National Training Manager at South African Red Cross Society (SARCS) 210 views1 applications

The South African Red Cross Society (SARCS) is part of the world’s largest humanitarian organisation. With 100 million members, staff and volunteers, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has a truly global reach and presence in 186 countries across the world. The organisation’s mission is to render services to prevent and alleviate human suffering and to foster human dignity in all communities by addressing the basic needs of the people in accordance with the fundamental principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

SARCS seeks to appoint a National Training Manager to be based in Midrand, Gauteng.

The purpose of this position is to manage all the first aid, non-commercial and commercial, trainings. The National Training Manager will also promote commercial  first aid trainings and will be responsible for reporting, first aid financial management and ensuring all first aid department staff and volunteers collaboratively work towards achievement of the first aid department objectives.

Responsibilities:

Institutionalisation

• Ensure consistency and a national framework is in place
• Development of policies and strategies
• Positioning of a first aid department within the organisational structure, including reporting lines
• Data management (quality data base)

First Aid Training

• Selection criteria for master trainers and first aid instructors/ trainers
• New first aid training skills for master trainers
• New first aid training skills for first aid instructors/ trainers
• Standard evaluation, examination and reporting system improved and extended
• A monitoring system for follow-up, in place
• First aid training of volunteer’s staff and board members in basic and advanced first

Implementation of Commercial First Aid

• Implementation of marketing strategy and marketing plan
• Development of promotional materials
• Organisation of promotional activities (e.g. through media, conferences etc.)
• Tailoring of first aid courses for specific client groups

Representation of the first aid programme to the public and stakeholders

• Overall responsibility for non-commercial and commercial first aid training activities in the provinces according to a national training plan
• Keep stakeholders within national society updated on the progress of first aid activities
• Attend coordination meetings and chairs meetings related to first aid
• Collaborate with local and regional government ministries and controlling bodies in the area
• Acts as the first aid training department Public Relations Spokesperson
  • Provides trainings to SARCS master trainers and first aid instructors on project implementation and monitoring
  • Assist provincial managers in first aid training plans (one month in advance) to enable good first aid activity implementation
  • Plan, adjusts and implement all foreseen training activities in timely manner
  • Keep records of all first aid training activities in compliance with the audit trail standard

Efficient and effective implementation

• Ensure compliance from all provinces and branches with HWSETA requirements
• Ensures the first aid monthly, quarterly and annual reports are submitted timeously
• Be accountable for all first aid expenditure, in consultation with the finance department staff

To apply, submit your application to [email protected]