Deadline extended
The closing date for applications for the Deputy post has been extended to 24th July.
New Post available for Deputy Director
With the expansion of our organisation, we are have created a new post for Deputy Director.
The incumbent will be accountable to the Director. The incumbent will be responsible for PEPFAR grant management and overseeing operational departments of the organisation
Key performance areas:
• Liaise closely with stakeholders including AED (our grant managers) and subgrantees (2 NGOs) to ensure that grant conditions are being met
• Oversee the programme departments; “palliative care”, “primary health care” and support of “orphans and vulnerable children” to support the departmental managers in their work.
• Develop budgets and workplans for the above departments in conjunction with the director and departmental heads
• Monitor and evaluate the performance of departments against workplans and report to the Director and Management Board with recommendations for quality improvement.
Requirements:
• 5 years experience in a senior management role preferably partly in the NGO sector
• Experience of USAID or PEPFAR funding management
• Excellent spoken and written English
• Zulu language an advantage
• Relocation to Ingwavuma (a remote rural village)
All applications should be sent by mail to: Mr Zenzele Ngema, Isibani Sethemba, PO Box 272, Ingwavuma, 3968 or email to Ann Dean via this website
The closing date for submission of application is 17th July 2009.
A report on the Clowns without Boards partnership
We are thrilled to announce another successful implementation of our Njabulo HIV/AIDS Residency Programme. Led by Sibongile Tsoanyane, Sabee Shozi, and Sipho Mdletshe, Clowns Without Borders just spent 10 days working with Ingwavuma Orphan Care in a remote part of KwaZulu-Natal. They worked along side local staff members with 30 children and their guardians who are part of IOC's orphan support programme.
Our residency programme is a 10-day workshop intervention with children and their guardians who are affected by HIV/AIDS. Funded in part by the National Arts Council of South Africa and PEPFAR, this initial intervention is part of 5 phase Local Capacity Building Project focused on transferring our methods to our local partner. As you have most probably read in our updates, we have 3 other capacity development projects in Southern Africa: Ixopo, Malealea (Lesotho), and Ndzevane (Swaziland). It is a wonderful new step for our organisation as we begin to empower local communities to provide their own psychosocial support through play and laughter on a sustainable level long after the clowns leave.
Below is a short update from Sibongile. Hope you enjoy!
Peace and laughter,
Jamie
June 9, 2009 - Ingwavuma
Solar panels arrive in South Africa
After many months wait and negotiating unfamiliar paperwork, the solar panels which were donated by the architect's firm in the UK and flown over for free by Virigin Atlantic have finally arrived in Johannesburg. We are just waiting for them to be delivered to Ingwavuma. The panels will be used to power our new centre once it is built. With 235 staff, we really need that new office to go up quickly...
