Company: Allan Gray Orbis Foundation
Industry: NGO / Non-Profit Associations
Posted: Sep 5, 2025
Deadline: Sep 14, 2025
Job Type: Full Time
Qualification: Bachelors
Experience: 3 years
Location: Gauteng
City: Johannesburg
Field: Education / Teaching
Purpose of Role
Support Candidate Fellows in their academic and personal leadership development by building one-on-one relationships with the Candidate Fellows, developing, refining, planning and delivering elements of the Fellowship programme, and building strategic relationships with academic institutions, supported by the programme team.
Objectives of Role
Manage individual Candidate Fellow’s academic scorecard and provide constructive guidance and Development plans. Provide feedback to Candidate Fellows on their overall progress.
Monitor Candidate Fellows academic progress
Ensure that each Candidate Fellow has a clear understanding of Self-Directed Learning and its benefits as part of the Fellowship Programme
Discuss the Candidate Fellows’ strategy for achieving the goals and intentions of Ignitions Recommend proactive and remedial action on gaps in academic results
Continuous monitoring and evaluation of the psycho-social progress.
Identify psycho-social issues that may impact on Candidate Fellows academic performance and personal development
Provide academic and non-academic mentoring and coaching to individually and as a group for the duration of the programme
Refer Candidate Fellows to relevant university and external support resources to assist Candidate Fellows in their development
Review each Candidate Fellow’s submissions and guide them towards self-leadership through focused goals and activities that lead to excellence
Assess and moderate application forms
Conduct interviews with short-listed applicants
Provide input into selection process refinements
Conduct school visits, assists with the university roadshow and attends Expos as requested by the Fellowship Selection Team
Participate in planning meetings for regional and national programme activities and events, e.g. Dialogue Sessions, Orientation, Jamboree, year specific events, directed or refined by management
Provide guidance and constructive feedback to Candidate Fellows on their assessment tasks and overall progress in the Programme
Gather Programme feedback from Candidate Fellows and other participants as appropriate and complete evaluations in accordance with policy and processes
Recommend independent specialists/external facilitators to deliver specified learning sessions when necessary
Make recommendations to senior management on Candidate Fellow’s progress and Fellowship renewal
Collate and analyses relevant information and compiles annual reports
Report on progress experienced by Candidate Fellows in terms of their academic and personal development
Source, build and maintain relationship with subject matter experts in specific relevant fields
Maintain regular contact with key stakeholders
Develop and refines activities, materials and tools for the Personal Development/Leadership Programme and academic components of the Programme Curriculum
Conduct research and consults with key role players to make recommendations for further development of programme
Acts as a knowledge consultant to Candidate Fellows in Personal Leadership
Receive input and recommendations from the Curriculum Development Specialist and operationalises the Fellowship Curriculum
Experience and Qualifications
Identification with the Foundation’s Vision, Mission and Ethos
Honours degree
3 years relevant experience
Competencies
Adaptability
Analytical Thinking
Building partnerships/relationships
Interpersonal relations
Judgement
Presentation Skills
Result Orientation/Drive
Closing Date
2025/09/14
