Job Opening at Genesis Analytics

ROLE DESCRIPTION:

The Social and Behavioural Change (SBCC) Lead is responsible for applying behavioural expertise and insights to develop and roll out an adaptive communications plan for the TB Directorate. 

Requirements

KEY REQUIREMENTS & ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

The expected responsibilities of the TB TSU SBCC Lead will include:

• Provide overall technical assistance for the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of SBCC strategies as they relate to TB
• Ensure the utilization of best practices and global learning to inform the development of effective SBCC strategies, frameworks, tools, materials
• Support The NDoH’s  efforts to enhance the delivery of TB  services across government health facilities in rural and urban setting through the delivery of SBC technical assistance, in collaboration with the TB TSU Provincial Manager and Change Management Manger
• Build the capacity of NDoH and their partners  in SBCC
• Develop adaptive communications materials
• Establish and manage a learning platform to disseminate best practices nationally
• Facilitate the sharing experiences and enhancing understanding of good practices and learning in delivering high quality TB services.
• Coordinate strategic learning sessions for national TB Directorate and other partners
• Support the TB TSU Director in coordinating platforms for disseminating TB information and knowledge.
• Develop detailed implementation plans for TB TSU-supported SBCC interventions, and ensure high quality and timely delivery of deliverables against intended objectives, targets, and timelines.

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND PERSONAL COMPETENCIES: 

• Master’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Social or Behavioural Sciences, Public Relations, Public Health  or related fields
• At least 8 years of relevant experience  in designing, development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of SBCC strategies and materials as well as related training
• Experienced in pre-testing and concept testing SBCC approaches and content
• Ability to manage behavioural interventions independently
• Willing to adapt to shifting project priorities and needs
• Demonstrable understanding of South Africa’s TB epidemic
• Experience building and maintaining good relationships with the South African Department of Health TB leadership, trusted partners and stakeholders preferred
• Ability to work with a team in a constantly changing environment 
• Excellent writing, presentation and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills, and ability to lead a stream of work
• Fluent of written and spoken English required
• Relevant computer software skills including, at a minimum, the standard applications in MS Office

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Requirements

KEY REQUIREMENTS & ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

This individual will be primarily responsible for delivering on the needs of the Data for Change program. This will require not only the ability to develop analytical strategies and approaches, but also deliver on results and assist in interpretation. The successful candidate will report to the lead of Genesis Data-Driven Decision-Making service line.

This would entail the following technical responsibilities:

• Descriptive, diagnostic and predictive data analysis
• Data visualization and story-telling
• Database design and management
• Data linkage and engineering
• Data interpretation for policy making
• Willingness to travel within Africa when it becomes available

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND PERSONAL COMPETENCIES:

• Strong academic background – a masters degree in Economics/Econometrics, Statistics, Computer Science, Data Science, or a similar relevant degree. A blend of social science and hard sciences is desirable
• 2 or more years of experience in policy analytics in a consulting or research environment is preferred
• Experience developing research and analytical methodologies and work plans desirable
• Comfortable presenting to and engaging with policy-makers and other senior government staff
• Comfortable working within an interdisciplinary team, and able to translate decision-making needs into analytical approaches
• A keen team player

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KEY REQUIREMENTS & ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Administrative support

General office support:

• Assist Partners/ SMT in the management of the Health Practice as necessary.
• Provide administrative support to the entire team as necessary.
• Maintain the Practice stationery supply.
• Put together the Health G: News for the G: Newsletter and ensures timeous submission to Group Services.

Meetings, functions and events:

• Support the Practice Partners with setting up and running meetings, including the monthly Practice-wide meeting, Health Leadership Meeting and SMT meeting, ensuring agendas and meeting rooms are prepared prior to the meeting.
• Responsible for taking Practice meeting minutes, including key action points, and circulating appropriately, in a timeous manner.
• Support in organising social events and team gatherings, including arranging catering of food and drinks.
• In collaboration with other Practice administration staff, support with staff travel arrangements, including visas, conference registration, venue hire, transport and accommodation.

Human Resources:

• Support the Practice Manger in updating induction materials and resources.
• Set up induction sessions for new hires with the relevant Practice staff and ensure they are added to the relevant meetings, email groups and Health sheets.
• Coordinate with the Health Practice Manger, HR and Finance, to ensure new starters receive full induction training.
• Support the management of Practice ‘Brown Bag’ and ‘Professional Development’ meetings.

Practice Compliance:

• Maintain an accurate filing system on the Health Drive.
• Follow-up with Practice team members to ensure the Health sheets are up-to-date and the G+ tools are completed prior to project closure.
• Ensure client and subcontractor contracts are in place prior to project work commencing.
• Ensure company-wide processes are adhered to and provide support across the team to respond to requests from other departments.

