15 Technical Management jobs in South Africa
Technical Management Trainee
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Cargill is a family-owned company that provides food, ingredients, agricultural solutions, and industrial products to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We are committed to creating a positive impact in our communities and the world.
About the JobThe Technical Management Trainee role offers a unique opportunity to develop your full potential and enhance both your technical and soft skills. You will collaborate with a diverse group of individuals across EMEA to tackle business challenges and build a strong professional network.
Responsibilities- Lead or participate in continuous improvement projects within an operations environment.
- Take ownership of a significant part of the production process and the team involved.
- Engage actively in safety and food safety practices within our operations.
- Participate in our Next Generation Graduate Program.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering (Chemical, Biochemical, Mechanical, Process, Food Technology, or related fields).
- Up to two years of professional experience, including internships.
- Fluency in English and German.
- High integrity and ethical standards.
- Natural leadership qualities, motivation, and initiative.
- Adaptability to changing situations.
- Curiosity and creativity in building and improving systems and processes.
- Strong analytical skills with proactive problem-solving abilities.
- Experience in prioritizing tasks effectively.
- Interest in working within multi-cultural and multi-functional teams.
- Willingness and flexibility to travel.
- Competitive salary and benefits.
- Opportunities for growth and development.
- The chance to make a positive impact globally.
Please submit your resume and cover letter to .
#J-18808-LjbffrTechnical management trainee
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Technical Assistance & Data Management Director
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Tulane International seeks a Technical Assistance & Data Management Director.
The Technical Assistance and Data Management Director will contribute to Tulane International’s successful execution of the “Protecting Highly Vulnerable Children – Research, Monitoring and Quality Improvement Activity.” Work will encompass providing technical leadership for the development of standardized monitoring systems and associated guidance and trainings for South African PEPFAR-funded implementing partners providing community-based programming for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and DREAMS programming (Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored and Safe) for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW). The candidate will also contribute to Tulane’s leadership in this sphere through strategic relationship development with local and international stakeholders and publications in peer-reviewed journals and other fora. High levels of technical expertise, longstanding experience with PEPFAR global monitoring and evaluation guidance for OVC & AGYW, and outstanding leadership and communication skills are required.
Location: Position can be based in Cape Town or Durban. Relocation costs are not offered.
Applicants should submit a CV and cover letter describing their appropriateness for the position to.
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Master-level or higher training in public health, informatics, public policy, social or behavioral science or related field.
- A minimum of 5 years experience working in one or more areas of public health, such as HIV and AIDS (including OVC), child health or survival, or monitoring and evaluation.
- A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in a technical advisory role for large-scale family and community-based programs.
- A minimum of 5 years of experience serving in a technical advisory role for a PEPFAR-funded activity, with a focus on improving the wellbeing of OVC and HIV prevention among AGYW and data management.
- Demonstrated role in strengthening coordination and linkages between clinical and community stakeholders, and operationalizing integrated service delivery models.
- Demonstrated experience applying PEPFAR technical guidance for performance and outcome monitoring, reporting and data management.
- Experience collaborating closely with USG donors, local programme and research implementing partners.
- Experience with applied monitoring and evaluation, including routine program monitoring systems, longitudinal surveys, operations research, and qualitative research.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES / COMPETENCIES TYPICALLY NEEDED TO PERFORM THIS JOB SUCCESSFULLY:
- Expert knowledge of USAID guidelines, recommendations, standards and requirements for HIV-related programs implemented by community-based partners.
- Demonstrated written, presentation, communication and organizational skills in English.
- Excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to lead and collaborate on peer-reviewed academic journal publications as well as ‘gray’ literature.
- Ability to prioritize among multiple tasks and work independently in order to meet deadlines under pressure while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and quality.
- Demonstrated ability to provide project administrative leadership including successful proposal writing, planning and budgeting, subcontract/scope of work development, and presenting at professional meetings and trainings.
- Demonstrated ability to manage large teams and effectively coordinate with a range of stakeholders including government, community and other civil society organizations, and the private sector.
- Advanced command of database management programs.
Investment & Asset Management Technical Specialist | Sandton
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Join one of South Africa’s leading insurance and wealth management providers as an Investment & Asset Management Technical Specialist. You will need to support specialists with responsibility for the provision of the full range of Technical Specialist services, including better and more insightful information, research, thought leadership, and enhancements to existing communication and educational material.
