Ensure the overall delivery of all programmes within the Child Youth Development department at a designated site.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Lead and supervise staff within the CYD department
• Care and Growth of facilitators and other CYD staff members
• Hold quarterly performance reviews and constant online supervision for facilitators including watching the game
• Write up and manage staff development plans
• Sharing and learning (Collaboration across CYD programmes)
• Create and maintain an atmosphere in which facilitators willingly produce at maximum capacity
• Encourage sharing and learning amongst staff members
• Supervise staff as per AT standards

Programme Administration

•  Managing of team Meetings
• Ensure CYD assets are accounted for and in good working order
• Managing the assets of CYD and keeping an updated asset register
• Oversee all records as required in the programme
• Ensure that correct and updated information is stored in AT system.
• Critique the data and enable data management
• Report monthly on the whole programme of CYD.
• To ensure that a clean audit is achieved at all times.

Project Management and Delivery

• Oversee the proper implementation of CYD Pillars, and events
• Oversee that we operate within our annual targets and budget at all times
• Ensure a proper facilitation and coordination in the implementation of the LMS programme, Saturday education support programme and Youth United Camps
• Managing CYD budget under supervision of General Manager. • Ensure staff are well prepared in sessions and activities
• Provide support to staff in planning and implementation of CYD activities
• Participate in review and developmental processes within the Child & Youth Development programme
• Ensure that there is proper implementation of M&E as per design and standard of the M&E process

Staff Training and Skills Development

• Ensuring that employees are adequately enabled so they contribute appropriately
• To encourage the development of each staff development plan.
• Plan and commit to PDP as a leader

Managing internal and external stakeholders

• Provide input into all aspects of centre development and leadership through participation in the multi-disciplinary teams
• Sharing and learning (Collaboration across CYD programmes)

Coordinate and manage CYD inter-centre events

Coordinate and manage designated events in accordance to CYD pillars

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Grade 12
• Relevant qualification in youth development, child and youth care
• Or related field to minimum of FET level 5

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• Experience in Management (note variance if post designated as developmental post)
• Working with young people• Working within the NGO environment community involvement

SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills and presentation skills.
• Multilingual
• Management skills
• Planning and organising skills
• Program development skills
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Youth development skills
• Computer literacy
• Fluency in at least 2 official languages
• Reliability.
• Honesty & integrity.
• Patience.
• Commitment.
• Flexibility
• ability to adapt to changing circumstances where required.
• Assertive.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Take initiative and develop resolutions to challenges.
• Strength of character.

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES & PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Competent, self-motivated, honest, display integrity, friendly.
• Communication
• Clearly conveying information and ideas; ensuring understanding. Comprehending communication from others. Effective verbal and written communication ability.
• Initiative
• Making active attempts to influence events to achieve goals; self-starting rather than accepting passively; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive.
• Flexibility
• Ability to adapt to changing circumstances where required.
• Ability to work under pressure, multi task, prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
• An assertive, diplomatic personality.
• Ability to work independently and be accountable.
• Attention to detail
• Ensuring that work is completed with great care and that every detail is taken care of timeously.

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