NPO General Manager

In brief

**Overview** This leadership role involves steering the overall operational, administrative, and strategic execution for a charitable children's home network in South Africa, which operates with Christian values. The primary goal is to ensure a safe, supportive, and nurturing environment for children in need. The General Manager is responsible for maintaining total operational compliance, leading home personnel, and coordinating resource allocation to ensure long-term organisational sustainability. The standard working hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The compensation for this role is R 25 000. **What you will do** The key responsibilities for this position include: * Managing day-to-day operations of the children’s home, covering child welfare, staffing, and directing maintenance or IT support requests to relevant leads. * Developing, implementing, maintaining, and updating child safety and emotional development policies, and ensuring staff and children are educated on these procedures. * Maintaining strict tracking, management, and documentation of petty cash, receipts, pocket money, and supplies, while monitoring donation usage (food, clothing, items) to prevent waste or misallocation. * Coordinating relief worker activities for payroll processing, tracking staff leave, conducting performance evaluations, and directing recruitment and training of home personnel. * Monitoring and submitting all required documentation for registration and funding to the Department of Social Development (DSD) and NPO Act timeously, in collaboration with the Finance team. This includes maintaining active DSD engagement and ensuring on-site availability for compliance visits. * Partnering with the Social Worker to assess child needs, implement therapeutic and recreational programmes, monitor academic progress, and engage young adults on career or tertiary plans. * Mentoring young adults in tertiary studies or work, managing risk through corrective actions, and enforcing independent living policies. * Directing all volunteer inquiries, donor engagements, and public requests to the Comms, Marketing and Community Manager, and representing the organisation in public forums. * Providing direct transport for medical visits, purchasing daily or weekly supplies (e.g., uniforms, groceries), attending school progress meetings, and negotiating school fee discounts or sponsorships. * Being available for unforeseen emergency response during weekends and demonstrating flexibility to attend school engagements and handle daily errands. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * Experience in volunteering, social work, psychology, non-profit management, or a related field. * Proven track record in a non-profit organisation, preferably within the child welfare sector. * Demonstrated understanding of regulations and statutory rules governing children's homes in South Africa. * Strong organisational, administrative, prioritisation, and interpersonal management skills. * Knowledge of South African cultural dynamics and socio-economic context. * Valid driver’s licence and access to an own reliable vehicle. * Ability to work weekends for unforeseen emergencies. * Excellent PC literacy and proficiency in MS Office, including Microsoft Excel. **Who should apply** This role is suited for an experienced leader with a background in the non-profit sector, specifically child welfare, who is capable of overseeing operational, administrative, and strategic functions within a children's home network guided by Christian values. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in child welfare, a strong understanding of South African regulations for children's homes, and the ability to manage staff, finances, and external stakeholder engagement effectively. They should possess strong organisational and interpersonal skills, be familiar with South African cultural dynamics, and be prepared for flexible working hours, including weekend emergency availability, with a valid driver's licence and reliable vehicle. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, is also required. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/npo-general-manager-recruitmymom Source: myjobmag

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• Microsoft Excel
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