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Letly City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Letly is building the AI letting agency — automating rental workflows end-to-end to manage the trillions spent on rent globally. We’ve closed our pre‑seed round and are now hiring a Growth Lead to scale landlord acquisition in the UK.

• Grow our UK landlord base. Own the top of the funnel and deliver ambitious monthly targets.
• Find new channels. Outreach, partnerships, communities, events, referrals, content—whatever works. Ship tests weekly.
• Build relationships. Earn trust with landlords and understand their needs.
• Close the loop. Feed insights back to product and engineering.
• Create the playbook. Write scripts, offers, and objection‑handling notes; set up basic CRM reporting.

• High agency. You run with problems and execute without waiting for permission.
• Entrepreneurial mindset. You’ve built something yourself (a startup, side project, or community).
• People skills. You communicate clearly and enjoy connecting with customers.
• Drive and determination. You set ambitious targets and beat them.

• Experience in growth, sales, or partnerships.

• Competitive pay and meaningful equity.
• Frequent travel to the UK to meet landlords and partners.
• A true early seat at the table: help define and refine our go‑to‑market strategy.

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• Entry level

• Full-time

• Marketing and Sales

• Software Development

We’re looking for a detail-oriented, tech-savvy Lead Researcher to join our team full-time. You’ll be responsible for supporting our sales team by delivering both custom, high-value research and overseeing large-scale data collection using top-tier lead gen tools.

This is a key role in our Research department, working closely with the Head of Research and collaborating cross-functionally with Sales.

Conduct in-depth, custom lead research tailored to specific sales strategies and campaigns.

Manage and oversee bulk lead compilation using third-party tools.

Ensure accuracy, relevance, and timeliness of lead data delivered to sales teams.

Help define and refine processes for data sourcing, enrichment, and validation.

Collaborate with the Head of Research to maintain high standards and improve our research methodologies.

Train and support junior researchers or freelance contributors when needed.

Maintain records and workflows in Google Sheets, Excel, and CRM systems.

2+ years in a lead research or sales support role.

Strong command of Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel, and CRM platforms.

Proven experience with Apollo, Clay, Lusha, and LinkedIn Sales Navigator.

High attention to detail and ability to spot inaccuracies or inconsistencies.

Comfortable managing multiple projects and deadlines.

Strong communication and organizational skills.

A curious mind and a passion for clean, actionable data.

Experience working in a fast-paced startup or agency environment.

Familiarity with data enrichment and automation tools.

Prior team leadership or mentoring experience.

Future Data Lead

Hyphen is a place where exceptional people create their own opportunities by challenging the conventional and driving sustainable impact.

United by our proud heritage, strong ethics and philosophy of traditional values. Innovative ideas, it’s the magic of our people and culture that sets us apart.

This role entails developing operational plans to support the data strategy and execute in area of responsibility in order to derive value from data. Adhering to and driving the adoption of the FirstRand Information Governance Framework and the Information Architecture policy within area of responsibility. Embedding information management within operational processes.

