Programme Officer: Fellowship [South Africa]

 

Purpose of Role

As part of fostering a culture of entrepreneurship among the country’s youth in order to reduce the high levels of unemployment; the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation (the Foundation) seeks to foster a community of responsible, high impact entrepreneurs in order to achieve an equitable South Africa flourishing with meaningful employment.

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We are searching for a dynamic individual to support Candidate Fellows in their academic and personal leadership development by building one-on-one relationships with Candidate Fellows, developing, refining, planning and delivering elements of the Fellowship programme and building strategic relationships with academic institutions, supported by the programme team.

Objectives of Role

• Manage individual Candidate Fellow's academic scorecard and provide constructive guidance

and Development plans. Provide feedback to Candidate Fellows on their overall progress.

• Monitor Candidate Fellows academic progress
• Ensure that each Candidate Fellow has a clear understanding of Self-Directed Learning and its

benefits as part of the Fellowship Programme

• Discuss the Candidate Fellows' strategy for achieving the goals and intentions of Ignitions
• Recommend proactive and remedial action on gaps in academic results
• Continuous monitoring and evaluation of the psycho-social progress.
• Identify psycho-social issues that may impact on Candidate Fellows academic performance and

personal development

• Provide academic and non-academic mentoring and coaching to individually and as a group for

the duration of the programme

• Refer Candidate Fellows to relevant university and external support resources to assist

Candidate Fellows in their development

• Review each Candidate Fellow's submissions and guide them towards self-leadership through

focused goals and activities that lead to excellence

• Assess and moderate application forms
• Conduct interviews with short-listed applicants
• Provide input into selection process refinements
• Conduct school visits, assists with the university roadshow and attends Expos as requested by

the Fellowship Selection Team
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• Participate in planning meetings for regional and national programme activities and events, e.g.

Dialogue Sessions, Orientation, Jamboree, year specific events, directed or refined by
management

• Provide guidance and constructive feedback to Candidate Fellows on their assessment tasks and

overall progress in the Programme

• Gather Programme feedback from Candidate Fellows and other participants as appropriate and

complete evaluations in accordance with policy and processes

• Recommend independent specialists/external facilitators to deliver specified learning sessions

when necessary

• Make recommendations to senior management on Candidate Fellow's progress and Fellowship

renewal

• Collate and analyses relevant information and compiles annual reports
• Report on progress experienced by Candidate Fellows in terms of their academic and personal

development

• Source, build and maintain relationship with subject matter experts in specific relevant fields
• Maintain regular contact with key stakeholders
• Develop and refines activities, materials and tools for the Personal Development/Leadership

Programme and academic components of the Programme Curriculum

• Conduct research and consults with key role players to make recommendations for further

development of programme

• Acts as a knowledge consultant to Candidate Fellows in Personal Leadership
• Receive input and recommendations from the Curriculum Development Specialist and

operationalises the Fellowship Curriculum

Experience and Qualifications

Honours Degree in a relevant field

3 years’ relevant experience

Competencies

• Adaptability
• Analytical Thinking
• Building partnerships/relationships
• Interpersonal relations
• Judgement
• Presentation Skills
• Result Orientation/Drive
• Teamwork

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