Project Co-Ordinator (City Hall Fellowship Programme) at University of Cape Town

• The purpose of this position is two-fold: to coordinate the City Hall Fellowship Programme and to provide administrative support to the AMALI Data Programme.
• First, in terms of coordinating the City Hall Fellowship Programme, as part of the African Mayoral Leadership Initiative (AMALI), Masters and PhD students are embedded for up to 10 weeks each in AMALI cities across Africa to support city leaders who have participated in the AMALI programme. The Project Co-Ordinator will oversee the running of the programme including: setting up an advisory group of convenors of relevant masters programmes at UCT and ensuring they regularly meet to provide advice on the fellowship programme; liaise with AMALI team members and partners to ensure the fellowship programme is closely aligned with the functioning and objectives of the broader AMALI programme; advertising for and selecting students to participate in the programme (including setting up selection committees where necessary); engaging with AMALI cities to identify opportunities for student placement and matching students with cities and suitable advisors/mentors; organising all logistics for students to be embedded in the selected AMALI cities for up to 10 weeks each; ensuring, with support from supervisors/mentors for the students; ensuring that a high quality practical output is produced for each city leader to help support in the implementation of their legacy goal; ensure that the programme is well-documented and suitably promoted; and maintain records and ensure comprehensive reporting to ACC and to the funders on the programme.
• The second part of the position is to help ensure the AMALI Data Programme runs effectively and all milestones are met on time by providing the necessary administrative support to the AMALI Data Programme Lead and other Data Programme team members. This includes organising logistics for travel and managing the AMALI Data Programme office space.

Requirements for the position:

• NQF 6 qualification in administration/project management (or equivalent)
• Four years' relevant experience in administration/project management
• Excellent people skills, including the ability to interact well with individuals from diverse professional and non-professional backgrounds, including internal (UCT staff and students) and external stakeholders (such as city leaders and local government officials)
• Excellent time management/ project management skills
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Computer literacy –high level of proficiency in MS Word and MS Excel
• Ability to exercise judgment and work with minimal supervision
• A commitment to the provision of excellent service
• Attention to detail

The following would be advantageous:

• Knowledge of urban issues in Africa and of local government in Africa
• Fluency in French.

Closing date: 26 June 2026