GrowthArch is a specialist socio-economic development partner that designs and manages sustainable, high-impact workforce readiness and skills training programs. They bridge the gap between grand funding opportunities, government frameworks, corporate employers, and young job seekers to combat youth unemployment.
Purpose of the role
- The Graduate Internship Programme aims to provide unemployed graduates with meaningful workplace exposure, professional development opportunities as well as practical experience within a dynamic business environment. Interns will gain hands-on experience, industry knowledge and mentorship while contributing to strategic business objectives.
Key learning areas and responsibilities
Successful candidates will be exposed to:
- Workplace readiness and professional development
- Project coordination and administration
- Research and data analysis
- Client and stakeholder engagement
- Business process improvement initiatives
- Compliance and governance practices
- Digital systems and technology platforms
- Reporting and documentation
- Team collaboration and problem-solving
- Industry-specific projects relevant to their field of study
Minimum requirements
Applicants must:
- Be South African citizens.
- Hold a bachelor’s degree, BTech, Honours or equivalent qualification in the relevant field.
- Be currently unemployed and available for the duration of the programme.
- Have not previously participated in a similar graduate internship programme for more than 12 months.
- Possess strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Be proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
- Demonstrate a willingness to learn and develop professionally.
Competencies:
Successful candidates should demonstrate:
- Strong work ethic and professionalism
- Attention to detail
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Effective communication skills
- Time management and organisational skills
- Initiative and adaptability
- Ability to work independently and within a team
- Commitment to continuous learning and growth
Required Documents
Applicants must submit:
- Comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Certified copy of South African ID
- Certified copy of qualification(s)
- Academic transcript
- Proof of residence
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Purpose of the role
- The Project Manager owns end-to-end delivery of the programme: from recruiting, onboarding and training drivers to managing the programme partners.
- This is an oversight role: fleet, vehicle and lease-to-own operations are run by delivery partners, and the Project Manager's fleet and logistics background is used to hold them to plan. The successful candidate will build the delivery team, systems and controls needed to scale the programme nationally, on time and within budget.
Key responsibilities
Programme planning and delivery
- Develop and own the national rollout plan, including phasing by province, milestones, budget and resourcing.
- Track progress against targets and report weekly to the COO and monthly to programme stakeholders and funders.
- Identify, log and manage risks and issues, escalating where needed.
Driver recruitment, onboarding, support and training
- Manage the pipeline for sourcing, screening and onboarding unemployed participants.
- Ensure drivers meet regulatory requirements, including PrDP, operating licences and vetting.
- Oversee driver training, performance monitoring and ongoing support to maximise earnings and retention.
Stakeholder and partnership management
- Act as GrowthArch's day-to-day lead with partners and government stakeholders, holding delivery partners to agreed service levels.
- Represent the programme in meetings, site visits and reporting to funders.
Team leadership and compliance
- Recruit, lead and develop regional coordinators and support staff.
- Ensure compliance with the National Land Transport Act, POPIA, labour legislation and funder requirements.
- Maintain accurate records and evidence for audits and impact reporting.
Minimum requirements
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or National Diploma in Logistics, Transport Management, Project Management, Business Management or a related field.
- A project management certification (PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent) is strongly advantageous.
- Valid South African driver's licence (Code B or higher) and willingness to travel nationally.
Experience
- At least 5 years of project or programme management experience, including delivery of multi-site or national projects.
- At least 3 years of fleet management or logistics experience, ideally managing 100+ vehicles.
- Working knowledge of fleet tracking and telematics reporting, enough to interpret partner data and challenge performance.
- Experience managing budgets, suppliers and third-party service providers.
Advantageous
- Experience in e-hailing, taxi, car rental, vehicle finance or asset-based lending.
- Experience on enterprise development, job creation or socio-economic development programmes.
- Working knowledge of the National Land Transport Act and operating licence processes.
- Proficiency in isiZulu or another South African language in addition to English.
Skills and competencies
- Strong planning and execution skills, with the ability to scale operations quickly.
- Sound commercial and financial acumen, including budget control and cost-per-unit thinking.
- Data-driven: comfortable with dashboards, KPIs and advanced Excel or BI tools.
- Confident stakeholder manager who can engage corporate partners, funders and communities.
