36 Training Assistant jobs in South Africa

Primary Purpose of the Job

We are seeking a dynamic and highly organized Business Development Consultant to support the Head of Business Development Director. In this role, you will be responsible for managing the organizations marketing strategy as well as stakeholder relationships and the execution thereof.  You will play a vital role in creating and maintaining client and stakeholder relationships, driving the growth of the organization through effective brand awareness, strengthening the organizations presence across the nation.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1.    Stakeholder Relationship Management:

·    Build and maintain strong relationships with national clients and stakeholders, including government agencies, industry partners, community organizations, and influencers.

·    Act as the primary point of contact for clients and stakeholders, responding to inquiries and fostering long-term relationships.

·    Collaborate with internal teams to ensure clients and stakeholders’ needs and concerns are addressed efficiently.

< -- (if !supportLists)-->·    Coordinate stakeholder events, meetings, and conferences to strengthen engagement and collaboration.

·    Manage VIP client sheet.

2.    Marketing Strategy & Execution:

·    Create and develop marketing material.

·    Create and manage digital footprint for the organization which includes design of social media content including all marketing materials, newsletters, brochures, and reports.

·    Assist to develop and implement national marketing campaigns to promote the organization’s brand, products, and services.

< -- (if !supportLists)-->·    Collaborate with the marketing team to design and execute strategies that align with business goals and national outreach objectives.

·    Present products and services to clients.

3.    Brand Awareness & Promotion:

·    Support the organization in building and maintaining a strong national brand identity.

·    Organize and manage national promotional events, webinars, and public relations efforts.

·    Ensure consistent messaging across all marketing channels, both online and offline.

4.    Digital Marketing & Media Management:

·    LinkedIn Management: Manage and maintain LinkedIn profiles for all directors, ensuring professional representation and engagement.

·    Media Profiles: Launch and manage additional media profiles to increase the company’s digital footprint and visibility.

< -- (if !supportLists)-->·    Website Management: Manage and make necessary changes to the organization’s website, ensuring content is up-to-date and relevant.

< -- (if !supportLists)-->·    Graphic Design Create visually engaging marketing materials, including graphics for social media posts, email campaigns, and website content.

5.    Research & Analysis:

·    Conduct research to understand the needs, interests, and trends of national stakeholders.

·    Analyse industry trends, competitor activities, and market conditions to inform marketing strategies.

·    Gather and analyse feedback from stakeholders to improve future marketing initiatives and relationship-building efforts.

6.    Administration:

·    Drafting of Proposals, Tenders and RFQ’s.

< -- (if !supportLists)-->·    Managing the leads register, proposals register and cyclic services register.

·    Administer the Statucor marketing mailbox.

·    Managing the Independence Risk process for all new clients.

·    Monitor and analyse success of products and services nationally.

·    Monitor success ratio of services via reporting, managing the leads register and proposals register.

·    Assist with all additional documentation required from client during negotiation process.

Desired Skills:

Ability to assist in presenting products and services to clients.

Diligence in managing content of leads, proposals and reports

Knowledge of national industry trends and stakeholder expectations.

Ability to think strategically and creatively to address challenges and drive business growth.

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Communications, Public Relations, or a related field.  < >Experience

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in marketing / stakeholder relations, or a similar role.

Competencies: Knowledge and Skills

Job Skills and Competencies

• Proven experience in developing and executing organizational marketing materials, products and campaigns.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Proficiency in digital marketing tools, social media platforms, and content management systems.
• Proficient in website management and making changes to website content.
• Knowledge of graphic design tools (such as Adobe Creative Suite) is a plus.

Behavioural Competencies

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.

  BDO Core Competencies

• Relationships and Collaboration
• Exceptional Client Service
• Business Growth
• Engaging people
• Leadership
• Quality, Risk management and Operational performance

What we are looking for

Post Production Senior Consultants get involved post go-live of the Charles River Investment Management Solution (CRIMS) implementation. Their contributions include defining client requirements, configuring and tuning the application to the client’s business and technical needs, training users, testing workflows and resolving issues. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of hands-on experience gained in the financial industry working for a consultancy or software vendor. Experience leading the implementation or support of Front, Middle or Back Office Investment Management systems is highly valued.

Why this job is important to us

The team you will be joining is a part of Charles River Development (or CRD), that became a part of State Street in 2018. CRD helps create enterprise investment management software solutions for large institutions in the areas of institutional investment, wealth management and hedge funds. Together we have created the first open front-to-back platform - State Street Alpha, that was launched in 2019.

What you will be responsible for

• Analyze and evaluate requirements while providing product expertise and guidance throughout the post go-live journey.
• Educate customers on the methodologies and functionality provided by CRIMS. Advise on best practices regarding the implementation and operation of Charles River solutions and services.
• Monitor and evaluate customer requirements to identify potential enhancements to Charles River solutions and services. Document and communicate product improvements as part of customer-specific requirements or in response to trends in the marketplace.
• Contribute to software quality by clearly communicating defects to Client Support and Product Management. Support the defect resolution process by providing clear descriptions of defects and validating the resulting fixes. Identify errors and mistakes in documentation and suggest corrections and improvements.