Support client-centric communication and engagement, working with specialists and product owners across the business to create, curate, and deliver correct, consistent messaging to clients and prospective clients.
Support effective teamwork and collaboration across the company’s business to deliver compelling client value propositions.
Work closely with the investment team and client channels team to ensure that we improve our communication to clients and enhance the client experience through presentations, written documents, articles, and thought leadership.
Support the curation and creation of quality content that empowers the successful delivery of our value proposition to grow and/or retain our client base.
Requirements:Education and Experience:
- Degree qualifications in Finance or a related field in financial services. Marketing, Qualified Actuary, CFA Charterholder certification is considered desirable.
- Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
- Minimum 2-3 years’ experience
- Marketing, communication, and sales experience in all areas of the investments and asset management industry preferable.
Knowledge and Skills:
Conceptualization:- Outstanding written and verbal communications skills with the ability to explain and translate complex investment concepts into simple and intuitive communications. Obsessive about iteration, quality, clarity, details, & execution.
- Proven ability to be self-directed and work with minimal supervision.
- Able to coordinate across many teams and perform decisively in a fast-moving environment.
- Developing and using collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.
- Overseeing and monitoring ongoing workflows to ensure efficiencies and relevance of Technical Specialist’s delivery to the business.
- Good technical understanding of asset management, investment markets, and numerous investment managers.
- Must have knowledge of the industry, particularly the products and services on offer and to which target audiences these products and services are offered.
- Demonstrate and foster the company’s values.
- Develop interpersonal skills.
- Foster a collegiate environment and encourage innovation and creative thought to differentiate us from peers.
- Time management. The role often requires performing multiple tasks/work for various parties simultaneously. The employee needs to manage expectations and delivery timelines.
- Changing environment – need to keep up to date and understand the impact on messaging and delivery to clients.
- Building and maintaining credibility and trust with both internal and external clients.
- Information gathering. Understand and scope content and marketing requirements. Assess existing content and collateral processes and revise them to promote the products and services of the business.
- Sound problem-solving skills, analytical thinking, and attention to detail.
- Ability to perform under pressure.
- Good verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
- Deadline driven.
- Responsible & accountable.
- Resourceful problem solver.
- Effective Communication.
- Results-Orientated.
- Strong Business sense.
- Ability to interact with Clients and internal teams.
- Ability to distil and communicate complex information for internal and external clients.
- Ability to manage expectations.
- Self-management (planning, prioritising & time management).
- Visibility & impact (includes professionalism & executive disposition).
- Ability to persuade and influence.
- Customer Service Orientation/Client Focus (Internal and External).
- Teamwork.
- Excellent attitude, a willingness to always assist, a willingness to learn and progress.
- An enquiring mind, a friendly and collegiate demeanour.
- Deliver on annual Technical Specialist collateral plans comprising a mix of analytical reports, written reports, thought leadership pieces, and presentations to various internal and external clients, providing clients with confidence to select and adopt appropriate solutions and services.
- Develop Technical Specialist collateral into saving, investments, and retirement planning.
- Support the Technical Specialist team to develop how our products are positioned in the market and to communicate that positioning effectively in order to help enhance commerciality and client experience.
- Ability to translate complex investment and business-related concepts into simple and intuitive communications that are engaging for intermediaries and clients.
- Analyse the strategic requirement for promotional activities and plan the content promotions and campaigns accordingly. Consult the product specialists and other professionals to take their inputs while preparing these strategic deliverables.
Investment & Asset Management Technical Specialist | Sandton
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Join one of South Africa’s leading insurance and wealth management providers as an Investment & Asset Management Technical Specialist. You will need to support specialists with responsibility for the provision of the full range of Technical Specialist services, including better and more insightful information, research, thought leadership, and enhancements to existing communication and educational material.
Support client-centric communication and engagement, working with specialists and product owners across the business to create, curate, and deliver correct, consistent messaging to clients and prospective clients.
Support effective teamwork and collaboration across the company’s business to deliver compelling client value propositions.