• Prevent wastage and identify process improvements to contain and reduce costs
• Contribute to the development of a budget aligned to operational delivery plans, monitor effectiveness, and report on variances
• Build working relationships across teams and functional lines to enhance work delivery, collaboration and innovation
• Take all necessary actions to ensure compliance with relevant statutory, legislative, policy and governance requirements in area of accountability
• Ensure implementation of relevant policies, governance and practice standards across the business Maintain expert knowledge on relevant legislative amendments, industry best practices and business's internal compliance procedures and requirements
• Ensure compliance is adopted in terms of systems and procedures as laid out by business
• Implement and provide input into the development of governance and compliance procedures and processes within area of specialisation and identify risks
• Ensure adoption and localisation of common frameworks, practices, processes, standards and integration of business data value chain
• Ensure alignment of data and goals with the reduction of total cost of ownership, long term support costs and landscape complexity
• Ensure ethical usage of data and information that complies to restrictions applied for privacy and sensitivity classification
• Understand and ensure implementation and adherence to Privacy business requirements, legislation and policy Ensure reporting of any Data Privacy Incidents and drives resolution of Privacy and Protection Audit Findings, Complaints, Incidents, Investigations and Privacy and Protection Assessments
• Ensure data which is mastered in the relevant business unit is replicated to the enterprise data platform in appropriate format utilising existing data structures and appropriate tools
• Implement and adhere to the appropriate Information Management and Governance standards and practices as a Supplier/Owner of Data
• Assume accountability for deriving, delivering and managing Data Product from the data under business ownership via the group's data architecture
• Assume accountability for provisioning data from their system only
• Ensure that operational processes requiring data are properly and robustly productionized for sustainability
• Ensure adherence to appropriate information management practices, Information Architecture Framework and delivers operational robustness
• Manage business data sharing function across enterprise by driving awareness of data products and adoption throughout the organisation to extract business value where appropriate
• Lead relevant change and communications functions to drive functional maturity
• Assume accountability for how data will be sourced, modelled, stored, consumed, integrated and managed to meet strategic business requirements and answer analytical questions
• Manage integration of data for business and creation of data mart to answer business questions, including data warehousing management
• Ensure data through the various data supply chains is secured and any risks associated to privacy is mitigated
• Define data architecture principles to be adopted by the business in adherence to Information Architecture Framework
• Ensure applicable data product is productionized accordingly to appropriate policies and standards and utilizing the appropriate Group platforms
• Manage business Information management (information architecture; metadata; master and reference data; data development and warehousing; content, document and records; data quality, storage and operations; information security and data privacy management) to ensure required standards and practices across data production, management and consumption
• Create tactical plans for achievement of outputs / deliverables in collaboration with Technology stakeholders to ensure the effective implementation of information technology solutions to support information management requirements
• Manage business BI function to productionalise report development and delivery that meets business information requirements, if required
• Manage project dependencies management and long-term prioritization of the business's overall analytical needs and opportunities
• Demonstrate leadership behaviour through personal involvement, commitment and dedication in support of organisational values
• Participate in planned activities, that are appropriate for own and employee development
• Develop, encourage and nurture collaborative relationships across the FRG

• Completed a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems
• 4 to 5 years Data Governance/Information Management experience

• Opportunities to network and collaborate
• Opportunities to innovate

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.

GROW GREAT CHAMPIONS PROGRAMME LEAD, Grow Great Campaign

Based in Midrand, Grow Great, a campaign aimed at galvanizing South Africa towards a national commitment to zero stunting by 2030, is recruiting for Programme Lead for the campaign’s Grow Great Champions’ (GGC) Programme.

GGC seeks to affirm, support and celebrate Community Health Workers (CHWs) for being community leaders and for the important work they do in the home through informal communities of practice for CHWs (called Grow Great Champions clubs) supported by a virtual resource hub with dedicated content specifically designed with CHWs in mind.

This opt-in club and resource hub offers support to CHWs through opportunities for training on first 1,000-day interventions known to improve maternal & child health outcomes, performance-based incentives to continue being champions for children in their communities and access to a social network of other CHWs across the country as a means of peer recognition, friendly competition and positive reinforcement.

Grow Great is looking to recruit a Johannesburg-based Programme Lead to provide strategic direction to the CHW-programme, who will report to the Deputy Executive Director and be responsible for:

• Strategic direction of GGC including establishment of a virtual community of practice and roll out of a digital app and resource hub (CHW Connect)
• Design of knock-on strategies which influence CHW mobilisation around reducing stunting
• Direction and oversight of onboarding, training and resourcing of GGC-supported CHWs to provide quality nutrition, health and social support interventions in the home
• Work with the communications team to ensure a pro-active and effective communications strategy related to GGC
• Provide support to and management of GGC staff, consultants, service providers and suppliers
• Provide financial oversight of GGC approved budget
• Contribute to the successful implementation of the overall Grow Great campaign, including the achievement of the initiative’s targets.

