Key Performance Areas:

Programme Support:

• Develop and maintain partnerships with local CBOs, FBOs, schools, clinics, SAPS, and traditional leadership structures.
• Conduct stakeholder sensitisation workshops on AYP health rights, gender sensitivity, and anti-discrimination.
• Oversee the recruitment, training, and supervision of Peer Educators, Social Workers, and Paralegal.
• Coordinate community outreach plans, mobile clinic schedules, and health promotion campaigns in alignment with programme targets.
• Monitor the implementation of the operational plan and provide supportive supervision to field teams.
• Compile monthly activity reports, success stories, and challenges for programme review and donor reporting.
• Facilitate community feedback mechanisms to ensure programme responsiveness and accountability.
• Conduct weekly performance meetings to assess progress, provide feedback, and address any challenges to ensure program success.
• Assume any other duties as assigned by the Program Manager, and IHPS Senior Management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or social sciences 
• At least 5-7 years’ experience in community development,
• Registration with the South African Council for Social Services Profession (SACSSP)/relevant professional body
• Experience working with Youth
• Computer literacy – intermediate level in MS Office programmes
• Proficiency in English and local languages.
• Valid driver’s license.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with stakeholders, external partners, and funders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Presentation and report writing
• Data interpretation and analysis
• Project management skills
• Facilitation skills for coaching, training, and development.
• Problem-solving skills and results driven
• Decision making ability
• Good interpersonal skills