The Brotherhood of Blessed Gérard is a
Catholic Relief Organisation
based in Mandeni at the North Coast of KZN.

With our more than 2000 members and the 84 employees of Blessed Gérard's Care Centre we run a children’s home, a hospice (including an HIV Education and an AIDS treatment programme), a pre-primary school, a malnutrition clinic, a first aid service, a disaster relief project, a bursary fund, a poor sick fund, a relief fund and a social club for the elderly. We are no business enterprise, but a charity providing a free service to all financed entirely through fundraising.

You may be the new
General Manager
of Blessed Gérard's Care Centre

1. The manager heads the management committee which puts the decisions, policies and regulations of the Executive Council (=board) into action and is jointly responsible for the overall day-by-day running of all projects of the Brotherhood of Blessed Gérard and Blessed Gérard’s Care Centre.
2. The manager’s particular tasks include all aspects of human resource management, supervision of all projects including Quality Management & Improvement, Monitoring & Evaluation.
3. The manager is answerable to the Executive Council of our organisation, shares his/her responsibilities with the other (currently four) members of the management committee and has authority over all project Managers, all employees and volunteers of the entire organisation.

The ideal candidate will

• Have a degree in business administration / management.
• Be a practicing Catholic in good standing with the Church.
• Have leadership experience in the NGO/PBO/FBO sector.
• Have experience in financial management, incl. SARS submissions.
• Have experience in human resources management.
• Have outstanding leadership qualities, be adaptable and dedicated.
• Be willing to work for us on a long-term basis.
• Be really fluent in English.
• Have experience with COHSASA accreditation.
• Be comfortable with IT (Microsoft Office, esp. Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Be loyal and independent, reliable and dependable.
• Take a personal interest and identify him/herself with the mission and vision and goals of our organisation.

Remuneration and Benefits:

• Your salary depends on your qualifications and experience and is negotiable. (If your first question is “How much do you pay?” you don’t qualify, but if you qualify, we are prepared to pay you a very competitive salary).
• Double salary in December after the first year of employment.
• Free consultation of our medical doctor or
• 50% contribution to your private medical aid and/or pension fund (up to a maximum of R1500.00 p.m.)
• Free uniform.
• Free meals in our dining room.
• We can help you to find accommodation.

Please post your employment application and your CV to the Brotherhood of Blessed Gérard · P O Box 440, Mandeni 4490 or fatherbbg.org.za.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

The position is available immediately.

Closing date for applications: 30th April 2010, but we will not keep the position open if we find the ideal candidate earlier.

This is Blessed Gérard's Care Centre in Mandeni

Geography of Mandeni:

Mandeni is

• part of the Ilembe District (capital: Stanger / kwaDukuza),
• on the banks of the Tugela River
• 10 kms off an excellent highway (the N2),
• 15 kms inland from the Indian Ocean,
• 25 kms away from a beautiful swimming beach at Zinkwazi,
• 35 kms north of Stanger,
• 50 kms north of Ballito,
• 80 km south of Empangeni,
• 100 kms south of Richards Bay,
• 100 kms north of Durban - just one hour drive.

Demographics:

• The population consists of
  • a majority Zulu speaking people living in rural, semirural and township settings,
  • a small settlement of Indians,
  • a fairly large settlement of coloured people and
  • a minority of English and Afrikaans speaking people.
• We have a population in our catchment area of approximately 250,000 people.
• Sundumbili Township has about 100,000 inhabitants
• The suburb of Mandini only has 8,000 inhabitants.
• 
  Blessed Gérard’s Care Centre is situated in this very pretty subtropical suburb.

Facilities:

Mandini has:

• a preschool, junior school and a high school,
• a technical college,
• a sports club which boasts golf, squash, swimming pool, bowls, cricket and rugby,
• several soccer clubs,
• a nice new guest house and restaurant,
• a shopping centre which has a Spar shop, FNB bank, a florist, a pharmacy and liquor store and a Post Office.
• Within 5 minutes drive there are several other shops e.g. Shoprite, Savells and a big Hyperspar and also a Standard Bank.

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