Data Manager

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Together with our client in the Healthcare and Research Sector based in East London, we are recruiting for a Data Manager. The suitable candidate must have a Master’s degree in Information Technology, Database Management, Statistics, Computer Science, or related.

Purpose of the position:

To lead the strategic positioning, development and institutionalising of sustainable data management processes, procedures and systems. To manage data team staff, oversee and maintain all data infrastructure systems and platforms, and develop and action core data collection, quality assurance and management activities and service

Scope of work:

Strategic development:

  • Position the Research Unit data systems to be flexible, sustainable and align to global research standards
  • Institutionalize high quality data collection, management, quality assurance and archival systems and processes
  • Identify and incorporate emerging data technologies and eHealth systems into current and future research studies and proposals
  • Design compatible and integrated systems for data processing and sharing with research partners
  • Research Project Data management:
  • Manage and ensure that all data collection platforms and systems meet the needs of individual research projects and field implementation activities
  • Design data collection tools using REDCap, ACASI, Commcare, or custom-made applications
  • Develop user-friendly interface applications for data collection and facilitate trainings and field implementation
  • Work with study PI and Manager to develop data management and quality assurance plans, including project progress monitoring tools
  • Ensure training of and optimal implementation of all components of project data management
  • Develop and automate statistical dashboards on project implementation and key study variables
  • Design and implement automated randomization procedures with allocation concealment

Database and IT management:

  • Implement, adapt and monitor data infrastructure including its networking and access
  • Maintain Research Unit virtual servers and hosting platforms and resolve software, hardware, and network problems
  • Development back-end database systems including SQL, Oracle and MariaDB.
  • Design and implement confidential and ethically acceptable data transmission strategies

Administrative:

  • Manage, train and mentor Data Team staff members
  • Inform technical specifications and oversee procurement of software, hardware and electronic resources
  • Prepare and extract analytic datasets, and perform basic analysis for project pi and managers
  • Attend departmental management meetings

Essential Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in Information Technology, Database Management, Statistics, Computer Science, or related field
  • Advantageous Qualifications:
  • Master’s Degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics or Statistics
  • Certificate in Database Development and Management
  • Certificate in Sever Maintenance
  • Certificate in Information Technology (Network Configuration and/or application development)
  • Certificate in Management

Job related and industry experience required:

  • Data collection design using REDCap
  • Relational database development
  • Data management plan development
  • Data management and quality assurance experience in a research environment
  • Data server management
  • Epidemiologic study designs
  • Development of ACASI data collection tools
  • Use of STATA, SPSS, SAS or R for Data Analysis
  • Experience with cloud hosting
  • Experience with HTML, php or c++ languages
  • IT network infrastructure maintenance and management
  • Good Clinical Practices in relation to data safety and archival procedures
  • Biostatistical skills highly advantageous
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience working as a Data Manager
  • Minimum 3 years’ in team leadership and staff mentoring role
  • Experience in IT environment advantageous
  • Knowledge of public health research implementation and monitoring procedures

Additional requirements:

  • Proficiency in English (reading, writing and speaking)
  • Proficiency in Xhosa would be advantageous
  • Valid Driver’s License
  • Willingness to travel extensively

Salary:

R 613 157.00 – R 838 611.00 CTC per Annum

Closing date for applications: 13 August 2020 at 14h00

Interested candidates should forward their CV with supporting documents to Alet Peens – recruitment2@qetello.co.za

Regional Manager (financial Services) – Bloemfontein

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Our client, operating in the financial services space, is seeking to employ an experienced Regional Manager to oversee business operations in Bloemfontein.

 

Candidate must reside in Bloemfontein.

 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

  • Grade 12 / Matric
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Management, or a similar field preferred
  • 3+ Years of Management and Leadership experience within the Financial Services Industry
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with CRM systems, and project management tools
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Excellent leadership and decision-making skills
  • Ability to multitask and work efficiently under pressure
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

 

REGIONAL MANAGER RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Achieving business goals and revenue targets.
  • Overseeing daily operations, managing budgets, and setting performance objectives.
  • Recruiting, training, and supporting General Managers, as well as conducting regular performance appraisals.
  • Developing and implementing business, marketing, and advertising plans.
  • Managing internal and external stakeholder relations and negotiating contracts.
  • Planning, evaluating, and optimizing operations to be efficient and cost effective.
  • Ensuring products and services comply with regulatory and quality standards.
  • Ensuring company standards and procedures are followed.
  • Preparing and presenting monthly, quarterly, and annual statements, analyses, and reports of operations and finances.
  • Dealing with escalated customer issues, incident reports, and legal actions.

