Latest Job Opportunities at Vodafone Global Enterprise

Role Purpose/Business Unit:

• Do you have a vision for how technology can empower businesses and individuals alike? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! 
• In this role you will be part of a team that will shape the future of Vodacom’s technology landscape.
• We are on the lookout for a dynamic and visionary Project Leader within Transmission Programme Management to co-ordinate and manage the implementation of Mobile Transmission Engineering strategic projects through the complete project lifecycle as well as the delivery of project milestones (systems, products, and services) within defined time frames, specifications, quality and available resources.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Manage the Transmission Core and Access capacity rollout programme including special and coverage projects for all regions to ensure regional and Transmission KPIs are achieved.
• Develop, maintain, and distribute standard project management deliverables for the successful rollout of sites, including implementation plan, project schedule, project budget and variances, issues & action items log, meeting minutes, risks assessment and contingencies. 
• Manage budget, investment and cashflow efficiently and increase rollout effectiveness.
• Accountable for weekly reporting, on-time network capacity delivery, product quality.
• Vendor management of installation contractors and equipment suppliers to ensure governance and rollout plans are met and aligned to the KPIs.
• Inventory management through JIT approach and ensuring MRNs are raised and issued from the warehouse for multiple site deployment.

The Ideal Candidate for this role will have:

Must have technical / professional qualifications: 

• Electrical Engineering Degree, National Diploma qualification or equivalent in Engineering.
• Project Management certification (Prince2 or Agile) essential.
• 3 - 5 Years’ experience of Transmission knowledge and projects (Core, Microwave, Fibre, Leased Lines and Satellite) or Radio Access Network 2G, 3G, LTE and 5G.

Core competencies, knowledge, and experience:

•  3 - 5 Years’ relevant experience in Telecommunications.
• Budget Management experience.
• ESP, TX Man, Smartsheet and SAP experience essential.

We make an impact by offering:

• Enticing incentive programs, competitive benefit packages, and an exclusive 13th cheque
• Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits
• Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fibre connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies

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Role Purpose/Business Unit:

• Ensure that the Vodacom transmission network maintains a high availability & performance in accordance with international best practices.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Fault Management – be able to localise and repair faults in a systematic matter ensuring minimum downtime.
• Reduce P1 incidents by 10% per annum. Reduce P2 incidents by 5% per annum.
• Performance management – ensure that the network performs within the defined KPI’s.
• Spares Management – Ensure effective spares management process for the dimensioning, issuing, returns and repairs.
• Perform weekly, monthly, and quarterly monitoring and reporting on spares dimensioning & consumption.
• Compile and management of budgets – prioritise projects, manage investment and cash flows
• Reports – provide detailed reports on availability, root cause analysis, spares management and performance management.
• Special investigations – engage with supplier and internal stakeholders to swiftly resolve cross functional network issues 
• People Management regarding technical delivery
• People Management regarding attendance, conduct and compliance to organisational policies

The Ideal Candidate for this role will have:

Must have technical / professional qualifications: 

• A bachelor’s degree or 3-year diploma in Electrical Engineering  (Essential)
• A minimum of 8 years working experience in Transmission (Essential)
• A minimum of 5 years of mobile network experience (Essential)
• A minimum of 3 years management experience (Essential)

Core competencies, knowledge, and experience:

• Must have extensive knowledge and experience on DWDM, IP/MPLS, fibre, synchronisation and Microwave transmission systems
• Must be familiar with the mobile network and service architecture 
• Experience in managing cross functional network faults and service level agreements
• Must have experience in compiling reports
• Must have experience in managing Capex & Opex budgets
• Must have business acumen and ICT awareness.  
• Strategic thinking, innovative with strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to work long hours, under pressure and demonstrate resilience 
• Must be an excellent communicator (written and verbal) at all levels with good presentation and negotiation skills and the proven ability to manage relationships 
• Must be customer obsessed 
• Excellent planning and organising skills
• Conflict handling and influencing skills

We make an impact by offering:

• Enticing incentive programs, competitive benefit packages, and an exclusive 13th cheque
• Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits
• Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fibre connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies

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Role Purpose/Business Unit:

• Responsible for the delivery of Business Improvement Opportunities linked to the Achievement of budget and key customer service , audit , financial outcomes.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Identifying, developing, and implementing necessary process improvements for key initiatives.
• Creating and implementing process metrics, reports, and control points (Track , monitor and measure projects implemented) 
• Proactively identifying and carrying out root cause analysis of the problem.
• Logically and accurately map business process steps according to defined standards and maintain existing refinery processes and documentation.
• Collaborating with other stakeholders to ensure achievement of goal
• Assisting in compiling Business Requirements for systems and performing UAT.
• Driving process adoption & compliance with end users.
• Keeping a systematic approach to coordinating and managing process and system change definitions and implementations.
• Application of industry related methodologies and frameworks such as design thinking 
• End to End business and customer journey design

The Ideal Candidate for this role will have:
Must have technical / professional qualifications: 

• Matric Certificate Computer literacy (Advanced word and Excel) 
• Relevant B degree (Information Systems, BA, Soc Science , Bcomm)

Core competencies, knowledge, and experience:

• 2-4 years Business Analysis experience, Process Improvement, Customer Journey Management 
• Must have an affinity for data 
• Detailed orientated
• Ability to start and finish tasks
• Strong Planning and organisational skills
• Previous insurance experience would be an advantage

We make an impact by offering:

• Enticing incentive programs, competitive benefit packages, and an exclusive 13th cheque
• Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits
• Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fibre connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies

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Role Purpose/Business Unit:

• The core purpose of this role is to support the CBU LoB FBP team to ensure that key business objectives, effective decision-making, and operational financial planning & insights are met through end-to-end business partnering for the respective LoB on all commercial initiatives impacting Contribution Margin. 
• The individual will be expected to interact with various stakeholders and business partners including Commercial LoB JDTs, S&D, Marketing, Terminals, FINOPs, and VSA FP&A together with the EHOD: CBU LoB FBP.

Your responsibilities will include:

Essence of Role – Key Team Accountabilities

• Business Partnering: support EHOD & FBP team with end-to-end business partnering for LoB including business cases and PIRs on all commercial initiatives impacting the Contribution Margin of LoB and capital investment, where applicable.
• MEC & RF process: support EHOD & FBP team with the Month-end-close including Early View & Rolling Forecast process (IBRO to PnL CM) for LoB, trend informing insights, review with business partners providing validation, support, and alignment. 
• Budget & LRP: support EHOD & FBP team with the budget and LRP process (IBRO to PnL CM) for LoB, trend informing KPI/KFI insights, review with business partners providing validation, support, and alignment. 
• Reporting & Insights:  support EHOD & FBP team with End-to-end LoB specific reporting on Customer Revenue, Direct Costs & A&R for LoB profitability, analysis, and insights to support performance narrative and efficiency targets.  
• Data analytics support EHOD & FBP team with the building of models to assist with MEC, RF, Budget, LRP, business cases, and PIRs with support from D&A and commercial aimed at simplifying reporting capabilities, data accuracy, and automated reports/dashboards.
• IBRO: support EHOD & FBP team with IBRO at LoB level built up from building block KPIs impacting drivers of LoB contribution margin.

Teamwork

• Support the FBP team and business partner colleagues to ensure team success. Build relationships both internal and external to deliver business results, leveraging and respecting differences.
• Create positive working relations between the CBU finance team, Vodacom SA Finance, and key internal business partners & stakeholders such as Commercial LoB JDTs (including Pricing, Segment, and CVM teams), S&D, Marketing, Terminals, FINOPs and VSA FP&A.

Communication

• Communicate with clarity and impact. The ability to effectively manage the expectations of key stakeholders.
• Written material must be of the highest quality with clear insights and actions.
• The ability to prepare and present performance to the FBP team, and line manager and direct ME.

Knowledge and experience

• Develop knowledge of key mobile communication products and devices
• Develop knowledge of key channel and distribution agreements
• Develop an understanding of the business drivers and sensitivities.

