14 School Business jobs in South Africa

Director- Business School

R200000 - R250000 Y Nelson Mandela University

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CORE PURPOSE OF JOB
The Nelson Mandela University Business School is recognized globally and rated amongst the top business schools on the African continent. The School is one of only a few in Southern Africa to have obtained international accreditation from AMBA (MBA programme) and EDAMBA (DBA programme).

The School is recognized for its innovative learning and teaching and engagement practices with emphases on executive education.

The Business School has recently undergone a significant refocusing to align it with the strategic intent of Nelson Mandela University as an African university in the service of society. The Director of the Business School will be expected to take the School into a vision forward and exciting phase in its development, sharpening the focus on regional, national and international student recruitment, programme portfolio innovation and development, enhanced visibility and presence regionally, nationally and globally, improved research performance and financial viability and sustainability.

The Director of the Business School should be a transformative and transformational leader who will ensure that the School fulfills a leading role in implementing the mandate of being a School and University in service to society, promoting academic excellence through cutting edge technologically enhanced learning, teaching and research, able to integrate the Nelson Mandela University Business Schools core focus areas more deeply with business and industry in the Eastern Cape and in South Africa and positioning the Business School as one of the leading business schools in Africa.

Reporting to the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences, the Director is the executive head of the Nelson Mandela University Business School and is responsible for the strategic positioning of the School, nationally and internationally, and the leadership of the academic and executive education programmes of the School.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
  • Academic leadership and management including directing and coordinating learning and teaching processes and ensuring the overall quality of academic programmes.
  • Lead research and innovation initiatives of the Business School including implementing its research strategy and ensuring quality of research outputs.
  • Lead and direct commercialisation of the knowledge base and programmes of the Business School, whilst ensuring their relevance and quality.
  • Human Resources optimisation through leading and managing Academic and Administrative Staff thus ensuring optimal deployment.
  • Development and execution of successful marketing strategies of the academic programmes and to build, maintain and expand internal and external relationships and partnerships.
  • Ensure stewardship and optimisation of financial and other resources.
  • Conceptualisation, leadership and management of the Internationalisation strategy and processes for the School.
  • Oversight of viable student access and success measures.
  • Enable and advance economic viability and sustainability of the Business School.

CORE COMPETENCIES

  • Business and Commercial acumen
  • Proven transformative and transformational leadership and management skills suitable to a transforming environment
  • Strategic and lateral thinking
  • Proven ability to develop and lead academic strategic planning and to implement academic programmes
  • Proven ability to manage functional teams, and to work as part of a senior management team
  • Ability to function at policy and senior levels of management
  • Excellent people management and development skills
  • Sound financial management skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Complex problem solving, conflict management and decision-making skills
  • Steeped in the philosophy and ethos of building and maintaining humanizing work environments
  • Excellent marketing and networking skills
  • Strong student focus including sound knowledge of academic administrative requirements in respect of the admission and enrolment of students
  • Ability to facilitate learning and teaching at postgraduate levels
  • Experience of successfully supervising masters and doctoral studies
  • Proven experience of working, leading and/or collaborating on transdisciplinary academic initiatives
  • Contributed to the creation of knowledge by virtue of published research in peer-reviewed journals, scholarly books and other texts
REQUIREMENTS

In order to be considered for appointment to this post candidates must possess:

  • A relevant Doctoral qualification plus at least 7 years relevant senior management experience, of which a minimum of 5 years has been in an academic leadership role in the higher educational environment with an emphasis at a post graduate level,
  • An in-depth knowledge of trends of learning and development in business and executive education at a higher educational level nationally and internationally,
  • Must be an established academic leader with excellence in a relevant academic discipline, both from a learning and teaching as well as a research perspective, including research publications, which would preferably warrant appointment at at least at an associate professorial level,

  • Commercial/corporate business experience and acumen will be an added advantage.

All shortlisted candidates will be required to undergo psychometric assessments. Furthermore, it is expected that all short-listed candidates will:

  • Give expressed permission to undergo verifications of qualifications, publications, credit records and criminal records as well as any other verification deemed appropriate by the University.
  • Deliver a 15-minute presentation, the topic of which will be communicated timeously.
  • Provide details of at least two individuals who could provide professional references.

