A retail giant is looking for your solution architecture with expertise in cloud platforms to advise on and drive the cloud and platform strategy that underpin all business solutions, create the architectures for these platforms and architecturally lead. They are looking to work with a leader that is proficient at interacting with and partnering across multiple IT and business teams in a fast-paced and vibrant environment.
If you are ready to make a career move that allows settling into your ideal role rather than to be stuck in any old job in one Africa’s largest retail brand, this is for you!
Technical skills:
Three-year tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline, e.g. computer science or engineering
Seven to 10 years working experience within the IT industry
Excellent architecture and design skills and proven track record delivering well-architected complex enterprise-class systems
Experience with Cloud strategies and cloud platform architectures
Extensive Cloud technical experience and understanding of the current Cloud Technology requirements
ICT Infrastructure components in the domains of (networking, data centre, storage, computer platforms, and ICT management/monitoring)
Demonstrated expertise in a variety of application development methodologies and practices
Strong solution architecture, enterprise architecture frameworks, reference architectures, information and communication technologies, and business application patterns
Retail industry experience with an understanding of retail business processes would be advantageous
Reference number for this position is GZ48925 which is a permanent position based in Cape Town offering a negotiable salary of up to R1.2m per annum negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Garth on az.oc.egrem-e@zhtrag or call him on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.
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Do you love getting your hands dirty with technical stuff – doing “the real” work of SEO?
Do you wish more people would just “get” the satisfaction of tech work?
Do you want to be a part of a team where your skills are critical to the business’s success?
If so, then keep reading, because we have the perfect role for you. An awesome new remote opportunity in technical SEO has opened up in our digital marketing agency.
About the role:
CleverClicks is a fun remote digital marketing agency with global clients. We’re a small but fast expanding team of 9 with a big heart, and we’re looking for someone awesome to join our family as a technical SEO analyst. Most of the team are located in Cape Town. Working at least a half-day in the South African time zone is required.
You will be responsible for a range of technical SEO activities as well as broader SEO tactics to deliver more traffic, more conversions and more revenue for our clients.
You’ll be getting stuck into things like page speed optimisation, completing website audits, replanning information architecture to best serve search engines, snippet and knowledge graph optimisation, duplicate and thin content, HTML/CSS fixes, keyword research, ranking analysis, etc.
I’m sure you’re getting the picture. Three+ years of dedicated SEO experience required.
You’ll report to the Head of Tech and will have the full support of a team that has tons of SEO experience. And of course, access to almost any tool that helps you do the job easier and faster. Job perks:
Life as one of us is pretty darn special. We are the best company you’ll ever work for. Think that’s a bold claim? Check this out:
Flexi Hours/Remote Work: You will have huge flexibility where and when you work. We think 9 am-5 pm jobs and offices suck. So you will be free to structure your day around your other passions – boxing session at 11 am… or pick up the kids at 3 pm… no problem. Don’t like rush hour? Neither do we.
Family: Our team is tight-knit and awesome. We are really purposeful about who we hire and as a result, everyone you end up working with will be fun, super-talented, honest, driven, confident, passionate and just a little bit quirky – just like you.
Employee Happiness: The happiness of our team matters to us, and we’re really forward-thinking when it comes to your work/life balance.
Skills Development: We are all obsessed with learning and honing our razor-sharp skills. As part of the CleverClicks team, we’ll dedicate at least half a day every sprint to upskilling you and making you better at what you love. We have access to many SEO conference training videos. In a pre COVID world, we regularly sent team members to Boston/Vegas/Seattle or wherever a great conference may have been to pick up new skills.
Results > Effort: Your success will be measured by results achieved, not effort expended. In fact, if you can do a better job in less time we encourage that.
Company Description
CleverClicks is a fun, close-knit agency with offices in South Africa, Australia and Canada
Our ‘outward’ mission is to help small and medium-sized business owners live their entrepreneurial dreams. We do this through implementing clever marketing strategies with SEO, PPC and social, as well as lead nurturing.
Just as importantly, our ‘inward’ mission is for each of us to push ourselves into the next level of personal growth. Whatever that may be for you. Making you more fulfilled, more valuable and ultimately, happier. More will be revealed in your interview…
Apply now – trust us, this will be the best job you’ve ever had!
