Job Description

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Certified by the Top Employer Institute 2024.Role Purpose/Business Unit:

• To ensure reputation measurement
• To build and maintain Vodacom's relationships with key stakeholders through strategic engagements, profiling initiatives and managing select issues.
• To identify issues and/or risks to stakeholder relationships and Vodacom's reputation as soon as they arise so risks can be mitigated.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Ensure Reputation Management
• Develop and maintain a database of key stakeholders to be engaged in pursuit of Vodacom strategic objectives
• Identify, evaluate and document issues affecting relations between Vodacom and its key stakeholders
• Establish a process to ensure that recorded issues are directed to relevant departments for resolution and thereafter responses and feedback is sent to stakeholders
• Develop a calendar of key events (including conferences) that present opportunities for profiling Vodacom Group and its executive leadership
• Monitor Vodacom Group's reputation amongst the key stakeholders and contribute to the maintenance of a positive reputation for Vodacom
• Conduct research and analyse outputs to positively contribute to improving stakeholder engagements and reputation management
• Develop and manage the production of a portfolio of corporate material to be used as collateral for stakeholder engagements

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Matric
• Degree, Diploma in Public Relations / relevant discipline
• Postgraduate Qualification (Advantageous)
• 8 - 10 years relevant experience in Government Relations/Public Affairs/Public Relations / Reputation Management with at least three years direct lead in managing relations with stakeholders.
• Good knowledge of the Telecommunications Industry (Advantageous)

Core competencies, knowledge and experience :

• In-depth knowledge of reputation management / measurement and stakeholder engagement principles
• Good communication skills - being able to clearly present recommendations and insight to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills - experience in writing briefing notes and speeches.
• Strong analytical and reasoning skills - must be able to interpret research data, corporate information, financial and economic information.
• Good command of Word, Excel and PowerPoint - must be able use all three to develop talking points/briefing notes and presentations.
• Strong problem solving skills
• Project management
• Budget management

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: 17 July 2024.The base location for this role is Vodacom, Midrand 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.Commitment from VodacomVodacom is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized, developed and rewarded. We believe that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of peoplexe2x80x99s individual differences - we are not only multinational but multicultural too. At Vodacom you will have access to our excellent flexible benefits programme that you would expect from any global company.

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