Finance Administration

• Send weekly reminders to the Practice to complete timesheets and approve staff time, ensuring that time is captured correctly each month.
• Send out a monthly reminder to the Practice to complete month end activities i.e., time is updated and expenses are captured before project reconciliations are calculated.
• Become proficient with the key project management features of the finance system, including timesheets, expenses, subcontractor purchase orders, client invoicing and the reporting functions available, assisting project managers as necessary.
• Capture Practice Partners’ monthly expenses and ensure timeous submission including reconciliation of credit card expenses.
• Support with the administrative processes around project set-up and project closure on the finance system.
• Bridge the gap between Finance (Group Services) and the Health Practice around specific finance requests and processes.
• Act as focal point for Health Practice colleagues around finance system queries.

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND PERSONAL COMPETENCIES:

• Minimum of 1 years of experience in a consultancy is required, preferably in the international development sector.
• Bachelor’s degree in a Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Ability to prioritise, organise and coordinate and multitask.
• Able to work independently using initiative with a solution-focussed attitude.
• High level of discretion and confidentiality.
• IT literate and proficient in the use of Google Workspace and/or Microsoft Office and other hybrid working tools.
• Comfortable working with teams that are across time zones and culturally diverse.
• Comfortable working with team members that are part of a hybrid and remote team environment based in different countries.

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KEY REQUIREMENTS & ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

In each project, you will:

• Ensure service excellent and delivery;
• Manage interactions and negotiations with clients;
• Performance manage the team and team members;
• Ensure project profitability and efficiency;
• Assess and structure the problem to be solved, and approach to the analysis of data and information, testing and refining hypotheses, and drafting and communicating conclusions and recommendations to the client.
• In some cases, you will travel to do this, usually with colleagues.

You will also play a role in:

• Business development in social protection, including responsibility for leading and managing proposals;
• Turning new ideas on social protection into concrete products, such as blogposts, academic articles, conference presentations, or innovative products for clients.
• Practice organisation, including working on practice strategy, business systems, recruiting, nurturing, and managing consultants, and leading and building new specialisms in social protection.

We offer you a steep learning curve while providing an opportunity to make a difference. We will invest in your professional development. We offer meaningful work with professional, talented and supportive teams; mentoring and regular feedback from partners; structured training and coaching programmes; and a career ladder. You will learn:

• How to structure and solve problems in a rigorous and collaborative way that actually leads to realising value.
• How to work effectively in diverse, lean, agile and professional teams.
• How to communicate effectively with colleagues and clients.
• About your own work and leadership styles and preferences.
• Specialist technical skills in social protection.

Requirements

For this role, the preferred candidate will possess the following essential skills and competencies

• Master’s degree in Economics, Development Studies, Maths, Statistics or similar
• At least 5 years’ relevant professional experience in social protection.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams in changing environments
• Leadership skills, and the capability to lead teams and projects
• Ability to solve problems through clear thinking, and strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, including attention to detail.
• Strong communication, writing, and presentation skills in English
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in Excel.

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ROLE DESCRIPTION:

Genesis Health is recruiting a Programme Officer to provide a wide range of programmatic e support services to the LEAP LOCAL project.  The Programme Officer provides support, by assisting with the technical /programmatic elements of the day-to-day operations of the LEAP LOCAL  functions and duties. Co-ordinates the project activities to ensure maximum efficiency

KEY REQUIREMENTS & ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Programme support:

• Support assigned countries and projects in areas including start-up, work planning, budget development, programme reporting, and general problem-solving.
• Provide guidance and maintain frequent communication with project team
• Analyze and troubleshoot programme challenges

Program oversight:

• Provide on-going programmatic and support towards financial oversight to assigned countries and LEAP Local projects, including monitoring of spending rates, sub-awards, deliverables, reports, etc.
• Plan and execute programme activities in timely and accurate manner

Compliance Monitoring: 

• Ensure compliance with donor requirements and organizational policies and procedures.

Knowledge management:

• Support assigned countries and projects in documenting approaches and achievements.
• Work effectively across the organizations to support and develop best practices and learnings.

Resource development:

• Help to identify funding opportunities and participate in resource development efforts, including development and/or review of proposal narrative and budget.
• Develop, maintain, and support stewardship for grant management
• Management of weekly project meetings ensuring project statuses are up-to-date, and resource forecasting is completed.

Communication and coordination:

• Promote and facilitate communication between assigned countries and projects and other relevant internal and external stakeholders, including various units within Genesis Health Practice assigned by the LEAP Local Programme Manager.

Regional planning:

• Contribute to Genesis' strategic planning, work planning, and budgeting processes.

Relationship Management:

• Management of client database and other contact details.
• Develop and maintain professional and sound working relationships with all internal and external stakeholders of the project.
• Any other assigned duties

Requirements

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND PERSONAL COMPETENCIES:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field. Master’s degree an added advantage.
• 5+ years’ experience in NGO program management.
• Experience implementing donor-funded projects, particularly USAID / Global Fund / CDC/  or any Peer Funder -Donor
• Sound written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and in teams, within a fast-paced environment.
• Sensitivity to cultural differences.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Availability to travel
• Fluent written and spoken English required.
• Should have the legal right to work in South Africa