The AIDS Foundation of South Africa (AFSA) Recent Employment Opportunity

The AIDS Foundation of South Africa (AFSA) is a Durban-based NGO that acts as an interface between Donors and Community Based Organisations (CBO’s) working in the HIV/AIDS sector by placing donor funds with strategically selected CBOs, in South Africa, and providing them with ongoing, technical support & capacity building.

The HIV Prevention Department is made up of a number of programmes that collectively aim to collective prevent the evolution of the HIV epidemic in South Africa. See the AFSA website for more information of each of the programmes (https://www.aids.org.za/programme/hiv-combination-prevention-programme/). AFSA wishes to appoint a suitably qualified individual to provide project implementation support for the SPSF program.

Job Title: Junior Project Officer – HIV Prevention Programme
Location:  South Africa

Roles and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Draft programme monthly reports
• Monitor and evaluated performance of grantees in relation to contracted obligations
• Review activities in relation to budget allocation
• Review grantees monthly programme narrative reports and summarise for Programme Coordinator
• Identify gaps in performance and report to Programme Coordination
•  Provide programmatic admin support
• Conduct site visits with Programme Coordinator as and when necessary
• Assist with increasing profile of the programme
• Creating linkage with potential partners to grantees
• Provide ongoing support to grantees for technical assistance and capability building

Minimum requirements

• National Diploma or degree in related studies
• Minimum of 2 year in youth, community, health or development work
• Sound understanding of community development work and stakeholder engagement
• Experience writing narrative reports
• Creative and solution focused
• Quality focused
• Good record keeping and data management
• Driver’s license and confident driver – have Code 8 or 10 driver’s license for more than 2 years
• Confident presentation skills
• Time Management and ability to work independently

To apply

Interested persons need to submit a brief CV, along with cover letter and certified copies of certificates and ID with the reference “Junior Project Officer” in the subject line via emails to [email protected]

Application Deadline: 28/08/2019