Symphonia for South Africa is looking for someone experienced at social change to be our Operations Manager – to take responsibility for programme delivery and organisational management. This is a unique opportunity to make a real contribution to education in South Africa.
Partnerships for Possibility is a ground breaking project that is already impacting 40000 children after only 2 years. We are currently working with 90 principals. The potential of this position is to be a part of taking this work to the next level and making a difference for 2000 schools in the next 10 years.
This person would be able to lead a team and implement structures and processes for more effective working; be comfortable with financial management; have experience at planning and managing a virtual organisation. The Operational Manager promotes and organises a shared understanding of the objectives, detailed plans, desired outcomes, tasks, roles and responsibilities, day to day activities and monitors progress of the project towards the vision.
- National programme coordination - manages launch plan and all administration in order to inform decision making and planning at national level; Implements systems and dashboards and manages the planning and roll-out of the programmes from a business perspective. Is the custodian of the project plan and action log.
- Finance – Facilitate budget vs. actual expenditure, cash flow projections, provides oversight regarding the bookkeeper’s preparation of trail balances and liaises with auditor for annual audit. Oversee payments, salaries etc. Manages the finance team and works with the CFO.
- HR – Contracting; performance reviews; capacity planning for programme roll-out and operational events
- Monitoring and Evaluation – ensures that M&E processes are used and integrated into the organisation.
- Legal and compliance – Manage NPO compliance, auditor processes and any other compliance issues that are critical to and NPO and its funding
Symphonia for South Africa needs someone who:
Has a relevant tertiary education qualification, preferably finance related or with significant financial experience; experience in project management; able to work comfortably and effectively in a virtual environment; has high EQ and is able to deal with ambiguity and complexity; able to stay calm when things get busy and to hold clear boundaries; Is organised and efficient; Is capable using computers and technologies that enable virtual working; has a “can do” attitude and believes that things are possible and can be worked out; has a good track record of volunteering.
R 360 000 P/A for a full time position. The position is based in Cape Town.
Please submit your CV and a cover letter to mignon@symphonia.net . Candidates who do not hear back from Symphonia South Africa should consider their application unsuccessful.
