Programme Coordinator (Western Cape) at NACOSA

The duties and responsibilities of the Programme Coordinator will include, but not limited to:

• Performance management on a day-to-day basis, including guidance and support of implementation staff to meet weekly targets in terms of recruitment, enrolment and completion of GBV prevention group-based interventions
• Managing and tracking of daily staff attendance, leave monitoring and ensuring accurate submission of monthly time sheets by staff.
• Conduct weekly, monthly, quarterly planning and microplanning with facilitators to ensure daily activities implemented are geared towards meeting of targets.
• Developing contingency plans and utilizing problem solving to overcome day to day challenges.
• Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to support the smooth implementation of evidence- based group interventions.
• Provide training and mentoring support to ensure capacity is built within the teams.
• Develop tools to ensure bi-directional referral pathways for successful linkages for DREAMS AGYW to health, education and social support services.
• Engage fellow DREAMS partners on co-location and micro-planning of services to ensure successful referral of all eligible AGYW to relevant DREAMS partner services.
• Work closely with the M&E team to refine and build on the suite of M&E tools in place so as to ensure the monitoring tools are fit for purpose.
• Facilitate quality assurance activities of data and interventions ensuring data quality and intervention fidelity is upheld.

Required qualifications, skills and experience

• Post Matric Qualification in Social Science/Public Health or related discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years’ related work experience in leading direct implementation teams in a target driven programme (specific experience is required in implementation planning, logistical support functions, monitoring and evaluation).
• Well established community/stakeholder relationship building track record/ability to network and navigate communities.
• Knowledge of HIV prevention, sexual and reproductive health; HIV Testing Services; Gender Based Violence (GBV) programming; evidence-informed and rights-based programming for survivors of GBV, particularly for adolescent girls and young women.
• Excellent computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) with experience of web-based data systems
• Understanding of the NGO sector and knowledge of big donor processes/requirements will be advantageous.
• Excellent communications skills in English and any other South African Language.
• Driver’s license non-negotiable.