Programme Manager

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Full time

**Purpose of Role**:
To direct and oversee the Allan Gray Makers Hub which aims through a partner implementation model, to set up selected technical businesses for sustainable growth and increased employment opportunities for others by providing a toolbox of support including needs-based business and entrepreneurship skills, mentorship, shared business services and spaces, access to networks, community support and markets, wellness support, and funding.

**Objectives of Role**:
**Makers Hub**
- Implementation of all MakersHub programmatic elements including
- Develop relationship with greater economic and artisan entrepreneurial eco-system to allow greater access to market for new ventures.
- Benchmark MakersHub against local and international incubation programmes and instil culture of constant learning and improvement.
- Ensure sustainable replicability of programme.
- Develop ongoing support structures for established and high growth entrepreneurs

**Strategic Management**
- Provide Input into overall MakersHub and how best to scale including assessing how we could adopt various approaches including using a ‘implementation partner’ approach and designing a roll out plan for scale in collaboration with the Senior Manager.
- Input into overall MakerHub strategy and how best to scale including assessing how we could adopt various approaches including using a ‘train the trainer’ approach and designing a roll out plan for scale in collaboration with Senior Manager.
- Analyze & Review previous implementation success as well as the recruitment process design and criteria.
- Plan and initiate Hub partner recruitment cycle.
- Source Hub implementation partners.

**Stakeholder Relationship Management**
- Scoping of additional stakeholders and other institutional and implantation partners for the programme and programme elements
- Build and maintain major stakeholder relationships of interest to the MakersHub within the entrepreneurship Incubator/Accelerator sector, manage varying expectations and communicate effectively with all relevant institutional and individuals

**Analysis & Reporting**
- Compile programme progress reports for the Senior Manager at agreed intervals.
- Analysing information and data and compiling reports to the Senior Manager on implementation, performance, and impact of MakersHub.
- Manage partner reporting (progress & final)

**Annual Budgets/Financial Management**
- Assist Senior Manager in developing annual operational budget
- Manage costs against approved budget
- Compile budget report-backs

**Talent Management**
- Manage performance of programme officer.
- Provide input and participates in the recruitment and selection of team members for MakersHub
- Ensure adherence to all appropriate human resources policies and procedures.

**Experience and Qualifications**:
**Minimum Qualification**

Minimum Honours degree in relevant field.

**Minimum Experience**

5 years relevant experience in similar environment with Accelerator or Incubator experience, and programme design with a solid understanding of:

- Entrepreneurship
- Personal development
- M&E
- Accelerators
- Incubators
- Passion for involvement in Philanthropy mission and experience in entrepreneurial development and/or enterprise development.
- Proven ability to conduct in-depth research and then compile course package as described in the specific deliverables above
- A solid understanding of experiential and practical entrepreneurial learning
- Project Management skills implementing curriculums that successfully deliver to learning outcomes
- In-depth knowledge of start-up trends and theories, and Human Centred Design principals
- Large network in the entrepreneurial and or educational eco-system
- Ability to plan, execute and lead
- Computer literacy

**Preferred Qualification**
- Post-graduate degree in Development Studies, Entrepreneurship, Curriculum Development, or another relevant field.

**Preferred experience**
- Experience within the entrepreneurship space is advantageous.
- In-depth knowledge of accelerators/incubators, start-up trends and entrepreneurship education

**Competencies**:

- Innovation
- Entrepreneurial Mindset
- Thought Leadership
- Ability to communicate complex ideas
- Adaptability / Flexibility
- Quality and High Standards
- Planning and Organising
- Attention to detail
- Execution
- Project management skill
- Able to work on multiple assignments
- Teamwork
- Analytical Thinking
- Conceptual Thinking
- Judgement
- Stewardship
- Results Orientation/Drive


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