Work closely with the investment team and client channels team to ensure that we improve our communication to clients and enhance the client experience through presentations, written documents, articles, and thought leadership.
Support the curation and creation of quality content that empowers the successful delivery of our value proposition to grow and/or retain our client base.
Requirements:Education and Experience:
- Degree qualifications in Finance or a related field in financial services. Marketing, Qualified Actuary, CFA Charterholder certification is considered desirable.
- Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
- Minimum 2-3 years’ experience
- Marketing, communication, and sales experience in all areas of the investments and asset management industry preferable.
Knowledge and Skills:
Conceptualization:- Outstanding written and verbal communications skills with the ability to explain and translate complex investment concepts into simple and intuitive communications. Obsessive about iteration, quality, clarity, details, & execution.
- Proven ability to be self-directed and work with minimal supervision.
- Able to coordinate across many teams and perform decisively in a fast-moving environment.
- Developing and using collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.
- Overseeing and monitoring ongoing workflows to ensure efficiencies and relevance of Technical Specialist’s delivery to the business.
- Good technical understanding of asset management, investment markets, and numerous investment managers.
- Must have knowledge of the industry, particularly the products and services on offer and to which target audiences these products and services are offered.
- Demonstrate and foster the company’s values.
- Develop interpersonal skills.
- Foster a collegiate environment and encourage innovation and creative thought to differentiate us from peers.
- Time management. The role often requires performing multiple tasks/work for various parties simultaneously. The employee needs to manage expectations and delivery timelines.
- Changing environment – need to keep up to date and understand the impact on messaging and delivery to clients.
- Building and maintaining credibility and trust with both internal and external clients.
- Information gathering. Understand and scope content and marketing requirements. Assess existing content and collateral processes and revise them to promote the products and services of the business.
- Sound problem-solving skills, analytical thinking, and attention to detail.
- Ability to perform under pressure.
- Good verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
- Deadline driven.
- Responsible & accountable.
- Resourceful problem solver.
- Effective Communication.
- Results-Orientated.
- Strong Business sense.
- Ability to interact with Clients and internal teams.
- Ability to distil and communicate complex information for internal and external clients.
- Ability to manage expectations.
- Self-management (planning, prioritising & time management).
- Visibility & impact (includes professionalism & executive disposition).
- Ability to persuade and influence.
- Customer Service Orientation/Client Focus (Internal and External).
- Teamwork.
- Excellent attitude, a willingness to always assist, a willingness to learn and progress.
- An enquiring mind, a friendly and collegiate demeanour.
- Deliver on annual Technical Specialist collateral plans comprising a mix of analytical reports, written reports, thought leadership pieces, and presentations to various internal and external clients, providing clients with confidence to select and adopt appropriate solutions and services.
- Develop Technical Specialist collateral into saving, investments, and retirement planning.
- Support the Technical Specialist team to develop how our products are positioned in the market and to communicate that positioning effectively in order to help enhance commerciality and client experience.
- Ability to translate complex investment and business-related concepts into simple and intuitive communications that are engaging for intermediaries and clients.
- Analyse the strategic requirement for promotional activities and plan the content promotions and campaigns accordingly. Consult the product specialists and other professionals to take their inputs while preparing these strategic deliverables.
Investment & asset management technical specialist | sandton
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Principal Technical Leader - Wastewater Design & Contract Management
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A large consulting company with offices across South Africa is seeking a Principal Technical Leader - Wastewater Design & Contract Management .
Minimum requirements:
- MSc Eng in Civil Engineering
- PrEng
- Pr CPM (advantageous)
- Minimum 15 years' experience in designing Water and Wastewater utilities and related technologies (e.g., water distribution, pump stations, pipelines) at Senior Management level
- Experience in a commercial environment with successful financial proposal preparation
- Strong technical and contracts management skills in Water Engineering to command respect from peers, senior engineers, reporting employees, and clients
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Project management skills for planning, organizing, and controlling complex projects
Your responsibilities will include:
- Technical and project management of Water and Wastewater utility designs and related technologies at Senior Management level
- Engineering contracts management (FIDIC, NEC, JBCC, GCC)
- Project risk management
- Achieving net fee targets
- Ensuring profitability
- Planning and resourcing
- Managing WIP and AR
- Driving momentum in the business
- Increasing bid success rate
- Maintaining client satisfaction
Technical Manager: Electrical (P7) (Facilities Management Division: Maintenance Services)
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Advert reference: uj_001788
Advert status: Online
Apply by: 7 February 2025
Position SummaryJob category: Education and Training
Campus: Auckland Park Kingsway Campus
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: EE
IntroductionThe University of Johannesburg (UJ) is a vibrant and cosmopolitan university, anchored in Africa and driven by a powerful strategy focused on attaining global excellence and stature (GES). With an emphasis on independent thinking, sustainable development, and strategic partnerships, UJ is an international university of choice. The University is guided by the Vice-Chancellor’s vision of “Positioning UJ in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) for societal impact in the context of the changing social, political, and economic fortunes of Africa”.
