Corporate Social Investment Manager

Vacancy Details
Employer:
Important Company
As the Corporate Social Investment Manager, you will be responsible for creating, managing and implementing corporate social investment (CSI) programmes for the Group in order to maintain and build on-going relationships within the communities the Group serves. This is done in the context of national and continental priorities to ensure alignment with national and continental efforts aimed at social development and ensuring that corporate social investment remains part of the company's business strategy.
**Responsibilities**:
Maintain a keen understanding of publicity for CSI and make appropriate recommendations Identify opportunities for the Publicity Team to use the CSI portfolio to generate positive publicity for the Group Understand the role of different media platforms and able to position CSI related initiatives accordingly.
Maintain and build relationships with partner organisations Explore new partnerships relevant to the CSI strategy on an ongoing basis Ensure MOUs are in place where relevant Represent the company at site visits and relevant meetings.
Stakeholder engagement Communicate project plans to stakeholders including employees, service providers, community organisations, implementation partners etc. Brief agencies, service providersand internal stakeholders on mechanics of new initiatives Liaise with local store managers to generate awareness and support for new initiatives Ongoing updates on the status of projects to all relevant stakeholders Adapt communication for different target audiences Reduce large volumes of information to concise, executive summaries Coordinate with Communications and Public Relations departments for internal and external awareness and publicity on CSI initiatives Liaise with agencies and service providers on the development of CSI creative and other collateral Write letters, proposals, memorandums and copy for creative material.
Annual budget process, procurement process, quarterly reporting and ongoing monitoring of all projects and expenses Payment processing, managing budgets, contracts, and agreements Negotiating with service providers with regards to quotations and sourcing of appropriate and cost-effective branding and promotional items Manage relevant CSI accounts to ensure correct allocations Keep records of project costings for reporting purposes.
Reporting Monitor, evaluate and report on the effectiveness of CSI programmes, projects and initiatives through the submission of periodic reports and routine analysis of information and data Oversee and manage the data collection process for reporting purposes Responsible for tracking and reporting on key metrics, actual versus targets and milestone delivery.
**Requirements**:
Diploma / NQF level 6
Bachelors Degree (3 years) / NQF level 7
(5-10 years) Social investment and / or community development experience.
(5-10 years) Project Management.
Good understanding of CSI within corporate, and specifically the international retail landscape.
Broad understanding of compliance benefits Financial and budget principles.
Utilising CSI initiatives aligned to strategy to generate positive PR for the business.