Place-based Synergies Manager

Johannesburg, South Africa | Posted on 07/28/2025

SmartStart is a successful national network of NGOs and partners that is realising quality, affordable early learning for all children aged three to five. We are achieving this by scaling a network of and building a platform for providers, achieving specific ecosystem transformations with governments and partners, and promoting early learning as a priority societal cause.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Advancethe Place-Based Approach to ECD:

• Serveas a champion for the Place-Based Approach within SmartStart and itspartner network, ensuring strategies are tailored and locally responsiveto the unique social, economic, geographic, and cultural realities ofdiverse communities (e.g., farming, energy, mining, fishing, border, andother place-centric settings).
• Conductcommunity mapping to understand the local context (place) and identifyexisting assets (e.g., stipe...