The Technical Manager’s portfolio is responsible for the planning, installation and maintenance of electrical and air-conditioning systems, including electrical reticulation, earthing, cabling, transformers, adherence to policies and safety regulations related to HVAC systems, electrical and mechanical, and the review and implementation of maintenance strategies, planning and managing maintenance projects related to electrical and mechanical areas. Furthermore, the Technical Manager is responsible for the management of the maintenance budget within the department, customer care services, staff and equipment.
Responsibilities:
- Prioritise and manage daily maintenance programs
- Maintaining specialised installations in explosive areas, high tension (HT) 11 KVA and domestic installations
- Formulate and implement electrical and mechanical maintenance strategies and procedures
- Benchmarking of standards and operating procedures
- Enforce 48 hours turnaround time strategy Re: maintenance/service requests
- Effect all purchases/procurement requirements
- Submit monthly reports to the Maintenance Manager
- Manage contractors in terms of SLA’s agreements and specifications
- Design electrical panel and circuit (drawing of Bill of Quantities)
- Planning and Quality Control on emergency and Priority systems
- Accountable for safety legislation compliance
- Compile and update risk register and institute corrective actions
- Replace worn out asset/tools
- Vehicle inspections and keep records
- Manage projects requirements within scope, quality, standards and budget
- Manage plant standards according to legislation
- Plan and implement disaster recovery plans for the section
- Compile operational and capital budgets, manage expenditure and correct deviations
- Accurate record keeping of all financial expenditure
- Manage customer requests and complaints and escalate those you are unable to attend within 48 hours
- Constantly provide customers with progress report on projects and tasks dealing with their concerns
- Manage staff leave and keep records
- Develop and implement staff succession plans and keep records
- Training of subordinates and keep records
- Supply of PPE and keep records
- Record asset/tools register and keep records
- Introduce and implement attendance register and keep records
- Manage staff performance
- Ensure practices that safeguard safety
Minimum Requirements:
- Degree or any relevant qualification (NQF 7) in Electrical Engineering
- Master or Installation Electrician is essential
- At least three to five years’ proven experience in maintenance
- At least three to five years' proven management experience
- A valid driver’s license
Competencies and Behavioural Attributes:
- Ability to plan, control, organise and lead
- Computer literate in the MS Office suite (Word and Excel)
- Ability to negotiate, manage conflict and solve problems
- Ability to mentor, train, coach subordinates
- Interpersonal skills
- Stress and conflict handling skills
- Problem solving skills
- Time management
- Technical skills
Recommendations:
- Good knowledge of the University’s Oracle system
- Knowledge of CMMS (Preferably Archibus)
Enquiries:
Enquiries regarding the job content: Dintwe Appie (Line Manager) on Tel: (
Enquiries regarding remuneration & benefits: Ms Nozuko Mazibuko (HCM Business Partner) on Tel: (
Your application, comprising of a detailed Curriculum Vitae as well as the names and full contact details (including telephone numbers and e-mail addresses) of at least three traceable and credible referees must be uploaded before or on the closing date of the advertised post. Please also attach the following: a copy of your highest academic qualification, proof of registration with professional bodies you might belong to and if applying for an academic position, a list of accredited research output and/or a portfolio of your creative output.
Please note that the University is obligated, in terms of recent amendments to the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (Act 13 of 2021) , to assess all prospective employees (including applicants) against the National Register for Sex Offenders (NRSO) . The outcome of such an assessment may have an impact upon possible employment with the University.
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