Corporate Social Investment Manager at The Shoprite Group of Companies

Purpose of the Job    

• As the Corporate Social Investmentnt Manager, you will be responsible for creating, managing and implementing corporate social investment (CSI) programmes for the Shoprite 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 Shoprite business strategy.

Job Advert Details
Job Category    
Retail
Job Objectives    
1. 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
2. Implementation of CSI projects in alignment with the Group's CSI vision and strategy
Initiate, maintain and exit/close projects and co-ordinate a range of activities and initiatives, which are designed to have a positive
impact on local communities
Steer and grow current and new projects to ensure sustainability of all initiatives
Analyse existing and new proposals and make written and verbal recommendations to actively drive the reach and impact of all CSI initiatives
Process and respond to new requests and applications within the framework of existing CSI strategy
Organise ad hoc CSI-related media and publicity events
3. 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
4. Stakeholder engagement
Communicate project plans to stakeholders including employees, service providers, community organisations, implementation partners etc.
Brief agencies, service providers and 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
5. 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
6. 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.
Qualifications    

• Diploma / NQF level 6
• Bachelors Degree (3 years) / NQF level 7

Experience    

• Social investment and / or community development experience (5-10 years)
• Project Management (5-10 years)

Knowledge and Skills    

• 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