What we value

Post Go Live Senior Consultants are expected to have experience working on implementing or supporting Front, Middle or Back Office Investment Management systems.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience with the implementation and/or support of mission-critical financial solutions. Experience in the implementation and/or support of a financial system within a bank, hedge fund or asset manager, or wealth management firm is especially valuable.
• Hands-on experience implementing or supporting investment management software, preferably an order management and compliance system is especially valuable.
• Substantive in one or more of the following: fixed income, equity financial instruments. Understanding of investment management or wealth management work flows, derivatives and FX instruments.
• Technically savvy: understanding of multi-tier technical architectures and relational database structures, familiarity with SQL, FIX and reporting tools
• A strong record of customer service. Post Go Live Senior Consultants must understand customer needs and build effective relationships. The candidate must be able to convey plans, issues and concerns to clients and team members in a clear, logical and concise manner. They will need to also be able to influence key decision makers both internally and externally.
• Must be customer driven, have the ability to work within a team environment, and be focused on providing a high quality of service to the customer.
• Strong time management skills including the ability to manage multiple projects in parallel.
• Strong problem solving/analytical skills.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Four (4) year degree in a business or technical field such as Finance, Mathematical Finance, Economics, Engineering, or Computer Science. An advanced degree or industry certification such as the CFA is a strong plus.
• 5+ years of experience

Additional Requirements

• The ability to travel to client sites throughout the South Africa as well as the ability to work effectively when remote from clients. Travel of 30-50% is typical but may exceed that at any given year.
• Role will be located in Cape Town

About State Street

What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation we're making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we've been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investments research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary in locations, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans among other perks. You'll have access to flexible Work Program to help match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

I nclusion, Diversity, and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees' diverse backgrounds, experience and perspective are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome the candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift program and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

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Requirements:

• Minimum of Matric
• Highly organized, accurate and hardworking
• Own reliable transport to work and back
• Strong administrative and organisational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion
• Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Ability to multitask and meet deadlines

Key Performance Areas:

• Assist with job postings, screening CV’s, scheduling interviews, and communicating with candidates
• Prepare offer letters, contracts, and onboarding packs
• Maintain and update employee records (both digital and physical)
• Ensure all HR documentation is accurate, up to date, and filed properly
• Support with leave management
• Capture and verify employee data for payroll processing
• Assist with monitoring timesheets and resolving payroll-related queries
• Assist with preparing HR reports
• Maintain confidentiality in handling employee records and sensitive information
• Respond to employee HR-related queries

• 23 years experience in HR Management/HR Administration
• Ability to draft, review, and update contracts and HR documentation
• Knowledge of leave policies, basic employment legislation, and HR best practices
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational skills with high attention to detail
• A proactive, energetic, and growth-driven mindset
• Passion for working in an innovative and evolving industry
• Draft and review employment contracts and HR policies
• Manage and maintain accurate employee records and files
• Oversee leave management and ensure compliance with company policies
• Support with onboarding and offboarding processes
• Provide guidance on basic employment law and HR procedures

• Maintain and update employee records
• Assist with recruitment and onboarding processes
• Support HR documentation and payroll tasks
• Handle employee queries and scheduling

• English proficiency
• Minimum 3 years of experience
• Certificate or Diploma in a related field
• Detail-oriented, organized, and team-focused

• Competitive salary
• Accommodation provided
• Transportation provided
• Medical cover
• Annual return flights

Assistant Product Development Engineer (Automotive Forging Industry)

Isando

Minimum Requirements

• 35 years in automotive component manufacturing/development.

• National Diploma S3 or Mechanical Engineering degree.

• Knowledge of FMEA, Control Plans, APQP & PPAP.

• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, SolidWorks CAD.

Key Responsibilities

• Support feasibility studies for new products & processes (RFQ support).

• Assist with tooling, gauging, and process development.

• Compile and update PFMEAs, control plans, routings & process sheets.

• Maintain specification, drawing & engineering change control.

• Handle IMDS product registrations and updates.

• Support APQP & PPAP activities for both customers and suppliers.

• Review and assist with RFCs, concessions & deviations (product safety).

• Contribute to continuous improvement and cost/performance initiatives.

• Provide technical support in 8D root cause analysis.

• Assist with training, forging tooling development & general engineering tasks.

Authority & Limitations

• Act within QMS framework and company rules.

• Not authorised to change official documentation without approval.

Key Competencies

• Team player with strong problem-solving skills.

• Attention to detail in technical documentation.

• Ability to support multiple projects under tight timelines.