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There is a different Covid-19 phenomenon called ‘Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults’ – or MIS-A
This is affecting patients’ heart, digestive tract and nervous systems
MIS-A might not be driven directly by the virus itself but by a post-infectious immunologic response
When the new coronavirus pandemic first began, respiratory distress immediately became the hallmark of severe Covid-19 illness. News reports focused on the inability to breathe, low oxygen saturation levels and the alarming need for ventilators.
But six months later, experts are becoming increasingly concerned about a very different Covid-19 phenomenon, one that spares the lungs only to take direct aim at the patient’s heart, digestive tract and nervous system.
Called “Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults” – or MIS-A – the condition was first spotted last spring in children and teens.
“The symptoms are very similar among adults and children,” explained Dr Alisa Femia, director of both in-patient dermatology and autoimmune connective tissue disease at NYU Langone Dermatologic Surgery & Cosmetic Associates, in New York City.
A shock-like state
“Fever is characteristic,” Femia noted, sometimes accompanied by a rash, skin discolouration and chapping, chest pain and gastrointestinal issues.
“Some patients develop muscle pain and a general feeling of unwellness. And some experience a shock-like state, which means that blood pressure is dropping, the heart rate is up, and the patient appears very, very ill and in immediate need of hospitalisation,” she added.
Femia was part of a team that first reported on the paediatric version of the condition – known as MIS-C – back in July. To date, there have been more than 1 000 cases of MIS-C in the United States, resulting in 20 deaths.
Femia ultimately went on to treat the first reported case of MIS-A. Now, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is zeroing in on the adult version, with an analysis outlined recently in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
The CDC report focused on 27 MIS-A patients ranging in age from 21 to 50. Of those, 10 ended up in the intensive care unit and two of those patients died.
“The lack of respiratory symptoms at presentation represent the main distinction between patients with severe Covid-19 and MIS-A,” said Dr Sapna Bamrah Morris, lead author of the CDC report. She’s an infectious disease specialist and clinical lead of the Health Care Systems and Worker Safety Task Force for the CDC’s Covid-19 Response Team.
In fact, said Morris, in some cases, MIS-A patients “may have multiorgan dysfunction without [any] history of showing symptoms of Covid-19”.
Many patients show no ‘typical’ COVID-19 symptoms
That speaks to the bewildering nature of MIS-A, Femia said. MIS-A patients are testing positive for Covid-19 antibodies, but absent classic respiratory symptoms, many had no idea they were infected. But several weeks or even months later, they suddenly end up hospitalised with serious MIS-A symptoms. At that point, they are often no longer positive for active Covid-19.
“The timing of all of this is very difficult to establish,” Femia said. “We really don’t know how long after an infection with Covid this can happen, because antibodies can remain positive for a couple of months. I would say that, from a doctor’s perspective, our best guess is that this is likely to happen four to six weeks after infection, but it could be three to four months. We really don’t know.”
Dr David Hirschwerk is an infectious disease specialist at Northwell Health in Manhasset, New York. “The timing of all of this suggests that MIS-A is driven not directly by the virus itself but by a post-infectious immunologic response that causes damage to the body,” he said.
“We think that it is relatively rare,” Hirschwerk added. “But we are all on the lookout for it now.”
Femia acknowledged that wasn’t always the case, given that in the early days of the pandemic “hospitals were overwhelmed, and it was a new disease, and this condition just wasn’t on the radar, which means we honestly don’t really know how many adults have gotten this”.
So, who is most at risk for MIS-A? Hirschwerk pointed to the CDC finding that “the vast majority of patients with MIS-A belonged to racial or ethnic minority groups”.
More prevalent in children
But, “like many things with Covid-19, it is all very new to us,” he added. “It requires more study, more data and more time.”
Femia agreed. But she noted that some characteristics of MIS-A are becoming both clear and worrisome. For example, “this has been seen in otherwise healthy patients, as well as among patients with underlying conditions, like obesity. So, the overall suspicion is that you probably don’t need as may co-morbidities to be at risk,” she explained.
