PROGRAMME LEAD

GROW GREAT CHAMPIONS PROGRAMME LEAD, Grow Great Campaign

Based in Midrand, Grow Great, a campaign aimed at galvanizing South Africa towards a national commitment to zero stunting by 2030, is recruiting for Programme Lead for the campaign’s Grow Great Champions’ (GGC) Programme.

GGC seeks to affirm, support and celebrate Community Health Workers (CHWs) for being community leaders and for the important work they do in the home through informal communities of practice for CHWs (called Grow Great Champions clubs) supported by a virtual resource hub with dedicated content specifically designed with CHWs in mind.

This opt-in club and resource hub offers support to CHWs through opportunities for training on first 1,000-day interventions known to improve maternal & child health outcomes, performance-based incentives to continue being champions for children in their communities and access to a social network of other CHWs across the country as a means of peer recognition, friendly competition and positive reinforcement.

Grow Great is looking to recruit a Johannesburg-based Programme Lead to provide strategic direction to the CHW-programme, who will report to the Deputy Executive Director and be responsible for:

• Strategic direction of GGC including establishment of a virtual community of practice and roll out of a digital app and resource hub (CHW Connect)
• Design of knock-on strategies which influence CHW mobilisation around reducing stunting
• Direction and oversight of onboarding, training and resourcing of GGC-supported CHWs to provide quality nutrition, health and social support interventions in the home
• Work with the communications team to ensure a pro-active and effective communications strategy related to GGC
• Provide support to and management of GGC staff, consultants, service providers and suppliers
• Provide financial oversight of GGC approved budget
• Contribute to the successful implementation of the overall Grow Great campaign, including the achievement of the initiative’s targets.

The ability to be an active and collegial team player and demonstrate flexibility to provide support across the campaign’s strategies is essential to success in this role. In addition, the successful applicant will have the following skillsets & characteristics:

• Registered health professional / master’s in public health
• Previous experience working within the public health system and with community health workers
• At least 5 years programme management experience including monitoring and evaluation, digital health, budgeting, and performance management
• Willing to travel
• Ability to work non-traditional hours and travel regionally as required
• Strong work ethic and ability to prioritize and multi-task
• Experience working in a team context
• High performance mindset
• Ability to self-direct
• Excellent time management and communication skills
• Commitment to the values & mission of Grow Great
• Staunch commitment to social justice
• Based in Midrand, Johannesburg
• Own vehicle

If you meet the above requirements and feel equipped for this challenging position, please submit a 1-page cover letter & CV (with the title of the role in the subject line) to [email address] by Friday, March 3. For more information on Grow Great, visit [website link].

Please note that an application will not in itself entitle the applicant to an interview or appointment. Applicants who fail to meet the minimum requirements will be automatically disqualified from consideration. We reserve the right not to fill the position.