysing financial statements

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Preferred Qualification

• BComm Hons/ Advanced Degree in Finance

Minimum Experience Level

• 8 - 10 years Sales experience in the Financial Services Industry, of which at least 3 years must be in the Public Sector banking

*Technical / Professional Knowledge *

• Base/Market Segments
• Business Acumen
• Business terms and definitions
• Nedbank vision and strategy
• Principles of project management
• Relevant Nedbank product knowledge
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Risk management process and frameworks
• Cluster Specific Operational Knowledge
• Credit Assessment for Credit Wortiness oF Client

Behavioural Competencies

• Building Partnerships
• Coaching
• Customer Focus
• High-Impact Communication
• Driving Successful Customer Engagements
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills

Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team

Empowering Africa's tomorrow, together…one story at a time.
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
Optimise the profit and economic value of portfolios of Growth Business key account clients requiring medium to high complexity commercial banking requirements by focusing:

• origination efforts to quire new clients;
• cross-sell to existing client base;
• coverage efforts to service clients in accordance to the segment CVP

Job Description
Drive Financial Targets:
Maintain primary ownership of a portfolio of Growth Account clients, differentiated by the level of complexity of the client base

Relationship and Service Management:
Actively develop strong client relationships. Conduct regular client visits in accordance with the Commercial Growth Account Value Proposition and initiate changes to ABB Product by providing input into product development to better service our clients

Manage Risk Assessment:
Adhere to the bank's policies and procedures and ensure compliance. Take ultimate ownership of the portfolio's risk management by ensuring a good understanding of both the Bank's and the clients regulatory and compliance environments.

Collaboration:
Constantly seek to improve ways of working by challenging the status quo and supporting an empowering climate within the team, sharing knowledge, experience, best practice and providing constructive feedback as required.

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

When it comes to putting people first, we're number 1.
The number 1 Top Employer in South Africa.

Certified by the Top Employer Institute 2025

Role Purpose/Business Unit:
To oversee and manage the segment sales teams, and collaborates with internal and external stakeholders with the objective to defend and grow the segment base, through ensuring account planning and opportunity management translate to sales, implementation and delivery of service that are geared towards the achievement of segment sales targets, customer experience and commercial objectives of the portfolio i.e. meeting annual targets on sales, revenue, profitability margins etc .

Your responsibilities will include:
Sales Management

• Manage, monitor and review segment sales targets
• Contribute to sales targets setting for the respective segment sales team in line with overall sales target
• Operationalise the sales plan so as to meet the segment sales targets
• Develop a sales plan and monitoring its implementation
• Leadership of virtual segment account teams to meet targets for profitability and revenues
• Lead development of contact strategies and account development plans (ADP) for each of the allocated accounts within the portfolio
• Lead development of a pipeline of prospects which are systematically qualified, managing the decision-making process within allocated segment accounts to ensure sales prospects are closed
• Ensure operational Service delivery of all service touchpoints through the management and mentorship of the segment sales team
• Identify potential new opportunities through analysis of business intelligence reports
• Understand customer patterns and market behaviour to inform data-driven forecasting strategies to increase profitability through improved targeted sales strategies
• Provide leadership, guidance and motivation to the segment sales team
• Direct lead generation initiatives to support new business acquisition via the sales segment team
• Represent Vodacom at client negotiations
• Drive market leadership on Customer NPS through understanding the value of profitable customers and delivering outstanding service

Stakeholder Management

• Establish and monitor healthy, diverse internal and external relations and implement remedial actions where required, in the achievement of organisational goals
• Develop a healthy, productive, and respectful relationship with all stakeholders based on integrity and professionalism
• Develop relationships to create new value and opportunities
• Develop and maintain key account relationships with channel partners, ensuring that channel partners are aligned to the customer experience expectations and to the sales partner strategy framework
• Proactively manage communication to relevant stakeholders in line with the customer product life cycle
• Develop contact strategies and account development plans (ADP) for allocated accounts
• Own escalated customer complaints from a service perspective
• Resolve sales and pricing claims on debtors trading accounts
• Serve as the link of communication between key customers and internal teams
• Play an integral part in generating new sales that will turn into long-lasting relationships
• Clearly communicate the progress of monthly/quarterly initiatives to internal and external stakeholders
• Provide account data to the manager for developing a sales plan and monitoring its implementation
• Develop a pipeline of prospects which are systematically qualified, managing the decision-making process within allocated accounts to ensure sales prospects are closed
• Resolve any issues and problems faced by customers and deal with complaints to maintain