Applications must be accompanied by a recent and comprehensive Curriculum Vitae and a covering letter stating how applicants satisfy the requirements in respect of each of the Key Performance Areas and Core Competencies and the official Nelson Mandela University job application form.

  • An application which does not comply with the adverts requirements will be regarded as incomplete. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.

DISCLAIMER:Nelson Mandela University is a designated employer committed to pursuing excellence, diversity, inclusion, and redress in achieving its employment equity targets. Preference will be given to suitably qualified (Race and Gender) candidates in accordance with the University's employment equity targets. No applications will be accepted after the closing date Friday, 03 October 2025.

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High School EMS and Business Studies Educator (Temp) - SPARK Rivonia - 2025

Mpumalanga, Mpumalanga R258000 - R306600 Y SPARK Schools

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About SPARK Schools:
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SPARK Schools is a social impact disruptor and is leading change in the education space through its network of affordable private schools. The SPARK Schools network provides transformational education innovation through Africa's first blended learning model, which elevates student achievement and provides the tools teachers need to serve their students effectively.

The blended learning model, which combines classroom teaching and online instruction, allows teachers to anticipate student needs and equips schools to provide personalized education at an affordable cost. SPARK Schools is pioneering this transformative education model to ensure the accessibility of university and careers for all.

SPARK Schools has a culture of collaboration, because getting South Africa to lead global education takes a team effort. We are innovators who strive for excellence through persistence and a sense of urgency to achieve SPARK Schools' vision, mission and social transformational objectives. Our work environment is vibrant/cheerful, fast-paced/dynamic, engaging/stimulating, tech-enabled and data driven.

SPARK Schools is a high growth, mission and values-driven, entrepreneurial organisation, operating 21 primary schools and 5 high schools and serving over 18,000 families in 2025. We are looking for dynamic people to join our team.

Reports To:
Assistant Principal or Principal

Purpose of Role:
SPARK Schools teachers drive student achievement by maintaining high expectations for classroom culture, behaviour, and academic growth for all scholars. SPARK Schools EMS and Tourism Educators are content specialists in the Tourism and Business Studies Dept. SPARK high school SP/FET Phase educators equip scholars with the knowledge and tools required for matriculation and work collaboratively in leading an integrated inquiry-based curriculum. SP and FET Phase EMS and Tourism/Business Studies Educators are integral to the SPARK Schools' culture and our commitment to rigorous, engaging learning experiences for our scholars.

Requirements
Responsibilities:

  • Plan for, teach and co-teach face to face and distance lessons for and deliver academic and clubs lessons
  • Collaborate with grade level and content area partners to develop rigorous, engaging learning experiences and to create and implement high quality Individualised behaviour and learning plans for scholars
  • Participate actively in all scheduled professional development sessions.
  • Develop and administer formative and termly assessments to track student progress and analyse the data for student growth for all scholars to meet the required proficiency ratings
  • Submit and analyse scholar data in order to track progress and intervene when necessary.
  • Lead scholar social and emotional development through CQ (Character Quotient) sessions and reflections
  • Plan for, deliver and monitor programmes to support low performing scholars, or extend high performing scholars.
  • Participate in place-based education where required within mandated national curriculum or as part of SPARK Schools curriculum enrichment
  • Participate in career and tertiary pathways education where required as part of scholar culture and character development
  • Develop SPARK culture and implement behaviour management strategies
  • Communicate professionally and effectively with colleagues, parents and other stakeholders.
  • Conduct self in a professional manner at all SPARK Schools events and to all stakeholders.
  • Nurture a high ­achieving work environment where all scholars feel genuinely valued and supported.
  • Promote the vision and mission of SPARK Schools to staff, scholars, families, and the greater community
  • Implement strategies implemented by the Crisis Management team. Adhere to the child protection, anti-bullying and health and safety policy.
  • Attend Saturday events and parent community meetings
  • Submit student results data when required

Qualifications and Criteria:
The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

  • English language fluency
  • Completed B.Ed or PGCE degree in Commercial subjects - Business Studies (Addition of Tourism would be ideal)
  • SACE registration
  • Clear/Clean criminal record

SPARK Values:
Service, Persistence, Achievement, Responsibility and Kindness

Benefits
SPARK offers:

  • fair market linked remuneration
  • performance-based annual bonuses and increases
  • above average/good annual leave
  • life, disability and funeral cover
  • employee wellness support
  • educational support & study leave
  • individualised professional development, support and mentorship
  • employee discount on school fees
  • opportunities for career growth

Position Type:
Full Time

Remuneration:
R25,500.00 per month cost to company.

