Current Job Vacancies at Fosad Limited

Our client is a leading global financial institution offering Life Assurance and Short-Term Insurance services and provides a wide spectrum of insurance solutions tailored to meet unique individual and corporate clients' needs.

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 Business Unit.
• 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

• Secretarial / PA knowledge and experience.
• Minimum of 2 years experience
• Proficiency in the use of French Language
• Should be between 28 - 35 year old
• Strong skills MS Office.
• Strong Presentation (Powerpoint package) preparation.
• Strong knowledge of Excel.

Additional Information

Only qualified french speaking candidates will be contacted.

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Our client is a leading global financial institution offering Life Assurance and Short-Term Insurance services and provides a wide spectrum of insurance solutions tailored to meet unique individual and corporate clients' circumstances.

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.

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Our client, a key player in the telecoms industry, providing best-in- class network solutions and security services and maintains end-to-end network infrastructure for telecommunications and energy firms is seeking to hire an experienced Operations / Project Manager that will oversee and supervise various units to ensure that there is an increase in the organization’s bottom line.

Job Description

• Supervise projects and ensure they are delivered on time and on budget.
• Breakdown projects into actionable items.
• Determine the order in which those action items must occur, anticipate probable areas of delay and error, develop contingency plans for those challenges and incorporate changes to the plan as needed.
• Accurately and comprehensively communicate plan and any changes to key stakeholders and to those responsible for such action items.

Qualifications

• Between 8 – 10 years’ experience with at least one year managerial experience.
• At least a first degree in Engineering or other relevant disciplines.
• A master’s degree will be an added advantage.
• Project management certification(s).
• Competencies in organization, prioritization and communication.