Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) Project Administrator – YOA

Deadline: November 17, 2026

Apply now for the Project Administrator function on the Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ). The Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) is looking for an skilled, proactive and resourceful Project Administrator to assist the planning and implementation of the analysis, coverage and advocacy initiatives.

Working inside the Finance and Operations crew, and carefully with Project Leads and programme groups, you’ll play an necessary function in guaranteeing that initiatives are nicely-organised, successfully supported and delivered easily. Your work will span challenge administration, monetary monitoring, occasions and journey coordination, donor administration and stakeholder engagement.

This is a various, palms-on function requiring somebody who can take possession of administrative processes, anticipate challenge wants, remedy issues and handle competing priorities successfully.

Responsibilities

• Project administration and implementation assist
  • Provide proactive administrative and operational assist throughout the challenge lifecycle, from planning and implementation by way of to reporting and shut-out.
  • Work carefully with Project Leads and programme groups to coordinate administrative necessities, schedules, actions and supporting documentation.
  • Maintain correct challenge information, trackers and administrative techniques.
  • Follow up on agreed actions and deadlines, anticipating necessities and flagging potential delays.
  • Coordinate challenge-associated conferences and liaise with related stakeholders and exterior service suppliers.
• Project monetary and donor administration
  • Support challenge budgeting, expenditure monitoring and monetary administration in collaboration with Project Leads and Finance.
  • Coordinate procurement processes, together with, sourcing and securing service suppliers, invoices, cost requests and associated processes.
  • Track donor reporting deadlines, administrative necessities and supporting documentation, proactively following up on excellent data and flagging potential delay.
  • Maintain correct monetary and challenge information consistent with IEJ’s insurance policies and procedures.
• Events, journey and stakeholder coordination
  • Plan and coordinate the logistics of workshops, conferences, conferences and stakeholder engagements.
  • Coordinate journey, lodging, venues, suppliers and occasion-associated budgets.
  • Liaise with inside and exterior stakeholders to make sure actions are nicely-organised and professionally delivered.
  • Anticipate logistical challenges, resolve points and guarantee acceptable comply with-by way of.
  • Support the implementation of IEJ’s journey, occasion security and responsibility-of-care procedures, guaranteeing that related data and preparations are in place for employees and individuals.
• Systems and course of enchancment
  • Develop, keep and enhance challenge administration instruments, templates, information and techniques.
  • Identify sensible alternatives to streamline processes and strengthen effectivity.
  • Support constant application of IEJ’s administrative and operational procedures.
  • Contribute to efficient data sharing and collaboration throughout challenge groups.

Salary

• A wage of R366 528 – R503 977 every year

Eligibility

• Applicant ought to have a related tertiary qualification in challenge administration, enterprise administration, finance, improvement research or a associated discipline.
• A minimal of three – 5 years’ related expertise in challenge administration, challenge assist or a associated function, with demonstrated accountability for managing advanced administrative and operational necessities.
• Demonstrated expertise supporting a number of initiatives, coordinating actions and managing competing deadlines.
• Experience in challenge budgeting, expenditure monitoring, procurement and monetary administration.
• Strong expertise coordinating occasions, conferences, journey preparations and exterior service suppliers.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation expertise, with the power to anticipate challenge necessities, determine potential challenges and guarantee dependable comply with-by way of.
• Excellent consideration to element and skill to keep up correct information, documentation and administrative techniques.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and stakeholder engagement expertise, with the power to work collaboratively throughout groups.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, significantly Excel, Google Workspace, monitoring instruments and collaborative digital instruments.
• Demonstrated initiative, unbiased judgement, drawback-fixing capability and capability to work with minimal supervision.
• Commitment to IEJ’s mission and values.

Application

The place relies in Johannesburg, South Africa. The function requires workplace-primarily based attendance consistent with IEJ’s operational necessities and relevant work preparations.

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For extra data, go to IEJ Project Administrator.