Noah community

Noah Organisational Update

BettyM — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:29:19 +0000

Dear Valued Partners

It is with great sadness we announce that Nurturing Orphans of AIDS for Humanity (Noah) will be closing its operations on the 28^th June 2013.

At the Board Meeting held on the 28^th May 2013 in Johannesburg it became apparent that Noah’s funding situation is untenable. There has been a contraction in donations over the last months which has made it impossible for Noah to responsibly continue its work.

What unrestricted funds are available have now been directed towards a structured close down focussed on the best interests of the 23 Arks currently working with Noah. These Arks do not close with Noah. Their participation in the Noah model has equipped them with the foundations for sustainability. This time will be used to link these 23 Arks and their stakeholders as much as possible to other NGOs, networks, and resource centres in their localities, as well as to prepare them for their pre-mature, but always intended, graduation to independence of Noah.

We take this opportunity to not only share this news with you but to thank all our Partner Communities, Donors, Government Partners, NGO partners, Staff and all Stakeholders for the wonderful contribution they have made towards empowering communities to better protect and provide for their orphan and vulnerable children.

While Noah prepares to wind down please join us in the celebration of the impact Noah has made to over 60 000 children, through its work with 112 Arks, over its more than 10 years of operation. And to recognise that the true sustainability lies in the impact that will carry through the life trajectories of these 60 000 children, into their adulthood, and parenthood that will resonate through their contribution to their children, their communities, and our country long after Noah and its Arks are resigned to the archives of the South African development conscience.

We call on you to continue the contribution you have made through Noah in some other way as it remains vital (in these uncertain economic times, perhaps more than ever) that our vulnerable children are supported.

All email and telephonic channels as well as physical addresses will remain as are until the 28^th of June 2013. Any significant or important changes will be posted on the Noah website (www.noahcommunity.org) or the Noah Twitter profile (@Noahcommunity).

We thank you again on behalf of our community partners and all our wonderful staff over the years for your contribution to this mission.

Yours Sincerely,

Thorin Roberts,
Chief Executive Officer

Noah Close Down

BettyM — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:41:39 +0000

It is with great sadness we announce that Nurturing Orphans of AIDS for Humanity (Noah) will be closing its operations on the 28th of June 2013. A contraction in donations over the last months has made it impossible for Noah to responsibly continue its work.
To all staff, volunteers, partners and donors we sincerely thank you for all your hard work and dedication to Noah’s vision over the years.
We have faith that the seeds Noah has planted in the 112 communities and over 60,000 children over the past 11 years will continue to make an impact in South Africa long after Noah is gone.
The 23 Community Based Organisations Noah supports will continue to operate. Please consider donating directly to these CBO’s to ensure they can continue offering vital services to orphan and vulnerable children in their communities.
Please find their details at here.

Click here to read a letter from the CEO.

Sincerely,
The Noah Team

Nkobongo Resource Centre

Amanda Ryan — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:36:45 +0000

Registered Name: Nkobongo Resource Centre

NPO Number: 114 289

CBO Manager: Zamangema Mngadi Contact Details:032 947 0810/078 735 1668

Chairperson: Bennard Roulland

Number of registered vulnerable children: 305

Location: Ward 8 Ilembe District, KwaKristu Inkosi Anglican Church, Nkobongo Township, Shakaskraal, KwaZulu Natal

Profile of area where CBO is located:

The CBO is situated in East of Shakaskraal village which is characterised by RDP housing. The area has a high rate of unemployment with a majority of the population having very low education levels. A majority of the young women drop out of school between grades five and seven due to teenage pregnancy, putting even more pressure on their families living below the bread line. Many household are headed by grandmothers and children under age of 18 yrs.

A brief history of how the CBO started:

The founder of this project was the late Charles Southwood and Cathy Bean. Charles was helping the St Vincent organization with identifying the number of OVC and they consulted various community members and formed a committee which involved church members, home base carers and caregivers to look over the NOAH model. Several meetings were held between Noah head office and the committee which led to volunteers being identified to do home visits for assessments and registration of vulnerable children.

The CBO was established in 2004 operating for the Anglican Church a premise which is shared with the pre-school which belongs to the church.

Services offered:

The CBO services approximately 305 vulnerable children providing the following services:

Daily meals- ensuring that children receive at least one daily nutritious meal
Day Care Centre for young children, facilitating early childhood development
Family home visits- to asses family living situations and provide support and referrals where needed
Psychosocial support- particularly for children dealing with death and loss and HIV/AIDS
Applications for social grants and birth certificates
Educational support and recreational activities (including cooking and gardening)

Fundraising/Income generating projects:

The CBO has recently embarked on various income generating projects in order to raise money for the operations of the centre. These include preparing, packaging and selling top quality Biltong in an assortment of flavours.

Highlights:

CBO manager and the volunteer were trained on Resource Mobilisation and fundraising.
AGM was successful
Able to help Two OVC on late birth registration
DATA base and filling system corresponded with the Head office
20 blankets were donated by Old Mutual
47 warm ladies boots were donated.

Wish list:

School bags
Stationery
Mattresses
Cooking pots
Activity container

Hlangabeza Aftercare Centre

Amanda Ryan — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:28:53 +0000

Registered Name: Hlangabeza After Care Centre

NPO Number: 106 896

CBO Manager: Lungile Ngcobo

Contact Details: 072 768 7429

Chairperson: Sipho Emmanuel

Number of registered vulnerable children: 209

Location: Ward 98, Ethikwini District (Umnini Tribal Authority), Area 24 Old Clinic Site, Umgbaba, Illovo Beach, KwaZulu Natal

Profile of area where CBO is located:

Hlangabeza After Care Centre is situated down the South Coast of Durban in between Kingsburg and Umkomaas. It is in Ward 98 of EThekwini Municipality under Chief P. Luthuli of Umnini Tribal Authority; with 4 sub-areas.

It is about one and a half kilometres away from the Umnini clinic, where the CBO refers OVC’s who are in need of health services. At the site there are other projects such as Ngaphuzukucabanga Community Support Farm, Hlangabeza Home Base care Centre and KuNkulunkulu Konke Kuyenzeka Agricultural Project. About 209 OVC have been identified by Hlangabeza After Care Centre.

The following government departments are in the proximity:

Health
Agriculture
DOE

NGO: the following NGOs are in the proximity to the CBO and closely working with us: Iso Labantu, Gold Peer Education, Love life, Youth AIDS and Ikhambi Drop-in-Centre.

A brief history of how the CBO started:

Hlangabeza After Care Centre was established in 2003.The initiator was a former educator Mrs G.Sithole who runs various projects i.e. Home Base Care, Traditional Healer (Sangoma).With her experience of identifying diseases that could be traditionally and clinically controlled, she then referred them to hospitals, clinics and hospices. The CBO was then born based on the number of orphaned and vulnerable children looked up by sick caregivers, grandparents and relatives. All the Stakeholders of Umnini Tribal authority got involved (The chief and the local prominent members), and then the committee and volunteers came into being.

Services offered:

The CBO services approximately 209 vulnerable children providing the following services:

Daily meals- ensuring that children receive at least one daily nutritious meal
Family home visits- to asses family living situations and provide support and referrals where needed
Psychosocial support- particularly for children dealing with death and loss and HIV/AIDS
Applications for social grants and birth certificates
Educational support and recreational activities

Fundraising/Income generating projects:

The CBO has recently embarked on various income generating projects in order to raise money for the operations of the centre. These include packaging and selling of biscuits, chips and sweets; collecting and selling recycled clothing and; establishing a food garden.

Highlights of 2012:

209 children, staff and the committee received Christmas braai from Dimitri through his tireless efforts of fundraising.
First group of 15 children were taken to Crocworld Park at Scottburgh by Dimtri.
Second group of 15 children were also taken out to Mitchelle Park by Dimitri.
Third group of 17 children were taken out to Galleria to watch movies.
Tuckshop of sweets and cakes is doing so well in such a way that the bigger site is being looked for.

Challenges of 2012:

There are no toilets for our OVCs and staff
There is no electricity.
Space is not enough inside the container, when it is raining and on windy days OVC’s have to stay outside.
No office equipment
Guardians are not submitting supporting documents when registering OVCs due to mistrust as other people use such documents to commit fraud.