Innovation and change

• Simplify and standardize modelling, reporting, and processes wherever possible whilst ensuring that the requirements of the business are delivered.
• The ability to use systems tools & technologies to analyse data, such as BI, big data, etc.
• Look for new and innovative ways of working to strive for continual improvement

Key Activities / Decision Areas

Business Case and PIR Development

• Support Business Case (BCA) process and preparation of relevant financial impacts into the BCA, engaging all relevant stakeholders while ensuring BCAs are based on solid business assumptions, the initiatives are in line with company strategy, and generate adequate financial return. 
• Support the Post Implementation Review (PIR) process on all BCAs launched that qualify for a PIR process. Support preparation of relevant financial impacts into the PIR, engaging all relevant stakeholders while ensuring PIRs are based on actual experience.  Measure project results against the BCAs using sound financial and business principles to guide and table recommendations.

On all BCAs & PIRs,

• Perform sensitivity analysis, highlight risk and opportunity, and propose actions to mitigate risks or chase additional opportunities.
• Evaluate the impact of new & existing initiatives along with market developments. 
• Support the business to follow the appropriate company process in approving new initiatives with Capex spend by providing structured Business Cases and specifying Capex and OPEX needs. 
• Gather all inputs from commercial & technical departments and external references.
• Provide relevant financial methodology.
• Challenge divisions by proposing alternatives to drive value.
• Present trade-offs and rank alternatives
• Support senior management in taking the appropriate decision.
• Identify ways to track actual results. 
• Ensure governance policies are followed.

Month-End Close, Forecasting and Budget Process

• Support the Month-end-close including Early View & Rolling Forecast process (IBRO to PnL CM) for LoB including all KPI/KFI insights to support views.
• Support the annual Budgeting and Long-Range Planning (LRP) process for LoB including all KPI/KFI insights to support views.
• Provide the trend informing insights & review with business partners providing validation, support, and alignment.
• Support preparation of P&L up to Contribution Margin level including Customer Revenue (Service, Network & Non-Service Revenue), Direct Costs, A&R, and KPI/KFI trends to support insights.
• Support EHOD: FBP LoB & Operational Support in driving clear views into P&L for MEC, RF, Budgeting and LRP process. 
• Support EHOD: FBP LoB & Operational Support in understanding OPEX/CAPEX requirements

Commercial Decision Support    

• Provide insightful, timely, and value-added input so that Commercial teams see FBP as a key contributor.
• Building commercial insights to support capital investment and advise on the prioritization of capital investment.
• Develop credibility with segment management while challenging the business to achieve its objective and generate value for the company. Assist in bringing consistency across all the business units in terms of decision support presentation.
• Enable improved decision-making and identify and drive focused corrective actions.

Provide advice and support to the consumer business unit on all business issues:

• Be an active member of the CBU FBP team and greater finance community.
• Challenge the business to drive sustainable value pro-actively through informed and insightful decision-making by analysing actual results.
• Support Distribution Channel policy setting and reviews.
• Define and improve financial processes, continually striving for simplicity and best practice.
• Review market information from IR and BI and analyse relevance to drive performance.

IBRO, Management Reporting & Insights    

• Provide End to end LoB specific reporting on Customer Revenue, Direct Costs & A&R for LoB profitability, analysis, and insights to support performance narrative and efficiency targets.  
• Provide Performance tracking of operational Business Unit objectives and commercial initiatives.
• Monthly P&L commentary and analysis at a granular IBRO level to support the variance commentary.
• Monitoring business unit performance against targets
• Identifying potential issues and carrying out analysis to validate 
• Supporting departments to identify, analyse, validate, and implement remedy actions. 
• Contribute to Management reporting that lands in Exco and Board

Business Intelligence    

• Provide insightful management information with a strong focus on anticipating and managing monthly/quarterly results, and on management actions. 
• Strategic alignment

Control, Governance & Modelling     

• Maintain an effective operational control environment over financial items, identifying weaknesses and developing solutions, especially on enablement solutions and their rollout.
• Ensure business decisions are made within the governance framework.
• Build and maintain models to assist with MEC, RF, Budget, LRP, business cases and PIRs with support from D&A and commercial aimed at simplifying reporting capabilities, data accuracy, and automated reports/dashboards.

