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Provincial Executive | Gauteng

Provincial Executive | Gauteng

The Recruitment Council • Johannesburg, South Africa
16 days ago
Job description

Purpose of the Role

As the Provincial Executive, you will assume overall responsibility for increasing market share and driving profitability across Gauteng. You will set and execute the provincial distribution strategy, foster strategic partnerships, and ensure the seamless integration of all channels and operational functions across the region.

Key Responsibilities

  • Strategy & Business Planning: Co-create and execute an aligned provincial distribution strategy to drive aggressive growth. Formulate sales targets, expense budgets, and market penetration tactics.

  • Financial & Budget Management: Accountable for operational execution of the budget, cost-saving initiatives, and monitoring product mix profitability.

  • Sales Management: Translate provincial strategy into clear targets across areas, optimize multi-channel integration, and guide Area Managers to address performance and penetrate new markets.

  • Operational Excellence & Innovation: Drive a culture of innovation, manage query resolutions, enhance business systems, and navigate teams through organizational change.

  • Compliance & Risk Management: Partner with Compliance and Forensics to ensure compliant business conduct and proactively mitigate fraud and business risks.

  • People Leadership: Lead transformation strategies (EE/DTI targets), drive talent management, succession planning, and build a high-performance culture.

  • Stakeholder Management: Act as the strategic face of the province, building relationships with key public/private stakeholders, industry bodies, and high-impact intermediaries.

Requirements & Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Grade 12.

  • Key Individual (KI) status.

  • Meet Class of Business (COB) requirements at the date of appointment.

  • Advantageous: A Business, Legal, or Commercial Degree / MBA, or a CFP designation.

Experience & Knowledge:

  • At least 8 years of industry-related experience.

  • Sound Financial Services experience at a senior level within a corporate environment.

  • Minimum of 5 years of Sales and Distribution exposure.

  • Minimum of 5 years of sound management and leadership experience.

  • Deep knowledge of sales tactics, commercial metrics, regulatory frameworks, and utilizing data/analytics to measure performance.

Key Competencies:

  • Strong strategic thinking, commercial acumen, and results orientation.

  • Exceptional leadership abilities with the capability to challenge, influence, and inspire at an executive level.

  • Sound political acumen and natural relationship-building skills.

Conditions of Employment

  • Clear criminal and credit checks.

  • Own transportation and a valid driver's license.

  • Ability to travel frequently.

  • Must possess a smartphone.

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Provincial Executive | Gauteng • Johannesburg, South Africa