Investec CSI Contact Details

Investec runs its corporate social investment under the name Our Communities, within its sustainability section, rather than as a separately contactable department. Approaches go through the main Investec channels: general queries on 011 286 7000, or the Investec contact form, which routes by query type.

Investec states its lines are answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and notes that calls to Investec Bank Ltd may be recorded. There is no published CSI mailbox or direct CSI number, so a CSI or partnership approach follows the general routes or the specific programme.

Investec CSI contact details at a glance

Route	Details
General queries, answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week	011 286 7000
Client emergencies and support	0860 110 161 or 011 286 9663
Bursary applications	Through the bursaries page in the Our Communities section, not through the switchboard
CSI or partnership approach	The Investec contact form, routed by query type
Office finder	Investec publishes one for its South African and international offices

How to reach Investec about CSI

Call general queries on 011 286 7000, or use the Investec contact form, which routes by query type, including an option for queries that are neither a new product nor an existing account. That option is the right route for a CSI or partnership approach. The client emergency and support lines, 0860 110 161 and 011 286 9663, are for clients rather than for programme approaches.

What the Investec CSI programme covers

• Investec states its CSI approach focuses on education and entrepreneurship, which it considers the most effective route to employment and socio-economic growth in South Africa.
• The strategy runs as a pipeline across three stages: high school, university, and the workplace.
• High school: Promaths, in partnership with Kutlwanong, high school bursaries and extra-mural programmes.
• University: university bursaries, university support programmes and teacher bursaries.
• Workplace: World Readiness and Mentorship, and graduate opportunities.
• Entrepreneurship: Startup School, the Finance Readiness Programme and the Market Readiness Programme.

Partners and how funding works

Investec names its NGO partners as the Promaths Bursary Fund, Women and Men Against Child Abuse, and Childline South Africa. Because the strategy is built around named programmes rather than open grant-making, an unsolicited funding request that falls outside education or entrepreneurship is unlikely to fit. The CSI function is headed by a designated CSI head, whose profile Investec publishes on the Our Communities page.

Investec also runs sponsorships separately from CSI, covering rugby, golf and paralympic sport. A sponsorship approach is not a CSI approach.

Applying for an Investec bursary

• Use the bursaries page in the Our Communities section, which is where Investec publishes what is available and how to apply.
• Investec runs bursaries at both high school and university level, plus teacher bursaries, so check which one matches before applying.
• Investec never charges a fee to apply for a bursary. Treat any request for payment to secure one as fraudulent.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Investec CSI contact number?

There is no published direct CSI number. General queries answer on 011 286 7000, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and the contact form routes CSI and partnership approaches by query type.

Is there a CSI mailbox at Investec?

There is no published CSI mailbox. Approaches go through general queries on 011 286 7000, the contact form, or the specific programme page in the Our Communities section.

How do I apply for an Investec bursary?

Through the bursaries page in the Our Communities section of Investec’s site, not through the switchboard. Bursaries run at high school and university level, plus teacher bursaries, and Investec never charges a fee to apply.

Does Investec fund requests outside education and entrepreneurship?

The strategy is built around named programmes rather than open grant-making, so an unsolicited funding request that falls outside education or entrepreneurship is unlikely to fit. Sponsorships (rugby, golf and paralympic sport) are handled separately from CSI.

Sources

• Investec Our Communities page, for the CSI approach and strategy, the three-stage pipeline, the full programme list across high school, university, workplace and entrepreneurship, and the named NGO partners
• Investec contact page, for the general queries number, the client emergency and support numbers, the 24 hour undertaking, the routing form and the call recording notice
• Investec website navigation, for the bursaries page, the office finder and the separate sponsorships section