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    Principal Specialist: Foundation - Johannesburg, South Africa - Vodafone

    Vodafone
    Vodafone Johannesburg, South Africa

    2 weeks ago

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    Description

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    When it comes to putting people first, we're number 1.

    The number 1 Top Employer in South Africa.
    Certified by the Top Employer Institute 2024.

    Role Purpose/Business Unit:

    This role is responsible for driving the integration of technology into the education program and its ecosystem; proactively executing the scaling of the education ecosystem; proactively coordinating the integration of GBV program into the ecosystem with psychosocial support and technology as an integral element, physical monitoring and inspection of the overall education program across all provinces and providing feedback on weaknesses and improvements required. Proactive internal and external stakeholder management with visibility to these stakeholders.

    Your responsibilities will include:

    1. Integration of technology into education

  • Understanding of the use of technology as a tool for development in education-n
  • Following trends globally and nationally to ensure technology delivers educational outcomes.
  • Full appreciation of the limitations and directives of the department of basic eduction on the use and implementation of technology in public schools
  • Effective use and leveraging of Vodacom commercial (Vodacom Business, CBU. FTTH, Digital Services) technological innovations to support the education program and activities.
  • A dedicated and clear focus on the education verticals that make up the ecosystem – support these vertical with technology and ensuring integration into ecosystem, ie., ECD, teacher centres, e-school, youth academy, school computer labs, virtual classroom, ICT coordinators, connectivity (fixed, satellite, fibre etc)
  • Identify thought leadership opportunities for EAD and CEO on technology as a tool for development in education.
  • Lead researcher and advisor on technology as a tool for development in education
  • Strive for excellence and identify partnership opportunities in technology as tool for development.
  • Collaborate with BBBEE and transformation team including regulatory affairs on compliance with BBBEE and Regulator requirements on school connectivity.
  • Monitor evolution of emerging digital technologies such as AI, big data, cloud, IoT to enhance the education program especially the ecosystem and collaboration with the relevant divisions in this regard within the company

    • 2. Execution of ecosystem

  • Deep understanding of the education ecosystem and long-term vision
  • Deep understanding of each ecosystem vertical and how it fits into the ecosystem.
  • Fostering partnership and collaboration with the GBV team to ensure the completeness.
  • Full comprehension of the needs of the teacher centres, ECD centres, youth academies, e-learning platform, role of ICT coordinators and psychosocial support experts, bright sky app etc
  • Ensuring the integration of bright sky into the ecosystems as a learning and awareness tool
  • Ensure M&E on the ecosystem and the verticals to identify weaknesses and strengths and follow up on weaknesses.
  • Progressively monitor implementation, controlling project costs, and confirming delivery of benefits to target groups (documentary evidence).
  • Ensure project environment is conducive to delivering required results.
  • Ensure adequate resources are allocated to projects.
  • Ensuring board reports for Foundation, VSA board are done professionally and timely and actions are followed through.
  • Driving synergies between social/regulatory obligations on school connectivity, connect for change programs and the ecosystem
  • Ensure follow through on relationship between Vodacom's investment on education with socio economic development

    • 3. Manage stakeholder relationships

  • Continuous analysis of education stakeholders, maintenance of a stakeholder map, profile and engagement plan
  • Follow the government and Vodacom engagement protocols in dealing with external stakeholders for effective reputation management.
  • Identify education issues for stakeholder engagement and the relevant stakeholders
  • In partnership with Public Affairs team, build and maintain active relationships between Vodacom and

    • (i) Government ministers in relevant departments
    (ii) Parliament (National Assembly and National Council of Provinces)
    (iii) National Departments
    (iv) Provinces – Provincial Departments (9), Metros (8) and District Municipalities
    (v) Civil society
    (vi) Industry and business partners
    (vii) Communities

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  • Ensure specialists file reports from stakeholder engagements to assist in continuous stakeholder assessment and profiling and follow through on issues.
  • Participate in the stakeholder engagement committee.
  • Monitor national and subordinate policy development on education, budget votes, government policy implementation processes, that have potential impact on Vodacom or the industry
  • In consultation with relevant business units, ensure alignment and awareness between Vodacom's business units with education
  • Participate and lead in relevant forums on education programs on education
  • Elevate the education status of Vodacom amongst peers
  • Engagements must have written reports with clear analysis of issue discussed and mood/perception of stakeholder
  • In consultation with Public Affairs manage the education ecosystem especial youth program activities related to the Innovator Trust
  • Drive relationship between Innovator Trust and Foundation on Youth Academy graduates
  • Manage and ensure implementation plan on marketing, PR and internal communication of education activities in consultation with the gender portfolio
  • Play an integral role in staff engagement on education ecosystem on spirit days and in general to ensure awareness of the work of the Foundation
  • Woking closely with Sustainable development and ESG team to integrate planet into education work , ie assorted dustbins, awareness programs such as videos, contribution to social contract booklet etc.