Locations:
Johannesburg Region

  • SPARK Rivonia High

SPARK schools is an equal opportunities employer and preference will be given to candidates from designated groups with due consideration of the company's Employment Equity goals and targets.
SPARK Schools Encourages Persons With Disabilities To Apply.
SPARK Schools may expire the posting of this advertisement at their own discretion.
Kindly note that should you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date please consider your application unsuccessful.

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Business Operations Manager

R900000 - R1200000 Y RemoFirst

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RemoFirst empowers employers to be free from geographical boundaries when accessing talent, allowing employees to pursue opportunities wherever they may exist. We are on a mission to be the FIRST to truly revolutionise the industry and be a generational company.

Our platform offers a full-range people management tool, employee benefits like health insurance, and financial benefits, and enabling clients to hire anyone from anywhere with one click. RemoFirst manages employees and contractors for Fortune 500 companies (e.g., Microsoft, Mastercard) and the best startups worldwide (e.g., TransferGo).

We are a small but strong team of 160 people (and growing) hyper-focussed on delivering a world-class platform and unparalleled service with our industry-leading partnerships. To help accelerate our growth and pace of delivery, we are looking for talented Business Operations Manager to help spearhead the overall look and feel of our features and services.

As a Business Operations Manager, your primary responsibility will be to develop and maintain strategic relationships with our local EORs in the Africa region, ensuring exceptional service delivery and therefore maximizing value for our clients. You will work closely with cross-functional teams at RemoFirst, including Sales, Customer Success, and Product, to ensure alignment between local partner strategies, and RemoFirst internal initiatives to drive overall business growth.

What you would be doing:

  • Create & optimize the processes within the Operations Department
  • Create & monitor performance metrics
  • Improve the onboarding of the stakeholders to the platform
  • Ensure that all of the stakeholders use the platform efficiently
  • Constantly monitor efficiency within the department and develop ways to make them more effective
  • Close cooperation with the CS department on the day-to-day escalations
  • Oversee planning, operational systems and controls, and the organization of fiscal documentation
  • Escalate client concerns to the stakeholders and design solutions to resolve complaints and maximize customer satisfaction
  • Work with tax calculators, country guides, and country compliance
  • Offer operational data and insights for establishing and evaluating improvement strategies and tactics
  • Ensure smooth workflows within each department and establish easy and lucid communication channels between other departments and operations
  • Track day-to-day escalations that arise in the operations department
  • Establish a safe, healthy, and inclusive work environment
  • The principal point of contact for external stakeholders
  • Help with employee appraisals by communicating job expectations and monitoring and reviewing job contributions
  • Analyze data and assist in predicting the company's requirements, preparing a yearly budget, and planning future spending

What you'll need:

  • 2-5 years experience in an EOR, outsourcing, or client-facing HR tech space
  • 2-5 years experience in HR or employment law
  • Ability to build 0-1 process and programs
  • 1-3 years of project management experience
  • Multilingual is a plus
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Business Operations Manager

R900000 - R1200000 Y Clean Pottery

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We're looking for a
Business Operations Manager
to help streamline day-to-day operations, improve internal systems, and support key client projects. This role combines organization, communication, and problem-solving to keep both internal and client-facing initiatives running smoothly.

Apply here:

Key Responsibilities:

  • Conduct research and compile insights into clear, actionable summaries for business and client use.
  • Transform notes, outlines, and meeting discussions into professional slide decks and documentation.
  • Maintain and update performance dashboards and operational trackers using tools like Google Sheets, Notion, or Pipedrive.
  • Develop and manage standard operating procedures (SOPs) to support consistent, efficient workflows.
  • Coordinate scheduling, prepare meeting materials, and follow up on action items to ensure priorities stay on track.
  • Support financial administration, including basic invoicing and record updates.

Ideal Candidate:

  • Strong organizational and analytical skills with excellent attention to detail.
  • Experience managing multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Proficient with productivity and project management tools (e.g., Google Workspace, Notion, Pipedrive, or similar).
  • Exceptional communication and documentation skills.
  • Self-starter who thrives in a remote or cross-functional team setting.
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Senior Business Operations Associate

R104000 - R130878 Y Control Risks

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As our third-party due diligence business continues to grow rapidly, Control Risks is looking for a proactive and highly organized professional to play a key role in ensuring smooth project delivery and operational excellence. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with clients, internal teams, and external partners, helping to streamline processes, improve efficiency, and support our growth journey.

