About the Role
The Directorate: Service Priorities Coordination (SPC) is seeking a dedicated Senior Administrative Officer: Support Services to join their team in Cape Town. This role is crucial in providing operational and strategic support for health and wellness initiatives across the community. By ensuring the effective implementation and guidance of health promotion programs, you will contribute significantly to the overall well-being of South Africans. Your work will directly impact how communities engage with health services and promote wellness throughout their lives.
As a Senior Administrative Officer, you will be part of a dynamic environment that fosters collaboration and innovation. Your efforts will not only support the internal workings of the department but will also enhance intersectoral collaboration, enabling various stakeholders to come together in a unified approach towards health promotion. This role is essential in ensuring that strategic actions translate into practical benefits for the public, ultimately enhancing the quality of life for many in our society.
About the Department
The Directorate: Service Priorities Coordination (SPC) is dedicated to improving health outcomes through strategic planning and effective implementation of health policies. With a focus on integrated health promotion, the department works tirelessly to ensure that all South Africans have access to comprehensive health services. By prioritizing collaboration among various sectors, the SPC plays a vital role in creating a healthier nation, making your contributions in this position both impactful and meaningful.
What You’ll Do
- Provide operational and strategic support for policy translation and enablement in health and wellness.
- Facilitate intersectoral collaboration and stakeholder engagement to enhance health promotion initiatives.
- Administer monitoring, evaluation, and reporting processes to ensure accountability and effectiveness.
- Support logistical and administrative functions for programmatic areas, ensuring seamless operation.
- Assist in the operationalization of processes that guide health and wellness promotion across various life stages.
What You’ll Need
- Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate 3-year National diploma or degree.
- Proven experience in public health and project management.
- Strong background in stakeholder engagement and partnership building.
- Knowledge of strategies for health promotion and wellness programs.
- Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel within South Africa.
- Excellent project management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and digital platforms.
- Strong interpersonal skills, creativity, and ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Capability to manage a high work volume while prioritizing tasks effectively.
How to Apply
Please submit your application before the closing date as late applications will not be considered.
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Requirements
Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate 3-year National diploma or degree.Experience: Appropriate experience in public health.
Appropriate experience in project management.
Appropriate experience in stakeholder engagement and partnerships.
Appropriate experience in strategic support.
Appropriate experience in health promotion.
Inherent requirement of the job: Valid driver’s licence and ability to drive.
Willingness to travel within South Africa.
Willingness to work overtime when required.
Competencies (knowledge/skills): Project Management skills.
Knowledge and application of regulations, policies, procedures and indicators relevant to Wellness and integrated Health promotion programmes.
Understanding of the District Health system.
Facilitation, writing, research, conceptualisation, statistical analysis and strategic support.
Monitoring, evaluation, research, analytical and problem-solving skills.
Computer literacy in Microsoft Office suite and digital platforms.
Sound interpersonal, networking and negotiating skills.
Creativity, self-motivation, assertiveness and ability to work independently and in a team.
Ability to prioritise and organise work, exercise self-discipline and function under pressure, work without supervision and handle a high work volume.
Job Duties
Provide operational and strategic support for policy translation and enablement for Health and Wellness.Promotion integration across the life course and framework for action strategic actions.
Operationalize processes for effective implementation enablement, guidance and support for Health and Wellness Promotion across the life course and framework for action strategic actions.
Administer Monitoring, evaluation and Reporting.
Facilitate Intersectoral collaboration, stakeholder engagement and management.
Provide logistical and administrative support to the component and programmatic areas.
