Business Support Advisor - Midrand, South Africa - GROW Educare Centres

GROW Educare Centres

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Midrand, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

VACANCY ADVERT

Position
BUSINESS SUPPORT ADVISOR

Location
GAUTENG REGIONAL OFFICE - Midrand

Type
Full-time, Permanent Position

Date
14 February 2023

Closing date
22 February 2023

If you have a growth mindset, resilience and response-ability (yes, we spelt that correctly), operate pro-actively, are comfortable working in an entrepreneurial environment, can work collaboratively with and through others and believe in the worth of pursuing a sector-wide change, you might be the right person for our team.

Responsibilities:

Promote and demonstrate value of the App and GROW suite of products and services to ECD centre owners
Provide support and guidance to ECD centre owners who adopt the App in the implementation and use of the centre management and business aspects of the App and encourage active usage of the App.
Monitor usage of the App and analyse data and reports to identify and build a robust pipeline of ECD centres for the GROW ECD Business Support Programme
Analyse reports of partner and programme centres relating to usage of App, centre management and sustainability of the centres from the App.
Provide centre management and business mentoring to ECD centre owners according to the respective package of support offered.
Guide ECD owners of partner and programme centres in the preparation of budgets.
Conduct compliance checks and audits at ECD centres where required.
Facilitate financial and centre management skills training for ECD centre owners
Establish and maintain relationships with DSD/DBE, local government departments and other ECD service organisations to establish a network for referral purposes.
Submit monthly reports

Requirements and Competencies:

A relevant tertiary qualification.
At least 8 years' experience within the business sector and ideally also has experience in the ECD sector.
Business savvy and financial acumen.
Experience and knowledge of financial reporting, budgets, bookkeeping etc.
Solid experience in facilitating training.
Proficiency in MS Office suite and comfortable with technology.
A Driver's License and must have own transport.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
English speaking, ability to speak Tswana or Zulu will be an advantage.
Strong people management, development and interpersonal skills.
Strong planning and organisational skills.
Decisiveness, initiative, problem solving and critical thinking skills.

Please forward your CV with a short covering note explaining why you would like to work for GROW and explaining how your skills and experience meet the requirements for the position and would add value to GROW.

Job Type:
Permanent

Salary:
R28, R30,000.00 per month

Ability to commute/relocate: