Freshly Posted Jobs at Fosad Consulting

Job Description

Key Focus

This role manages marketing unit, develops and ensures implementation of a marketing strategy. This role is individually accountable for achieving results through efforts of other managers over periods of 1-2 years.

Description

• Provides detailed input and assists in the compilation of Company and BU's strategy.
• Takes accountability for overall marketing strategy.
• Develops and communicates clear and executable marketing business plans taking cognisance of the respective BU's strategies.
• Devises marketing strategic plan and ensures implementation.
• Devises and implements marketing plans for customer segments.
• Ensures that marketing strategy/business plan and targets are aligned with overall business strategy.
• Oversees implementation of all internal and external communication plans in consultation with BU's.
• Devises brand integrity in the organisation through communication brand governance within the organisation.
• Manages staff and aligns staff performance contracts to business plans.
• Engages with BU’s to identify and deliver on opportunities for synergy with regard to marketing.

Key Result Areas

Communication:

• Oversees implementation of all internal and external communication plans in consultation with BU's.
• Devises brand strategy to position company as a leader in the financial services industry.
• Ensures brand integrity in the organisation.
• Marketing Service Management:
• Individually accountable for marketing strategy through others over a 1-2 year period.
• Provides detailed input and assists in the compilation of business strategy.
• Develops and communicates clear executable marketing business plans taking cognisance of the respective BU's strategies.
• Devises marketing strategic plan and ensures implementation.
• Devises and implements marketing plans for customer segments.
• Defines performance parameters (including balanced scorecard) and measurement for area under supervision.
• Drives operational excellence throughout area of supervision.

Stakeholder Management:

• Engages with BU’s to identify and deliver on opportunities for synergy with regard to marketing.
• Manages key external relationships as required in the business, government, media etc.

Team Effectiveness:

• Individually accountable for staff time, tasks and output quality, over periods of up to a year.
• Balances own priorities with directing and motivating others.
• Plans and assigns work over periods of 3 months to a year.
• Guides and directs staff to achieve operational excellence standards.
• Creates a climate for optimal performance.
• Manages performance.
• Selects potential staff to sustain customer / client service delivery.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary Marketing qualification. .
• Minimum of 15 years’ experience
• Individual must have multinational experience.
• Insurance industry experience an advantage but not critical.

Skills

• Individual must have multinational experience.

Additional Information

• Remuneration and benefits are attractive.

go to method of application »

Job Description

Key Focus

This role provides PA support to a senior Manager and is individually accountable for achieving results through own efforts.

Description

• In general accountable for the PA support to managers in role size R and senior (exceptions may apply).
• All responsibilities of the Secretary and PA, as well as the following.
• Could be accountable for the management of one or more staff members.
• Accountable for the coordination of other PA's deliveries in the BU.
• Strong focus on dealing with escalated queries from clients, customers and other stakeholders (with potential for brand damage).
• Often accountable for the resolution of escalations without the involvement of the senior manager.
• Strong understanding of the business unit and associated OMSA structure.
• Act as an ambassador for the Business Unit.
• Advanced skills in minute taking and developing non-standard reports, minutes, presentations and correspondence.
• High level of ownership and independence (able to run the office in the absence of the senior for long periods of time).
• Accountable for completing task of a personal nature on behalf of the senior manager.
• High level of contact with external parties, stakeholders and clients / customers (Company CEOs, Executives etc.).
• Could be accountable for the management of a budget or significant spending on a budget.

Key Result Areas

Administration & Support:

• Performs secretarial duties for an executive or senior employee.
• Accountable for completing task of a personal nature on behalf of the senior manager.
• Manages queries on behalf of manager and performs delegated tasks.
• Ensures senior is equipped with necessary documentation to proceed with meetings.
• Manages diaries.
• Provides department with support in relation to arranging functions, venue bookings, making travel arrangements when necessary
• Responsible for office infrastructure, e.g. office equipment and ordering of stationery.
• Maintains confidentiality of information
• Could be accountable for the management of a budget or significant spending on a budget.

Personal Effectiveness:

• Accountable for service delivery through own efforts.
• Individually accountable for managing own time, tasks and output quality for periods of 1 day to a maximum of 3 months.
• Makes increased contributions by broadening individual skills.
• Collaborates effectively with others to achieve personal results.
• Accepts and lives the company values.

Relationship Building:

• Maintains professional internal and external relationships, at management level.
• Builds and maintains relationships with suppliers and venue coordinators.
• High level of contact with external parties, stakeholders and clients / customers (Company CEOs, Executives etc.).

Qualifications

• Accountant - Accounting background; qualified or near qualification.
• Secretarial / PA knowledge and experience.
• 4 – 6 years experience,
• Strong skills MS Office.
• Strong Presentation (Powerpoint package) preparation.
• Strong knowledge of Excel.