- Hands-on leader who builds and motivates distributed teams.
- Practical problem-solver who stays calm under pressure and resolves operational issues fast.
- High integrity and attention to detail, especially with funder compliance.
- Genuine commitment to job creation and economic inclusion.
Closing Date 07 November 2026
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Purpose of the role
- The Graduate Internship Programme aims to provide unemployed graduates with meaningful workplace exposure, professional development opportunities as well as practical experience within a dynamic business environment. Interns will gain hands-on experience, industry knowledge and mentorship while contributing to strategic business objectives.
Key learning areas and responsibilities
Successful candidates will be exposed to:
- Workplace readiness and professional development
- Project coordination and administration
- Research and data analysis
- Client and stakeholder engagement
- Business process improvement initiatives
- Compliance and governance practices
- Digital systems and technology platforms
- Reporting and documentation
- Team collaboration and problem-solving
- Industry-specific projects relevant to their field of study
Minimum requirements
Applicants must:
- Be South African citizens.
- Hold a bachelor’s degree, BTech, Honours or equivalent qualification in the relevant field.
- Be currently unemployed and available for the duration of the programme.
- Have not previously participated in a similar graduate internship programme for more than 12 months.
- Possess strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Be proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
- Demonstrate a willingness to learn and develop professionally.
Competencies:
Successful candidates should demonstrate:
- Strong work ethic and professionalism
- Attention to detail
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Effective communication skills
- Time management and organisational skills
- Initiative and adaptability
- Ability to work independently and within a team
- Commitment to continuous learning and growth
Required Documents
Applicants must submit:
- Comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Certified copy of South African ID
- Certified copy of qualification(s)
- Academic transcript
- Proof of residence
Closing Date 30 October 2026
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Purpose of the role
- The Host Employer Partnerships Officer is part of the team that secures and manages the host employers for the internship placement programme. The team sources suitable employers across the country, vets and onboards them, manages their contractual documents, and monitors and evaluates their performance as hosts.
- The role makes sure every intern is placed with a credible, compliant employer that can offer a structured, meaningful workplace experience close to the intern's home.
Key responsibilities
Sourcing host employers
- Identify and approach potential host employers across sectors and regions, based on intern qualifications and home locations.
- Present the programme to employers, explain host obligations and benefits, and secure commitments for placements.
- Build and maintain a national database of host employers, available placements and capacity.
Vetting host employers
- Verify company registration, tax compliance, B-BBEE status and other required documents.
- Assess each employer's capacity to host interns, including suitable work, workplace mentors, supervision and a safe working environment.
- Conduct workplace assessments or site visits before approving employers, and record findings.
Onboarding host employers
- Take approved employers through onboarding, including programme requirements, logbooks, reporting and mentor responsibilities.
- Confirm placement numbers, start dates and workplace inductions with each employer.
- Support employers with any registrations or documentation required by funders or SETAs.
Contract and document management
- Prepare, issue and track host employer agreements and related contractual documents until fully signed.
- Maintain a complete, organised and POPIA-compliant file for every host employer.
- Track agreement terms, renewals, amendments and terminations, and flag any gaps or risks.
Monitoring and evaluation
- Monitor host employers' compliance with their agreements, including mentorship, supervision and intern conditions.
- Gather feedback from employers, interns and provincial coordinators on the quality of placements.
- Evaluate host employer performance and recommend corrective action, or replacement of employers that fall short.
- Compile monitoring and evaluation reports, data and evidence for the Project Manager, funders and audits.
- Track key measures such as placements secured, employer retention, intern completion rates and absorption into employment.
Stakeholder coordination
- Act as the main point of contact for host employers on contractual and programme matters.
- Work closely with provincial coordinators to resolve placement issues and keep employers engaged.
- Represent the programme at employer meetings, industry forums and stakeholder engagements.
Minimum requirements
Qualifications
- National Diploma or degree in Business Management, Human Resource Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Public Administration or a related field.
- Valid South African driver's licence (Code B or higher) and willingness to travel.
Experience
- At least 3 years of experience in employer engagement, partnerships, business development or skills development programmes.
- Experience securing and managing host employers for internships, learnerships or work-integrated learning.
- Experience managing contracts and compliance documentation.
- Experience in monitoring and evaluation, including data collection and reporting.
