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Corporate Social Responsibility Manager
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Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa
Listed on 2026-02-07
Listing for:
Hjem
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-02-07
Job specializations:
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Management
Corporate Strategy, Program / Project Manager
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Overview
Job Summary: The Ripples Manager will lead design and execute a holistic Ripples strategy aligned to the EY Ripples Framework which is built on the following pillars:
- Supporting the Next Generation including EY Africa's flagship programme Next Gen
- Empowering young and underserved people to develop the mindsets and skills needed to find and sustain meaningful work in a rapidly changing world.
- Focuses on education employability and preparing future leaders.
- Working with Impact Entrepreneurs
- Helping scale small and growing businesses that are driving progress toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- Provides skills mentoring and support to entrepreneurs tackling social inequality and global challenges.
- Accelerating Environmental Sustainability
- Driving adoption of behaviours technologies and business models that protect and regenerate the environment while unlocking economic opportunity.
- Includes projects on climate action circular economy and environmental regeneration.
This role is a strategic partner to business and Talent leaders embedding Ripples into the fabric of the firm's culture leadership and employee experience by ensuring these pillars are leveraging data and best practices to drive continuous improvement and measurable impact.
Key Responsibilities- Set and execute a multi-year strategy for Ripples ensuring alignment with global and regional priorities and integrating CSR into the firm's culture and employee experience.
- Define clear roles responsibilities and decision-making forums for all Ripples activities embedding governance and accountability at every level.
- Champion a culture of social responsibility by partnering with business leaders Talent and Employee Experience teams to drive engagement and adoption.
- Monitor review and report on the effectiveness and impact of all initiatives using data and analytics to drive continuous improvement and strategic decision-making.
- Ensure compliance with relevant laws regulations and EY's internal standards while benchmarking against leading organisations to maintain impactful offerings.
- Own and manage the execution of the EY Ripples strategy across Africa including oversight of all three focus areas:
- Supporting the Next Generation (with Next Gen as the flagship programme)
- Working with Impact Entrepreneurs
- Accelerating Environmental Sustainability
- Oversee Ripples operations compliance (QRM) and management information (MI) processes ensuring accurate reporting and alignment with global targets.
- Lead and support initiative ambassadors CR communications onboarding and regular engagement forums (local regional and global).
- Identify and nurture partnerships and collaborations to maximize the reach and effectiveness of Ripples initiatives.
- Plan coordinate and oversee Ripples projects ensuring efficient resource use timely delivery and measurable outcomes.
- Facilitate regular OPCO and stakeholder meetings to track progress and drive accountability.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders acting as a liaison to ensure transparency and effective communication.
- Prepare and present regular reports insights and recommendations to leadership and stakeholders.
- Establish and maintain a robust governance framework for Ripples including clear roles responsibilities and decision-making forums.
- Embed governance into each Ripples pillar to ensure strategic alignment disciplined execution and accountability.
- Monitor and review the effectiveness of Ripples programs and policies ensuring timely decision-making and optimal resource allocation.
- Report regularly to leadership and stakeholders on progress risks and outcomes ensuring transparency and credibility in all Ripples activities.
- Facilitate continuous improvement by incorporating feedback lessons learned and best practices into the governance process.
- Stay current on industry trends and best practices in CSR integrating innovative approaches into EY's Ripples programs.
- Bachelors degree in Psychology Human…
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