Job Opportunities at Sasol

Purpose of Job

• To contribute to providing administrative support to an allocated team, to promote administrative efficiency in day-to-day operations.

Key Accountabilities

• Handles inquiries, schedules appointments, develops presentations, and fills other office support functions.
• Organises and attends meetings, taking minutes and keeping notes.
• Booking rooms and conference facilities.
• Maintains scheduling and event calendars.
• Coordinates travel arrangements.
• Arranging both in-house and external conference functions and events.
• Ordering and maintaining stationery and equipment.
• Manages appointments. Office Administration and support.
• Mails documents and newsletters and other information as and when required.
• Prepares and types documents, letters and reports.
• Co-ordination and implementation of office procedures.
• Organising and storing paperwork, documents and computer-based information.
• Photocopying and printing various documents, sometimes on behalf of other colleagues.
• Complete forms in accordance with company procedures.
• Types and distributes meeting notes, routine correspondence, and reports.
• Receives and responds to correspondence.
• Performs sorting, filing, and cross referencing of materials and documents.
• Utilises, reconciles and manipulates data for management reports from different internal and external sources.
• Captures data in standardised format.
• Maintains hard copy and electronic filing system.
• Manages, maintains, and updates a wide variety of records , reports and files.
• May distribute mail, retrieve and deliver files, and copy documents.
• Locate and attach appropriate files to incoming correspondence requiring replies.
• Adheres to agreed serve level agreements.
• Liaising with colleagues and external contacts to book travel and accommodation.
• Answer telephones and give information to callers, take messages, or transfer calls to appropriate individuals.
• Liaising with staff in other departments and with external contacts.
• Greets refers and assists visitors, clients, callers, staff and others and handle their inquiries, and direct them to the appropriate persons according to their needs.
• Communicates with internal and external clients.
• Monitors the use of expenditures and keeps record thereof within the department, for the manager.
• Complies records, organises, maintains files and posts records. Completes invoicing as and when required.
• Control stock of stationery and office supplies.

Formal Education

• High School / School Diploma or similar

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Purpose of Job

• To direct and manage the implementation of Sasols communications strategy, ensuring the development of suitable frameworks and the integration of messaging and communication activities at a functional/business cluster/organisational level.
• To support the protection and enhancement of the Sasol reputation through strong and positive media relations, digital communications, content and platform management, as well as content strategy development, integration and coordination.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop and implement a comprehensive media strategy aligned with Sasol’s corporate strategy.
• Build and maintain relationships with top tier journalists and media outlets.
• Oversee media relations and responses to media enquiries.
• Provide strategic advice to the CEO, GEC, and senior leadership on media engagement.
• Develop and maintain messaging frameworks for key issues and strategic priorities.
• Provide strategic advisory to the GEC and leadership on reputation and external positioning on issues and opportunities.
• Lead Sasol’s digital communication strategy across web, social media, and internal platforms.
• Oversee content creation, publishing, and moderation for digital channels. Implement social listening tools and analytics to monitor brand sentiment and engagement.
• Drive innovation in AI implementation within GCBM, digital storytelling, content creation including video, interactive content, and campaigns.
• Ensure digital content aligns with brand identity and corporate messaging.
• Implement proactive reputation management strategies and crisis communication protocols.
• Contribute to Sasol’s response to critical and material issues to the business and/or to stakeholders, including but not limited to developing issue briefs and engagement strategies.
• Work with Senior Specialist: Group Media Relations for media training for executives and PRA teams, especially for crisis scenarios.
• Develop communications strategies to enable effective stakeholder engagement plans as required and in collaboration with Sasol stakeholder relationship/business owners.
• Coordinate with internal teams to ensure timely and relevant communications and response.
• Support leadership in preparation stakeholder meetings and forums, such as AGMs, results, conferences etc.
• Manage multidisciplinary project teams and external service providers.
• Oversee budgets for media, digital, design, and communication projects.
• Implement performance management and career development for direct reports.
• Oversee Sasol’s external listening, monitoring and landscape analysis.
• Develop strategic external analysis frameworks and dashboards to inform stakeholder intelligence, engagement and engagement approaches/strategies.
• Effectively manage external service providers within budget and manage associated commercial process in line with Sasol’s Supply Chain/Procurement requirements.

