Deputy Director: Bursaries Initiation and Evaluation REF NO: NSF04/05/2025 at Department of Higher Education and Training

REQUIREMENTS :

• An appropriate bachelor’s degree/Advanced Diploma (NQF Level 7) in Public Administration, Human Resources Management or related qualification.
• A minimum of five (5) years’ work experience in Project Management and managing resources with at least three (3) to five (5) years’ proven work experience at an Assistant Director level.

DUTIES :

• Managing the bursaries initiation process within NSF. Developing the marketing and sourcing strategy for the Outreach Programme within NSF. Developing a monitoring and evaluation log frame for bursaries funded by the NSF. Overseeing the handover of bursary recipient names as a Deputy Director. Developing stakeholders’ agreements with bursary agencies and community partners within NSF. Managing the bursaries evaluation process.
• Managing activities related to the evaluation of bursary agencies and students through the outreach programme. Managing the performance of bursary agencies and the output of the outreach programme. Managing bursary agency’s performance reporting and outputs of the outreach programme. Review the results of impact assessments conducted on bursary recipients. Facilitating lessons learned consolidation for bursary agencies and the outreach programme.
• Engaging with stakeholders within NSF. Initiating and maintaining community partnerships. Maintaining relationships with bursary agencies and strategic partners within NSF. Managing resources of the directorate. Monitoring expenditure for the directorate against the allocated budget within NSF. Managing the performance of employees in line with PMDS Policy.
• Providing employees with the necessary information and resources to deliver on their objectives and meet the targets of the directorates. Always adhere to the values of NSF. Managing employees related matters within the directorate. Participating as an active member of the NSF.