Children of the Dawn is a Non-Profit Organisation that provides care and support for orphaned and vulnerable children in rural South Africa.
Children of the Dawn seeks to appoint a NATIONAL PROGRAMME MANAGER, based in Edenvale (Johannesburg), starting with immediate effect.
Responsibilities:
- Programme Design & Implementation for our 5 Pillars including Minichess
- Supervision of budget and the organisation’s finances
- Fundraising from individual donors, companies and institutions
- Represent Children of the Dawn at events
- Timeous reports to funders as per deadlines
- Site visits:
- Control visits – 16 a year (control visits) to be shared with other staff members
- Visits to projects with funders
- Ad-hoc participation in community events
- Writing of annual report
- Ensuring all regulatory requirements are met
- Maintaining communications with Director, Council and ground teams
- Maintain and expand social media presence:
- Management of Facebook and Twitter page
- Maintenance of website
- Human resources management with support from dedicated Council Member
- Managing staff at head office
- Managing Minichess supervisor
- Managing caregivers/coordinators
- Managing policies and regulations
Qualifications, experience and key competencies required:
- Honours or Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Development Studies or related fields
- 3 to 5 years working experience in a similar position
- Motivation to change the life trajectory of the most vulnerable children in South Africa
- Love for rural areas and innovative spirit
- Must be willing to travel within South Africa
- Excellent communication, organisational and reporting skills, team player, trustworthy and responsible
- Self-motivated and capable of taking responsibility and initiative
- Excellent attention to detail
- Able to work under strict deadlines
- Proficiency in Sepedi, Sesotho, Isizulu, IsiSwati, or IsiXhosa is a plus
- Proficiency in French is a plus
- Valid driving licence
Salary band: Market-related
To apply, submit a CV and a word document of no more than 400 words highlighting your experience of (poor) rural South Africa / orphaned and vulnerable children to [email protected]
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- Job City Johannesburg
