District Coordinator at FHI 360

Purpose of Role: 
The District Coordinator: School-based HIV Prevention and Violence Prevention will be responsible for the coordination and implementation of the South Africa School-based Sexuality and HIV Prevention Education program in Johannesburg – East/Ekurhuleni and uMgungundlovu Districts. Through regular classroom observation, evaluation and feedback, the District Coordinator: School-based HIV Prevention and Violence Prevention will ensure that all trained teachers and school officials are applying lessons learned in the classrooms and across the schools with the objectives of reducing new HIV infections in learners and educators by supporting DBE to implement high quality, evidence-based sexuality, HIV and Violence prevention education programs. S/He will be part of a the FHI 360 Technical team rolling out high quality sexuality and HIV prevention education program through Scripted Lesson Plans training in schools, and will be responsible for overseeing coordination, development, delivery and evaluation of the program and leading a team of Educator Trainers.

Key Responsibility Areas:
Project Management

• Provide overall project management, coordination and support management for the implementation of the School-based Sexuality and HIV Prevention Education program in the District.
• Engage relevant stakeholders (parents, community leaders, School Governing Bodies and Senior Management Team on Comprehensive Sexuality Education.
• Organize and conduct SGB and SMT Orientation workshops.

Training and mentorship

• Develop and implement a training plan on Scripted Lesson Plans (SLPs) for educators and School Management Teams (SMTs) in the District.
• Coordinate logistics for program delivery including program resources and ensure these are supplied to Educator Trainers.
• Support the training of district officials and other education officials to serve as mentors to teachers as they implement Scripted Lessons Plan for Sexuality education and HIV prevention in their schools.
• Design and support the implementation of a mentoring plan for educators who have been trained on SLPs.

Layering and referrals

• Establish a District Stakeholder Forum through the District Support Partner and ISHP
• Support layering and referrals through the District Stakeholder Forum and other implementing partners working within existing structures under the ISHP program in the District, ensuring referrals to appropriate support for disclosures that arise during the SLP implementation.

Supervision and performance management

• Manage Educator Trainers’ performance, and ensuring a supportive working environment, including coordinating regular team meetings and supervision
• Contribute to and provide inputs of work plans, required project reports, baseline data, tools and indicators for monitoring and evaluation, collection / sharing of lessons learned;
• Participates in review and interpretation of data analysis for project learning and improvement
• Participate in Quarterly Data Quality Assessment in the district

Stakeholder engagement and relationship management

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with provincial and district officials working in education and health sectors
• Act as the program’s representative as it relates to School-based Sexuality and HIV Prevention Education Activities in the District

         
Required Experience/Skills:  

• Bachelor’s Degree or its International Equivalent in Education, Social Sciences; Health, Human Development, or Related Field.
• 3-5 years’ project management experience in the administration, management and implementation of HIV Prevention Programs including supervision and reporting
• Experience in the education /public health sector in South Africa, ideally at district level
• Knowledge on DBE HIV prevention policies and frameworks, including Comprehensive Sexuality Education
• Strong professional acumen and judgment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good problem-solving ability, innovative and show initiative
• Ability to work in a multi- disciplinary team with diverse backgrounds
• Good communication skills, both oral and written
• Computer literate with experience using MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Fluency in English required, fluency in other South African languages desired
• Valid South African driver’s licence
• Eligibility to work in South Africa

Travel

• As per need to support Educator Trainers
• Attend District and Provincial review meetings