A leading educational institution is seeking a dedicated, confident and organised Junior Student Advisor to join their team.
Open position : Junior Student Advisor Location : Port Elizabeth Salary : Market related Reporting to : Vice Principal Essential : Drivers licence and own transport
The ideal candidate must meet the following criteria : – National Diploma or Bachelors Degree in Public Relations / Business / Marketing or Communications – At least 2 years sales experience would be a great advantage – Strong sales / marketing background – Excellent communication an public speaking skills – Target driven and proactive – Takes initiative – Computer literate – Flexible in being able to work inconvenient hours should the need arise
Duties : – Create brand awareness and distribute marketing material in new areas – Educate opinion leaders – Facilitate presentations at schools – Distribute interest cards – Market the brand to parents through cold calling – Represent brand at career expos – Facilitate stakeholder events – Formulate and implement plans
Recruitment duties include : – Make follow up calls to students and organise interviews – Respond to queries online and telephonically – Provide advice to students on the courses they are interested in and explain the institutions entrance criteria
Candidates meeting all the above criteria are invited to email their CV to bulelwa@kingrec.co.za
If you have not received contact from us within two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.
An established and expanding Automotive Manufacturing Supplier, based in the East London IDZ, is seeking to employ a Senior Launch Engineer. The successful candidate will be responsible for all non-recurring events and deliverables associated with the launch of the specific model or individual product changes, as well as for meeting all program launch targets at the right quality and cost while meeting all scorecard items related to launch management.
Minimum experience and qualification requirements:
– Engineering Degree or Diploma (minimum NQF 5) in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
– Project and/or Programme Management experience
– 3+ years’ experience in the Automotive Manufacturing industry
– Participation in at least 1 new Product Start-up
Core knowledge / skills:
– Advanced computer literacy
– AUTOCAD or similar
– Planning, organising and controlling skills
– Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
– Decision-making and problem-solving skills
– Ability to cope with stressful situations
Responsibilities:
– Track and co-ordinate all Plant Launch activities. (Launch includes new product introduction and engineering changes along with transfers on products that are currently in production) – Manage the product launch and plant rearrangement from current to new platforms – Manage resource and training requirements for pre-builds – Adherence to Business operating systems and direction setting to the plant team – Launch cost budget creation and management – Drive and coordinate Launch review meetings – Co-ordinate and ensure facility readiness and build dates are met for all sample builds – Co-ordinate and manage all process sign-off events, power build and run at rate activities – Support and track PPAP submissions – Cross functional co-ordination with internal and external stakeholders eg. customer, suppliers and contractors – Interface with CBU Program Management, internal organisation’s departments to ensure timely launch – Ensure all APQP documents are in place and completed – Once tools are delivered to the plant the Launch Manager/Plant Manager must approve all engineering change implementation for the purpose of assuring a successful Launch, PPAP or any other customer deliverable.
Please note: only candidates that meet the inherent requirements of the position will be considered.
Western Cape police are appealing to members of the public to assist in tracing 12-year-old Michaela Williams who went missing on Tuesday afternoon.
She was last seen at her Crane Street residence in New Horizon, Grassy Park, and was reported missing in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
“Michaela was last seen in the company of an adult male who also resides in Crane Street, and who is currently not at home,” spokesperson Colonel Andre Traut said in a statement on Wednesday.
Williams was wearing a black miniskirt, orange top and brown sandals at the time of her disappearance.
Members of the public with information are encouraged to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or the Grassy Park Police Station on 021 700 3900.
Cape Town –England pace bowler James Anderson will miss the final two Tests in South Africa after suffering a rib injury during their dramatic victory in Cape Town.
Anderson sustained the problem on the final day of the second Test and MRI scans on Wednesday confirmed he won’t be back in action until after the current tour.
It is a bitter blow for the 37-year-old, who was just two games into his comeback following the calf injury he endured in last summer’s Ashes series.
Anderson, England’s record Test wicket taker, spent almost five months working back to full fitness and showed signs of being back to his best with seven wickets in England’s series-levelling 189-run win.
But he was in visible discomfort on the final day, clutching his side at times and grimacing through two painful overs after tea.
“James Anderson has been ruled out of the remainder of the Test series against South Africa after sustaining a left rib injury in England’s second Test victory at Newlands,” an ECB statement said.
“Anderson felt tightness and discomfort at the end of the morning session on day five and was only able to bowl eight overs during the day. He will return to the UK in the next few days.”
Anderson tweeted: “Frustrating to be missing the rest of this series with a broken rib but hopefully will be healed in a few weeks! Will be supporting the boys from home.”
Anderson’s tally of 584 Test scalps makes him the most prolific seamer in Test history, while his appearance in the Boxing Day Test at Centurion saw him become just the ninth man to win 150 Test caps.