Advantageous
- An established network of employers across industries.
- Experience working with SETAs, TVET colleges or government-funded skills programmes.
- A qualification or short course in monitoring and evaluation.
- Proficiency in one or more South African languages in addition to English.
Skills and competencies
- Persuasive, professional communicator who can open doors and secure commitments from employers.
- Strong relationship-building and negotiation skills.
- Excellent attention to detail with contracts, compliance documents and records.
- Analytical, with the ability to turn monitoring data into clear reports and recommendations.
- Proficient in MS Office, especially Excel, and comfortable with databases and trackers.
- Highly organised, able to manage many employers and deadlines at once.
- High integrity and discretion when handling company and personal information.
- Genuine commitment to youth development and job creation.
Closing Date 03 November 2026
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Purpose of the role
- The Graduate Internship Programme aims to provide unemployed graduates with meaningful workplace exposure, professional development opportunities as well as practical experience within a dynamic business environment. Interns will gain hands-on experience, industry knowledge and mentorship while contributing to strategic business objectives.
Key learning areas and responsibilities
Successful candidates will be exposed to:
- Workplace readiness and professional development
- Project coordination and administration
- Research and data analysis
- Client and stakeholder engagement
- Business process improvement initiatives
- Compliance and governance practices
- Digital systems and technology platforms
- Reporting and documentation
- Team collaboration and problem-solving
- Industry-specific projects relevant to their field of study
Minimum requirements
Applicants must:
- Be South African citizens.
- Hold a bachelor’s degree, BTech, Honours or equivalent qualification in the relevant field.
- Be currently unemployed and available for the duration of the programme.
- Have not previously participated in a similar graduate internship programme for more than 12 months.
- Possess strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Be proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
- Demonstrate a willingness to learn and develop professionally.
Competencies:
Successful candidates should demonstrate:
- Strong work ethic and professionalism
- Attention to detail
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Effective communication skills
- Time management and organisational skills
- Initiative and adaptability
- Ability to work independently and within a team
- Commitment to continuous learning and growth
Required Documents
Applicants must submit:
- Comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Certified copy of South African ID
- Certified copy of qualification(s)
- Academic transcript
- Proof of residence
Closing Date 10 November 2026
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Purpose of the role
- The Provincial Project Coordinator supports the Project Manager in delivering the internship placement programme in their province, from screening and placing TVET college candidates to monitoring them at their host employers until they complete their internship.
- The coordinator is GrowthArch's face on the ground: visiting host employers, checking on interns, reviewing and signing off logbooks, and picking up issues early so they can be resolved or escalated to the Project Manager.
Key responsibilities
Intern sourcing, screening and vetting
- Liaise with TVET colleges in the province to collect intern lists and supporting documents.
- Screen qualifications against programme and host employer requirements.
- Collect and verify documents for vetting, including IDs, qualifications and academic records.
Placement with host employers
- Help map interns to host employers as close as possible to their homes.
- Coordinate signing of host employer and intern agreements before placements start.
- Support intern onboarding and workplace inductions at host employers.
Monitoring at host employers
- Conduct scheduled site visits to host employers to monitor interns' attendance, conduct, progress and wellbeing.
- Review interns' logbooks during visits, checking that entries are complete, accurate and reflect relevant work experience.
- Sign off logbooks in line with programme requirements, and follow up where entries or mentor sign-offs are missing.
- Meet with workplace mentors and supervisors to get feedback on each intern's performance.
- Identify and resolve placement issues such as absenteeism, disputes or early exits, escalating to the Project Manager where needed.
- Record every visit in a site visit report with supporting evidence.
Reporting and administration
- Maintain an up-to-date provincial tracker of interns, host employers, visits and logbook status.
- Submit weekly provincial progress reports to the Project Manager.
- Keep accurate, POPIA-compliant intern records and portfolios of evidence for funder reporting and audits.
- Support completion processes, including final logbook sign-off and close-out documentation.
Stakeholder coordination
- Act as the day-to-day contact for TVET colleges, host employers and interns in the province.
- Build good working relationships with host employers to keep placements stable.
- Coordinate logistics for provincial meetings, events and stakeholder engagements.
