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Strategic Sourcing and TPRM Lead

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Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

As a Strategic Sourcing and TPRM Lead, you will ensure that the bank’s sourcing activities are aligned with its overall business goals and objectives. This entails conducting these activities in a manner that optimizes efficiency, reduces costs, and meets the needs of all stakeholders.

KEY RESULT AREAS

This role will lead the banks strategic sourcing initiatives while focused on third-party risk management (TPRM) as an integral part of the sourcing lifecycle. The role will report into the Head of Partner Management.

The role must ensure that Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) is prioritised as a critical outcome throughout the bank’s sourcing and selection activities by ensuring that sourcing is aligned with the Bank’s Third-Party Risk and Outsourcing Standard.

The role will be responsible for managing the entire TPRM process, including developing assessment methodologies, vendor due diligence, risk mitigation plans, and reporting to stakeholders.

Perform in-depth evaluations of third-party risks by conducting assessments, analysing data, and identifying potential vulnerabilities across various risk categories (e.g., financial, operational, compliance, security).

Plays a crucial role in integrating TPRM into the vendor selection process by conducting initial screening and ensuring that only low-risk vendors are considered for contracts.

The role must ensure that when the bank undertakes sourcing activities its overall business goals and objectives, are conducted in a way that optimises efficiency, reduces costs, limits risk and meets the needs of all stakeholders.

You will be expected to develop and implement third party risk processes, procurement strategies and the systems that support them and in particular Due Diligence and Third-Party Risk Management solutions. Ensuring that they align with the banks overall strategic goals.

The candidate is expected to have an intimate knowledge of Third-Party Risk Management and the application thereof as well as the regulatory requirements of the South African Reserve Bank. The candidate will be expected to support the implementation of processes and systems to automate the management of Third-Party Risk

Develop a thorough understanding the bank’s needs and requirements, identifying potential partners, negotiating contracts, and ensuring that procurement processes are efficient and cost-effective.

The role will be responsible for ensuring that all sourcing activities are compliant with relevant laws and regulations. This will involve staying current with changes in regulations and ensuring that the bank’s procurement processes are aligned to leading industry best practices.

Identify areas where sourcing processes may be optimised based on a continuous improvement approach implementing changes to optimise efficiency and reduce costs. This may involve streamlining processes, leveraging technology, or introducing new tools and systems.

Understand the implications of third-party risks in the context of the bank and how to deal with them as they arise.

Collaborate with stakeholders across the bank to ensure that sourcing processes meet their needs and requirements. This will involve collaborating with programme heads to understand their procurement needs, providing guidance and support to sourcing staff, or coordinating with finance teams to ensure that sourcing activities are properly accounted for the role will be responsible for managing a team of sourcing professionals, providing leadership, guidance, and support to ensure that sourcing activities are conducted efficiently and effectively.

Manage onboarding new strategic partners, and prioritise partnerships based on potential impact and feasibility through thorough due diligence and third-party risk processes.

Stay current with industry trends and competitive landscape and provide recommendations for new partnership opportunities.

Hone the bank’s policies and standards and ensure alignment to the bank’s risk posture.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of 5 – 10 years of experience in TPRM, in a Sourcing environment.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in third-party risk management, banking experience will be advantageous.
• An advanced understanding of Cloud Computing technologies, architectures, and standards as well as a thorough understanding of SaaS business models.
• Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements
• Previous experience implementing third-party risk management solutions.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and other procurement-related software.
• B Degree or equivalent in a related field. (Finance, Technology, Procurement)
• Additional beneficial skills:
• Negotiation skills and experience with contract management.
• Knowledge of procurement processes.

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit.As a Strategic Sourcing Lead, you will ensure that the bank’s sourcing activities are aligned with its overall business goals and objectives. This entails conducting these activities in a manner that optimizes efficiency, reduces costs, and meets the needs of all stakeholders.

KEY RESULT AREAS

• Develop and implement procurement strategies that align with the banks overall strategic goals.
• Develop a thorough understanding the bank’s needs and requirements, identifying potential partners, negotiating contracts, and ensuring that procurement processes are efficient and cost-effective.
• Managing the bank’s relationships with its partners ensuring that the banks partnerships philosophy is embedded across the partnerships landscape.
• Manage partner governance, including contractual obligations, contract negotiations, performance and service level management.
• Ensure that all sourcing activities are compliant with relevant laws and regulations. This will involve staying current with changes in regulations and ensuring that the bank’s procurement processes are leading industry best practices.
• Identify areas where sourcing processes are optimised based on a continuous improvement approach implementing changes to optimise efficiency and reduce costs. This may involve streamlining processes, leveraging technology, or introducing new tools and systems.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the bank to ensure that sourcing processes meet their needs and requirements. This will involve collaborating with programme heads to understand their procurement needs, providing guidance and support to sourcing staff, or coordinating with finance teams to ensure that sourcing activities are properly accounted for.
• Managing a team of sourcing professionals, providing leadership, guidance, and support to ensure that sourcing activities are conducted efficiently and effectively.
• Overall, the Strategic Sourcing Lead in a digital-first bank will play a critical role in ensuring that the bank’s procurement activities are aligned with its overall business goals and objectives, and that they are conducted in a way that optimizes efficiency, reduces costs, and meets the needs of all stakeholders.
• Manage on-boarding new strategic partners, and prioritize partnerships based on potential impact and feasibility through thorough due diligence and third-party risk processes.
• Stay current with industry trends and competitive landscape and provide recommendations for new partnership opportunities.
• Hone the bank’s policies and standards and ensure alignment to the banks risk posture.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of 5 – 10 years of experience in procurement, with a focus on digital products and services.
• An advanced understanding of Cloud Computing technologies, architectures, and standards as well as a thorough understanding of SaaS business models.
• Strong negotiation skills and experience with contract management.
• Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements
• Knowledge of procurement processes.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and other procurement-related software.
• Bachelor’s Degree in supply chain management or equivalent in a related field. (Finance, Technology, Procurement)

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit.

Skills

CompetenciesBalances Stakeholders

Builds Effective Teams

Business Insight

Communicates Effectively

Financial Acumen

Manages Complexity

Optimizes Work Processes

Persuades

Education

Closing Date10 March 2025 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

The Old Mutual Story!

Employee Engagement Coordinator

Let’s Write Africa’s Story Together!

Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job Description

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

To champion all Employee Engagement activities in the Sales and services business unit spanning across the Personal lines, Commercial and Agri centres,

Driving and executing on employee engagement and reward and recognition plans while creating a strong performance culture and improved morale and positivity. The employee engagement co ordinator will focus on culture projects, employee wellbeing, reward and recognition, analysing and compiling reporting that will support operational culture change, project management initiatives and continuous improvement Employee Value Proposition (EVP), Employee Wellbeing and Hybrid Working. The incumbent will support across the full culture and behaviour change service offering, ranging from design and support plans, implementation and monitoring and reporting of initiatives. The incumbent will also support in the execution of initiatives. The incumbent is individually accountable for delivering results through their own efforts.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Competency Descriptors

• Analytical Skills: A strong grasp of analytical skills, problem solving and attention to detail in processing high level and operational employee and customer data, to support implementation of Employee Engagement plan as well as produce reporting for key stakeholders
• Office management: Management of equipment and stock control while onboarding and offboarding staff in sales and service.
• Project Management: Management of initiatives in business from conception to successful roll out; project planning, stakeholder management, delegation of tasks, tracking, reporting and delivery on agreed plans.
• Recognition: Active management of all reward & recognition programmes including administration of incentives. Social media blogs on Yammer for staff accomplishments. Recognition for Long Service awards. Managing Service Brand Ambassador programme. Supporting Customer Experience team with social media compliments (Hello Peter & the ‘My magical moments’ internal reward programmes.
• Change management: Driving initiatives against PULSE survey results to support culture improvements. Standard Operating Process & Procedure document support. Supporting senior leadership with operation initiatives centred around morale & employee engagement. Crafting & distribution of desk drops for business surveys/ learning/ changes and staff wellbeing.
• Event Planning: Weekly, monthly & annual event management including research, planning & composition, communications, coordination, supplier management, on-the-day management and evaluation of impact & success.
• Reporting: Providing daily, weekly and monthly reports to Sales & Services Leadership. Managing regional central data sheets for single view as well maintaining company shared drives.
• Financial coordination: Facilitation of financial incentive distribution for Rewards and recognition, birthdays and events.. Budget planning & tracking of incentives, reward & recognition and office purchases.
• Collaboration: Creating trust, respect and building meaningful relationships within sales and service at all levels and with other key stakeholders within the organization
• Leading with Influence: Taking the lead to drive key initiatives for the area and leading fun committees, vibe tribe and leadership sessions with clear expectations, goal setting and delivery
• Innovation: Generates creative/out of the box ideas and solutions. Challenges the status quo and/or demonstrates ability to relate to challenges from a range of diverse but relevant perspectives. Willing to take calculated risks when introducing novel ideas and support innovation across the area.
• Personal Mastery: Learns and actively works to build self-awareness; development through experience and feedback from others. Copes effectively with stress and has the resilience to take on stretching and challenging assignments. Adjusts effectively to work within new work structures; processes; requirements and cultures.
• Executing: Display consistent energy, drive and perseverance to deliver results. Demonstrate a willingness to take calculated risks to achieve stretch performance goals
• Thriving under pressure: Has the ability to display resilience & innovation under pressure. Executes key deliverables in a timeous manner.
• Adaptability: takes on new tasks with enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Is flexible and multi-skilled. Applies a creative approach and a detail-oriented manner of application to all key deliverables.
• Working initiatives aligned to the organisational strategy and objectives
• Provide support to relevant stakeholders in terms of Culture, DEIB, EVP, Employee Wellbeing and Hybrid Working
• Support in building Culture, DEIB, EVP, Employee Wellbeing and Hybrid Working capability across the Human Capital community
• Research best practices surrounding Culture, DEIB, Employee Value Proposition, Employee Wellbeing and Hybrid Working
• Support in the delivery of the Culture Survey across the organisation including interpreting and reporting on results and action plans
• Identify and address issues or challenges with the company culture, promoting values and behaviours that align with the organisational strategy and business objectives
• Support Group Employee Resource Group committees to deliver strategic plans and initiatives aligned to the DEIB Framework that fosters community and a sense of belonging
• Support the administration and delivery of the Employee Wellness Programme (EWP) and related initiatives, including the relationship and contracting with the EWP service provider
• Support Wellbeing Community of Practice to implement Segment/Country plans and initiatives aligned to the Employee Wellbeing Framework that addresses targeted business risks and hot spots
• Provide input into the Organisational Effectiveness Strategy
• Build and establish positive working relationships with Human Capital Business Partners, Group Human Capital Centres of Excellence and other relevant stakeholders
• Partner with change and communications teams to support the implementation of employee engagement strategies that fosters an inclusive and high performing culture that attracts and retains top talent
• Lives Company Values: Displays a strong sense of our company values and implements them across national operations.

Requirements and Experience:

• 3 or more years’ experience in the role or similar
• NQF level 5 -7 in business or other
• Project Management/Business Management or similar course

This role is responsible for ensuring best practice and process related to funds through own efforts. This includes representing employees/funds and consulting to employees with regards to process and rules/policies.

Responsibilities

Policies and Procedures Development

Contribute to the drafting of policies, procedures, and related guidelines within an area of expertise to meet defined key principles and ensure compliance with external requirements.

HR Frameworks and Tools

Contribute to the drafting of HR frameworks and tools for recruitment, performance management, development, career and succession planning, compensation and benefits, diversity, employee onboarding and offboarding, and retention of talent, within an area of expertise, ensuring compliance with specified design principles, internal policies, and external legal requirements. Enable the attraction, development, and retention of talent at a sustainable cost.

HR Data Management

Carry out complex HR data processing tasks; advise colleagues when needed and use expertise to help improve data collection tools and administration processes.

HR Data Analytics and Insights

Deliver analyses of HR data; identify trends and contribute to the creation of HR insights that enable the diagnosis of business issues, enhancement of employee engagement, and/or improvement of business performance.

Information and Business Advice

Resolve queries from internal or external customers or suppliers by providing information on complex processes and the related policies, referring issues to others where necessary for interpretation of policy.

Continuous Improvement

Contribute to reviewing existing operations in own area of work, and generate new ideas to assist in identifying continuous improvements.

Stakeholder Engagement

Assist with stakeholder engagement by arranging actions, meetings, events, and supporting materials to promote stakeholder understanding and commitment.

Operational Compliance

Identify, within the team, instances of noncompliance with the organization’s policies and procedures and/or relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, reporting these instances and escalating issues as appropriate.

Personal Capability Building

Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.

SkillsAdaptive Thinking, Business Requirements Analysis, Computer Literacy, Customs Compliance, Data Analysis, Data Compilation, Data Management, Evaluating Information, Human Capital Management Systems, Legal Practices, Oral Communications, Policies & Procedures, Regulatory Compliance Management, Report Review

CompetenciesBusiness Insight

Communicates Effectively

Decision Quality

Ensures Accountability

Manages Complexity

Plans and Aligns

Tech Savvy

EducationNQF Level 7 – Degree, Advance Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate or equivalent

Closing Date05 March 2025 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

Old Mutual Limited is pro-vaccination and encourages its workforce to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

All prospective employees are required to disclose their vaccination status as part of the recruitment process.

Please refer to the Old Mutual’s Covid-19 vaccination policy for further detail. Kindly note that Old Mutual reserves the right to reinstate the requirement to vaccinate at any point if it is of the view that it is imperative to do so.

Credit Controller

Let’s Write Africa’s Story Together!

Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job Description

The Recruitment Process:

• TA Interview: This will be a discussion with a member of the Talent Acquisition Team to give you an understanding of our business, our culture & values and more context on the role. It will also allow up the opportunity to get to know you more and ensure OMI can meet your career aspirations.
• Panel Interview: This will be with 2 members of the Senior Leadership of the Hiring Team and 1 member of the HC Leadership Team.
• Technical & Psychometric Assessments: These will depend on the role and will sometimes happen concurrently with MIE & Internal Verification.
• Final Feedback.

All About OMI:

https://www.oldmutual.co.za/about/old-mutual-insure

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Please note that, unfortunately, we cannot accept any applications after the closing dateSupport the financial controlling department with economic and financial analysis necessary for the operational and strategic management of the company or the business unit. Prepare financial analysis, reports, and budget forecasts. Participate in the company’s monthly and yearly closing. Contribute to the design and management of the budget process. Prevent inaccuracies in financial statements by setting up internal control systems and adopting proper policies for financial reporting. Review financial data periodically to ensure its fairness and completeness. Assist in special projects whenever asked.

Responsibilities

Financial Management and Control

Monitor and analyze data using established finance systems and protocols.

Insights and Reporting

Extract and combine data to generate standard reports.

Information and Business Advice

Resolve complex queries from internal or external customers or suppliers by providing information on policies and/or procedures, referring the most complex issues to others.

Data Collection and Analysis

Collate and analyze data using preset tools, methods, and formats. Involves working independently.

Solutions Analysis

Find the most effective ways to respond to routine functional inquiries. Involves following procedures and precedents.

Project Management

Support others by carrying out a range of project management activities.

Financial Policies, Guidelines, and Protocols

Assist with the development and delivery of financial policies, guidelines, and protocols to ensure the company complies with regulations and good financial practice.

Operational Compliance

Develop knowledge and understanding of the organization’s policies and procedures and of relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct to ensure own work adheres to those standards. Obtain authorization from a supervisor or manager for any exceptions from mandatory procedure.

Personal Capability Building

Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching. Develop and maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.

SkillsAccounting, Action Planning, Analytical Thinking, Budget Management, Data Analysis, Database Reporting, Data Compilation, Data Controls, Data Interpretations, Evaluating Information, Financial Acumen, Financial Auditing, Management Accounting, Report Review, Solution Analysis

CompetenciesBusiness Insight

Communicates Effectively

Decision Quality

Ensures Accountability

Financial Acumen

Manages Complexity

Optimizes Work Processes

Plans and Aligns

EducationBachelor of Commerce (BCom): Accounting Finance (Required), NQF Level 7 – Degree, Advance Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate or equivalent

Closing Date06 March 2025 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

Old Mutual Limited is pro-vaccination and encourages its workforce to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

All prospective employees are required to disclose their vaccination status as part of the recruitment process.

Please refer to the Old Mutual’s Covid-19 vaccination policy for further detail. Kindly note that Old Mutual reserves the right to reinstate the requirement to vaccinate at any point if it is of the view that it is imperative to do so.

Tax Consultant – RoA Tax Reporting & Accounting

Let’s Write Africa’s Story Together!

Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job DescriptionnaAligned to the Old Mutual Limited Group Tax function, the purpose of the Old Mutual Africa Regions (OMAR) Tax team is to oversee the tax affairs of the OMAR Segment, to ensure that tax risks are identified timeously, well understood, managed and mitigated. The function, in the main, is a business partner to in-country Finance teams, providing specialist tax support for decision-making and ensuring that tax reporting and compliance processes are effectively and efficiently integrated into wider OMAR business processes.

The OMAR Tax team is a part of and reports into the broader Old Mutual Limited (OML) Group Tax function. We are seeking an ambitious, passionate, career-orientated Chartered Accountant to join our team.

The successful candidate will, amongst others, be involved in:

Tax governance, oversight and compliance: to ensure that tax controls over tax reporting and compliance processes are operating effectively to facilitate effective tax risk management and reporting of taxation matters arising in the Segment, while also supporting in-country Finance teams to manage tax risk within tax risk management parameters.

Tax reporting: including the extraction, interrogation of tax numbers out of financial reporting systems, and managing, computing/ collating, and consolidating the tax reporting requirements in line with reporting deadlines.

Tax advisory: the provision of expert guidance and support on all major transactions.

Tax projects: the provision of support on special projects across the OMAR Segment, to achieve automation/standardisation/continuous improvement objectives.

KEY RESULTS AREAS

Effective and accountable leadership is essential, by living Old Mutual’s values, including:

• A strong work ethic and irreproachable integrity.
• Resilience essential in a dynamic and demanding environment.
• Leading by example to cultivate a culture of output-driven, solution-orientated, high-performance, teamwork.
• Lateral-thinking, innovative mindset and strong drive to persevere to deliver results and continuously improve towards a benchmark of excellence.
• Building and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders (for example, internal Legal, Risk and Governance teams, CFOs and in-country finance teams, external tax subject matter experts, industry bodies, amongst others).
• Identifying opportunities for improvement, standardization and enhancement or automation of processes and systems.

As part of a wider team, involvement in reporting processes, including but not limited to the following:

Effective and accountable leadership is essential, by living Old Mutual’s values, including:

• A strong work ethic and irreproachable integrity.
• Resilience essential in a dynamic and demanding environment.
• Leading by example to cultivate a culture of output-driven, solution-orientated, high-performance, teamwork.
• Lateral-thinking, innovative mindset and strong drive to persevere to deliver results and continuously improve towards a benchmark of excellence.
• Building and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders (for example, internal Legal, Risk and Governance teams, CFOs and in-country finance teams, external tax subject matter experts, industry bodies, amongst others).
• Identifying opportunities for improvement, standardization and enhancement or automation of processes and systems.

As part of a wider team, involvement in reporting processes, including but not limited to the following:

REPORTING & ANALYTICS

• Assessment of tax process and financial impacts as a result of changes to Tax Legislative/Practice Changes or Business Structural Changes;
• Contribution towards establishing best practice, tax accounting and reporting processes for interim and year end reporting, forecasting and business planning for tax reporting in line with OML’s Group requirements;
• Effective Tax Rate Analysis and commentary;
• Review and/or preparation of tax disclosure in Annual Financial Statements and the OML Integrated Reporting Suite (including the Tax Transparency Report);
• Remediation of legacy reporting issues, and identification and monitoring of new issues arising.
• The following skills are critical:
  • Strong numeracy and literacy skills and the ability to apply tax technical knowledge to ensure complete and accurate accounting and reporting of the tax consequences of transactions concluded during the year in the annual financial statements of affected entities, including deferred tax, effective tax rate reconciliations, provisions for uncertain tax positions, notes the financial statements, etc.
  • Strong understanding of the tax accounting standards in order to resolve unusual and complex tax accounting and reporting matters in accordance with applicable accounting standards and tax laws.

GOVERNANCE

• Operationalising the OML Group Tax Policy and codes of best practice and testing to ensure these are adhered to across the Business and across all tax types;
• Driving the process to ensure Standard Operating Procedures are reviewed, updated, and aligned to the OML Tax Risk Policy and in-country governance benchmarks;
• Monitor the process of remediation of tax issues and risks arising in the segment, and ensuring appropriate provisions are raised and reported timeously;
• Escalation and/or reporting through the appropriate channels of significant tax matters in line with the OML Tax Risk Policy;
• Responsibility for ensuring appropriate training (internal and external) is delivered to segment tax and finance teams;
• Monitoring the tax control environment and conducting health checks to ensure that the controls are adequate and effective;

TAX ADVISORY

• Provision of advice/guidance to the segment and to in country teams/ business units on tax related matters, including advice on complex transactions and/or new products;
• Working with in-country teams to assess the impact of legislative changes/practice and managing processes to implement changes in country;
• Working with in-country teams to derive tax planning and tax saving opportunities
• Driving the implementation of strategies to minimise tax risk in the segment
• Tax Dispute and controversy support;.
• Proactively seek areas for tax process automation;
• Tax Technology: drive process to ensure that tax requirements are scoped in and delivered by vendors implemented by vendors and/or internal project implementation teams

QUALIFICATIONS AND CRITICAL EXPERIENCE

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA(SA)) with at least 3 years of experience in a professional services firm in core tax advisory, compliance and reporting

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Resilience. Ability to perform under pressure,
• Strong inter-personal skills
• Adaptable and able to cope with a dynamic environment. Must be a self-starter have a sense of urgency and drive matters to completion (get things done).
• Must display emotional maturity and resilience and able to multi-task (manage the outcomes to deadlines of multiple engagements).
• Professionalism and Reliability is critical.
• Maintain confidentiality of all information, both from internal and external sources.
• Display solid business acumen.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Attitude
• Qualification / Expertise
• Drive
• Passion
• Initiative / New Ideas
• Accountability / Integrity
• Resilience / Ability to perform under pressure
• Performance / Agility
• Relationship Building / Collaborative / Team
• Professionalism

Skills

CompetenciesBusiness Insight

Communicates Effectively

Ensures Accountability

Financial Acumen

Manages Complexity

Optimizes Work Processes

Organizational Savvy

Plans and Aligns

Education

Closing Date11 March 2025 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

Old Mutual Limited is pro-vaccination and encourages its workforce to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

All prospective employees are required to disclose their vaccination status as part of the recruitment process.

Please refer to the Old Mutual’s Covid-19 vaccination policy for further detail. Kindly note that Old Mutual reserves the right to reinstate the requirement to vaccinate at any point if it is of the view that it is imperative to do so.

Senior Specialist: Product Owner

Let’s Write Africa’s Story Together!

Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job Description

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• Support Lead: Product Owner in guiding the development and execution of the strategic roadmap. Represent the business in all projects required to execute on the vision and strategy of the division. Work with cross-functional teams to ensure strategic projects are delivered and business needs are fully met.
• Implementation and execution of new and existing products, processes and features to meet strategic targets and enhance the organisations presence within the market.
• Support in the development of the divison’s vision and project roadmap by working with senior leadership to set the strategic direction.
• Participate in business planning to ensure alignment between business roadmap and agreed business cases.
• Work with solutions analysts and engineers to ensure business needs are fully catered for in solutions being designed.
• Represent business in strategic project teams.
• Have sufficient knowledge of the business to make quick decisions in project teams and be able to prioritise the development work being requested of IT.
• Develop a deep understanding of the processes, product features and systems in the areas of the business that allocated projects relate to.
• Manage the prioritisation of requirements within a wider project. Ensure proper consultation and communication with business around priorities.
• Develop business specifications for features and defects. Translate these requirements into stories that developers can execute on.
• Provide any clarifications on requirements necessary to assist the team in their delivery.
• Identify and facilitate the elimination of any bottlenecks or areas of concern within projects to ensure the execution of the strategy.
• Feedback to business on project status throughout the lifetime of the project. Quantify and report on the benefits of the delivered solution.
• Coordinate dependencies with other POs to prioritise effectively and plot an achievable roadmap
• Demonstrate passionate, innovative, and forward-thinking mindset which takes the organisation forward.
• Advocate and enabler for business agility.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Relevant Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification
• 5 -10 years financial services experience. Short term insurance advantageous.
• Certification in Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Product Management, Agile, Scrum, SAFe, Design thinking and Business Analysis or JIRA advantageous.

Manages Scrum teams to transfer the project/product vision to design, development, and delivery. Guides the team through the product backlog toward building the right product, considering the vision, planning, and budgets of the business, customers, or use.

Responsibilities

Digital Strategy/Transformational Projects Execution

Lead execution of the digital road map, establishing and managing business processes, programs, and projects, resource allocation, key performance indicators (KPIs), and governance activities.

Product and Solution Development

Take responsibility for managing the definition, development, and delivery of a significant product or service within the product development and engineering program, ensuring alignment with customer requirements.

Project Team Management

Lead a medium- to large-sized project team; define the project vision, communicate the necessary outcomes, and provide guidance to achieve these outcomes; coordinate team actions on project activities; coordinate the flow of additional team members on and off the team, as needed; and work to build the capability of the team through training, coaching, and mentoring.

Digital Vision and Strategy

Conceptualize elements of digital strategy and digital-enabled business change projects. Develop approaches to programmatically deliver successful digital innovation engagements.

Agile Release Planning

Plan and replan software releases for large projects or programs as they are produced to ensure timely updates and to deliver the planned benefits as early as possible in the project or program.

Agile Backlog Management

Review the backlog of work for a medium-sized project and reprioritize the work and the deployment of project resources to reduce costs and increase the value of the work delivered to the business.

Product Management

Monitor all aspects of a product life cycle, including long- and short-term development and marketing. Perform analyses to stay abreast of trends in the marketplace and ensure the product’s competitive position.

Horizon Scanning

Explore and develop a detailed understanding of external developments or emerging issues and evaluate their potential impact on, or usefulness to, the organization.

Project Benefit Realization

Develop and manage the delivery of a plan to evaluate and track business benefits and to identify actions needed to maximize them.

Culture of Innovation

Drive a culture of innovation by creating multistakeholder solutions that boost creativity, innovation, and collaboration across business units, such as idea generation platforms, jam sessions, and hackathons.

Project Risk and Issue Management

Manage identification of risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints associated with the project, escalating these matters where appropriate. Where necessary, develop, agree on, and implement solutions to overcome these concerns.

Application Software Road Map

Define and maintain a roadmap to facilitate application software development and ensure the development work is prioritized in line with business requirements.

Performance Management

Manage and report on the performance of a substantial, diverse team; set appropriate performance objectives for direct reports or project/account team members and hold individuals accountable for achieving them; take appropriate corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of team/personal objectives.

Personal Capability Building

Act as subject matter expert in an area of technology, policy, regulation, or operational management for the team. Maintain external accreditations and in-depth understanding of current and emerging external regulation and industry best practices through continuing professional development, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.

SkillsAdaptability, Adaptive Thinking, Agile Project Management, Backlog Management, Change Management, Data Compilation, Executing Plans, Managing Stakeholder Expectations, Performance Management Design, Policies & Procedures, Project Communications Management, Project Performance Management (PM), Project Quality Assurance, Project Scope Management

CompetenciesAction Oriented

Business Insight

Cultivates Innovation

Decision Quality

Develops Talent

Drives Engagement

Drives Results

Drives Vision and Purpose

EducationBachelor of Commerce in Informatics (BCom)

Closing Date06 March 2025 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

Old Mutual Limited is pro-vaccination and encourages its workforce to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

All prospective employees are required to disclose their vaccination status as part of the recruitment process.

Please refer to the Old Mutual’s Covid-19 vaccination policy for further detail. Kindly note that Old Mutual reserves the right to reinstate the requirement to vaccinate at any point if it is of the view that it is imperative to do so.

Internal Actuarial Consultant

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Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job Description

Our roots are in insurance and actuaries continue to be a critical talent pool for us. In fact, we are one of the largest communities of actuaries in South Africa, and we continue to grow this capability across the African continent. As a key component of our journey to build a world class team of actuaries, we have set up an internal actuarial consultancy.

We are looking for talented, curious individuals to join us on the journey to shape the future of Old Mutual through our internal consultancy, doing great things, everyday.

We have established an internal talent pool in our consultancy, providing the best of both the corporate and consulting worlds for our top talent. Roles within the internal consultancy provide you with the opportunity to have a real and meaningful impact on the business, in an environment that supports innovation, experimentation, mentorship and learning. Through the consultancy you can build in-depth understanding of the different parts of our business through cross-segment and business exposure, a focus on solving real business challenges as well as new world-of-work flexibility in work arrangements.

Role Overview

• Firm-wide exposure, cross-segment and business
• A focus on strategic projects and important business initiatives across Old Mutual, as well as supporting areas of high demand for actuaries. Helping to solve complex business challenges and to identify and unlock opportunities to drive extraction of value across the business / provide commercial insights
• Working in small dynamic teams with flat hierarchies where you see the impact of your work directly
• Genuine new world-of-work flexibility in work arrangements
• Outstanding learning and mentorship environment
• Part of a diverse team with different skills, background, experience and perspectives
• Opportunity to build a broad range of skills in addition to technical actuarial ability, including business and strategy awareness, stakeholder engagement, communications, collaboration, agile practices etc
• A springboard to a broader OML career

Experience required

• The roles will suit balanced individuals with sound technical knowledge, an aptitude for commercial and innovative thinking and the ability to engage with a variety of stakeholders.
• Top Senior Actuarial students making good progress with exams with substantial Actuarial experience are invited to apply.
• Previous experience of working in a consultancy or similar environment would be a strong advantage.
• Non-traditional experience in credit-risk/banking will also be considered.

Manages a line of business with a team of insurance actuaries. Conducts research and recommends policies to assist with the organization’s financial structure, completes financial projections, and performs actuarial analysis. Provides advice and problem solving input to others in particularly complex situations. OML roles mapped to this profile are: Senior Actuarial Supervisor, Senior Actuarial Supervisor (OMAO), Manager: Reserving and Manager: Tactical Pricing.

Responsibilities

Actuarial Analysis, Assumptions and Insights

Create and present high-quality actuarial analyses, assumptions, insights, and reports to support business decision-making and/or business performance evaluation. Perform complex statistical analysis to enable data analysis.

Actuarial Model Creation and Maintenance

Develop and maintain complex actuarial models, ensuring that the underlying structure of the actuarial assumptions are fully validated and that the models can be integrated into wider business models to enable actuarial analysis, financial reporting, and regulatory compliance.

Actuarial Product Development & Management

Develop proposals for new products and for the improvement and management of existing products that create competitive advantage, that are viable in relation to the organization’s risk appetite and financial objectives, and that meet regulatory requirements.

Actuarial Financial Reporting

Produce complex actuarial financial information, ensuring the accurate completion of a key strand of the process to contribute to the production of statutory and non-statutory reports and other disclosures.

Leadership and Direction

Communicate the actions needed to implement the function’s strategy and business plan within the team; explain the relationship to the broader organization’s mission, vision, and values; motivate people to commit to these and to do extraordinary things to achieve local business goals.

Performance Management

Manage and report on the performance of a substantial, diverse team; set appropriate performance objectives for direct reports or project/account team members and hold individuals accountable for achieving them; take appropriate corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of team/personal objectives.

Organizational Risk Management

Develop and/or deliver a contingency plan for significant aspects of the risk, financial management and/or control process.

Organizational Capability Building

Use the organization’s formal development framework to identify the team’s individual development needs. Plan and implement actions to build their capabilities. Provide training or coaching to others throughout the organization in own area of expertise to enable others to improve performance and fulfill personal potential.

Compliance

Monitor and review performance and behaviors within area of responsibility to identify and resolve non-compliance with the organization’s policies and relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct.

SkillsAction Planning, Actuarial Consulting, Adaptive Thinking, Agile Project Management, Business, Consulting, Data Compilation, Data Controls, Executing Plans, Financial Acumen, Identifying Customer Needs, Information Management, Insurance Product Management, Insurance Sales, Legal Practices, Negotiation, Policies & Procedures, Risk Management, Workflow Management

CompetenciesBalances Stakeholders

Builds Effective Teams

Builds Networks

Business Insight

Communicates Effectively

Develops Talent

Directs Work

Drives Results

EducationBachelors Degree (B): Actuarial Science (Required)

Closing Date12 March 2025 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

Old Mutual Limited is pro-vaccination and encourages its workforce to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

All prospective employees are required to disclose their vaccination status as part of the recruitment process.

Please refer to the Old Mutual’s Covid-19 vaccination policy for further detail. Kindly note that Old Mutual reserves the right to reinstate the requirement to vaccinate at any point if it is of the view that it is imperative to do so.

Manager: Insights and Model Enablement

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Job Description

Role overview

The Manager: Insights and Model Enablement role is responsible for overseeing the development, maintenance, and enhancement of the models used to calculate finance and actuarial reporting outputs. This role ensures the accuracy, efficiency, and compliance with applicable IFRS calculations while supporting financial reporting, actuarial analysis, and risk management. The successful candidate will collaborate with finance, actuarial, IT, and regulatory teams to drive continuous improvements in IFRS 17 reporting processes.

Key Result Areas

• Manage the design, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of IFRS 17 models to ensure compliance with accounting and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee model governance, including validation, documentation, and control frameworks.
• Collaborate with actuarial and finance teams to respond to audit queries on IFRS 17 outputs.
• Work closely with IT and data teams to optimize model performance, automation, and integration with financial systems.
• Monitor regulatory and industry developments related to IFRS 17 and incorporate necessary changes into the modelling framework.
• Lead and mentor a team of analysts, ensuring high-quality output and professional development.
• Support senior management with strategic insights based on process analytics.
• Manage the system development lifecycle of the applications supporting the IFRS 17 solution.
• Ad hoc tasks and activities as required by management from time to time.

Requirements: Skills, Qualifications and Experience required

• Professional qualification (CA preferable)
• At least 8 years’ experience in overseeing or being part of a team that owns financial modelling processes and reporting (IFRS 17 exposure is favourable)
• At least 2 years managing a team
• Experience with financial systems, databases and automation solutions – SQL experience preferred
• Appreciation for internal controls and governance processes
• Attention to detail
• Solution focused with the ability to troubleshoot issues
• Team management
• Understanding of Agile methodology

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in questionManage and coordinate the company’s financial function, including general accounting, cost management, budgeting, and payroll, in accordance with corporate policies and procedures to meet the company’s business requirements. This is the top finance position for a specific location, but it is governed by policies and frameworks established by the larger corporation.

Responsibilities

Financial Policies, Guidelines, and Protocols

Create a plan to deliver and review financial policies, guidelines, and protocols to ensure the company complies with regulations and good financial practice.

Financial Management and Control

Develop and/or deliver a plan for significant aspects of the financial management and/or control process.

Financial Modeling

Translate business objectives into clearly defined business cases, costs, and schedules to support growth in the business.

Data Collection and Analysis

Use data from a wide range of sources to analyze key themes and identify possible impacts on the business.

Organizational Risk Management

Develop and/or deliver a contingency plan for significant aspects of the risk management and/or risk control processes.

Financial Information Systems

Plan and deliver financial systems changes and manage the team on a day-to-day basis to meet project timelines and quality and budget requirements. Engage with finance users to identify requirements, and work with the team to design solutions.

Functional Strategy Formation

Contribute to the formation of a key element of functional strategy through specialist expertise and insights, to ensure that the strategy meets business needs.

Information and Business Advice

Provide specialist advice on the interpretation and application of policies and procedures, resolving complex or contentious queries and issues and enabling others to take appropriate actions.

Leadership and Direction

Communicate the actions needed to implement the function’s strategy and business plan within the team; explain the relationship to the broader organization’s mission, vision, and values; motivate people to commit to these and to do extraordinary things to achieve local business goals.

Performance Management

Manage and report on the performance of a substantial, diverse team; set appropriate performance objectives for direct reports or project/account team members and hold individuals accountable for achieving them; take appropriate corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of team/personal objectives.

Organizational Capability Building

Use the organization’s formal development framework to identify the team’s individual development needs. Plan and implement actions, including continuing professional development specified by professional or regulatory institutions, to build their professional capabilities. Provide informal training or coaching to others throughout the organization in own area of expertise to enable others to improve performance and fulfill personal potential.

Budgeting

Deliver a budget for an area of the organization or conduct complex analyses on budget progress in other areas of the organization.

SkillsAccounting, Adaptive Thinking, Budget Management, Business Requirements Analysis, Data Compilation, Data Controls, Evaluating Information, Financial Accounting, Financial Acumen, Financial Analysis, Financial Auditing, Financial Modeling, Management Accounting, Numerical Aptitude

CompetenciesBusiness Insight

Decision Quality

Ensures Accountability

Financial Acumen

Instills Trust

Manages Complexity

Optimizes Work Processes

Organizational Savvy

EducationNQF Level 9 – Masters

Closing Date08 March 2025 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

Old Mutual Limited is pro-vaccination and encourages its workforce to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

All prospective employees are required to disclose their vaccination status as part of the recruitment process.

Please refer to the Old Mutual’s Covid-19 vaccination policy for further detail. Kindly note that Old Mutual reserves the right to reinstate the requirement to vaccinate at any point if it is of the view that it is imperative to do so.

Employee Relations Executive

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Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job Description

The successful candidate will lead the Old Mutual Limited (OML) Employment Relations function, translating the group’s People strategy into the Employment Relations strategy. The portfolio comprises of employee relations, human capital litigation, employment equity and ethics management disciplines. Reporting to the Chief People Officer, this role forms part of the Group Human Capital Exco. The ideal candidate should be experienced in driving systemic change and strengthening the Employment Relations practices across Old Mutual, ensuring compliance with labor laws, and promoting a positive work environment for all employees.

Key Accountabilities:

In this role, you will be expected to:

• Develop the Employee Relations, Ethics Management, Privacy, Employment Equity and Human Rights strategies and programmes, and ensure they are aligned to the ambitions of OML and its people strategy.
• Manage people-related legal risk and compliance in collaboration with OML Chief Legal Officer and Heads of Legal across OML and ensures integration with other Human Capital and Legal practices.
• Lead the Employment Relations practices across OML in collaboration with Human Capital Executives and ensures integration with other Human Capital practices.
• Provide thought leadership and strategic direction to drive transformation across OML.
• Drive the development and implementation of an integrated set of frameworks, process and technologies for the purposes of Employment Relations in order to meet business demand in line with business strategy, legislative requirements and transformation plans.
• Work with the Human Capital community, Legal community and IT to enable superior employee experience.
• Manage the Employment Relations budget within prescribed guidelines and governances.
• Develop social and ethics committee submissions, based on management recommendations, and ensuring the implementation of decisions made by the social and ethics committee.
• Guide HC Business Partners and Employment Equity Facilitators on all Employment Relations related activities.
• Represent Human Capital / OML at the appropriate forums to ensure OML has an influence on ER and Legal matters impacting the environment in which we operate.

Requirements:

To be considered for this role, you must have:

• BA Law and/ or LLB
• At least 10 years of experience in a similar role in a listed company, with a proven track record of success
• Have prior experience in Financial Services would be an advantage.
• Exposure and access to both local and international best practices, as well as networks of beneficial relationships within the legal, employee relations and human rights field
• Commercially minded and innovative, rather than overly governance-driven

Knowledge, skills & abilities:

• Strategic, critical thinking and problem solving.
• Resilience in responding to pressure and change.
• Stakeholder focus
• Organisational awareness
• Expertise in financial analysis and data modelling
• Process management.
• Strong delivery focus
• Leadership, communication and influence
• Visible passion and love of the subject area

Preference will be given to suitably qualified candidates in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

SkillsClient Counseling, Employee Relationships, Human Capital, Leadership, Leading Change, Legal Practices, People Management, People Strategies, Strategic (Inactive)

CompetenciesBalances Stakeholders

Builds Effective Teams

Business Insight

Collaborates

Communicates Effectively

Drives Vision and Purpose

Ensures Accountability

Instills Trust

EducationBachelor of Arts (BA): Law (Required), Bachelor Of Laws (LLB) (Required)

Closing Date13 March 2025 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

Old Mutual Limited is pro-vaccination and encourages its workforce to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

All prospective employees are required to disclose their vaccination status as part of the recruitment process.

Please refer to the Old Mutual’s Covid-19 vaccination policy for further detail. Kindly note that Old Mutual reserves the right to reinstate the requirement to vaccinate at any point if it is of the view that it is imperative to do so.

Executive Assistant

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Job DescriptionPerforms routine administrative duties such as drafting correspondences, scheduling appointments, organising and maintaining data, as well as assisting internal and external stakeholders

Responsibilities

Administration

Produce, update, and provide best practice support on a wide range of Microsoft documents, databases, and other departmental systems.

Business Meetings/Events Arrangement

Schedule appointments, make arrangements for meetings and conferences, and organize travel plans, following instructions to ensure more senior colleagues or a senior executive make the best use of their time.

Correspondence

Prepare routine letters, email, minutes of meetings, and reports for approval by more senior colleagues or a senior executive.

Document Preparation

Prepare moderately complex documents using a variety of applications for technology devices, such as standard office software. Also responsible for gathering and summarizing data for reports.

Work Scheduling and Allocation

Design own monthly schedule and, if necessary, assign work to others in order to speed up office workflow and ensure high-priority tasks get done.

Data Collection and Analysis

Produce accurate reports for others by collecting data from a variety of standard sources and inputting it into standard formats.

Insights and Reporting

Extract and combine data to generate standard reports.

Budgeting

Monitor and analyze data using budgeting systems and protocols.

Personal Capability Building

Develop and maintain excellent process or technical skills by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching.

Operational Compliance

Develop working knowledge of the organization’s policies and procedures and of regulatory codes and codes of conduct relevant to own work, adhering to mandatory procedures to ensure own work is undertaken to the required standards.

Procurement

Support others by carrying out simple procurement tasks. Involves following established procedures.

SkillsAccounting, Action Planning, Budget Management, Calendar Coordination, Computer Literacy, Data Analysis, Database Reporting, Data Compilation, Data Interpretations, Executing Plans, Financial Acumen, Management Reporting, Numerical Aptitude, Oral Communications, Report Review

CompetenciesDirects Work

Drives Results

Ensures Accountability

Manages Complexity

Optimizes Work Processes

Plans and Aligns

Tech Savvy

EducationDiploma (Dip): Business Studies: Company Secretaries) (Required)

Closing Date08 March 2025 , 23:59

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Learning Consultant: Skills Development Facilitator and Learning Governance

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Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job Description

This role is responsible for driving the Skills Development strategy, processes, and reporting including developing and coordinating the implementation of our annual workplace skills plan and prior year’s annual training reporting (ATR/WSP) in alignment with the industry’s identified scare and critical skills. In addition, the role will drive the implementation of the Group Learning Governance Framework including maintaining the policy, standards, guidelines, processes, and procedures and driving the execution of Learning Governance Forums. Further, the role will assume the high – level financial reporting to drive alignment of learning spend with learning priorities.

Key Result Areas:

• Taking on the Primary Group Skills Development Facilitator role and liaison with the SETAs and driving the achievement of the BBBEESD annual score in collaboration with Segments. Own and oversee the annual Skills Development verification process.
• Managing and supporting the Skills Development Facilitation function through scheduled and formal engagement with stakeholders such as unions, employee, and management representatives and BBBEE Group Transformation Office
• Actively participating in and influencing the formation and submission of Segment contributions to the Skills Development and Employment Equity target setting processes in collaboration with the Transformation Office.
• In collaboration with the Secondary Skills Development Facilitator, managing, implementing, and maintaining all reporting tools and dashboards to improve reporting efficiency and accuracy.
• Ensuring standard format and accuracy of BBBEESD reports (including Workplace Skills Plans, Annual Training Reports) _ across all operations and functions in Old Mutual.
• Managing and reporting on the Old Mutual Skills Levy and grants received process and optimise the opportunity to receive maximum grants allowable back from the SETA’s.
• In collaboration with the Transformation Office and the Secondary Skills Development Facilitator, working closely with all Segment Skills Development Forum members and advisors.
• Aligning the BBBEE SD Program Catalogue with the strategic future – fit, scarce, and critical skills in collaboration with the Organisational Capability Development team. This includes overall management of all QCTO Learnerships, Internships programmes and any other strategic SD programmes implemented.
• Collaborating with Snr Learning Consultants in driving the Skills Transformation Strategy.
• Owning the implementation of the Group Learning Governance Framework with respect to the policy, standards, guidelines, and driving governance forums.
• Owning Group Learning’s Finance Reporting and alignment of Group and Segment Budgets to development priorities
• Stakeholder management to ensure responsiveness to Learning needs and demands from Segments with the INSETA and other industry professional bodies.

Qualifications and Experience Required:

• Degree will be an advantage
• Relevant Skills Development Facilitation qualification an advantage
• At least three years’ experience and depth in BBBEE Skills Development planning, implementation, and reporting
• Exposure to SETAs and Skills Development industry forums
• Understanding of Learning and Skills Transformation Strategy an advantage
• Good written and spoken communication skills
• Great influencing and execution and delivery ability
• Exposure to Change and Communication an advantage
• Passion for Skills Development and driving Skills Development Strategies
• Exposure to learning financial tracking and reporting
• Experience managing teams and multiple stakeholders
• Exposure to Learning Governance Frameworks

Support and advise on the learning and professional development of the workforce. Implement and execute policies, processes, and training offerings.

Responsibilities

Document Preparation

Edit document in line with organizational style guidelines and prepare information for publication.

Learning and Development (L&D) Program Delivery

Deliver training courses or programs, engaging, advising, and guiding learners and evaluating the achievement of intended learning outcomes.

Learning and Development (L&D) Program Design

Design and develop learning and development (L&D) programs to meet individual and organizational learning needs within specified timescales and resources; identify and incorporate appropriate L&D methodologies and delivery channels; develop relevant content and high-quality learning resources to create high levels of learner engagement and achievement of learning outcomes.

Learning Needs Analysis

Engage with team or department line managers to clarify short-term priorities for learning and development (L&D) interventions; gather relevant data on performance and current levels of competence; identify gaps in relation to required levels and obtain agreement on required outcomes.

Policy Development and Implementation

Help develop procedures for an area of the organization and monitor their implementation.

Development Center Design and Delivery

Contribute to the creation of development centers; tailor and validate pre-existing exercises and feedback and development planning processes and tools; draft new content as directed; prepare documentation; train assessors to engage assessees, facilitate activities, and support individuals in their development planning.

HR Data Analytics and Insights

Deliver complex analyses of HR data; identify key trends and contribute to the creation of HR insights that enable the diagnosis of business issues, enhancement of employee engagement, and/or improvement of business performance.

HR Data Management

Contribute to the development and testing of HR data collection forms or questionnaires in a specific area of expertise to ensure the collection of relevant data in line with defined requirements.

Information and Business Advice

Provide specialist advice on the interpretation and application of policies and procedures, resolving queries and issues and referring very complex or contentious issues to others.

Personal Capability Building

Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an in-depth understanding of technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.

SkillsAdaptive Thinking, Computer Literacy, Data Analysis, Data Compilation, Data Management, Digital Literacy, Educational Program Design, Evaluating Information, Executing Plans, Human Capital Management Systems, Large Group Presentations, Learning and Development (L&D), Learning Design, Online Learning, Oral Communications

CompetenciesCollaborates

Communicates Effectively

Develops Talent

Drives Engagement

Ensures Accountability

Manages Complexity

Optimizes Work Processes

EducationNQF Level 7 – Degree, Advance Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate or equivalent

Closing Date08 March 2025 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

Old Mutual Limited is pro-vaccination and encourages its workforce to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

All prospective employees are required to disclose their vaccination status as part of the recruitment process.

Please refer to the Old Mutual’s Covid-19 vaccination policy for further detail. Kindly note that Old Mutual reserves the right to reinstate the requirement to vaccinate at any point if it is of the view that it is imperative to do so.

Credit Capabilities Manager

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Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job DescriptionnaOMF would like to employ a dynamic, motivated and innovative individual to help drive, develop and enhance the automation of credit systems and processes to drive improved efficiencies and customer experience to increase the overall uptake of OMF products and improve credit outcomes. The individual will be responsible for managing and driving the implementation of initiatives across the credit lifecycle, including:
• Originations decision engine
• Payment systems and mechanisms
• Rules for the ongoing management of accounts
• Escalation rules to drive effective collections

• Manage and document the decision engines used for the origination and account management of accounts.
• Help drive optimisation of credit systems.
• Effectively manage the process for making changes to credit rules impacting the origination and management of existing accounts.
• Effective translation of strategic changes into IT requirements, playing the role of SME.
• Management of stakeholders to ensure that required inputs are received timeously to ensure implementation remain in timelines.
• Establish an effective framework for testing changes before implementation of changes
• Drive the change management process to inform key stakeholders of changes and their implications.
• Onboarding and management of the relationships with external vendors, helping to ensure the realization of strategic objectives.
• Ensure alignment of key stakeholders throughout projects · Drive the prioritization of credit projects within the wider organization.
• Assist in the response to queries regarding the outcomes of credit outcome.
• Ensuring that the data is available to effectively track the outcomes of system changes.

Minimum requirements:

• Graduate qualification in computer science, engineering, maths or related field
• Minimum of 5 – 10 years working within a retail credit environment, with a specific focus on implementing of strategic and regulatory projects into the system for execution.

Competencies:

• Collaboration (Relating)
• Stakeholder management
• Customer First
• Execution
• Strategic
• Innovation (Perspective)
• Personal Mastery (Learning)
• Articulating information
• Challenging ideas
• Embracing and driving change

Skills

CompetenciesBusiness Insight

Cultivates Innovation

Manages Complexity

Optimizes Work Processes

Situational Adaptability

Strategic Mindset

Education

Closing Date13 March 2025 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

Old Mutual Limited is pro-vaccination and encourages its workforce to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

All prospective employees are required to disclose their vaccination status as part of the recruitment process.

Please refer to the Old Mutual’s Covid-19 vaccination policy for further detail. Kindly note that Old Mutual reserves the right to reinstate the requirement to vaccinate at any point if it is of the view that it is imperative to do so.

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