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    This freestanding home is a great rental opportunity. The home offers the following: 3 Well sized bedrooms with built-in cupboards. Main bedroom with walk-in closet. 3 Bathrooms, main en-suite with double basins and shower, and the other bathrooms offer a bath in the one and shower in the other. Study with built-in cupboards. Open plan modern kitchen (with gas stove), lounge & dining room leading onto the covered patio and private pet-friendly garden. Domestic quarters with toilet and shower.
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    This freestanding home is a great rental opportunity. The home offers the following: 3 Well sized bedrooms with built-in cupboards. Main bedroom with walk-in closet. 3 Bathrooms, main en-suite with double basins and shower, and the other bathrooms offer a bath in the one and shower in the other. Study with built-in cupboards. Open plan modern kitchen (with gas stove), lounge & dining room leading onto the covered patio and private pet-friendly garden. Domestic quarters with toilet and shower.
Laundry. Double carport. Teen Pad: Above garage – Kitchenette, shower /toilet/ basin, bedroom with built-in cupboards, and a study overlooking the garden.
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News24.com | World Rugby CEO: Cape Town Sevens cancelled with ‘health and well-being in mind’

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  • On Tuesday, World Rugby announced the cancellation of the popular Dubai and Cape Town Sevens tournaments.
  • These two tournaments would have been the first two legs of the popular World Sevens Series
  • Due to the coronavirus pandemic, World Rugby decided to cancel the events, however, they will return in 2021.

World Rugby announced on Tuesday that the popular Dubai and Cape Town Sevens, the opening legs of the 2020/21 World Sevens Series, had been cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Brett Gosper, the chief executive officer of World Rugby said although his organisation were disappointed that the decision had to be taken to cancel the tournaments, it was done with the health and well-being of the global rugby community in mind.

World Rugby, its partners, SA Rugby and the Dubai organisers undertook a comprehensive consultation process and constructive dialogue to reach the decision to cancel the events.

“While we share in the disappointment of players, teams, fans, hosts and everyone involved with the popular events in Dubai and Cape Town, this is a prudent decision taken with the health and well-being of the global rugby community and wider society as our top priority and guided by the relevant government and international public health authority advice,” said Gosper in a statement released to the media.

Gosper confirmed, however, that both tournaments would return in 2021.

“We look forward to welcoming these wonderful destinations back to the series following this year’s hiatus,” said Gosper.

The event at Cape Town Stadium was provisionally scheduled for 4-6 December.

Health24.com | A woman’s egg may prefer one man’s sperm over another’s

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  • A woman’s eggs may be able to choose which sperm to accept
  • Chemical signals released by the eggs ‘attract’ certain sperm
  • This means that egg-sperm chemical dynamics may make particular egg-sperm combinations work better

People have certain qualities they look for in a mate, and now a new study finds that a woman’s eggs may be choosy about sperm, too.

Researchers said the findings offer new insight into human reproduction – showing that eggs will not accept just any sperm, and actually have more say in the union than previously recognised.

In the moments just before fertilisation, there is a chemical “conversation” between an egg and sperm, explained John Fitzpatrick, an associate professor at Stockholm University, in Sweden, and leader of the new study.

“The chemical signals released from eggs allow sperm to change their swimming behaviour,” Fitzpatrick said. “Sperm swim straighter and move towards the egg when they are exposed to the chemical signals. In other words, eggs are releasing sperm-guidance chemicals, like a trail of bread crumbs leading the sperm to the egg, and this can influence fertility.”

Chemicals draw sperm in

Based on the new findings, a woman’s eggs use those signals preferentially, to better attract sperm from certain men.

The researchers arrived at that conclusion after studying samples of sperm and follicular fluid from couples undergoing infertility treatment. Follicular fluid surrounds eggs and contains the chemicals that draw sperm in.

It turned out that follicular fluid from any one woman was better at attracting sperm from certain men, versus others. And the egg’s preferences did not always match with the woman’s choice of mate.

It’s not clear whether there could be any practical implications for addressing infertility, Fitzpatrick said.

