The Make it Good Company

Role Description Our client is a remote-first social impact organisation building pathways into high-value learning and career opportunities. They’re hiring a Senior Partner Manager to lead a major South African grant-funded programme into implementation — in a high-compliance, audit-ready environment with quarterly targets, indicators, financial outcomes, and evidence submission. - Leading delivery against quarterly targets, evidence requirements, M&E, reporting, and audit standards - Establishing the programme “delivery engine” (governance rhythms, documentation discipline, risk management) - Running an activity-based costed implementation plan linking tasks, timelines, budgets, outputs, and verification evidence - Coordinating partners, service providers, funders, and relevant public/private stakeholders - Managing forecasting, planning, and cross-functional delivery alignment with multiple internal teams - Preparing for and running steering groups, risk reviews, and stakeholder reporting Qualifications - Partner/project/programme management experience (multi-stakeholder, multi-million rand, complex delivery) - Grant implementation experience with compliance reporting and evidence submission (ideally SA context) - Demonstrated experience building implementation plans and controlling budgets at activity level - Strong planning, forecasting, and outcomes-based reporting capability - High accountability and comfort operating under audit scrutiny - Excellent written communication (funder reporting, evidence narratives, governance documentation) Requirements - Bonus points if you have national/government grant funding experience (indicator protocols, evidence schedules, funder governance) Benefits - Work model: Remote-first (can be based anywhere in South Africa). Need to be able to legally work in SA to be considered. - Salary: R25 000 - R70 000 (willing to look at candidates from a junior to senior level) - Contract: 3-year fixed-term contract