Overview
The Country Lead, South Africa will lead the delivery of EOF’s ECCE outcomes fund in South Africa, providing strategic guidance to ensure its successful implementation and influencing local donors, government and partner stakeholders to support EOF objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead EOF’s partnership and stakeholder engagement with government, donors, implementing partners and other programme partners.
- Prepare for and facilitate formal governance meetings with government partners, evaluators, donors, and implementing partners.
- Facilitate technical, planning and capacity-strengthening workshops for government and implementing partners.
- Secure government and donor partner commitment to implement and sustain policy change.
- Oversee the programme’s implementation and evaluation.
- Build influential relationships with government to ensure understanding of OBF.
- Build strong implementing partner, investor and donor relationships.
- Maintain EOF’s Safeguarding standards throughout programme implementation.
- Coordinate and conduct site visits to programme locations.
- Produce end-of-year reports to analyse the programme’s implementation.
- Oversee program budget and produce financial reports.
- Develop a long-term sustainability theory of change and action plan.
- Steer EOF’s strategic positioning, visibility, and advocacy in South africa.
- Lead advocacy efforts to amplify programme learnings and results.
- Lead EOF’s team in South Africa, building and managing the team effectively.
Required Experience
A minimum of 9 years of relevant professional experience combined with a Bachelors degree, or 7 years with a Master’s degree. Experience leading programmes in South Africa, ideally in the education/ECCE sector. Direct experience working with the Government of South Africa. Experience leading a team and managing multiple stakeholders across projects. Prior experience working with donors and international organisations in the education (or related) sector in South Africa. Experience with results-/outcomes-based financing, innovative finance or innovative delivery models, and/or large donor-funded initiatives. Experience in evaluation design and/or management.
Qualifications
A first-level, Bachelor’s degree in Education, International Development, Public Policy, Social Sciences, Project Management, or a related field. Masters degree in Education, International Development, Public Policy, Social Sciences, Project Management, or a related field.
