Senior Education Programme Manager

3 months ago


Stellenbosch, South Africa Pebbles Project Full time

This position is responsible for leading, developing, implementing and overseeing the monitoring and evaluation of education programmes for the Pebbles Project. This position provides leadership and management of:

- The Early Care and Education Programme (ECEP)
- The School Enrichment Programme (SEP)
- The Youth Development Programme (YDP)
- The Hemel-en-Aarde Education Project (HEAEP)

**CRITICAL PERFORMANCE AREAS**:

- Programme management
- Strategic planning
- Financial management
- Staff management
- Centre management
- Organisational growth

**Programme management**:

- Oversee the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the ECEP / SEP / YDP and the Hemel-en-Aarde Education Project (excluding the nutrition and health care services for these programmes).
- Ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, conducting due diligence as necessary.
- Ensure timely submission of all organisational reports to the CEO and stakeholders.
- Monitor operational performance, recommending improvement, cost reduction, and increased productivity.
- Provide regular updates on operational performance and key initiatives to the CEO.
- Optimise processes to enhance operational efficiency and minimise costs.
- Maximise the use of available tools and technology within the organisation, ensuring that resources are allocated efficiently to deliver planned initiatives to beneficiaries.
- Integrate technology across the organisation to improve overall efficiency.
- Implement a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation system for programme managers to track programme performance and impact.
- Build and maintain relationships with local and government stakeholders to increase service delivery capacity and the organisation's services profile.
- Take overall responsibility for the annual review of all educational Standard Operating Procedures.

**Strategic planning**:

- Review the 3-year strategic plan annually, in line with the organisation's 10-year strategic plan, to improve services and outcomes.
- Foster collaboration with all staff to align operational goals with the overall strategy and facilitate periodic reviews of progress in implementing the strategic plan.
- Translate strategic plans into tangible, actionable outputs, ensuring alignment with the organisation's mission, meeting the needs of the beneficiaries, and maintaining financial viability.

**Staff management**:

- Manage and support direct reports, including managing performance and developing staff capability through mentoring and training.
- Assist with the annual salary review process.
- Assist HR with the recruitment of staff for relevant programmes.

**Financial management**:

- Assist with preparing the annual budget, ensuring it aligns with strategic goals and financial capacity.
- Engage programme and sub-programme managers on budget implementation and expenditure control.
- Ensure that staff adhere to financial policies and procedures and assist with training new staff on the organisation's financial protocols.
- Reviewing monthly financial reports.

**Centre management**:

- Oversee the preparation and coordination of staff schedules and work allocation based on resources and priorities.
- Oversee the management and control of fixed assets and inventories for all educational centres.
- Establish and maintain up-to-date centre policies and procedures, ensuring their accessibility to all employees.

**Organisational growth and expansion**:

- Assist the Senior Sustainability Manager (SSM) with potential clients interested in Pebbles programmes and services.
- Assist the SSM with researching farming communities to establish the need for expansion.
- Present Pebbles Project's work and services to interested stakeholders.

Applications Close 15th November 2024



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