CSI Project Coordinator
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Category
- Project management
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Strong technical, analytical, and conceptual capabilities, with the ability to translate complexity into clear action.
- Advanced business acumen with a strong execution bias.
- Proven project management and delivery capability across commercial and social-impact initiatives.
- Exceptional organisational, prioritisation, and coordination skills.
- Highly developed interpersonal, stakeholder-engagement, and communication abilities.
- Calm, level-headed, and solutions-oriented in high-pressure environments.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills at executive level.
- The role requires spending time at the company in Touws River.
Full description
The Executive Assistant to the CEO will serve as a trusted strategic, operational, and delivery partner, enabling the CEO to translate commercial, organisational, and social-impact ambitions into practical, executable outcomes. In addition to providing high-level executive support within a complex rail-engineering and infrastructure environment, the role carries a significant responsibility for launching, coordinating, and managing Corporate Social Investment (CSI) and sustainability initiatives through the CEO’s family trust.
The position requires advanced business acumen, outstanding project delivery capability, and strong collegiate and stakeholder engagement skills, combined with a deep sense of purpose, discretion, and resilience in fast-moving and high-pressure environments.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES1. Executive & Strategic Support
- Act as a trusted right-hand partner to the CEO, providing high-level executive, operational, and strategic support.
- Proactively manage the CEO’s priorities across commercial, governance, operational, and social-impact initiatives.
- Anticipate decision points, risks, and opportunities, preparing concise briefings, analysis, and recommendations.
- Support strategic planning, board processes, and executive decision-making.
2. Project Coordination Delivery
- Coordinate cross-functional initiatives spanning operations, finance, procurement, legal, and external advisors.
- Track strategic projects, milestones, and deliverables, ensuring accountability and timely execution.
- Prepare action trackers, progress reports, and executive summaries for the CEO.
- Drive follow-through on agreed actions across multiple, parallel workstreams.
3. Stakeholder & Relationship Management
- Act as a central coordination point between the CEO and internal teams, clients, regulators, funders, suppliers, and advisors.
- Build and maintain strong, collegiate working relationships across all levels of the organisation.
- Support the CEO in managing sensitive and high-stakes stakeholder engagements.
- Represent the CEO in selected internal and external forums when required.
4. CSI, Foundation & Sustainability Initiatives
A core component of this role is the establishment, coordination, and ongoing management of CSI and sustainability projects under the Family Trust, with a focus on long-term community upliftment and environmental stewardship in the Karoo.
Key responsibilities include:**
- Supporting the CEO in launching and operationalising the Foundation as an effective and credible social-impact vehicle.
- Designing, coordinating, and managing CSI initiatives serving underprivileged communities in the Karoo, including education, skills development, health, livelihoods, and community resilience.