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The Development Action Group (DAG) is a leading nonprofit, non-governmental organisation. DAG’s mission is to create, implement and support community-centred developments in order to address economic, social and spatial imbalances.

DAG seeks to employ a Project Coordinator for the Informal Settlements, to be based in Cape Town.

Start date: As soon as possible

The position will be a one year contract with a three months’ probation period

Responsibilities:

  • In consultation with project team, initiate, lead and coordinate innovative programmes relating to informal settlements and human settlements through strengthening local communities and councillors
  • Build and foster stronger community organisation, cohesion and develop the capacity of leadership structures through focused programmes and strategies
  • Provide guidance and inputs on technical content relating to informal settlement upgrading, human settlement development and other related social issues
  • Assist in managing community dynamics and local politics
  • Assist in data collection, mapping and other process to assist communities in understanding their needs better
  • Support DAG in the rollout of the ISSP (Informal Settlement Support Plan) in the Western Cape
  • Support local communities in negotiating development and land rights through local council
  • Assist project teams in the implementation of small scale pilot projects to demonstrate best practice for informal settlement and human settlement development
  • Assist in documentation and write up for case study relating the informal settlements
  • Represent DAG in various public and civil society forums

Requirements:

  • Relevant degree or Technikon diploma e.g. Urban Planning, Architecture, Social Sciences, Social Development, Development Studies, Geography, Law
  • Appropriate experience may be considered in place of a degree or diploma
  • Minimum of five years’ experience working in poor communities and informal settlements
  • Proven knowledge and awareness of issues relating to housing, land access and poverty
  • Knowledge of government policies and human rights law
  • Conversant with key stakeholders, concepts and how they relate to the responsibilities of the job
  • Previous experience in negotiation and conflict resolution
  • Time management, planning and organising skills
  • Previous work experience in the urban development sector will be an added advantage
  • Interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team are essential
  • Verbal and written communication, research and analytical skills are required
  • Fluency in English is a prerequisite and knowledge of at least one other South African language is an added advantage
  • Valid driver’s licence (own car would be an advantage)

To apply, submit a CV, contact details of three referees and a motivation letter to [email protected], hand deliver at 101 Lower Main Road, Observatory, Cape Town, 7925
or Fax: 021 447 1987

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted within one week of the closing date.

DAG pursues employment equity and will give preference to female, black and disabled candidates.

This position is based in Cape Town, no relocation costs will be covered.

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DAG, a leading NGO in the urban sector, was established in 1986 when a group of built environment professionals and development practitioners came together to establish an organisation offering technical and professional advice to Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and community groups threatened with forced removal in Cape Town. DAG has three integrated programmatic result areas - participatory urban governance; housing and human settlements; and capacity building. These are implemented through a seven-step methodology: building strategic partnerships; citizen mobilisation; capacity building; research; advocacy/lobbying; demonstration projects; and learning from practice.

Our legal status

  • DAG is a Non-Profit Company without Members (Registration number: 1993/006859/08)
  • DAG is a registered Non-Profit Organisation (Registration number: 006-194 NPO)
  • DAG is an Approved Public Benefit Organisation with South African tax exemption (Registration number: 930016961)

Our Staff and Board

As at March 2014, DAG had 22 permanent staff members (55% female and 45% male); 72% of DAG staff members are black; 60% of DAG's Board of Directors is black, 40% of who are female. As a learning and capacity building organisation, DAG offers numerous internships to young graduates who work alongside our staff on dedicated project teams to gain hands on experience in the urban development sector.

Our programmes

By its very nature, DAG’s work is predominantly oriented towards the most vulnerable and marginalised people in society, i.e. those earning less than 250 GBP per month who qualify for the PHP housing subsidy. With an unambiguous pro-poor agenda, our programmes and projects seek far-reaching integration (class, ethnicity, gender and youth), improved accessibility (access to public transport, employment and other higher order amenities and facilities), sustainability (city compactions /densification, triple-bottom-line approaches and ecological sensitive design) and democratic urban governance (improved processes around citizenship and participation). Our programmes are designed to effect redistributive justice, the reversal of apartheid spatial patterns and planning practices and exclusionary land management, so that all South African citizens, especially the more marginalised urban citizens (particularly vulnerable groups and women) can claim a ‘right to the city’ that translates into more vibrant, re-imagined human settlements and equitable access to social, economic and cultural opportunities in post- Apartheid South Africa.

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0 USD Cape Town CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week Development Action Group (DAG)

The Development Action Group (DAG) is a leading nonprofit, non-governmental organisation. DAG’s mission is to create, implement and support community-centred developments in order to address economic, social and spatial imbalances.DAG seeks to employ a Project Coordinator for the Informal Settlements, to be based in Cape Town.Start date: As soon as possible

The position will be a one year contract with a three months’ probation period

Responsibilities:

  • In consultation with project team, initiate, lead and coordinate innovative programmes relating to informal settlements and human settlements through strengthening local communities and councillors
  • Build and foster stronger community organisation, cohesion and develop the capacity of leadership structures through focused programmes and strategies
  • Provide guidance and inputs on technical content relating to informal settlement upgrading, human settlement development and other related social issues
  • Assist in managing community dynamics and local politics
  • Assist in data collection, mapping and other process to assist communities in understanding their needs better
  • Support DAG in the rollout of the ISSP (Informal Settlement Support Plan) in the Western Cape
  • Support local communities in negotiating development and land rights through local council
  • Assist project teams in the implementation of small scale pilot projects to demonstrate best practice for informal settlement and human settlement development
  • Assist in documentation and write up for case study relating the informal settlements
  • Represent DAG in various public and civil society forums

Requirements:

  • Relevant degree or Technikon diploma e.g. Urban Planning, Architecture, Social Sciences, Social Development, Development Studies, Geography, Law
  • Appropriate experience may be considered in place of a degree or diploma
  • Minimum of five years’ experience working in poor communities and informal settlements
  • Proven knowledge and awareness of issues relating to housing, land access and poverty
  • Knowledge of government policies and human rights law
  • Conversant with key stakeholders, concepts and how they relate to the responsibilities of the job
  • Previous experience in negotiation and conflict resolution
  • Time management, planning and organising skills
  • Previous work experience in the urban development sector will be an added advantage
  • Interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team are essential
  • Verbal and written communication, research and analytical skills are required
  • Fluency in English is a prerequisite and knowledge of at least one other South African language is an added advantage
  • Valid driver’s licence (own car would be an advantage)

To apply, submit a CV, contact details of three referees and a motivation letter to [email protected], hand deliver at 101 Lower Main Road, Observatory, Cape Town, 7925 or Fax: 021 447 1987

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted within one week of the closing date.

DAG pursues employment equity and will give preference to female, black and disabled candidates.

This position is based in Cape Town, no relocation costs will be covered.

2018-09-27

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