Team leadership     

• Provide financial direction and guidance in strategic and commercial issues.
• Identify company-wide stakeholders in the new organization structure and understand the requirements.
• Maintain a creative and inclusive work environment.
• Be a part of team engagement and enablement.
• Create a safe and healthy working environment

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

Experience & Qualifications

• At least 7 years of financial management experience with Relevant BSc. or BCom. Mathematics, Commerce, Statistics, Econometrics, or relevant financial degree
• Advanced skills in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Advanced SQL skills are essential.
• Experience in Analytics tools like Qlik Sense, PowerBI
• Experience in financial and business analysis 
• ICT industry experience an advantage

Person specification - Technical / Professional / Personal Expertise

• Strong financial management & analytical skills
• Understanding of revenues, costs & profitability
• Good communication & presentation skills
• Strong Commercial Acumen
• Multiple-stakeholder Management Ability
• Develop knowledge of the company and competitive industry preferable

Competency / Performance Drivers

• Ownership ability 
• Formulating Strategies & Concepts
• Deciding and Initiation action
• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations
• Relating and Networking
• Persuading and Influencing
• Strong Writing and Reporting
• Adapting and responding to change

We make an impact by offering:

• Enticing incentive programs and competitive benefit packages
• Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits
• Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fibre connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies

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Role Purpose/Business Unit:

• This role supports the Consumer Business Unit (CBU) Postpaid team by preparing advanced decision-making models/tools and analytics to aid product implementations and commercial and financial performance across all Postpaid business initiatives. The candidate will be responsible for optimising and automating daily and monthly reports/ models to improve team efficiency and modelling accuracy. The candidate will collect data and business strategy from all relevant stakeholders/teams and integrate them into the budget and rolling forecast process consistently. The suitable candidate will demonstrate excellent communication and collaboration skills to successfully guide and manage different stakeholders from products, pricing, commercial and finance through performance insights and commercial and/or financial levers to support executive and senior management strategic objectives.

Your responsibilities will include:

Advance Analytical Support:

• Collect, integrate, and store raw data from different sources into the Teradata platform in collaboration with Big Data to facilitate insight-building
• Create and set up automated and optimised tables in Teradata to support daily and monthly automation
• Build and automate budget models and/or daily and month-end reporting
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes; models and systems by identifying and recommending effective ways to operate and adding value to the Postpaid and FBP team
• Contribute to the development of differentiated; superior solutions that meet stakeholder and business requirements through analytical insights
• Supporting business continuity plans through upskilling junior team members and knowledge accessibility, through the creation of centralised data repositories for “how to” manuals, industry trends and best practice templates 
• Building financial models, analysing customer trends/behaviour 
• Discovering patterns in large data sets involving methods at the intersection of machine learning, statistics, econometrics, and database systems
• Identify key trends - identify & predict impact of potential risk factors
• Identify causal impact and attribution
• Analyse POCs and market tests – Post implementation reviews on products/customer responses/pricing
• Model and predict the future performance of users and/or products.
• Utilisation of intelligent methods to extract data patterns — the overall goal of which is to extract information from a dataset, and transform it into an understandable structure for further use in terms of quantifying financial impact
• Perform sensitivity analysis by stress testing models

Driving Business Impact:

• Collaborate and work closely with cross-function business partners to identify performance gaps & approach problem-solving in a structured manner.
• Create insightful presentations and analysis that tell a story with a focus on insights and actions, not just data
• Synthesize methodology and data into actionable business strategy and communicate findings to product, sales, and management teams – drive action and subsequent tracking, with support for implementation

Month End:

• Customer analytics on Postpaid P&L movements to explain financial impacts – analysis of surplus
• Pro-actively identify key risks on the basis that it will potentially impact performance
• Analysis of B/S provisions & movements on loyalty & deferrals on a segment and per customer level
• Ad-hoc resolution of queries – in support of month-end reporting

Monitor and evaluate implemented strategies and models. Including:

• Campaigns – ATL and BTL
• Performance of, and impact on strategic pillars – monitoring, analysing, synthesising, and communicating, with commercial teams
• Support planning cycles and Long-Range Planning financial modelling
• Provide the CBU executive team and Vodacom South Africa finance team with support in respect of financial reporting, planning and analysis for Postpaid CBU (P&L, A&R, Terminals)
• Communicate findings and make recommendations to stakeholders across the business.
• Manage the financial budgeting and forecasting processes
• Deliver high-quality reporting and financial planning to ensure CBU meets its objectives and financial targets
• Support central FP&A to ensure the overall plan for CBU is consistent with Company targets and plan
• Engagement with key stakeholders for information into the budget
• Rolling forecasts and scenario modelling – engage and challenge stakeholders in integrating current trends, future product rollouts and initiatives, supported by detailed driver-based modelling

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• BSc (Actuarial/Statistics/Applied Mathematics, CompSci), BSc Eng
• Experience in data analytics and financial modelling.
• 5-8 years experience
• Proficient in statistical tools like SAS, R etc. 
• Advanced skills in Excel, Word and PowerPoint, SQL, SAS, R.

