In-School Manager

Duration: Immediate until 28th of February 2025

Reporting to: Programme Manager

Organisational Background

Centre for Community Impact (CCI) is a non-profit South African organisation based in Pretoria. We aim to be a centre of excellence in strategic health and development communication programs that are centred around meaningful Community Engagement.

Reporting Relationships

The In-School Manager reports to AYP Programme Manager. The position supervises in-school based teams.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead the overall planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring and reporting of the in-school AYP program in the Subdistrict to achieve results against set objectives.
• Oversee overall mapping of schools and supportive services.
• Establish and manage relationships with key stakeholders, i.e., government departments, schools, community leadership, and all other relevant stakeholders.
• Advocate for the implementation of the in-school AYP program activities with the various school management teams (i.e., SMTs, DMTs, SGBs) as well as district and local leadership forums.
• Ensure the in-school AYP program supports and is aligned with the new DBE HIV/TB/STI Policy, Integrated School Health Policy (ISHP), and other relevant government policies.
• Work with the AYP program strategic information (SI) team to ensure all program-related data is collected, validated, reported, and utilized accurately and timeously to inform and guide evidence-based program planning and implementation.
• Work with the AYP program SI team to ensure that the in-school AYP program staff have the necessary capacity to use biometric data management systems as applicable.
• Assess and identify capacity needs of in-school AYP program staff and provide capacity building, mentoring, coaching, and supportive supervision as appropriate.
• Actively participate in on-site data verification and routine data quality assessments (DQA).

Qualifications

• An appropriate 4-year Bachelor Degree in Social Work, Education, Psychology, Social Science, or equivalent qualification as recognized by SAQA.
• Current registration with the relevant regulatory body/authority.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a management/supervisory role.
• Good writing skills that will enable the incumbent to compile reports.
• Knowledge and experience of the education and development sector.
• Able to engage with high-level departmental officials.
• Previous experience within adolescents & youth programs.
• Sufficient knowledge of Department of Basic Education Policies.
• Recognizable experience working with various stakeholders and participating in multi-stakeholder forums.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Financial management skills.
• Performance management and monitoring skills.
• High-level planning and problem-solving skills. Must be dynamic, innovative, and self-motivated.

Application Process

• Interested candidates should submit an updated CV to CCI Human Resources at jobs@ccisa.org.za.
• Please use the job title “In School – Bojanala” as the subject line for your application.
• Only email submissions will be accepted or considered.
• The closing date for applications is the 10th of August 2024.
• Late applications will NOT be accepted or considered.