A Non Profit Organisation, in Port Elizabeth is currently looking to employ a Programme Manager.

The Program Manger will report to the Director.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Social work qualification
• 6 years management experience
• Leadership and organisational skills (team management, conflict resolution)

Responsibilities:

Manage the professional Team:

• Social Work Supervision
• Multi-disciplinary team management
• Childcare worker supervision (empowering campus supervisor to take on this responsibility)
• Nurse support
• Performance management and assessments

Stakeholder Management:

• Department of Social Development reports, subsidy, meetings and engagements
• Develop and maintain good relations with stakeholders involved in for childcare programs
• Volunteers
• Partnership networks

Therapy Program Management:

• Recruitment, monitoring and evaluation of therapists for program
• Manage and control related expenses
• Disciplinary and behavioural management panels

Developmental / Educational Program Management:

• Interactions with schools (principals)
• Tutor program co-ordination
• Supervise program assistant (activities, recreation, volunteers)

General Tasks:

• Health and safety
• Monthly reports
• Independent living program
• Advocacy for children
• Assistant to director

Competencies:

• Report writing
• Stakeholder management
• Multi-disciplinary team management
• Excellent communication and problem solving ability
• Dynamic ability to engage on different levels in the organisation

Personality traits and skills:

• Empathy / altruism and some history of formal / informal involvement in charity
• Well-developed and strong interpersonal skills: enjoys interacting with people and has aptitude for it i.e. ability to listen, communicate effectively, work collaboratively,
• Embrace people of all races, ages and socio-economic background and ability to communicate with people from all spheres i.e. child to donor / cleaner to management committee member
• Emotionally mature – high EQ: even tempered, ability to take criticism
• Ability to deal with daily confrontation and conflict in a mature manner
• Ability to problem solve
• Mental and physical adaptability / flexibility
• Personal resourcefulness and good support system: work outside of office hours and over weekends
• Ability to work independently – driven, disciplined, conscientious
• Good time management, able to multitask, create structure and to prioritise