About Mpumalanga Green Cluster Agency (MGCA)
The Mpumalanga Green Cluster Agency employs the triple helix cluster model with representation from government, industry, and academia as part of its design setup. The cluster works at the interface between business, government, and academia in order to identify and remove barriers to an economically viable green economy, catalyzing its uptake to enable the region and its citizens to prosper.
MGCA is a non-profit organization that works to advance a sustainable and inclusive green economy and create shared value in the Mpumalanga province. We work both at the micro and macro levels, supporting green-tech SMEs in building their businesses, enabling bigger businesses to improve their environmental footprint, and assisting the provincial government in creating the right environment for a more resilient green economy. Ultimately, we are helping to facilitate more investment and ecosystem building and stimulate investment and job creation in Mpumalanga’s green economy.
The Position:
The MGCA has the following job opportunity available in Mpumalanga:
Manager: Programme (Project) Manager
General Requirements:
- Must be willing to multitask across programmes and projects where required;
- Excellent administrative and organisational skills;
- Must be committed to professional development;
- Must be confident and willing to communicate with internal and external parties in various organisations and all levels;
- Must have excellent communication skills (report writing, facilitation, and presentation);
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines;
- Ability to liaise with people at all levels, internally and externally;
- Ability to speak, read, and write in English;
- Good time management skills—deliver high-quality outputs on time;
- Excellent work ethic, organizational skills, and time management
- Determined and creative in the face of difficulties.
- Self-starter and able to work independently, with some guidance and support
Remuneration: Market Related
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
| Qualifications
Minimum Requirement: A minimum of a B Degree in Project Management or similar qualification Desirable Requirement: Certification in monitoring and evaluation or database management |
Experience
Minimum Requirement: A minimum of 5-8 years’ experience managing projects from inception to delivery Desirable Requirement: Experience in a similar environment |
Manager: Programme (Project) Management:
| ROLE DESCRIPTION | |
| Responsible for providing overall strategic leadership, project management support, and integration of all activities within MGCA. | |
| OBJECTIVES | KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS |
| Programme &
Project Management |
● Alignment of Project objectives with the company’s Strategic intent
● Alignment with funder expectations and requirements ● Manage Programme staff ● Coordinate training for all staff where required ● Train of staff on facility assessment tools (public sector, private sector, and supply chain) ● Oversee coordination and logistics of facility assessments (public and private sector) ● Identify project finance/sources of financing projects, locally and internationally |
| Monitoring and Evaluation | ● Responsible for collection and collation of all project data
● Responsible for developing and maintaining the project database ● Ensure data quality activities are aligned with regulatory requirements ● Assist with ensuring the reporting of programme indicators. |
| Stakeholder Engagement | ● Interact with all relevant stakeholders.
● Maintaining communication with sponsors ● Regular reporting to sponsors as per proposal timelines ● Setting up and attending workshops with sponsor team ● Regular external stakeholder engagements with relevant parties to ensure project deliverables are achieved ● Develop relationships with appropriate national stakeholders. ● Identification of suitable partners for specific activity projects in line with the strategic plan in order to expedite strategies. ● Liaise with various stakeholders with regard to managing specific activities related to the company’s capacity-building projects with other organizations. |
| People
Management and Self-Development |
● Provide training and development support to Programme Staff
● Capacity building through attending advanced Project programmes ● Develop and monitor implementation of KPI’s for all staff. |
| Research and Development | ● Ensure research and development of new programmes and their viability.
● Scanning the environment to determine future needs and possible impacts and translating the impacts into specific annual objectives and outcomes. ● Develop position papers describing aspects of the environment in which we operate. ● Coordination and documentation of the company’s views on generic aspects. |
Applications should be titled “Application Programme Manager, and queries can be submitted via email to: info@mpumalangagreencluster.co.za
The deadline for applications is 5 August 2025.
Applications should include:
- A detailed curriculum vitae (CV) and cover letter indicating the post the applicant would like to apply for;
- an indication of salary expectations
- when the candidate would be able to commence work if the application were to be successful
- The names and contact details (Phone and email) of at least three referees, clearly indicating relationship to applicant
