Programmes Officer

EQUAL EDUCATION IS SEARCHING FOR A DYNAMIC YOUTH LEADER TO JOIN THE NOREC PROFESSIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME Equal Education is a movement of learners, parents and community members working for quality and equality in South African education, through analysis and activism. Equal Education is organised in five provinces: Western Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and the Eastern Cape. Equal Education works by identifying systemic and localised problems affecting the quality of education and addresses these problems through local and national campaigns; a commitment to robust political education and campaign strategising with members and building a strong research base through primary and secondary research. Equal Education seeks to fill an exciting vacancy. The successful candidate must have a strong commitment to democracy, equality, intersectionality, social justice and human rights. Position: Programmes Officer Term: 12 months at Equal Education and 2 months homecoming at ZANEC Location: EE’s Western Cape office in Khayelitsha, South Africa. Closing date: 23 October 2026, 5:00pm – no late applications will be accepted. PROGRAMMES OFFICER Equal Education is one of the only democratically organized, youth and women-led intersectional socialism movements. We are led by our National Council (NC) that is elected by our members every three years during Congress. The Office of the General Secretary (OGS) is the link between the governance structures (National Council, Secretariat) and the operational structures of EE (various departments), which work together to implement the movement’s objectives in alignment with the movement’s Constitution and Congress resolutions. The OGS supports the mandate of EE’s General Secretary and Deputy General Secretary. The Office collaborates across departments to strategically implement our provincial and national campaigns. The exchange professional will primarily be based in the Office of the General Secretary (OGS) with supporting ta