Job Related Skill:

• External perspective and appreciation of the macro-economic environment.
• Business leadership and transformation.
• Adaptability.
• Relationship Management.
• Business & Commercial Acumen.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Effective communication and influencing skills.
• Resilience.
• Ownership and drive for impact.
• Attention to detail & Quality conscious.
• Disciplined & Deadline driven.
• Financial analysis & interpretation.
• Report writing.
• Narrative building
• Business planning.
• Performance Monitoring.
• Problem-solving ability
• Track records with large and complex data sets
• Predictive modelling using several techniques
• NPV models to financially quantify strategies and business cases.
• Presentation skills.
• Clear communicator, written and oral
• Ability to engage effectively with the senior leadership team

We make an impact by offering:

• Enticing incentive programs and competitive benefit packages
• Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits
• Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fibre connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies

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Role purpose:

• Oversee the centralised cash pooling in South Africa, in line with group treasury policy, i.e. iro security, liquidity and yield
• Review cash flow forecasts and monitor on-going liquidity requirements across main SA entities and African entities
• Effectively support external bi-annual dividend distributions, bi-annual tax payments and other major payments throughout the year by ensuring sufficient cash collected via the centralised treasury function

Your responsibilities will include:

• Investigate available options and internal and external sources of funding to finance mainly capital expenditure and mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) across the Vodacom group of companies. Structure each loan or preference share funding transaction in the most optimal way
• Review and negotiate agreements and borrowing margins
• Build and maintain ethical and sound relationships with banks and other lenders
• Drive reduction in and maintain efficient consolidated cost of debt 
• Carry out thorough analysis and prepare robust group board papers on short term borrowings, long term borrowings, debt maturity profile and fixed-floating mix
• Responsible for determining IFRS16 discount rates for African markets and liaising with auditors on how the rates were arrived at
• Ensure that group capital structure is aligned with both business strategy and financial policy, both medium and long term
• Monitor and manage various borrower’s covenants ratios with various stakeholders
• Integral to the YeboYethu preference share funding program, meeting the bi-annual priority of payments, managing the preference share agent relationship and contributing to the board papers 
• Provide information requirements needed to maintain good investor relationships
• Assess requirements for short-term and long-term inter-company funding;
• Fully understand the Companies Act, as amended, Section 45 for related and inter-related financial assistance and prepare robust board papers for regular and ad hoc financial assistance
• Undertake benchmarking exercises to ensure arms-length pricing for internal and external funding 

Analyse and interpret all financial risks, adhere to policies and employ measures to mitigate these, paying particular attention to:

• Interest rate risk
• Foreign exchange risk (transactional hedging and dividend inflow hedging)
• Counterparty risk (e.g. bank risk assessments) for operational cash and M-Pesa customer funds
• Carry out an annual review of treasury’s Delegation of Authority (“DOA”) and group treasury policy and African treasury policies (i) to ensure full alignment with Vodafone group policy and (ii) to strengthen or reformulate the policy if necessary (based on operational feedback)
• Present proposed policy changes to the board
• Ensure divisional policies and procedures, systems and controls are updated and aligned with group treasury policy at all times
• Ensure that all treasury transactions are accurately recorded
• Attend monthly Finance Exco meetings and present on treasury matters and projects on an ad hoc basis
• Attend monthly M-Pesa Risk and Compliance meetings and M-Pesa Risk and Compliance board meetings on an ad hoc basis
• Provide regular training to African markets on group treasury policy 
• Maintain 
• Understand the SARB regulations on cross-border transactions, foreign direct investments and foreign exchange hedging to provide treasury advice on operational projects and M&A deals
• Prepare SARB applications for loan funding, preference share funding and M&A deals
• Review and approve the issuance of bank guarantees
• Liaise with (i) CFO, ME Legal Affairs, ME Tax on major funding issues (ii) CEO and Op Co MD’s on critical projects (iii) Vodafone Group Treasury and (iv) relevant external stakeholders, as required.

