Vacancies at NACOSA

The duties and responsibilities of the Compliance and Ethics Manager will include, but not limited to:

• Provide effective internal governance support to the Executive Board and Management Committee relating to resolution of corporate governance and compliance difficulties as they occur.
• Serve as NACOSA’s contact for external legal council.
• Review and develop a directory of legal and related agreement templates to ensure compliance to regulatory framework and best practice standards.
• Develop, monitor, and assess governance, risk, and compliance control systems to prevent violations of legislative or regulatory compliance.
• Review and enhance existing policies to address emerging risks and organisational changes.
• Regularly assess the organisation's activities to ensure it aligns with contractual obligations and donor stipulations.
• Monitor contract compliance of high-risk/value contracts to ensure adherence to terms, timelines, and performance indicators outlined in agreements.
• Lead the development and implementation of risk management policies and procedures.
• Support the organisation to deal with any whistleblowing complaints received and ensure the complaints are investigated fully.
• Support Supply Chain Management Team, in new contracting activities while mitigating risks of adverse legal consequences.
• Provide accurate, complete, and timely reports for the NACOSA Board, donors and external stakeholders.
• Capacitate employee’s by hosting regular workshops and information sessions on key or commonly occurring challenges in regulatory compliance and related activities.
• Attend Board sub-committee meetings) to provide input on high level ethical and/or compliance related governance activities.

Requirements

• Required qualifications, skills, and experience.
• A bachelor’s degree in law (LLB)
• Admitted and registered as a member of the Law Society of South Africa
• A qualification (certificate or diploma) in Risk Management or Compliance will be advantageous.
• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and managing robust compliance/ethics adherence or improvement systems.
• A minimum 5 years’ experience in a role with a similar level of responsibilities
• Experience in Non-Profit Sector (or related, such as Health Care) - advantageous
• Demonstrated experience drafting comprehensive risk management plans and processes.
• Experience advising and engaging with top level management and or committees.
• Experience in successfully leading or supporting impactful, high-risk or value negotiations or discussions.
• Experience managing multiple competing priorities effectively (able to prioritise) and working productively with various internal stakeholders and teams (a team player) to provide support and guidance.
• Exceptional Verbal and Written Communication Skills
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to assess complex situations to make sound ethical decisions.
• Intermediate Microsoft Suite Skills (Outlook, Power Point, Word, etc.)

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The duties and responsibilities of the Grants Manager will include, but not limited to: 

• Ensure that all programmes are effectively implemented in alignment with NACOSA ‘s strategic direction and approved workplans and targets.  
• Monitor expenditure and align with programme objectives and performance. 
• Facilitate quality assurance of all work by monitoring content and implementation of work and compile documentation required from programme managers. 
• Lead the planning and provide input to conceptualisation of grant programmatic activities, set high quality performance targets, ensuring adherence to technical standards, best practices, and donor guidelines
• Provide support to the M&E Management team with regard to the development and maintenance of programme performance measurement frameworks and system(s) to monitor, evaluate and report on programme performance as required. 
• Monitor performance on programme indicators and targets and manage challenges identified by the activity/ output monitoring and evaluation process. 
• Guide programme specialists with technical analysis of programme performance and suggested plans for reprogramming where necessary to improve envisaged programme outcomes. 
• Produce periodic reports and feed back to EXCO on all programme objectives, implementation plans and performance as required.  
• Facilitate in-depth discussions with programme evaluation service providers to optimally work on quality improvement recommendations and other suggestions. 
• Produce quarterly progress and expenditure reports on relevant grant programmes.
• Liaise with relevant donors and related national authorities to ensure a constant flow of information and good working relationships. 
• Network with and build strategic alliances and relationships with key role players and stakeholders working in complementary fields. 
• Keep abreast of national and provincial HIV/AIDS strategies and legislation, changing donor policies and procedures, as well as internal policies and procedures, perform an oversight function to ensure grant activities alignment to these.
• Lobby key stakeholders to achieve the strategic objectives of the organisation. 
• Lobby State partners to ensure an appropriate HIV/AIDS response within key service delivery areas and geographical location
• In conjunction with HR, implement and support various people processes such as recruitment, orientation, disciplinary processes, time, and attendance, etc.
• Conduct regular consultation sessions with programme and support staff during which their performance is monitored and aligned with the organisational vision. 
• Conduct 6-monthly performance appraisal sessions with staff. 
• Management of third parties including consultants and service providers teams. 

Requirements

• Bachelors' degree in Public Health, Health Administration, Management, Social Work, or Business Administration with a focus on public health, social sciences, or related field. An advanced degree would be highly advantageous
• A minimum of 10 years of experience designing, implementing, and managing multi-faceted grants
• Knowledge about: HIV prevention, sexual and reproductive health; Gender Based Violence, HIV Testing Services; evidence-informed and rights-based programming; the relevant national policies and guidelines pertaining to AGYW and GBV services.
• Experience working in the NGO sector and exposure and understanding of donor processes/requirements.
• Demonstrated experience with monitoring and evaluation processess.
• Definite inclination to keep abreast of technical developments in the HIV, AIDS and TB fields.
• Strong technical skills regarding evaluations and research with the ability to support colleagues using this expertise and facilitate knowledge transfer
• Strong planning, time management and project management skills
• Analytical thinker who is able to interpret quantitative and qualitative data to share relevant insights for programming and grant performance.
• Experience in working and communicating across all levels, including effective interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work independently, effectively and efficiently in a fast-paced, high stress environment
• Results-oriented, professional, accountable and proactive. Must be able to work with little supervision and take ownership of the grants
• Proficiency in English and excellent written and report writing skills
• Valid drivers’ license, own reliable vehicle and willingness to travel within South Africa.

