📌 OPPORTUNITY OVERVIEW:-GrowthArch is actively recruiting for a Project Manager position in Johannesburg. This is an excellent opportunity for professionals in the Project / Management sector looking to advance their careers.
🎯 IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE:-We are seeking talented individuals with the following profile:• Experience Level: 5 years • Educational Background: Bachelor or equivalent• Industry Focus: Project / Management• Location Preference: in Johannesburg
💼 WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS:-Project managers like Project Manager ensure successful delivery of organizational initiatives. This role is critical for achieving strategic objectives.
📈 CAREER DEVELOPMENT INSIGHTS:-This role in Project / Management offers valuable career progression opportunities aligned with your experience level and professional aspirations.
📋 APPLICATION GUIDANCE:-When applying for this Project Manager position, ensure your CV highlights:• Relevant experience matching the 5 years requirement• Educational qualifications in line with Bachelor• Specific achievements in the Project / Management field• Any certifications or specialized training
🌍 SOUTH AFRICA JOB MARKET CONTEXT:-The Project / Management sector in South Africa continues to show strong demand for skilled professionals. This position represents a valuable opportunity in the current job market.
Job Title: Project Manager Company: GrowthArch
Reference: 206976
Salary: Market Related
Job Type: Contract
Sectors: Management NGO & Non-profit
Reference: 206976
Vacancy Details
Employer: GrowthArch
The Role
The Project Manager will oversee the complete lifecycle of a nationwide internship programme for TVET college graduates. This entails sourcing and evaluating candidates, placing them with host employers, and supervising their internships from start to finish. The ideal candidate will establish the necessary delivery team, systems, and controls to run the programme across various provinces, ensuring that interns are placed close to home, well supported, and meticulously documented, all while adhering to budget and timelines.
Key Responsibilities
Programme Planning and Delivery
Design and implement the national rollout plan, detailing phasing by province, intake targets, milestones, budget, and resource allocation. Monitor progress against targets, providing weekly updates to the COO and monthly reports to programme stakeholders and funders. Identify, document, and manage risks and issues, escalating them as needed.
Intern Sourcing, Screening and Vetting:
Collaborate with TVET colleges nationwide to acquire lists of eligible students and graduates. Oversee the screening of qualifications to ensure they meet programme and host employer requirements. Conduct vetting processes, verifying IDs, qualifications, academic records, and background checks.
Placement with Host Employers
Assign interns to host employers in proximity to their home locations, aligning their qualifications with available opportunities. Manage the recruitment and onboarding of host employers, ensuring signed agreements and placement readiness. Confirm that each intern has a signed internship agreement and undergoes a clear workplace induction before starting.
Internship Oversight and Monitoring
Supervise interns throughout their tenure, monitoring attendance, conduct, and progress. Review logbooks and workplace evidence to ensure interns are gaining relevant, structured experience. Conduct or arrange site visits and check-ins with interns, mentors, and host employers. Address and resolve placement issues such as disputes, absenteeism, early exits, and replacements. Manage completion processes, including final logbook sign-off, close-out reports, and certificates where applicable.
Stakeholder and Partnership Management
Serve as GrowthArch’s primary point of contact with TVET colleges, host employers, partners, funders, and government stakeholders. Build and nurture strong relationships with host employers to secure and maintain placements. Represent the programme in meetings, site visits, and reports to funders.
Team Leadership and Compliance
Recruit, lead, and develop regional coordinators and support staff. Ensure compliance with funder, college outcome requirements, POPIA, and labour legislation. Maintain precise intern records and portfolios of evidence for audits and impact reporting.
Minimum Requirements
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or National Diploma in Project Management, Human Resource Management, Education and Training, Business Management, or a related field. A project management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent) is strongly advantageous. Valid South African driver's licence (Code B or higher) with a willingness to travel nationally.
Experience
At least 5 years of project or programme management experience, including delivery of multi-site or national projects. At least 3 years of experience managing internships, learnerships, work-integrated learning, or other skills development programmes. Proven experience placing and monitoring large numbers of participants with host employers. Experience managing budgets, reporting to funders, and working with third-party service providers.
Advantageous
Experience working with TVET colleges and SETAs. Knowledge of work-integrated learning requirements, logbooks, and portfolio of evidence processes. Experience in enterprise development, job creation, or socio-economic development programmes. Proficiency in one or more South African languages in addition to English.
Skills and Competencies
Strong planning and execution skills, with the ability to manage large intakes across many sites. Sound commercial and financial acumen, including budget control. Data-driven, comfortable with dashboards, trackers, and advanced Excel or BI tools. Confident stakeholder manager capable of engaging colleges, employers, funders, and government. Hands-on leader who builds and motivates distributed teams. Practical problem-solver who remains calm under pressure and resolves placement issues swiftly. High integrity and attention to detail, particularly with personal information and funder compliance. Genuine commitment to youth development and job creation.