Formal Education

• 3-4-year Relevant University Degree
• Honours and Master degree advantageous

Working Experience

• Experience: 12+ relevant years

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Purpose of Job

• Support and enablement of the Commercial Sales (CS) teams in all portfolios i.e. Commercial M&S and Gas M&S. Take the lead or support the monitoring, analysing and improving CS business performance. Key activities will include conducting research, interpreting data and making recommendations based on findings, leading the analysis, economic modelling, project management/execution support, and market/industry research to support CS’ growth ambitions and performance improvement initiatives. In addition, supports the CS strategy development through the analysis of strategy-related opportunities and threats across the business portfolio of assets and product. Ensure alignment across all elements of the integrated business (commercial, supply chain/planning, technical, financial, legal, regulatory etc.).

Key Accountabilities

• Provide business improvement support to the CS Marketing and Sales teams; Management and relevant internal stakeholders.
• Support Commercial Sales business strategy formulation; implementation and tracking.
• Monitor and observe activities, trends and developments in different market segments and products application.
• Generate market and techno/economic insights to enable business to adapt to changing markets and competitive situations.
• Provide business, market and technology intelligence in relevant segments, interpret information & provide thought leadership through updates on competitors & overview for key products/geographies.
• Deliver on continuous improvement initiatives when required and find ways to add value to the CS environment.
• Support all new business development opportunities within Commercial Sales.
• Develop and monitor channel strategies
• Take the lead or support in the development and maintenance of Business Improvement Tools, Processes and Procedures.
• Support a project's value proposition through modelling different aspects and assumptions, to provide ad-hoc support for projects.
• Prepare required reports, approval documents and presentations to be used in project related meetings.
• Work on multiple projects at the same time in different roles as required, either as project member, as project lead, as advisor or as a coordinator.
• Lead project teams that drives end­ to-end project development and delivery (from concept design, through feasibility and into implementation.)
• Construct and maintain economic assumptions per project and per pathway, compared to market intelligence.
• Ensure alignment with strategy and partake in strategic initiatives for CS.
• Provide critical insight and knowledge to development of business strategy shaping.
• Follow through on customer enquiries, requests, and complaints.
• Understand underlying industry fundamentals including business models, costs, local/global economics in specific market
• Take the lead or support the tender management process
• Business compliance analysis and first line assurance
• Ability to perform economic evaluations when required
• Develop effective forecast models based on industry trends and demand patterns
• Create models, conduct research and analyse actual business performance against targets

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree (Engineering/Science/Business/Finance) or equivalent (Post grad an advantage)
• 9+ relevant years of experience
• Must be able to think critically
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite to include Advanced MS Excel
• Proficiency with SAP and PowerBI
• Profound data analysis experience and understanding of key financial ratios; sufficient understanding of financial basics

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Experience in development of metrics and KPIs
• Excellent verbal and written communication/presentation skills
• Ability to translate questions into actionable analysis
• Proven self-starter with high integrity, energy, enthusiasm and tenacity
• Attention to detail: Thoroughness in accomplishing a task through concern for all the areas involved, no matter how small.
• Monitors and checks work or information and plans and organizes time and resources efficiently.
• Adopts Agile ways of working
• Approach to doing work which focuses on providing a positive customer experience

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Purpose of Job

• A Process Controller operates process equipment and systems for a specific plant / unit within the Sasol environment to achieve production requirements in a safe manner.

Key Accountabilities

• Participate in emergency preparedness exercise
• Perform routine inspection on safety equipment
• Conduct BBS Observations
• Perform effective shift handover
• Electrical isolation of equipment
• Performing gas test for vessel entries and Hot work
• Mixing process chemicals
• Handling of process chemicals
• Compilation of shift log
• Participate in INVOCOM
• Participate in IMS inspections
• Participate in incident / accident prevention
• Report all deviations
• Clean plant / ensure plant is cleaned
• Monitor and report on an emergency preparedness exercised
• Perform tasks on equipment as per signed off Career Guide
• Successfully complete permit training
• Perform level standby
• Participate in potential deviation analysis (PDA, root cause analysis)(RCA and risk assessments)
• Apply SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedure)
• Follow modified plant procedures after implementation
• Apply PSM standards (Process Safety Management)
• Participate in startup and shutdown
• Adhere to permit to work procedure
• Adherence to SHERQ standards (ISO, ASHAS and implemented)SHERQ processes
• Actively involved in behaviour based safety program on shift
• Support the alignment of work (e.g. maintenance, Technical department
• Participate in resolution of performance problems
• Utilize resources e.g. raw materials, people that are available on site
• Support diversity in the workplace
• Coaching and technical training of fellow workers
• Accountable for own competence on plant
• Plan own progression through the career path
• Manage own performance
• Get results through empowering others to act
• Live company values and ensures compliance of team to the values
• Contribute to team motivation and wellness
• Understand customer requirements and ensures product / services meets customer requirements
• Effective networking and liaison with P&SM, technical, engineering and financial departments
• Identifies and supports interdependencies (synergies with own and other departments)
• Ensure transition of work from own shift to next shift
• Support drive for overall equipment effectiveness (OEE of the plant)
• Apply new ideas / work methods to improve results
• Provide information / assist with projects with technical / support functions
• Assist with implementation of organisational change initiatives within own team.

Formal Education

• Matric/ Grade 12 with Maths & Science
• NQF Level 2 Occupational Trade Qualification (Chemical) or Chemical Plant Operator qualification

Working Experience

• Experience: 3+ relevant years

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Purpose of Job

• A Process Controller operates process equipment and systems for a specific plant / unit within the Sasol environment to achieve production requirements in a safe manner.

Key Accountabilities

• Participate in emergency preparedness exercise
• Perform routine inspection on safety equipment
• Conduct BBS Observations
• Perform effective shift handover
• Electrical isolation of equipment
• Performing gas test for vessel entries and Hot work
• Mixing process chemicals
• Handling of process chemicals
• Compilation of shift log
• Participate in INVOCOM
• Participate in IMS inspections
• Participate in incident / accident prevention
• Report all deviations
• Clean plant / ensure plant is cleaned
• Monitor and report on an emergency preparedness exercised
• Perform tasks on equipment as per signed off Career Guide
• Successfully complete permit training
• Perform level standby
• Participate in potential deviation analysis (PDA, root cause analysis)(RCA and risk assessments)
• Apply SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedure)
• Follow modified plant procedures after implementation
• Apply PSM standards (Process Safety Management)
• Participate in startup and shutdown
• Adhere to permit to work procedure
• Adherence to SHERQ standards (ISO, ASHAS and implemented)SHERQ processes
• Actively involved in behaviour based safety program on shift
• Support the alignment of work (e.g. maintenance, Technical department
• Participate in resolution of performance problems
• Utilize resources e.g. raw materials, people that are available on site
• Support diversity in the workplace
• Coaching and technical training of fellow workers
• Accountable for own competence on plant
• Plan own progression through the career path
• Manage own performance
• Get results through empowering others to act
• Live company values and ensures compliance of team to the values
• Contribute to team motivation and wellness
• Understand customer requirements and ensures product / services meets customer requirements
• Effective networking and liaison with P&SM, technical, engineering and financial departments
• Identifies and supports interdependencies (synergies with own and other departments)
• Ensure transition of work from own shift to next shift
• Support drive for overall equipment effectiveness (OEE of the plant)
• Apply new ideas / work methods to improve results
• Provide information / assist with projects with technical / support functions
• Assist with implementation of organisational change initiatives within own team

Formal Education

• Matric/ Grade 12 with Maths & Science
• NQF Level 2 Occupational Trade Qualification (Chemical) or Chemical Plant Operator qualification

Working Experience

• Experience: 3+ relevant years

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Short Description / Purpose of Job

• The Secunda Operations Electrical Engineering team provides technical support to various electrical maintenance departments, who own and maintain the electrical equipment used in the Sasol Secunda Operations petro-chemical plant in Secunda.
• The engineering support provided includes technical support on day-to-day engineering issues arising from the plant, as well as longer term asset management support for the electrical equipment throughout the factory. This includes: fault-finding during breakdown scenario’s, providing inputs into RCA’s related to equipment failures, providing engineering guidance for electrical changes made on plant equipment, ensuring compliance to engineering specifications/standards and managing deviations, commissioning support for equipment after maintenance or after equipment replacement/renewal, reviewing and compiling of project documents & review of electrical designs, project initiation, front-end loading & support, as well as subject matter expert support for specific electrical equipment groups. The support also includes identification of electrical equipment/system risks and active management of these risks in support of the plant’s production and safety targets.
• The Electrical Engineering Utilities team specifically provides technical support to two of the business units within Secunda Operations, namely the Powerstation and Water & Ash business units. A total of 7 electrical engineers make up the Utilities plant support team, all reporting to the Electrical Engineering Team Lead for Utilities.