“MIS also seems to be more prevalent in children than adults,” she noted. “Why, we just don’t know.”
The good news: “It is treatable,” Femia said. Apart from anti-clotting meds and aspirin, “the most consistent treatment that’s given is IV immunoglobulins”, which are proteins that function as antibodies. “We don’t usually use that to treat acute Covid infection, but it’s borrowed from treatments for other hyper-inflammatory conditions, like Kawasaki disease,” a pediatric illness that causes blood vessel inflammation.
“There’s a lot we don’t know about this,” said Femia. “And many patients will have a very difficult hospital course before they come back to health. But in the end, the majority of patients do survive.”
Bloemfontein – JUNIOR ACCOUNTANT
Salary R9000
2 Years Accounting experience required
Relevant qualification essential
Accounting background
Mixture of PA work up to basic accounting functions and payroll.
Cv and recent photo – fs@generico.co.za
Please state: Salary expectation and availability.
Subject Line: Accountant JNR
R550 – R600 per hour Negotiable depending on experience
Location:
Cape Town
Education level:
Degree
Job level:
Senior
Type:
Six month
Reference:
#ND49631
Company:
E-Merge IT Recruitment
Here’s a bank looking for developing skills in the Western Cape. Expect a large corporate environment but at the heart of it all, you will find an organised dev shop focusing on bleeding edge product! They are also a team of rather cool developers building some really complex + interesting software that you don’t want to miss out on!
You will be involved in application design, architecture and development as well as technical decision making, R&D, etc.. You will play an influential hand in delivering both concepts as well as code into the product base
What do you need to land an interview?
Angular 7 or 8 experience is key
Deep vanilla JavaScript experience would help
This is big, transnational and full of detailed work so deep experience in enterprise, transaction front ends
If you have responsive design knowledge – you will have this in the bag!
C#/Restful Services OR any experience working on large scale Microservices architecture
Cloud – Azure or AWS
MVC type frameworks
Qualification
Tertiary education in computer science/engineering or related field
Reference number for this position is ND49631-2020 which is a contract position based in Western Cape which is a six months contract position offering R550 – R600 per hour, salary negotiable on experience. Contact Nicole on az.oc.egrem-e@delocin or call her on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.
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Pretoria, Wednesday 28 October 2020 – The South African Revenue Service (SARS) welcomes the commitment made by the Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni to reduce the budget deficit and achieve higher economic growth when he presented the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) in Parliament earlier today.
The 2020 MTBPS delivered by the Minister of Finance this afternoon outlines a fiscal consolidation plan to limit the growth in government operational spending and support economic growth over the medium term as outlined by President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan.
The global economy is returning from the depths of its collapse in the first half of 2020, due to eased COVID-19 lockdowns, unprecedented as well as rapid policy support by central banks and governments globally. Global growth is now projected by the IMF to contract by 4.4% in 2020, 0.8 percentage point higher than the June 2020 forecast.
South Africa’s real economic growth is expected to plummet in 2020 as seen in the downward revision of the GDP growth forecasts, primarily due to restrictions on economic activity to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
The economy was underperforming prior to the COVID-19 shock, contracting for three consecutive quarters before the lockdown. The domestic economy contracted by 16.4% in Quarter2 of 2020, the biggest decline since 1960 – marking the fourth quarter of the recession in 2020. The IMF forecasted a contraction of -8% (2020), thereafter a growth of 3% (2021) for South Africa.
In the 2019/20 financial year, SARS collected a net amount of R1 355.8bn, against the Revised Estimate of R1 358.9bn, resulting in a shortfall of R3.1bn (-0.2%) and a growth of R68.2bn (5.3%) from 2018/19. The Printed Estimate for 2020/21 was R1 425.4bn with a required growth of in tax revenue of 5.1%. This estimate was revised down in the June 2020 Supplementary Budget to R1 121.3bn due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The revised Supplementary Budget estimate of R1 121.3bn represented a contraction of R234.1bn (-17.3%) against the previous year.