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Relevant B. degree or recognised Treasury Qualification 
• Broad business experience with a minimum of 10 years in a treasury environment / corporate treasury role, 3 years of which should have been in a supervisory role. 
• A key expert with in-depth knowledge of treasury management able to support financial directors / executives in all group companies on treasury matters
• Comprehensive knowledge of how corporate funding arrangements contribute to strategic decision making and operational performance across group operating companies
• Responsibility for professional direction within a key expertise area
• Good analytical skills, analysing information and prioritising decisions based on complex dynamic material
• Ability to influence decisions through advice that have  sizeable impact on the availability and management of funding
• Must be able to challenge the advice of bankers pitching trade ideas, funding solutions investment products or derivative hedging solutions
• Provide technical treasury advice to internal customers such as treasury and/or finance managers of operating companies on issues such as what the subsidiaries should do with any surplus cash, funding requirements or new systems and processes
• Requires strong communication and negotiation skills with both internal and external stakeholders.

Leadership Competency Requirements 

• Required to provide professional guidance to, and manage a team of senior specialists / specialists.  Leadership needs to be persuasive, ethical and in line with financial strategy.

Technical / Professional Expertise

• Previous operational and management treasury management experience
• Previous experience with treasury systems 
• Knowledge of company law – legal agreements, loans, bank facilities, share purchase agreements, etc.
• Knowledge of financial regulatory environment and exchange control
• Ability to interpret accounting policies, financial statements
• Knowledge of tax (local and cross border)
• Knowledge of governance and compliance procedures
• Understanding of derivatives

Competency / Performance Drivers

• Problem solving and decision making skills
• Resilience and ability to balance changing priorities and anticipate changing conditions
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Interpersonal skills, team player
• Decision and results-driven
• Ability to manage conflict

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Role purpose:

• The EHOD: National Chains & Wholesale is responsible for driving sales growth, developing sales strategies within the Unbranded Channels.  
• The role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and exceptional sales expertise to achieve revenue targets and enhance market presence by developing and implementing sales strategies, identifying new business opportunities and build strong relationships.  
• Additionally, this role will be responsible for forecasting sales, monitoring market trends, and analysing data to make informed business decisions.  
• The EHOD of the Wholesale and Retail channels in Unbranded is a crucial role in driving the company’s sales initiatives and ensuring its continued success in the market.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Sales Strategy Development:  Develop and implement sales strategies and plans aligned with the company’s overall goals and objectives. Identify market trends and competitor activities to drive sales growth and lead in market share. 
• Revenue Generation: Drive revenue growth by achieving sales targets and maximising sales opportunities across the Wholesale, Retail and Onbilling environments. 
• Sales Forecasting and Analytics:  Conduct sales forecasting and analysis to effectively plan.  Monitor market trends, customer behaviour and competitor activities to make informed business decisions.  Utilise data and analytics to identify areas of improvement and optimise sales strategies.
• Cross-functional collaboration:  Collaborate with other departments i.e., Product, Marketing, CVM, Operations, Finance and Regions to ensure alignment and support for sales initiatives.  Foster strong relationships to drive co-ordinated efforts and maximise sales opportunities. 
• People Leadership: Lead and manage a sales team, providing guidance, coaching, and mentoring to enhance their performance. Set clear sales targets monitor progress and provide regular feedback. Foster a collaborative and high-performance sales culture. 

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Matric/Grade 12 is essential and 
• Relevant 3-year Degree or National Diploma essential and

A minimum of 8 years’ relevant experience essential in:

• A senior sales role with a proven track record of achieving sales, targets and driving revenue growth. 
• Managing a P&L 
• Sales forecasting, budgeting, and resource allocation 
• A minimum 2 -3 years’ experience (inclusive in the above experience requirement) in a people leadership role.

