- The Project Manager owns end-to-end delivery of the programme: from recruiting, onboarding and training drivers to managing the programme partners.
- This is an oversight role: fleet, vehicle and lease-to-own operations are run by delivery partners, and the Project Manager's fleet and logistics background is used to hold them to plan.
- The successful candidate will build the delivery team, systems and controls needed to scale the programme nationally, on time and within budget.
Programme planning and delivery
- Develop and own the national rollout plan, including phasing by province, milestones, budget and resourcing.
- Track progress against targets and report weekly to the COO and monthly to programme stakeholders and funders.
- Identify, log and manage risks and issues, escalating where needed.
Driver recruitment, onboarding, support and training
- Manage the pipeline for sourcing, screening and onboarding unemployed participants.
- Ensure drivers meet regulatory requirements, including PrDP, operating licences and vetting.
- Oversee driver training, performance monitoring and ongoing support to maximise earnings and retention.
Stakeholder and partnership management
- Act as GrowthArch's day-to-day lead with partners and government stakeholders, holding delivery partners to agreed service levels.
- Represent the programme in meetings, site visits and reporting to funders.
Team leadership and compliance
- Recruit, lead and develop regional coordinators and support staff.
- Ensure compliance with the National Land Transport Act, POPIA, labour legislation and funder requirements.
- Maintain accurate records and evidence for audits and impact reporting.
- Bachelor's degree or National Diploma in Logistics, Transport Management, Project Management, Business Management or a related field.
- A project management certification (PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent) is strongly advantageous.
- Valid South African driver's licence (Code B or higher) and willingness to travel nationally.
- At least 5 years of project or programme management experience, including delivery of multi-site or national projects.
- At least 3 years of fleet management or logistics experience, ideally managing 100+ vehicles.
- Working knowledge of fleet tracking and telematics reporting, enough to interpret partner data and challenge performance.
- Experience managing budgets, suppliers and third-party service providers.
- Experience in e-hailing, taxi, car rental, vehicle finance or asset-based lending.
- Experience on enterprise development, job creation or socio-economic development programmes.
- Working knowledge of the National Land Transport Act and operating licence processes.
- Proficiency in isiZulu or another South African language in addition to English.
- Strong planning and execution skills, with the ability to scale operations quickly.
- Sound commercial and financial acumen, including budget control and cost-per-unit thinking.
- Data-driven: comfortable with dashboards, KPIs and advanced Excel or BI tools.
- Confident stakeholder manager who can engage corporate partners, funders and communities.
- Hands-on leader who builds and motivates distributed teams.
- Practical problem-solver who stays calm under pressure and resolves operational issues fast.
- High integrity and attention to detail, especially with funder compliance.
- Genuine commitment to job creation and economic inclusion.
Closing Date 31 October 2026