Wish List:

4Toilets for VC and staff
Covered area for dining and for other activities
School uniforms
School fees
Sports equipments (Soccer, netball, table tennis, traditional games.
All-in-one printer
Locked cabinets
1 x Office computer
1 x Office desk
3 x Office Chairs
1 x Jungle gym
1 x TV set with DVD
1 x Digital camera
1 x Fridge
1 x Heater and Fan
1 x 25lt Urn
20 x Steel tables
200 x Steel spoons
2 x 2mt Notice board
2 x Big steel spoons
5 x Plastic jugs
1 x 50mt Water pipe

Noah Melusi

Amanda Ryan — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:20:18 +0000

Registered Name: Noah Melusi

NPO Number: 073 542

CBO Manager: Thembisile Mkhize

Contact Details: 076 437 7410

Chairperson: M N Mabanga

Number of registered vulnerable children: 154

Location: Ward 6, Nkombose Area, next to Induku Ebandla Primary School, KwaMsane Township, Mtubatuba, KwaZulu Natal

Profile of area where CBO is located:

Mtubatuba is located roughly 200kms North of Durban and 55kms north of the Richards Bay /Empangeni metropole along National Route N2 .The town is primarily located as a base from which to explore the rich culture of the Zulu Nation and world renowned game reserves the Greater St-Lucia Wetland Park-about 25km away .While for tourists this is a dream destination ,the locals have been hard hit by poverty and HIV/AIDS

Melusi Noah (Noah the Shepherd ) Resource centre is located on the premises of Induku Ebandla Primary School .The school shares the use of resource centre facilities with 7 other school in the vicinity .This means about 241 children will have much benefit to their own academic development because of these facilities. The resource centre offers nutrition programme and aftercare to 241 children.

A brief history of how the CBO started:

A committee of 10 people was established since 2003. All have been trained in Leadership and Financial Policy and Procedures 5 Volunteers and 5 Staff have been trained in Parenting Skills ,Needs of Children, Child Protection ,HIV/AIDS Basic Counselling, Bereavement Counselling and Vegetable gardening with Valley Trust ,The volunteers are visible in the community as they visit the children at their homes and identify more orphaned and vulnerable children in order to render needed assistance . An on-going programme is the assistance given to families by volunteers to access foster and child support grants for the children.

Melusi Noah is characterised by good governance structures, high standards, commitment and dedication. The children have shown a dramatic improvement in well-being ,emotional wellness and outlook on life since being incorporated in the Noah network .With your assistance this CBO can continue to provide a high quality of service to this community.

Services offered:

The CBO services approximately 154 vulnerable children providing the following services:

Daily meals- ensuring that children receive at least one daily nutritious meal
Family home visits- to asses family living situations and provide support and referrals where needed
Psychosocial support- particularly for children dealing with death and loss and HIV/AIDS
Applications for social grants and birth certificates
Educational support and recreational activities (including life skills)

Wish list

Fridges
Sick beds and mattresses
Fans for containers

Madadeni: Phambili Community Service for Orphans and Vulnerable Children

Amanda Ryan — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:12:34 +0000

Registered name: Phambili Community Service for Orphans and Vulnerable Children

NPO Number: 106 294

CBO Manager: Duduzile Mnguni

Contact Details: 076 332 6647

Chairperson: Jabulile Nkosi

Number of registered vulnerable children: 230

Location: 9287 Section 5, Madadeni, Amajuba District, 2951, KwaZulu Natal

Bank Details: FNB Acc: 62415266396

Profile of area where CBO is located:

The CBO is situated in Section 5 in Madadeni 13 Kilometres of Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal which is an urban area under Amajuba District Municipality. The area has a population of 491 102 people with high rates of unemployment with a huge percentage of the population having little to no income at all.

A brief history of how the CBO started:

The Project was initiated in 2005 at Qedizaba Primary School, with the assistance of the CBO Development Officer, Mrs Phumzile Nyembe. The teaching personnel were the first to operate on a school-based level and so proceeded to assess and register orphans/vulnerable children from the neighbouring schools. The Principal of Qedizaba Primary School and local community leaders played an important role in the initial stages of establishment and continue to offer support to the CBO.

As is the case with most communities in KZN, the HIV/AIDS prevalence is high and children are often left vulnerable and in the care of their relatives who are already struggling financially.

Services offered:

The CBO services approximately 230 vulnerable children providing the following services:

Daily meals- ensuring that children receive at least one daily nutritious meal
Family home visits- to asses family living situations and provide support and referrals where needed
Psychosocial support- particularly for children dealing with death and loss and HIV/AIDS
Applications for social grants and birth certificates
Educational support and recreational activities

Highlights:

Hilldrop Heritage Church/School continues to donate groceries.
Waterval Correctional Services donates Ox or sometimes Pig offals.
Child Activity Coordinator Nomasonto Buthelezi started training under NCCW and has
implemented dimension of development e.g. physically, emotionally, socially and cognitive.
The CBO has a committed team of volunteers.
The CBO staff attended the Noah Empowered Child Conference
The CBO staff attended a Jamboree which was a great opportunity to network with service
providers and a sharing of knowledge.
Volunteers and committee members participated in the recognition day which boosted their morale
The CBO staff has participated in numerous training workshops that have enabled them to offer best services to the children.

Challenges:

The CBO needs electricity connected in the office and dining facilities.

Wish List:

Ten dining tables
Store room for garden equipment and kid’s toys
School shoes for the children
Sporting equipment

Dimitri`s impact @ Noah

BettyM — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:15:43 +0000

In September 2012, Dimitri, along with 3 other Australian volunteers embarked on a 12 month volunteer assignment as part of the Australian Volunteers for International Development programme through AusAID and Australian Red Cross. Using their professional skills, they came to South Africa to make a positive difference in the lives of the most vulnerable here at Noah.

With extensive accounting and financial management experience, Dimitri is making a real impact at the Noah community based organisations (CBO’s) providing financial management training and identifying small business opportunities that will ensure the sustainability of the CBO’s long after his time in South Africa is over. In addition to his formal role, Dimitri is engaging with the children at the Noah CBO’s, performing puppet shows, learning Zulu and experiencing life in South Africa. Read all about his exciting adventures and insightful reflections below:

Click here to see The Biltong project video.

Click on the title to read interesting stories .

Hlangabeza @ Crocodile World with Dimitri

GCS Golf Day charity drive

BettyM — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:58:37 +0000

GCS Golf Day Charity Drive

Verena and Lindsay from Food and Trees for Africa

GCS held a golf day in celebration of their 25^th Anniversary on 19^th April 2013 at the Bryanston Country Club with clients, colleagues and friends. As part of the golf day GCS together with Food and Trees for Africa arranged a raffle to collect money for GCS’s primary charity, Noah’s Ark Orange Farm.Food and Trees for Africa (FTFA) is a South African social enterprise that realises sustainable development through greening (trees and bamboo), climate change action, sustainable natural resource management, organic farming and permaculture food security programmes.
Noah’s Ark Orange Farm is one of a few aftercare facilities for children in the Orange Farm community. They support up to 180 children in the area, providing a meal after school and supervised homework. The organisation is run by Ben Nkosi and his team of dedicated volunteers.

Noah’s Ark Orange Farm is supported by the international charity organisation Noah. GCS keeps Noah informed about all our activities at Orange Farm and has received very positive feedback from the representatives at Noah.GCS managed with the terrific generosity of the golf day attendees to raise R6170.00 for FTFA. This money will be used to buy seedlings for the vegetable garden established by GCS, through FTFA, at Noah’s Ark Orange Farm in June 2012.

The vegetable garden since establishment has been very well maintained and stocked where possible with new seedlings from the community. The additional funding for seedlings through FTFA will assist to maintain the garden. FTFA will ensure suitable seedlings are bought and planted correctly, making certain the funding is appropriately utilised.

Children keeping warm with their blankets

Since June 2012 GCS has assisted in connecting the toilet facilities at Noah’s Ark Orange Farm and in January 2013 organised school stationary packs for each of the 180 children. Each pack came in a box and consisted of two school exercise books, three pencils, one sharpener, one large eraser, one ruler and a pencil bag.As part of the funds generated from the GCS golf day, GCS was able to purchase 200 fleece blankets (1 m x 1.5 m). These blankets were given to Ben, his team and the children on the 17^th May 2013. Most of the children’s homes have no heating and these blankets were much appreciated by all.
GCS is very proud to be able to help this small community project. The dedication from Ben and his team ensure that this is a sustainable project where the contributions from GCS and other organisations are put towards maximum benefit of the children who rely on this facility. It is very rewarding each time we visit to see that the garden is well maintained, the toilet facilities are in working order and the stationary supplies are being used by the children.

Blankets Handover in Pictures

A big thank you to all who contributed at the GCS golf day to this great cause!If you would like to support or donate to this project please contact

Jenny at GCS 011 803 5726 jenny@gcs-sa.biz
Tarryn at GCS 011 803 5726 tarryn@gcs-sa.biz
Verena at FTFA 011 656 9802 verena@trees.org.za
Ben directly at 073 235 5234 mlamuli59@gmail.com

Food Drive

BettyM — Fri, 03 May 2013 09:08:17 +0000

Over 5,000 children are fed on a daily basis with nutritious, well-balanced, warm meals. Some of the Community Based Organisations also manage their own food gardens to complement the already existing programme. Noah’s nutrition programme not only exists to help feed the children but is also a lifeskills programme that teaches young children how to grow and sustain their own food gardens at home. During winter season, this month over the next few months, we aim to raise R350,000.00 to contribute towards our nutrition programme. Making sure that no child lives on an empty stomach.

Noah Banking Details

Bank Name	Standard Bank
Account Name	Nurturing Orphans of AIDS for Humanity
Account Number	384464351
Branch Number	057829
Account Type	Savings

Vacancies

BettyM — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:12:28 +0000

We are offering interesting and challenging tasks at Noah .Below you can find our open vacancies at the moment.

1.Front Office Administrator:

DATE:	11 April 2013
JOB TITLE:	Front Office Administrator
RECRUITING MANAGER:	Thorin Rorbets and Yolandi Erusmus
OFFICE:	KZN Noah Office
PURPOSE OF THE JOB: General administrative support Assistance with office management Reception-related duties required to be carried out Administrative support to the CEO Assistance with Internal communication and knowledge management Ad hoc tasks and roles as appropriately assigned
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:1. General administrative support and Reception Answer telephones and handle in appropriate manner. Screen telephone calls and assist with marketing/information dissemination via telephone. Take messages and ensure that they get to the correct people timeously. Follow up on requests, messages and information dissemination. Make follow up/information request calls as required. Making of appointments as required Photocopying, faxing and printing on request. Meet and greet donors and other visitors. Co-ordinate post and parcels to be sent. Distribute post and parcels received. Sign for packages received. Ensure Reception area is neat and tidy at all times. Provision of refreshments during meetings and otherwise. Maintain filing systems as required (Support and HR Departments). Maintain CEO’s electronic diary. Update with meetings, appointments, etc Local International Scheduling one-on-one meetings with CEO Scheduling meetings with external parties Scheduling AGM, Board, Audco and Remco meetings Liaising with Board in order to get documents signed, approvals of minutes and resolutions, and obtain/disseminate information Manco AGM, Board, Audco, Remco Photocopy, fax and bind documents Maintain hard copy and electronic filing systems Courier packages and sign for packages received Monitor CEO’s mailbox, and manage emails (respond to, action) when required. Setup and coordinate CEO’s travel arrangements. Setup and coordinate meetings and conferences. Board liaison and scheduling of meetings with the Board, including: Company documents: Maintain and update company documentation according to the Companies Act and other statutory requirements. This includes liaising with the CIPC and other statutory bodies as required. Field telephone calls when required by CEO and handle in appropriate manner. Fulfilling public relations role when appropriate. Arranging conference calls. Prepare and maintain CEO’s expense report. Create, transcribe and distribute meeting agendas and minutes. Perform general clerical duties for the CEO to include but not limited to: photocopying, faxing, binding, mailing and filing. Preparation of Noah Board, Audco and Remco Packs. Preparation of review packs for donor meetings. Mentor other support staff within the organisation. Other ad hoc duties as assigned by CEO 2. Assistance with Office Management Assist in ensuring the smooth-running operation, organisation and maintenance of the Durban office. Prepare office supply list each month for purchasing (stationary, refreshments, and consumables). Maintain relationships with telecoms and IT service providers to ensure communications disruptions are kept to an absolute minimum across Durban and Joburg offices. Other duties as assigned on an ad hoc basis. 3. General Identify and negotiate resources for the role. Actively participate in relevant key events. Overall professionalism (consistency & punctuality). Perform other related duties and tasks as appropriately assigned. Advocacy of the Noah model both within and outside the NGO community as a point of reference for community development organisations. Show commitment to Noah’s Values, Aim and Mission by leading by example and functioning within set service standards. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-staff members, managers, Ark builders and the general public.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: Minimum 2 years in an administrative/secretarial/reception role Matric Relevant degree/diploma or equivalent experience Computer skills including MS Office

2.M&E Manager

DATE:	11 April 2013
JOB TITLE:	Monitoring and Evaluation Manager
RECRUITING MANAGER:	Thorin Rorbets
OFFICE:	KZN Noah Office
PURPOSE OF THE JOB: To assist in the formulation of the vision and strategy of Noah and then ensure its implementation within the M&E Department. To provide Noah with a strong understanding of what works and what does not work in both rural and urban communities, relating specifically to the care and support of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). To have a thorough understanding of relevant trends and statistics within the communities that Noah operates, in order to allow the organisation to make informed choices about future plans, to assess the impact of projects on the ground and to track the benefit to children receiving Noah services. To successfully lead and manage a team of skilled and highly motivated M&E staff. To partner with and inform other research agencies/ NGO’s to collectively engage with research that defines the future for communities and children of South Africa. To set-up and maintain a well managed M&E system that contains data in line with data quality criterion. To ensure timely analysis of the data within the M&E system. Advocacy and support of Noah and its model at all times. Set the detailed action plan for the M&E Department. Achieve the key performance indicators agreed and assigned per the Noah five year strategic plan and broken down into annual departmental plans. Performing ad-hoc assignments as requested by and agreed with the CEO.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Managing and Developing Staff Mentoring and managing the M&E staff ensuring that they are able to deliver as required and in line with key objectives. Overseeing the development of staff by ensuring that relevant training needs are identified and where possible, addressed. Ensuring that minutes of meetings with staff are kept as necessary. Coaching and mentoring of team. Ensuring that overall quality standards of the team are met. Managing communication and information flow. Allocating tasks to team members. Handling problems within the team in a professional manner; speedily and effectively. Supervision of all external researchers within Noah communities (local and international students and research organisations). Ensuring high quality research outputs by staff members. 2. Benchmarking and informing innovation Ensuring up to date understanding and knowledge of local and global best practice, with regards to the development of communities and the care of orphaned and vulnerable children. Tracking Noah’s model relative to best practice. Suggesting areas for improvement / alternative approaches to the issues of community development and the care of orphaned and vulnerable children. Highlighting, in conjunction with external quality assessors, best practices within Noah, to refine the Noah model. 3. Managing Noah data collection Designing forms and processes to gather required data, utilising a developmental approach . Designing processes and plans to collate data gathered into electronic formats. Designing processes and plans to ensure backlogs don’t occur and that data is gathered on an ongoing basis. Through site visits and reporting liaise with M&E staff, external quality assessors, (Senior) Ark Development Officers and communities, to highlight gaps and risks in data gathered at community level. Working with M&E staff, external quality assessors and (Senior) Ark Development Officers, to take remedial steps with regards to identified risks. Monitoring the impact of the remedial steps taken. 4. Implementing the M&E system Ensuring a system is in place to effectively and accurately collate data gathered on programmes. Ensuring that the system is being used correctly by all relevant parties. Capacitating implementers to understand basic M&E principals and apply these in implementing their own M&E system. 5. Managing the M&E system Responsible for overseeing all data gathered and entered into the M&E system. Ensuring quality control of data entered. Ensuring stability of the M&E system. 6. Analysing trends Determining which criteria/metrics will form the basis of Noah’s trend analyses in line with strategy and needs of management and communities. Reporting on these trends on a regular basis. 7. Evaluation of Programmes and Training Ensuring systems are in place to evaluate the impact of all training conducted with Noah committees, staff and volunteers. Ensuring systems are in place to evaluate the impact on OVC served by Noah through programmes and external programmes conducted by partners. Assessments, evaluations and audits conducted on an as-needed basis. In-depth qualitative information collected in sample arks on bi-annual basis. 8. Feedback to Arks and Noah Generating reports on the progress of individual Arks with regards to the criteria/metrics gathered. Ensuring reports are communicated back to Arks by Ark Development Officers. 9. Proposals and Tenders Writing proposals for funding for internal Noah research. Bidding on tenders relevant for Noah. Conducting research in partnership with other organisations to inform Noah internal management as well as national policy where applicable. 10. Producing research reports Identifying the type of statistics and reports Noah is able to produce. Designing a timeline for the production of such research reports. Production of research reports for publication in local and international journals. Preparing M&E reports on request for the CEO. Preparing Board Reports. 11. Managing Department Finances Managing and adhering to the travel and other budgets set for the M&E department. Management of all project budgets. 12. General Assume supportive role for responsibilities of colleagues in their absence. Identify key contacts and decisions makers in other NGO’s that will assist Noah in achieving its goal and objectives. Keep a lookout for revenue generating opportunities and potential donors. Identify and negotiate resources for the team. Active participation in relevant key events. Overall professionalism (consistency and punctuality) and grooming (personal presentation and image). Recruiting staff to fill vacancies as and when necessary. Effective and efficient administration of workspace – filing etc. Effective networking to promote the Noah model and image. Advocacy of the Noah model both within and outside of the NGO community as a point of reference for community development organisations. Show commitment to Noah’s values, aim and mission by leading by example and functioning within set service standards.
PERSONAL QUALITIES: Leadership qualities. Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment. Handling difficult situations – patiently, professionally. Advanced planning and organisational skills. Strong efficiency and accuracy. Effective and constructive communication skills. Effective stress management. Active listening skills. Effective problem ownership. Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines. Strong attention to detail Analytical.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: An Honours or Masters Degree (desirable) in monitoring and evaluation, anthropology, community development, research psychology or similar field with significant research components, or appropriate bachelors degree. MS Office computer course (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc). At least three year’s proven senior management experience preferably in an NGO environment. Proven qualitative and/or quantitative research experience.

APPLICATIONS: All applications must be sent to href=”mailto:nathi@noahcommunity.org”>nathi@noahcommunity.org before 19 April 2013.

Noah community

Noah Organisational Update

Noah Close Down

Nkobongo Resource Centre

Profile of area where CBO is located:

A brief history of how the CBO started:

Services offered:

Fundraising/Income generating projects:

Highlights:

Wish list:

Hlangabeza Aftercare Centre

A brief history of how the CBO started:

Services offered:

Fundraising/Income generating projects:

Highlights of 2012:

Challenges of 2012:

Wish List:

Noah Melusi

Profile of area where CBO is located:

A brief history of how the CBO started:

Services offered:

Wish list

Madadeni: Phambili Community Service for Orphans and Vulnerable Children

Profile of area where CBO is located:

A brief history of how the CBO started:

Services offered:

Highlights:

Challenges:

Wish List:

Dimitri`s impact @ Noah

Hlangabeza @ Crocodile World with Dimitri

GCS Golf Day charity drive

GCS Golf Day Charity Drive

Food Drive

Noah Banking Details

Vacancies

1.Front Office Administrator:

2.M&E Manager

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Managing and Developing Staff

2. Benchmarking and informing innovation

3. Managing Noah data collection

4. Implementing the M&E system

5. Managing the M&E system

6. Analysing trends

7. Evaluation of Programmes and Training

8. Feedback to Arks and Noah

9. Proposals and Tenders

10. Producing research reports

11. Managing Department Finances

12. General