Core competencies, Knowledge, and Skills:

• Excellent strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Analytical mindset and ability to utilise data and analytics to drive sales and decision making. 
• Knowledge of sales process in retail and wholesale environments 
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills. 
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced dynamic environment and adapt to changing market conditions.
• Strong leadership and people management 
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships. 

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Role Purpose/Business Unit:

• Tactical Planning & Implementation of the Internal Communications & Engagement Strategy for Group Technology.  Responsible to drive all engagements relating to key Vodacom Group Technology Strategic Initiatives across all eight local markets in the Sub-Saharan Africa region. These engagements take place through a range of channels (e.g. viva engage,  internal and external communications, Technology community forums etc.) to ensure ease of access, clarity, consistency and transparency.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Support the development and implementation of internal technology communication strategies and roadmaps to shape the direction of the company’s internal technology communications and engagement strategy, aligned with business goals.
• Support the Group CTO and Group Technology Exco with developing and compiling material and/or information briefs for any external engagements (conference presentations, conference panels, media events, responses to media questions).
• Create segmented and personalized communication using various channels (digital, visual aids, posters, etc.). 
• Develop content for publications, announcements, newsletters, and other digital/electronic platforms.
• Collaborate with design teams for creative campaigns to drive awareness and engagement across our One Tech Team
• Generate, proofread, and edit editorial content for internal communication channels.
• Utilise emerging communication technologies / digital visual aids / mobile and social media platforms to enhance the usage, viewership, adoption, and overall impact of internal communications.
• Assist in rolling out surveys to assess the impact of internal communications.
• Collaborate with Technology teams on communication for corporate programs, project implementation, and change management initiatives.
• Develop an internal Technology Portal for persistent communication of all strategies, targets, best practices, and reports for all Technology initiatives across all Markets within the footprint.
• Participate in regular brainstorming sessions to generate creative ideas for communication campaigns and initiatives
• Research and keep abreast of new innovations , identify and share leading practices, concepts and benchmarks on a continual basis
• Drive best practice, continuous improvement and innovation at process and procedure level
• Conduct internal communication research and analyze employee feedback.
• Demonstrate awareness of current market and industry trends across all local markets in the Sub-Saharan Africa region.
• Identify and support the compilation of nomination proposals for awards and recognition for key technology achievements across all Markets and Group.

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Matric/Grade 12 or SAQA Accredited Equivalent essential and 5 years + experience is essential OR
• 3 year degree or diploma in either Communications, Journalism, PR Marketing + 3-5 years’ experience  
• Research and analytical capabilities, attention to detail and commercial savvy. 
• Strategic thinking and knowledge of emerging technologies.
• Strong communication & presentation skills.

Job Experience: 

• Proven ability to produce high quality, professional text and to flex tone of voice depending on topic or audience
• Proven capability in acquiring good user-level skill on a wide range of tools that are used in the communications world
• Data analytics skills - Proven ability to draw analyse data and draw insights

Job Knowledge:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Strategic Communication Planning
• Media Relations & Publicity Management
• Digital Proficiency & Social Media Savvy
• Interpersonal Communication and Relationship building
• Sound understanding and knowledge of internal communication as part of the overall communications process.
• Branding knowledge
• Project management/planning
• Basic finance
• Understanding of marketing and communication principles
• Intermediate or advanced computer literacy in Word; Outlook; PowerPoint presentations & design; Excel
• Familiarity with telecommunications systems, networking, and related technologies is beneficial

We make an impact by offering:

• Enticing incentive programs and competitive benefit packages
• Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits
• Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fiber connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies

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Role Purpose/Business Unit:

• To create and conduct implementation of the ASOC strategy to establish and support a Centralized Core Configuration service to all Vodacom’s Roaming partners.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Testing of services: 2G, 3G, GPRS, UMTS, MMS, SMS, LTE and VoLTE voice and data on existing and new networks. Applicable for prepaid and post-paid services.
• Provide support to all roaming partners around the world pre and post IREG testing period. Provide detailed information on products, services, and call flows. 
• Plan and implement roaming partner databases on all core network entities HLR’s/HSS’s, VLR’s/MME’s/MSS’s, SGSN’s/SGW’s, GGSN’s/PGW’s, DNS, CSG, STP’s and DRA’s. On multiple vendors Nokia, Huawei and Cisco.
• High level of functional understanding of all core network elements in the network including. Ensuring that roaming databases are current and up to date. Verify current database for correctness and performing audits.
• RPA development. Convert business requirement and daily tasks into processes that automate tasks and functions. Create, review and update documentation, diagrams, write code and provide support. Able to follow and understand someone else’s code and error logs

