Manager - Special Projects (12 Months Contract)

2 days ago

Sandton, South Africa Discovery Ltd. Full time

**Business Unit**:Discovery Health

**Function**:Administration and Office Support

**Date**:13 Aug 2025

**About Discovery**

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

**Job Purpose**

The Manager of Special Projects provides and organizes project management for key organizational initiatives, and overseeing cross-functional operational activities within the CEO’s office for the Health division. The ideal individual will be responsible for ensuring that all projects are implemented in a timely manner, and in ways that are consistent with the organizational priorities, budgets and regulatory requirements. Also responsible for ensuring that all services and benefits covered by the plan are defined and accurately established in all systems and documentation. Responsible for the development of all required member materials.

**Areas of responsibility may include but are not limited to**
- Drive the development and implementation of products and programs for the business unit
- Responsible for developing and driving the project plans and timelines across the customer insights functional area.
- Monitor progress toward defined project benchmarks and provide updates to the team
- Develop and implement strategies to ensure that all tasks remain on schedule. Manage project team and implementation meetings with staff and key vendors.
- Manage development of required policies and procedures. Maintain updated documentation of all decisions and approvals
- Conducts needed research and remains abreast of regulatory and market changes that impact scope
- Communicates information to staff and vendors, through trainings and written documentation.
- Oversee change management process
- Develops progress reports and other data analyses, as appropriate
- Ad hoc research, analysis and projects
- Develop presentations, reports and other strategic communications
- Strategic administration and compliance for strategic meetings including Health Executive Committee meetings.

**Personal Attributes and Skills**
- Self-starter with a strong drive for excellence
- Strategic thinker
- Exceptional analytical skills
- Strong communication skills
- Management and leadership skills
- Competencies of storyboarding, presentation preparation and data visualisation is advantageous

**Education and Experience**
- Relevant tertiary qualification
- 3-5 years of management consulting experience is essential
- Previous experience with special projects in a Health / Insurance industry (advantageous)
- Management consulting in a financial services industry will be advantageous
- EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

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