Senior Officer: Corporate Social Responsibility at Road Accident Fund

Purpose of the Job: 

Reporting to the Manager: Corporate Social Responsibility, the successful incumbent is responsible to implement and monitor the overall CSR initiatives including the Employee Volunteerism Plan according to approved CSR framework and standard operating procedures.

Key Performance Areas

Coordinate Processes Related to the Implementation of CSR Initiatives

• Ensure that governance documents are kept up to date Coordinate the implementation of CSR programmes in line with CSR funding criteria.
• Implement initiative according to standard operating procedure.
• Identify projects to be funded for submission to the CSR committee.

Management of Disbursements According to Allocated Budget

• Maintain the budget of specific projects and spend as allocated.
• Monitor the project expenses to ensure they are within limits.
• Match the disbursements to the spend.
• Demonstrate the business value of projects.
• Submit budget related to each project to CSR committee for approval.

Project Management

• Coordinate, facilitate and manage Employee Volunteerism Initiatives in all 5 RAF Regions.
• Plan initiatives related to the Employee volunteerism plan for all regions.
• Assess unsolicited funding proposals and make recommendations for qualifying proposals to the manager.
• Ensure a standardised approach as per SOP for all projects.
• Track, monitor and report on project/s as per award letter.
• Provide advisory services on the initiatives based on allocated projects.

Stakeholder Management

• Represent the RAF by meeting with senior stakeholders.
• Conduct stakeholder engagements as per project (internal and external).
• Communicate to stakeholder on CSR programmes and activities.
• Conduct call for proposals briefing session to shortlisted NPO’s.
• Develop CSR call for proposals content on both Internet & Intranet.
• Deal with inquiries and requests for information from both internal and external stakeholders.

Reporting

• Compile and submit reports on all CSR initiatives.
• Contribute to the preparation and submission of Regulation reports.
• Aid in the development of functional reporting systems, for management, project or performance reporting.
• Report regularly and periodically, perform necessary submissions as and when required to provide progress updates and/or inform management decisions.
• Give input to the annual report.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Record keeping and effective monitoring of RAF funded CSR projects.
• Collate BBBEE documents for verification purposes.
• Ensure that projects are implemented in line with conditions of the Award.
• Contract management to ensure that all stakeholders adhere to contract terms for donations and grants.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree/ Advanced Diploma in Social Science/ Community Development related qualification.
• Relevant 4 years’ experience in Community Development/ Corporate Social Responsibility related environment.
• Project management experience will be an added advantage.

Technical and Behavioral Competencies Required

• Planning, organising and coordinating.
• Personal mastery.
• Judgment and decision making.
• Ethics and values.
• Client service orientation.
• Legislation and Regulatory Knowledge
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Reporting
• Effective Stakeholder management.
• In-depth knowledge of BBBEE codes, NGO and CSR expertise.
• Financial understanding for the purposes of understanding proposals and budget.
• Sound judgment - able to review multiple data sources and make good, assessments and recommendations.
• Project management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.