South Africa: Playhouse Site Officer (6 Months Fixed Term Contract) posted by AJ Personnel

• goGOGOgo is seeking a committed Playhouse Site Officer to support the delivery and monitoring of the Kuyakhanya project Playhouse and across multiple sites in the Ugu District
• This role focuses on high-quality field implementation, community coordination, and consistent documentation to strengthen project outcomes

Location:

• Ugu District – KwaZulu Natal

Key performance areas:

     A. Field Implementation Support

• Support Community Workers and Community Play Facilitators in conducting engagement events, community sessions, and facilitator trainings
• Consolidate weekly reports for all assigned sites.
• Conduct data-quality checks on weekly submissions.
• Monitor, verify and report on all ECD-related tools and material

     B. Feedback, Documentation & Coordination

• Submit detailed weekly site visit summaries, attendance records, and incident reports using project templates
• Participate in planning meetings, debrief sessions, and learning exchanges to share field insights
• Maintain strong communication and coordination between sites, the Playhouse Supervisor, and the project team

     C. Partnership, Safety & Safeguarding

• Identify and flag community sensitivities, safeguarding concerns, and emerging risks to the Project Officer and Community Development Specialist
• Uphold goGOGOgo safeguarding policies and promote ethical, community-centred engagement

Required minimum education and training:

• Grade 12 (Matric) Plus an appropriate Community work-related Higher Education Qualification
• The incumbent would need to be in the possession of a valid driver’s license, with their own vehicle as an added advantage

Required minimum work experience:

• 1-2 years experience in Community work, ECD support, NGO fieldwork, or related activitie

Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities:

• Experience supporting ECD practitioners, ECD sites, or caregiver programmes
• Experience with monitoring tools, data verification, or community reporting
• Familiarity with behaviour change, early learning, or community development methodologies

Skills & Personal Abilities:

• Strong report-writing skills, including:
• Ability to write clear, professional weekly summaries
• Accuracy in attendance tracking and incident documentation
• Ability to analyse basic field data and highlight trends or risks
• Digital reporting skills: Confident with WhatsApp, Email, Google Forms/Sheets and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel,Teams etc.)
• Ability to travel frequently between field sites in Ugu District
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and support multiple sites simultaneously
• Ability to identify risks, safeguarding concerns, or community sensitivities early
• Fluency in English and isiZulu (spoken, written advantage)
• Residency within the target district(s) is preferred
• Clear criminal record

TO APPLY:

• Only if you meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV
• Please Apply Online and complete your registration via our website to enable and protect you as a candidate, and to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions
• This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL
• However, you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market
• Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position
• Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates
• Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful
• Closing date: 24 December 2025
• Note: No CV will be accepted after the closing date

Please note:

• WHC, in accordance with its Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto
• AJ Personnel is only responsible for advertising and the response handling on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium
• AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position