Reporting

• Prepare monthly/ Weekly Run Rate and Demand Management
• Perform Sales Analysis by product
• Annual Sales Strategy & Budget Planning
• repare regular reports of progress and forecasts to internal and external stakeholders using key account metrics
• Forecast and track key account metrics
• Prepare reports on account status, give recommendations to maximize sales as per the identifying trends, gaps and opportunities. (Strategic Account Plan / Joint Account Planning)

Delivering through People

• Oversee the activities of the segment team to ensure effective delivery of business outcomes
• Supports and enables the team to succeed by encourage frequent knowledge sharing between team members amongst other enablement initiatives
• Create fit for future organisation capability through skills development informed by skill gap analysis in line with business strategy and ensuring that the identified skills gaps, are addressed through training
• Develop a high performing team by embedding formal performance management process, informal coaching through continuous 1:1 performance discussion
• Embed the Spirit of Vodacom by living the Spirit behaviours and ensuring consistent Spirit engagement initiatives
• When required, initiate disciplinary processes for team members calling on support from HR when required
• Resolve grievances raised by team members and escalate only if required
• Motivate team members and ensure that their efforts are recognised by using Vodafone Stars platform.

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Degree / Diploma – Essential. (A 3-year Sales / Technical or Business Diploma/Degree or SAQA Accredited relevant Equivalent)

• A Post Graduate Degree in Sales/Marketing/Business Commerce or related field advantageous

• A minimum of 8 years' Sales and Service experience in the telecommunications or technology related environments e.g. (ICT) with demonstrated experience in:

• Portfolio management

• Ability to increase NPS results and reduce administrative expense

• Ability to build relationships

• 2 years management experience

Technical Competencies

• Growth mind set and out of box thinking
• Experience in solution selling within enterprise customers
• Deep understanding of the customer's business, it's market and industry alongside key decision-makers and influencers in account organisation
• Ability to translate customer's objectives and strategy into relevant Vodacom Business propositions
• Successful track record of managing sales teams and demonstrate profitable revenue growth
• Translates strategy into clear areas of focus and priorities for
• Understanding of the SA telecommunication landscape
• Understanding of Companies customer requirements
• Understanding of technical concepts and the ability to communicate it as viable appealing market offerings
• Understanding of SA business landscape
• Understanding of the Value Chain Analysis with regards to various customer businesses
• Customer Focus: Prioritising customer needs and delivering excellent service
• Accountability: seeks feedback and identifies opportunities for improvement or innovation
• Collaboration: Actively fosters collaboration, seeks input and effectively partners
• Resilience: Actively seeks opportunities for growth, demonstrates a strong commitment to self-improvement and has a growth mindset
• Flexibility: uses various techniques to influence others (lobbies, approaches decision makers, finds sponsors)
• People Management: Ensure team work together to deliver on their responsibilities creating accountability and ownership
• Organisational Savvy: Demonstrates strong understanding of assigned strategy for the Business/ Function and creates strong team alignment to the strategy

We make an impact by offering:

• Enticing incentive programs and competitive benefit packages
• Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits
• Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fibre connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies

Closing date for Applications:
23 September 2025.
The base location for this role is
Port Elizabeth.
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.

Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates, and values diversity & inclusion.

