Children Of The Dawn Latest Job Opportunity – Apply Now!

Children of the Dawn is a Non-Profit Organisation that provides care and support for orphaned and vulnerable children in rural South Africa.

Job Title: National Programme Manager 

Job Locational: Edenvale (Johannesburg)

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]

Application Deadline: Friday, 31 May, 2019