Jobs at Sasol

The purpose of this role is to develop and maintain global enabling mechanisms for successful stakeholder identification, engagement, relations and issue resolution in support of the relevant function. This includes:

• Action research and benchmarking in support of stakeholder relations engagements globally to advance Sasol's issues and reputation;
• Development and maintenance of globally applicable processes and measures for effective stakeholder identification, issue identification, clustering and reporting;
• Orientation, sensitization and training with respect to stakeholder relations across Sasol;
• Compliance, monitoring and reporting on Sasol's relations with stakeholders;
• Development of policies applicable to stakeholder engagement

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Business Results

Action research and benchmarking in support of the Sasol stakeholder relations function: 

• Scan wider environment to identify and prioritise issues that could impact Sasol’s role as a respected corporate citizen;
• Identify and execute research that supports Sasol’s advocacy efforts e.g. impact of Sasol on the economy;
• Socio-economic analysis including but not limited to cost benefit analysis;
• Research and benchmarking of issues and topic prioritisation for management reporting.

Development and maintenance of processes and measures for effective stakeholder identification, issue identification, clustering and reporting:

• CoE for Stakeholder engagement approach;
• Develop metrics to measure engagement effectiveness;
• Incorporate learnings into issues matrix and topic clustering;
• Maintain engagement matrix;
• Implement and maintain stakeholder and issue management software;
• Being a focal point for integration and synthesis of issues and topics (for example, in updating the commitments dashboard and issues management document quarterly);
• Define stakeholder engagement process for relevant OME’s;
• Conduct Group issue clustering;
• Ensure optimal digitalisation of reporting;
• Enable team to meet targets through, departmental KPI setting;
• Manage reporting/board meeting cycle;
• Managing perception survey process with OMEs.

Compliance, monitoring and reporting:

• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the Sasol stakeholder-focused initiatives and reflect this in the relevant dashboards etc;
• Integrate and synthesise detailed information for GEC/Board (including engagement reports, briefings packs etc);
• Issues management reporting;
• Drafting reports to governance committees.
• Developing and socialising Sasol positions on issues;
• Strengthen and execute training programme of the function.

Development of Group Policies and standards relating to stakeholder relations based on global best practice

• Review and update stakeholder engagement training material
• Identify policies required and develop these, based on best practice, suitable for Sasol's circumstances

 

Leadership and Values

Stakeholders and networking:

• Developing a network of stakeholders in and outside the organisation with the aim to stay abreast of the stakeholder relations discipline, issues, derive priorities and enhance gravitas as advocate and relationship builder.

Embody Sasol Group Values:

• With Safety, Health and Environment as top priority the incumbent ensures that these elements are considered and included in advice, services as well as the development and implementation of solutions;
• All people are treated with respect and dignity, and a high premium is placed on building and maintaining relationships in pursuit of goal achievement;
• In terms of valuing and promotion of Diversity and Inclusion the incumbent ensures that participation, dialogue and open communication is at the center of this. In addition to continuously challenge own and others’ stereotypes and biases and address this in an emotionally intelligent fashion;
•  Acting with Respect and Integrity always, implies that the incumbent is consistent in decision making and action, keep to commitments, professional in conduct and take care with respect to confidentiality;
• With respect to Compliance with All Applicable Legal Requirements, the incumbent ensures that all advice, support, solutions and actions comply with the laws, regulations and standards required and protect Sasol and its employees in terms of financial and reputational damage;
• In terms of Ownership and Accountability for individual and team performance, the incumbent ensures that commitments are maintained, deadlines respected, and rework is kept to the minimum. In addition, that continuous feedback and reporting regarding progress, as well as challenges are prioritised and communicated in an open and transparent fashion;
• By delivering on promises to Customers, Shareholders and Other Stakeholders the incumbent ensures that advice, support and solutions show a clear line of sight to the growth, profit optimisation and sustainability goals of Sasol.

 

Relationships, Teamwork and Collaboration

Knowledge development and influencing:

• Participation in knowledge development, management and stakeholder forums and develop strong internal relationship with the aim of ascertaining stakeholder perceptions, needs, issues etc.

Internal - Executive committees of the various OMEs, Group SVPs/VPs and GEC

• Partnering with relevant business units and departments to prioritise and advance key business issues requiring resolution;
• Harvesting relevant issues, analysis, updating of dashboards and reporting;
• Providing information, report writing etc.

 

Relevant government departments, professional associations, research institutes and policy analysis specialists.

• Maintain contact and analyse perceptions of Sasol, their needs and priorities with respect to the Group;
• Establish communication channels and forums for interaction, knowledge management and issue identification;
• Build trust, mutual respect and understanding.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Qualifications and Experience required:

Required entry Qualifications:  

• Minimum a Bachelor’s degree
• Post graduate degree is an advantage

Required entry Years of relevant experience:

• 11 years’ relevant experience.

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Applied Research
• Advanced Report Writing

KEY COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

Partnership Leadership:

• Persuades and influences stakeholders, builds relationships and partnerships for win-win outcomes.
• Creates synergies through working across boundaries.

Business Leadership:

• Demonstrates good business acumen, a global mind set and exercises sound judgment.

Self-Mastery

• Demonstrate sound multi-functional stakeholder management and engagement abilities.

Functional Competencies

• Internal Stakeholder Engagement
• Government and Public Relations
• Business / Technical Writing
• Report Writing
• Presentation Skills
• Research / problem solving

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• Contribute to shaping Sasol’s reputation and corporate brand through the development, design, and production of creative content across a range of traditional and online communication channels in line with defined business objectives
• Conceptualise and produce high visual impact design solutions to communicate key messages by developing creative concepts, identifying appropriate media and style to meet internal client briefs whilst supporting business goals
• Develop design solutions for a variety of activities and channels, including but not limited to digital channels, ATL and BTL advertising mediums, product packaging, exhibitions, events, displays, internal and external communication projects, brochures and corporate identity initiatives
• Provide specialist / expert knowledge in design solutions to Group Communication and Brand Management in accordance with Sasol’s brand guidelines

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Design and Creative Development

• Contribute to building Sasol’s reputation and corporate brand through conceptualisation, development, design and production of creative content.
• Content includes, but is not limited to internal and external communication projects, digital channels, ATL and BTL marketing campaigns, product packaging, exhibitions, events, displays, and brochures

 

Corporate Brand Identity Standards

• Work with Manager: Group Brand management to enforce the policy, standards, guidelines, tools and assurance processes for the Sasol brand
• Contribute to the design, implementation and maintenance of a brand management framework comprising organisational business processes and policies for general marketing and communication use of the brand
• Contribute to the design of templates, for use across regions, to ensure brand consistency in local advertising, communication and brand application
• Assist in the empowering Corporate Affairs practitioners across Sasol to undertake their work with the necessary branding tools at their disposal

Creative Services Project Management

• Manage incoming creative services briefs
• Support for the group and OME creative development requirements and ensure that all creative content is aligned to Sasol brand guidelines and delivered as per the approved creative service level agreement
• Support the Manager: Group Brand Management in the development and deployment of appropriate brand compliant materials for channel placement across the group
• Developing design briefs by gathering information and data through in house research e.g. monkey survey and external relevant data.

Cross-functional support and liaison

• Interpreting the client’s business needs and developing a concept that meets the brief, and is aligned to Group Communication and Brand Management strategy
• Maintain strong relationships with relevant Sasol OMEs including (but not limited to) GEC, Investor Relations, HR, Employee Relations, Finance, various strategic projects, Stakeholder Relations, Regulatory Affairs and OME Corporate Affairs specialist and managers
• Work with Manger: Group Brand Management to guide Corporate Affairs practitioners in the business and functions on their creative development (advertising, brand corporate identity application, exhibitions and activation events)

Operational, Financial and Technical

• Using innovation to redefine a design brief within the constraints of cost and time
• Present finalised ideas and concepts to clients
• Distributing of proofs to clients and making corrections to produce accurate and high-quality work.
• Working as part of a team with printers, copywriters, photographers, other designers, account executives, web developers and brand marketing specialists (internally and externally).
• Ensuring that all graphic design projects have a production schedule in place and that the correct procurement procedures have been followed
• Ensuring all graphic design and DTP is done with elements and messages that are consistent with the broader Group communication strategy
• Keeping a detailed file on all design projects and store on centralised portal.
• Preparing individual budgets for each design project and keep register of actual time spend on each

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Qualifications and Experience required:

Required entry Qualifications:  

• Any B degree (Communications, Media, Marketing or Graphic Design focus preferable) or relevant national diploma (minimum of 2 years).

Required entry Years of relevant experience:

• Minimum 4-8 years relevant experience as a Graphic Designer (Four years + with a B degree, alternatively six years + (or more) experience, depending on national diploma.
•  Experience in a range of channels, including photography and computer-aided design (CAD).
• Ability to keep abreast of emerging technologies in new media, particularly design programmes such as Quark Xpress, FreeHand, Illustrator, Photoshop, 3D Studio, Acrobat, Director, Dreamweaver and Flash.

