Career Opportunities at Shining Hope For Communities - 2 Positions

Responsible for overall coordination and management of psycho-social activities of SHOFCO programs that improve the quality of life and well-being of individuals, groups, and communities through direct practice, policy development, organizing communities and outreach and crisis intervention.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide strategic management for social work in ECD, Education and Health.
  Manage program development and strategic growth of social work department to ensure targets and goals are met.
• Evaluate, interpret and apply all policies and procedures relating to the social work services for staff, management and clients.
• Develop a marketing strategy for program visibility.
• Monitor expenditure for services provided and make appropriate recommendation for action as necessary.
• Network with relevant agencies for effective referrals and collaborations.
• Control and coordinate the work of social workers and ensure they are scheduled according to client requirements.
• Coordinate, supervise and mentor social workers in the various program areas.
• Ensure integration of social work with other SHOFCO programs for holistic approach.
• Recruit and develop capacity of staff to draw key performance indicators and link them with program goals and objectives.
• Work with program beneficiaries such as caregivers and other relevant institutions for community participation.
• Review social work documentation for completeness and accuracy.
• Offer high level psychosocial support to clients on deserving cases.
• Develop work-plans and monitor implementation to ensure meeting of targets.
• Review reports from social workers to monitor caseloads of staff, service provision and expenditures for social work.
• Manage reporting and impact measurement for all the areas of social work.
• Document best practices and share with relevant agencies and donors.
• Conduct supportive supervision, working closely with M&E.
• Develop monitoring tools and disseminate job aids to social workers to capture and monitor department activities for quality and efficiency.
• Develop schedules and enforce routine.
• Ensure quality of individualized developmental services are provided.

Qualifications

• Degree in Community Development/ Sociology/psycho-social studies or reletae field
• Relevant certification
• Knowledge and expertise in psychology and social work matters
• Must have at least 3 years working experience in social work and psychology fields
• Counselling skills/training
• Computer literacy skills
• Facilitation/training skills
• Documentation and reporting

Functional Skills:

• Adopting practical approaches
• Examining information
• Articulating information
• Managing tasks
• Establishing rapport
• Understanding people
• Upholding standards
• Team working

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To be responsible for managing the day to day operations of the Ghetto Mirror publication and providing necessary support for the staff and writers; with the overarching goal of supporting the realization of SHOFCO’s vision and strategic goals.

Job Responsibilities

• Prepare an Editorial Policy tailored to The Ghetto Mirror.
• Edit drafts of articles to ensure accuracy of information; grammatical accuracy and logical flow.
• Ensure articles adhere to copyright standards or do not go against SHOFCO’s mission and policies.
• Proofread and double check final copy of publication before printing.
• Work hand in hand with the Marketing Officer and the Graphic Designer to support, mentor and assist the writers in journalism skills.
• Work with staff and writers in assigning topics, events and stories to individual writers or reporters for coverage and ensure strict deadlines are met.
• Implement plan to make The Ghetto Mirror become financially independent.
• Prepare material for and administer weekly mentorship meetings.
• Develop linkages with professional journalists that would be willing to train/mentor writers.
• Recruit new writers from other areas and work closely with different writers.
• Develop activities and programs to keep writers motivated and increase quality of writing.
• Maintain the social media platform and guide writers to collect materials to continuously keep social media updated.
• Look for writers’ capacity gaps and coordinate with management to bridge those gaps.
• Prepare work plan, action plan and budget for the publication.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Journalism or any other related field
• Qualification in Marketing, PR, Communication is desirable
• At least 3 years’ experience in editing newspapers or other publications
• Experience working with youth
• Extensive social media knowledge

Functional Skills:

• Articulating information
• Checking things
• Adopting practical approaches
• Managing tasks
• Convincing people
• Thinking positively
• Embracing change
• Upholding standards