Location: Cape Town or Johannesburg, with national travel as required.
Employment type: Fixed-Term Contract for the 18-month Pilot Period, with the possibility of renewal subject to funding and pilot outcomes.

Business unit:  Workforce Warriors

Salary: R45 000

Reporting to: Operations Director

Deadline: 18 September 2026

ABOUT THE ROLE 

At DataDrive2030, we believe that better evidence should lead to better decisions and, ultimately, better outcomes for children. We are looking for a Workforce Manager to lead the establishment, coordination and continuous improvement of the Shared National DataForce.

The Workforce Manager leads the day-to-day planning, deployment, performance and development of the DataForce. The Workforce Manager will ensure that the right assessors are recruited, retained, trained, deployed and supported to deliver high-quality assessments across South Africa.

This is a great opportunity for someone who combines workforce planning, operational delivery and stakeholder management to create meaningful and sustainable opportunities for assessors.

KEY FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES

RECRUITMENT & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

• Lead the recruitment, selection and onboarding of a national assessor cohort.
• Maintain workforce coverage across provinces, languages, tools and required capabilities.
• Coordinate training, accreditation, upskilling and ongoing professional development.

WORKFORCE PLANNING & DEPLOYMENT

• Forecast workforce demand and translate study requirements into practical deployment plans.
• Match assessors to assignments based on skills, accreditation, language, geography and availability.
• Coordinate scheduling, mobilisation and replacements across concurrent assignments.

PERFORMANCE, QUALITY & RETENTION

• Monitor assessor readiness, performance, quality, engagement and wellbeing.
• Coordinate feedback, coaching, remediation and development support.
• Strengthen retention and maintain a pipeline of assessors to support continuity and growth.

PARTNER & STAKEHOLDER COORDINATION

• Work with Partner Organisations and study partners to understand workforce needs and deployment requirements.
• Coordinate mobilisation, communication and operational problem-solving throughout assignments.
• Build trusted relationships with research, government, NGO, funder and other DataForce partners.

DATA, SYSTEMS & REPORTING

• Maintain accurate and confidential workforce records, schedules and dashboards.
• Track workforce coverage, readiness, deployment, utilisation, retention and partner satisfaction.
• Provide clear workforce insights and reporting to support operational and strategic decisions.

SUSTAINABILITY & OPPORTUNITY DEVELOPMENT

• Identify suitable research, population-level and approved commercial opportunities for the DataForce.
• Support workforce inputs into proposals, budgets, quotations and service agreements.
• Monitor utilisation, revenue, cost recovery and other indicators of DataForce sustainability.

PILOT LEARNING & CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

• Track progress against pilot outcomes, funder requirements and governance commitments.
• Test and refine approaches to recruitment, training, scheduling, deployment and retention.
• Document learning and contribute to recommendations for the future sustainability and scale of the DataForce.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A relevant Bachelor’s degree or equivalent demonstrated professional experience.

EXPERIENCE

• Five to eight years’ experience in workforce coordination, fieldwork operations, programme management, project management or a related operational role.
• Experience coordinating distributed teams, complex schedules and competing operational dependencies across multiple locations.
• Experience organising training, workshops or professional development activities.
• Strong stakeholder and partner relationship management experience.

HOW TO APPLY

If you are ready to build and strengthen a workforce that enables organisations to deliver better outcomes for young children across South Africa, we want to hear from you!

Read the full job description here.

Submit your CV and a cover letter to boitumelo@datadrive2030.co.za

APPLICATION CLOSING DATE: 18 SEPTEMBER 2026 

DataDrive2030 is an equal opportunity employer.

We reserve the right not to make an appointment for this position.

If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.