A wide range of electrical equipment is supported, including:

• HV/MV/LV switchgear, transformers and cables
• MV/LV VSD’s and motors
• Motor control centres
• Synchronous Generators & Gas Turbines
• Protection systems & relays
• Industrial UPS systems
• Battery back-up systems for protection and control systems (chargers & batteries)
• Earthing & lightning protection systems

Key Responsibilities

• Know & understand electrical equipment failure modes and failure trends in order to manage equipment reliability & predictability.
• Identify & mitigate electrical equipment risks through engineering out / design improvement / renewal / redesign.
• Ensure compliance to electrical specifications or standards for projects executed in your area of responsibility, as well as for any changes to plant electrical equipment or systems. Identify & manage deviations when necessary.
• Provide technical & commissioning support to plant electrical maintenance teams on complex electrical systems.
• Provide technical & commissioning support to project teams during execution of electrical projects.
• Ensure best practices on electrical systems and maintain compliance in own area of responsibility.
• Ensure project success by adherence to cost, schedule and quality targets for small single discipline electrical projects where the role of engineering or project manager is fulfilled.
• Review project documentation & electrical designs to ensure proposed solutions are compliant to standards/specifications, fit for purpose, cost-effective and will integrate with existing plant equipment.
• Identify specific electrical equipment in your area of responsibility and that can have a significant production impact, and become subject matter expert.
• Assist with compilation of asset renewal plans & roadmaps in your area of responsibility, based on equipment condition and business risk.
• Take the lead or assist with electrical equipment incident investigations when production losses are incurred.
• Set criteria for specific electrical maintenance strategies from the specifications/standards and OEM requirements & assist electrical maintenance departments with review of maintenance strategies for critical equipment.
• Assist in the assessment & selection of external electrical service providers & contractors by measuring their technical competence.
• Conduct technical bid evaluations for electrical work and projects.
• Assist with conducting risk assessments on electrical work and projects to ensure safe execution of work. Assist project managers to manage and oversee the safety of external service providers during project execution. 
• Maintain healthy and stable relationships with engineering contractors, consultants and service providers.
• Enhance knowledge and understanding of the electrical equipment in your area of responsibility and share knowledge with engineers-in-training.

Key personal attributes:

• Self-motivated
• Reliable
• Honest
• Good time-management
• Good attention to detail
• Willingness to learn
• Ability to work as part of a diverse team (cultures, roles, positions, etc.)
• Good communication skills (verbal & written)
• Good emotional intelligence

Formal Education

• Bachelor of Engineering (B Eng) degree in Electrical Engineering from a University, or
• Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Electrical Engineering from a University

Min Experience

• 5+ relevant years

Certification & Professional Membership

• None

Competencies

• Analytics: The systematic computational analysis of data or statistics
• Compliance: Understanding the rules, regulations, sanctions and other statutory requirements, guidelines and instructions relating to governing bodies and organizations, both internally and externally.
• Continuous Process Improvement: The methodology followed for increasing the effectiveness and/or efficiency of a business process, often through automation.
• Critical reasoning: The action of critically thinking about something in a logical, sensible way and taking all factors into consideration.
• Problem Solving: Is a step-by-step process of defining a problem, searching for information, and testing a series of solutions until the problem is solved. In involves critical thinking, analysis and persistence.
• Project Management: The process of planning, organizing, and managing tasks and resources to accomplish a well-defined objective, usually within constraints of time, resources, and cost.
• Self-Mastery: Takes accountability for driving own growth through developing self-awareness, reflecting, seeking  feedback and self-correcting

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Short Description / Purpose of Job

• The Secunda Operations Electrical Engineering team provides technical support to various electrical maintenance departments, who own and maintain the electrical equipment used in the Sasol Secunda Operations petro-chemical plant in Secunda.
• The engineering support provided includes technical support on day-to-day engineering issues arising from the plant, as well as longer term asset management support for the electrical equipment throughout the factory. This includes: fault-finding during breakdown scenario’s, providing inputs into RCA’s related to equipment failures, providing engineering guidance for electrical changes made on plant equipment, ensuring compliance to engineering specifications/standards and managing deviations, commissioning support for equipment after maintenance or after equipment replacement/renewal, reviewing and compiling of project documents & review of electrical designs, project initiation, front-end loading & support, as well as subject matter expert support for specific electrical equipment groups. The support also includes identification of electrical equipment/system risks and active management of these risks in support of the plant’s production and safety targets.
• The Electrical Engineering Utilities team specifically provides technical support to two of the business units within Secunda Operations, namely the Powerstation and Water & Ash business units. A total of 7 electrical engineers make up the Utilities plant support team, all reporting to the Electrical Engineering Team Lead for Utilities.

