Practice Administrator - Johannesburg Based

at  Genesis

ABOUT GENESIS

In a world undergoing convulsive technological and political change, Genesis partners with key actors to deliver urgent, lasting impact in critical areas.
Genesis, an impact firm founded, incorporated, and headquartered in Africa, has worked in 46 African countries and more than 100 countries globally. Uniquely, Genesis is focused on the Young World – the arc of countries with young populations stretching across Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and parts of Southeast Asia.
By 2030 four in five children will be born in the Young World, making this region central to the future. With growing markets and young, productive populations, Young World countries have the most positive potential trajectory in the world. It is here that investments of all kinds will have the highest social and economic returns.

Our job at Genesis is to help societies, governments, and businesses across the Young World succeed at three fundamental historic transitions:

• Reconfiguring economies: creating income for large, rapidly urbanising youth cohorts within a global economy undergoing profound changes
• A human transition: a fundamental rethink of how societies, governments, and markets can ensure the health and cognitive and social well-being of all those young people, including the most vulnerable
• A just climate transition: both to decarbonise and to manage the human and economic impacts of a global crisis they did not cause

To do this work, we are building a new type of impact firm
LOCATION : This role is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. (You must already have the right to work in the location you apply for).

PRACTICE AREA DESCRIPTION

The Human Development practice works for a world where everyone can develop to their full potential. We are focused on expanding meaningful rights and opportunities for people who are marginalized and are particularly committed to children, women, and young people in Africa and the Middle East. We help governments, their global partners, and private and non-state clients to improve the delivery of key human development services while navigating rapid changes in demography, climate, and technology, We work in health, nutrition, WaSH; youth, education, and early childhood development; and social protection and social care. We provide services in diagnostics, regulation, strategy planning and implementation, financing, service delivery, and monitoring and evaluation.
We are currently organised across five service lines: Social Sector Financing, Early Child Education, K12, Social Protection and Jobs, and Public Finance Management. We expect to grow these and add others soon.
The Human Development practice seeks to recruit and develop exceptional talent. The team is based in Johannesburg, Nairobi, Jerusalem, London, and Goa (India) and will grow substantially over the coming year. We work across over 80 projects at any one time. The team of 40 is currently based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Kenya, West Africa, East Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and India, and will grow substantially over the coming year. We work across about 50 projects at any one time.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

Reporting to the Head of Delivery, the Practice Administrator plays a crucial role in supporting the day-to-day operations of the Human Development practice across areas, including human resources, commercial success, meeting and events, travel, finance administration, relationship management, and support to the Partners and Senior Management Team (SMT).
The role requires a blend of administrative expertise, exceptional organisation skills, and effective communication skills to ensure the practice runs smoothly.

Genesis consultants carry a balanced combination of powerful intellect, strong technical skills, and a consulting character to match. Successful candidates for roles at Genesis:

• Are passionate, self-motivated and energetic problem-solvers
• Value integrity and exhibit ethical behaviour
• Are analytical thinkers and fast learners with an excellent academic recor