35 Health Promotion jobs in South Africa

Post Number

Old Post New Post 1006)

Faculty/Department

University of the Western Cape -> Rectorate -> HIV and AIDS Centre

Type of Position

Permanent - Full Time

Length of Contract Period

Location

Main Campus - Bellville, WC ZA (Primary)

Closing Date

28/9/2025

Role Clarification & Key Performance Areas

The Health Promotion & Wellness (HIV/AIDS) unit of the University of the Western Cape (UWC) is seeking to appoint a qualified Project Manager permanently to perform a lead role in managing the implementation of strategic and operational projects.

The successful candidate will facilitate timely decisions to maintain project schedules and budgets; provide the Director with regular project updates and reports, maintain trusting relationships, and identify and manage project risks and issues and work closely with the Director in the conceptualization and implementation of the unit's vision and programmes.

Reporting to the Director: Health Promotion & Wellness (HIV/AIDS), the duties and responsibilities of the Project Manager shall include the following:

• To conceptualize, implement, and evaluate multiple programmes under the guidance of the Director, to promote healthy social life behaviours, and implement health education activities designed to promote health and wellness in domains such as, but not limited to, sexual health, substance abuse, mental health, and preventative health care. This includes inter alia, support for the recruitment, training, support, and mentoring of peer educators recruited at regular intervals, implementing peer-led activities, conducting regular campus-wide and residence programmes, executing community outreach initiatives, monitoring and evaluation, coordinating and overseeing confidential record keeping, developing and overseeing referrals for help, and the completion of all grant stipulations like regular statistics and reports,
• Assist the Director in the provision of health promotion, prevention, and advocacy and health and human rights programmes and strategies, including curriculum enrichment, and educational materials to educate and equip students to contribute meaningfully as responsible citizens,
• Effectively build and manage relationships across a diverse spectrum of stakeholders (from executive management, line management, operational staff, and third-party contractors) to align focus and activities to achieve the aims and outcomes under the Director,
• Manage the programme constraints of scope, time, budget, quality, risk, and resources,
• Engage in administrative duties, administrative coordination, and apply conflict resolution skills to ensure the timely completion of tasks, and comply with the University's Project Governance framework,
• Create project resource plans and effectively facilitate resource allocation, including financial resource allocation, ensuring clarity of roles and responsibilities of project stakeholders and volunteers,
• Oversee multiple project budgets effectively, including forecasting, variance reporting, and financial resource allocations,
• Identify project risks, and provide prudent and timely facilitation of risk assessment and mitigation plans with stakeholders,
• Provide the Director with regular project updates and reports,
• Create and manage necessary documents for projects, grant stipulations, and Unit requirements. This includes supporting the development and implementation of required protocols and monitoring and evaluation instruments, ensuring confidentiality, document storage, and reports,
• Assist the Director with funding and resource proposals to execute the Unit's vision,
• Coordinate and implement the media and communication strategy of the Unit under the guidance of the Director,
• Assist the Director in the development and implementation of a comprehensive evaluation and scholarly programme in line with the Unit's vision.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum Requirements: (Qualification, Skills & Experience):

• Possess a Master's degree in clinical, counselling, or educational psychology, at NQF level 9
• Registration with the HPCSA in one of the relevant categories above
  A minimum of five years' relevant experience

The undermentioned attributes would be added advantage:

• Exposure to or an interest in critical health approaches
• Experience or knowledge in community engagement and community development
• Demonstrable experience and/or knowledge of systemic behavioural health interventions
• Evidence of continued scholarly and/or research engagement

Required competencies: (skills, knowledge, and behavioural attributes)

• Demonstrated ability to work both unsupervised and collaboratively within a team to deliver results within agreed deadlines,
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with all internal and external stakeholders,
• Excellent planning, organizing, and time management skills,
• Excellent verbal and written communication,
• Excellent facilitation and consensus-building skills,
• Demonstrates emotional intelligence and adaptability,
• Excellent training skills,
• Excellent interpersonal skills,
• Experienced in analysing complex issues and facilitating appropriate solutions,
• Delivers engaging, informative, well-organized presentations,
• Delivers high-quality, well-constructed, professional documentation and reports,
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

In your application, you are encouraged to highlight your strengths and include anything else you deem exceptional and outstanding to be considered by the selection panel. In addition, please attach a cover letter motivating your suitability, a detailed curriculum vitae including contact details of three referees, and your highest qualification to your online profile.

