The SI is a non-profit, public benefit organisation striving to improve the lives of marginalised children and youth in the surrounding areas; transform education from the level of early childhood development all the way through to post graduate level; engage in research, teaching and enabling of a more socially just, sustainable generative way for humanity to interact with the natural world.
Sustainability Institute seeks to appoint a project administrator and assistant to the Director to be based in Stellenbosch.
The purpose of the position is to primarily focus in the education and sustainability fields.
Responsibilities:
- General administration and support
- Calendar management
- Travel logistics
- Invoicing, contracting and claims
- Basic finance and budgeting support
- Research and proposal writing
- Research, including reading and producing summaries of research across the portfolio of work
- Events management
Requirements:
- A post-grade 12 qualification and 5-years of administrative and project management experience
- Bookkeeping and Excel abilities essential
- Good English written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to deal with email correspondence promptly and to communicate professionally both verbally and in writing
- Comfortable working with Google Drive and Google Sheets
- Good planningandorganisationalskills
- Ability to workindependently and within a team
- Good interpersonal skills that contribute to a people-centred working environment
- It would be beneficial if the candidate has an understanding of sustainability, is values aligned and also has keen interest in education in general
If you are interested in being part of a dynamic team in an organisation genuinely committed to social transformation, a more generative way of life and a more just future, then please forward your CV with a cover letter to Litha Magida: [email protected].
Please note, this will not be a full time position and the candidate is expected to be at least partially available to be based on the Sustainability Institute in Lynedoch, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Only shortlisted people will be contacted.
For more about the Sustainability Institute, refer to www.sustainabilityinstitute.net