Senior Manager - Business Manager.Sustainability and Corporate Affairs

MTN; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company seeks a Senior Manager - Business Manager, Sustainability and Corporate Affairs to ensure alignment with business strategy and manage key internal and external stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years' experience and fluency in English, French, and Arabic is an advantage. Responsibilities include promoting sustainability initiatives and effective corporate communication. The role involves potential regional and international travel.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years’ experience in Operations Management, Business Administration, and/or Strategy Development and Execution.
• Minimum 5 years in the telecommunications industry.
• Proven track record in managing stakeholders across multiple functions.

Responsibilities

• Support from diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure alignment of Group and OpCo strategy initiatives.
• Conduct timely decision-making and reporting.

Skills

Decisive problem solver

Innovative value creator

Strong analytical skills

Effective communication and writing skills

Strong negotiating skills

Education

Minimum 4-year academic degree with Honours

Postgraduate qualification (MBA/Masters advantageous)

Graduate qualification in Business Administration, Project Management, or Operations Management

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Job title : Senior Manager - Business Manager, Sustainability and Corporate Affairs

Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg

Deadline : August 8, 2025

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Role Dependencies

• Active support from the Group Sustainability & Corporate Affairs management team and Senior Leadership
• Deep understanding of the MTN business strategy
• Understanding of the OpCo, business, and regulatory context
• Timely decision-making and reporting
• Alignment of OpCo and Group strategy initiatives

Qualifications

Education :

• Minimum 4-year academic degree with Honours or any commercial or technical degree
• Postgraduate qualification (MBA / Masters advantageous)
• Fluent in English, French, and Arabic (advantageous)
• Graduate qualification in Business Administration, Project Management, or Operations Management

Experience :

• 5-10 years’ experience in Operations Management, Business Administration, and/or Strategy Development and Execution
• Minimum 5 years in the telecommunications industry
• Exposure to working in a Corporate Affairs function preferred
• Proven track record of working across diverse cultures and geographies
• Proven track record in managing stakeholders across multiple functions

Competencies :

• Decisive problem solver, innovative value creator
• Culture and change champion, inspiring people leader, relationship builder
• Results achiever, operationally astute
• Excellent drafting skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong negotiating skills
• Leadership & management skills
• Consulting skills
• Effective communication and writing skills
• Good general commercial awareness
• Good interpretation skills
• Articulate
• Computer literate – Microsoft Office Suite

Other :

• Regional and international travel

Responsibility towards :

• Key internal stakeholders: MTN OpCos, Group Senior Leadership, Group Sustainability & Corporate Affairs, General Managers of Sustainability, External Communications, Stakeholder Management, Corporate Social Investment & Foundations
• Key external stakeholders: Key partners, industry bodies, external regulatory bodies, economic bodies

Apply Before 08/07/2025