Key Responsibilities
Client Project Coordination

  • Serve as the first point of contact for client task management, processing and recording client orders in our internal system.
  • Escalate unclear or complex requests to the appropriate stakeholders.
  • Support the team with day-to-day operational tasks and help resolve issues as they arise.
  • Maintain and regularly update client-specific and general project trackers.

Financial & Administrative Support

  • Assist with accurate preparation of client invoices and review incoming invoices.
  • Generate internal and external reports on database usage.
  • Manage the subcontractor purchasing process, including verifying data accuracy for purchase orders and supplier invoices.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of purchasing and expense processes.

Stakeholder & Team Support

  • Take operational ownership of key aspects of client delivery, including implementing contingency plans when needed.
  • Draft and manage clear written communications with external stakeholders.
  • Escalate technical issues and proposed solutions through appropriate channels in a timely manner.

Operational Excellence

  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date client records and service tracking.
  • Provide usage and performance reports and key project details to clients as required.

Requirements
Essential

  • Excellent face-to-face communication skills
  • Strong track-record of problem solving, including in a multi-stakeholder environment.
  • Experience in Microsoft Office - especially Excel
  • Experience in SharePoint and Microsoft Teams
  • Attention to detail
  • Excellent time management and prioritisation
  • Confident to raise concerns and discuss solutions

Preferred

  • Customer service and/or customer complaints experience
  • Experience communicating remotely across jurisdictions via video call.
  • Education or work experience in compliance or business intelligence sector
  • Prior experience of using internal enterprise systems

Benefits

  • Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarised in the full job offer.
  • We operate a discretionary global bonus scheme that incentivises, and rewards individuals based on company and individual performance.
  • Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasise the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working.
  • Working with our clients, from day one our people are given direct responsibility, career development and the opportunity to work collaboratively on fascinating projects in a rewarding and inclusive global environment.
  • The Company is committed to further its diversity, inclusion and equity agenda and as an employee you have access to various business resource groups in the Company including the Company's LGBT+ network called MOSAIC, the Women's Network, and Synergy - a people network to celebrate and promote ethnic diversity at Control Risks

Control Risks SA is committed to employment equity. Preference may be given to appointable applicants from the underrepresented designated groups in terms of the relevant employment equity plans and policies of the company. Control Risks SA retains the right not to make an appointment and to verify all information provided by candidates.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made in order to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know and we will be happy to accommodate your needs.

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Institutional Business Operations Manager

R1500000 - R2500000 Y Coronation Fund Managers

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Closing Date

2025/10/31

Reference Number

COR

Job Title

Institutional Business Operations Manager

Job Type Classification

Permanent

Location - Country

South Africa

Location - Province

Western Cape

Location - Town / City

Cape Town

Job Description

To lead and manage the full institutional client delivery function, overseeing a multidisciplinary team responsible for client service and new business operations, communications, presentation material, events, reporting, data, and project execution. This role ensures that all elements of client-facing execution – from daily deliverables to strategic initiatives – are delivered timeously with excellence, efficiency, and alignment to the company's standards. The role will also ensure that systems, workflows, and operational processes are continuously reviewed and improved, leveraging off innovation where appropriate across all client delivery and new business activities.

In addition to leadership responsibilities, the incumbent will be expected when necessary to actively contribute to hands-on task delivery as a flexible team member, particularly during periods of high demand or capacity constraints, to ensure deadlines are met and service excellence is maintained.

Duties and Responsibilities

Team Leadership & People Management:

  • Manage a team including Client Associates, Communications Specialist, Presentation Co-ordinators, Event Co-ordinator, Data Analyst.

  • Set clear objectives, provide coaching and feedback, conduct performance reviews, and drive a culture of high standards and collaboration.

  • Monitor team workload and reassign resources as needed to meet business priorities.

  • Collaborate proactively with other senior team members to ensure a seamless workflow within the wider team and foster effective collaboration with other departments where needed to ensure alignment and efficient cross-functional delivery. Handle complaints, provide appropriate solutions and alternatives within the time limits and follow- up to ensure resolution.

