Reports to: COM Project Manager
Travel Requirements: Regular national travel
Location: Gauteng / Limpopo
Contract: Fixed Term
Renumeration: R 180 000.00 pa
CHILD SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT: Save the Children South Africa has a zero tolerance towards the abuse and exploitation of children by any of our representatives, and we are equally committed to doing everything within our power to avoid unintended harm or accidents to children as a result of any of our activities.
JOB PURPOSE
The Girls of the Move (GoM) Field Coordinator is responsible for working with groups of vulnerable Girls in the communities and in alternative care facilities including CYCCs. The Field worker will be responsible for training and sensitizing Health care workers, CBO staff and cultural mediators on the health care needs of girls in migration. The Field worker will establish a trusting relationship with the Girls on the move and provide SRHR education and referrals to essential services to ensure that migrant girls are empowered and increase demand for services to improve migrant girl’s well-being.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Conduct beneficiary Identification screening, registration, verification, assessment, and structure beneficiaries into groups.
Coordinate and facilitate Sexual reproduction health and rights group sessions.
Conduct life skills group sessions.
Monitor and supervise the implementation of identified income generating projects for girls.
Conduct one-on-one monitoring sessions and offer additional support to beneficiaries as required.
Conduct community-based dialogues and facilitate gender dialogues on migrant girls’ / boy’s rights and gender equality in migration.
Coordinate and support the Implementation of the Social and Economic Strengthening core package.
Provide linkages and referrals to stakeholders and services as required.
BEHAVIOR AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES (Save the Children values in Practice)
Accountability:
Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
Holds colleagues accountable to deliver on their responsibilities giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
Future oriented, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Focused on achieving external impact for the campaign.
Collaboration:
Clear ability to understand other people’s perspective and address reasonable concerns and needs.
Builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues, members, and external partners.
Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Values diversity sees it as a source of competitive strength.
Creativity:
Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
Willing to take disciplined risks.
Take initiatives that are beneficial to the organisation.
Integrity:
QUALIFICATIONS
A minimum of a post matric training such as a Diploma or Degree in Community Development or other equivalent relevant qualifications
A post graduate qualification in social sciences will be an advantage.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Proven experience with community and development work (including being a peer educator, a community care worker or other voluntary support work).
Experience in facilitation of group sessions and gender related work would be an added advantage.
Knowledge of Save the Children South Africa’s core values. Experience of volunteering with SCSA will be an advantage.
Driver’s Licence.
Computer literate in Microsoft Office Suite for reporting and working virtually.
Ability to develop Human Interest stories / case studies.
APPLICATION INFORMATION
Interested parties should submit their CV with a 1-page cover letter. Closing date for applications is the: 9th July 2021.
All applications should be submitted by email to: [email protected]
Please ensure that the subject line states: GOM Project Coordinator (GOMPC01) Application
Should you not hear from us after two weeks from the closing date consider your application unsuccessful.