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The duties and responsibilities of the Community Facilitator will include, but not limited to:

• Act as an ambassador for NACOSA and network with relevant stakeholders with the objective of identifying/recruiting beneficiaries for enrolment in one of the DREAMS Group Based Interventions
• Travel (daily) within community area to perform demand creation, recruitment, and enrolment activities. 
• Perform daily coaching, training and mentoring activities.
• Ensure weekly / monthly / quarterly targets for training and mentoring are met. 
• Assist to secure resources as and when may be needed (for example, ask in community about safe spaces) 
• Attend weekly team meetings, ad hoc programme meetings.
• Adhere to administration processes and submit completed and accurate documents to the Team Leader
• Assist with implementation of programmatic activities in other community areas (outside area of appointment)

Requirements

Required qualifications, skills, and experience.

• Matric or an equivalent NQF level 4 qualification
• Previous experience working within a Gender Based Violence Programmes - preferred.  
• Group-based facilitation experience - preferred 
• Good communication skills and fluent in English and one other South African Language (spoken in allocated district-JHB Alexandra)
• Basic Computer Skills 
• Good Group Facilitation Skills 
• Driver's License - preferred 

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The duties and responsibilities of the Team Leader will include, but not limited to:

• Travel (daily) within community area to coordinate demand creation, recruitment, and enrolment activities of team.
• Coordinate community engagement activities to ensure effective implementation of recruitment and enrolment strategy.
• Developing activity plans aligned to district-based targets and programme strategy. 
• Networking with key community stakeholders and potential referral partners to negotiate secure safe spaces to use for facilitation of group sessions.
• Support of mapping of relevant stakeholders within health sub-districts
• Implement and support quality control processes to review the quality and accuracy of training activities doing quality monitoring visits. 
• Engage in weekly/monthly planning activities with team to ensure effective implementation.
• Collect all documentation within team and perform first line checks for completeness and submit daily report of activities to Programme Coordinator
• Coordinate human resource related administrative tasks such as the collection of timesheets and leave forms.

Required qualifications, skills, and experience.

Matric Certificate or post matric qualification - preferred 

• A minimum of 2 years' related work experience in leading direct implementation teams in a target driven programme (specific experience required in implementation planning, logistical support functions, monitoring, and evaluation)
• Experience working in a Gender Based Violence Programmes or related field. 
• 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.  
• Group-based facilitation experience 
• Related work experience in the health and social development sectors, and preferably in the field of AGYW and/or survivors of sexual violence - preferred 
• A good working knowledge of HIV prevention, sexual reproductive health, Gender-Based Violence and related programme topics. 
• Demonstrated experience networking with and navigating programme deliverables within communities and building good working relationships. 
• Excellent communications skills in English and any other South African Language.  
• Ability to work well in a team environment, person centered; possess leadership skills and qualities and be proactive.  
• Excellent computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) with experience of web-based data systems   
• Driver’s license non-negotiable.

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

• Develop and implement strategies to meet sub-district targets. 
• Support the development and implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).  
• Travel within communities to monitor the quality and efficiency of programmatic activities.  
• Coordinate and record sub-district mapping. 
• Identification of risk and implementation challenges and engage with Programme Officer/Specialist regarding mitigation. 
• Supervise Community Facilitator groups and Team Leaders to ensure processes are functioning effectively i.e. daily rollcall, probationary reviews.
• Compile, review, and revise weekly or monthly workplans in line with programme performance. 
• Manage weekly, monthly, and quarterly target allocation. 
• Coordinate the activities of Community Facilitators to ensure effective and efficient implementation of programmatic activities. 
• Engage with DREAMS partners to attend training and or mentoring events for onsite referrals.  
• Maintain an accurate referral tracking systems to track all referrals made to DREAMS partners to ensure successful referral to DREAMS partners.  
• Coordinate the timely submission of verified procurement/resource requests.  
• Provide administrative support to payments processes to ensure timely payment is made to providers. 
• Engage with other Dreams partners and stakeholders on an ongoing basis to ensure effective engagement.  
• Attend meetings with DREAMS partners on an ad hoc basis. 
• Perform second line data quality checks prior to data submission. 
• Track data errors and manage the process for data error correction and ensure all reports are actioned timeously.  
• Perform irregular, one time and special request tasks related to the department as a whole.

Required qualifications, skills, and experience.  

• Post Matric Qualification in Social Science/Public Health or related discipline.   
• Experience working in Gender Based Violence Programmes or related field. 
• A minimum of 3 years' related work experience in leading direct implementation teams in a target driven programme (specific experience required in implementation planning, logistical support functions, monitoring, and evaluation) 
• Understanding of the NGO sector and knowledge of big donor processes/requirements will be advantageous.  
• Related work experience in the health and social development sectors, and preferably in the field of AGYW and/or survivors of sexual violence - preferred  
• A good working knowledge of HIV prevention, sexual reproductive health, Gender-Based Violence and related programme topics.  
• Demonstrated experience networking with and navigating programme deliverables within communities and building good working relationships. 
• Excellent computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) with experience of web-based data systems   
• Excellent communications skills in English and any other South African Language.  
• Driver’s license non-negotiable.