Practitioner Community Liaison

About this role

Sasol, the global chemicals and energy company, is hiring a Practitioner Community Liaison in Durban. The role sits in the Corporate Affairs team and supports the company’s stakeholder engagement work, including the Natref operation.

What you’ll do

• Support the development and rollout of stakeholder strategies, with a focus on local municipalities and the surrounding community.
• Track stakeholder needs, flag early warning signs of issues and recommend engagement responses.
• Build and maintain relationships with customers, government, community leaders and other specialist bodies.
• Help prepare internal and external communication materials, including print items, signage and event displays.
• Plan and run events and campaigns, and keep the internal and external events calendar up to date.
• Support the Social Impact team with community upliftment initiatives, and make sure CSR projects meet Sasol Group criteria.
• Check that risk assessments and health and safety guidelines are followed for community affairs activities.

What you need

• A 3 to 4 year relevant university degree.
• At least 3 years of relevant work experience.
• Proficiency in Zulu, both spoken and written.
• Strong verbal communication skills.
• Experience in crisis communication and managing change is advantageous.
• Ability to collaborate, manage complexity and take ownership of your work.

Is this job for you?

This job suits someone with a degree and several years of stakeholder, community or communications work. You should be comfortable speaking with many different groups and working with community members in Zulu.

Tips before you apply

• Have certified copies of your degree and any professional certificates ready to upload.
• Put your stakeholder and community engagement work at the top of your CV, with dates and the size of the groups you worked with.
• Show your Zulu skills clearly in your CV, and give examples of community engagement or crisis communication work you have done.