Innovation Manager

Vodafone Group; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company in Gauteng seeks to hire an Innovation Manager to lead innovation initiatives and manage exciting projects. You will develop strategies, facilitate ideation services such as hackathons and ensure alignment with business objectives. The ideal candidate should hold a Bachelor's degree and possess strong project management skills. This role offers enticing benefit packages including retirement funds and medical aid, located at Vodacom Campus in Midrand.

Benefits

Competitive benefit packages

Retirement funds

Cell phone and data benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in project management and coordination.
• Ability to generate and facilitate ideas.
• Strong administrative and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead innovation initiatives and manage challenges.
• Develop the vision and strategy for innovation.
• Facilitate ideation services such as Hackathons.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Idea generation facilitation

Networking skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Post-graduate qualification in a related field

Job description

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Role Purpose / Business Unit :

Lead Vodacom South Africa's innovation initiatives through project management of innovation challenges and hackathons, including problem formulation, scoring, and stakeholder engagement.

Drive innovation culture by integrating Spirit programme, executing communication plans, and promoting innovation across business events.

Manage voluntary innovation teams, budget sourcing, tracking, and Exco reporting.

Oversee idea implementation monitoring, maintain stakeholder maps, and foster an active Innovation Champions community.

Ensure alignment of innovation activities with business objectives while building strong internal and external relationships.

Your responsibilities will include :

Develop the vision and strategy for Vodacom South Africa Innovation

Implement and manage the operating model for Innovation

Develop best practices, processes, and innovative procedures to improve the quality of idea implementation across the business

Facilitate and execute Ideation services such as Challenges, Hackathons, Innovation Days to the various BUs in Vodacom South Africa

Engaging and supporting of key stakeholders for Innovation across Vodacom South Africa (i.e. Voluntary support team, Innovation Champions, Idea Originators, SME etc.)

Innovation evangelisation, training, and communications

Executing Ideation and innovation initiatives

Support Office of the CEO with :

Execution of strategic imperatives related to the Office of the CEO

Developing and maintaining key reports and insight to enable key strategic decisions within The Office

Provide the necessary support services to enable effective decision making in the Office of the CEO

The ideal candidate for this role will have :

Bachelor's degree or equivalent is a requirement

Post-graduate qualification, in a related field, is advantageous.

Core competencies, knowledge, and experience :

Strong project management and coordination skills

Strong administrative and reporting skills with the ability to work well with others and individually

Idea generation and ability to facilitate idea generation in others

Communications skills including interpersonal skills, presentation skills, negotiation skills, relationship building ability, etcetera.

Good networking and engagement skills

Advantageous :

• Knowledge of Vodacom structures and organisation.
• Telecoms / Techcoms / Technology Industry Experience.
• Work ethic and diligence
• Innovative mindset

We make an impact by offering :

Enticing incentive programs and competitive benefit packages

Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits

Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fibre connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies

Closing date for Applications : 12 December

The base location for this role is Midrand, Vodacom Campus

The company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates, and values diversity & inclusion.