A wide range of electrical equipment is supported, including:

• HV/MV/LV switchgear, transformers and cables
• MV/LV VSD’s and motors
• Motor control centres
• Synchronous Generators & Gas Turbines
• Protection systems & relays
• Industrial UPS systems
• Battery back-up systems for protection and control systems (chargers & batteries)
• Earthing & lightning protection systems

Key Responsibilities

• Know & understand electrical equipment failure modes and failure trends in order to manage equipment reliability & predictability.
• Identify & mitigate electrical equipment risks through engineering out / design improvement / renewal / redesign.
• Ensure compliance to electrical specifications or standards for projects executed in your area of responsibility, as well as for any changes to plant electrical equipment or systems. Identify & manage deviations when necessary.
• Provide technical & commissioning support to plant electrical maintenance teams on complex electrical systems.
• Provide technical & commissioning support to project teams during execution of electrical projects.
• Ensure best practices on electrical systems and maintain compliance in own area of responsibility.
• Ensure project success by adherence to cost, schedule and quality targets for small single discipline electrical projects where the role of engineering or project manager is fulfilled.
• Review project documentation & electrical designs to ensure proposed solutions are compliant to standards/specifications, fit for purpose, cost-effective and will integrate with existing plant equipment.
• Identify specific electrical equipment in your area of responsibility and that can have a significant production impact, and become subject matter expert.
• Assist with compilation of asset renewal plans & roadmaps in your area of responsibility, based on equipment condition and business risk.
• Take the lead or assist with electrical equipment incident investigations when production losses are incurred.
• Set criteria for specific electrical maintenance strategies from the specifications/standards and OEM requirements & assist electrical maintenance departments with review of maintenance strategies for critical equipment.
• Assist in the assessment & selection of external electrical service providers & contractors by measuring their technical competence.
• Conduct technical bid evaluations for electrical work and projects.
• Assist with conducting risk assessments on electrical work and projects to ensure safe execution of work. Assist project managers to manage and oversee the safety of external service providers during project execution. 
• Maintain healthy and stable relationships with engineering contractors, consultants and service providers.
• Enhance knowledge and understanding of the electrical equipment in your area of responsibility and share knowledge with engineers-in-training.

Key personal attributes:

• Self-motivated
• Reliable
• Honest
• Good time-management
• Good attention to detail
• Willingness to learn
• Ability to work as part of a diverse team (cultures, roles, positions, etc.)
• Good communication skills (verbal & written)
• Good emotional intelligence

Formal Education

• Bachelor of Engineering (B Eng) degree in Electrical Engineering from a University, or
• Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Electrical Engineering from a University

Min Experience

• 3+ relevant years

Certification & Professional Membership

• None

Competencies

• Analytics: The systematic computational analysis of data or statistics
• Compliance: Understanding the rules, regulations, sanctions and other statutory requirements, guidelines and instructions relating to governing bodies and organizations, both internally and externally.
• Continuous Process Improvement: The methodology followed for increasing the effectiveness and/or efficiency of a business process, often through automation.
• Critical reasoning: The action of critically thinking about something in a logical, sensible way and taking all factors into consideration.
• Problem Solving: Is a step-by-step process of defining a problem, searching for information, and testing a series of solutions until the problem is solved. In involves critical thinking, analysis and persistence.
• Project Management: The process of planning, organizing, and managing tasks and resources to accomplish a well-defined objective, usually within constraints of time, resources, and cost.
• Self-Mastery: Takes accountability for driving own growth through developing self-awareness, reflecting, seeking  feedback and self-correcting

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Purpose of Job

• A 12 month internship opportunity for youth with any post-matric HR qualification with the possibility to extend if performance requirements and standards are met. Interns will be placed within the Learning and Development Function and will gain practical experience in training coordination and multi-functional training administrative duties.

Key Accountabilities

• Planning, scheduling and managing the bookings of internal and external courses and training events.
• Document control, inclusive but not limited to the capturing of training history and training related record keeping and archiving. Maintain record keeping, archiving and/or filing system as per agreed OME process.
• Stakeholder engagement and support, inclusive but not limited to client facing engagements and meetings.
• Multi-functional training administrative duties.
• Administrate learning on SAP LSO and T@W LMS according to Energy Business IM and HR Standards.
• Reporting & Learning Analytics.

