Central Operations Hub Manager

Overview

Columba Leadership is looking to appoint a seasoned, dynamic, accomplished and passionate Central Operations Hub Manager to lead operations, drive impactful projects and strengthen stakeholder relationships with the Department of Education, partners and funders.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and growing operations in the Gauteng Province as well as in Place-Based Areas in other Provinces, as identified by the organisation from time to time. In addition, the candidate will be responsible for managing the organisation’s operational, human and financial resources.

Deadline : 10 November 2025

Region : Johannesburg

Type of employment : Full time

Responsibilities

• Planning : Responsible for planning, monitoring and resourcing of programme activities in all regions in which the Central Operations Hub works
• Ensure the effective and efficient functioning of the Central Operations Hub
• Provide leadership in the implementation of programmes and organisational operations in alignment with the organisation’s purpose and strategy
• Quality Delivery : Oversee and ensure consistent quality delivery in all activities against SOPs within required timeframes, within budget and to the highest quality standards
• Troubleshoot timeously to resolve issues in delivery (which can include Excursion Approvals)
• Communicate issues of concern and escalate these to the Central Team (Programmes, Operations and MERL) if troubleshooting has not resolved the issue
• Programmes : Facilitate learning, reflections and feeding back on responsiveness from schools in programme implementation including the core programme as well as adapted deliveries
• Ensure sharing across the Central Operations Hub and with the broader Central Team (M&E, Operations and Programmes) by documenting and sharing lessons learned and best practices
• Financial Management : Manage the Central Operations Hub Budget ensuring effective, efficient and economic expenditure
• Procure services at the best rate
• Ensure financial accountability and efficient allocation of resources
• Monitoring, Evaluation And Reporting : Use M&E data to ensure quality delivery, decision-making and data quality
• Ensure quality reporting
• Manage the timeous and complete submission of data to M&E
• Stakeholder Relationships And Fundraising : Develop and maintain strategic partnerships and relationships with Department of Education officials, partners, schools, funders and venues
• Facilitate PIS, Principal Meetings and SMT sessions
• Contract with principals, venues and transport service providers
• People And Culture : Build a high-performance values-based organisational culture and ensure all Team Members are aligned to the vision of the organisation, its programme and its policies
• Manage Team Members and ensure that they have all the necessary support and to be able to perform at a maximum level
• Ensure the Team’s professional development through training, mentorship and coaching
• Comms And Marketing : Ensure Team Members share impact stories on Columba platforms such as the Columba WhatsApp Group and Funder WhatsApp Groups (under the guidance of Fund Dev)
• Share most significant stories of change

Qualifications And Requirements

How to apply

View the full job description and application instructions on the Vacancies page at and email your application by Monday 10th November 2025 to .

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