The ability to be an active and collegial team player and demonstrate flexibility to provide support across the campaign’s strategies is essential to success in this role. In addition, the successful applicant will have the following skillsets & characteristics:

• Registered health professional / master’s in public health
• Previous experience working within the public health system and with community health workers
• At least 5 years programme management experience including monitoring and evaluation, digital health, budgeting, and performance management
• Willing to travel
• Ability to work non-traditional hours and travel regionally as required
• Strong work ethic and ability to prioritize and multi-task
• Experience working in a team context
• High performance mindset
• Ability to self-direct
• Excellent time management and communication skills
• Commitment to the values & mission of Grow Great
• Staunch commitment to social justice
• Based in Midrand, Johannesburg
• Own vehicle

If you meet the above requirements and feel equipped for this challenging position, please submit a 1-page cover letter & CV (with the title of the role in the subject line) to (email address) by Friday, March 3. For more information on Grow Great, visit (website link).

Please note that an application will not in itself entitle the applicant to an interview or appointment. Applicants who fail to meet the minimum requirements will be automatically disqualified from consideration. We reserve the right not to fill the position.

The Research Lead will provide scientific and operational leadership for AfriClimate AI’s applied research portfolio, guiding the development, fine-tuning, and validation of AI-driven climate and weather modelling tools. The role involves coordinating a multidisciplinary team, collaborating with African and international partners, and ensuring research outputs are high-quality, open, and impactful.

Research Leadership & Delivery

• Lead the design, implementation, and evaluation of AI-powered, localised climate and weather forecasting methodologies.
• Support the integration of observational data, satellite products, and global reanalysis datasets with AI-based and statistical models.
• Develop benchmarking frameworks for model performance, including bias correction and uncertainty quantification.
• Implement and manage MLOps pipelines for training, deployment, monitoring, and updating AI models in production environments.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams on data collection, model training, and deployment.
• Manage timelines, milestones, and deliverables in line with project objectives.

Stakeholder Engagement and Knowledge Dissemination

Requirements

Essential Qualifications & Experience

Desirable Skills & Experience

Benefits

AfriClimate AI is a grassroots research organisation advancing climate resilience in Africa through open, community-driven AI research. We focus on developing region-specific datasets, tools, and methodologies to bridge the gap between global models and local needs, supporting equitable and actionable climate solutions across the continent.

The Sales Lead supports Energy Drive's growth strategy by spearheading the sale of high-value, CAPEX-free industrial energy efficiency solutions, particularly in the mining and heavy industry sectors across Sub-Saharan Africa. This role blends strategic sales, technical solutioning, and client relationship leadership to deliver large-scale, performance-based contracts aligned with operational, financial, and sustainability goals of clients.

Operating in a long-cycle sales environment (18-24 months), the Sales Lead will be the face of Energy Drive to engineering, procurement, and C-level stakeholders at leading industrial firms, focusing on tailored, technically grounded value propositions that drive energy savings and industrial performance.

The position will travel frequently to client sites and industry engagements, acting as the connective tissue between business development, engineering, and executive leadership.

Requirements

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND TYPICAL RESPONSIBILITIES - KEY ACTIVITIES

Strategic Sales Execution

• Develop and execute a regional sales strategy focused on large-scale, energy-intensive mining and industrial clients
• Own the end-to-end sales cycle: prospecting, technical scoping, proposal development, negotiations, and contract close
• Deliver high-impact client engagements, driving alignment on performance-based energy solutions
  
  

• Cultivate strong, trust-based relationships with engineering managers, CFOs, and other key stakeholders
• Guide clients through complex buying decisions, ensuring alignment with operational and ESG goals
• Identify and articulate market trends and unmet client needs to inform solution design
  
  

• Partner with technical and project teams to co-develop NPV-based solutions tailored to client operations (e.g., MV VFD retrofits on pumps/fans)
• Ensure tight coordination between engineering, legal, finance, and field teams throughout the sales journey
• Maintain market intelligence on competitor activity, pricing models, and client procurement strategies
  
  

• Deliver accurate sales forecasts, pipeline reports, and strategic account reviews
• Present monthly progress, risks, and opportunities to senior leadership
• Ensure disciplined use of CRM and internal reporting tools
  
  

• Ensure all sales practices align with corporate policies, ethical standards, and industry regulations
  
  

• Maintain accurate records at all times
  
  

• Lead high-value commercial engagements with mining/steel clients
• Translate technical product offerings into ROI-based business cases
• Develop a robust, multi-year sales pipeline aligned with strategic growth goals
• Ensure successful handover from sales to execution teams post-contract signing
• Serve as a thought leader and ambassador
  
