Senior Programs & Partnerships Lead

Goodwall; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mission driven

Global offices

Equity options

Flexible work environment

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Goodwall, a TIME100 award-winning social education app, is seeking a Senior Program Manager in Cape Town to own end-to-end partner programs and drive measurable impact for partners and Goodwall’s member base.

You will cultivate university, NGO, government, and corporate partnerships, coordinate virtual programs, and oversee P&L and performance, leveraging AI tools to scale outputs. Join a fast-growing, mission-driven global team with offices in multiple cities.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of client/partner facing roles.
• Proven track record of ownership and delivering measurable results for partner goals.
• Experience delivering complex projects for corporate partners and/or international stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication in English.
• Ability to own outcomes end to end with autonomy.

Responsibilities

• Partner development: build relationships with universities, scholarship providers, NGOs, foundations, governments, and corporates and translate priorities into actionable work plans.
• New partnerships: identify and support creation of partnerships aligning Goodwall's value proposition with partner needs.
• Program coordination: lead coordination and execution of virtual programs with internal and external stakeholders.
• Program design: design educational programs based on SOPs/playbooks, partner requirements, and domain expertise.
• Program P&L and performance: oversee P&L, track metrics, and deliver end-of-program reports.
• Stakeholder management: organize partner meetings and coordinate cross-functional collaboration.
• Internal coordination: align with product, growth, and operations teams.
• AI as a multiplier: use AI tools to improve drafting, research, briefing, reporting.

Skills

Relationship building

Strategic thinking

Operational rigor

Project management

Communication

English proficiency

Autonomy

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Goodwall, a TIME100 award-winning social education app, is seeking a Senior Program Manager in Cape Town to own end-to-end partner programs and drive measurable impact for partners and Goodwall’s member base.

You will cultivate university, NGO, government, and corporate partnerships, coordinate virtual programs, and oversee P&L and performance, leveraging AI tools to scale outputs. Join a fast-growing, mission-driven global team with offices in multiple cities.