Corporate Social Responsibility - Project Manager at Boxer Superstores

About the job

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILTY: PROJECTS MANAGER

Boxer Superstores, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pick and Pay, is a rapidly growing Supermarket discount chain operating in all provinces throughout South Africa. Owing to our growth we are looking for a CSR & Projects Manager to manage, coordinate and administer the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) function within the company. Reporting directly to the Group Executive for Stakeholder Engagement, based at our head office in Westville, Durban.

Job Deliverables

Ubuntu is a reminder that we as human beings share a deep inter-connectedness and that we should aim to strive not for the betterment of ourselves, but for the betterment of us all. The Boxer Ubuntu Projects Programme aims at just that, to be the helping hand, the welcoming neighbour, the heart of the community.

Main Job Functions

• Manage all CSR projects from concept to delivery

• Keep detailed administration records of all CSR related projects and donations

• Prepare and present periodic reports of all CSR projects and interventions to the Group Executive

• Support the Group Executive with stakeholder engagement initiatives and strategic partners

Qualifications and experience

• Current or very recent experience in a management or coordination CSR role, ideally in a large or national organisation

• A business related university degree

• Extensive project management experience and a qualification in project management would be advantageous

• Minimum of three years’ experience as the candidate has to be able to hit the ground running, ideally in a retail or FMCG environment

• Excel is non-negotiable

• Exceptional communication skills as the role requires constant communication and constant feedback across a number or role players

• Ability to handle many projects at the same time – requires attention to detail and superb organisational skill

• Ability to communicate in an African language would be most beneficial

• Ability to work flexible hours as the nature of the tasks may occur outside traditional work hours

If you are excited and want to explore this opportunity further, then kindly upload your CV to become a part of this progressive, growing and forward thinking business that encourages career development.