“But,” he said, “about one-third of cases of infertility don’t have a clear cause. We weren’t considering how chemical signals might influence egg-sperm interactions and infertility before. Our work helps open the door to consider this in the future.”

The findings were published online on 10 June in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

Vying for the fittest sperm

Dr Natan Bar-Chama is president of the Society for Male Reproduction and Urology, in Birmingham, Alabama. He cautioned that the findings are based on a small number of couples, and a statistical finding in a study does not always translate into actual physiology.

That said, the existence of such a process makes sense, according to Bar-Chama. The implication, he said, is that right up to the last moment, the egg is vying for the most fit sperm.

But it’s not clear how important that “final filter” is in a couple’s chances of having a baby, Bar-Chama said.

“This is one step, and its impact has yet to be determined,” he said.

Fitzpatrick said that in the context of infertility treatment, the effects of the egg’s chemical signals may, in fact, be minimal. “This is because eggs and sperm are treated very well under clinical in-vitro fertilisation protocols and given every chance to produce viable embryos,” he explained.

Few sperm ‘make it’

Plus, Bar-Chama pointed out, during infertility treatment sperm are often injected directly into eggs – in a process called intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).

But could bypassing that final chemical interaction between eggs and sperm have consequences? Again, Bar-Chama pointed to all the steps that are taken to ensure the most viable embryo is implanted.

“I think all the data we have on (the health of) ICSI babies speaks for itself,” he said.

But eggs’ chemical attractants may be more critical during natural fertilisation, according to Fitzpatrick. On average, the study found, when follicular fluid was being “more attractive” in its chemical signals, about 18% more sperm swam for their goal. And that could be “pretty important”, Fitzpatrick said.

“Our best estimates are that only a few hundred sperm make it to the egg,” he noted. “And only around 10% of these sperm are able to fertilise an egg at any given time.”

Of course, couples presumably get together without a clue of their egg-sperm compatibility. And no one is saying these egg-sperm chemical dynamics are likely to make or break the chances of conceiving.

“Instead, it may make particular egg-sperm combinations easier to fertilise,” Fitzpatrick said. “We still have a long way to go before we can say this definitely, but it is certainly a possibility.”

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Operations/Communications Intern (Cape Town)

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Remuneration: R8000 – R12000 per month Basic salary 
Location: Cape Town
Job level: Student
Type: 3 Months
Company: Trusted Interns

We are a social enterprise changing the way the informal economy trades. Our digital marketplace, available on mobile phones, connects informal micro-
enterprises with local customers living in informal settlements (townships) looking for their services. Whether a resident of a township needs to paint their house or paint their
nails, WOM connects them with local services they can afford and trust. Micro-entrepreneurs who sign-up, pay a monthly fee, and gain access to formal supply chains and group discounts, shared resources, and training so they can grow as their businesses do.

Since launching just over a year ago, we have signed up over 11,000 users (customers), completing hundreds of jobs, to generate over 750,000 ZAR in income for our members, often doubling or trebling their monthly income. Successes that have led us to secure partnerships with Old Mutual and become shortlisted as a finalist for the Google Impact Awards, and now the 2020 Dubai Expo Innovation Awards.

We are excited to now be hiring for our Operations and Communications Intern. The role will be responsible for making sure that everything runs smoothly, from our daily booking management to our Member onboarding. If we are doing it, you are involved. The role will give the successful candidate the opportunity to be there at the start, like being on the front row at The Soil’s first gig, being in Steve Job’s garage with his first computer, or being Chinua Achebe’s editor for “When Things Fall Apart”.

 Culture and fit

  • We are a small, young, energetic team who love tea, our work, good humour, better music, and a roll-up your sleeves attitude (in no particular order);
  • We are all committed to learning, to new ideas, and to be better than we were last month;
  • We do not enjoy egos, jobsworths, lots of ideas with no execution, bad tea, and low expectations; and
  • We believe in local solutions and are committed to building a platform for, by and with the informal economy.

Roles and responsibilities

  • Daily booking coordinator tasks and management of booking schedule for the day.
  • Purchasing of stock under the Supply chain function of WOM;
  • Coordinate the Membership onboarding and assessment processes;
  • Coordinate Member engagements and events;
  • Maintain and update members’ details in WOM’s CRM (Hubspot) to ensure data is accurate and up to date at all times;
  • Development and maintenance of content for social media, including Instagram and WhatsApp;
  • Co-ordinating marketing and sales activities;
  • General office support and administration; and
  • Any other ad-hoc tasks as assigned by management

Note: As we operate over weekends, some Saturday shifts are required and will be compensated at overtime rates.

