Minimum educational qualification: Basic R425 qualification (i.e. degree/diploma in nursing) or equivalent qualification that allows registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a Professional Nurse. Registration with a professional council: Current registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a Professional Nurse. Experience: A minimum of 8 years appropriate/recognisable experience in nursing after registration as Professional Nurse with the SANC in General Nursing. At least 3 years of the period referred to above must be appropriate/recognisable experience at management level. Appropriate experience in health programmes: Maternal/Women/Child/Adolescent & Nutrition services, non- communicable disease, Working with NPO’s and Mental Health. Appropriate financial planning and management experience. Inherent requirements of the job: Valid (Code B/EB) driver’s license. Competencies (knowledge/ skills): The ability to function independently as well as in a multi-disciplinary team (including the NPO sector), Solid health information system/data management, analysis, and interpretation abilities. Understanding and knowledge of the District Health Services (DHS), Health Programme Policies and Guidelines. 263 Page 264 Good interpersonal, collaborative and leadership skills, Computer literacy and good report writing skills. Extensive knowledge of Financial Management and Health Service-related contract management.

Management, facilitation, co-ordination and implementation of Comprehensive Health Programmes, including Community Based Services and Facility-Based Services in the Sub-structure office. Maternal/Women/Child/Adolescent/ HIV & TB STI, Mental Health Programmes). Support, strengthening and development of the DHS, priority health services and community-orientated primary care. Management of Human Resources and effective, and sustainable financial management of the National Conditional Grant/Donor funding/provincially earmarked/NPO funding. Monitoring and evaluation of priority service objectives, performance indicators and targets. Manage the implementation of continuous quality improvement and quality assurance initiatives and provide related support to the service platform. Management of training programmes in conjunction with Human Resource Development and Training Division, liaison with the relevant role players.

Ms. D Fourie Tel No: (021) 815-8879