Programme Manager

Programme Manager

South Africa, Johannesburg

Anticipated start: As soon as possible

Location:  Johannesburg, South Africa

Instill’s mission is to transform teaching, learning and leadership in every classroom on the African continent. We believe that the greatest levers for change in the education system are teachers and school leaders. Having received provisional accreditation as a private higher education institution in South Africa, we intend to launch accredited teacher certification programmes in Johannesburg in 2022 as well as an online platform reaching educators across the African continent. We’re looking for a Programme Activations Associate to join our team as we launch our pre and in-service programmes across the continent.

What makes you a great candidate?

You’ve got a passion for creating and organising communities through using digital tools and engaging stories to motivate people to take action for social impact. You will play a key role in growing Instill Education’s online learning platform in South Africa.  You will achieve this by developing innovative campaign tactics, connecting with existing and new influencing networks and social movements, and building strong brand loyalty. You are excited by the challenge of immersing yourself in new contexts and tackling complex problems. You are not afraid of failure and are driven to improve through robust, data-driven decision making and feedback.

• Demonstrated commitment to anti-racism, equity, and inclusion
• A deep passion for building communities, organising, and engaging with people in both physical and virtual spaces
• Experience working in or building a strong organisational culture
• Experience in community development, and civic engagement is a big plus
• Strong problem solving abilities, and an ability to throw yourself into new contexts to find creative solutions to challenges
• Experience working in an education institution a big plus
• Excellent communication skills, particularly verbal
• Strong project management skills
• Experience in sales or business development roles a huge plus
• Outstanding people skills and the ability to build strong relationships
• The ability to both give and receive feedback
• Demonstrated interest in promoting a culture of diversity that embraces differences in culture, religion, sexual orientation, capabilities etc.

What does role entail:

We want you to imagine a world where great teaching and learning is taking place in every classroom on the African continent, then build a community of educators and institutions to help bring that about. Building relationships with schools, education organisations, and educators is notoriously difficult, so you will need to think creatively and learn from failure in order to be truly successful. You will immerse yourself in classrooms and our training programmes to truly understand the problem we are trying to solve, then put in place systems to expand and build an effective and collaborative ecosystem.

As Programme Manager, you will:

• Work with the Chief Programme Officer and a network of partner organisations to build a platform that ensures our programmes are reaching into schools and being used by educators across the country
• Market to, and develop relationships with, a range of different stakeholders including schools, higher education institutions, unions, churches, local businesses, neighbourhood associations, NGOs, the media, etc.
• Work with the Chief Programme Officer to implement a go-to-market strategy and oversee business development activities such as events, social media outreach, focus groups, community workshops, etc.
• Leverage our existing relationships to increase the reach of our online learning management system across South Africa while creating communities amongst educators and education networks
• Identify new opportunities and develop an understanding of the changing needs of South African educators
• Plan and execute our partnerships strategy, including social media and events
• Conceptualise new and creative ways to build and maintain relationships with our networks
• Remain up to date with both our programmes and education trends/data in South Africa
• Support in the development and maintenance of a strong, inviting and engaging working culture at Instill Education

Do our values resonate with yours?

We measure the impact of everything we do. We believe that education equity is a central pillar of achieving social justice. We pursue excellence in everything that we do. We have the courage to make bold decisions and learn from our mistakes. We build community by being accountable for our actions, fostering collaborative environments, and acting with integrity and humility. We believe that diversity is central to our success.