Head of NACOSA Institute at NACOSA

The duties and responsibilities of the Head of NACOSA Institute will include, but is not limited to:

NACOSA Strategy & Leadership:

• Provide leadership and vision to achieve the Institute’s goals in relation to HIV, AIDS, TB and GBV training and capacity building in accordance with NACOSA’s Collective Actions Strategy: 2023 – 2027.

NACOSA Institute’s Strategy:

• Develop a sustainability strategy and plan for the institute.
• Work with the Executive and Programme Director to develop and deliver our training and capacity building strategy for all programmes and the sectors we work in.
• Implement and drive the NACOSA Institute’s strategy in line with NACOSA’s Collective Actions Strategy: 2023 – 2027.

Staff Management & Leadership:

• Supervise and manage the institute to ensure the efficient and effective completion of Human Resource related tasks and functions including staff development.
• Develop, implement, and adapt oversight systems and protocols for effective performance and risk management within the team.

NACOSA Management & Implementation:

• Lead on the development and delivery of training and capacity building for all stakeholders based on the institute’s goals, including development of curricula, training calendar, etc.
• Identify opportunities to develop partnerships and expand the reach of the programmes.

Operational Management

• Develop annual operational/work plans for all workstreams.
• Coordinate the development of an annual training plan, including the schedule, projects definition, curriculum and training personnel identification.

Stakeholder Management

• Champions service excellence and foster strategic relationships with stakeholders. Build and maintain professional relationships with key influencers, funders, technical experts, government departments, healthcare providers and other organisations.
• Create confidence in the organisations governance and financial management structures.

Produce progress reports for NACOSA Institute:

• Develop a system to monitor, evaluate and report quarterly on the activities and outputs expenditure of all institute’s training.
• Work with the Senior Management Team to provide reports to any relevant funders.

Budget Planning

• Prepare a comprehensive budget and ensure that the institute operates within budget guidelines.

NACOSA Leadership & Human Resources Management for the Institute

• Supervise and lead institute staff by supporting and enabling them to execute their duties.
• Monitor progress of work against the objectives of the Training and Capacity Building team.

Requirements

Required qualifications, skills and experience

• A Master degree in Education, Training & Development, Human Resources, or a related field.
• Minimum 15 years’ experience in training and development of which 10 years should be in a strategic role
• A track record in developing and executing successful training and capacity building programmes
• Experience in NGO Sector and capacity building needs of organisations and different staff cadres.
• Knowledge of various training methodologies, financial prescripts and an ability to develop budgets
• Excellent communication skills (verbal & written) in 2 official South-African languages, of which one should be English. A South African African language will be highly advantageous.
• Knowledge of NSP and delivery of HIV/AIDS & TB programmes and services
• Experience in development of risk management strategies
• Knowledge of big donor processes and reporting requirements.
• Proficiency in MS Office and Outlook, Management systems.