Technical Program Advisor at Panagora Group

The Technical Program Advisor will: 

• Support the MPDOE to institutionalize and harmonize the work of the G2G into all program areas in the Department working with the national DBE, provincial and education districts, and target schools’ structures. 
• Help facilitate all training activities, ensure availability of training resources, and availability of all related materials at the focus schools.  
• The Advisor will oversee the roll out activities by engaging substantially in the training, implementation, data collection and reporting.   
• The Technical Program Advisor supports the MPDOE and serves as a key staff member responsible for collaborating and engaging with the DBE national office and provincial offices and other technical assistance providers to integrate their expertise, services, and available support. 
• Lead the technical development and implementation including CSE teacher training, integration of monitoring and evaluation activities. 
• Facilitate regular technical meetings with national, provincial and districts education structures review program implementation, and identify measures to overcome implementation bottlenecks and enhance quality of deliverables.  
• Help ensure that daily operations of overall program implementation activities are on schedule and that reports, new plans are prepared with enough lead time to get the necessary approvals.  
• Support the MPDOE and ensure high quality and timely submission of activity communications and reporting to DBE, DOE, Department of Health (DOH), USAID, and other stakeholders as required.  
• The Technical Program Advisor is responsible for contributing significantly to the achievement of all the deliverables and milestones under the G2G support. 
• ​Support schools in creating strong linkages to health services, by working closely with community health services, the integrated school health program teams, and PEPFAR implementing partners providing HIV prevention, care, and treatment services in support of learners.  
• Demonstrates diplomacy and leadership to foster an atmosphere of teamwork, productivity, creativity, fairness, equity, and innovation, in support of national and provincial education departments’ commitment to diversity. 
• Travels to the target districts and to the national level (Pretoria) to support and conduct implementation oversight and assessment at district level and school sites. 

Requirements

• A degree in public administration, education or social sciences is preferred 
• At least 10 years' experience in education and administration of care and support programs within the education sector, including supporting teacher development and leading the development of student support programs to access health and social protection services. 
• Familiarity with key policy stakeholders at national, provincial and district levels, including policy development processes in the South African education and health sectors  
• Familiarity and working closely with provincial AIDS council structures and donor supported HIV programs in schools  
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to think on your feet   
• ​Analytical thinking and attention to detail; ability to reconcile competing viewpoints and triangulate many data points  
• Strong report writing and presentation skills in English  
• Proficiency in Word (Microsoft Office and Google Suite advantageous) 
• Strong work ethic and the ability to work well independently to advance deliverables and work products with limited supervision