Technical Advisor – Output Lead, Institutionalisation, Violence Prevention for Peaceful and Inclusive Communities Programme (VPPIC)

Reports to: Programme Manager

Duration: Until 30 June 2027

BACKGROUND

The position is embedded within the Violence Prevention for Peaceful and Inclusive Communities (VPPIC) Programme, a German technical cooperation initiative emphasizing on early intervention, particularly in early childhood development (ECD) and caregiving environments within the violence prevention sector. The programme seeks to foster a multi-stakeholder and systemic approach to enhance the structural conditions necessary for evidence-informed, gender-relevant early violence prevention interventions across South Africa.

Commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) collaborates with the Department of Basic Education and further South African partners to implement the programme.

The VPPIC works closely with the DBE, which is responsible for providing holistic support to ECD and school-based contexts, setting standards, and fostering partnerships with civil society and the private sector. Additional partners include the Department of Social Development, the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, local government, and various multi-stakeholder and research networks active in violence prevention.

The programme focuses on early prevention to break intergenerational cycles of violence, particularly in caregiving environments for children, ECD, and school contexts, while exploring the intersections between violence against women and children. The gender-responsive early childhood crime and violence prevention objective will be achieved through three main outputs:

1) Localised implementation: aimed at the exemplary development of evidence-informed models to improve early prevention in care services for children aged 0 and 12 (target group) and their caregivers (parents, relatives, educators, social workers etc.) through a comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable manner at the local level of municipalities or neighbourhoods,

2) Multi-stakeholder collaboration: to improve coordination between different ministries and civil society networks for gender-responsive, early prevention of violence, incorporating learnings from localised implementation at Output 1

3) Institutional Capacity Building: to strengthen the institutional capacities of state and civil society actors with responsibility for the early prevention of violence.

RESPONSIBILITIES - see full job description below

The Technical Advisor will lead efforts to achieve the programme’s objectives, particularly around Output 3, which is Institutional Capacity Building. This role is crucial in advocating for enhancements in the early intervention, gender-responsive, and evidence-informed violence prevention sector, and in shaping its narrative towards prevention. Aligned with the objectives of key partners and stakeholders including state and civil society actors to support institutional capacity, the appointee will play a leading role in strengthening early intervention mechanisms for violence prevention by providing strategic guidance and support. The Department of Basic Education as the political partner of the programme will be key to foster a collaborative approach towards achieving the programme’s goals contributing to peaceful and inclusive communities in South Africa.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

GIZ will only assess applications which meet the following criteria:

  • Suitable candidates should apply by submitting a
    • A motivation letter (max. 1 page) stating why they should be the preferred candidate, the value added they will bring to the project and their desired salary range.
    • This should be accompanied by a detailed CV and indicating their nationality.

Applications should be submitted to: recruit-pretoria@giz.de, with the email subject line “Application for Technical Advisor: VPPIC” for the attention of Head of Human Resource.

Closing date for applications: 23 September 2024.

Only applicants shortlisted for interview will be contacted.

Applications without a Cover letter will not be considered!