Client Associate Oversight:

  • Oversee day-to-day execution of all client deliverables including reports, meeting packs, onboarding documentation and FICA/AML requirements, DDQ's, tenders, ad hoc requests and completion of databases.

  • Ensure accuracy, consistency, and timely delivery across all outputs.

  • Develop service-level expectations and task tracking for better visibility and accountability.

Communications & Content Delivery:

  • Work closely with the Communications Specialist to maintain and improve client content quality.

  • Ensure consistent brand tone and language across platforms.

  • Deliver accurate, timely communication to internal and external stakeholders. This includes ensuring a communications pipeline is maintained and monitored, with clear timelines for all re-occurring and ad hoc communications.

Presentation & Visual Material Coordination:

  • Supervise Presentation Co-ordinators to maintain visual standards across all decks and presentation material.

  • Support preparation of pitch decks, reviews, and bespoke client content.

  • Obtain regular feedback from stakeholders with a view to continuously improving the quality of presentations and refinements of process where needed.

Event Management Oversight:

  • Support and guide the Event Co-ordinator in planning, project managing and executing all client events.

  • Ensure events align with client strategy and brand positioning.

  • Review post-event insights and feedback to improve future planning.

Data, Reporting & Management Information:

  • Oversee the Data Analyst to produce and maintain management dashboards and client analytics.

  • Develop regular reporting that informs client trends, team performance, and project progress.

  • Use data insights to inform improvements in service delivery, efficiency, and risk management.

  • Ensure that team members, where applicable, are inputting data timeously to enable accurate, timely and integrated management information

Project & Process Management:

  • Own the pipeline of strategic and operational projects within the CIB team.

  • Drive execution of key initiatives such as onboarding redesign, report automation, FFS, system.

  • Track progress, manage stakeholders, and mitigate risks to delivery timelines. Ensure all cross-functional teams are engaged early in projects, identify impacts on their areas, and provide the necessary inputs and deliverables to enable successful implementation.

  • AI integration and adoption.

Additional Responsibilities:

  • Act as the escalation point for service delivery issues across the client team.

  • Identify and implement opportunities to improve workflows and leverage technology.

  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Investments, Compliance, IT, Finance, Implementation, Operations and Marketing. Ensure appropriate cross-functional SLAs are in place, monitored and complied with.

  • Promote a culture of learning and knowledge sharing within the team and cross-functionally

  • Assist with task delivery, particularly within the CA Team, when necessary

Ideal Experience

  • 10+ years' experience in a client service or operations leadership role within investment management or financial services.

  • Proven experience managing teams across multiple workstreams.

  • Strong familiarity with client-facing deliverables, reporting tools, CRM systems and events.

Ideal Qualifications

  • A Bachelor's degree in Business and/or Finance

Most Important Attribute

  • Good people manager.

  • Strong project and workflow management capability.

  • Excellent communication, delegation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels, from junior team members to senior leadership.

Systems Knowledge

  • MS Office – Outlook, Excel, and Word

  • Knowledge of the Salesforce system would be an

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Business Operations Sr. Analyst

R450000 - R900000 Y impact

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Our Company:
At we are passionate about our people, our technology, and are obsessed with customer success. Working together enables us to grow rapidly, win, and serve the largest brands in the world. We use cutting edge technology to solve real-world problems for our clients and continue to pull ahead of the pack as the leading SaaS platform for businesses to automate their partnerships and grow their revenue like never before. We have an entrepreneurial spirit and a culture where ambition and curiosity is rewarded. If you are looking to join a team where your opinion is valued, your contributions are noticed, and enjoy working with fun and talented people from all over the world, then this is the place for you

, the world's leading partnership management platform, is transforming the way businesses manage and optimize all types of partnerships—including traditional rewards affiliates, influencers, commerce content publishers, B2B, and more. The company's powerful, purpose-built platform makes it easy for businesses to create, manage, and scale an ecosystem of partnerships with the brands and communities that customers trust to make purchases, get information, and entertain themselves at home, at work, or on the go. To learn more about how 's technology platform and partnerships marketplace is driving revenue growth for global enterprise brands such as Walmart, Uber, Shopify, Lenovo, L'Oreal, and Fanatics, visit

Your Role at

:
We are seeking a highly analytical, proactive, and detail-oriented
Business Operations Senior Analyst
to support the optimization and efficiency of our Finance organization. This role is critical to ensuring the smooth cross-functional operations across all Finance functions and throughout the global organization. The successful candidate will work closely with leadership to streamline processes, drive operational improvements, provide effective enablement on processes, report metrics and KPIs and ensure alignment and integration across finance and adjacent business units.

