Programmes Officer

EQUAL EDUCATION IS SEARCHING FOR A DYNAMIC YOUTH LEADER TO JOIN THE NOREC PROFESSIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME

Equal Education is a movement of learners, parents and community members working for quality and equality in South African education, through analysis and activism. Equal Education is organised in five provinces: Western Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and the Eastern Cape. Equal Education works by identifying systemic and localised problems affecting the quality of education and addresses these problems through local and national campaigns; a commitment to robust political education and campaign strategising with members and building a strong research base through primary and secondary research.

Equal Education seeks to fill an exciting vacancy. The successful candidate must have a strong commitment to democracy, equality, intersectionality, social justice and human rights.

PositionProgrammes Officer

Term12 months at Equal Education and 2 months homecoming at ZANEC

LocationEE’s Western Cape office in Khayelitsha, South Africa.

Closing date23 October 2026, 5:00pm – no late applications will be accepted.

PROGRAMMES OFFICER

Equal Education is one of the only democratically organized, youth and women-led intersectional socialism movements. We are led by our National Council (NC) that is elected by our members every three years during Congress. The Office of the General Secretary (OGS) is the link between the governance structures (National Council, Secretariat) and the operational structures of EE (various departments), which work together to implement the movement’s objectives in alignment with the movement’s Constitution and Congress resolutions. The OGS supports the mandate of EE’s General Secretary and Deputy General Secretary. The Office collaborates across departments to strategically implement our provincial and national campaigns.

The exchange professional will primarily be based in the Office of the General Secretary (OGS) with supporting tasks for the Research, Fundraising and the Communications Department (support departments to the OGS) to assist in the operations and governance work that is held by the Office of the General Secretary, ensuring key resolutions taken by the National Council (board of EE) regarding the running of the movement and campaigns are effectively undertaken across provinces. The exchange professional’s work will be centred in the Office of the General Secretary but will work closely with National Council and Secretariat members to ensure governance is handled effectively for the movement’s running.

Key Responsibilities of This Role Include

• Organisational Work

• Resource Mobilization to further EE’s strategic advocacy activities in line with the organizational vision 2028.

• Together with the General Secretary, lead the development of long-term strategies to achieve long term goals for EE.

• Design and implement adequate indicators, surveys, and monitoring tools for the evaluation of programmes and campaigns. Promote knowledge management and institutionalisation of past experiences.

• Strategies and proposal writing from their host organization and explore opportunities for national and regional collaborations, projects, and programs.

• Together with the Fundraising Department, enhance EE’s endowment contributions and explore opportunities for institutional sustainability.

• Together with the Finance Department, ensure that budgets are cost-effective and realistic and aligned with organisational fundraising and other planning.

• Office of the General Secretary

• Assist and contribute to furthering the department’s goals, objectives in line with EE vision 2028 & congress resolutions.

• Strong administrative support to the General Secretary, Deputy General Secretary & Governance Coordinator within a fast-paced environment.

• Assist in the management for General Secretary and Deputy General Secretary ‘s Office.

• General administrative support to the Office of the General Secretary.

• Support the Office of the General Secretary with fundraising, including researching potential donors, drafting funding proposals and leading on putting together funding reports.

• To develop popular educational materials, i.e political education.

• To coordinate, develop and submit specific funding proposals.

• Research and prepare congress materials for members of the organization.