About us

We are a strong team of technology experts. We strive to be leaders in the insure-tech industry and continually look at ways to improve our processes and technology. We embrace challenges and fail fast. We value discipline, focus and resilience, and we always deliver. We honour each other and we do not compromise on unity.

The role

•  This position will require the successful candidate to be skilled in programming, software engineering, data architecture and data management.
• Analysing and meeting the organisations need for the management, input and security of data, and developing and identifying the tools that will support these needs. The candidate will oversee the optimization of SQL queries, database structure, backups and audits, to ensure that the database performs at optimum and remains accessible, secure and stable.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Managing the development, health and performance of SQL databases
• Configure servers and processes to improve reliability and cut down on development times
• Uphold and enforce database standards for developers when it comes to structure, naming convention, best practice, including guidance on complex queries and processes
• Mentoring, training and knowledge sharing
• Conduct database troubleshooting and maintenance
• Using the requirements specification, design and structure the data and work closely with the developers to ensure the system meets these requirements
• Continually find ways to better handle data and increase system efficiency, aka optimizing queries, changing data structures and automating tasks
• Develop improved methodologies and institute best practices around database security and access
• Support release deployment activities

About you and your skills:
To be successful in this role you will possess the following attributes and skills:

• Minimum eight years’ experience
• Data modelling and database design: creating a physical database design from a logical data model and application specifications
• Metadata management and repository usage
• Database schema creation and management
• Implementing robust backup and recovery procedures
• Ensuring data integrity
• Performance management and tuning
• Ensuring availability
• Exceptional SQL query writing skills, including Storprocs, functions, data types, etc.
• Data security
• Capacity planning: ability to predict growth based on application data usage
• General system and database management
• Networking and developer skills: TCP/IP, Web servers, firewalls, TLS, XML, C#, XML, APIs, REST, etc.
• Azure data services, ex. Azure MI, Azure VMs, Data Lake, Cosmos, etc.

 
What’s in it for you?

• This roll is permanent/full-time.
  • In return you will enjoy working in a business that not only is established and secure but also offers a great culture, be rewarded with opportunities to further develop your skills, and receive a competitive salary package.  
  • The company established and secure
  • Based in the beautiful City of George, in the Garden Route

Posted on 11 Sep 15:19

Job description

We are looking for a confident retail merchandise innovator who is passionate about product trends, data accuracy and results! You must have previous experience in planning and need to be a visionary who enjoys collaborating with people and sharing insights to create positive impacts that will delight our customers.

Here’s what you can expect to be doing in the role

• Work for a retailer of the future driving sales
• Manage and control category margin and stock efficiencies
• Develop a balanced range whilst displaying strong trader instinct
• Manage promotions and engage with channel owners to drive sales velocity
• Strong analytical skills that supports and challenges category and business strategy

A little about who you are

• Completed a tertiary commercial/retail qualification, preferably a university degree
• Five years of merchandise planning experience
• Previous experience in planning for homeware and/or textiles would be advantageous
• Enjoy building strong supplier relationships
• Digitally savvy
• Entrepreneurial
• Energetic and engaging

Benefits 

• Provident Fund (included in your CTC)
• Onsite facilities available 
• Staff restaurant with a variety of healthy meal options

Posted on 11 Sep 14:34

We are a boutique marketing consultancy looking for a team to work on web and mobile projects on a freelance basis.The ideal person will be a multitalented designer/developer who can manage various disciplines to complete small to medium web projects.

For larger projects, we will also require more focussed skills e.g specialist coding.

The skills listed are all essential and the projects require an experienced and fully competent person.

Budgets vary significantly from project to project and all will be fixed according to the scope of each task.

Freelancers must be willing to work in the studio as well as remotely in their own space, as required.

Essential skills:

• WordPress
• Elementor 
• Woocommerce
• Custom html5
•  Custom CSS
• Custom PHP
• Bootstrap
• UX design

Please send your portfolio in pdf format or link.

Company Description

Marketing consultancy.

Posted on 11 Sep 06:44

Previously disadvantaged candidates will be given preference.

We have an exciting job opportunity for a purpose driven academic to fill the role of Executive Director: Drowning Prevention at a Cape Town based NPO. We’re looking for a candidate who has worked closely with Education who will essentially take ownership of drowning prevention in the country. Ideally, you have drowning prevention experience, but the organisation may consider someone who has worked within the Medical/Health Services fields. The successful candidate understands the theory of drowning prevention and is fully aware of international thinking/trends/practices in this regard. We’re looking for someone who is strategic, forward thinking, and able to lobby for funding at a government level. The role encompasses extensive stakeholder engagement. Staff management is also key as you will manage a team. If this important role meets your skill sets and passions, we’ve love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• The Strategic and Executive Leadership of Drowning Prevention within the NPO
• Efficient and effective Drowning Prevention: one of the core mandates of the organisation
• Strategic positioning and management of Drowning Prevention
• Fulfilling the generic components of management in respect of Drowning Prevention, which includes: Planning, Organising, Budgeting, Controlling/facilitating, Monitoring/Information Management and Communicating/Motivating.

Requirements
The successful candidate must have/be:

• Master’s Degree Health Sciences/a related field
• Research Experience with peer reviewed publications as principle or co-author
• Evidence of Capacity for Drowning or Health Prevention Management with a strong people focus.
• Portfolio of experience
• An academic background
• Worked closely with or in the field of Education
• At least 5 years relevant work experience in a management capacity, in a related field with contactable executive references
• Cause or purpose driven
• Drowning prevention experience – ideal
• Understand the theory of drowning prevention and be fully aware of international thinking/trends/practices
• Staff management experience – will manage a team
• Excellent communication in English
• Good judgement
• Change management experience
• Leadership abilities
• Management experience
• A strategic thinker
• Financial literacy
• Data Analysis and Reporting competencies.

Company Description

VGP Recruitment is a specialist recruitment agency in the advertising, marketing, media, creative, digital, PR/communications and publishing industries.

Posted on 09 Sep 14:41