Marketing: Senior Manager

TYPE: Permanent

SALARY: R70 000 CTC pm

ENTITY: AMANDLA NPO

START DATE: Immediate

LOCATION: Johannesburg or Cape Town

BENEFITS: 25 Annual Leave days, Medical Aid subsidy

THE ORGANISATION

Safe-Hub is a globally award-winning social enterprise with over a decade of experience in the humanitarian sector, specialising in infrastructure, youth development and sport for development. We have offices in Cape Town, Johannesburg (South Africa), and Berlin (Germany).

Safe-Hub which establishes world-class infrastructure in disadvantaged communities, providing a physically and emotionally safe space where young people access services, opportunities and support from strong role models through sports-based programmes that focuses on health, safety, education, and employability.

We are currently rolling out the Safe-Hub model nationwide as well working on exciting projects. We seek to partner with young, dynamic professionals who share our passion and vision – a world where all young people access equal opportunities, strive to realise their full potential and dare to dream.

JOB SCOPE

The Marketing Senior Manager is responsible for leading the development, implementation and continuous improvement of Safe-Hub South Africa's integrated marketing, communications, and brand strategy. The role operates within Safe-Hub's global marketing structure and is guided by the global marketing strategy. It ensures that all marketing activities strengthen the organisation's reputation, increase stakeholder engagement, amplify programme impact and contribute to fundraising, advocacy and organisational growth.

This is a highly strategic yet hands-on leadership role requiring an individual who can seamlessly move between strategy, project management and execution. As the national marketing lead, the incumbent oversees the complete marketing function—from strategic planning and campaign development to content creation, brand governance, stakeholder engagement, creative direction, reporting and communications—while managing multiple priorities across operational sites, executive leadership, partners, donors and global teams.

The role requires exceptional organisational ability, creativity, sound judgement and the agility to respond to changing organisational priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

Responsibilities Include:

✓Strategic Marketing & Communications

✓Brand Leadership & Governance

✓Marketing & Governance

✓Stakeholder & Partner Communications

✓Content Strategy & edition Leadership

✓Digital Marketing & Social Media

✓Creative Direction & Design Coordination

✓Event Marketing & Communications

✓Public Relations & Media Relations

✓Impact Storytelling & Reporting

✓Marketing Operations

CORE COMPETENCIES, ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS and PREFERENCES EDUCATIONAL:

✓Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Media Studies, Brand Management, Business Management or related field.

Preferred

✓Honours Degree in Marketing, Strategic Communications or Business Management.

✓Postgraduate qualification in Digital Marketing, Integrated Marketing Communications or Brand Management.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

Minimum

✓Minimum 5 Years’ experience in marketing, communications, brand management or public relations.

✓Minimum 2 years’ experience in a senior marketing management or leadership role.

✓Demonstrated experience developing and implementing integrated marketing and communications strategies

✓Experience managing organisational branding and reputation.

✓Experience leading multi-channel marketing campaigns.

✓Experience in content development, copywriting and editorial management.

✓Experience managing digital marketing and social media platforms.

✓Experience coordinating marketing agencies and creative suppliers.

✓Experience leading event marketing and stakeholder communications.

✓Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously within a complex organisation.

✓Experience producing reports for executive leadership, donors or corporate stakeholders.

✓Strong project management experience with the ability to deliver multiple priorities concurrently.

Highly Desirable

✓Experience within the NGO, education, youth development or social impact sector.

✓Experience supporting fundraising and donor communications.

Personal Attributes:

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

✓A genuine passion for Safe-Hub's mission and community impact.

✓Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with meticulous attention to detail.

✓Strong creativity combined with commercial and strategic thinking.

✓Outstanding organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure.

✓A proactive, self-motivated and solutions-oriented approach.

✓High levels of accountability and ownership, with the confidence to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams.

✓Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage confidently with executives, donors, partners and external stakeholders.

✓Sound judgement, professionalism and integrity when managing sensitive communications.

✓Adaptability and resilience in a dynamic, fast-changing environment where priorities evolve regularly.

✓Strong analytical skills, using data and insights to evaluate campaigns and drive continuous improvement.

✓Curiosity, innovation and a commitment to learning, bringing fresh ideas and best practice into the organization.

✓A collaborative mindset, with the ability to influence without formal authority and foster productive cross-functional relationships

Pay: R65 000,00 - R70 000,00 per month

Application Question(s):

• What is your expected salary?
• What is your notice period?

Education:

• Bachelors (Preferred)

Experience:

• marketing, communications, brand management or PR: 5 years (Required)
• senior marketing management or leadership: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in South Africa