    • 4. Physical inspection of projects and sites

  • Project manager of all work excited by service providers
  • Drawing of term sheets and specifications for service providers responsible for execution of the education program activities
  • Close monitoring of the activities of the service provider by accompanying to sites and taking detailed notes of their execution
  • Ensuring reports are prepared and files for each site activity
  • Ensuring there's check list for each project from beginning to the end
  • Always ensuring Health and safety is paramount to the work and reputation of vodacom in the execution of education activities accompanying the health and safety to sites for inspection and execution
  • Report on health and safety concerns timely including any service provider short comings to ensure speedy resolution
  • Ensuring there's monitoring of functionality of all equipment installed at site and periodic/daily trouble shooting to prevent excessive down time
  • Lead drafting and implementation of standard operating procedures for delineation of roles between government, civil society and Vodacom (Foundation)

    • 5. Project management and planning

  • Ensure portfolio roadmaps and portfolio plans are updated, agreed and measured
  • Ensure the delivery of the projects are within agreed quality, time and when needed according to cost.
  • To ensure programme objectives are measurable and met by tracking major milestones and status metrics of all projectswithin the portfolio.
  • Measure portfolio delivery performance and initiate pro-active corrective actions as required to ensure delivery is within agreed targets.
  • Programme scheduling of projects and initiatives - Manage delivery schedules for projects to ensure timeous implementation and compliance with requirements.
  • Manage and drive the approval of memo's, business cases, checklists etc.
  • Lead the project management processes and systems.
  • Manage the portfolio roadmaps and portfolio plans are updated, agreed, measured and communicated as agreed with stakeholders.
  • Manage major milestones and status metrics of all projects within the portfolio.
  • Identify key requirements needed from cross-functional teams.
  • Manage unforeseen development requirements, changes and available resources.
  • Manage and drive continuous Improvement Initiatives.
  • Create, Maintain, re-evaluate, optimise or automate existing project management reporting.
  • Review and analyse the efficiency of processes and systems and the impact on product & services launched.
  • To establish priorities within the overall program and ensure project teams are adequately resourced by aptly allocating people and technical resources to individual teams in line with those priorities.
  • To minimize waste and reduce costs by identifying tasks that are common to several projects and ensures that teams do not duplicate work.
  • To identify necessary skills available within the project teams and arrange any necessary training to improve performance.
  • Effective management of project and business teams from diverse areas of specialisation
  • Work with other project managers to identify risks, dependencies and opportunities across multiple projects.
  • Analyse, evaluate, and overcome program risks, and produce program reports for management and stakeholders

    • The ideal candidate for this role will have:

  • Degree in social sciences or public policy, public administration, law, etc.
  • Minimum of 8 years' experience in Government, academia, or donor organisation. Strong social service background and public sector experience.
  • Knowledge of and socio-political development projects, donor programmes
  • Broad business acumen/experience in education as a project
  • Knowledge of the NGO sector, donor funding, etc.

    • Competency / Performance Drivers

  • Knowledge of ICT as a tool to deliver education
  • Expert knowledge on national education portfolio
  • Thought leader/policy specialist on education or NDP
  • Respected amongst peers
  • Public sector experience and good government contacts
  • Politically astute and sensitive to SA government developmental priorities
  • Good communication and presentation skills
  • Project management skills
  • Understanding of business finance
  • Strong negotiator
  • Interpersonal skills/team player

    • We make an impact by offering:

  • Enticing incentive programs and competitive benefit packages
  • Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits
  • Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fiber connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies

    • Closing date for Applications: 28 May 2024.

    The base location for this role is Vodacom Midrand Campus.

    The company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
    Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates, and values diversity & inclusion.

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