Minimum requirements
Qualifications
- National Diploma or degree in Human Resource Management, Education and Training, Project Management, Business Administration or a related field.
- Valid South African driver's licence (Code B or higher) and willingness to travel extensively within the province.
Experience
- At least 2–3 years of experience coordinating internships, learnerships, work-integrated learning or other skills development programmes.
- Experience monitoring participants at workplaces and reviewing logbooks or portfolios of evidence.
- Experience preparing reports and maintaining records for funders or audits.
Advantageous
- Experience working with TVET colleges, SETAs or host employers.
- Good knowledge of the province's towns, industries and employers.
- Access to a reliable vehicle for site visits.
- Proficiency in a language widely spoken in the province, in addition to English.
Skills and competencies
- Highly organised, with the ability to manage many interns and site visits at once.
- Strong attention to detail when reviewing logbooks and records.
- Proficient in MS Office, especially Excel, and comfortable with trackers and reports.
- Clear, confident communicator with interns, mentors, employers and college staff.
- Proactive in following up and escalating issues early.
- Able to work independently in the field with minimal supervision.
- High integrity and discretion when handling personal information.
- Genuine commitment to youth development and job creation.
Closing Date 10 November 2026
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Purpose of the role
- The Provincial Project Coordinator supports the Project Manager in delivering the internship placement programme in their province, from screening and placing TVET college candidates to monitoring them at their host employers until they complete their internship.
- The coordinator is GrowthArch's face on the ground: visiting host employers, checking on interns, reviewing and signing off logbooks, and picking up issues early so they can be resolved or escalated to the Project Manager.
Key responsibilities
Intern sourcing, screening and vetting
- Liaise with TVET colleges in the province to collect intern lists and supporting documents.
- Screen qualifications against programme and host employer requirements.
- Collect and verify documents for vetting, including IDs, qualifications and academic records.
Placement with host employers
- Help map interns to host employers as close as possible to their homes.
- Coordinate signing of host employer and intern agreements before placements start.
- Support intern onboarding and workplace inductions at host employers.
Monitoring at host employers
- Conduct scheduled site visits to host employers to monitor interns' attendance, conduct, progress and wellbeing.
- Review interns' logbooks during visits, checking that entries are complete, accurate and reflect relevant work experience.
- Sign off logbooks in line with programme requirements, and follow up where entries or mentor sign-offs are missing.
- Meet with workplace mentors and supervisors to get feedback on each intern's performance.
- Identify and resolve placement issues such as absenteeism, disputes or early exits, escalating to the Project Manager where needed.
- Record every visit in a site visit report with supporting evidence.
Reporting and administration
- Maintain an up-to-date provincial tracker of interns, host employers, visits and logbook status.
- Submit weekly provincial progress reports to the Project Manager.
- Keep accurate, POPIA-compliant intern records and portfolios of evidence for funder reporting and audits.
- Support completion processes, including final logbook sign-off and close-out documentation.
Stakeholder coordination
- Act as the day-to-day contact for TVET colleges, host employers and interns in the province.
- Build good working relationships with host employers to keep placements stable.
- Coordinate logistics for provincial meetings, events and stakeholder engagements.
Minimum requirements
Qualifications
- National Diploma or degree in Human Resource Management, Education and Training, Project Management, Business Administration or a related field.
- Valid South African driver's licence (Code B or higher) and willingness to travel extensively within the province.
Experience
- At least 2–3 years of experience coordinating internships, learnerships, work-integrated learning or other skills development programmes.
- Experience monitoring participants at workplaces and reviewing logbooks or portfolios of evidence.
- Experience preparing reports and maintaining records for funders or audits.
Advantageous
- Experience working with TVET colleges, SETAs or host employers.
- Good knowledge of the province's towns, industries and employers.
- Access to a reliable vehicle for site visits.
- Proficiency in a language widely spoken in the province, in addition to English.
Skills and competencies
- Highly organised, with the ability to manage many interns and site visits at once.
- Strong attention to detail when reviewing logbooks and records.
- Proficient in MS Office, especially Excel, and comfortable with trackers and reports.
- Clear, confident communicator with interns, mentors, employers and college staff.
- Proactive in following up and escalating issues early.
- Able to work independently in the field with minimal supervision.
- High integrity and discretion when handling personal information.
