Director: Suncep

Duties/Pligte
- Overarching management and leadership aligned with SUNCEP and SU's institutional strategy;
- Core responsibility includes marketing and fundraising, including managing secured funds;
- Providing leadership and direction to the management team, staff, and key stakeholders;
- General management and coordination of all SUNCEP activities;
- Managing all full-time and part-time staff associated with SUNCEP;
- Identifying and pursuing opportunities for programme growth and improvement;
- Preparing an annual report for submission to the Governing Body and Faculty Board;
- Establishing and strengthening internal and external networks;
- Servicing funders for continuous collaboration and extension of possible funding networks.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes
- An educational qualification and at least a relevant doctoral degree or equivalent qualification;
- Eight to ten years' recent and relevant programme management experience in the education sector environment;
- Experience in managing complex educational projects;
- Sound knowledge, understanding, and experience of the education sector environment;
- Demonstrated experience in fundraising in both corporate and state sectors;
- Demonstrated experience in proposal writing skills;
- Innovation and entrepreneurial skills;
- Knowledge of budgeting cycles and strategic planning processes;
- The ability to think strategically, plan operational processes, and execute project management;
- Personnel management skills, including relationship management, team building, staff development, mentorship, and performance management;
- The ability to function effectively within a multilingual and multicultural environment;
- Verbal and written fluency in English;
- Proficiency in educational technologies;
- Good interpersonal and communication skills;
- The ability to communicate project information to committees clearly and confidently;
- The ability to multitask and work effectively in a team;
- Willingness and availability to undertake regular work-related trips;
- The ability to cope in a high-demanding environment;
- Verbal proficiency in either Afrikaans or isiXhosa;
- Prior experience in academic community development projects within the higher education sector.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling
- None.