What You'll Do:

  • Process Optimization & Standardization: Analyze existing workflows across Finance functions (e.g., FP&A, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Audit, etc.), identify inefficiencies, and lead initiatives to streamline and standardize processes.
  • Cross-Functional Coordination: Act as the central point of contact between Finance sub-functions and other business units (e.g., HR, IT, Procurement) to ensure seamless collaboration and information flow.
  • Operational Metrics & Reporting: Develop, maintain, and report key performance indicators (KPIs) and dashboards to track performance and progress of ongoing initiatives and processes.
  • Project Management: Lead and support cross-functional projects from planning through execution. Ensure milestones, deliverables, and timelines are met.
  • Change Management: Support the Finance team through operational changes, including system implementations, reorganizations, or policy updates by developing communication plans, training materials, and feedback loops.
  • Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for automation, enhanced controls, and improved resource utilization. Work with Finance leadership to drive a culture of continuous improvement
  • Documentation & Governance: Maintain clear documentation of key processes, workflows, and controls to support compliance, scalability, and knowledge transfer.

What You Have:

  • Bachelors Degree
  • 4-10 years of professional experience
  • Experience in Accounting, Financial Operations, Financial Systems, preferred
  • Project or Program Management experience
  • Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
  • Strong interpersonal and influencing skills
  • Passion for operational excellence and data driven decision-making

Benefits:

  • Hybrid, Casual work environment
  • Unlimited PTO policy

  • Take the time off that you need. We are truly committed to a positive work-life balance, recognising that it is important to be happy and fulfilled in both

  • Training & Development

  • Learning the advanced partnership automation products

  • Medical Aid and Provident Fund

  • Group schemes with Discovery & Bonitas for medical aid

  • Group scheme with Momentum for provident fund

  • Restricted Stock Units

  • 3-year vesting schedule pending Board approval

  • Internet Allowance

  • Fitness club fee reimbursements
  • Technology Stipened
  • Primary Caregiver Leave
  • Mental Health and Wellness Benefit - Including 12 Therapy/Coaching sessions + Dependent coverage

is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
All employees and applicants for employment shall be given fair treatment and equal employment opportunity regardless of their race, ethnicity or ancestry, color or caste, religion or belief, age, sex (including gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity), national origin, weight, neurodivergence, disability, marital and civil partnership status, caregiving status, veteran status, genetic information, political affiliation, or other prohibited non-merit factors.
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Financial Services Business Operations Manager

R104000 - R130878 Y ABSA BANK LIMITED

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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

The Operations Manager is responsible for optimising and supporting the business development process within Alternative Distribution. This role focuses on managing and improving the operational efficiency of Business Development Managers while providing strategic and analytical support to drive measurable sales performance improvements.

Job Description

The Operations Manager is responsible for optimising and supporting the business development process within Alternative Distribution. This role focuses on managing and improving the operational efficiency of Business Development Managers while providing strategic and analytical support to drive measurable sales performance improvements.

Key Responsibilities

Dealer & Partner Management

Manage end-to-end dealer and partner onboarding processes

Maintain accurate dealer database records and ensure data completeness

Monitor onboarding efficiency and adherence to SLA requirements

Financial Operations

Process timely and accurate payments to dealers and partners

Ensure payment processing meets agreed service level agreements

Resolve payment disputes and maintain high payment accuracy standards

Reporting & Analytics

Deliver comprehensive monthly sales reports and insights to stakeholders

Collaborate with MI department to enhance reporting capabilities and analytical insights

Ensure accurate and timely report delivery to support business decision-making

Process Optimization & Sales Enablement

Identify opportunities to streamline sales operations and improve efficiency

Develop and implement sales enablement strategies in collaboration with cross-functional teams. Optimize resource utilization and support training initiatives

Team Support

Provide comprehensive operational support to the sales team

Resolve operational issues promptly to maintain sales team satisfaction

Act as a liaison between sales and other departments

Success Metrics

Onboarding efficiency and SLA compliance

Payment accuracy and processing timeliness

Report delivery accuracy and schedule adherence

Process improvement implementation

Team satisfaction scores

Issue resolution turnaround times

Note: This role may evolve to meet changing business needs and strategic priorities.