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Practical and tactical thinker, who has the ability to translate written briefs into creative design elements across various channels.
• Ability to influence others, and achieve results indirectly through various functional specialists across Sasol.
• Proven track record as a team player and being able to build strong relationships across multi-functional teams and at all levels of the organisation
• Ability to work across cultures and diverse backgrounds and virtual teams.
• Knowledge and understanding of advertising, brand management, sponsorships, exhibitions, and events.
• Work ethic must match Sasol values and exhibit a proven track record of a high performance individual.
• Self-starter showing a high degree of personal initiative, drive, and desire to come up with new business targeted creative solutions.
• Proven skills to deliver under time pressure.
• Must be willing to work during evening and weekend hours when required for time-sensitive, project-specific activities and/or urgent situations.

 KEY COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

Partnership Leadership:

• Persuades and influences stakeholders, builds relationships and partnerships for win-win outcomes.
• Creates synergies through working across boundaries.

Self-Mastery

• Demonstrate sound multi-functional stakeholder management and engagement abilities.

Functional Competencies

• Knowledge of brand management, corporate identity, advertising, sponsorship, event management and design
• Understanding of internal and external communications models, frameworks and practices
• Understanding of digital communication tools, applications, design and development
• Understanding of reputation management principles and practices
• Local and international media knowledge
• Writing and speaking in English
• Project management
• Budget management
• MS Office (Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
• SAP (appropriate modules)

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1. Support shaping Sasol’s reputation and corporate brand by driving the development of a group sponsorship strategy aligned to Sasol's overall group strategy, Corporate Affairs objectives and the corporate brand strategy
2. Manage a defined group sponsorship portfolio by professionally managing relationships with rights holders, ensuring delivery on contractual obligations and effectively utilising leveraging funds to achieve business objectives through the use of appropriate integrated marketing communication channels
3. Drive initiatives that support the creation and functioning of Group Sponsorships as a Centre of Excellence with respect to the development of protocols, frameworks, governance processes and measurement tools
4. Provide strategic and specialist/expert knowledge and support for the management and execution of group and OME sponsorship activities by advising senior leaders and Corporate Affairs practitioners on their sponsorship requirements and support the execution of those requirements, where necessary

 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Strategy

• Support the shaping of Sasol’s reputation and corporate brand by driving the development of a group sponsorship strategy aligned to Sasol's overall group strategy, Corporate Affairs objectives and the corporate brand strategy
• Deliver robust integrated marketing and communications plans to cost effectively leverage Sasol’s portfolio of group sponsorships to increase brand awareness and return on marketing spend
• Define appropriate metrics to measure the performance of Sasol’s sponsorship portfolio and utilise data to continuously find ways to improve brand awareness and return on marketing spend

 

Sponsorship Management

• Define and implement a group-wide governance framework and approach for considering sponsorship proposals
• Oversee and manage the group sponsorship portfolio as per Sasol’s existing sponsorship assets
• Carefully manage the release of funds as per agreed rights fees, document all financial disbursements and track/report on payments for audit and statutory reporting purposes
• Develop innovative and cost- effective integrated marketing and communication plans to leverage Sasol’s sponsorship assets to meet agreed objectives in line with approved funding to increase brand awareness and return on marketing spend
• Collaborate with the broader Group Communication and Brand Management team to drive the development of content to effectively position and profile Sasol’s sponsorship assets through the use of appropriate activation mechanisms and communication channels
• Professionally manage external sponsorship marketing agencies to ensure timeous execution in the development of content, creative designs and activation plans, in line with written briefs and agreed budgets
• Monitor, measure and report on the performance of Sasol’s sponsorship assets against agreed objectives and demonstrate value of leveraging spend in enhancing the positive associations and awareness to the Sasol brand

 

Governance, monitoring and research

• Drive the setting and enforcement of the group sponsorship policy, standards, guidelines, tools and assurance processes for sponsorship of marketing assets
• Conduct research to determine exposure and awareness levels to determine ROI and the contribution towards business goals
• Monitor the effectiveness of sponsorship initiatives through measurement by analysing sponsorship research to evaluate activity against set key performance indicators
• Monitor, measure and report on the performance of Sasol’s sponsorship assets against agreed objectives and demonstrate value of leveraging spend in enhancing the positive associations and awareness to the Sasol brand
• Provide guidance to the group on the identification, evaluation and management of sponsorship opportunities for the group

 

