About the Organisation
The Mandela Rhodes Foundation is one of Nelson Mandela’s three official legacy organisations, founded in 2003 in partnership with the Rhodes Trust. Our purpose is to build exceptional leadership capacity in Africa. We find, fund, and empower young Africans who aspire to use their talents to serve their societies and our continent. We do this by providing a postgraduate scholarship for young leaders to study in South Africa and participate in a residential Leadership Development Programme. Our programmes are built on Nelson Mandela’s belief that leadership begins with inner transformation, and our founding principles of reconciliation, education, entrepreneurship, and leadership. Over the past 21 years the MRF has awarded 734 Mandela Rhodes Scholarships to young leaders from 37 African countries.
About the Job
The Programme Manager is responsible for supporting the Programme Director and working alongside the existing Programme Manager in the development and delivery of the Leadership Development Programme, the Mandela Rhodes Foundation’s flagship offering.
Key Responsibilities
Support the existing Programme Manager with the design and the delivery of the Leadership Development Programme, with oversight from the Programme Director
Co-drive the operationalisation of the Mentorship Programme & Pods, in partnership with existing Programme Manager
Drive Second Year Programme design & delivery– including relevant relationship building with partner organisations & supporting scholars with logistics and coaching them through their learning processes, with support from the existing Programme Manager and oversight from the Programme Director
Co-ordinate monitoring and evaluation process for the programmes
Liaise and co-ordinate logistics and operational aspects of the programme
Source external contributors & develop database
Research, design and develop learning material
Build and forge relationships with scholars
Participate in the Search and Select processes
Participate in organisational projects
Requirements
Honours or Master’s degree preferably in related field
Required experience: 2-3 years in a similar role
Exceptional public speaking and presentation skills
Ability to pay attention to detail
Proficiency in Design Thinking and Systems Thinking advantageous
Proficiency in French advantageous
To apply
Must be legally eligible to work full time in South Africa. Employment Equity Act applies
In order to apply, email your application by Monday 10th March 2025 to melissa@actionappointments.co.za - send through the following documents:
Updated CV (maximum 3 pages)
Completed AA bio summary form
Motivation letter stating why you are applying for the role and your suitability for the role, specifying the required skills, knowledge and experience you have for the role. You also need to indicate the opportunities for growth and development you need as well as the support you require to meet all the requirements of the role. (750 words maximum)
Personal essay stating which of the MRF’s values (empathy: embracing complexity; mutual respect; excellence and honesty & integrity) you have been intentionally cultivating and practicing over the last 2-3 years – please share an example of how you’ve demonstrated this value. (750 words maximum) (all in MS Word format).
