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Remuneration:	Cost to company
Location:	Johannesburg
Education level:	Degree
Job level:	Junior
Type:	Permanent
Company:	Kantar TNS

Driving growth through insight

Research executive 

Role mission statement

The Research Executive works with line managers to set up and run research projects. Build a strong day to day working relationship with the operational departments to ensure the smooth running of projects through the department.

At Kantar TNS we understand consumer behaviour like nobody else. One of the world’s largest research agencies, we drive growth by helping our clients make the most of the moments that matter. Our global teams advise on everything from brand, communications and innovation to shopper activation and customer relationships. Join us and you’ll be part of 30,000 colleagues and 12 world-leading research, data and insight brands at Kantar. At the heart of WPP, our unique consumer insight inspires clients to flourish in an extraordinary world.

Key outcomes

• Travel to client meetings as and when required (very occasionally may require overnight trips)
• Internal presentations, general project administration and client files
• Setting up of projects
• Interdepartmental project management
• Questionnaire management
• Preparing fieldwork materials under supervision
• Specking and checking of code frames
• Data/chart/coding specking and checking
• Initial analysis of data and report preparation
• Checking and proofreading presentations

Capabilities:

• Three-year degree, preferably in research, marketing, business, economics, social sciences
• Previous experience of: at least one to two years’ relevant market research experience in a research agency, client company, management or marketing consultancy
• Build rapport with and show consideration for all work colleagues
• Courteous, respectful and professional in all communications
• Set priorities and manage tasks
• Manage multiple projects
• Flexibility
• Analytical skills
• Integrity and high ethical standards

Join us

At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and also to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.

We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and the shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that is out of the ordinary and join us.

Posted on 02 Feb 14:51

Remuneration:	R549372 – R684494 per year TCTC
Location:	Johannesburg
Job policy:	Employment Equity position
Company:	Brand South Africa

Job description

Job purpose

To manage and influence relationships with key stakeholders as identified and prioritised in the strategic plan to promote Brand South Africa’s strategic objectives in partnership with these stakeholders, to external audiences. To play a key programmatic role in the definition and delivery of projects through participating in processes to conceptualise projects in partnership with stakeholders, developing internal concepts where required, manage the needs and expectations of the stakeholders and ensuring they are effectively addressed in the roll-out plan. The Relationship Consultant is one of the main Brand South Africa custodians of the relationship with identified stakeholders and a key output is to ensure the effectiveness and sustainability of these collaborations.

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science/ Economics/ Marketing/ Business Management/ Project Management or equivalent

Postgraduate degree in Political Science / Economics / Marketing / Business Management (e.g. MBA)/ Project Management will be an added advantage

5+ years combined project management experience in marketing, communications, public relations, stakeholder relations, at a mid-management level.

Key Performance Areas:

Development of programme specific projects and initiatives

With reference to Brand South Africa business plan and signed MoU’s with priority stakeholders, unpack, research, workshop and develop implementation plans to activate the delivery of a project / initiative / campaign in line with the integrated marketing and communications programme and stakeholder expectations.  

Maintain and manage relationships with the right decision-makers and influencers and canvass all input from geographic and stakeholder plans and target group information.

Sell the project / initiative / campaign plan for buy-in and approval (sign-off) with relevant stakeholder priority base (levels, locations, platforms, decision-makers, beneficiaries)

Sell the project / campaign / initiative to the relevant stakeholder bases and decision-makers / beneficiaries to ensure buy-in in terms of the content, tone, roll-out mechanism(s), budget, audience target(s), collaborative ownership, time lines and output.   

Feedback stakeholder inputs, research, scanning of the environment, and other relevant information (budgets, changing priorities) back to Marketing and Communications for refinement and amendment in the activation plans to ensure sign-off.  

Compliance, monitoring and reporting

   

Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the stakeholder-implemented initiatives (including risks) and reflect this in the quarterly reporting in accordance with the contracted performance measurement and business plan scorecard of the organisation.

To scan the wider public policy environment to identify and leverage opportunities for future work where supportive of the strategic aims of Brand South Africa, develop leads to establish relationships with public policy makers and influencers and identify opportunities for joint future work where appropriate. (E.g. new international relations strategy, diplomacy rules for sectors and geographic regions).

Ensure adherence to the project corporate identity, copy right, correct representation, referencing, necessary Brand South Africa support to affect the objectives of the stakeholder roll-out plans. Ensure collateral is available at all Brand South Africa stakeholder activations.

Monitor resource spend and financial expenditure in accordance with the approved project plans.  Develop an ROI for increased stakeholder value. Complete a variance report on a monthly basis and identify reconciliations where appropriate.

General administration

Ensure all portfolio of evidence is correct, appropriate and uploaded onto brand base or an identified sharepoint portal. Maintain all project documentation for retrieval.

Develop error-free submissions for presentation by the GM to EXCO. Process all necessary payments, S&Ts, travel and other disbursements. Ensure leave management is monitored and managed within the business unit.