- Genuine commitment to youth development and job creation.
Closing Date 10 November 2026
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Purpose of the role
- The Provincial Project Coordinator supports the Project Manager in delivering the internship placement programme in their province, from screening and placing TVET college candidates to monitoring them at their host employers until they complete their internship.
- The coordinator is GrowthArch's face on the ground: visiting host employers, checking on interns, reviewing and signing off logbooks, and picking up issues early so they can be resolved or escalated to the Project Manager.
Key responsibilities
Intern sourcing, screening and vetting
- Liaise with TVET colleges in the province to collect intern lists and supporting documents.
- Screen qualifications against programme and host employer requirements.
- Collect and verify documents for vetting, including IDs, qualifications and academic records.
Placement with host employers
- Help map interns to host employers as close as possible to their homes.
- Coordinate signing of host employer and intern agreements before placements start.
- Support intern onboarding and workplace inductions at host employers.
Monitoring at host employers
- Conduct scheduled site visits to host employers to monitor interns' attendance, conduct, progress and wellbeing.
- Review interns' logbooks during visits, checking that entries are complete, accurate and reflect relevant work experience.
- Sign off logbooks in line with programme requirements, and follow up where entries or mentor sign-offs are missing.
- Meet with workplace mentors and supervisors to get feedback on each intern's performance.
- Identify and resolve placement issues such as absenteeism, disputes or early exits, escalating to the Project Manager where needed.
- Record every visit in a site visit report with supporting evidence.
Reporting and administration
- Maintain an up-to-date provincial tracker of interns, host employers, visits and logbook status.
- Submit weekly provincial progress reports to the Project Manager.
- Keep accurate, POPIA-compliant intern records and portfolios of evidence for funder reporting and audits.
- Support completion processes, including final logbook sign-off and close-out documentation.
Stakeholder coordination
- Act as the day-to-day contact for TVET colleges, host employers and interns in the province.
- Build good working relationships with host employers to keep placements stable.
- Coordinate logistics for provincial meetings, events and stakeholder engagements.
Minimum requirements
Qualifications
- National Diploma or degree in Human Resource Management, Education and Training, Project Management, Business Administration or a related field.
- Valid South African driver's licence (Code B or higher) and willingness to travel extensively within the province.
Experience
- At least 2–3 years of experience coordinating internships, learnerships, work-integrated learning or other skills development programmes.
- Experience monitoring participants at workplaces and reviewing logbooks or portfolios of evidence.
- Experience preparing reports and maintaining records for funders or audits.
Advantageous
- Experience working with TVET colleges, SETAs or host employers.
- Good knowledge of the province's towns, industries and employers.
- Access to a reliable vehicle for site visits.
- Proficiency in a language widely spoken in the province, in addition to English.
Skills and competencies
- Highly organised, with the ability to manage many interns and site visits at once.
- Strong attention to detail when reviewing logbooks and records.
- Proficient in MS Office, especially Excel, and comfortable with trackers and reports.
- Clear, confident communicator with interns, mentors, employers and college staff.
- Proactive in following up and escalating issues early.
- Able to work independently in the field with minimal supervision.
- High integrity and discretion when handling personal information.
- Genuine commitment to youth development and job creation.
Closing Date 10 November 2026
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Purpose of the role
- The Provincial Project Coordinator supports the Project Manager in delivering the internship placement programme in their province, from screening and placing TVET college candidates to monitoring them at their host employers until they complete their internship.
- The coordinator is GrowthArch's face on the ground: visiting host employers, checking on interns, reviewing and signing off logbooks, and picking up issues early so they can be resolved or escalated to the Project Manager.
Key responsibilities
Intern sourcing, screening and vetting
- Liaise with TVET colleges in the province to collect intern lists and supporting documents.
- Screen qualifications against programme and host employer requirements.
- Collect and verify documents for vetting, including IDs, qualifications and academic records.
Placement with host employers
- Help map interns to host employers as close as possible to their homes.
- Coordinate signing of host employer and intern agreements before placements start.
- Support intern onboarding and workplace inductions at host employers.
Monitoring at host employers
- Conduct scheduled site visits to host employers to monitor interns' attendance, conduct, progress and wellbeing.
- Review interns' logbooks during visits, checking that entries are complete, accurate and reflect relevant work experience.
