Numeric is a small team of friendly people who are on a mission to help young South Africans excel in mathematics. More specifically, our goal is to create exciting and high impact learning environments in the form of after-school maths programs targeting learners in Grades 6 and 7. We currently operate in 45 partner schools in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, with our Johannesburg programs located in Soweto.
Numeric seeks to appoint a Program Manager to be based in Johannesburg.
Numeric’s program managers are dedicated to our cause, passionate about mathematics, and have strong organisational and people skills. Each Numeric program manager oversees programs at five partner schools, which equates to ten classrooms or approximately 250 learners. It is our responsibility to ensure that our coaches are adequately equipped, both materially and pedagogically, to deliver high impact maths education to these children and give them solid foundations upon entry into high school.
Responsibilities:
Oversee and coordinate the management of the After-School Mathematics Program
Coach mentorship and management
Parent engagement
Monitoring, evaluation and reporting
Ad hoc events
Team and organisational values
Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
Strong maths background (preference for higher grade maths through matric and/or university-level maths)
Teaching or tutoring experience
Involvement/leadership in outreach or extra-curricular projects
Competencies:
English language fluency, both written and verbal
Preference for competency in at least one additional South African language
Strong analytical skills and technical proficiency with MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Strategically minded, able to think creatively about long-term program objectives and the detailed steps necessary to achieve these goals
Strong written, oral, interpersonal, and presentation skills and the ability to effectively interface with all team members and stakeholders
Results-oriented and leadership skills
Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, with a demonstrated ability to work independently and within a team in a fast-paced environment, ability to prioritize, and manage tasks, deadlines, requirements and decisions.
Strong mathematics background
Interest in mentoring and developing future teachers
Other Requirements:
Own transport and valid driver’s license
Apply Now: Interested applicants should submit a CV and letter of motivation (maximum two pages) to [email protected] quoting “JHB Program Manager” in the subject line by latest Friday, 26 March 2021. Please ensure that your letter of motivation explains your interest in Numeric and outlines why you would be well suited to this position.
More information available at www.numeric.org and www.facebook.com/numericorg
For more information about Numeric, refer to www.numeric.org