Programme Lead – Education & Sport

SUMMARY:
We are looking for a visionary Programme Lead – Education & Sport to steward impactful developmental pathways for the young people and communities that need them most.

In this role, you will lead and protect the depth, quality, and long-term impact of the Kolisi Foundation's Education & Sport focus area. You will manage trusted implementing partners, integrating early learning, physical activity, and leadership frameworks to build thriving, resilient communities starting from the ground up.

POSITION INFO:
The Tech Stack Deep-Dive
While this isn't a software engineering role, we take our operational toolkit, domain expertise, and methodologies very seriously:

• Domain Expertise (Must-Haves): Early Childhood Development (ECD), Sport-for-Development, Youth Development, or Education Programming.
• Safeguarding & Governance (Must-Haves): Child safeguarding principles, risk mitigation, and community-level protection/referral pathways.
• Operations & Delivery (Must-Haves): Multi-stakeholder management (schools, coaches, funders), site-level monitoring, and partner performance management.
• Frameworks & Analytics (Nice-to-Haves): Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) frameworks and data-driven programme optimization.
• Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, 5+ years of sector experience, a clear criminal record, a valid driver's licence, and a willingness to travel regularly to project sites.

• Architect Pathways: Direct the Education & Sport pathway, ensuring seamless integration between early learning, sport-for-development, and youth leadership.
• Partner & Program Quality: Oversee delivery partners, strengthen instructional/coaching quality, and enforce rigorous child safeguarding standards.
• Cross-Functional Synergy: Collaborate directly with Food Security and GBV Programme Leads to deliver unified, site-level impact across all Foundation initiatives.
• Data-Driven Iteration: Elevate reporting data to continuously sharpen and evolve on-the-ground programming.

• High-Impact Mission: Work directly on dignity-centered, community-rooted development backed by a trusted national foundation.
• Collaborative Culture: Join a deeply supportive, ethically grounded team that values reflection, cross-pathway coordination, and high autonomy.
• Modern Work Setup: Enjoy a hybrid work model (4 days on-site/in-office in Zwide, 1 day remote) with a competitive Paterson Grade D1 package.