Partnerships Relationship Manager

dlalanathi is a small highly professional non-profit organisation based in Pietermaritzburg. We work in local communities affected by poverty, trauma and loss.  Our fun and creative team has a deep commitment to building the capacity of adults to support children, youth and families to cope emotionally. Our work focuses on the full life space of a person, from pregnancy all the way through to old age.  As needs arise dlalanathi designs processes that we use in our direct work within communitird and then scale our work by adapting this into training that is offered to Partner Organisations wanting to build their skills into their work.  Our organisation values and works in partnership with others.  We are relationship based, trauma informed and solution focused and this approach informs all of our work.  Our training process includes mentoring and supervision to support implementation, ensuring the mastery of skill as programmes are integrated into an organisation’s work.  We also adapt programmes to fit both the organisation and context in which the work will be delivered.

dlalanathi is inviting applicants for the role of…

Partnerships Relationship Manager

Interested candidates should have qualifications in Social Work or Psychology at Honours and/or Masters Level with 1-3 years relevant work experience and have an interest in violence prevention and gender transformative work.  You should be fluent in English and isiZulu (additional languages will be an advantage), have good organisational and report writing skills, and an interest in designing programmes. Your primary focus will be to build and sustain a working relationship with Partner Organisations, some of whom will be with Government, building their capacity to integrate programmes that provide emotional support to parents/caregivers to increase responsive care and early stimulation for children with a focus on the 1^st 2000 days (pregnancy – 2 years and 2 – 5 years). You need to be able to work within a team, as well as independently.  You are required to have a valid driver’s license, be confident to drive and to be able to travel away from home for periods of time.  This appointment will be from January 2025.

Interested candidates should send a 3 page CV with referee contact details, a letter of motivation and salary expectations to admin@dlalanathi.org.za by 8 November 2024.  Please note that you will be contacted if you are shortlisted for an interview.