Description:
The Shukela Training Centre (STC) is a well-regarded training institution established about 50 years ago that delivers high quality agricultural and engineering training to learners in the sugar industry and other industries within and outside South Africa ' s borders
Shukela Training Centre has a 24 month fixed term contract employment opportunity of a Project Coordinator to report to the Agricultural Training Manager . This role will entail extensive travelling across KZN farming regions and is based at STC Mount Edgecombe
The Project Coordinator will be responsible for the effective planning, coordination, implementation and overseeing of the STC Mixed farming Training Project involving training of 500 youth beneficiaries in the National Certificate in Mixed Farming NQF Level 2 across KZN areas such as Ubuhlebezwe , Umzimkhulu , eThekwini, Richmond, Mtubatuba , Jozini, Nongoma, Pongola and Zululand
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensuring that all instructors in this project receives training resources timeously inclusive of PPE
- Monitoring compliance of instructors to the training programme
- Ensuring that instructors submit weekly training reports using a provided template
- Ensuring that all learner assessments are done and submitted concurrently across all centers
- Ensuring that all assessments are moderated, and results are submitted to the project administrative assistant
- Address learner concerns on their welfare and learning difficulties
- Developing and maintaining liaison with all farmers or mentors involved in the project
- Conducting regular on farm site visits to ascertain effective and efficient implementation of the learnership project
- Assisting by giving guidance to learners with compilation of the POE
- Responsible for coordinating all the Project Steering Committee Meetings
- Representing STC in learner disciplinary meetings
- Identifying potential risks and issues that may affect project outcomes
The successful candidate must play a vital role in ensuring that projects run smoothly and efficiently. By providing support, facilitating communication, and organizing project activities, they help steer projects toward successful completion and must meet the following requirements
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Project Management and or a related field
- Minimum of 3 years ' experience in training coordination and project management
- Experience in agricultural learnership training projects is preferred
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
- Computer Literacy and ability to use Microsoft Office, Excel, Powerpoint etc
- Excellent planning, time management skills and ability to meet deadlines
- Fluent in IsiZulu and English
- Unendorsed drivers licence
Requirements:
- Ensuring that all instructors in this project receives training resources timeously inclusive of PPE
- Monitoring compliance of instructors to the training programme
- Ensuring that instructors submit weekly training reports using a provided template
- Ensuring that all learner assessments are done and submitted concurrently across all centers
- Ensuring that all assessments are moderated, and results are submitted to the project administrative assistant
- Address learner concerns on their welfare and learning difficulties
- Developing and maintaining liaison with all farmers or mentors involved in the project
- Conducting regular on farm site visits to ascertain effective and efficient implementation of the learnership project
- Assisting by giving guidance to learners with compilation of the POE
- Responsible for coordinating all the Project Steering Committee Meetings
- Representing STC in learner disciplinary meetings
- Identifying potential risks and issues that may affect project outcomes
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Project Management and or a related field
- Minimum of 3 years ' experience in training coordination and project management
- Experience in agricultural learnership training projects is preferred
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
- Computer Literacy and ability to use Microsoft Office, Excel, Powerpoint etc
- Excellent planning, time management skills and ability to meet deadlines
- Fluent in IsiZulu and English
- Unendorsed drivers licence