- Sign off logbooks in line with programme requirements, and follow up where entries or mentor sign-offs are missing.
- Meet with workplace mentors and supervisors to get feedback on each intern's performance.
- Identify and resolve placement issues such as absenteeism, disputes or early exits, escalating to the Project Manager where needed.
- Record every visit in a site visit report with supporting evidence.
Reporting and administration
- Maintain an up-to-date provincial tracker of interns, host employers, visits and logbook status.
- Submit weekly provincial progress reports to the Project Manager.
- Keep accurate, POPIA-compliant intern records and portfolios of evidence for funder reporting and audits.
- Support completion processes, including final logbook sign-off and close-out documentation.
Stakeholder coordination
- Act as the day-to-day contact for TVET colleges, host employers and interns in the province.
- Build good working relationships with host employers to keep placements stable.
- Coordinate logistics for provincial meetings, events and stakeholder engagements.
Minimum requirements
Qualifications
- National Diploma or degree in Human Resource Management, Education and Training, Project Management, Business Administration or a related field.
- Valid South African driver's licence (Code B or higher) and willingness to travel extensively within the province.
Experience
- At least 2–3 years of experience coordinating internships, learnerships, work-integrated learning or other skills development programmes.
- Experience monitoring participants at workplaces and reviewing logbooks or portfolios of evidence.
- Experience preparing reports and maintaining records for funders or audits.
Advantageous
- Experience working with TVET colleges, SETAs or host employers.
- Good knowledge of the province's towns, industries and employers.
- Access to a reliable vehicle for site visits.
- Proficiency in a language widely spoken in the province, in addition to English.
Skills and competencies
- Highly organised, with the ability to manage many interns and site visits at once.
- Strong attention to detail when reviewing logbooks and records.
- Proficient in MS Office, especially Excel, and comfortable with trackers and reports.
- Clear, confident communicator with interns, mentors, employers and college staff.
- Proactive in following up and escalating issues early.
- Able to work independently in the field with minimal supervision.
- High integrity and discretion when handling personal information.
- Genuine commitment to youth development and job creation.
Closing Date 31 October 2026
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Purpose of the role
- The Detailed Project Manager owns end-to-end delivery of a national internship placement programme for TVET college graduates: from sourcing and screening candidates to placing them with host employers and overseeing their internship through to completion.
- The successful candidate will build the delivery team, systems and controls needed to run the programme across all provinces, making sure interns are placed close to home, properly supported and well documented, on time and within budget.
Key responsibilities
Programme planning and delivery
- Develop and own the national rollout plan, including phasing by province, intake targets, milestones, budget and resourcing.
- Track progress against targets and report weekly to the COO and monthly to programme stakeholders and funders.
- Identify, log and manage risks and issues, escalating where needed.
Intern sourcing, screening and vetting
- Coordinate with TVET colleges nationally to obtain lists of eligible students and graduates.
- Oversee screening of qualifications against programme and host employer requirements.
- Manage vetting, including verification of IDs, qualifications, academic records and background checks.
Placement with host employers
- Map interns to host employers as close as possible to their homes, matching qualifications to available opportunities.
- Oversee the recruitment and onboarding of host employers, including signed host agreements and placement readiness.
- Ensure each intern has a signed internship agreement and a clear workplace induction before starting.
Internship oversight and monitoring
- Oversee interns for the full duration of their tenure, including attendance, conduct and progress.
- Monitor logbooks and workplace evidence to confirm interns are gaining relevant, structured experience.
- Conduct or coordinate site visits and check-ins with interns, mentors and host employers.
- Resolve placement issues, including disputes, absenteeism, early exits and replacements.
- Manage completion processes, including final logbook sign-off, close-out reports and certificates where applicable.
Stakeholder and partnership management
- Act as GrowthArch's day-to-day lead with TVET colleges, host employers, partners, funders and government stakeholders.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with host employers to secure and retain placements.
- Represent the programme in meetings, site visits and reporting to funders.
Team leadership and compliance
- Recruit, lead and develop regional coordinators and support staff.
- Ensure compliance with funder, college outcome requirements, POPIA and labour legislation.
- Maintain accurate intern records and portfolios of evidence for audits and impact reporting.