The Ideal Candidate for this role will have:

Must have technical / professional qualifications and experience: 

• Grade 12 essential
• National Diploma or BTech/BSc Degree (NQF 6/7) – Electrical Engineering or Information Systems

Additional Requirements of the role:

• You will be required to work over-time from time to time in the evenings and over the weekend.
• You will be required to perform standby functions for 1 week once every two months on a rotation basis.
• You may be required to travel to international destinations for a short period of time

Core competencies, knowledge, and experience:

• 3-5 years minimum experience in mobile networks, protocols: SCCP, MAP, CAP and Diameter is essential,
• Experience in UiPath, Visual Basic and Python, development, and documentation would be an advantage,
• 3 years min experience in Mobileum Site system, setting up test cases and reports,
• 3 years min experience using Agile methodology and working the agile way,
• High level knowledge of using MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visual Studio essential,

We make an impact by offering: 

• Enticing incentive programs, competitive benefit packages, and an exclusive 13th cheque
• Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits
• Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fibre connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies

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Role Purpose/Business Unit:

• To support and maintain the network Element Management Systems (EMS) within Operations Support Systems domain, i.e. RAN, CORE and Transmission Technologies. 
• To plan, analyze, design, develop, test, support and maintain the ASOC Platform Technologies to ensure quality data in support of the business requirements and the realization of these into final solution implementation within the ASOC Business Intelligence domain for the management of OSS services. To ensure that information is treated as a strategic asset whereby the integration of data can deliver value and help align business priorities and technology.  Responsible for expanding and optimizing the ASOC Technologies through implementing robust Platform architecture, as well as optimizing data flow and collection of key metrics for cross-functional teams.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead analysis, design and implementation of OSS/EMS solutions to manage changing technology landscape pertaining to Vodacom networks and services, including 5G evolution, NFV, SDN
• Manage future state roadmap on the EMS Technologies.
• Champion the evolution of new technologies such as micro services, system container management and Cloud native services to increase efficiencies in deployment and operations. i.e. 5G evolution, NFV, SDN etc
• Implement security practices in line with the enterprise standards e.g. Strong Security Baselines (SSB) CSB, Patch Management, etc.
• Perform upgrades and patching of EMS Technologies 
• Standardise OSS tools across the supported OpCos, i.e. Vodacom SA, Tanzania, DRC, Mozambique, Lesotho and etc.
• Deploy latest OSS software versions to OpCos
• Swop end-of life software and hardware 
• Remediate security vulnerabilities
• Manage OSS capacity plans to support network growth & features
• Ensure technical compliance with Security, ISO9001, POPI & BCM Policies
• Contribute to the achievement of Vodacom’s strategic goals.
• Adhere to Vodacom’s policies and processes.

The Ideal Candidate for this role will have:

Must have technical / professional qualifications: 

• National Diploma or BTech/BSc Degree (NQF 6/7) – Engineering or Information Systems 
• 3-5 years’ experience in OSS, with specific focus on Network technologies and applications, e.g. NetAct, Huawei, Coriant, Nokia SAM, etc (advantageous)

Core competencies, knowledge, and experience:

• Leadership style that accommodates both strategic and proven hands-on experience.
• Understanding trending technologies i.e.  micro services, container management, cloud native services, analytics, artificial intelligence and robotics process automation.
• Develop and implement OSS EMS architectures
• Take ownership in delivering key outputs and meet SLAs.
• Knowledge of technology, both existing and emerging, and its application in the Telco OSS industry.
• Ability to translate strategy to operational outcomes to achieve business value.
• Building collaboration across functions in organisation.
• Ability to be pro-active and implement preventative measures to reduce Incidents.
• Have experience working in an Agile environment, i.e. SAFe Agile Methodology.

We make an impact by offering:

• Enticing incentive programs, competitive benefit packages, and an exclusive 13th cheque
• Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits
• Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fibre connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies