Social Mobilisers - Limpopo - Waterberg District (Thabazimbi Municipality) at Soul City Institute

Job Purpose

The Social Mobilisers will be responsible for supporting the Programme Coordinator to implement the GBVF response in SIOC-cdt beneficiaries' communities in Limpopo and Northern Cape aimed at combating Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF).

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the project coordinator to implementing the GBVF response grant.
• Implement the recruitment and registration of Rise Young Women’s clubs and provide club fieldwork support.
• Implement Raising Voices coalition advocacy with provincial and local government.
• Collect attendance registers and registration forms from clubs.
• Distribute relevant tools to clubs.
• Ensure that clubs allocated to them meet weekly and report their attendance appropriately as required by Soul City
• Develop monthly/quarterly club activities in consultation with Programme Officer Weekly face to face and remote coaching sessions twice a month with RISE club members
• Documentation of all coaching session and other club activities
• Identify challenges faced by club that may impact on the participation in the programme and identify appropriate interventions to mitigate dropouts.
• Track attendance of club activities by members
• Ensure clubs social media action and visibility.
• Prepare and submit monthly progress reports.

Stakeholder Management

• Identify key stakeholders who can contribute to meeting clubs’ objectives.
• Network with local stakeholders to support and profile the work of the clubs.
• Facilitate club meetings with key decision makers.

General

• Prepare reports as and when required in the right templates.
• Work closely with the programme officer to ensure club activities are seamlessly integrated into Soul City programmes.
• Identify innovative ways and opportunities to meet the objectives of the programme.
• Monitor and keep track of club members participation and mitigate against drop out.

Qualifications & Experience

• A matric qualification. Post matric qualification advantageous.
• Experience and understanding of gender, children and young women sector issues is essential.
• At least 2 years’ experience in community development/activism.
• An understanding of advocacy work
• Commitment to activism for gender equality

Competencies

• Dedication and commitment
• Able to pay attention to detail.
• A self-starter and able to work with limited supervision.
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Able to use own initiative and take ownership of his/her tasks.
• Good team player.
• Understanding of development and related issues.
• Understanding of gender issues.
• Knowledge of CBOs and NGO networks engaged in advocacy.
• Understanding of the role and potential of advocacy in bringing about social change.