The Alliance for Children's Entitlement to Social Security (ACESS)

The Alliance for Children's Entitlement to Social Security (ACESS) is a national alliance of 70 organisations sharing a common vision and mission of ensuring that children's rights to survival and development are promoted and protected through the development of a comprehensive and effective social security system. The ACESS task team includes Soul
City, Children's Institute (UCT) and Children's Rights Centre.

The National Co-ordinator
(12 month contract based in Cape Town)
Major responsibilities of the position include:
* Management, co-ordination and direction
* Networking, profiling the activities of the Alliance and building the membership
* Fundraising and financial management Requirements:
The candidate will:
* Be familiar with the Children's Rights Sector, poverty and development issues, social security policy, and legislative framework
* have at least 2 years proven management, leadership and financial experience
* have the capacity for strategic thinking and strong conceptual and analytical skills
* possess excellent writing, editing and speaking skills in English. Other South African languages advantageous.
* have appropriate computer skills
* willingness to travel extensively
* have a driver's licence and own vehicle

Total salary package: R15 000 per month.

The Advocacy Co-ordinator

(12 month contract based in Cape Town)
will be responsible for the following:
* To ensure that information on children's social
security needs reaches all relevant stake-holders
* To develop a co-ordinated, focussed, detailed
media and community-awareness strategy and liase
with key decision-makers and policy-development
processes
Requirements:
The candidate will:
* be familiar with the Children's Rights Sector in
South Africa and possess knowledge of social
security policy, the legislative framework and
service delivery
* have legal skills and experience
* have 2 years proven experience in policy
development, advocacy and lobbying
* possess advanced computer, information management
and internet skills
* have basic research skills and excellent writing,
editing and speaking skills in English. Other South
African languages advantageous.
* willingness to travel
* have a driver's licence and own vehicle.
Total salary package: R10 000 per month.

Applications including cv and two contactable
referees to: Paula Proudlock, Children's Institute,
46 Sawkins Road, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7700 (in
triplicate) or e-mail: [email protected] by no
later than 6th May 2002.

Please note that only short-listed candidates will
be contacted. ACESS reserves the right not to fill
advertised positions.