Job Description

Title of Position
Project Manager: Health Promotion & Wellness (HIV/AIDS)
Post Number
9070
Faculty/Department
University of the Western Cape -> Rectorate -> HIV and AIDS Centre
Type of Position
Permanent - Full Time
Length of Contract Period
Location
Main Campus - Bellville, WC ZA (Primary)
Closing Date
16/5/2025
Role Clarification & Key Performance Areas
The Health Promotion & Wellness (HIV/AIDS) unit of the University of the Western Cape (UWC) is seeking to appoint a qualified Project Manager permanently to perform a lead role in managing the implementation of strategic and operational projects.
The successful candidate will facilitate timely decisions to maintain project schedules and budgets; provide the Director with regular project updates and reports, maintain trusting relationships, and identify and manage project risks and issues and work closely with the Director in the conceptualization and implementation of the unit's vision and programmes.
Reporting to the Director: Health Promotion & Wellness (HIV/AIDS), the duties and responsibilities of the Project Manager shall include the following:

• To conceptualize, implement, and evaluate multiple programmes in the four identified focus of the unit simultaneously under the guidance of the Director.
• To assist the Director with implementation of all the Units programmes. This includes support for the recruitment, training, support, and mentoring of peer educators recruited at regular intervals, implementing peer-led activities, conducting regular campus-wide and residence programmes, and executing community outreach initiatives, monitoring and evaluation, coordinate and oversee confidential record keeping, develop and oversee referrals for help and completion of all grant stipulations like regular statistics and reports.
• Effectively build and manage relationships across a diverse spectrum of stakeholders (from executive management, line management, operational staff and third-party contractors) to align focus and activities to achieve the aims and outcomes under the Director.
• Conduct consultations with both internal and external stakeholders. Thus, this role demands the ability to effectively forge and oversee relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, from executive and line management to operational personnel and external contractors, while clarifying roles and responsibilities among all project participants.
• Manage the program constraints of scope, time, budget, quality, risk, and resources.
• Engage in administrative duties, administrative coordination, and apply conflict resolution skills to ensure the timely completion of tasks, and comply with the University's Project Governance framework.
• Manage the outputs of all project teams including grant recruited personnel and volunteers to complete deliverables within agreed timelines.
• Facilitate timely decisions and escalations (where appropriate) to effectively manage programme deliverables.
• Create project resource plans and effectively facilitate resource allocation including financial resource allocation, ensuring clarity of roles and responsibilities of project stakeholders and volunteers.
• Oversee multiple project budgets effectively including forecasting, variance reporting and financial resource allocations.
• Identify project risks and provide prudent and timely facilitation of risk assessment and mitigation plans with stakeholders.
• Provide the Director with regular project updates and reports.
• Create and manage necessary documents for projects, grant stipulations and unit requirements. This includes supporting the development and implementation of required protocols and monitoring and evaluation instruments, ensuring confidentiality, document storage and reports.
• Assist the Director with funding and resource proposals to execute the unit's vision.
• Coordinate and implement the media and communication strategy of the unit under the guidance of the Director.

Minimum Requirements
Minimum Requirements: (Qualification, Skills & Experience):

• A relevant health qualification at NQF level 7.
• Registration as a health professional with the HPCSA.
• At least 5 years relevant experience.
• Demonstrable experience and/or an academic background in the conceptualization, implementation, and evaluation of health interventions.

The undermentioned attributes would be added advantage:

• Relevant academic exposure and/or additional qualifications in addition to the four-year health professional qualification. A relevant master's degree.
• Exposure to or an interest in critical health approaches.
• Experience or knowledge in community engagement and community development.

Required competencies: (skills, knowledge, and behavioural attributes)

• Demonstrated ability to work both unsupervised and collaboratively within a team to deliver results within agreed deadlines.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with all internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent planning, organizing and time management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Excellent Facilitation and Consensus building skills.
• Demonstrates Emotional Intelligence and adaptability.
• Excellent training skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Experienced in analysing complex issues and facilitating appropriate solutions.
• Delivers engaging, informative, well-organized presentations.
• Delivers high-quality, well-constructed, professional documentation and reports.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

In your application, you are encouraged to highlight your strengths and include anything else you deem exceptional and outstanding to be considered by the selection panel. In addition, please attach a cover letter motivating your suitability, a detailed curriculum vitae including contact details of three referees, and your highest qualification to your online profile.
DISCLAIMER: By applying for the position, you consent to the University sharing your application, including curriculum vitae, with University stakeholders to process the application. In line with the University's commitment to diversifying its workforce, preference will be given to suitably qualified applicants in line with our Employment Equity Targets. The official retirement age at UWC is 65 years. The University reserves the right to not make an appointment, make an appointment at a different level, seek additional candidates and may conduct competency assessments.