Senior Manager : Company Led Events & Mentorship Programmes

Nedbank; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading South African bank is seeking a Senior Manager for Company Led Events & Mentorship Programmes to enhance volunteerism efforts and brand recognition. The role involves overseeing the design and implementation of volunteer initiatives, driving participation, and ensuring strategic alignment with organizational goals. Candidates should have significant management experience and a strong background in project management and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of experience with minimum 1-2 years in management roles.
• Demonstrated experience in project design and implementation.
• Excellent computer skills, particularly in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the design and implementation of volunteerism portfolio.
• Drive staff engagement for programs and projects.
• Collaborate with marketing and communication teams.

Skills

Stakeholder Relationship Management

Project Management skills

Finance Management skills

Leadership Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate

Advanced Diplomas / National 1st Degrees

Field of Study (e.g. Bcom Accounting)

Tools

Microsoft Office Package

Job description

Job title : Senior Manager : Company Led Events & Mentorship Programmes

Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg Deadline : September 28, 2025 Quick Recommended Links

Job Purpose

Oversee the design, planning, and implementation of the volunteerism portfolio in relation to Skills based and Mentorship Program, Company organized and Cluster led social programs ensuring it meets needs in a scalable, sustainable, and agile manner. Focus on enhancing the volunteer experience as well as achieving brand recognition nationally for innovative staff programs, achieving the targets for volunteer numbers and participation, and fostering a transformational & social advocacy culture among Nedbank employees. a key aspect of this tole is integrating the Green Economy Strategy into innovative volunteerism offerings.

Job Responsibilities

• Drive staff engagement to determine demand and participation to maintain the Road Map in response to business needs with particular focus on creating innovative staff volunteerism offerings around skills based, national mentorship programs, company organized programs such a food forward and habitat for humanity, as well as influencing and directing cluster lead social programs so that they align and integrate into the enterprise wide CSI strategy
• Manage the portfolio, converting demand into agreed business priorities for programs and projects, ensuring high advocacy levels as well as national media and brand recognition
• Design, plan and implement volunteerism strategies and plans, coordinating with marketing and communication teams to drive staff and volunteer engagement. Work through cluster leads and executives to promote staff volunteersim
• Support the Head of Staff Advocacy and Volunteerism in monitoring portfolio progress, strategy alignment, and budget adherence.
• Manage, develop and lead direct and indirect staff reporting into this function
• Drive the agenda of the Staff Volunteerism Skills based and company organised programs across all stakeholders including high presence and visibility across the Social Impact team and both internal and external stakeholders
• Manage and lead the area with high approachability, availability and response time to foster and lead the drive for staff advocacy and volunteering culture across the organization (team & stakeholders) as well as to external stakeholders
• Introduce and implement best practices in staff advocacy and volunteerism, sharing lessons learned.
• Provide technical guidance to partners, volunteers, and stakeholders on advocacy and volunteerism activities.
• Achieve the targets and aspirations on an annual basis for Skills based, mentorship programs, company organised programs and cluster lead social programs on an annual basis
• Cultivate relationships to ensure programmatic integration and synergy with the Green Economy strategy.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to share best practices.
• Prepare accurate financial reports as required to ensure transparency, accountability, and informed decision-making.
• Deliver timely and quality inputs to all Team, Stakeholder & Trustees meetings and company reports to ensure informed decision-making.
• Work with Impact reporting team as well as the monitoring and evaluation team to Monitor and evaluate program performance, identifying challenges and making recommendations.
• Plan and participate in reviews, evaluations, assessments, or audits with the governance team.
• Build and create a sustainable pipeline of projects into Portfolio Development for increased funding in Green Economy from Local Hero's and Team Challenge
• Maximise communication to maintain strategic linkages and coordination of participation plans and targets.
• Leverage advocacy, media, and communication opportunities to profile the portfolio’s impact.
• Identify and address risks and opportunities to improve the risk and control environment.
• Ensure and lead the proper governance of portfolio processes and the Nedbank Group to maintain compliance and operational excellence.
• Manage the operational requirements across all aspects of the portfolio effectively

People Specification

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
• Advanced Diplomas / National 1st Degrees
• Field of Study (e.g. Bcom Accounting)
• Economics, Project and Program Management, Business, Environmental, Social & Public Sciences, Political Science, Business or another relevant technical field.

Minimum Experience Level

• Total number of years of experience : 3 - 6 years
• Management experience as part of the above years : 1 - 2 years
• Type of experience : Demonstrated experience in project design and implementation, performance monitoring. Excellent computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office Package, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint, or development assistance, and governance building.

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Stakeholder Relationship Management
• Client Centred / Design Thinking
• Portfolio Management
• Project Management skills
• Finance Management skills
• Analytical skills
• Communication skills
• Leadership Skills

Behavioural Competencies

• Business Acumen
• Communication
• Connected decision making
• Establish strategic direction
• Innovation
• Driving Execution
• Creating demand through insight
• Administrative / Management jobs