To be considered for this vacancy, you must click on the Apply for this Job link below or apply directly via UWC Careers at For any queries, please contact the Human Resources Department at /9763/9708/3551/3756 or email: e-

DISCLAIMER: By applying for the position, you consent to the University sharing your application, including curriculum vitae, with University stakeholders to process the application. In line with the University's commitment to diversifying its workforce, preference will be given to suitably qualified applicants in line with our Employment Equity Targets. The official retirement age at UWC is 65 years. The University reserves the right to not make an appointment, make an appointment at a different level, seek additional candidates and may conduct competency assessments.

Overview

Title of Position: Project Manager: Health Promotion & Wellness (HIV/AIDS)

Post Number: Old Post - 9070 - (New Post 1006)

Faculty/Department: University of the Western Cape -> Rectorate -> HIV and AIDS Centre

Type of Position: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Main Campus - Bellville, WC ZA (Primary)

Closing Date: 28/9/2025

The Health Promotion & Wellness (HIV/AIDS) unit of the University of the Western Cape (UWC) is seeking to appoint a qualified Project Manager permanently to perform a lead role in managing the implementation of strategic and operational projects.

The successful candidate will facilitate timely decisions to maintain project schedules and budgets; provide the Director with regular project updates and reports, maintain trusting relationships, and identify and manage project risks and issues and work closely with the Director in the conceptualization and implementation of the unit’s vision and programmes.

Reporting to the Director: Health Promotion & Wellness (HIV/AIDS), the duties and responsibilities of the Project Manager shall include the following:

• To conceptualize, implement, and evaluate multiple programmes under the guidance of the Director, to promote healthy social life behaviours, and implement health education activities designed to promote health and wellness in domains such as, but not limited to, sexual health, substance abuse, mental health, and preventative health care. This includes inter alia, support for the recruitment, training, support, and mentoring of peer educators recruited at regular intervals, implementing peer-led activities, conducting regular campus-wide and residence programmes, executing community outreach initiatives, monitoring and evaluation, coordinating and overseeing confidential record keeping, developing and overseeing referrals for help, and the completion of all grant stipulations like regular statistics and reports
• Assist the Director in the provision of health promotion, prevention, and advocacy and health and human rights programmes and strategies, including curriculum enrichment, and educational materials to educate and equip students to contribute meaningfully as responsible citizens
• Effectively build and manage relationships across a diverse spectrum of stakeholders (from executive management, line management, operational staff, and third-party contractors) to align focus and activities to achieve the aims and outcomes under the Director
• Manage the programme constraints of scope, time, budget, quality, risk, and resources
• Engage in administrative duties, administrative coordination, and apply conflict resolution skills to ensure the timely completion of tasks, and comply with the University's Project Governance framework
• Create project resource plans and effectively facilitate resource allocation, including financial resource allocation, ensuring clarity of roles and responsibilities of project stakeholders and volunteers
• Oversee multiple project budgets effectively, including forecasting, variance reporting, and financial resource allocations
• Identify project risks, and provide prudent and timely facilitation of risk assessment and mitigation plans with stakeholders
• Provide the Director with regular project updates and reports
• Create and manage necessary documents for projects, grant stipulations, and Unit requirements. This includes supporting the development and implementation of required protocols and monitoring and evaluation instruments, ensuring confidentiality, document storage, and reports
• Assist the Director with funding and resource proposals to execute the Unit’s vision
• Coordinate and implement the media and communication strategy of the Unit under the guidance of the Director
• Assist the Director in the development and implementation of a comprehensive evaluation and scholarly programme in line with the Unit’s vision

• Possess a Master’s degree in clinical, counselling, or educational psychology, at NQF level 9
• Registration with the HPCSA in one of the relevant categories above
• A minimum of five years’ relevant experience

• Exposure to or an interest in critical health approaches
• Experience or knowledge in community engagement and community development
• Demonstrable experience and/or knowledge of systemic behavioural health interventions
• Evidence of continued scholarly and/or research engagement

• Demonstrated ability to work both unsupervised and collaboratively within a team to deliver results within agreed deadlines
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with all internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent planning, organizing, and time management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Excellent facilitation and consensus-building skills
• Demonstrates emotional intelligence and adaptability
• Excellent training skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Experienced in analysing complex issues and facilitating appropriate solutions
• Delivers engaging, informative, well-organized presentations
• Delivers high-quality, well-constructed, professional documentation and reports
• Ability to maintain confidentiality

In your application, you are encouraged to highlight your strengths and include anything else you deem exceptional and outstanding to be considered by the selection panel. Please attach a cover letter motivating your suitability, a detailed curriculum vitae including contact details of three referees, and your highest qualification to your online profile.

To be considered for this vacancy, please apply via the Apply for this Job link or via UWC Careers. For any queries, contact the Human Resources Department at the numbers provided or email

DISCLAIMER: By applying for the position, you consent to the University sharing your application, including curriculum vitae, with University stakeholders to process the application. In line with the University’s commitment to diversifying its workforce, preference will be given to suitably qualified applicants in line with our Employment Equity Targets. The official retirement age at UWC is 65 years. The University reserves the right to not make an appointment, make an appointment at a different level, seek additional candidates and may conduct competency assessments.