  

• Achievementof annual revenue targets within the sector
  
  

• Volume and value of new clients secured
  
  

• NPS, CSAT, and renewal rates across strategic accounts
  
  

• Reduction in sales cycle time and improved deal close rates
  
  

• Consistency betweenforecasted and actual sales performance
  
  

• Driveadoption of sales and forecasting tools across the organization
  
  

• Drive cost-effective client acquisition with efficient sales cycles
• Reduce reliance on outbound spend via referrals and strategic partnerships
  
  

• Energy efficiency in industrial systems (esp. mining, steel)
• Technical understanding of VFDs, motor control, and automation systems
• Familiarity with NPV modelling, CAPEX-free business models, and energy-as-a-service
  
  

• 5-10 years in industrial B2B sales or business development
• Track record selling complex, performance-based engineering solutions
• Proven success engaging C-level decision-makers in long-cycle sales
• Experience in either MEDDICC or Solution Selling methodologies.
  
  

• What people CAN DO - A cluster of behaviours
  
  

• Driving Customer Value
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Commercial Excellence
  
  

• Complex Solution Selling
• Strategic Thinking and Forecasting
• Executive Engagement
  
  

• Entrepreneurial mindset and high accountability
• Empathetic communicator and trust-builder
• Strategic yet detail-oriented thinker
• Comfortable in dynamic, evolving environments
  
  

• Group Risk Cover - contribution to Discovery life; disability; dread disease
• Medical Aid - partial contribution to main member fee on Discovery
• Work From Home
• Training & Development
• Performance Bonus
• Sales incentive

We’re looking for a detail-oriented, tech-savvy Lead Researcher to join our team full-time. You’ll be responsible for supporting our sales team by delivering both custom, high-value research and overseeing large-scale data collection using top-tier lead gen tools.

This is a key role in our Research department, working closely with the Head of Research and collaborating cross-functionally with Sales.

What You’ll Do

• Conduct in-depth, custom lead research tailored to specific sales strategies and campaigns.

• Manage and oversee bulk lead compilation using third-party tools.

• Ensure accuracy, relevance, and timeliness of lead data delivered to sales teams.

• Help define and refine processes for data sourcing, enrichment, and validation.

• Collaborate with the Head of Research to maintain high standards and improve our research methodologies.

• Train and support junior researchers or freelance contributors when needed.

• Maintain records and workflows in Google Sheets, Excel, and CRM systems.

What We’re Looking For

• 2+ years in a lead research or sales support role.

• Strong command of Google Sheets , Microsoft Excel , and CRM platforms .

• Proven experience with Apollo , Clay , Lusha , and LinkedIn Sales Navigator .

• High attention to detail and ability to spot inaccuracies or inconsistencies.

• Comfortable managing multiple projects and deadlines.

• Strong communication and organizational skills.

• A curious mind and a passion for clean, actionable data.
  

Nice to Have

• Experience working in a fast-paced startup or agency environment.

• Familiarity with data enrichment and automation tools.

• Prior team leadership or mentoring experience.
  

The Research Lead will provide scientific and operational leadership for AfriClimate AI’s applied research portfolio, guiding the development, fine-tuning, and validation of AI-driven climate and weather modelling tools. The role involves coordinating a multidisciplinary team, collaborating with African and international partners, and ensuring research outputs are high-quality, open, and impactful.

• Lead the design, implementation, and evaluation of AI-powered, localised climate and weather forecasting methodologies.
• Support the integration of observational data, satellite products, and global reanalysis datasets with AI-based and statistical models.
• Develop benchmarking frameworks for model performance, including bias correction and uncertainty quantification.
• Implement and manage MLOps pipelines for training, deployment, monitoring, and updating AI models in production environments.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams on data collection, model training, and deployment.
• Manage timelines, milestones, and deliverables in line with project objectives.

• Collaborate with meteorological agencies, academic institutions, and industry partners.
• Present research findings at workshops, conferences, and policy forums.

• Publish results in peer-reviewed journals and present at leading conferences.
• Contribute to open-source codebases, datasets, and technical documentation.