In the June 2020 Supplementary Budget, government made provisions for taxpayers to alleviate tax obligation pressures induced by the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 252 398 taxpayers have made use of the relief measures with a total of R52.7bn deferred as follows: R1.6bn (PAYE), R33.0bn (Provisional tax), R19.2bn (Customs and excise) of which R18.4bn is for alcohol beverages and tobacco producers.
As at 30 September 2020, SARS collected R518.8bn, with a surplus of R9.3bn (1.8%) against the June 2020 Special Estimate, and a shortfall year-on-year of R117.0bn (18.4%) in nominal terms. All tax types recorded a shortfall. The major tax types performed as follows against the prior year: PIT Net (-12.0%), CIT Net (-24.9%), Net VAT (-15.0%).
Subject to available funding, SARS will continue rebuilding its enforcement capabilities and tools; enhancing its data matching capabilities and make more use of artificial intelligence.
The SARS Commissioner Edward kieswetter said, “Low real growth in the economy coupled with low inflation rates does reduce the revenue potential from taxable activities. There is a close correlation between growth in tax revenue and growth in nominal GDP – which is really a measure of economic performance.”
Mr Kieswetter added that, “Improved tax collection and administration continues to be an important element in achieving fiscal consolidation, as SARS continues to rebuild its capacity. As an organisation, our near-term objectives include:
Finalising the tax gap study in December 2020 to quantify the difference between how much tax should be collected and how much is collected.
Remaining focused on international taxes, particularly aggressive tax planning using transfer pricing.
Increasing enforcement to eliminate syndicated fraud and tax crimes.
Continuing to use third-party data to find non-compliant taxpayers.
Collecting PAYE pay-as-you-earn and VAT debt, and ensuring that outstanding taxpayer returns are filed and liabilities paid.”
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This large manufacturing company is currently looking for an Information Systems Manager to run the IT department. The ideal candidate will have solid experience in the area of leadership and management as well as hands-on experience in functional operations. An all rounder who can rely on a strong IT team for support.
The successful candidate will need to take this business to the next generation of IOT (Internet of things). The 4th industrial revolution is here and the suitable candidate for this position must be aware of that!
Minimum Qualifications and Experience Required:
Degree or B.Tech in IT Studies.
7 to 10 years hands-on manufacturing experience – strong pref. Petro/FMCG.
3 to 5 years management experience, e.g. managing a team.
Strong SAP experience.
Effective Shareholder and admin experience.
Key focus areas will include
IT Network / infrastructure (Lan, Servers, etc.)
Systems MES (Plant software, anti-virus, etc.)
Project management.
Business Governance and Controls management.
IT Strategy and Stakeholder management.
SAP support CO/FI.
Overall Job Purpose:
The IS Manager will act as the single point accountable leader for the management and maintenance of all IT and related systems and infrastructure within the company.
Define and implement world class Information Technology Systems Business Strategies, policies/procedures, governance frameworks and standards.
Manage the anchoring and integration of new and existing Information Technology Systems at the company ensuring that any changes to the business systems are captured enhanced according to the Business Process Analysis.
Business and Financial Accountabilities:
Authorise all expenditure within the approved budget.
Prepare the annual budgets, i.e. Opex and Capex.
Operational Processes Accountabilities:
Ensure IT Infrastructure strategies are observed and adhered to.
Provide technical and non-technical support to internal/external customers.
Conform to and support systems management disciplines including software & hardware change requests.
Maintain overall health of the LAN, WAN, telephony, multi-function devices & server environments.
Develop, monitor and maintain service level agreements (SLA).
Lead problem solving and trouble-shooting initiatives.
Provide Call Desk Service to handle service requests and fault reports.
Design, implement and maintain IT and related systems Infrastructure.
Show visible leadership and commitment in HSSE matters.
System Integration Management.
Create IT strategy and vision and manage its implementation.
Conduct or manage large-scale studies at Functional level.
Management and co-ordination of all aspects of business data.
Project management of all IT projects.
Develop business cases and motivate for approval of large scale IT projects.
Development of business orientated documentation at the Strategic level.
Develop and run high level system training workshops.
Manage database integrity with respect to clean-ups for relevant applications.
People and Leadership Accountabilities:
Provide effective direction and leadership.