The Health Promotion & Wellness (HIV/AIDS) unit of the University of the Western Cape (UWC) is seeking to appoint a qualified Project Manager permanently to perform a lead role in managing the implementation of strategic and operational projects.

The successful candidate will facilitate timely decisions to maintain project schedules and budgets; provide the Director with regular project updates and reports, maintain trusting relationships, and identify and manage project risks and issues and work closely with the Director in the conceptualization and implementation of the unit’s vision and programmes.

Reporting to the Director: Health Promotion & Wellness (HIV/AIDS), the duties and responsibilities of the Project Manager shall include the following:

• To conceptualize, implement, and evaluate multiple programmes under the guidance of the Director, to promote healthy social life behaviours, and implement health education activities designed to promote health and wellness in domains such as, but not limited to, sexual health, substance abuse, mental health, and preventative health care. This includes inter alia, support for the recruitment, training, support, and mentoring of peer educators recruited at regular intervals, implementing peer-led activities, conducting regular campus-wide and residence programmes, executing community outreach initiatives, monitoring and evaluation, coordinating and overseeing confidential record keeping, developing and overseeing referrals for help, and the completion of all grant stipulations like regular statistics and reports,
• Assist the Director in the provision of health promotion, prevention, and advocacy and health and human rights programmes and strategies, including curriculum enrichment, and educational materials to educate and equip students to contribute meaningfully as responsible citizens,
• Effectively build and manage relationships across a diverse spectrum of stakeholders (from executive management, line management, operational staff, and third-party contractors) to align focus and activities to achieve the aims and outcomes under the Director,
• Manage the programme constraints of scope, time, budget, quality, risk, and resources,
• Engage in administrative duties, administrative coordination, and apply conflict resolution skills to ensure the timely completion of tasks, and comply with the University's Project Governance framework,
• Create project resource plans and effectively facilitate resource allocation, including financial resource allocation, ensuring clarity of roles and responsibilities of project stakeholders and volunteers,
• Oversee multiple project budgets effectively, including forecasting, variance reporting, and financial resource allocations,
• Identify project risks, and provide prudent and timely facilitation of risk assessment and mitigation plans with stakeholders,
• Provide the Director with regular project updates and reports,
• Create and manage necessary documents for projects, grant stipulations, and Unit requirements. This includes supporting the development and implementation of required protocols and monitoring and evaluation instruments, ensuring confidentiality, document storage, and reports,
• Assist the Director with funding and resource proposals to execute the Unit’s vision,
• Coordinate and implement the media and communication strategy of the Unit under the guidance of the Director,
• Assist the Director in the development and implementation of a comprehensive evaluation and scholarly programme in line with the Unit’s vision.

Minimum Requirements: (Qualification, Skills & Experience):

• Possess a Master’s degree in clinical, counselling, or educational psychology, at NQF level 9
• Registration with the HPCSA in one of the relevant categories above
• A minimum of five years’ relevant experience
  

The undermentioned attributes would be added advantage:

• Exposure to or an interest in critical health approaches
• Experience or knowledge in community engagement and community development
• Demonstrable experience and/or knowledge of systemic behavioural health interventions
• Evidence of continued scholarly and/or research engagement

Required competencies: ( skills, knowledge, and behavioural attributes)

• Demonstrated ability to work both unsupervised and collaboratively within a team to deliver results within agreed deadlines,
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with all internal and external stakeholders,
• Excellent planning, organizing, and time management skills,
• Excellent verbal and written communication,
• Excellent facilitation and consensus-building skills,
• Demonstrates emotional intelligence and adaptability,
• Excellent training skills,
• Excellent interpersonal skills,
• Experienced in analysing complex issues and facilitating appropriate solutions,
• Delivers engaging, informative, well-organized presentations,
• Delivers high-quality, well-constructed, professional documentation and reports,
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Location : Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa

Reports to : Executive Director

The Catholic Health Care Association of Southern Africa (CATHCA) is the Catholic Church’s associate body for health in South Africa, Botswana, and Eswatini. The organization was established in 7 and is a proud affiliate of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference. CATHCA is a membership-based association consisting of over faith-based, community-linked organisations working at the intersection of primary health care, mental health, HIV / TB, GBVF, and child safeguarding in some of the neediest communities in the region.

CATHCA seeks to recruit a Public Health Advisor based in Rosebank, Johannesburg. The Public Health Advisor will work closely with the Executive Director.

