Corporate Social Investments Specialist

4 weeks ago

Johannesburg, South Africa TalentWorx Consulting Full time

**JOB TITLE**

Social Investment Specialist

**REPORTING LINE**

Head of Social Impact

**PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE OF POSITION**

To drive social investment strategy, manage strategic programmes and mentor social investment analysts to achieve the highest standard of social investment possible.

**KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS, ACTIVITIES AND INDICATORS**

**Key Performance Areas**

**Activities**

**Client Strategy and Implementation**
- Design strategies and initiatives to drive social impact by taking an entrepreneurial and partnership-building approach to complex problems. This will require research, stakeholder engagement, partnership development, high-level strategic thinking and ‘connecting of the dots’.
- Work with a broad range of private and public-sector partners - including civil society, donors, business and government - to drive social impact.
- Assess strategic and potential flagship initiatives for possible social investment by carrying out comprehensive due diligence using the Company’s assessment processes.
- Represent the Company and clients as a strategic investor/partner on approved social investments by participating in key meetings, providing strategic input and contributing to systemic goals, where applicable.
- Work closely with clients to identify challenges and develop solutions to ensure that the strategic goals are met through regular meetings, reporting, consultation and discussion.

**Social investment Advisory**
- Work collaboratively in order to deliver on a range of social investment advisory/consulting projects to various clients

**Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting**
- Support the design of innovative, data-driven monitoring and evaluation processes to clearly understand the impact of social investment on an on-going basis and make adjustments to strategy as necessary.
- Help drive a culture of data analysis and data-driven decision-making across the business in terms of social investment management and strategy.
- Work with internal and external partners to ensure that all client social investments are monitored and evaluated accurately and meaningfully, thus demonstrating social impact.
- Provide high-quality, informative reports to internal and external stakeholders, including clients, about the work being done through social investments.

**Tshikululu Strategy and Implementation**
- Help develop and refine the Company’s overall social investment strategy, ensuring that the company remains at the cutting edge of global social investment.
- Help position the Company as a leader in the social investment sector by participating in meetings/workshops/conferences, providing sector expertise and experience and engaging with various stakeholders.
- Help develop and refine specific strategies for targeted sectors (e.g. education, health, livelihoods) to maximise social impact.
- Identify strategic and programme opportunities across the Company’s clients and sectors to maximise the impact of our work and leverage resources for scale.
- Provide support and coaching to social investment analysts to ensure the highest quality deliverables for the Company’s clients.
- Identify and deliver on opportunities to increase the Company’s profile and expertise by providing sector insights and expertise, identifying potential opportunities and fulfilling the role as industry and sector expert as and when required.

**ROLE REQUIREMENTS**

**Qualifications and Experience**
- Honours/post-graduate degree required (Master’s degree preferred)
- Five years’ experience in social investment (grantmaking and/or impact investing) preferred
- At least two years’ experience in fast-paced project advisory or consulting preferred
- Proven track record of designing, managing complex strategies, projects and/or initiatives
- Experience in any of the following areas: GBV, livelihoods, enterprise development, youth issues (incl. employment, skills development, education) and green economy preferred
- Ability to thrive on complexity and problem-solving
- Ability to think creatively and push the envelope of social investment
- Ability to work with a wide-range of stakeholders at the highest levels
- Valid light vehicle driver’s licence

**KEY INTERACTIONS / RELATIONSHIPS**

Internal stakeholders

Clients

Programme partners

Sector experts

Government

Donors

Application Deadline: 2023/08/12

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