Alumni and Volunteer Relations Officer

**Alumni and Volunteer Relations Officer**
**2-year fixed Term contract.**

IkamvaYouth is a township-based volunteer program that gets learners out of poverty through education. The Organisation exists to reduce inequality in South Africa, and its track record of matric results, access to post-school opportunities, and alumni success is proof that positive change is possible.

The Purpose of the Position:
The purpose of this position is to implement an IkamvaYouth Alumni and Volunteer strategy. The Alumni Volunteer Relations role involves ensuring that IkamvaYouth learners and volunteers access post-school opportunities through establishing lasting relationships with prospective partners, as well as establishing programmes that will assist alumni and volunteers in their personal and professional growth journey. The role will assist in setting up vibrant Alumni and Volunteers communities both at branches as well as tertiary institutions.

**Reporting line: Alumni & Volunteers Coordinator**
**Location: Pretoria**
**Salary: 17000.00**

**Responsibilities**:
▪ Maintain an up-to-date directory of opportunities for Grade 12s to access post-school opportunities.
▪ Ensure that the directory of opportunities is regularly shared with mentors, team members, and learners through salesforce and social media.
▪ Ensure that branches provide contact information for their Grade 12s annually.

▪ Update Grade 12 learners onto Salesforce or other database when placement results are released.
▪ Ensure that learners are allocated to different streams so that we can match them with relevant opportunities.
▪ Financial administration of funds received for individual IkamvaYouth alumni.

▪ Develop and manage positive relationships with all relevant internal and external stakeholders.
▪ Maintain close communication with all partners and provide them with information in a timeous manner.
▪ Establish Alumni and volunteer community at the Branch level as well as at the various tertiary institutes.
▪ Implement plans to get in touch with the alumni for whom we do not have contact details for.
▪ Attending to Alumni challenges and referring to relevant support services.
▪ Liaising with organizations that provide accredited skills development programs.
▪ Tracking, field monitoring and reporting on the skills development program.

▪ Mentoring interns in the department for excellent performance.
▪ Source service providers to conduct personal and professional development workshops for alumni and volunteers.
▪ Maintain the alumni Facebook page by updating it regularly.
▪ Research and tracking of upgrading/gap year alumni
▪ Logistics for department events - e.g NEETs Conferences, Skills Dvt graduations

**Qualification & Competencies Required**:
▪ Relevant tertiary qualification
▪ Valid driver’s license
▪ A minimum of 5 years’ experience in the NPO education environment
▪ A minimum of 3 year’s leadership experience
▪ MS Excel intermediate or advanced user
▪ Salesforce experience required.
▪ Facilitation skills advantageous

▪ Excellent communication and writing skills (previous experience in copywriting, editing, and drafting essential)
▪ Computer skills and knowledge of database, word processing, and spreadsheet packages
▪ Fluency in English, both written and spoken
▪ Ability to work with budgets and financials.

**TO APPLY**:
**_Due to the volume of applicants, should you not receive feedback within 2 weeks after the advert closes, please consider _**

**Salary**: R17,000.00 per month

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Pretoria, Gauteng: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- NGO: 3 years (preferred)