Ideal Candidate

Seeking a proactive professional with strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and experience in business operations.

Skills Summary

Technical & Systems

  • Advanced Excel/spreadsheet proficiency and database management
  • CRM and ERP systems experience with payment processing capabilities
  • Business intelligence tools (Power BI) and data analysis skills

Analytical & Reporting

  • Data interpretation, trend identification, and actionable insights generation
  • Comprehensive report writing and data visualization abilities
  • KPI tracking and statistical analysis of sales metrics

Communication & Collaboration

  • Cross-functional teamwork with sales, finance, and MI departments
  • Stakeholder management and professional written communication
  • Presentation skills and customer service orientation

Organisational & Administrative

  • Project management and time management to meet SLA requirements
  • Exceptional attention to detail and process documentation skills
  • Problem-solving and dispute resolution capabilities

Business & Soft Skills

  • Sales operations knowledge with understanding of dealer/partner relationships
  • Financial acumen in payment processing and compliance
  • Adaptability, initiative, reliability, and critical thinking abilities

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

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Analyst - Business cial Operations SA

Mpumalanga, Mpumalanga R900000 - R1200000 Y MTN

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Intelligence Measurements and Reporting

  • Research on customer buying and data usage patterns in order to have a holistic analysis
  • Assist with data extraction for customers from internal and external sources within the MTN SA and regional market
  • Assist in data clean ups to information by ensuring that data is updated and pruned
  • Thoroughly scruitinize data in order to determine SWAT across all of MTN Western Cape Regional segments
  • Report on relevant performance metrics for the business objectives in line with Business objectives
  • Facilitate accurate data analysis and reporting of customer analytics and intelligence
  • Delivery of insightful market intelligence and insights to support business intelligence objectives utilising customer analytics
  • Interpret data and develop relevant recommendations based on data analysis findings
  • Develop graphs, reports and presentations of projects results
  • Perform basic statistical analysis for projects and reports
  • Create and present quality dashboards
    Generate standard monthly and ad hoc reports

Internal Processes and Efficiency

  • Prioritise requests and coordinate with IT to ensure availability, storage, sharing and certification of required information and data integrity
  • Support data and application design for the implementation of an automated customer analytics
  • Ensure the effective use of the USD/JAZZ system within the department to log and take action on customer requests
  • Provide recommendations regarding campaign consolidation, integration, automation and optimisation based upon jobs requests worked upon
    To provide more insights into the ways to target customers

Operational Planning and Management

  • Plan and coordinate the data extraction and reporting processes
  • Consider the long term (1-2 years) implications of action from a broader perspective
  • Consider local conditions, as well as competitor activity
  • Identify and exploit new opportunities to grow the business further
  • Identify innovative ways to use minimum resources to achieve maximum outputs
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Operations Business Analyst

Somerset West, Western Cape R900000 - R1200000 Y Complete

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Are you driven by the challenge of solving complex problems, bringing clarity to business needs, and delivering impactful, data-driven solutions? Drive growth and success through identifying trends, and delivering actionable insights that improve financial outcomes, operational efficiency, and strategic planning.
Job Responsibilities

  • Collect, clean, and analyse financial, operational, and sales data.
  • Develop and maintain dashboards and reports (e.g., Power BI, Excel).
  • Track KPIs and provide variance analysis against forecasts and budgets.
  • Do required reports to management.
  • Business Insights & Recommendations.
  • Identify trends, risks, results, and opportunities across departments.
  • Translate data into strategic insights for customers.
  • Support performance of the group.
  • Collaborate with Finance, Operations, and Marketing teams to understand results and needs.
  • Present findings and recommendations in a clear, concise manner.
  • Support cross-functional projects and initiatives.
  • Process Improvement.
  • Evaluate existing processes and recommend enhancements.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or similar in Finance, Economics, Business, or related field.
  • 3+ years of experience in business or financial analysis
  • Must be sales orientated
  • Proficiency in Excel, SQL, and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
  • Experience in FP&A (Financial Planning and Analysis) or corporate finance.
  • Familiarity with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle).
  • Exposure to scenario modelling and forecasting.
  • High attention to detail and a proactive mindset to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
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