Junior Specialist – Project Management

7 days ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Poprush Cloud & Consulting Full time R250 000 - R500 000 per year

As a
Junior Specialist: Project Management
, you'll play a key role in delivering impactful Corporate Citizenship initiatives. Working closely with cross-functional teams and external partners, you'll help drive programmes that empower young people through education, skills development, and access to earning opportunities.

This position combines coordination and creativity — you'll need to be organised, adaptable, and ready to take initiative. We're looking for someone who's passionate about making a difference, thrives in fast-paced environments, and brings a problem-solving mindset to everything they do. If you're eager to grow your career while contributing to meaningful social impact, we'd love to have you on our team.

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JOB DESCRIPTION INFORMATION
Job Title
Junior Specialist: Project management

Business Unit
Corporate Citizenship

Duration
6 months

Work Location:
Onsite

More About The Area & Team
Corporate Citizenship/ project management is mandated to deliver on the corporate social responsibility imperatives of the company. The function delivers on Socio-Economic Development, Consumer Education, the CSI Empowerment Trust and Colleague Volunteerism Programmes.

More About The Project

  • Problem to solve
  • Solution/Deliverable
  • Attractive Tech exposure

To provide day-to-day management and coordination of Corporate Citizenship initiatives, focusing on preparing young people with the education, skills and experience needed to access earning opportunities.

Job Description / Responsibilities
Project Execution and Management

  • To support the programmes team in all aspects of the project lifecycle
  • Initial screening of funding proposals for grant making.
  • Support for contract management, onboarding project partners and close out.
  • Monitoring and reporting – ensure project partner compliance with project milestones; this includes collating and reviewing partner reports to provide input into quarterly reports. Identify and resolve project issues.
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements in the delivery of programmes

Stakeholder Management

  • Manage relationships with stakeholders – this includes communicating with programme partners.
  • Nurture collaborative relationships across business areas and across the group.

Communication

  • Support in the collation of data for reporting and communicating Citizenship efforts.

Background And Experience Required

  • Years experience
  • Industry experience
  • At least 4 years of experience in Citizenship, Development Sector or similar environment in Financial Services, Corporate Affairs, NGO or Public Sectors.

Must-have Skills (Mandatory Skills)

  • Incl. min yrs exp required per skill
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Strong organisational and time management skills
  • Ability to manage multiple projects
  • Strong interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work individually and as part of a team
  • Excellent writing and presentation skills.
  • Ability to work under pressure.
  • Experience working on projects

Beneficial Skills (Desired Skills)
Ideation, analytic skills

Stakeholder Engagement

Project Coordination

Professional Growth

Ownership & Initiative

Sector Knowledge

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