• PhD (or equivalent experience) in Meteorology, Climate Science, Machine Learning, or related field.
• Proven track record in AI or statistical modelling for climate or weather applications.
• Experience working with geospatial and gridded datasets (e.g., ERA5, CHIRPS, satellite data).
• Knowledge of numerical weather prediction (NWP) systems and data assimilation.
• Proficiency in Python.
• Excellent communication skills required, including the ability to convey complex ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong publication record and ability to communicate research to diverse audiences.

• Experience working with African climate datasets and/or in data-sparse contexts.
• Experience with MLOps tools (e.g., MLflow, Kubeflow, Airflow, Docker, Kubernetes) for model lifecycle management.
• Proven experience in setting up project workflows and using tools such as Jira, with a strong understanding of agile methodologies, including Scrum.
• Experience in cloud-based ML workflows (AWS, GCP, Azure) and GPU/TPU environments.
• Expertise in bias correction, ensemble forecasting, and probabilistic skill assessment.
• Experience in engaging with policy and decision-making communities.
• Familiarity with open science and FAIR data principles.

AfriClimate AI is a grassroots research organisation advancing climate resilience in Africa through open, community-driven AI research. We focus on developing region-specific datasets, tools, and methodologies to bridge the gap between global models and local needs, supporting equitable and actionable climate solutions across the continent.

• Mission-driven impact : Contribute to climate resilience and equity across Africa through open, locally grounded research.
• Flexible, remote-first work : Collaborate with an international network while working from anywhere in Africa.
• Leadership & visibility : Represent AfriClimate AI in high-level forums, co-author publications, and influence global conversations on AI for climate.
• Open science ethos : Work in a fully open-source, community-driven environment that values transparency, reproducibility, and shared ownership.
• Professional growth : Access mentorship, attend leading conferences, and shape the future of climate AI research in the Global South.
• Collaborative culture : Join a multidisciplinary, values-aligned team working at the intersection of science, technology, and social impact.
• Travel opportunities : Participate in key events, workshops, and field collaborations across Africa and beyond.
• Competitive compensation : Receive a salary package that reflects your expertise, with flexibility for different levels of experience and location.

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We appoint energized and motivated people for their potential and continuously look for talented, driven individuals to help us innovate and evolve. That is why we focus on finding the right people for the right jobs.We love what we do because we focus on making a positive difference for our clients and employees. Our company DNA is built around talented and committed teams dedicated to build a brand that we are proud ofand earns the trust of our clients.

We are a bank, but we’re much more than that. We believe that banking is about enabling people to control their financial lives through banking that is simplified, accessible, affordable and delivered through personal experience. By helping our clients manage their financial lives better, we enable them to live better

At Capitec, we offer our best by living up to our CEO values in every situation – we always put the Client first,act with Energy and take Ownership. And to support people in being their best, our Employee Value Proposition offers every value to all team members through cohesive teams, growth opportunities as well as employee benefits and savings. We make it a priority to ensure that each member of the Capitec team feels welcome, valued, focused, and has the opportunity to grow

• To provide direction to and lead IT teams responsible for the full product lifecycle to ensure successful delivery of all product features, support and maintenance related tasks within the Capitec Bank Operations
• Oversee the ongoing drive to increase efficiency, optimisation, innovation and people development in these environments.

Minimum:

• At least 5 years’ experience in software development management including experience in leading a technical team.
• Experience in progressive database or software development roles
• In an environment which required validating work
• Stakeholder relationship engagement and management
• Responsibility for delivery in a fast moving environment
• General business acumen
• The retail credit industry
• Banking industry
• Budgeting and accounting principles
• Business analysis and design
• Implementation and maintenance of financial and contact centre systems and procedures
• Project Management principles and methodologies
• Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  

Ideal:

• Central Collections environment
• Capitec Bank Systems Environment
• Capitec Bank Business Model
• Agile development principles

• Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology - Computer Science or Information Technology - Programming

Minimum:

• General business acumen
• The retail credit industry
• Banking industry
• Budgeting and accounting principles
• Business analysis and design
• Implementation and maintenance of financial and contact centre systems and procedures
• Project Management principles and methodologies
• Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  

Ideal:

• Central Collections environment
• Capitec Bank Systems Environment
• Capitec Bank Business Model
• Agile development principles

• Clear criminal and credit record