Manager Social Impact - Sasolburg at Sasol

Purpose of Job

• Manage Social Impact / Ikusasa project portfolio for SEO. Coordinate the appropriate project logistics including pre-project development, logistics, project supplies, etc. and provide onsite leadership at select projects. Coordinate volunteer recruitment and registration. Deliver project evaluation and impact reporting. Ensure all Social Impact activities are covered by the Media and Communication team. Analyze & study Social Impact related donations requests and submit briefs/ proposals for approvals. Manage the relationship with non-profit organisations and identify best collaboration opportunities. Guide employee volunteerism (Sasol For Good) initiatives and ensure proper implementation of activities including all required logistics and PR. Ensure record keeping of all employee volunteerism (Sasol For Good) initiatives (reports, post event analysis, pictures, number of volunteers, cost, number of activities, satisfaction rates, etc.). Assist in planning and implementing national, regional & local Social Impact initiatives & programmes. Prepare material required for Regulatory reporting. Support the creation of an annual plan for community engagement, community enablement including raising awareness about the organisation and development of engagement pathways, employee volunteerism plans to support Social Impact initiatives in the areas of health, education, business development, and environment. Managing Social Impact project specific budget and Ikusasa budget.

Recruitment Description/ Key Accountabilities
Strategy and Budget

• Manage the compilation of reports to the Sasol Foundation/ Group Social Impact on a quarterly basis
• Collaborate and partner with internal & external stakeholders to identify, conceptualise and implement the social initiatives to benefit fence line communities, etc. and provide onsite leadership at select projects
• Manage the relationship with non-profit organisations and identify best collaboration opportunities
• Partner with internal & external stakeholders to deploy Social Impact and Ikusasa initiatives
• Manage and implement community projects risk and safety plan including support local SMME’s with safety compliance
• Manage the Ikusasa adhoc and baseline maintenance initiatives
• Manage customer/external projects when needed.
• Assist in-field with Surveys and project coordination, should the need arise.
• Maintain processes to ensure project management documentation, reports and plans are relevant, accurate and complete within projects.
• Manage internal projects related to process improvement and reporting to relevant stakeholders.
• Monitoring and evaluating the implementation of CSI projects against set objectives, standards, cost allocation, timeframes and clients (business units) and beneficiary expectations.

Recruitment Description/ Key Accountabilities

• Project Management
• Ensuring that projects are designed, planned and managed according to set principles, selection criteria and completed according to plan, in a cost-effective way, and meet the set objectives and standards of service
• Reports on projects monitored and evaluated against set objectives, costs, safety considerations, timeframes, relevant stakeholder expectations and corrective actions taken where required
• Project team management and monitoring of performance
• Manage the budget formulation and tracking the expenditure to ensure cost and benefit balance in the implementation of Social Impact projects.
• Ensuring that projects are scheduled to meet expectations of all stakeholders and cost-effectiveness.
• Deliver projects on schedule and on or under budget.
• Delivery of project as per the operational plan, project evaluation and impact reporting.

Recruitment Description/ Key Accountabilities
Business Intelligence and Research

• Conduct in-depth geo and socio-political environmental scans to understand the broader socio-political environment in which the company operates, have an intimate understanding of political and public sentiment formation and articulation.
• Conduct a community needs assessment to inform Sasol Energy Operations’ regional social projects prioritisation.
• Gather data/ information to help with proactive management of stakeholder issues.

Formal Education

• University Bachelors Degree

Min Experience

• Experience: 5+ relevant years