Deputy Director - HIV and AIDS Programme (Health Promotion)

About the role

The Department of Basic Education (Pretoria) is recruiting a Deputy Director for its Health Promotion Directorate, within the Care and Support Service Chief Directorate and the Social Mobilisation and Support Service branch. The post manages and coordinates the HIV and AIDS conditional grant at national level, with a salary of R1 101 468 per annum (Level 12).

Key responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate the HIV and AIDS conditional grant at national level.
• Consolidate monthly, quarterly and annual financial and programme reports.
• Monitor the performance of provincial HIV and AIDS programmes.
• Facilitate the development of the HIV and AIDS Life Skills Conditional Grant Framework and provincial business plans.
• Ensure adherence to allocated budgets as set out in the approved business plans.
• Consolidate financial performance reports for the grant and manage the HIV and AIDS Life Skills programme in line with the grant framework across provinces.
• Ensure effective planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of HIV and AIDS, STIs and TB programme activities and policies.
• Conduct oversight visits in the nine provinces and hold interprovincial meetings.
• Facilitate and maintain strategic partnerships with sister departments and stakeholders.

Required profile

• NQF level 6 post-matric qualification in Health Promotion, Health Science or Education, or an equivalent qualification recognised by SAQA.
• Four years of relevant experience as an Assistant Director or equivalent.
• Understanding of the policy mandate, biomedical evidence and social determinants of sexuality and health education, with extensive experience developing, implementing and managing programmes for children and adolescents.
• Knowledge of education sector policies and strategies, and of current school health policies and trends, including interventions for vulnerable girls and boys.
• Experience implementing and managing HIV, STI and teenage pregnancy prevention programmes in schools.

Required skills

• Stakeholder and partnership management.
• Strong financial management skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication, conceptual, organisational, administrative and networking skills.
• Ability to liaise with officials at all levels of government and with key field stakeholders.
• Self-starter who works independently and in teams, applying monitoring and evaluation and project management principles.

Candidates must sign an annual performance agreement, disclose financial interests annually and undergo security clearance. Enquiries can be made through the department's contact details.