Empowering Africa's tomorrow, together…one story at a time.
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
Optimise the profit and economic value of portfolios of Premium Business key account clients requiring high complexity commercial banking requirements by focusing:

• origination efforts to quire new clients;
• cross-sell to existing client base;
• coverage efforts to service clients in accordance to the segment CVP

Job Description
Drive Financial Targets
: Maintain primary ownership of a portfolio of Growth Account clients, differentiated by the level of complexity of the client base

Relationship and Service Management:
Actively develop strong client relationships. Conduct regular client visits in accordance with the Commercial Growth Account Value Proposition and initiate changes to ABB Product by providing input into product development to better service our clients

Manage Risk Assessment:
Adhere to the bank's policies and procedures and ensure compliance. Take ultimate ownership of the portfolio's risk management by ensuring a good understanding of both the Bank's and the clients regulatory and compliance environments.

Collaboration:
Constantly seek to improve ways of working by challenging the status quo and supporting an empowering climate within the team, sharing knowledge, experience, best practice and providing constructive feedback as required.

Education
National Diplomas and Advanced Certificates: Business, Commerce and Management Studies

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

Join a fast-growing UK technology delivery partner and help us win major government projects.

At
Residency
, we deliver
technology and digital transformation projects for the UK public sector
through outcome-based Statements of Work. We're expanding our
Cape Town team
and looking for a talented
Bid Writer
to help take our business to the next level.

You'll be part of our core UK Public Sector bid function — creating compelling, compliant, and creative proposals that win work across frameworks like:

• Technology Services 4 (TS4)
• Digital Outcomes & Specialists (DOS 7)
• Department for Education – Product, Delivery & Data / UCD
• Defence & Security (DDAD Framework)
• NHS England DDaT, G-Cloud 15, Home Office AI Projects
  ,

These are large-scale programmes shaping how digital transformation happens across government — and you'll be at the heart of every win.

What You'll Do

• Write persuasive, high-impact bids that showcase Residency's capability.
• Collaborate with delivery and leadership teams across the UK and South Africa.
• Manage bid responses end-to-end — from storyboarding to submission.
• Build and refine our bid library as we grow our UK public sector presence.

What We're Looking For

• Experience writing successful bids for
  UK public sector frameworks
• Excellent writing skills and attention to detail.
• Confident working under pressure and managing multiple deadlines.
• A genuine interest in digital transformation, public services, and technology.

Why Join Residency

• Work on bids that
  shape the UK's digital future
  .
• Grow your career as we expand globally.
• Supportive culture, meaningful work, and visible impact.

Apply now or message us directly to learn more about joining
Residency
.

We help the world run better

At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

What you'll build

• In this role, you'll build and maintain relationships with public sector customers, prospective customers, and partners—ensuring customer satisfaction and driving value.
• You'll be responsible for delivering SAP's products and solutions tailored to public sector needs, supporting digital transformation and modernization initiatives.
• Your work will directly impact the continuity and expansion of the customer's ongoing business with SAP, supporting efforts to ensure solutions are adopted and value is realized in the public sector.

What you bring

• Essential Technical Skills: Deep knowledge of project management and strong functional skills. Experience with public sector processes and regulations. Certifications such as PMI, Six Sigma, or equivalent (Black Belt level if in Six Sigma) are highly advantageous.
• Experience Level: Sound professional experience in the public sector, with a background in managing high-volume or high-risk projects. Understanding of government procurement processes.
• Mindset: A proactive problem-solver who can navigate complex public sector environments. Ability to find common ground for cooperation within project teams and communicate effectively with stakeholders.

Nice-to-Have:

• Previous experience in using SAP solutions within the public sector.
• A strong network within government agencies and public sector organizations.

Where you belong

Focus:

• Team Culture: Our team is dynamic and collaborative, working together to achieve common goals. We thrive on solving complex issues unique to the public sector and delivering quality outcomes that improve public services.
• Thrive Here If: You enjoy working in a structured yet innovative environment, are detail-oriented, and excel at building strategic partnerships with key decision-makers in government and public sector organizations.
• Collaboration: We regularly communicate project status and updates, ensuring that everyone is aligned and working towards the same objectives. We work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver tailored solutions.
• Growth Opportunities: There are ample opportunities for learning and development, including programs to enhance your project management, communication, and public sector-specific skills. The role may also include team lead or supervisory responsibilities, providing a pathway for career progression.
• Unique Aspects: We value diversity and inclusion, fostering a sense of community and belonging. Our workplace is unique in that it encourages innovation and provides the resources to execute on high-impact projects that make a difference in society.