England were already giving consideration to sparing Anderson a thankless job on the spin-friendly pitches during their forthcoming tour of Sri Lanka.
But the issue has been taken out of the selectors’ hands, with a bone-related injury likely to require around two months of recovery work.
With that in mind, Anderson may now focus on getting ready for the English season, with a view to becoming just the fourth man in history to take 600 Test wickets after Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne and Anil Kumble.
Somerset seamer Craig Overton will remain with the group having originally arrived as illness cover, but England should also have pace duo Jofra Archer and Mark Wood back in contention for next week’s third Test at Port Elizabeth.
While the Karoo continues to battle a hard-hitting drought, the sight of a river flowing after recent rains on Wednesday has brought a little bit of joy and relief.
Khulu Phasiwe, communications head at the SA Radio Astronomy Observatory, posted a video on Twitter on Wednesday showing what was once a dried-up river flowing with water following morning rains.
“After a 5-year killer drought, some relief as parts of the Karoo, Northern Cape, receive Summer rains,” Phasiwe said.
“This really makes me feel good. It’s such great news amid the doom and gloom,” tweeted Ismail Lagardien in response.
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) described the rainfall in the central parts of the country on Wednesday “a good amount”.
Among the towns, De Aar in the Northern Cape received 21 mm of rainfall, while Beaufort West in the Western Cape received 11 mm of rainfall, according to the SAWS as of 08:00 on Wednesday.
Pictures on the Great Karoo Facebook page also showed many residents revelling in the recent rains in their area, and the prospect of the renewed hope it brings for the region.
Some were also bracing for further rainfall on Thursday.
People suffering from depression are often desperate for anything to break them out of their debilitating mood disorder.
But in their misery, many might be turning to a risky solution that’s likely to make their condition even worse – marijuana.
Rapidly increasing use
People with depression are twice as likely to be using pot as those who aren’t depressed, researchers reported in the current issue of the journal Addiction.
“Cannabis use has increased rapidly among persons with depression, and this increase has been more rapid than among those without depression,” said senior researcher Renee Goodwin. She’s an adjunct associate professor of epidemiology at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, in New York City.
In 2017, about 19% of people with depression said they had used pot in the last month, compared with about 9% of others, according to an annual government survey on drug use among Americans.
Daily cannabis use occurred in 7% of people with depression compared to 3% of those without the mood disorder, the investigators found.
The researchers said this might be happening because marijuana is gaining a reputation for being harmless.
Increasing legalisation
Depressed people who see no risk linked to regular use of pot are much more likely to use it than those who consider it significantly risky – 39% compared with about 2%, Goodwin said.
“With increasing legalisation in the US, previous studies have shown that perception of risk associated with use is declining overall,” she said. “The results of this study show that this decline is even more rapid among this vulnerable population.”
Experts said the problem is that marijuana’s effects actually are more likely to worsen depression than relieve it.
“We have no evidence whatsoever that marijuana helps in these psychiatric disorders but, nevertheless, people believe it,” said Dr Andrew Saxon, a psychiatrist with the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, in Seattle.
Symptoms of depression that might be heightened by marijuana include lack of motivation, listlessness and isolation as well as a lack of pleasure and interest in things people used to enjoy, said Dr Scott Krakower, assistant unit chief of psychiatry at Zucker Hillside Hospital in Glen Oaks, New York.
“People who are depressed may be more likely to take risks,” Krakower said. “They will go out on a limb hoping this agent may help them.”
Symptoms of withdrawal
Saxon cautioned that this was an observational study, so the exact relationship between depression and marijuana use can’t be fully understood from these findings.
He said it might be that instead of turning to marijuana to relieve depression, cannabis use actually causes depression among typically healthy people.
It also could be that people using pot enough to be dependent on it mistake symptoms of withdrawal as depression, Saxon added. These symptoms might include disturbed sleep, depressed mood or decreased appetite.
Krakower and Saxon said they’re most concerned about depressed teens who might turn to pot to help them.
“There’s no evidence marijuana is good for the teenage brain, and there’s accruing evidence that it’s bad for the teenage brain,” Saxon said. “Depression or not, teens shouldn’t be using marijuana.”
Warehouse Operative/Afternoon shift in Bloemfontein. Monday to Friday Afternoon shift- 2 pm-10 pm. We are recruiting full time Warehouse Operatives for a client in Bloemfontein with immediate start. Main duties to include: Loading and unloading delivery vans.
Checking deliveries using hand held scanners
Handballing
Order Picking.
Packaging.
Relocating stock around the warehouse
Dispatch.
Any other warehouse duties as required. Send CV to: joe@cgdirect.co.za
We’re looking for an experienced GM Extraordinaire, within the e-commerce space! Someone highly competent and solutions-driven. Someone who can confidently take the reins of a small, dynamic and diverse team who work hard every day to provide the best customer service possible. Someone passionate and enthusiastic. Someone just plain amazing.