Experience and skills

  • Tertiary qualification in a relevant field such as marketing, management or operations preferable;
  • Excellent attention to detail;
  • Ability to manage a wide range of responsibilities in a very fast-paced environment and always land on your feet (think ninja cat);
  • Must be fluent in English and Xhosa;
  • Experience in a start-up desirable; and
  •  Good sense of humour and hard-working attitude is a must, if you like the shallow end, this isn’t for you.

Remuneration and benefits

  • Market-related salary (depending on experience)
  • Open Office Bar on Fridays;
  • Unlimited Tea/Coffee/Snacks.
  • Start Date: 1 August 2020
  • Situated: HO, Woodstock
  • Hours: Full-time

Posted on 29 Jul 14:04

Senior Account Manager (Durban)

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Location: Durban
Job level: Senior
Type: Contract

Job description

Oliver South Africa is looking for an experienced senior account manager for a contract opportunity to be based in our offices in the Northern suburbs of Durban (this will, however, be remote work until the lockdown is completed).

Employment type: Six-month fixed-term contract.

Start date: 15 August 2020

Location: Durban (North Suburbs)

We are looking for a senior account manager for one of Oliver’s biggest and newest clients.

Reporting into the content team leader, the senior account manager, will be responsible for managing the delivery process and operations functions for all projects submitted through the Studio.

The senior account manager is the key driver for the delivery engine, and as such is responsible for the investigation, and translation of client briefs into a feasible, cost-efficient creative solution using their extensive experience and knowledge of delivering cross-platform projects and using smart operational processes and workflow management. Working in close collaboration with the Content Team Leader to understand our clients’ needs and to inspire the team to deliver brilliant work in the most effective way and with an outstanding service ethos.

Role overview:

Management and Facilitation of project set up + reporting

  • Managing and documenting the triage process for new projects.
  • Decision maker of where and how the work is funnelled through the studio and wider agency
  • Facilitate clear direction and communication for all projects
  • Manage and advise on Kick-off meetings for all projects.
  • Collaborating with CTL to create weekly reports on finance and status of the department for client and Oliver.
  • Managing daily/weekly WIP meetings with the on-site team.
  • Managing key projects when required.

Workflow and resourcing

  • Ensure that the onsite team have all required resources and equipment.
  • Ensuring all team members (including onsite, near-site and GPP) adhere to the client’s processes and guidelines.

Requirements

  • Excellent client engagement skills with the ability and confidence to liaise with senior client stakeholders.
  • Experience and knowledge of delivering cross-platform projects e.g. digital display, website and video – In order to advise in the triage of new briefs.
  • Confident in estimating complex, cross-platform projects.
  • Experience working with offshore 3rd parties and implications of this. E.g. financially and operationally.
  • The ability to manage and filter workflow as well as organise and prioritise workloads to maximise productivity.
  • Considered, assertive and influential; ability to lead, with the skills and aptitude to develop and motivate a team.
  • Able to think on your feet and make decisions; someone who finds solutions rather than simply reports problems.
  • Proactive and adaptable, able to effectively work under pressure.
  • Experience in working as part of a team to deliver high-quality work that is on time and within budget.
  • Experience in prioritising and effectively managing multiple projects simultaneously
  • Highly adaptable to new procedures and systems and ensuring that these systems are adhered to.
  • Strong attention to detail and a passion to make sure quality control procedures are adhered to.

Other essential points to note:

As we are working remotely, it is essential that the ideal candidate has the following in place to ensure there are no delays in delivering work timeously:

  • Back-up power supply, if necessary.
  • Stable internet connectivity – fibre connection preferable (options can be discussed) in order to connect to remote servers as well as to conduct virtual meetings daily.
  • Personal computer with relevant capabilities necessary for the role.