Formal Education

• High School / School Diploma or similar

Working Experience

• Experience: 0+ relevant year

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Purpose of Job

• To coordinate health and safety activities to facilitate inspections, data gathering, and data maintenance and integrate health and safety initiatives into SASOL operations to maintain a safe and healthy environment.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure effective delivery of targets through monitoring and responding proactively to hazards in the workplace. Conduct hazard identification in the workplace, facilitate safety related risk assessments, lead incident investigations and facilitate RCAs.
• Participate in the development of shutdown planning and campaigns and ad hoc Service Provider audits on site to check compliance to SHE file requirements.
• Participate in safety system audits, e.g. Logbook audits, lock-out audits, legal appointment audits, insurance engineers audits etc.
• Provide input during risk assessments to ensure safety issues are identified.
• Provide advice on the selection and use of specific PPE and participate in the respective forums.
• Participate in the roll out of the Safety Improvement Plan and report updates as required.
• Ensure personal and team development while coaching the team and others with regards to Safety.
• Ensure results through the management of personal and team meet targets (e.g. due dates and quality standards) in alignment to performance contracts.
• Manage ad-hoc requests and tasks in relation to Safety.
• Review and contribute to policies, standards and procedures.
• Identify, evaluate and recommend improvement opportunities.
• Input into the compilation of new and the revision of existing safety procedures and instructions.

Formal Education

• Grade 12 with Mathematics, Physical Science and English 
• SAMTRAC Certificate 
• National Diploma/ B Tech in Safety Management 

Working Experience

• Experience: 6+ relevant years

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Purpose of Job

• To identify, evaluate, and progress innovation-driven business opportunities aligned with Sasol’s strategy and future value agenda. The role ensures robust assessment of exploratory and emerging opportunities, enabling the creation of a balanced opportunity funnel that delivers sustainable growth, diversification, and transformation of Sasol’s innovation portfolio. Building partnerships and collaborative networks to accelerate co-development and implementation is a critical requirement.

Key Accountabilities

• Conduct structured opportunity assessments to ensure strategic fit, value potential, and technical/market feasibility in line with Sasol’s Innovation strategy and incubation framework.
• Drive the BBST opportunity funnel development, ensuring coverage, diversification, and progression from early ideation and incubation to emerging business phases.
• Translate market, technology, and regulatory insights into innovation-driven business opportunities, leveraging partnerships, licensing, and external ecosystems.
• Collaborate with internal partners, including but not limited to stakeholders in Strategy & Sustainability, Business Building, and Research & Technology to incubate and mature opportunities up to Gate 1.
• Apply opportunity framing tools, value assurance reviews, and portfolio review processes to ensure consistent evaluation and decision-making.
• Provide clear recommendations to optimise portfolio health and accelerate delivery of Future Sasol.
• Drive quantitative and qualitative assessments with BBST teams, including EBITDA potential, capital requirements, risk assessment, sector/geographic diversity, and alignment with emission reduction and sustainability goals.
• Ensure knowledge sharing and capability building across the innovation network and communities of practice within business.
• Develop and maintain external intelligence networks to benchmark best practices and identify innovative pathways for growth.
• Foster collaboration across functions and maintain visible alignment with Sasol’s priorities (energy transition, sustainable fuels and chemicals, power business development, decoupling from oil dependency, etc.).
• Support the coordination and expansion of Sasol’s innovation ecosystem, including partnerships with startups, academia, research institutions, and industry consortia.
• Manage an internal innovation network of champions and cross-functional teams to drive knowledge sharing, collaboration, and innovation culture across the organisation.
• Identify and engage with external partners and platforms to co-develop solutions, accelerate access to new technologies, and strengthen Sasol’s innovation pipeline.
• Support the Innovation Centre of Excellence in embedding group-wide standards, governance, and best practices for innovation networks and partnerships.
• Act as a connector between internal stakeholders and external innovation communities to ensure alignment, visibility, and impact of Sasol’s innovation agenda.

Formal Education

• 4-year University Degree (Engineering, Business, Economics, or related field)
• Postgraduate qualification (e.g., MSc, MBA, or equivalent) advantageous

Min Experience

• 9+ years relevant experience in innovation management, business development, technology assessment, or strategic portfolio evaluation
• Exposure to energy, chemicals, or sustainability sectors preferred

Certification

• None required, though affiliation to professional innovation/business associations advantageous