Education & Training Manager

Black Sash seeks to appoint an Education & Training Manager based in Claremont, Cape Town, with a hybrid remote-work option.

Black Sash’s mission is to work towards the realisation of socio-economic rights, as outlined in the SA Constitution 1996, with an emphasis on social security and social protection for the most vulnerable, particularly women and children. We will, in the course of our work, explore options to significantly help to reduce poverty and inequality.

The role
of the
Education & Training Manager is to plan, support and implement education & training projects and programmes nationally and regionally to strengthen the role of community-based organisations and other identified structures.

• Course Design and Delivery: Design and execute internal and external education & training courses, workshops and events (both leading nationally and/or supporting the programmes at regional office level) relevant to the context and the target audiences, including training-of-trainers level. Ensure the development and implementation of a coherent education and training strategy.
• Materials Development and Dissemination: Develop and update training materials, programme brochures/flyers, booklets (both hard and electronic copies) for wider dissemination to the public and/or target audiences aligned to the priorities of the organisation nationally and regionally. Where appropriate, work in partnership with outsourced service providers, including translators.
• Research: Conduct, commission and project manage research initiatives of the organisation in conjunction with the Research CBM Manager. Interface with honours, masters and PHD students on selected research initiatives. Track specific research projects. Help integrate the research results into the work of the organisation.
• Special National Projects: The Education, Training and Research Manager will be responsible for coordinating and implementing special national projects, structured around a plan of action with clear deliverables, milestones and activities, budgets, role allocation, and communication mechanisms.
• Staff Management: The effective management of volunteers, interns and staff in the Education & Training unit, including the development of work plans, setting performance standards, and conducting work review and appraisal in line with the Human Resource policies.
• Administration, Finance & Fundraising: Develop a budget for the national Information, Education and Training programme. Adhere to organisational financial and administration policies, procedures and systems. Assist with the mobilisation of resources for programme and for specialised projects. Produce quarterly reports; provide information on the progress and challenges of programme delivery.

• Degree in law or social sciences and/or tertiary qualification in adult education.
• At least five years in South African social justice civil society and adult education facilitation, including training of trainers, plus three years’ continuous project and staff management of teams of three or more. Valuable: materials development, advocacy, community development, policy and research.
• Sound knowledge of human rights, social justice, poverty studies and South Africa’s development and political context.
• Thorough knowledge of the SA Constitution, government precepts and laws (especially constitutional, administrative, social security, consumer and labour law), plus international and African human rights instruments.
• Understanding of the three spheres of government, departments and agencies, and civil society’s role in democracy.
• Strong project management, planning,…