Western Cape: Deputy Provincial Manager (5/8 post) West Coast or Overberg District

Job Main Purpose:

• Serving the members of the province by answering inquiries and assisting the school or the school governing body (SGB)
• Providing training in order to enable SGB's to ensure quality education at the schools
• Ensuring that there are open channels to communicate effectively with member schools, as well as, with the Provincial Education Department
• Responsible for the recruitment and service of our membership, as well as, representing the FEDSAS values and brand of the province

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Member management
• Training and development
• Stakeholder management
• Focus in the West Coast or Overberg District

The successful candidate will be expected, inter alia, to:

• Build healthy relationships with members
• Answer queries, offer solutions and advice to members
• Develop and train governing body members (in person, as well as online)
• School visits
• Recruit new members
• Regular liason with the District Department of Education and other stakeholders
• Support the provincial manager
• Regular feedback and communication with the provincial manager
• Continuous marketing of the FEDSAS products and services
• Maintain an interest in and keep abreast of events in education and must inform colleagues and other interest groups about the events
• Display appropriate knowledge and experience of education law and policies
• Display appropriate problem solving and conflict management capacity

Characteristics:

• Proven and current knowledge and experience of the functioning, governance and management of a school
• Proven and current knowledge of education departmental structural processes regarding the functioning of a school
• Proven ability to function diligently and independently without direct supervision
• Proficient in administrative and organizational skills
• Must maintain a high work ethic
• Proven capacity, knowledge and skills in the Microsoft product range (Word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint) and online platforms (Zoom and Microsoft Teams)
• Effective and efficient communication skills, writing, reading and speaking in Afrikaans and English (proficiency in another African language will be a recommendation)

More information:

• FEDSAS staff work from home offices
• Contact Riana Vos at 081 011 4988 or riana@fedsas.org.za 

Qualifying interested parties can forward:

1. A 2-page CV with at least three recent references and their contact details 
2. A 2-minute WhatsApp video message in which the applicant introduces themselves (in English as well as Afrikaans) as a candidate for the position to riana@fedsas.org. za or 0810114988

Closing date for applications is Friday, 7 February 2025

Date of appointment is 1 March 2025

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Wes-Kaap: Adjunk-Provinsiale Bestuurder (5/8ste pos) Weskus of Overberg Distrik

Doel van die pos:

• Die posbekleër dien die lede van die provinsie deur navrae te beantwoord en hulp aan die skool of die beheerliggaam (SBL) te bied.
• Die posbekleër moet opleiding verskaf om SBL'e in staat te stel om kwaliteitonderwys by die skole te verseker.
• Moet verder meehelp dat daar oop kanale is om effektief met lidskole asook die Provinsiale Onderwysdepartement te kommunikeer.
• Die adjunk-provinsiale bestuurder is verantwoordelik vir die werf van nuwe lede, sowel as om die handelsmerk van FEDSAS in die provinsie uit te bou.

Kernprestasieareas:

• Bestuur van lede se sake en belange.
• Opleiding en ontwikkeling.
• Skakeling met belangegroepe.
• Fokus in die Weskus of Overberg distrik.

Van die suksesvolle kandidaat sal onder meer die volgende verwag word:

• Bou van gesonde verhoudings met lede en belangegroepe.
• Hanteer navrae en bied oplossings en advies aan lede.
• Opleiding en ontwikkeling van beheerliggame (in persoon asook aanlyn).
• Skoolbesoeke. 
• Werf nuwe lede.
• Gereelde skakeling met die Distriksonderwysdepartement en ander belangegroepe.
• Bied ondersteuning aan die provinsiale bestuurder.
• Gereelde terugvoering en kommunikasie met die provinsiale bestuurder.
• Voortdurende bemarking van FEDSAS se produkte en dienste.
• Moet op hoogte bly met die gebeure in die onderwys en moet kollegas en ander belanghebbendes daaroor inlig.
• Toepaslike kennis en ervaring van onderwyswetgewing en -beleide.
• Toepaslike kapasiteit in probleemoplossing- en konflikbestuur.

Eienskappe:

• Moet oor goeie kennis beskik van die funksionering, beheer en bestuur van ? skool.
• Goeie kennis van departementele strukture en prosesse met betrekking tot die funksionering van 'n skool.
• Moet selfstandig sonder toesig kan funksioneer.
• Goeie administratiewe- en organisatoriese vaardighede.
• Moet 'n hoë werksetiek handhaaf.
• Goeie kennis en vaardigheid van die Microsoft produkreeks (Word, Excel, Outlook en PowerPoint) en aanlyn platforms (onder meer Zoom en Microsoft Teams).
• Goeie kommunikasievaardighede, skryf, lees en praat in Afrikaans en Engels  (vaardigheid in 'n ander Afrikataal sal 'n aanbeveling wees).

Meer inligting:

• FEDSAS se personeel werk vanaf tuiskantore.
• Kontak Riana Vos by 081 011 4988 of riana@fedsas.org.za 

Elke aansoek moet vergesel word van:

1. ‘n 2-bladsy CV met ten minste drie onlangse verwysings en hul kontak-besonderhede.
2. 'n 2-minuut WhatsApp-video waarin die aansoeker homself/haarself (in Afrikaans sowel as Engels) bekendstel as kandidaat vir die pos wat aan Riana Vos gestuur moet word na 081 011 4988 of riana@fedsas.org.za 

Aansoeke sluit op Vrydag, 7 Februarie 2025 

Aanstellings datum is 1 Maart 2025