The OpportunityCommon Good seeks to employ a part-time (20 hours a week) Project Manager to join our Early Life Team to support its programme, Sikunye. Sikunye focuses on inspiring, equipping, and supporting churches in caring for families with children in their first thousand days of life (from conception to two years). Over 1,200 churches have committed themselves to caring for families.As the Project Manager, you will be a vital bridge between the Programme Lead, team members, and internal and external stakeholders. Your role is to ensure high levels of communication and collaboration within the Early Life Programme. You will oversee and coordinate people and processes to ensure projects, events, and workshops are delivered on time and achieve the desired results. You will thrive in this role if...You are passionate about seeing children get a strong start to life.You are driven, organised and able to manage projects from start to finish.You are confident in communicating with church leaders from different denominations.You have a deep passion for the local church to succeed.Responsibilities1. Events and Workshops: Coordinate logistics and engage stakeholders to ensure seamless event and workshop execution. Develop and implement event run sheets and program details. This includes in-person events, WhatsApp, Zoom and hybrid events.2. Calendar Planning and Forecasting: Work with the Programme Lead to plan and manage annual and termly calendars for workshops and events. Communicate any changes to relevant stakeholders.3. Budget Management: Oversee budget planning and forecasting, ensuring accurate recording of expenditures and managing month-to-month budgets.4. Communications: Oversee content generation for communications projects per the social media strategy and liaise with the Communications Team.5. General Project Management: Ensure projects are delivered on time and within scope and budget. Develop detailed project plans and improve systems for greater efficiency.6. Monitoring and EvaluationGenerate summary reports using existing monitoring and evaluation systems.Minimum Requirements2-5 years of Project Management experienceIt is essential that the Candidate is fluent in English and has a good understanding of Afrikaans.Proficiency in MS Office (including Teams and Planner), excellent attention to detail, strong communication skills, and the ability to multitask.High determination to get things done, flexibility, strong problem-solving abilities, and the capability to build rapport with team members and stakeholders.Is an active church member who lives out Christian faith-based ethos.Willingness to contribute to the values and ethos of Common Good is essential.A driver's license is essential. Own transport is advantageous.ApplicationsTo apply, please send a motivational cover letter, your CV, two recent work references, and the "consent by job applicant" form by Friday, 23 August 2024.TO: ******: Indicate the job title in the subject line.NOTE: An application will not in itself entitle the applicant to an interview or appointment. Applicants who fail to meet the minimum requirements will be automatically disqualified from consideration. Applicants who do not receive a reply within one month of submission should deem their application to have been unsuccessful. We reserve the right not to fill the position.
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