• Track, analyze, and advise on public health policies, trends, and needs.
• Develop training programmes and learning materials.
• Facilitate training sessions and evaluate the effectiveness of training interventions.
• Participate in stakeholder forums and advocacy initiatives for health system strengthening.
• Support planning, fundraising, implementation, and reporting activities.
• Contribute to other activities as needed to support the mission of CATHCA.

• Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health (NQF Level 8 or higher).
• Expertise in NCD, HIV / TB, and Mental Health.
• Experience in training design and facilitation.
• Knowledge of donor-funded grants.
• Valid driver’s license.

Salary : Depending on level of expertise and qualifications

Closing date for applications : March 3

Applications : Send your CV and a 1-page motivational letter to Jane Sutherland at

To learn more about CATHCA, please visit our website at

Please accept your application as unsuccessful if you have not heard from us by March 3.

Overview

• Package : R (per annum) (All-inclusive package)
• Enquiries : Dr S Naidoo Tel No- Ms L Maseko Tel No-

• Appropriate qualifications that allow registration with HPCSA as Medical Registrar. HPCSA registration as Medical Registrar. No experience required after registration with HPCSA as Medical Registrar. The following will be added advantage: Further work experience after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner, and a relevant post-graduate qualification.

• The Public Health Medicine Registrar programme runs over a four- year period. Training includes work at institutes within, and affiliated to, the Gauteng Department, as part of experiential learning, the opportunity to perform overtime work in another discipline or area within the Gauteng Department of Health; and further training with the Department of Community Medicine, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, to facilitate completion of a Masters in medicine (MMed) in Public Health Medicine and other requirements directed by the College of Medicine of South Africa, to become a Fellow (Specialist) in the College of Public Health Medicine. The successful candidate will also be expected to participate in the Department’s academic program and any related research activities.

• These positions will be joint appointments between the Gauteng Department of Health and the following academic institutions: University of Witwatersrand /University of Pretoria and/ Sefako Makgatho University. Kindly note that NO payment of any kind is required when applying for posts advertised by the Gauteng Department of Health. The Department reserves the right not to fill any advertised posts. Applications should be submitted strictly online at the following E-Recruitment portal: No hand-delivered, faxed, or emailed applications will be accepted. For assistance with online applications please email your query to Applications should be accompanied by a fully completed and signed new Z83 form obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet at The new Z83 form must be fully completed and signed by the applicant. The following must be considered in relation to the completion of the Z83 by applicants: All the fields in Part A, Part C and Part D must be completed. Leave the following question blank if they are not in possession of such: “If your profession or occupation requires official registration, provide date and particulars of registration”. Application without proof of a new Z83 application form and detailed CV will be disqualified. Applicants must indicate the post reference number on their applications. Shortlisted candidates will receive communication from HR unit to submit certified copies of educational qualifications and other relevant documents not older than 6 months on or before the day of the interview). Personnel Suitability Checks (criminal checks, citizenship checks, qualification verification, company directorship, social media, financial record checks, reference checks) must be conducted prior appointment. Candidates in possession of a foreign qualification must furnish the Department with an evaluation certificate from the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). Applicants with foreign qualifications remain responsible for ensuring that their qualifications are evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). Registrars will be required to rotate between the different institutions. Preference will be given to South African citizens. The performance of normal and commuted overtime is not mandatory, however it will be based on the operational needs of the hospitals.

Department of Health

Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital

1. Do you have an appropriate qualification that allows registration with the HPCSA as Medical Practitioner?
2. Are you registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as an Independent Medical Practitioner and have a current HPCSA registration for 2025/26?

• Due to the large number of applications we envisage receiving, applications will not be acknowledged. If youdo not receive any response within 3 months, please accept that your application was not successful.

Our International client within the Public Health space is seeking a Director to join their SA team. This individual will need to have had experience at this level or have been in a role such as Senior Manager.

Our client's focus is communication, advocacy, research, and strategy. The areas of partnerships would be NGOs, Governments, Foundations, Academic Institutions including product development partnerships focusing within Public Health, Climate change as well as the Developmental space.

Areas of focus

1. Communication : Strong writing skills essential, including writing for projects and programs, as well as preparing press/media releases.
2. Project Management : Developing and executing communications and advocacy strategies for clients and partners, focused on major regional health and development challenges. Overseeing project finances and developing budgets.
3. Client Management : Being the main contact person for various clients on assigned projects, working with donors and funders.

As a Director within our client's organization, you will be involved in various areas, from forming strategies for clients to communication, seeing each project through, as well as managing several projects and people simultaneously.

Required

No less than 8 years of experience required within the Public Health advocacy space.

Qualification

Degree in Communication, Journalism, Economics, or Public Health.

To be discussed, R900 ctc upwards.