Company Description

Brand South Africa aims to contribute to the objectives of the National Development Plan (NDP) by managing South Africa’s Nation Brand reputation in order improve the country’s global attractiveness and competitiveness.

Requirements

Required Skills, Competencies and Attributes

Excellent business acumen, i.e. strategic ability to position and sell Brand South Africa’s mandate and initiatives in response to emerging political, business and environmental trends.

Excellent presentation skills, i.e. the ability to use the right presentation techniques and emphasise the right content to influence and persuade target audiences. And excellent verbal and oratorical skills to ensure delivery of Brand South Africa content to high level audiences.

Knowledge of the Government operations and processes.

Above average interpersonal and communication skills to engage credibly with people at different levels and with different needs (public relations).

Marketing skills, i.e. the ability to identify and capture a target market or audience’s needs and sell a message branded with the identified need.  

Excellent negotiation and ‘deal-making’ skills.

Excellent fundraising and negotiating partnerships that will bring added value in financial and resource terms.

Knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, sharepoint and MS CRM or any other CRM system), including Microsoft projects

Competent in project management

Excellent proposal, portfolio writing and planning ability.

Self-management.

Results oriented (output driven)

Thorough and excellent follow-through ability

Willingness to work extended hours and travel substantively (within and across borders where necessary).

Perform under pressure

Above average level of perceptiveness and discernment

Networking ability

Service oriented

Persuasive

Ability to take data and transform it into high level well-structured presentations.

Ability to structure and close a partnership and reduce to writing.

Ability to work in a team and to be matrix managed.

Ability to think strategically

Comprehensive understanding of the social, business, political and legislative environment (domestic and international) within which Brand South Africa operates.

Thorough knowledge of the workings of the political, business and macro-economic environment (domestic and internationally).

Understanding the socio economic environment (domestic and internationally).

Working knowledge of systems and processes and how they contribute to organisational performance.

Advanced knowledge of how to determine value from a customer perspective.

Ability to segment clients as well as contribute to a stakeholder strategy development process.

Brand South Africa is committed to ensuring and maintaining workplace diversity and the attainment of employment equity, having due regard to qualifications and appropriate experience. Please include certified copies of ID, and qualifications and contact details of at least 3 referees.

Brand South Africa encourages applications from people with disabilities, White, Indian (male/female) as per EE requirements  

This position is subject to competency assessments. Brand South Africa retains the right not to employ.

Posted on 01 Feb 15:28

Remuneration:	negotiable Basic plus commission
Location:	Johannesburg
Education level:	Degree
Job level:	Junior
Own transport required:	Yes
Travel requirement:	Often
Type:	Permanent
Reference:	#POSConsultant

Job description

We are looking for a POS consultant to sell and implement our TallOrder Cloud POS Solution.

The POS consultant will work with CloudOne.mobi and its customers in order to deliver an excellent experience setting up the TallOrder Cloud POS to new customers and helping existing customer maintain their systems where required. In addition, the TallOrderPOS Consultants will help secure new business for the TallOrder where possible by means of referrals from existing customers and by cold calling on potential business near existing customers.

Requirements

Key areas of responsibility:

• Execute on the TallOrder sales plan by targeting the correct customers, servicing those customers and strategically acquiring new customers.
• Responsible for configuring the TallOrder solution and installing customer solutions.
• Ensure the solution meets the specification and functions of the customer requirements
• Identify gaps and recommend system modifications to the CloudOne.mobi development team to optimally satisfy customer business requirements. This will be based on feedback from your customer base.
• Setting up menus and product catalogues as intelligently as possible for new customers.
• Deliver TallOrder product training for new customers as well as for new staff at existing customers.
• Regular communication and knowledge sharing with any other POS Consultants we employ.
• Use the Company’s online CRM tool to capture the information relating to all customer interactions and requests.
• Report back on weekly billing and sales pipeline.
• Work with the CloudOne.mobi admin team to ensure that all logistical operations run smoothly, including: Credit Applications for new customers, All billing is done effectively and on time, Timely ordering and delivery of purchases where required.
• Work along with the rest of the CloudOne.mobi team to help promote our brands and the rest of the product range when possible.

Additional duties and responsibilities:

• The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this job. 
• They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and indeed additional responsibilities may be assigned, as required.

Key achievable:

• Achieving high levels of customer satisfaction and delight whilst delivering a profitable service
• to the TallOrder customer base
• Developing the right client base and brand image for CloudOne.mobi in the region
• Using the Company’s systems to maximum advantage

Key attributes:

• Presentable person with a warm and friendly personality
• Strong capacity to communicate clearly and effectively
• Ideally a degree or diploma from a recognised tertiary institution
• Strong computer and mobile device user skills
• Able to work independently
• Organised
• Experience as waiter, waitress or restaurant manager in the past will be very useful
• Some further level of IT and Sales knowledge/Experience will be an advantage

Posted on 31 Jan 16:28