Centre of Excellence

• Drive initiatives that support the creation and functioning of a Centre of Excellence in sponsorship management
• Design and implement systems, processes and tools/templates that streamline, simplify and standardise sponsorship management and related activities across the organisation

 

Cross-functional support and liaison

• Advise and counsel Executives/OME heads and functional counterparts across the organisation on sponsorship management and, where necessary, support the execution of those requirements through the appropriate deployment of resources from the Group Sponsorship team and/or wider Group Communication and Brand Management team

 

Project and financial management

• Maintain and track the Group Sponsorship budget
• Establish a highly professional standard of service delivery across the organisation
• Drive the effective implementation of sponsorship strategies and leverage with budgets and objectives
• Ensure effective and expedient execution of sponsorship related projects.
• Report and provide feedback to executives, OME heads and Subject Matter Experts that demonstrates sound insight, analysis, and solutions
• Ensure the alignment of sponsorship messaging to business plans, strategies and priorities.
• Manage relationships, contracts, briefing and the delivery of work from external service providers for sponsorships

 

Leadership and Values

• Manage the Group Sponsorship team
• Implement and manage performance agreements, performance management and appraisals, and recruitment for the team
• Provide and assist with career management and personal development
• In terms of valuing and promotion of Diversity and Inclusion the incumbent ensures that participation, dialogue and open communication is at the centre of this. In addition to continuously challenge own and others’ stereotypes and biases and address this in an emotionally intelligent fashion
• Acting with Respect and Integrity always, implies that the incumbent is consistent in decision making and action, keep to commitments, professional in conduct and take care with respect to confidentiality
• In terms of Ownership and Accountability for individual performance, the incumbent ensures that commitments are maintained, deadlines respected, and rework is kept to the minimum. In addition, that continuous feedback and reporting regarding progress, as well as challenges are prioritised and communicated in an open and transparent fashion
• By delivering on promises to Customers, Shareholders and Other Stakeholders the incumbent ensures that advice, support and solutions show a clear line of sight to the growth, profit optimisation and sustainability goals of Sasol

 

Relationships, Teamwork and Collaboration

• Professionally manage relationships with rights holders of sponsorship assets and ensure delivery on all contractual obligations

 

Cross-functional support and liaison

• Maintain strong and supportive relationships with relevant Sasol OMEs to improve leveraging activities across Sasol’s sponsorship assets
• Direct and design/develop forums that foster greater collaboration with the Corporate Affairs practitioners in the businesses and functions for sponsorship management

 

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Any B degree (Marketing, Advertising or Communications focus preferable)
• Advantageous: post-graduate degree/diploma in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Public or Corporate Affairs, Stakeholder Relations, Journalism, Business Management

Required entry Years of relevant experience:

• 11 years + relevant experience in the fields of corporate sponsorships with a proven track record of delivery
• At least five years relevant experience in managing large corporate sponsorship properties

SKILLS REQUIRED 

• Sound knowledge understanding of the principles of integrated marketing communications, sponsorship management and activations, digital marketing and content management
• Strong leadership and management competencies, with an ability to develop strategic frameworks while still executing work within those frameworks
• Strong people management skills with proven abilities to influence others, and achieve results through direct reporting teams and indirectly through various functional specialists across Sasol
• Proven track record as a team player and being able to build strong relationships across multi-functional teams and at all levels of the organisation
• Practical thinker, who has the ability to translate strategic objectives into tactical implementation plans to bring those objectives to life
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work across cultures and diverse backgrounds and virtual teams
• Ability to handle confidential information, support crisis communication management and highly sensitive issues
• Self-starter showing high degree of personal initiative, drive, and desire to come up with new business targeted creative solutions
• Proven skills to deliver under time pressure

  

KEY COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

Partnership Leadership:

• Persuades and influences stakeholders, builds relationships and partnerships for win-win outcomes.
• Creates synergies through working across boundaries.

Business Leadership:

• Demonstrates good business acumen, a global mind set and exercises sound judgment.
• Achieves results through others and holds them accountable.
• Drives accountability and high performance

 

Self-Mastery

• Demonstrate sound multi-functional stakeholder management and engagement abilities.

 

Functional Competencies

• Knowledge of brand management, corporate identity, advertising, sponsorship, event management and design
• Understanding of internal and external communications models, frameworks and practices
• Understanding of digital communication tools, applications, design and development
• Understanding of reputation management principles and practices
• Local and international media knowledge
• Writing and speaking in English
• Project management
• Budget management
• MS Office (Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
• SAP (appropriate modules)