Soul City Institute is a Social Justice organisation that focusses on Young Women & Girls and the communities they live in. Through its interventions it ensures that young women & girls have equal access to resources that enable them to reach their full potential and take their rightful place in society. It is an organisation that promotes a just society and ensures equal treatment and respect for basic human rights.
Soul City Institute seeks to appoint a Provincial Coordinator to be based in Nkangala District, Mpumalanga.
Reporting to: The Senior Manager
Contract: Fixed-term contract ending 30th March 2019
The Coordinator will assist the provincial manager to implement the SCI programme strategy at provincial level in order to achieve the SCI’s objectives
Responsibilities:
Coordination of Youth projects
- Effectively support the provincial manager in rolling out the Soul Buddyz Club and/or Young Women’s Club programmes in the province which includes:
- coordinate the preparation and monitoring of project plans
- coordinate incoming and outgoing communication with Soul Buddyz Clubs and/or Young Women’s Clubs and determine the appropriate follow up action required
- Identify diverse community based organisations to partner with for innovative campaign execution
- Oversee fieldworkers and other service providers/suppliers in the province in accordance with the terms and conditions of their relevant contracts
- Together with the provincial manager, conduct community mapping and ongoing intelligence gathering for project risk and opportunities
- In consultation with the provincial manger, develop and implement project plans for the training and fieldwork activities required to support Soul Buddyz Clubs and/or Young Women’s Clubs in the province
- Facilitate trainings and dialogues for projects in the province and districts
- Coordinate the logistical support required for the implementation of training, fieldwork and monitoring activities in the province
- Develop and implement distribution plans for Soul Buddyz Club and/or Young Women’s Club programmes
- Monitor the distribution of materials to Soul Buddyz Clubs and/or Young Women’s Clubs in the province
- Coordinate AFC activities in the province
- Assist with fundraising for the AFC project
Coordination of Provincial projects
- Represent SCI in provincial forums relating to SCI provincial work
- Run community dialogues where appropriate
- Train communities in the province where appropriate
Monitoring of training and fieldwork activities
- Support the provincial manager in the development and implementation of a monitoring plan (including visits) for the province
- Collect and collate data and reports from fieldworkers
- Prepare monthly reports on training, fieldwork and monitoring activities in the province
- In consultation with the Provincial manager, prepare and deliver presentations at relevant meetings and forums
- Ensure that fieldworkers have the relevant data collection tools: attendance registers, dialogue and training reports and evaluation forms and other relevant tools which the M&E team will provide as and when required
- Ensure that data collected is captured correctly and it meets the required M&E standards
- Capture visual and audio footage of various activities
Relationship Building and Management
- Maintain relationships with the Departments of Basic Education and Health at provincial and district levels
- Develop, strengthen and sustain strategic partnerships and alliances with key government departments and other stakeholders in the province that are critical for the success of the programme
- Keep abreast of developmental changes in the province and gather intelligence to ensure the programme stays relevant to the provincial context and meets best practice standards
- Attend meetings with government and other key stakeholders and give verbal and written feedback
- In consultation with the provincial manager prepare, deliver and represent Soul City in various meetings and forums
Project Cycle Management
- In consultation with the provincial manager, develop and present programme presentations where required for both internal and external stakeholders
- Coordinate relevant workshops and generate workshop reports
- Prepare and submit monthly reports
- Administration and project planning
- Maintain and grow the youth programme’s sourcing opportunities to extend the brand with various stakeholders
- Provide the necessary administrative support and assistance for the implementation of the youth projects at provincial and district levels
Financial Management
- Coordinate the receipt, checking and submission of invoices to the provincial manager in order to facilitate timeous payments
- Assist with the procurement, and payment of service providers/suppliers
- Comply with all financial policies and procedures (including procurement)
- Undertake spending with regard to value for money and ensure that service provider pricing is competitive
Human Resources Management
- Participate in the recruitment of provincial fieldworkers and service providers
- In consultation with the provincial manager, identify own training and coaching requirements to achieve optimal performance
- Represent the organisation at provincial and district levels with a high level of professionalism, efficiency and ethics
- Comply with all HR policies and procedures.
Requirements:
- A three-year diploma, a degree or an equivalent qualification in communication, education, health, public health, social science or social work
- At least three years’ experience in the health and/or development sector
- Experience in developing educational materials would be an added advantage
- Experience and understanding of children sector issues is essential
- Knowledge of all legislation relevant to children’s issues i.e. the Child Protection Act, The Constitution of South Africa, etc.
- Knowledge of the edutainment development process would be an added advantage
- Advanced proficiency in MS Office – including word, excel, PowerPoint and outlook
- English verbal and written communication skills
- Communication skills in other South African languages would be an added advantage
- Strong planning and organisation skills
- Meticulous and able to pay attention to detail
- Able to interpret data and information in order to generate reports
- Report writing skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Able to multi-task and prioritise
- Self-motivated, a self-starter and able to work with limited supervision
- Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Able to use own initiative and take ownership of his/her tasks
- Good team player.
- Valid Driver License
- Own transport
To apply, submit your CV and motivation letter to [email protected]
More Information
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