Minimum requirements
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or National Diploma in Project Management, Human Resource Management, Education and Training, Business Management or a related field.
- A project management certification (PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent) is strongly advantageous.
- Valid South African driver's licence (Code B or higher) and willingness to travel nationally.
Experience
- At least 5 years of project or programme management experience, including delivery of multi-site or national projects.
- At least 3 years of experience managing internships, learnerships, work-integrated learning or other skills development programmes.
- Proven experience placing and monitoring large numbers of participants with host employers.
- Experience managing budgets, reporting to funders and working with third-party service providers.
Advantageous
- Experience working with TVET colleges and SETAs.
- Knowledge of work-integrated learning requirements, logbooks and portfolio of evidence processes.
- Experience on enterprise development, job creation or socio-economic development programmes.
- Proficiency in one or more South African languages in addition to English.
Skills and competencies
- Strong planning and execution skills, with the ability to manage large intakes across many sites.
- Sound commercial and financial acumen, including budget control.
- Data-driven: comfortable with dashboards, trackers and advanced Excel or BI tools.
- Confident stakeholder manager who can engage colleges, employers, funders and government.
- Hands-on leader who builds and motivates distributed teams.
- Practical problem-solver who stays calm under pressure and resolves placement issues fast.
- High integrity and attention to detail, especially with personal information and funder compliance.
- Genuine commitment to youth development and job creation.
Closing Date 31 October 2026
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Purpose of the role
- The Project Manager owns end-to-end delivery of the programme: from recruiting, onboarding and training drivers to managing the programme partners.
- This is an oversight role: fleet, vehicle and lease-to-own operations are run by delivery partners, and the Project Manager's fleet and logistics background is used to hold them to plan.
- The successful candidate will build the delivery team, systems and controls needed to scale the programme nationally, on time and within budget.
Key responsibilities
Programme planning and delivery
- Develop and own the national rollout plan, including phasing by province, milestones, budget and resourcing.
- Track progress against targets and report weekly to the COO and monthly to programme stakeholders and funders.
- Identify, log and manage risks and issues, escalating where needed.
Driver recruitment, onboarding, support and training
- Manage the pipeline for sourcing, screening and onboarding unemployed participants.
- Ensure drivers meet regulatory requirements, including PrDP, operating licences and vetting.
- Oversee driver training, performance monitoring and ongoing support to maximise earnings and retention.
Stakeholder and partnership management
- Act as GrowthArch's day-to-day lead with partners and government stakeholders, holding delivery partners to agreed service levels.
- Represent the programme in meetings, site visits and reporting to funders.
Team leadership and compliance
- Recruit, lead and develop regional coordinators and support staff.
- Ensure compliance with the National Land Transport Act, POPIA, labour legislation and funder requirements.
- Maintain accurate records and evidence for audits and impact reporting.
Minimum requirements
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or National Diploma in Logistics, Transport Management, Project Management, Business Management or a related field.
- A project management certification (PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent) is strongly advantageous.
- Valid South African driver's licence (Code B or higher) and willingness to travel nationally.
Experience
- At least 5 years of project or programme management experience, including delivery of multi-site or national projects.
- At least 3 years of fleet management or logistics experience, ideally managing 100+ vehicles.
- Working knowledge of fleet tracking and telematics reporting, enough to interpret partner data and challenge performance.
- Experience managing budgets, suppliers and third-party service providers.
Advantageous
- Experience in e-hailing, taxi, car rental, vehicle finance or asset-based lending.
- Experience on enterprise development, job creation or socio-economic development programmes.
- Working knowledge of the National Land Transport Act and operating licence processes.
- Proficiency in isiZulu or another South African language in addition to English.
Skills and competencies
- Strong planning and execution skills, with the ability to scale operations quickly.
- Sound commercial and financial acumen, including budget control and cost-per-unit thinking.
- Data-driven: comfortable with dashboards, KPIs and advanced Excel or BI tools.
- Confident stakeholder manager who can engage corporate partners, funders and communities.
- Hands-on leader who builds and motivates distributed teams.
- Practical problem-solver who stays calm under pressure and resolves operational issues fast.
- High integrity and attention to detail, especially with funder compliance.
- Genuine commitment to job creation and economic inclusion.
Closing Date 31 October 2026
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