Programme Officer at NACOSA

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

• Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to support the smooth implementation of the IMpower/ Stepping Stones programme.
• Develop a strategy to meet sub-district targets (recruitment, demand creation and demand creation for uptake of services) of the two group-based interventions and utilize and implement quarterly, monthly and weekly planning that is proactive to the attainment of targets
• Provide continuous quality assessment and improvement strategies for the delivery of IMpower/ Stepping Stones.
• Support the appointment and supervision of suitable staff to implement IMpower/ Stepping Stones.
• Provide mentoring support to IMpower/ Stepping Stones Instructors to continuously strengthen the quality of the programme.
• Ensure that IMpower / Stepping Stones instructors receive debriefing support.
• Ensure that clear protocols are in place to implement the Network Referral System of IMpower/ Stepping Stones, ensuring that all disclosures are appropriately managed.
• Facilitate IMpower/ Stepping Stones related trainings and workshops as required.
• Develop tools to ensure bi-directional referral pathways for successful linkages for DREAMS AGYW to health, education and social support services.
• Monitor the implementation of SOPs and ensure tracking of the success of the DREAMS layering approach.
• 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 reflective of the IMpower/ Stepping Stones programme.
• Document challenges, best practices and success stories in the implementation of IMpower/ Stepping Stones.
• Contribute towards the development of presentations and narrative progress reports that reflect insight, learning, outcomes and impact of IMpower/ IMpower.
• Actively participate in technical meetings relating to IMpower/ Stepping Stones and the DREAMS programme.
• Work closely with other NACOSA and NGO teams implementing IMpower/ Stepping Stones, to build a community of practice for IMpower/ Stepping Stones in South Africa.

Requirements

Required qualifications, skills and experience

• Bachelor degree or equivalent in Social Science/Public Health or related discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years specific HIV prevention related work experience in the health and social development sectors, and preferably in the field of OVC, AGYW and/or survivors of sexual violence
• Experience in programme planning, implementation, management and M&E
• Knowledge about: HIV prevention, sexual and reproductive health; HIV Testing Services; GBV programming; evidence-informed and rights-based programming for survivors of GBV, particularly for adolescent girls and young women.
• Excellent communications skills in English, including the ability to guide implementers on the programme.
• Must be analytically minded and have excellent writing skills, including the ability to compile insightful and user-friendly reports.
• Excellent computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) with experience of web-based data systems
• Must be highly organised, deadline driven and efficient with planning skills and a proactive and positive approach.
• Ability to work well in a team environment, and to coordinate multiple inputs to tight deadlines, with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Understanding of the NGO sector and knowledge of big donor processes/requirements will be a benefit.
• Driver's License (Code B) with no endorsements