Applications close: 15 August 2020

To apply email [[recruitment@more.global]

About us

Oliver, part of the global Inside Ideas Group (Oliver, AdjustYourSet, Dare, etc.), is a rapidly expanding creative services agency with a twist – we provide our clients with bespoke dedicated agencies that operate from within their offices. It’s a dynamic fast-paced solutions-focused start-up environment – that brings client and agency closer together to create more creative and effective work.

www.oliver.agency

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Posted on 29 Jul 12:57

Product Owner – Credit/Financial Services (Cape Town)

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Remuneration: Market related 
Location: Cape Town, Southern Suburbs
Job level: Mid
Type: Permanent
Reference: #HCH-1697
Company: HomeChoice

Job description

The ideal candidate for this role will have a technical background, be delivery focused and familiar with e-commerce concepts. In conjunction with these, the ideal candidate will also have experience in delivering credit/financial services products in a retail environment.

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

  • Represent key business areas in evaluating, prioritising, and implementing technology solutions to support’s the business objectives of digital revenue growth
  • Collaborate with development teams to produce technically focused user stories, enabling them to deliver value in an effective manner
  • Provide a support function to scrum teams by managing the product backlog, facilitating daily stand ups and go lives
  • Manage stakeholders, ensuring consensus is reached between delivering short term gains vs investing in long term strategic goals
  • Identify and drive continuous improvements against the key credit metrics
  • Produce wireframes and work with creative teams to define the UI

A little about who you are

  • Retail credit and/or Fintech experience essential, with a recent large, successful credit system implementation advantageous
  • Strong organisational and project management skills, able to work well under pressure where multiple tasks are needing to be run concurrently
  • Comfortable leading solution design processes and champion/challenger testing with customers
  • Familiar with API development and cross-platform integrations, experience with bots and automation tools highly advantageous
  • Experience with designing and implementing functionality across multiple systems, including web-based, and mobile solutions
  • Data-oriented, using data/analytics to make informed decisions
  • Excellent problem solving and decision-making skill; deals well with ambiguity in a fast-paced environment
  • Clear sense of accountability and ownership
  • Degree/diploma in computer science, engineering or similar relevant field
  • Minimum of three years’ working experience as a product owner. CSPO qualification advantageous
  • In-depth knowledge of agile process and principles

Benefits

  • Provident fund (included in CTC)
  • Flexible working hours
  • Café and lounge area
  • Staff restaurant with a variety of healthy meal options

Posted on 29 Jul 12:17

Showroom Sales Assistant – Casual (Johannesburg)

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Remuneration: Market related 
Location: Johannesburg
Job level: Junior/Mid
Type: Contract
Reference: #HCH-1706
Company: HomeChoice

Job description

Purpose of the role

The ideal candidate for this role will assist in the running and day to day handlings of the HomeChoice showroom’s stockroom.

Key performance areas

Stock management

  • Stock orders, taking constraints into consideration such as storage space and stock on hand
  • Assembling of goods delivered for the showroom floor
  • Notifying sales team/stockroom controller on goods to be moved to salesfloor
  • Maintaining stockroom according to business standards
  • Replenishing of spares for breakages

Provide an exceptional customer experience

  • Ensure a professional, polite and efficient service is offered by acting as an ambassador
  • Take responsibility by ensuring that advice is always given in the customers best interest
  • Ensure that positive results are achieved whilst maintaining customer satisfaction
  • Continuously work towards improving the customer experience and service delivery
  • Assist with floor sales coverage when Stockroom duties are fulfilled
  • Assist with meeting monthly intake/NSV targets
  • Assist with customer queries and same-day resolution

Administration and reporting

  • Receipting deliveries from DC
  • Receipting goods return with Security
  • Liaising with stockroom Controller on parcels for Click & Collect
  • Overseeing stock transfers to and from the DC as per policy
  • Liaising with stockroom controller goods received

Please note:

All interviews will be taking place via Microsoft Teams.

Qualifications and accreditations.

  • Grade 12/matric or equivalent

Experience and skills

  • Minimum of one year of stock room experience within a retail environment
  • Effective communication skills (verbal and written)
  • Must be able to work shifts, weekends and public holidays
  • Clear credit and criminal record
  • Must be computer literate (email, internet, Word and Excel)
  • Excellent telephone and face to face customer etiquette

Attributes and behaviours

  • Customer focused/centric attitude
  • Performance-driven and results-orientated with a relentless drive to succeed
  • A strong can-do attitude and an energetic positive approach
  • Exceptional attention to detail with a thorough approach to work
  • Excellent listening and interpersonal communication
  • Team player but able to work independently
  • Customer-focused/centric attitude

Posted on 29 Jul 12:15