The Ibhayi Living Centre (ILC) for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) seeks to be an integrated service provider, offering a holistic package of services that will assist those living with HIV and AIDS to live healthy productive lives.
The Living Centre is envisioned as a one-stop drop-in centre providing a comfortable and safe gathering place where PLHIV can meet, speak with peer leaders, receive counseling, join support groups, study educational materials on HIV, medication/treatment trials, obtain medical and mental health care, receive nutritional information, and receive referrals to appropriate community resources and services in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality.
The Centre's objectives include
- Providing information and education for newly diagnosed PLHIV
- Encouraging healthy lifestyles among PLHIV through good nutrition, exercise, and stress management
- Providing adherence counseling for pre-treatment and on going adherence counseling once on ARVs
- Assist PLHIV with accessing skills training & development, job opportunities, and forging links with income generating projects
- Providing PLHIV access and links to support and/or community services
- Ensuring meaningful involvement of PLHIV at all levels of service delivery
- Providing palliative care services which will assist PLHIV to live life fully
Responsibilities
- To manage the implementation and development of the ILC as an innovative centre for PLHIV
- Fundraising, marketing, public relations and business development of the centre
- Organisational Leadership and strategic planning
- To act as an agent of the Board of directors
- Effective financial and human resource management
- Managing program development and evaluation
- Reporting on Centre activities and progress
Required Experience
- 10 years plus of successful management experience
- Demonstrated commitment to the vision of the centre
- Strong financial and personnel management experience
- Experience working in or with the non profit sector, private sector and government
- Successful fundraising experience
- Bachelor's degree a minimum requirement
Skills
- Deep understanding of the issues facing PLHIV
- Excellent organizational and management skills
- Strong interpersonal, negotiating and mediating skills
- Excellent marketing and fundraising skills
- Lateral and analytical thinking ability and problem solving skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Good computer skills
- Valid drivers license and reliable vehicle
Reports to: South Africa Partners Executive Director
Deadline: 21 January 2008
Salary Range: R180 000 to R220 000 (dependent on experience). Includes health benefits.
Website: www.sapartners.org
For more information or to submit CV&rsquos write to
info@sapartners.org
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