Who Are We?
Matilda’s Lifestyle is the largest and longest-running online adult store in South Africa, and our main aim is to inspire, motivate, and rejuvenate the sex lives of our customers. Excellent service forms the foundation of our company, and we work hard every day to make our customers happy.
Who are you?
Business Wizard: You have experience in various aspects of running an e-commerce business – Marketing, Finance, Ops, HR and Customer Service. You’re highly organised, with impeccable attention to detail and you get stuff done.
Proactive Problem Solver: Your ability to solve in the positive, makes all the difference because you not only find and implement solutions, but you do so by consulting with relevant team members to ensure no deadline is missed. You never panic and instead provides calmness to the storm.
Relationship Builder: You hold positive relationships with your team that you engage with on jobs. They enjoy working with you because you support the fight for excellent work and consistency and can connect dots across departments seamlessly to drive solutions.
High-Level EQ: You act as a barometer when it comes to people/workload, and the glue between the team – You can raise, flag and manage this efficiently and effectively. Things change here a lot, so you’ll also need to be highly adaptable.
Your Responsibilities:
You’ll coordinate and manage all general management tasks which include marketing, finance, operations, HR and customer service. You’ll need to make sure that various tasks and initiatives are implemented smoothly, and that these are communicated effectively throughout the company.
Here’s a bit more detail:
Primary point of contact for the Owner – We want you to efficiently coordinate, track and manage internal business needs, create and maintain efficient systems and regularly report back to the Owner.
Accountable and responsible for overseeing all department procedures and workflows – you’ll submit weekly status reports that track the progress on these wide ranges of tasks.
You have your finger on the pulse when it comes to finances: managing budgets to deliver on the best work for the business, and to do this in a manner that leads to the most productive output.
Assist with the various needs within each department, such as Customer Services, Inventory Forecasting, Marketing and HR.
Company Description
Matilda’s Lifestyle is the largest and longest-running online adult store in South Africa, and our main aim is to inspire, motivate, and rejuvenate the sex lives of our customers. Excellent service forms the foundation of our company, and we work hard every day to make our customers happy. We’re a close-knit, happy team who will find any excuse to meet over a cup of coffee at our favourite shop. We love researching customer needs and journeys and spend ages discussing ideas on how to make our e-commerce store the best in South Africa. Attention-to-detail, passion and care make up our values, and we live into them every day. We work hard to make the purchasing experience a great one and are continually looking at ways to improve.
Requirements
To perform well in this position, it is vital that you have general business management experience, taking on all accountability for your role. You’ll need to be focused on solutions and be responsive to new ideas and priorities. You’ll also need the ability to foresee problems and deal with them before they become real problems.
Being naturally efficient and having the ability to manage people is critical.
This is a senior position. We need someone with lots of experience (life and working)
Minimum seven+ years’ experience in managerial roles
Minimum three years’ experience in e-commerce
Fluent in English (written and spoken), Afrikaans (advantageous) and Zulu (advantageous)
Matric Certificate and Diploma or Degree in Managerial/Project related study (favourable)
Fully computer literate in Mac and G suite.
Experience in the following apps will score you extra points (although, not essential): Shopify, DEAR, Xero, Trello, Asana.
Own transport and drivers license essential
Based in Umhlanga, this is a permanent position. If you meet the above requirements and would like to take on our team, please email us with the following:
Your up-to-date CV
You must include a covering letter of motivation outlining why you think you are the person we’re looking for
Your remuneration expectations
Feel free to add necessary skills, experience or related info.
Please email both the cover letter and your CV to
az.oc.sadlitam@sreerac
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We get a lot of applications so we’ll only be in contact with people who we have shortlisted. So if you haven’t heard from us within two weeks of submitting your application, it means that this time, we haven’t shortlisted you. But we’ll keep your CV on file for future roles as we still think you’re fantastic!
Posted on 08 Jan 14:05
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Babylonstoren is looking for a dynamic social media intern to join our team for six months – someone with an eye for aesthetics, who eats, sleeps and breathes all things digital.
The successful candidate will assist the digital marketing lead with social media publishing, community management, content plans and administrative tasks.
Responsibilities
Help manage and produce creative and original content
Scheduling and publishing daily content
Managing and responding to advocates comments and questions, across Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google Reviews and blog
In charge of escalating customers queries to customer service or relevant department
Requirements
Have a love and passion for social media and content.
Must possess excellent organisational and planning skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication in both English and Afrikaans.
Naturally curious with a strong work ethic and willingness to learn.
Be reliable, committed and willing to go above and beyond if required.
Qualification in marketing, media or relevant field.
Posted on 08 Jan 13:56
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