Project Manager: Health Promotion & Wellness (HIV/AIDS) at University of Western Cape

Reporting to the Director: Health Promotion & Wellness (HIV/AIDS), the duties and responsibilities of the Project Manager shall include the following:

• To conceptualize, implement, and evaluate multiple programmes in the four identified focus of the unit simultaneously under the guidance of the Director. 
• To assist the Director with implementation of all the Units programmes. This includes support for the recruitment, training, support, and mentoring of peer educators recruited at regular intervals, implementing peer-led activities, conducting regular campus-wide and residence programmes, and executing community outreach initiatives, monitoring and evaluation, coordinate and oversee confidential record keeping, develop and oversee referrals for help and completion of all grant stipulations like regular statistics and reports.
• Effectively build and manage relationships across a diverse spectrum of stakeholders (from executive management, line management, operational staff and third-party contractors) to align focus and activities to achieve the aims and outcomes under the Director.
• Conduct consultations with both internal and external stakeholders. Thus, this role demands the ability to effectively forge and oversee relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, from executive and line management to operational personnel and external contractors, while clarifying roles and responsibilities among all project participants.
• Manage the program constraints of scope, time, budget, quality, risk, and resources.
• Engage in administrative duties, administrative coordination, and apply conflict resolution skills to ensure the timely completion of tasks, and comply with the University's Project Governance framework.
• Manage the outputs of all project teams including grant recruited personnel and volunteers to complete deliverables within agreed timelines.
• Facilitate timely decisions and escalations (where appropriate) to effectively manage programme deliverables.
• Create project resource plans and effectively facilitate resource allocation including financial resource allocation, ensuring clarity of roles and responsibilities of project stakeholders and volunteers.
• Oversee multiple project budgets effectively including forecasting, variance reporting and financial resource allocations.
• Identify project risks and provide prudent and timely facilitation of risk assessment and mitigation plans with stakeholders.
• Provide the Director with regular project updates and reports.
• Create and manage necessary documents for projects, grant stipulations and unit requirements. This includes supporting the development and implementation of required protocols and monitoring and evaluation instruments, ensuring confidentiality, document storage and reports.
• Assist the Director with funding and resource proposals to execute the unit’s vision.
• Coordinate and implement the media and communication strategy of the unit under the guidance of the Director.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum Requirements: (Qualification, Skills & Experience):

• A relevant health qualification at NQF level 7. 
• Registration as a health professional with the HPCSA.
• At least 5 years relevant experience.
• Demonstrable experience and/or an academic background in the conceptualization, implementation, and evaluation of health interventions.