SENTEBALE
TITLE: EMPOWERMENT WORKERS × 8
RESPONSIBLE TO: ECONOMIC STRENGTHENING COORDINATOR
DEPARTMENT: PROGRAMMES
LOCATION: District
CATEGORY: Operational
DURATION: Fixed Term Contract
1. Job Summary
The incumbent shall be responsible for being a link between economic strengthening and prevention of new HIV/TB infections among AGYW.
2. Major Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the direct supervision of the Economic Strengthening Coordinator, the Empowerment Worker is responsible for the following duties and responsibilities:
• Locate, assess and enroll the program beneficiaries into the program;
• Conduct referral to other economic strengthening opportunities;
• Follow up the referrals and linkages to other components of the core package of services;
• Facilitate savings led approaches to micro finance sessions in communities;
• Draw up and timeously submit accurate monthly reports;
• Follow up on the mentoring support provided to the young women in entrepreneurship support;
• Use approved tools for household assessment and determining vulnerability status;
• Conducting follow ups with AGYW who have been referred to other package of services such as SBCC, biomedical and human rights interventions;
• Mobilize AGYW in the communities, register them and link them to the services based on their needs;
• Link the AGYW they identified with the Project’s Social Worker;
3. Job Requirements.
• Diploma Business Management, Business Administration, Entrepreneurship;
• 1 year experience as an empowerment and working with children, adolescents and young people;
• Adherence and knowledge of health, child protection, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and education issues;
• Excellent record of working children and young people. No past allegations of SEA and child abuse;
• Ability to function with mature judgement, tact and diplomacy ensuring that Sentebale Policies and procedures are consistently complied with at all times;
• Ability to work flexible schedules including occasional evenings and weekends as may be necessary;
• Ability and flexibility to travel as needed including overnight stays;
• Ability to sustain excellent relationships with external partners and stakeholders;
4. Other Attributes.
a) Good interpersonal skills
b) Must have integrity
NB: All Applicants MUST Have:
Excellent record of working with children and young people. No past allegations of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and child abuse;
Adherence and knowledge of health, child protection, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and education issues;
Application process:
Interested candidate should send their application letters including a detailed CV, certified copies of relevant qualifications, and identification documents to: The Human Resources Office, Sentebale, Lihaseng Thaba-Bosiu OR by email at [email protected];
Closing date for submission of applications is Friday 2nd December 2022 at 16H00
Disclaimer: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.