What we do:

• Manage projects of high volume or high risk/complexity specific to the public sector.
• Ensure business-critical and innovative results, managing goals, milestones, and budgets appropriately.
• Represent SAP to public sector customers, delivering quality outcomes and communicating relevant project information in a timely manner.
• Formulate clear project plans that include milestones, timelines, and sub-projects, while capturing stakeholder opinions and expectations.
• Share in-depth knowledge and experience with the team to enable decision-making and provide innovative solutions to complex public sector issues.

Who we are:

• A team of dedicated professionals focused on driving SAP's success through exceptional customer relationships and strategic partnerships within the public sector.
• Committed to ensuring that our solutions meet public sector needs and align with strategic government goals and financial objectives.

Join us at SAP and make a significant impact on the way public services are delivered and modernized. Be part of a team that drives innovation and excellence in the public sector.

Bring out your best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion

SAP's culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team:

For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements.

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

AI Usage in the Recruitment Process

For information on the responsible use of AI in our recruitment process, please refer to our Guidelines for Ethical Usage of AI in the Recruiting Process.

Please note that any violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process.

Requisition ID: | Work Area: Sales | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid

Department:
Management Consultants

Location:
South Africa

Description
Allied Talent Partners (ATP), a Three Cairns Group initiative, is a mission-driven, not-for-profit talent marketplace focused on solving the human capital bottlenecks slowing down sustainable development efforts in emerging economies, with an initial focus on Africa. ATP connects vetted, experienced, context-relevant professionals to high-impact opportunities in energy access and sustainable development – strengthening local capacity and fuelling economic vitality. We specialize in fixed-term, deliverable-driven engagements – from interim leadership and generalist projects to niche technical expertise – handling project scoping, talent vetting and matching, contracting, payroll, and compliance so that our clients can focus on impact.

High-Level Overview
The client is a South African management consulting firm that helps institutions deliver meaningful transformation. It primarily serves the public sector, including municipalities and municipal-owned entities, tackling complex service delivery challenges. The firm works in lean, senior-led teams that focus on apprenticeship, capability building, and delivering results in real-world contexts.

The client is replacing a departing consultant and requires a generalist Consultant to join its municipal transformation team. The consultant will independently manage a defined workstream, from diagnostics and business requirements through to implementation support. Immediate assignments include a digital transformation program within a municipal entity, where the consultant will assess maturity, define future-state processes, and support system enablement on a department-by-department basis; and a productivity transformation across eight districts, helping to standardize operating models, processes, and technology.

The role requires strong problem-solving, execution and process management skills, comfort working in the public sector, and the ability to engage directly with client stakeholders. Candidates should bring depth in either digital, strategy, or operating model work, with the flexibility to grow across all three.

Role and Responsibilities
Role:
Consultant (Generalist) — Public Sector Transformation
Direct Report:
Engagement Manager (day-to-day), with oversight from Associate Partner and Managing Director
Candidates Required:
1
Key Deliverables:
The consultant will take ownership of a workstream and collaborate with colleagues, leadership, and clients to conduct diagnostics, design recommendations, drive implementation, and engage stakeholders across diverse contexts, projects, and topics. While the project pipeline is expected to evolve, initial projects include:

• Digital Transformation
  (Municipal Entities): Manage implementation of digital transformation within assigned departments.
• Onboarding & Workstream Setup:
  Review maturity tools, BRD frameworks, and prior assets; agree scope, metrics, and review cadence; and develop workplan
• Diagnostics & Maturity Assessment:
  Conduct interviews and artifact reviews; map current processes/systems; deliver maturity assessment and gap analysis.
• Business Requirements & Operating Model Alignment:
  Facilitate requirements gathering, draft BRD, and align to-be processes with governance and reporting structures.
• Solution Definition & Vendor Coordination:
  Package requirements for solution design; liaise with vendors/developers; validate designs against BRD and to-be processes.
• Implementation Support & Project Management:
  Manage RAID log, timelines, and dependencies; lead stand-ups and Steering Committee reporting; coordinate SIT/UAT testing and sign-off.
• Change Management & Enablement:
  Draft SOPs, quick guides, and training materials; prepare stakeholder comms; embed sustainability and benefits tracking.
• Performance Tracking, Handover & Rotation:
  Deliver dashboards and closure packs; capture lessons learned; rotate to next department or pivot to productivity program.
• Productivity transformation
  (Eight Districts): Manage implementation of process and operating model standardization across districts.
• Onboarding & Workstream Setup:
  Define scope for the assigned district; confirm success metrics; align with PMO governance cadence; and finalize workplan
• Diagnostics & Maturity Assessment:
  Map people, processes, and technology; identify inefficiencies, redundancies, and district-level variations.
• Business Requirements & Operating Model Alignment:
  Apply firm templates to re-engineer processes; harmonize policies, governance, and reporting lines across districts.
• Solution Definition & Tools:
  Contribute to technology selection and integration; ensure process alignment with chosen platforms.
• Implementation Support & Project Management:
  Manage RAID log, timelines, and dependencies; consolidate district inputs into the central PMO for oversight
• Change Management & Enablement:
  Develop comms, SOPs, and training to support adoption of new processes and systems.
• Performance Tracking, Handover & Rotation:
  Stand up dashboards/KPIs to track productivity gains; deliver closure packs; support PMO scaling across districts.

Requirements
Experience Required:

• ~2–3 years' experience in management consulting.
• Demonstrated ability to own a workstream end-to-end with guidance from a team lead.
• Comfort operating across strategy, digital transformation, and process/operating model; a spike in any one area is welcome.

Technical Requirements:

• 4-year degree in any discipline (minimum requirement)
• Core consulting toolkit: problem definition, structuring, analysis, recommendation, synthesis, and presentation.
• Strong PowerPoint and Excel skills for analysis and communication.
• Strong end-to-end process management, orchestrating and coordinating across all stakeholders to deliver milestones on time

Other Skills:

• Structured problem-solver; concise communicator (written decks and verbal updates).
• Strong stakeholder management skills (internally and with department-level clients)
• Learning mindset; able to switch contexts and maintain momentum under hybrid ways of working.
• High ownership, reliable follow-through, and attention to detail

**Working Arrangement

Location:
Based in Johannesburg – on-site at client locations across the metro as required
Language:
English
Travel:
TBD
Terms of agreement:

Start Date:
ASAP - Mid-October
Contracting Period:**
18–36 months

Empowering Africa's tomorrow, together…one story at a time.
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
Optimise the profit and economic value of portfolios of Growth Business key account clients requiring medium to high complexity commercial banking requirements by focusing:

• origination efforts to quire new clients;
• cross-sell to existing client base;
• coverage efforts to service clients in accordance to the segment CVP

Job Description
Drive Financial Targets:
Maintain primary ownership of a portfolio of Growth Account clients, differentiated by the level of complexity of the client base

Relationship and Service Management:
Actively develop strong client relationships. Conduct regular client visits in accordance with the Commercial Growth Account Value Proposition and initiate changes to ABB Product by providing input into product development to better service our clients

Manage Risk Assessment:
Adhere to the bank's policies and procedures and ensure compliance. Take ultimate ownership of the portfolio's risk management by ensuring a good understanding of both the Bank's and the clients regulatory and compliance environments.

Collaboration:
Constantly seek to improve ways of working by challenging the status quo and supporting an empowering climate within the team, sharing knowledge, experience, best practice and providing constructive feedback as required.

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