Zip Zap Circus School Recent Employment Opportunity

Zip Zap Circus School was founded in Cape Town in 1992, to inspire young people and help build a new culture of peaceful coexistence in South Africa. Working with a diverse community of children from all backgrounds, Zip Zap helps kids to ‘dare to dream’ and learn to make those dreams a reality.

Zip Zap’s programs are all free to participants, with financial and material support coming from individuals, organisation, corporations and foundations.

 

Job Title: School Programmes Coordinator
Job Location: Zip Zap Academy in Salt River, Cape Town

 

Remuneration: Based on experience, yearly performance based review

Responsibilities:

• Implement the school vision and focus of Zip Zap
• Ongoing programmatic, logistical, and financial management of Zip Zap’s youth programmes
• Management, training, monitoring, evaluation and support of teaching staff to ensure that youth programmes are in alignment with established work plans and meet contractual deliverables
• Manage the purchase, maintenance and inventory of all programme equipment
• Coordinate and manage Zip Zap’s youth interventions and programmes in collaboration with Zip Zap’s Operations Manager and Zip Zap’s Events Manager
• Support the Operations Manager in the development and implementation of new arts interventions, curriculum, and programming
• Develop and maintain programme policies, procedures, and materials including workshop curricula and debriefs, meetings minutes, and other protocols related to programme implementation
• Implement, evaluate curriculum and programmes for the year
• Work within the budget
• Zip Zap spokesperson for social & education purpose, public and social appearances
• Foster development of good relations with other cultural organisations by participating in meetings and joint activities where appropriate
• Reports to the EXCO every month on activities
• Build strong relationship between Zip Zap and the stakeholders

Requirements:

• Honours or Master’s degree preferably in a development-related and/or arts administration field
• Minimum of five years of experience in the NGO-sector, preferably the arts focused on children and families
• Knowledge and/or experience in the performing art will be an advantage
• Knowledge and/or experience in dealing with vulnerable children, youth, and young adults will be an advantage
• Experience with project financial management will be an advantage
• Experience in human resource
• Ability to think outside the box with excellent decision-making, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Strong organisational and project coordination skills, including ability to work independently as well as part of a team, manage multiple projects at once, and complete assigned tasks on a timely basis
• Fluent in spreadsheet, email and power point
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including experience writing project reports and stakeholders communication
• Honesty, integrity, professionalism and willingness to work overtime as needed
• Fluency in English and preferably knowledge of one other South African language
• Valid driver’s license, PdP will be an advantage
• Commitment to Zip Zap’s ethical principles and mission to support vulnerable children and families through the arts

To apply

Submit your application to: Melanie Boltman, [email protected] with the following subject line: “Programme coordinator application your name”

Application should include: 

• CV not longer than two pages
• Personal Statement outlining how you meet the essential and desired qualifications
• A writing sample
• Contact information for three references

 

Application Deadline: Saturday, 15 June, 2019