Established in 1980, Surplus People Project (SPP) is an independent non-governmental organisation (NGO) that stands in solidarity with activists and social movements in struggles for land, food and climate justice. With agrarian transformation as the overarching vision, SPP believes that systemic change can only be realised through social mobilisation and movements that advance alternatives such as agroecogy and food sovereignty from below. The organisation\u2019s geographic area of operation is the Northern and Western Cape Provinces.<\/p>\n
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Job Title: PROGRAMME MANAGER<\/strong> Job Summary:<\/strong> Leading and managing the team of staff in the Vredendal Office Qualifications Required:<\/strong><\/p>\n A relevant, completed tertiary qualification and at least five years\u2019 experience in a comparable position, ideally within the NGO\/civil society sector PREFERRED EXPERIENCE OR ABILITIES (Not required but advantageous<\/strong>)<\/p>\n .Able to converse in Afrikaans and\/or another South African Language (other than English) To Apply:<\/strong><\/p>\n View the full job description and application instructions on the Vacancies page at\u00a0www.actionappointments.co.za<\/a> and email your application to \u00a0melissa@actionappointments.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n NB:<\/strong> SPP is committed to employment equity and all appointments are made in accordance with the Employment Equity Act and SPP\u2019s internal policies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Established in 1980, Surplus People Project (SPP) is an independent non-governmental organisation (NGO) that stands in solidarity with activists and social movements in struggles for land, food and climate justice……<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1353,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[182,1],"tags":[2324],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nLocation:<\/strong> Western Cape<\/p>\n
\nReporting to the CEO, the Programme Manager will provide leadership and management in the Vredendal office(including to the team of staff) and will ensure the effective and efficient implementation of the organisation\u2019s strategic\/operational plans in her\/his specific area of responsibility. As a member of the Management Committee (Mancom), she\/he will contribute to the overall management of the organisation.
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\nKey responsibilities of this position include but are not limited t<\/strong>o:<\/p>\n
\nEnsuring effective and efficient office administration and the implementation of agreed upon plans (strategic, operational etc.), in compliance with SPP\u2019s Policies and Procedures
\nLeading Team Planning (and implementation)
\nLeading Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL) in her\/his team and area of operation
\nReport writing<\/p>\n
\nProven ability to lead and manage (e.g., people, projects, admin etc.)
\nAble to speak, read and write in English
\nStrong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
\nAble to collate and consolidate information and write reports
\nAble to adhere to deadlines
\nExperience in project development and implementation, including monitoring and evaluation
\nExperience in or an understanding of organisational operations at all levels, e.g. administration, programme implementation, finance etc.
\nAble to engage people at different levels, e.g. community activists, government officials and business
\nComputer competency, primarily in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint) and Internet
\nAble to do frequent out of town travel
\nValid unendorsed driver\u2019s licence<\/p>\n
\n.Experience in land\/agrarian reform and\/or food justice and\/or climate change
\n.Experience with relevant policies and legislation
\n.Experience in gender work
\n.Campaigns and advocacy experience<\/p>\n