Meet annual cost and other planned targets.
Encourage the adoption of values within the company.
Identify and implement training and succession plans.
Develop, manage and co-ordinate IT staff.
Enforce adherence to legal requirements and Policies, Operating Procedures and Instructions.
Disaster preparedness in IT department.
Research and development for innovation and systems improvement.
Information Systems Asset integrity and security.
HSSE and Quality Accountabilities:
Participate in regular site and activities audits thereby ensuring compliance to HSSE and Quality (IATF) standards, procedures and management system elements.
Form part of an annual management review of the company’s HSSE-MS and Quality-MS and their performance elements.
Support of company HSSE and Quality policies, procedures and standards.
Share best practices and learning.
Develop and promote cultural shift.
Report all HSSE incidents.
Essential Skills Required:
Strong communication skills at all levels.
Maturity, resilience and assertive.
Strong negotiating skills.
Strong people management and people motivational skills.
Problem solving.
Business controls management.
Lead and coach cost efficiencies/management behaviours.
Build shared vision: align team & own goals with organisation’s vision.
Maximise business opportunities: sound judgement (Risk & Benefit).
Embrace, lead and embed change.
Team work.
Demonstrate courage and self-mastery.
Motivate, coach and develop others and deliver through others.
Demonstrate personal effectiveness.
Lead and coach and cost efficiencies/management behaviours.
ACCOUNT MANAGER – CTP INTERNATIONAL in Western Cape | Other IT/Computer | Job Mail | 5035388
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A Surveillance Officer (Professional Nurse/Registered Nurse or Staff Nurse) (6 Months FTC) vacancy is available at our Client, Wits Health Consortium in Port Elizabeth – Eastern Cape.
Background
Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited (“WHC”) is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health Sciences. WHC provides Faculty with a legal framework within which to operate the research and other activities necessary to support its academic objectives. In addition, WHC offers a range of products and services to the Academics conducting these activities in order to assist with the management thereof.
Main purpose of the job
To collect clinical data and samples from patients at various designated clinical and hospital sites for surveillance and operational research under programmes that fall within the hospital-based surveillance, in the face of the COVID19 pandemic
Location
Port Elizabeth – Eastern Cape
Key performance areas
Rapidly identify surveillance cases by close liaison with clinicians and laboratory personnel, daily review of all new admissions, and by using other methods that are in place for that site
Obtain informed consent and interview patients, clinicians, and relatives to fulfill ethical requirements and ensure the reliability of data
Complete case report forms by interview and/or record review and submit timeously
Take/ collect relevant specimens (nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal, nasal and stool swabs, and venepuncture) from patients for laboratory testing as per protocol
Monitor the progress and outcome of patients in and out of the hospital to ensure accurate data collection and recording
Produce weekly stats reports
File surveillance and research records on-site after data collection, according to the relevant protocol
Actively participate in and contribute to surveillance-related activities
Must be willing to travel between the various sites and do patient home visits
Assist to obtain permission and ethics approval for surveillance and research activities in the region
Perform tasks assigned by the line manager, related to NICD surveillance and research and assisting with hospital screening and specimen-taking
Required minimum education and training
3 or 4-year Diploma in Nursing
SANC registration as a Professional Nurse/Registered Nurse or Registered as a Staff Nurse is Essential
Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities
Knowledge of infection prevention and control procedures
HIV counseling and testing certificate will be advantageous
Must have strong management skills, with experience in managing conflict
Organized, thorough and accurate approach to work
Resilient with demonstrated ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Above average computer skills, particularly in MS Excel, MS Access, MS Outlook and MS Word
A valid Driver’s License (Manual) is desirable
Required minimum work experience
Three years’ clinical work experience, post-qualification
Two years in clinical research would be advantageous with at least two years’ experience in oropharyngeal/nasopharyngeal specimen taking and venipuncture
TO APPLY
Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV – Please Apply Online
Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
The closing date for all applications is 04 November 2020.
Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates.
Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful.
In accordance with our Employment Equity goals and plan, preference will be given to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.
Please note that AJ PERSONNEL is only responsible for the advertising of the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.
AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.
