Education Portfolio Lead: Strategy, Partnerships & Impact

Old Mutual; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Old Mutual in Johannesburg seeks a seasoned Senior Education Portfolio Lead to transform strategy into measurable school-level impact. You will oversee design, partnerships, and multi-site implementation with a focus on literacy, numeracy and teacher support.

Role requires leadership, stakeholder management, and robust monitoring to ensure timely delivery, risk control and learning across the Foundation’s education initiatives in South Africa.

Qualifications

• Manage education or social investment programmes across multiple sites.
• Translate strategy into practical delivery plans with measurable outcomes.
• Demonstrate project and programme management capability in complex settings.

Responsibilities

• Own the Education portfolio implementation roadmap with annual plans and milestones.
• Lead end-to-end programme design from needs assessment to handover and close-out.
• Oversee interventions that improve literacy, numeracy, and teaching support.
• Coordinate school-level implementation with partner activity and volunteerism.
• Build and manage relationships with schools, partners and government structures.
• Define indicators, monitor data, and report progress to leadership and governance.

Skills

Programme management

Stakeholder management

Budgeting

Monitoring and evaluation

Strategic planning

Leadership

Communication

Language skills (SA languages)

Education

Relevant degree in Education/Development Studies

Job description

Old Mutual in Johannesburg seeks a seasoned Senior Education Portfolio Lead to transform strategy into measurable school-level impact. You will oversee design, partnerships, and multi-site implementation with a focus on literacy, numeracy and teacher support.

Role requires leadership, stakeholder management, and robust monitoring to ensure timely delivery, risk control and learning across the Foundation’s education initiatives in South Africa.